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Overview

Jimin Wang is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics covered in Wang's research include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, Enzyme Structure and Function, and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Wang has published extensively across multiple academic journals. Frequent venues for their work include Biochemistry, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Some recent papers showcase a range of research interests and collaborations. These include:

  • High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Structure of a monomeric photosystem II core complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light reveals the functions of chlorophylls d and f (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Structure of a photosystem I-ferredoxin complex from a marine cyanobacterium provides insights into far-red light photoacclimation (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • RNA stabilization by a poly(A) tail 3'-end binding pocket and other modes of poly(A)-RNA interaction (2021, Science)
  • Structural basis of keto acid utilization in nonribosomal depsipeptide synthesis (2020, Nature Chemical Biology)

Wang frequently collaborates with several researchers including Víctor S. Batista, Gary W. Brudvig, Christopher J. Gisriel, George P. Lisi, and Krystle Reiss, reflecting a network of co-authorships across biochemical and molecular biology disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Crystal structure at 3.5 A resolution of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase complexed with an inhibitor.

    LA Kohlstaedt;J Wang;JM Friedman;PA Rice

  • Structure of the replicating complex of a pol alpha family DNA polymerase.

    Matthew C. Franklin;Jimin Wang;Thomas A. Steitz;Thomas A. Steitz

  • Crystal Structure of a pol α Family Replication DNA Polymerase from Bacteriophage RB69

    J. Wang;A.K.M.A. Sattar;C.C. Wang;J.D. Karam

  • Crystal structure of a self-splicing group I intron with both exons

    Peter L Adams;Mary R Stahley;Anne B Kosek;Jimin Wang

  • Insights into editing from an ile-tRNA synthetase structure with tRNAile and mupirocin.

    Laura F. Silvian;Jimin Wang;Thomas A. Steitz;Thomas A. Steitz

  • Crystal structure of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase

    Youngsoo Kim;Soo Hyun Eom;Jimin Wang;Dae Sil Lee

  • The crystal structure of elongation factor G complexed with GDP, at 2.7 A resolution.

    J. Czworkowski;J. Wang;T.A. Steitz;P.B. Moore

  • Structure of Taq Polymerase with DNA at the Polymerase Active-Site

    Soo Hyun Eom;Jimin Wang;Thomas A. Steitz;Thomas A. Steitz

  • Structural basis of ligand binding by a c-di-GMP riboswitch

    Kathryn D Smith;Sarah V Lipchock;Tyler D Ames;Jimin Wang

  • Dissecting the Chemistry of Protein Splicing and Its Applications.

    Christopher J. Noren;Jimin Wang;Francine B. Perler

  • The 2.4 A crystal structure of the bacterial chaperonin GroEL complexed with ATP gamma S.

    David C. Boisvert;Jimin Wang;Zbyszek Otwinowski;Arthur L. Horwich

  • Crystal Structures of the HslVU Peptidase–ATPase Complex Reveal an ATP-Dependent Proteolysis Mechanism

    J. Wang;J.J. Song;M.C. Franklin;S. Kamtekar

  • Structural insights into the stabilization of MALAT1 noncoding RNA by a bipartite triple helix

    Jessica A Brown;David Bulkley;Jimin Wang;Max L Valenstein

  • The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation

    Ornchuma Itsathitphaisarn;Richard A. Wing;William K. Eliason;William K. Eliason;Jimin Wang

  • Visualizing a circadian clock protein: crystal structure of KaiC and functional insights.

    Rekha Pattanayek;Jimin Wang;Tetsuya Mori;Yao Xu

  • A Ubl/ubiquitin switch in the activation of Parkin

    Véronique Sauvé;Asparouh Lilov;Marjan Seirafi;Marta Vranas

  • Insights into strand displacement and processivity from the crystal structure of the protein-primed DNA polymerase of bacteriophage phi29.

    Satwik Kamtekar;Andrea J. Berman;Jimin Wang;José M. Lázaro

  • Nucleotide-Dependent Conformational Changes in a Protease-Associated ATPase HslU

    J. Wang;J.J. Song;I.S. Seong;M.C. Franklin

  • Effect of arginine-48 replacement on the reaction between cytochrome c peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide

    Lidia B. Vitello;James E. Erman;Mark A. Miller;Jimin Wang

  • Poly(A) Tail Recognition by a Viral RNA Element Through Assembly of a Triple Helix

    Rachel M. Mitton-Fry;Suzanne J. DeGregorio;Jimin Wang;Thomas A. Steitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Steitz
Thomas A. Steitz Yale University
William H. Konigsberg
William H. Konigsberg Yale University
Gary W. Brudvig
Gary W. Brudvig Yale University
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
Phoebe A. Rice
Phoebe A. Rice University of Chicago
Peter B. Moore
Peter B. Moore Yale University
Margarita Salas
Margarita Salas Spanish National Research Council
Marilyn R. Gunner
Marilyn R. Gunner City College of New York
Scott A. Strobel
Scott A. Strobel Yale University
Joan A. Steitz
Joan A. Steitz Yale University

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