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Jon R. Lorsch is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research contributions span 17 publications within this broad field, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, represented in 16 works.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Gender Studies, Biomedical Engineering, and Emergency Medical Services. Their research topics prominently cover RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA Research and Splicing, and RNA modifications and cancer. Other areas of study include Health and Medical Research Impacts, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Biomedical and Engineering Education, and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Jon R. Lorsch has published frequently in several scientific journals, with notable venues including:

  • eLife (4 publications)
  • Cell (1 publication)
  • RNA (1 publication)
  • Nature Medicine (1 publication)
  • Briefings in Bioinformatics (1 publication)

Their recent significant papers include:

  • "Affirming NIH's commitment to addressing structural racism in the biomedical research enterprise," 2021, Cell
  • "eIF1 discriminates against suboptimal initiation sites to prevent excessive uORF translation genome-wide," 2020, RNA
  • "The All of Us Research Program is an opportunity to enhance the diversity of US biomedical research," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "Distinct interactions of eIF4A and eIF4E with RNA helicase Ded1 stimulate translation in vivo," 2020, eLife
  • "NIGMS Sandbox: a learning platform toward democratizing cloud computing for biomedical research," 2024, Briefings in Bioinformatics

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Alan G. Hinnebusch
  • Fujun Zhou
  • Julie M. Bocetti
  • Meizhen Hou
  • Daoming Qin

Best Publications

  • The molecular mechanics of eukaryotic translation

    Lee D. Kapp;Jon R. Lorsch

  • The Mechanism of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation: New Insights and Challenges

    Alan G. Hinnebusch;Jon R. Lorsch

  • A mechanistic overview of translation initiation in eukaryotes

    Colin Echeverría Aitken;Jon R Lorsch

  • The eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF1 and eIF1A induce an open conformation of the 40S ribosome.

    Lori A. Passmore;T. Martin Schmeing;David Maag;Drew J. Applefield

  • In vitro evolution of new ribozymes with polynucleotide kinase activity

    Jon R. Lorsch;Jack W. Szostak

  • Pi release from eIF2, not GTP hydrolysis, is the step controlled by start-site selection during eukaryotic translation initiation.

    Mikkel A. Algire;David Maag;Jon R. Lorsch

  • In vitro selection of RNA aptamers specific for cyanocobalamin

    Jon R. Lorsch;Jack W. Szostak

  • The DEAD Box Protein eIF4A. 1. A Minimal Kinetic and Thermodynamic Framework Reveals Coupled Binding of RNA and Nucleotide

    Jon R. Lorsch;Daniel Herschlag

  • A Conformational Change in the Eukaryotic Translation Preinitiation Complex and Release of eIF1 Signal Recognition of the Start Codon

    David Maag;Christie A. Fekete;Zygmunt Gryczynski;Jon R. Lorsch

  • The DEAD Box Protein eIF4A. 2. A Cycle of Nucleotide and RNA-Dependent Conformational Changes†

    Jon R. Lorsch;Daniel Herschlag

  • Fixing problems with cell lines

    Jon R. Lorsch;Francis S. Collins;Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz

  • Structural Changes Enable Start Codon Recognition by the Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Complex

    Tanweer Hussain;José Luis Llácer;Israel S. Fernández;Antonio Munoz;Antonio Munoz

  • Dissociation of eIF1 from the 40S ribosomal subunit is a key step in start codon selection in vivo

    Yuen Nei Cheung;David Maag;Sarah F. Mitchell;Christie A. Fekete

  • Conformational Differences between Open and Closed States of the Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Complex

    Jose L. Llácer;Tanweer Hussain;Laura Marler;Colin Echeverría Aitken

  • RNA Chaperones Exist and DEAD Box Proteins Get a Life

    Jon R. Lorsch

  • Ribozyme catalysis: not different, just worse

    Jennifer A Doudna;Jon R Lorsch

  • GTP-dependent Recognition of the Methionine Moiety on Initiator tRNA by Translation Factor eIF2

    Lee D. Kapp;Jon R. Lorsch

  • Development and characterization of a reconstituted yeast translation initiation system.

    Mikkel A. Algire;David Maag;Peter Savio;Michael G. Acker

  • RECONSTITUTION OF YEAST TRANSLATION INITIATION

    Michael G. Acker;Sarah E. Kolitz;Sarah F. Mitchell;Jagpreet S. Nanda

  • The 5'-7-methylguanosine cap on eukaryotic mRNAs serves both to stimulate canonical translation initiation and to block an alternative pathway

    Sarah F. Mitchell;Sarah E. Walker;Mikkel A. Algire;Eun Hee Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan G. Hinnebusch
Alan G. Hinnebusch National Institutes of Health
Jack W. Szostak
Jack W. Szostak University of Chicago
Thomas E. Dever
Thomas E. Dever National Institutes of Health
Venki Ramakrishnan
Venki Ramakrishnan MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Leoš Shivaya Valášek
Leoš Shivaya Valášek Czech Academy of Sciences
Gerhard Wagner
Gerhard Wagner Harvard University
Tatyana V. Pestova
Tatyana V. Pestova SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Jerry Pelletier
Jerry Pelletier McGill University
Nicholas T. Ingolia
Nicholas T. Ingolia University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Herschlag
Daniel Herschlag Stanford University

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