What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Internal medicine and Endocrinology.
Ribosome, Protein biosynthesis, Escherichia coli, Transfer RNA and Amino acid are the primary areas of interest in his Biochemistry study.
Ribosome is a subfield of RNA that Marshall W. Nirenberg explores.
The various areas that Marshall W. Nirenberg examines in his Protein biosynthesis study include Polyribonucleotides and DNA.
His Cell biology research incorporates elements of Acetylcholine, Cyclic nucleotide, Membrane potential, Neuroblastoma and Tissue culture.
His research integrates issues of Acetylcholinesterase, Nucleic acid sequence, Neuron, Antigen and Retina in his study of Molecular biology.
His most cited work include:
- The dependence of cell-free protein synthesis in E. coli upon naturally occurring or synthetic polyribonucleotides (1141 citations)
- RNA CODEWORDS AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS. THE EFFECT OF TRINUCLEOTIDES UPON THE BINDING OF SRNA TO RIBOSOMES. (1138 citations)
- Monoclonal antibody to a plasma membrane antigen of neurons (848 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Marshall W. Nirenberg mainly investigates Biochemistry, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Internal medicine and Endocrinology.
His RNA, Amino acid, Escherichia coli, Polynucleotide and Nucleotide study are his primary interests in Biochemistry.
Marshall W. Nirenberg usually deals with RNA and limits it to topics linked to Protein biosynthesis and Polyribonucleotides.
Marshall W. Nirenberg has included themes like Cell culture, Neuroblastoma, Acetylcholine, Retina and Tissue culture in his Cell biology study.
His Molecular biology study combines topics in areas such as Homeobox, Peptide sequence, Gene, Cellular differentiation and Antigen.
His Endocrinology research integrates issues from Receptor, Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor and Adenylate kinase.
He most often published in these fields:
- Biochemistry (31.96%)
- Cell biology (23.71%)
- Molecular biology (21.65%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1996-2016)?
- Homeobox (14.43%)
- Molecular biology (21.65%)
- Gene (11.34%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Homeobox, Molecular biology, Gene, DNA and Mutant.
His research on Homeobox concerns the broader Biochemistry.
His Molecular biology research incorporates themes from Consensus sequence, Peptide sequence, Messenger RNA, Sequence-specific DNA binding and Binding site.
He works mostly in the field of DNA, limiting it down to topics relating to Mutation and, in certain cases, Protein secondary structure, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Crystallography and Protein–DNA interaction.
The Genetics study combines topics in areas such as Nervous system and Cell biology.
His studies deal with areas such as Asparagine, Isoleucine and Embryo as well as RNA.
Between 1996 and 2016, his most popular works were:
- Identification of Hedgehog Pathway Components by RNAi in Drosophila Cultured Cells (482 citations)
- A functional genomic screen for cardiogenic genes using RNA interference in developing Drosophila embryos (79 citations)
- Interactions of the vnd/NK-2 homeodomain with DNA by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: basis of binding specificity. (67 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Marshall W. Nirenberg mainly focuses on Gene, Genetics, Homeobox, Molecular biology and RNA interference.
The study of Genetics is intertwined with the study of Cell biology in a number of ways.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Morphogen and Genetic screen in addition to Cell biology.
He interconnects Protein structure and DNA in the investigation of issues within Homeobox.
As part of his studies on Molecular biology, Marshall W. Nirenberg frequently links adjacent subjects like Mutant.
Marshall W. Nirenberg works mostly in the field of Transcription factor, limiting it down to concerns involving Gene silencing and, occasionally, RNA and Drosophila melanogaster.
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