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Molecular Biology

D-Index
51
Citations
7652
World Ranking
2516
National Ranking
97

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • DNA
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

Patrick Schultz focuses on Transcription, Molecular biology, Genetics, Cell biology and Transcription factor II D. His studies in Transcription integrate themes in fields like RNA, RNA-binding protein and Protein subunit. His research investigates the connection between Molecular biology and topics such as Multiprotein complex that intersect with problems in Histone fold, Protein domain and Helicase.

His biological study deals with issues like Biophysics, which deal with fields such as Microscopy, Electron Microscope Tomography, Biological specimen, Transcription Factor TFIIH and Transcription factor II H. His study on Sarcolemma is often connected to X-linked myotubular myopathy as part of broader study in Cell biology. His Transcription factor II D research incorporates themes from Transcription Factor TFIID, RNA polymerase II, TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors and TAF1.

His most cited work include:

  • Cryo-electron microscopy of vitrified specimens. (1772 citations)
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Lipid Derivatives on Carbon Nanotubes (637 citations)
  • Helical Crystallization of Proteins on Carbon Nanotubes: A First Step towards the Development of New Biosensors (391 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Cell biology, Molecular biology, Biophysics, Transcription and Biochemistry are his primary areas of study. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Genetics, TAF1, Transcription Factor TFIID, General transcription factor and Transcription factor II D. His Molecular biology research incorporates elements of Specificity factor, Chromatin, Integrase, RNA polymerase I and RNA polymerase II.

His research in Biophysics intersects with topics in Electron microscope, Scanning transmission electron microscopy, DNA and Nucleosome. The concepts of his Electron microscope study are interwoven with issues in Enzyme, Cryo-electron microscopy and Microscopy. His Transcription research also works with subjects such as

  • Protein subunit which connect with Crystallography,
  • Transcription factor that intertwine with fields like Multiprotein complex,
  • SAGA complex which is related to area like Coactivator.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (30.07%)
  • Molecular biology (28.10%)
  • Biophysics (20.26%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Cell biology (30.07%)
  • Biophysics (20.26%)
  • Transcription (18.95%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Patrick Schultz spends much of his time researching Cell biology, Biophysics, Transcription, Promoter and Nucleosome. His Cell biology study combines topics in areas such as Molecular biology, Protein subunit, RNA polymerase II and Gene expression. In his research, Patrick Schultz performs multidisciplinary study on Biophysics and Linker.

His study in Transcription is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Transcription Factor TFIID and RNA, Rna folding. The various areas that Patrick Schultz examines in his Promoter study include RNA polymerase I, Transcriptional regulation, RNA polymerase III and Initiation factor. His studies in Nucleosome integrate themes in fields like Integrase, Chromatin remodeling and Histone H1.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Structure and Dynamics of a 197 bp Nucleosome in Complex with Linker Histone H1 (137 citations)
  • Structural Basis for NusA Stabilized Transcriptional Pausing (74 citations)
  • Cytoplasmic TAF2-TAF8-TAF10 complex provides evidence for nuclear holo-TFIID assembly from preformed submodules. (55 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • DNA
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

His primary scientific interests are in Cell biology, Transcription, Nucleosome, Biophysics and Biochemistry. His Cell biology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as RNA, Rna folding, DNA, Molecular biology and RNA polymerase I. His Transcription research includes themes of Transcription Factor TFIID, Promoter, Gene expression and Polymerase.

The Transcription Factor TFIID study combines topics in areas such as Transcription factor complex, Cell nucleus, TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors and TAF2. The study incorporates disciplines such as RNA polymerase III, Transcriptional regulation and Transcription Coactivator in addition to Promoter. Patrick Schultz carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Biophysics and Linker.

Best Publications

  • Helical Crystallization of Proteins on Carbon Nanotubes: A First Step towards the Development of New Biosensors

    Fabrice Balavoine;Patrick Schultz;Cyrille Richard;Véronique Mallouh

  • Structure and Dynamics of a 197 bp Nucleosome in Complex with Linker Histone H1

    Jan Bednar;Isabel Garcia-Saez;Ramachandran Boopathi;Amber R. Cutter

  • Molecular Structure of Human TFIIH

    Patrick Schultz;Sébastien Fribourg;Arnaud Poterszman;Véronique Mallouh

  • The recruitment of RNA polymerase I on rDNA is mediated by the interaction of the A43 subunit with Rrn3

    Gérald Peyroche;Philipp Milkereit;Nicolas Bischler;Herbert Tschochner

  • The RNA cleavage activity of RNA polymerase III is mediated by an essential TFIIS-like subunit and is important for transcription termination

    Stéphane Chédin;Michel Riva;Patrick Schultz;André Sentenac

  • Molecular architecture of the S. cerevisiae SAGA complex.

    Pei-Yun Jenny Wu;Christine Ruhlmann;Christine Ruhlmann;Fred Winston;Patrick Schultz;Patrick Schultz

  • SAGA and a novel Drosophila export complex anchor efficient transcription and mRNA export to NPC

    Maria M Kurshakova;Alexey N Krasnov;Alexey N Krasnov;Daria V Kopytova;Yulii V Shidlovskii

  • Linker Histone-dependent DNA Structure in Linear Mononucleosomes

    Ali Hamiche;Patrick Schultz;V. Ramakrishnan;Pierre Oudet

  • The architecture of human general transcription factor TFIID core complex

    Christoph Bieniossek;Gabor Papai;Christiane Schaffitzel;Frederic Garzoni

  • Three-dimensional structures of the TAFII-containing complexes TFIID and TFTC.

    Marjorie Brand;Claire Leurent;Véronique Mallouh;Làszlò Tora

  • Myotubularin controls desmin intermediate filament architecture and mitochondrial dynamics in human and mouse skeletal muscle

    Karim Hnia;Helene Tronchère;Kinga K. Tomczak;Leonela Amoasii

  • Structural Basis for NusA Stabilized Transcriptional Pausing

    Xieyang Guo;Alexander G. Myasnikov;James Chen;Corinne Crucifix

  • AAV-mediated intramuscular delivery of myotubularin corrects the myotubular myopathy phenotype in targeted murine muscle and suggests a function in plasma membrane homeostasis

    Anna Buj-Bello;Françoise Fougerousse;Yannick Schwab;Nadia Messaddeq

  • Structural basis for HIV‐1 DNA integration in the human genome, role of the LEDGF/P75 cofactor

    Fabrice Michel;Corinne Crucifix;Florence Granger;Sylvia Eiler

  • Mapping histone fold TAFs within yeast TFIID

    Claire Leurent;Steven Sanders;Christine Ruhlmann;Christine Ruhlmann;Véronique Mallouh;Véronique Mallouh

  • Recent advances in understanding the structure and function of general transcription factor TFIID.

    Emilie Cler;Gabor Papai;Patrick Schultz;Irwin Davidson

  • Molecular organization of bovine rod cGMP-phosphodiesterase 6.

    Jacques F.Kameni Tcheudji;Luc Lebeau;Noëlle Virmaux;Carmen G Maftei

  • New insights into the function of transcription factor TFIID from recent structural studies.

    Gabor Papai;P Anthony Weil;Patrick Schultz

  • Three-dimensional model of yeast RNA polymerase I determined by electron microscopy of two-dimensional crystals

    P Schultz;H Célia;M Riva;A Sentenac

  • TFIIA and the transactivator Rap1 cooperate to commit TFIID for transcription initiation

    Gabor Papai;Manish K. Tripathi;Christine Ruhlmann;Justin H. Layer

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Mioskowski
Charles Mioskowski Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dino Moras
Dino Moras Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
André Sentenac
André Sentenac French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Laszlo Tora
Laszlo Tora Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Imre Berger
Imre Berger University of Bristol
Yves Mély
Yves Mély University of Strasbourg
Nicolas Lévy
Nicolas Lévy Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Louis Mandel
Jean-Louis Mandel Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Thomas W. Ebbesen
Thomas W. Ebbesen University of Strasbourg
Jean-Claude Voegel
Jean-Claude Voegel University of Strasbourg

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