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17485
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7180

Overview

Paul A. Lefebvre is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a range of subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, aging, and condensed matter physics.

The scientist's work spans several key topics:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Micro and Nano Robotics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul A. Lefebvre include Carolyn D. Silflow, M. C. Lavoie, Sean D. Gallaher, Anne Glaesener, and Daniela Strenkert. These collaborations appear consistently across several publications.

The recent publications from this scientist demonstrate studies related to genetic regulation and mutant collections in the model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Representative papers include:

  • "The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CLiP2 mutant collection expands genome coverage with high-confidence disrupting alleles," published in 2024 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Identification of a gene controlling levels of the copper response regulator 1 transcription factor in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii," published in 2024 in The Plant Cell
  • "Mutation of negative regulatory gene CEHC1 encoding an FBXO3 protein results in normoxic expression of HYDA genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii," published in 2024 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scholar's frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and The Plant Cell, reflecting a focus on experimental molecular biology and plant science.

Best Publications

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • Stable nuclear transformation of Chlamydomonas using the Chlamydomonas gene for nitrate reductase.

    K L Kindle;R A Schnell;E Fernández;P A Lefebvre

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of microalgae

    Steven M. Heilmann;H. Ted Davis;Lindsey R. Jader;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • An Indexed, Mapped Mutant Library Enables Reverse Genetics Studies of Biological Processes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Xiaobo Li;Ru Zhang;Weronika Patena;Spencer S. Gang

  • Cloning of flagellar genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by DNA insertional mutagenesis.

    L. W. Tam;Paul A Lefebvre

  • Isolation and characterization of the nitrate reductase structural gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    Emilio Fernandez;Rogene Schnell;Laura P. W. Ranum;Susanne C. Hussey

  • Assembly and motility of eukaryotic cilia and flagella. Lessons from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Carolyn D. Silflow;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • A novel MAP kinase regulates flagellar length in Chlamydomonas.

    Steven A. Berman;Nedra F. Wilson;Nancy A. Haas;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • A genome-wide algal mutant library and functional screen identifies genes required for eukaryotic photosynthesis

    Xiaobo Li;Xiaobo Li;Xiaobo Li;Weronika Patena;Weronika Patena;Friedrich Fauser;Friedrich Fauser;Robert E. Jinkerson;Robert E. Jinkerson

  • Increased levels of mRNAs for tubulin and other flagellar proteins after amputation or shortening of Chlamydomonas Flagella

    Paul A. Lefebvre;Carolyn D. Silflow;Eric D. Wieben;Joel L. Rosenbaum

  • Regulation of the Synthesis and Assembly of Ciliary and Flagellar Proteins During Regeneration

    Paul A. Lefebvre;Joel L. Rosenbaum

  • Isolation of the Chlamydomonas regulatory gene NIT2 by transposon tagging.

    R A Schnell;P A Lefebvre

  • PF16 encodes a protein with armadillo repeats and localizes to a single microtubule of the central apparatus in Chlamydomonas flagella.

    Elizabeth F. Smith;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • Chlamydomonas reinhardtii at the Crossroads of Genomics

    Arthur R. Grossman;Elizabeth E. Harris;Charles Hauser;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • The CRY1 gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: structure and use as a dominant selectable marker for nuclear transformation.

    Julie A.E. Nelson;Paul B. Savereide;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • The role of central apparatus components in flagellar motility and microtubule assembly.

    Elizabeth F. Smith;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • A CDK-related kinase regulates the length and assembly of flagella in Chlamydomonas

    Lai Wa Tam;Nedra F. Wilson;Nedra F. Wilson;Paul A. Lefebvre

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of microalgae II. Fatty acid, char, and algal nutrient products

    Steven M. Heilmann;Lindsey R. Jader;Laurie A. Harned;Michael J. Sadowsky

  • Bld10p, a novel protein essential for basal body assembly in Chlamydomonas: localization to the cartwheel, the first ninefold symmetrical structure appearing during assembly.

    Kumi Matsuura;Paul A. Lefebvre;Ritsu Kamiya;Masafumi Hirono

  • Regulation of Flagellar Assembly by Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Nedra F. Wilson;Paul A. Lefebvre

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn D. Silflow
Carolyn D. Silflow University of Minnesota
Arthur R. Grossman
Arthur R. Grossman Carnegie Institution for Science
Laura P.W. Ranum
Laura P.W. Ranum University of Florida
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández University of Córdoba
Michael J. Sadowsky
Michael J. Sadowsky University of Minnesota
Joel L. Rosenbaum
Joel L. Rosenbaum Yale University
Ritsu Kamiya
Ritsu Kamiya University of Tokyo
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Daniel S. Rokhsar University of California, Berkeley
David B. Stern
David B. Stern Boyce Thompson Institute
Michael D. Purugganan
Michael D. Purugganan New York University

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