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Biology and Biochemistry

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51
Citations
7962
World Ranking
17307
National Ranking
7118

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul N. Black is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Pollution, and Oncology.

The scientist's research topics include Biomedical and Engineering Education, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.

Paul N. Black has published research in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Bioresource Technology Reports
  • Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
  • In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant

Frequent coauthors of Paul N. Black are:

  • Concetta Dirusso
  • Mark Behrens
  • Timothy J Nicodemus
  • Vincent M. Perez
  • Jeffrey Gabell

Recent publications by Paul N. Black include:

  • "Deletion of fatty acid transport protein 2 (FATP2) in the mouse liver changes the metabolic landscape by increasing the expression of PPARα-regulated genes," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) mediated degradation of organophosphate pesticides by the green microalgae Coccomyxa subellipsoidea," 2020, Bioresource Technology Reports
  • "A revolution in biochemistry and molecular biology education informed by basic research to meet the demands of 21st century career paths," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Co-cultures of Coccomyxa subellipsoidea and Psuedomonas denitrificans increases lipid accumulation independent of nutrient conditions," 2022, Bioresource Technology Reports
  • "Correction: Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease mammary tumor growth, multiorgan metastasis and enhance survival," 2023, Clinical & Experimental Metastasis

Paul N. Black has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) twice, first in 1994 and again in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Fatty acid transport protein 2 reprograms neutrophils in cancer

    Filippo Veglia;Vladimir A. Tyurin;Maria Blasi;Alessandra De Leo

  • Transmembrane Movement of Exogenous Long-Chain Fatty Acids: Proteins, Enzymes, and Vectorial Esterification

    Paul N. Black;Concetta C. DiRusso

  • Crystal Structure of the Long-Chain Fatty Acid Transporter FadL

    Bert van den Berg;Paul N. Black;William M. Clemons;Tom A. Rapoport

  • Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the fadD gene of Escherichia coli encoding acyl coenzyme A synthetase.

    P N Black;C C DiRusso;A K Metzger;T L Heimert

  • The Acyl-CoA synthetases encoded within FAA1 and FAA4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae function as components of the fatty acid transport system linking import, activation, and intracellular utilization

    Nils J. Færgeman;Paul N. Black;Xiao Dan Zhao;Jens Knudsen

  • Yeast acyl-CoA synthetases at the crossroads of fatty acid metabolism and regulation.

    Paul N. Black;Concetta C. DiRusso

  • Control of spontaneous emission in a volume of functionalized hyperbolic metamaterial

    T. Tumkur;G. Zhu;P. Black;Yu. A. Barnakov

  • Functional role of fatty acyl-coenzyme A synthetase in the transmembrane movement and activation of exogenous long-chain fatty acids. Amino acid residues within the ATP/AMP signature motif of Escherichia coli FadD are required for enzyme activity and fatty acid transport.

    James D. Weimar;Concetta C. DiRusso;Raymond Delio;Paul N. Black

  • Disruption of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Homologue to the Murine Fatty Acid Transport Protein Impairs Uptake and Growth on Long-chain Fatty Acids

    Nils J. Færgeman;Nils J. Færgeman;Concetta C. DiRusso;Concetta C. DiRusso;Andrea Elberger;Jens Knudsen

  • Revised nomenclature for the mammalian long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase gene family.

    Douglas G. Mashek;Karin E. Bornfeldt;Rosalind A. Coleman;Johannes Berger

  • Molecular and biochemical analyses of fatty acid transport, metabolism, and gene regulation in Escherichia coli.

    Paul N. Black;Concetta C. Dirusso

  • Mutational analysis of a fatty acyl-coenzyme A synthetase signature motif identifies seven amino acid residues that modulate fatty acid substrate specificity.

    Paul N. Black;Qing Zhang;Qing Zhang;James D. Weimar;Concetta C. DiRusso

  • Comparative biochemical studies of the murine fatty acid transport proteins (FATP) expressed in yeast.

    Concetta C. DiRusso;Hong Li;Dina Darwis;Paul A. Watkins

  • Integrated Quantitative Analysis of Nitrogen Stress Response in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Using Metabolite and Protein Profiling

    Nishikant Wase;Paul N Black;Bruce A Stanley;Concetta C DiRusso

  • Molecular inroads into the regulation and metabolism of fatty acids, lessons from bacteria.

    Concetta C. DiRusso;Paul N. Black;James D. Weimar

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using gold-coated horizontally aligned carbon nanotubes.

    X N He;Y Gao;M Mahjouri-Samani;P N Black

  • Primary sequence of the Escherichia coli fadL gene encoding an outer membrane protein required for long-chain fatty acid transport.

    P N Black

  • Fatty Acid Transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS OF FAT1 DISTINGUISHES THE BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH Fat1p

    Zhiying Zou;Concetta C. DiRusso;Vlasta Ctrnacta;Paul N. Black

  • Vectorial acylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Fat1p and fatty acyl-CoA synthetase are interacting components of a fatty acid import complex

    Zhiying Zou;Fumin Tong;Nils J. Færgeman;Claus Børsting

  • Bacterial Long Chain Fatty Acid Transport: Gateway to a Fatty Acid-responsive Signaling System

    Concetta C. DiRusso;Paul N. Black

Frequent Co-Authors

Concetta C. DiRusso
Concetta C. DiRusso University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Geoffrey M. Thiele
Geoffrey M. Thiele University of Nebraska Medical Center
Nils J. Færgeman
Nils J. Færgeman University of Southern Denmark
Lynell Warren Klassen
Lynell Warren Klassen University of Nebraska Medical Center
James E. Talmadge
James E. Talmadge University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ronald L. Cerny
Ronald L. Cerny University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Paul A. Watkins
Paul A. Watkins Kennedy Krieger Institute
Richa Kothari
Richa Kothari Central University of Jammu
Yongfeng Lu
Yongfeng Lu University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lan Jiang
Lan Jiang Beijing Institute of Technology

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