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Mark Leppert is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Genetics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as:

  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Mark Leppert has published multiple papers in notable venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Proteome Research, The Plant Cell, and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

Recent publications include:

  • The Arabidopsis PeptideAtlas: Harnessing worldwide proteomics data to create a comprehensive community proteomics resource (2021, The Plant Cell)
  • Detection of the Arabidopsis Proteome and Its Post-translational Modifications and the Nature of the Unobserved (Dark) Proteome in PeptideAtlas (2023, Journal of Proteome Research)
  • Detection and editing of the updated Arabidopsis plastid- and mitochondrial-encoded proteomes through PeptideAtlas (2023, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • The Zea mays PeptideAtlas: A New Maize Community Resource (2024, Journal of Proteome Research)
  • Does the Ubiquitination Degradation Pathway Really Reach inside of the Chloroplast? A Re-Evaluation of Mass Spectrometry-Based Assignments of Ubiquitination (2023, Journal of Proteome Research)

Their frequent coauthors include Klaas J. van Wijk, Zhi Sun, Eric W. Deutsch, Qi Sun, and Luis Mendoza, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Genetic alterations during colorectal-tumor development.

    Bert Vogelstein;Eric R. Fearon;Stanley R. Hamilton;Scott E. Kern

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Identification and characterization of the familial adenomatous polyposis coli gene

    Joanna Groden;Andrew Thliveris;Andrew Thliveris;Wade Samowitz;Mary Carlson

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • Variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) markers for human gene mapping

    Yusuke Nakamura;Mark Leppert;Peter O'Connell;Roger Wolff

  • A photoreceptor cell-specific ATP-binding transporter gene (ABCR) is mutated in recessive Stargardt macular dystrophy

    Rando Allikmets;Nanda Singh;Hui Sun;Noah F. Shroyer

  • A novel potassium channel gene, KCNQ2, is mutated in an inherited epilepsy of newborns

    N. A. Singh;Carole Charlier;D. Stauffer;B. R. DuPont

  • A large-scale genetic association study confirms IL12B and leads to the identification of IL23R as psoriasis-risk genes.

    Michele Cargill;Steven J. Schrodi;Monica Chang;Veronica E. Garcia

  • Hemizygosity at the elastin locus in a developmental disorder, Williams syndrome

    Ewart Ak;Morris Ca;Atkinson D;Jin W

  • A pore mutation in a novel KQT-like potassium channel gene in an idiopathic epilepsy family.

    Carole Charlier;Nanda A. Singh;Stephen G. Ryan;Tracey B. Lewis

  • Mutation of the Stargardt Disease Gene (ABCR) in Age-related Macular Degeneration

    R. Allikmets;N. F. Shroyer;N. Singh;J. M. Seddon

  • Positional cloning of the human quantitative trait locus underlying taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide

    Un kyung Kim;Eric Jorgenson;Hilary Coon;Mark Leppert

  • Identification of deletion mutations and three new genes at the familial polyposis locus

    Geoff Joslyn;Geoff Joslyn;Mary Carlson;Andrew Thliveris;Andrew Thliveris;Hans Albertsen

  • Gene for von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis is in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 17

    D. Barker;E. Wright;K. Nguyen;L. Cannon

  • Localization of an ataxia-telangiectasia gene to chromosome 11q22–23

    Richard A. Gatti;Izzet Berkel;Elena Boder;Gary Braedt

  • The Spectrum of Symptoms and QT Intervals in Carriers of the Gene for the Long-QT Syndrome

    G. Michael Vincent;G. Michael Vincent;Katherine W. Timothy;Mark Leppert;Mark Keating

  • The gene for familial polyposis coli maps to the long arm of chromosome 5.

    M. Leppert;M. Dobbs;P. Scambler;P. O'Connell

  • Intra-individual change over time in DNA methylation with familial clustering.

    Hans T. Bjornsson;Martin I. Sigurdsson;M. Daniele Fallin;Rafael A. Irizarry

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray White
Ray White University of Utah
Peter O'Connell
Peter O'Connell Virginia Commonwealth University
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Hilary Coon
Hilary Coon University of Utah
Wade S. Samowitz
Wade S. Samowitz University of Utah
Steven C. Hunt
Steven C. Hunt Cornell University
Randall W. Burt
Randall W. Burt University of Utah
William M. McMahon
William M. McMahon University of Utah
Michael Dean
Michael Dean National Institutes of Health
Martha L. Slattery
Martha L. Slattery University of Utah

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