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Duncan E. McRee is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research activity spans key areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and chemistry. This academic profile is characterized by contributions to both fundamental and applied scientific domains, particularly focusing on molecular and electrochemical processes.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry

Within these broad disciplines, McRee's work further branches into specialized subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Electrochemistry
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Their research topics have a strong emphasis on:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

McRee's recent publications demonstrate a focus on detailed mechanistic and theoretical analyses of bioinorganic complexes. Notable papers include:

  • "Coupled transport of electrons and protons in a bacterial cytochromec oxidase-DFT calculated properties compared to structures and spectroscopies" (2020), published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "A Water Molecule Residing in the Fea33+···CuB2+ Dinuclear Center of the Resting Oxidized as-Isolated Cytochrome c Oxidase: A Density Functional Study" (2020), published in Inorganic Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McRee include:

  • Louis Noodleman
  • Wen-Ge Han
  • Andreas W. Götz
  • Ying Chen
  • Teffanie Goh

The venues where McRee's work has been published most often are:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry

This publication history and collaboration network reflect a research career engaged in the intersection of experimental and computational studies of complex biomolecular systems, particularly examining electron and proton transport mechanisms within enzymatic and photosynthetic contexts.

Best Publications

  • XtalView/Xfit--A versatile program for manipulating atomic coordinates and electron density.

    Duncan E. McRee

  • Self-assembling organic nanotubes based on a cyclic peptide architecture

    M. Reza Ghadiri;Juan R. Granja;Ronald A. Milligan;Duncan E. McRee

  • Mammalian microsomal cytochrome P450 monooxygenase : structural adaptations for membrane binding and functional diversity

    Pamela A. Williams;Jose Cosme;Vandana Sridhar;Eric F. Johnson

  • Structural Snapshots of Human HDAC8 Provide Insights into the Class I Histone Deacetylases

    John R Somoza;Robert J Skene;Bradley A Katz;Clifford Mol

  • Structure of a protein photocycle intermediate by millisecond time-resolved crystallography.

    Ulrich K. Genick;Gloria E O Borgstahl;Kingman Ng;Zhong Ren

  • Refined crystal structure of Cd, Zn metallothionein at 2.0 A resolution.

    A H Robbins;D E McRee;M Williamson;S A Collett

  • Atomic Structure of the DNA Repair [4Fe-4S] Enzyme Endonuclease III

    Che Fu Kuo;Duncan E. McRee;Cindy L. Fisher;Suzanne F. O'Handley

  • The Asp-His-Fe triad of cytochrome c peroxidase controls the reduction potential, electronic structure, and coupling of the tryptophan free radical to the heme.

    David B. Goodin;Duncan E. McRee

  • Structure of a c-Kit Product Complex Reveals the Basis for Kinase Transactivation

    Clifford D. Mol;Kheng B. Lim;Vandana Sridhar;Hua Zou

  • The Structural and Thermodynamic Basis for the Formation of Self‐Assembled Peptide Nanotubes

    M. Reza Ghadiri;Kenji Kobayashi;Juan R. Granja;Raj K. Chadha

  • Nanoscale Tubular Ensembles with Specified Internal Diameters. Design of a Self-Assembled Nanotube with a 13-.ANG. Pore

    N. Khazanovich;J.R. Granja;D.E. McRee;R.A. Milligan

  • A Copper(I)-Catalyzed 1,2,3-Triazole Azide−Alkyne Click Compound Is a Potent Inhibitor of a Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Protease Variant

    Michael J. Giffin;Holly Heaslet;Ashraf Brik;Ying-Chuan Lin

  • Structure of Haemophilus influenzae Fe(+3)-binding protein reveals convergent evolution within a superfamily.

    Christopher M. Bruns;Andrew J. Nowalk;Andrew S. Arvai;Michele A. McTigue

  • Crystal structure of a human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase cytokine

    Xiang-Lei Yang;Robert J. Skene;Duncan E. McRee;Paul Schimmel

  • Crystal structure of Aplysia ADP ribosyl cyclase, a homologue of the bifunctional ectozyme CD38.

    Prasad Gs;McRee De;Stura Ea;Levitt Dg

  • High-resolution crystal structures and spectroscopy of native and compound I cytochrome c peroxidase

    Christopher A Bonagura;B Bhaskar;Hideaki Shimizu;Huiying Li

  • Microsomal cytochrome P450 2C5: comparison to microbial P450s and unique features

    P.A Williams;J Cosme;V Sridhar;E.F Johnson

  • Changes in crystallographic structure and thermostability of a Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase mutant resulting from the removal of a buried cysteine.

    D E McRee;S M Redford;E D Getzoff;J R Lepock

  • The CuA domain of Thermus thermophilus ba3-type cytochrome c oxidase at 1.6 A resolution.

    Pamela A. Williams;Ninian J. Blackburn;Donita Sanders;Donita Sanders;Henry Bellamy

  • Conformational flexibility in the flap domains of ligand-free HIV protease

    H. Heaslet;R. Rosenfeld;M. Giffin;Y.C. Lin

  • Refined crystal structure of Cd, Zn metallothionein at 2.0Åresolution

    A.H. Robbins;D.E. McRee;M. Williamson;S.A. Collett

  • Correction: Self-assembling organic nanotubes based on a cyclic peptide architecture

    M. Reza Ghadiri;Juan R. Granja;Ronald A. Milligan;Duncan E. McRee

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Elizabeth D. Getzoff
Elizabeth D. Getzoff Scripps Research Institute
Enrico A. Stura
Enrico A. Stura University of Paris-Saclay
Paul Schimmel
Paul Schimmel Scripps Research Institute
Xiang-Lei Yang
Xiang-Lei Yang Scripps Research Institute
James A. Fee
James A. Fee Scripps Research Institute
John H. Elder
John H. Elder Scripps Research Institute
Andrew S. Arvai
Andrew S. Arvai Scripps Research Institute
Michael A. Cusanovich
Michael A. Cusanovich University of Arizona
C. David Stout
C. David Stout Scripps Research Institute

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