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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Peter B. Moore is a researcher affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields in which they have published works are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Aging
  • Structural Biology

The primary topics of research covered by their publications include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis

Peter B. Moore has co-authored work with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Thomas A. Steitz
  • Nenad Ban
  • Poul Nissen
  • J.L. Hansen
  • Jeffrey C. Hansen

Their research has been published in a variety of scientific venues, most notably:

  • Science
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biophysical Journal

Selected recent papers authored by Peter B. Moore include:

  • The protein-folding problem: Not yet solved, 2022, Science
  • The PDB and the ribosome, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • On the response of elongating ribosomes to forces opposing translocation, 2024, Biophysical Journal

Peter B. Moore has been recognized with several professional honors over their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1979

Best Publications

  • The complete atomic structure of the large ribosomal subunit at 2.4 A resolution.

    Nenad Ban;Poul Nissen;Jeffrey L. Hansen;Peter B. Moore

  • The Structural Basis of Ribosome Activity in Peptide Bond Synthesis

    Poul Nissen;Jeffrey Hansen;Nenad Ban;Peter B. Moore

  • The kink-turn: a new RNA secondary structure motif.

    D.J. Klein;T.M. Schmeing;P.B. Moore;T.A. Steitz;T.A. Steitz

  • RNA tertiary interactions in the large ribosomal subunit: the A-minor motif.

    Poul Nissen;Joseph A. Ippolito;Nenad Ban;Peter B. Moore

  • The Structures of Four Macrolide Antibiotics Bound to the Large Ribosomal Subunit

    Jeffrey L. Hansen;Joseph A. Ippolito;Nenad Ban;Poul Nissen

  • A new system for naming ribosomal proteins

    Nenad Ban;Roland Beckmann;Jamie H D Cate;Jonathan D Dinman

  • The crystal structure of yeast phenylalanine tRNA at 1.93 A resolution: a classic structure revisited.

    Huijing Shi;Peter B. Moore

  • Metals, Motifs, and Recognition in the Crystal Structure of a 5S rRNA Domain

    Carl C. Correll;Carl C. Correll;Betty Freeborn;Peter B. Moore;Thomas A. Steitz;Thomas A. Steitz

  • Placement of protein and RNA structures into a 5 A-resolution map of the 50S ribosomal subunit.

    Nenad Ban;Nenad Ban;Poul Nissen;Jeffrey Hansen;Jeffrey Hansen;Malcolm Capel

  • Structures of Five Antibiotics Bound at the Peptidyl Transferase Center of the Large Ribosomal Subunit

    Jeffrey L. Hansen;Peter B. Moore;Thomas A. Steitz;Thomas A. Steitz

  • The roles of ribosomal proteins in the structure assembly, and evolution of the large ribosomal subunit.

    D.J. Klein;P.B. Moore;T.A. Steitz;T.A. Steitz

  • Structures of MLSBK antibiotics bound to mutated large ribosomal subunits provide a structural explanation for resistance.

    Daqi Tu;Gregor Blaha;Peter B. Moore;Thomas A. Steitz;Thomas A. Steitz

  • The crystal structure of elongation factor G complexed with GDP, at 2.7 A resolution.

    J. Czworkowski;J. Wang;T.A. Steitz;P.B. Moore

  • Structural motifs in RNA.

    P. B. Moore

  • The geometry of the ribosomal polypeptide exit tunnel.

    N.R. Voss;M. Gerstein;T.A. Steitz;T.A. Steitz;P.B. Moore

  • RNA, the first macromolecular catalyst: the ribosome is a ribozyme

    Thomas A Steitz;Thomas A Steitz;Peter B Moore

  • Crystal Structure of the Oxazolidinone Antibiotic Linezolid Bound to the 50S Ribosomal Subunit

    Joseph A Ippolito;Zoltan F Kanyo;Deping Wang;Francois J Franceschi

  • The contribution of metal ions to the structural stability of the large ribosomal subunit.

    Daniel J. Klein;Peter B. Moore;Thomas A. Steitz

  • Solution structure of an unusually stable RNA tetraplex containing G- and U-quartet structures.

    Chaejoon Cheong;Peter B. Moore

  • Structural insights into peptide bond formation

    Hansen Jl;Schmeing Tm;Moore Pb;Steitz Ta

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathaniel W. Alcock
Nathaniel W. Alcock University of Warwick
Thomas A. Steitz
Thomas A. Steitz Yale University
Donald M. Engelman
Donald M. Engelman Yale University
Norman Herron
Norman Herron DuPont (United States)
Poul Nissen
Poul Nissen Aarhus University
Jimin Wang
Jimin Wang Yale University
Nenad Ban
Nenad Ban ETH Zurich
Venki Ramakrishnan
Venki Ramakrishnan MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Alan Brown
Alan Brown Harvard University
Neocles B. Leontis
Neocles B. Leontis Bowling Green State University

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