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35348
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Overview

Paul Russell is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States and has contributed research spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and earth and planetary sciences. Their publication record reflects interdisciplinary work across molecular biology and earth-surface processes.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, their research covers several subfields:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Genetics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Cell Biology

Their scientific contributions focus on key topics such as:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Management

Paul Russell's recent papers highlight a diverse research portfolio across molecular and environmental sciences. Notable publications include:

  • "EXO5-DNA structure and BLM interactions direct DNA resection critical for ATR-dependent replication restart," 2021, Molecular Cell
  • "Shoreline modelling on timescales of days to decades," 2023, Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures
  • "Consensus recommendations for trabecular meshwork cell isolation, characterization and culture," 2024, UNC Libraries
  • "MODELLING SHORELINE EVOLUTION AT COLLAROY-NARRABEEN, DUE TO COMBINED CROSS-SHORE AND LONGSHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES," 2023, Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • "In-situ Observations of Infragravity Response during Extreme Storms on Sand and Gravel Beaches," 2020, Journal of Coastal Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Mark Davidson
  • Emily Hunt
  • Edward C. C. Steele
  • Tim Scott
  • Shashank Hambarde

Their work has appeared consistently in a range of publication venues such as Molecular Cell, Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures, Coastal Engineering Proceedings, UNC Libraries, and Journal of Coastal Research.

Best Publications

  • cdc25+ functions as an inducer in the mitotic control of fission yeast.

    Paul Russell;Paul Nurse

  • Negative regulation of mitosis by wee1+, a gene encoding a protein kinase homolog

    Paul Russell;Paul Nurse

  • Nuclear localization of Cdc25 is regulated by DNA damage and a 14-3-3 protein

    Antonia Lopez-Girona;Beth Furnari;Odile Mondesert;Paul Russell

  • Cdc25 mitotic inducer targeted by Chk1 DNA damage checkpoint kinase

    Beth Furnari;Nicholas Rhind;Paul Russell

  • Indentation versus tensile measurements of Young's modulus for soft biological tissues.

    Clayton T. McKee;Paul Russell;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Dephosphorylation and activation of a p34cdc2/cyclin B complex in vitro by human CDC25 protein.

    U. Strausfeld;J. C. Labbé;D. Fesquet;J. C. Cavadore

  • Human Wee1 kinase inhibits cell division by phosphorylating p34cdc2 exclusively on Tyr15.

    C.H. McGowan;P. Russell

  • Mus81-Eme1 Are Essential Components of a Holliday Junction Resolvase

    Michael N. Boddy;Pierre-Henri L. Gaillard;W.Hayes McDonald;Paul Shanahan

  • Cell-cycle control linked to extracellular environment by MAP kinase pathway in fission yeast

    Kazuhiro Shiozaki;Paul Russell

  • Variation of risks of breast and ovarian cancer associated with different germline mutations of the BRCA2 gene

    Simon A. Gayther;Jonathon Mangion;Paul Russell;Sheila Seal

  • Mre11 dimers coordinate DNA end bridging and nuclease processing in double-strand-break repair.

    R. Scott Williams;Gabriel Moncalian;Jessica S. Williams;Yoshiki Yamada

  • ATM activation and its recruitment to damaged DNA require binding to the C terminus of Nbs1.

    Zhongsheng You;Charly Chahwan;Julie Bailis;Tony Hunter

  • Conjugation, meiosis, and the osmotic stress response are regulated by Spc1 kinase through Atf1 transcription factor in fission yeast.

    Kazuhiro Shiozaki;Paul Russell

  • Human SLX4 is a Holliday junction resolvase subunit that binds multiple DNA repair/recombination endonucleases

    Samira Fekairi;Sarah Scaglione;Charly Chahwan;Ewan R. Taylor

  • Fission yeast p107wee1 mitotic inhibitor is a tyrosine/serine kinase.

    Carol Featherstone;Paul Russell

  • Human homolog of fission yeast cdc25 mitotic inducer is predominantly expressed in G2

    Krishna Sadhu;Steven I. Reed;Helena Richardson;Paul Russell

  • p80cdc25 mitotic inducer is the tyrosine phosphatase that activates p34cdc2 kinase in fission yeast.

    J. B. Millar;C. H. McGowan;G. Lenaers;Robert Jones

  • The mitotic inducer nim1+ functions in a regulatory network of protein kinase homologs controlling the initiation of mitosis.

    Paul Russell;Paul Nurse

  • Ctp1 is a cell-cycle-regulated protein that functions with Mre11 complex to control double-strand break repair by homologous recombination.

    Oliver Limbo;Charly Chahwan;Yoshiki Yamada;Robertus A.M. de Bruin

  • Replication Checkpoint Enforced by Kinases Cds1 and Chk1

    Michael N. Boddy;Beth Furnari;Odile Mondesert;Paul Russell

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Murphy
Christopher J. Murphy University of California, Davis
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Paul F. Nealey
Paul F. Nealey University of Chicago
John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jonathan B.A. Millar
Jonathan B.A. Millar University of Warwick
W. Hayes McDonald
W. Hayes McDonald Vanderbilt University
Paul Nurse
Paul Nurse The Francis Crick Institute
Steven I. Reed
Steven I. Reed Scripps Research Institute
James A. Wohlschlegel
James A. Wohlschlegel University of California, Los Angeles
Helena E. Richardson
Helena E. Richardson La Trobe University

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