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Karen S. Browning is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research focuses on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology and plant science.

Their recent scientific contributions include work published in a variety of respected journals. Notable papers include:

  • A Pan-plant Protein Complex Map Reveals Deep Conservation and Novel Assemblies (2020, Cell)
  • An updated nomenclature for plant ribosomal protein genes (2022, The Plant Cell)
  • Arabidopsis eIF4E1 protects the translational machinery during TuMV infection and restricts virus accumulation (2023, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Phosphorylation status of Bβ subunit acts as a switch to regulate the function of phosphatase PP2A in ethylene-mediated root growth inhibition (2022, New Phytologist)
  • The phosphorylation of carboxyl-terminal eIF2α by SPA kinases contributes to enhanced translation efficiency during photomorphogenesis (2024, Nature Communications)

Browning's work frequently appears in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell
  • The Plant Cell
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • New Phytologist

The scientist collaborates often with colleagues including Ophelia Papoulas, Edward M. Marcotte, M. Regina Scarpin, Michael Busche, and Ryan E Martinez.

Their research addresses a range of topics within plant molecular biology and broader biological sciences, including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Plant virus research studies
  • Polyamine metabolism and applications
  • Plant molecular biology research

Best Publications

  • Translation Initiation Factors eIF-iso4G and eIF-4B Interact with the Poly(A)-binding Protein and Increase Its RNA Binding Activity*

    Hanh Le;Robert L. Tanguay;M. Luisa Balasta;Chin Chuan Wei

  • The Arabidopsis eukaryotic initiation factor (iso)4E is dispensable for plant growth but required for susceptibility to potyviruses

    Anne Duprat;Carole Caranta;Frédéric Revers;Benoît Menand

  • The plant translational apparatus

    Karen S. Browning

  • Brassinosteroid functions to protect the translational machinery and heat‐shock protein synthesis following thermal stress

    Sangeeta Dhaubhadel;Karen S. Browning;Daniel R. Gallie;Priti Krishna

  • Mechanism of Cytoplasmic mRNA Translation

    Karen S. Browning;Julia Bailey-Serres

  • A Plant Viral “Reinitiation” Factor Interacts with the Host Translational Machinery

    Hyun Sook Park;Axel Himmelbach;Karen S. Browning;Thomas Hohn

  • Characterization of a host protein associated with brome mosaic virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

    Rene Quadt;Chris Cheng Kao;Karen S. Browning;Richard P. Hershberger

  • eIF4G Functionally Differs from eIFiso4G in Promoting Internal Initiation, Cap-independent Translation, and Translation of Structured mRNAs

    Daniel R. Gallie;Karen S. Browning

  • A viral sequence in the 3′-untranslated region mimics a 5′ cap in facilitating translation of uncapped mRNA

    Shanping Wang;Shanping Wang;Karen S. Browning;W.Allen Miller

  • A Pan-plant Protein Complex Map Reveals Deep Conservation and Novel Assemblies

    Claire D. McWhite;Ophelia Papoulas;Kevin Drew;Rachael M. Cox

  • Purification and properties of protein synthesis initiation and elongation factors from wheat germ.

    Sandra R. Lax;Stephen J. Lauer;Karen S. Browning;Joanne M. Ravel

  • Determination of the amounts of the protein synthesis initiation and elongation factors in wheat germ

    K S Browning;J Humphreys;W Hobbs;G B Smith

  • The 5' and 3' untranslated regions of satellite tobacco necrosis virus RNA affect translational efficiency and dependence on a 5' cap structure.

    Richard T. Timmer;Lisa A. Benkowski;David Schodin;Sandra R. Lax

  • The phosphorylation state of translation initiation factors is regulated developmentally and following heat shock in wheat.

    Daniel R. Gallie;Hanh Le;Christian Caldwell;Robert L. Tanguay

  • Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1A Interacts with the Upstream Pseudoknot Domain in the 3′ Untranslated Region of Tobacco Mosaic Virus RNA

    Vladimir V. Zeenko;Lyubov A. Ryabova;Alexander S. Spirin;Helen M. Rothnie

  • Coordinated and selective recruitment of eIF4E and eIF4G factors for potyvirus infection in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Valérie Nicaise;Jean Luc Gallois;Faccila Chafiai;Leah M. Allen

  • The Phosphorylation State of Poly(A)-binding Protein Specifies Its Binding to Poly(A) RNA and Its Interaction with Eukaryotic Initiation Factor (eIF) 4F, eIFiso4F, and eIF4B

    Hanh Le;Karen S. Browning;Daniel R. Gallie

  • Molecular cloning and expression of the catalytic subunit of bovine pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase and sequence similarity with protein phosphatase 2C

    Janet E. Lawson;Xiao-Da Niu;Karen S. Browning;Hai Le Trong

  • Plant translation initiation factors: it is not easy to be green.

    Karen S Browning

  • Identification of an isozyme form of protein synthesis initiation factor 4F in plants.

    Karen S. Browning;Cecelia Webster;Justin K M Roberts;Joanne M. Ravel

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel R. Gallie
Daniel R. Gallie University of California, Riverside
Lester J. Reed
Lester J. Reed The University of Texas at Austin
William C. Merrick
William C. Merrick Case Western Reserve University
W. Allen Miller
W. Allen Miller Iowa State University
Robert L. Tanguay
Robert L. Tanguay Oregon State University
Christophe Robaglia
Christophe Robaglia Aix-Marseille University
John W. S. Brown
John W. S. Brown James Hutton Institute
Thomas Hohn
Thomas Hohn University of Basel
Peter M. Waterhouse
Peter M. Waterhouse Queensland University of Technology

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