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Harold P. Erickson

Harold P. Erickson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
113
Citations
41565
World Ranking
868
National Ranking
541

Overview

Harold P. Erickson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has focused their research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science, and Physiology. Erickson's work spans various topics related to bacterial genetics and biotechnology, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, adipose tissue and metabolism, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, enzyme structure and function, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, and mitochondrial function and pathology.

The scientist has published extensively across several reputable venues, with frequent publications appearing in UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. Other publication venues include Endocrine Reviews and Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Erickson include:

  • "Progress and Challenges in the Biology of FNDC5 and Irisin" (2021, Endocrine Reviews)
  • "High-resolution crystal structures of Escherichia coli FtsZ bound to GDP and GTP" (2020, Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications)
  • "A Unified Model for Treadmilling and Nucleation of Single-Stranded FtsZ Protofilaments" (2020, Biophysical Journal)
  • "How Teichoic Acids Could Support a Periplasm in Gram-Positive Bacteria, and Let Cell Division Cheat Turgor Pressure" (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • "The Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplast division protein FtsZ1 counterbalances FtsZ2 filament stability in vitro" (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including Lauren C. Corbin, Tomoo Ohashi, Lauren C. Corbin Goodman, Steffen Maak, and Frode Norheim. The collaboration counts indicate multiple works with these colleagues, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Size and Shape of Protein Molecules at the Nanometer Level Determined by Sedimentation, Gel Filtration, and Electron Microscopy

    Harold P Erickson

  • Dynamic Instability of Individual Microtubules Analyzed by Video Light Microscopy: Rate Constants and Transition Frequencies

    R A Walker;E T O'Brien;N K Pryer;M F Soboeiro

  • Purification and reconstitution of the calcium release channel from skeletal muscle

    F. Anthony Lai;Harold P. Erickson;Eric Rousseau;Qi Yi Liu

  • The molecular elasticity of the extracellular matrix protein tenascin

    Andres F. Oberhauser;Piotr E. Marszalek;Harold P. Erickson;Julio M. Fernandez

  • The arrangement of the immunoglobulin-like domains of ICAM-1 and the binding sites for LFA-1 and rhinovirus

    Donald E. Staunton;Michael L. Dustin;Harold P. Erickson;Timothy A. Springer

  • 2.0 Å Crystal Structure of a Four-Domain Segment of Human Fibronectin Encompassing the RGD Loop and Synergy Region

    Daniel J. Leahy;Ikramuddin Aukhil;Harold P. Erickson

  • Tenascin: An Extracellular Matrix Protein Prominent in Specialized Embryonic Tissues and Tumors

    Harold P. Erickson;Mario A. Bourdon

  • Kinetics of protein-protein association explained by Brownian dynamics computer simulation.

    Scott H. Northrup;H. P. Erickson

  • FtsZ in Bacterial Cytokinesis: Cytoskeleton and Force Generator All in One

    Harold P. Erickson;David E. Anderson;Masaki Osawa

  • Structure of a fibronectin type III domain from tenascin phased by MAD analysis of the selenomethionyl protein.

    Daniel J. Leahy;Wayne A. Hendrickson;Ikramuddin Aukhil;Harold P. Erickson

  • Reconstitution of Contractile FtsZ Rings in Liposomes

    Masaki Osawa;David E. Anderson;Harold P. Erickson

  • Bacterial cell division protein FtsZ assembles into protofilament sheets and minirings, structural homologs of tubulin polymers.

    Harold P. Erickson;Dianna W. Taylor;Kenneth A. Taylor;David Bramhill

  • The Symmetrical Structure of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) and MukB Proteins: Long, Antiparallel Coiled Coils, Folded at a Flexible Hinge

    Thomas E. Melby;Charles N. Ciampaglio;Gina Briscoe;Harold P. Erickson

  • Cell adhesion to fibronectin and tenascin: quantitative measurements of initial binding and subsequent strengthening response.

    M M Lotz;C A Burdsal;H P Erickson;D R McClay

  • Rapid assembly dynamics of the Escherichia coli FtsZ-ring demonstrated by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching

    Jesse Stricker;Paul Maddox;E. D. Salmon;Harold P. Erickson

  • Tenascin-C, tenascin-R and tenascin-X: a family of talented proteins in search of functions

    Harold P. Erickson

  • Condensin and cohesin display different arm conformations with characteristic hinge angles.

    David E. Anderson;Ana Paula Losada;Harold P. Erickson;Tatsuya Hirano

  • Measurement and compensation of defocusing and aberrations by Fourier processing of electron micrographs

    H. P. Erickson;Aaron Klug

  • Force Measurements of the α5β1 Integrin–Fibronectin Interaction

    Feiya Li;Sambra D. Redick;Harold P. Erickson;Vincent T. Moy

  • Plasma fibronectin supports neuronal survival and reduces brain injury following transient focal cerebral ischemia but is not essential for skin-wound healing and hemostasis.

    Takao Sakai;Kamin J. Johnson;Kamin J. Johnson;Kamin J. Johnson;Michihiro Murozono;Michihiro Murozono;Keiko Sakai

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward D. Salmon
Edward D. Salmon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
S. Munir Alam
S. Munir Alam Duke University
Timothy A. Springer
Timothy A. Springer Boston Children's Hospital
Sallie R. Permar
Sallie R. Permar Duke University
Rodger P. McEver
Rodger P. McEver Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Jan Hermans
Jan Hermans University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel P. Kiehart
Daniel P. Kiehart Duke University
Michael P. Sheetz
Michael P. Sheetz The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Gerhard Meissner
Gerhard Meissner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas M. Laue
Thomas M. Laue University of New Hampshire

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