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Overview

Elizabeth D. Getzoff is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the effects of light on plants and related molecular mechanisms.

Their recent publications reflect an interest in photoreceptor biology and photosynthetic processes. Notably, these include the following papers:

  • ATP binding promotes light-induced structural changes to the protein moiety of Arabidopsis cryptochrome 1 (2020), published in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Structural Changes during the Photorepair and Binding Processes of Xenopus (6-4) Photolyase with (6-4) Photoproducts in Single- and Double-Stranded DNA (2021), published in Biochemistry

Their work intersects with several fields of study, including:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Neuroscience

Within these domains, Getzoff's subfields of emphasis include:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Light effects on plants
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Getzoff collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Tatsuya Iwata
  • Daichi Yamada
  • Hideki Kandori
  • Katsuhiro Mikuni
  • Kazuya Agata

Their publication record includes contributions to venues such as:

  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Biochemistry

Best Publications

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and structural defects in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase

    Han Xiang Deng;Afif Hentati;John A. Tainer;Zafar Iqbal

  • Determination and analysis of the 2 A-structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase.

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Karl M. Beem;Jane S. Richardson

  • Structure and mechanism of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • Structure of nitric oxide synthase oxygenase dimer with pterin and substrate.

    Brian R. Crane;Brian R. Crane;Andrew S. Arvai;Dipak K. Ghosh;Chaoqun Wu

  • Early abscisic acid signal transduction mechanisms: newly discovered components and newly emerging questions

    Katharine E. Hubbard;Noriyuki Nishimura;Kenichi Hitomi;Elizabeth D. Getzoff

  • Electrostatic recognition between superoxide and copper, zinc superoxide dismutase

    Elizabeth D. Getzoff;John A. Tainer;Paul K. Weiner;Peter A. Kollman

  • The structural biochemistry of the superoxide dismutases

    J.J.P.a b Perry;D.S.a Shin;E.D.a Getzoff;J.A.a c Tainer;J.A.a c Tainer

  • 1.4 Å structure of photoactive yellow protein, a cytosolic photoreceptor: Unusual fold, active site, and chromophore

    Gloria E. O. Borgstahl;DeWight R. Williams;Elizabeth D. Getzoff

  • Structure of the fibre-forming protein pilin at 2.6 Å resolution

    Hans E. Parge;Katrina T. Forest;Michael J. Hickey;Deborah A. Christensen

  • Structural mechanism of abscisic acid binding and signaling by dimeric PYR1.

    Noriyuki Nishimura;Kenichi Hitomi;Kenichi Hitomi;Andrew S. Arvai;Robert P. Rambo

  • The reactivity of anti-peptide antibodies is a function of the atomic mobility of sites in a protein.

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Hannah Alexander;Richard A. Houghten

  • Plant uvr8 photoreceptor senses uv-b by tryptophan-mediated disruption of cross-dimer salt bridges

    John M. Christie;John M. Christie;Andrew S. Arvai;Katherine J. Baxter;Monika Heilmann

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

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

  • Faster superoxide dismutase mutants designed by enhancing electrostatic guidance

    Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Diane E. Cabelli;Cindy L. Fisher;Hans E. Parge

  • Nickel superoxide dismutase structure and mechanism.

    David P. Barondeau;Carey J. Kassmann;Cami K. Bruns;Cami K. Bruns;John A. Tainer

  • The structure of nitric oxide synthase oxygenase domain and inhibitor complexes.

    Brian R. Crane;Andrew S. Arvai;Ratan Gachhui;Chaoqun Wu

  • Sulfite Reductase Structure at 1.6 Å: Evolution and Catalysis for Reduction of Inorganic Anions

    Brian R. Crane;Lewis M. Siegel;Elizabeth D. Getzoff

  • Structure at 0.85 Å resolution of an early protein photocycle intermediate

    U K Genick;S M Soltis;P Kuhn;I L Canestrelli

  • Chemistry of antibody binding to a protein

    HM Geysen;JA Tainer;SJ Rodda;TJ Mason

  • Complete chemical structure of photoactive yellow protein: novel thioester-linked 4-hydroxycinnamyl chromophore and photocycle chemistry.

    Manuel Baca;Gloria E. O. Borgstahl;Maurice Boissinot;Patrick M. Burke

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shigenori Iwai
Shigenori Iwai Osaka University
Andrew S. Arvai
Andrew S. Arvai Scripps Research Institute
Hideki Kandori
Hideki Kandori Nagoya Institute of Technology
Brian R. Crane
Brian R. Crane Cornell University
Dennis J. Stuehr
Dennis J. Stuehr Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Takeshi Todo
Takeshi Todo Osaka University
Richard A. Lerner
Richard A. Lerner Scripps Research Institute
Duncan E. McRee
Duncan E. McRee Scripps Research Institute
Michael A. Cusanovich
Michael A. Cusanovich University of Arizona

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