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  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ivan Rayment is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the broader scope of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of specific topics including:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders

Ivan Rayment's research frequently appears in several publication venues such as:

  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Biotechnology Progress

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on structural biology, molecular interactions, and enzymatic functions. Some notable publications include:

  • "Yeast pericentrin/Spc110 contains multiple domains required for tethering the γ-tubulin complex to the centrosome," 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "The High-Resolution Structure of a Variable Lymphocyte Receptor From Petromyzon marinus Capable of Binding to the Brain Extracellular Matrix," 2024, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "Structural studies of the phosphoribosyltransferase involved in cobamide biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea and cyanobacteria," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "A Homozygous Missense Variant in K25 Underlying Overlapping Phenotype with Woolly Hair and Dental Anomalies," 2022, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • "A method for facile production of variable lymphocyte receptors using SHuffle Escherichia coli ," 2025, Biotechnology Progress

Ivan Rayment collaborates regularly with a core group of coauthors, including Elizabeth A. Appelt, James B. Thoden, Seth A. Gehrke, Hannah D. Bachmeier, and Eric V. Shusta.

The scientist's work intersects several subfields of study such as molecular biology, immunology, cell biology, toxicology, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

Ivan Rayment was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional structure of myosin subfragment-1: a molecular motor

    Ivan Rayment;Wojciech R. Rypniewski;Karen Schmidt-Bäse;Karen Schmidt-Bäse;Robert Smith

  • Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle contraction.

    Ivan Rayment;Hazel M. Holden;Michael Whittaker;Christopher B. Yohn

  • X-ray structures of the myosin motor domain of Dictyostelium discoideum complexed with MgADP.BeFx and MgADP.AlF4-.

    Andrew J Fisher;Clyde A. Smith;James B. Thoden;Robert Smith

  • Mutations in either the essential or regulatory light chains of myosin are associated with a rare myopathy in human heart and skeletal muscle

    Karl Poetter;He Jiang;Shahin Hassanzadeh;Stephen R. Master

  • Structure and Function of Enzymes of the Leloir Pathway for Galactose Metabolism

    Hazel M. Holden;Ivan Rayment;James B. Thoden

  • X-ray structure of the magnesium(II).ADP.vanadate complex of the Dictyostelium discoideum myosin motor domain to 1.9 A resolution.

    Clyde A. Smith;Ivan Rayment

  • Three-dimensional structure of the Tn5 synaptic complex transposition intermediate.

    Douglas R. Davies;Igor Y. Goryshin;William S. Reznikoff;Ivan Rayment

  • Structure of southern bean mosaic virus at 2.8 A resolution.

    Celerino Abad-Zapatero;Sherin S. Abdel-Meguid;John E. Johnson;Andrew G. W. Leslie;Andrew G. W. Leslie

  • Structure, mechanism and regulation of pyruvate carboxylase.

    Sarawut Jitrapakdee;Martin S. T. Maurice;Ivan Rayment;W. Wallace Cleland

  • The Enolase Superfamily: A General Strategy for Enzyme-Catalyzed Abstraction of the α-Protons of Carboxylic Acids†

    Patricia C. Babbitt;Miriam S. Hasson;Miriam S. Hasson;Joseph E. Wedekind;Joseph E. Wedekind;David R.J. Palmer

  • Polyoma virus capsid structure at 22.5 Å resolution

    I. Rayment;T. S. Baker;D. L. D. Caspar;W. T. Murakami

  • Three-dimensional atomic model of F-actin decorated with Dictyostelium myosin S1

    Rasmus R. Schröder;Dietmar J. Manstein;Werner Jahn;Hazel M. Holden

  • Structure of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase : a journey of 96 A from substrate to product

    James B. Thoden;Hazel M. Holden;Gary Wesenberg;Frank M. Raushel

  • The structural basis of blebbistatin inhibition and specificity for myosin II.

    John S Allingham;Robert Smith;Ivan Rayment

  • Conservation within the myosin motor domain: implications for structure and function.

    M Jamie Tv Cope;James Whisstock;Ivan Rayment;John Kendrick-Jones

  • Molecular structure of an apolipoprotein determined at 2.5-A resolution.

    Deborah R. Breiter;Michael R. Kanost;Matthew M. Benning;Gary Wesenberg

  • Active site comparisons highlight structural similarities between myosin and other P-loop proteins.

    C.A. Smith;I. Rayment

  • Structural interpretation of the mutations in the beta-cardiac myosin that have been implicated in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

    Ivan Rayment;Hazel M. Holden;James R. Sellers;Lameh Fananapazir

  • Structure of rabbit muscle pyruvate kinase complexed with Mn2+, K+, and pyruvate.

    T M Larsen;L T Laughlin;H M Holden;I Rayment

  • The molecular structure of insecticyanin from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta L. at 2.6 A resolution.

    H. M. Holden;W. R. Rypniewski;J. H. Law;I. Rayment

Frequent Co-Authors

Hazel M. Holden
Hazel M. Holden University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena
Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena University of Georgia
James B. Thoden
James B. Thoden University of Wisconsin–Madison
John A. Gerlt
John A. Gerlt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John E. Johnson
John E. Johnson Scripps Research Institute
Frank M. Raushel
Frank M. Raushel Texas A&M University
Michael G. Rossmann
Michael G. Rossmann Purdue University West Lafayette
Susan P. McCormick
Susan P. McCormick United States Department of Agriculture
Michael A. Cusanovich
Michael A. Cusanovich University of Arizona
William S. Reznikoff
William S. Reznikoff Marine Biological Laboratory

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