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Overview

Mick F. Tuite is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also made in the field of medicine. The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields including molecular biology, physiology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, materials chemistry, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The main topics covered in their research include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, prion diseases and protein misfolding, protein structure and dynamics, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, force microscopy techniques and applications, advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications, and lipid membrane structure and behavior.

Frequent publication venues for Mick F. Tuite include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), iScience, Communications Chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the Journal of Molecular Biology. The scientist has authored several papers, with some recent and notable publications including:

  • Quantification of amyloid fibril polymorphism by nano-morphometry reveals the individuality of filament assembly (2020) - Communications Chemistry
  • Amyloid particles facilitate surface-catalyzed cross-seeding by acting as promiscuous nanoparticles (2021) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Structural Identification of Individual Helical Amyloid Filaments by Integration of Cryo-Electron Microscopy-Derived Maps in Comparative Morphometric Atomic Force Microscopy Image Analysis (2022) - Journal of Molecular Biology
  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of individual helical nano-filament structures from atomic force microscopy topographs (2020) - BioMolecular Concepts
  • The Division of Amyloid Fibrils: Systematic Comparison of Fibril Fragmentation Stability by Linking Theory with Experiments (2020) - iScience

Mick F. Tuite has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Wei-Feng Xue, Liisa Lutter, Christopher J. Serpell, Louise C. Serpell, and Tracey J. Purton. These collaborations have contributed to a varied and multidisciplinary approach to their scientific research.

Best Publications

  • TOR controls translation initiation and early G1 progression in yeast.

    Nik C. Barbet;Ulrich Schneider;Stephen B. Helliwell;Ian Stansfield

  • Protein disulphide isomerase: building bridges in protein folding

    Robert B. Freedman;Timothy R. Hirst;Mick F. Tuite

  • The Crystal Structure of Human Eukaryotic Release Factor eRF1—Mechanism of Stop Codon Recognition and Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolysis

    Haiwei Song;Haiwei Song;Pierre M. Mugnier;Amit K. Das;Helen M. Webb

  • THE PRODUCTS OF THE SUP45 (ERF1) AND SUP35 GENES INTERACT TO MEDIATE TRANSLATION TERMINATION IN SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE

    Ian Stansfield;Kerrie M. Jones;Vitaly V. Kushnirov;A.R. Dagkesamanskaya

  • Fungal Adenylyl Cyclase Integrates CO2 Sensing with cAMP Signaling and Virulence

    Torsten Klengel;Wei-Jun Liang;James Chaloupka;Claudia Ruoff

  • Conservation of high efficiency promoter sequences in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    M.J. Dobson;M.F. Tuite;N.A. Roberts;A.J. Kingsman

  • Post-transcriptional gene regulatory mechanisms in eukaryotes: an overview

    Dominic Day;Mick F. Tuite

  • Sequence and structure of yeast phosphoglycerate kinase.

    H.C. Watson;N.P. Walker;P.J. Shaw;T.N. Bryant

  • Efficient synthesis of enzymatically active calf chymosin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    J. Mellor;M.J. Dobson;N.A. Roberts;M.F. Tuite

  • AGENTS THAT CAUSE A HIGH FREQUENCY OF GENETIC CHANGE FROM [psi+] TO [psi-] IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

    M. F. Tuite;C. R. Mundy;B. S. Cox

  • The CUG codon is decoded in vivo as serine and not leucine in Candida albicans

    Manuel A.S. Santos;Mick F. Tuite

  • The elimination of the yeast [PSI+] prion by guanidine hydrochloride is the result of Hsp104 inactivation.

    Paulo C. Ferreira;Frederique Ness;Suzanne R. Edwards;Brian S. Cox

  • Translation termination efficiency can be regulated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by environmental stress through a prion-mediated mechanism.

    Simon S. Eaglestone;Brian S. Cox;Mick F. Tuite

  • The ψ factor of yeast: A problem in inheritance

    B. S. Cox;M. F. Tuite;C. S. McLaughlin

  • Guanidine hydrochloride blocks a critical step in the propagation of the prion-like determinant [PSI(+)] of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Simon S. Eaglestone;Lloyd W. Ruddock;Brian S. Cox;Mick F. Tuite

  • Analysis of the Generation and Segregation of Propagons: Entities That Propagate the [PSI+] Prion in Yeast

    Brian S. Cox;Frederique Ness;Mick F. Tuite

  • Translation elongation can control translation initiation on eukaryotic mRNAs

    Dominique Chu;Eleanna Kazana;Noémie Bellanger;Tarun Singh

  • Regulated high efficiency expression of human interferon-alpha in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    M.F. Tuite;M.J. Dobson;N.A. Roberts;R.M. King

  • Dissection and design of yeast prions.

    Lev Z Osherovich;Brian S Cox;Mick F Tuite;Jonathan S Weissman

  • Guanidine Hydrochloride Inhibits the Generation of Prion “Seeds” but Not Prion Protein Aggregation in Yeast

    Frederique Ness;Paulo C. Ferreira;Brian S. Cox;Mick F. Tuite

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel A. S. Santos
Manuel A. S. Santos University of Aveiro
Chris M. Grant
Chris M. Grant University of Manchester
Alan J. Kingsman
Alan J. Kingsman Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)
Robert B. Freedman
Robert B. Freedman University of Warwick
Alistair J. P. Brown
Alistair J. P. Brown University of Exeter
Susan M. Kingsman
Susan M. Kingsman Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)
John E. G. McCarthy
John E. G. McCarthy University of Warwick
Byron J. T. Morgan
Byron J. T. Morgan University of Kent
Gérard Keith
Gérard Keith Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jane Mellor
Jane Mellor University of Oxford

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