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Raphael Lamed

Raphael Lamed

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
25522
World Ranking
3669
National Ranking
33

Overview

Raphael Lamed is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and specializes in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Materials Chemistry, and Biochemistry. Their research spans a number of interconnected fields and topics related to enzyme production, protein structure, and biochemical processes.

Lamed's work primarily explores areas such as:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Biochemical Acid Research Studies
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

The scientist has contributed to research published in various scientific journals, including:

  • Science Advances
  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications
  • Protein Science

Some notable recent papers by Lamed include:

  • "Discovery and mechanism of a pH-dependent dual-binding-site switch in the interaction of a pair of protein modules," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase moonlighting activity as a DNA chelating agent," 2020, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "Novel clostridial cell-surface hemicellulose-binding CBM3 proteins," 2021, Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications
  • "Unique Fn3-like biosensor in σI/anti-σI factors for regulatory expression of major cellulosomal scaffoldins in Pseudobacteroides cellulosolvens," 2024, Protein Science

Lamed frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Edward A. Bayer
  • Sheng Dong
  • Yajun Liu
  • Qiu Cui
  • Yingang Feng

Best Publications

  • Polysaccharide utilization by gut bacteria: potential for new insights from genomic analysis

    Harry James Flint;Edward A. Bayer;Marco T. Rincon;Raphael Lamed

  • The Cellulosomes: Multienzyme Machines for Degradation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides

    Edward A. Bayer;Jean-Pierre Belaich;Yuval Shoham;Raphael Lamed

  • Cellulose, cellulases and cellulosomes

    Edward A Bayer;Henri Chanzy;Raphael Lamed;Yuval Shoham

  • Characterization of a cellulose-binding, cellulase-containing complex in Clostridium thermocellum.

    R Lamed;E Setter;E A Bayer

  • Crystal structure of a bacterial family-III cellulose-binding domain: a general mechanism for attachment to cellulose.

    J. Tormo;R. Lamed;A. J. Chirino;E. Morag

  • The cellulosome — A treasure-trove for biotechnology

    Edward A. Bayer;Ely Morag;Raphael Lamed

  • Cellulosomes-structure and ultrastructure.

    Edward A. Bayer;Linda J.W. Shimon;Yuval Shoham;Raphael Lamed

  • The cellulosome concept as an efficient microbial strategy for the degradation of insoluble polysaccharides.

    Yuval Shoham;Raphael Lamed;Edward A. Bayer

  • The potential of cellulases and cellulosomes for cellulosic waste management.

    Edward A Bayer;Raphael Lamed;Michael E Himmel

  • From cellulosomes to cellulosomics

    Edward A. Bayer;Raphael Lamed;Bryan A. White;Harry James Flint

  • Adherence of Clostridium thermocellum to cellulose.

    E A Bayer;R Kenig;R Lamed

  • Action of designer cellulosomes on homogeneous versus complex substrates: controlled incorporation of three distinct enzymes into a defined trifunctional scaffoldin.

    Henri-Pierre Fierobe;Florence Mingardon;Adva Mechaly;Anne Bélaïch

  • Thermostable enzymes in organic synthesis. 2. Asymmetric reduction of ketones with alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobium brockii

    Ehud. Keinan;Eva K. Hafeli;Kamal K. Seth;Raphael. Lamed

  • Cellulosome: a discrete cell surface organelle of Clostridium thermocellum which exhibits separate antigenic, cellulose-binding and various cellulolytic activities

    R. Lamed;E. Setter;R. Kenig;E.A. Bayer

  • Degradation of cellulose substrates by cellulosome chimeras. Substrate targeting versus proximity of enzyme components.

    Henri Pierre Fierobe;Edward A. Bayer;Chantal Tardif;Chantal Tardif;Mirjam Czjzek

  • Organization and distribution of the cellulosome in Clostridium thermocellum.

    E A Bayer;E Setter;R Lamed

  • Species-specificity of the cohesin-dockerin interaction between Clostridium thermocellum and Clostridium cellulolyticum: prediction of specificity determinants of the dockerin domain.

    Sandrine Pagès;Anne Bélaïch;Jean-Pierre Bélaïch;Jean-Pierre Bélaïch;Ely Morag

  • Specialized cell surface structures in cellulolytic bacteria.

    R Lamed;J Naimark;E Morgenstern;E A Bayer

  • The Cellulosome of Clostridium thermocellum

    Raphael Lamed;Edward A. Bayer

  • Covalent coupling of nucleotides to agarose for affinity chromatography.

    Raphael Lamed;Yehuda Levin;Meir Wilchek

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward A. Bayer
Edward A. Bayer Weizmann Institute of Science
Yuval Shoham
Yuval Shoham Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Felix Frolow
Felix Frolow Tel Aviv University
Linda J. W. Shimon
Linda J. W. Shimon Weizmann Institute of Science
Harry J. Flint
Harry J. Flint University of Aberdeen
Bryan A. White
Bryan A. White University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jean-Pierre Belaich
Jean-Pierre Belaich Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David Wilson
David Wilson Binghamton University
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Michael E. Himmel
Michael E. Himmel National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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