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80
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21868
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4103
National Ranking
2016

Overview

Richard A. Kahn is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also made in medicine. Subfields of particular focus include molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, surgery, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics, including:

  • Genetic and kidney cyst diseases
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Bariatric surgery and outcomes
  • Diabetes treatment and management

Frequent publication venues associated with Richard A. Kahn include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Definitions
  • UNC Libraries
  • eLife
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell

The following recent papers illustrate the range and scope of their research contributions:

  • "Antibody characterization is critical to enhance reproducibility in biomedical research," 2024, eLife
  • "A Eukaryote-Wide Perspective on the Diversity and Evolution of the ARF GTPase Protein Family," 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "ARL13B regulates Sonic hedgehog signaling from outside primary cilia," 2020, eLife
  • "ARF family GTPases with links to cilia," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • "The ARF GAP ELMOD2 acts with different GTPases to regulate centrosomal microtubule nucleation and cytokinesis," 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell

Collaborations appear frequent with several coauthors, including:

  • Tamara Caspary
  • Rachel E. Turn
  • Harvinder Virk
  • Joshua Linnert
  • Uwe Wolfrum

Best Publications

  • ADP-Ribosylation factor is a subunit of the coat of Golgi-derived COP-coated vesicles: A novel role for a GTP-binding protein

    Tito Serafini;Tito Serafini;Lelio Orci;Mylène Amherdt;Michael Brunner

  • The protein cofactor necessary for ADP-ribosylation of Gs by cholera toxin is itself a GTP binding protein.

    R A Kahn;A G Gilman

  • A bacterial guanine nucleotide exchange factor activates ARF on Legionella phagosomes.

    Hiroki Nagai;Jonathan C. Kagan;Xinjun Zhu;Richard A. Kahn

  • ADP-ribosylation factor, a small GTP-binding protein, is required for binding of the coatomer protein beta-COP to Golgi membranes

    Julie G. Donaldson;Dan Cassel;Richard A. Kahn;Richard D. Klausner

  • Purification of a protein cofactor required for ADP-ribosylation of the stimulatory regulatory component of adenylate cyclase by cholera toxin

    R A Kahn;A G Gilman

  • Antisera of designed specificity for subunits of guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins

    Susanne M. Mumby;Richard A. Kahn;David R. Manning;Alfred G. Gilman

  • ADP-ribosylation factor is functionally and physically associated with the Golgi complex.

    Tim Stearns;Mark C. Willingham;David Botstein;Richard A. Kahn

  • Binding of ARF and β-cop to Golgi membranes: Possible regulation by a trimeric G protein.

    Julie G. Donaldson;Richard A. Kahn;Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz;Richard D. Klausner

  • Structure of the Human ADP-ribosylation Factor 1 Complexed With GDP

    Juan Carlos Amor;David H. Harrison;Richard A. Kahn;Dagmar Ringe

  • A family of ADP-ribosylation factor effectors that can alter membrane transport through the trans-Golgi.

    Annette L. Boman;Chun-jiang Zhang;Xinjun Zhu;Richard A. Kahn

  • Arl13b regulates ciliogenesis and the dynamic localization of Shh signaling proteins.

    Christine E. Larkins;Gladys D. Gonzalez Aviles;Michael P. East;Richard A. Kahn

  • A C-terminal translocation signal required for Dot/Icm-dependent delivery of the Legionella RalF protein to host cells

    Hiroki Nagai;Eric D. Cambronne;Jonathan C. Kagan;Juan Carlos Amor

  • Arf proteins: the membrane traffic police?

    Annette L. Boman;Richard A. Kahn

  • ADP ribosylation factor is an essential protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is encoded by two genes.

    T Stearns;R A Kahn;D Botstein;M A Hoyt

  • Fluoride is not an activator of the smaller (20-25 kDa) GTP-binding proteins.

    R A Kahn

  • The amino terminus of ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) is a critical determinant of ARF activities and is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein transport.

    R A Kahn;P Randazzo;T Serafini;O Weiss

  • Mammalian Cdc42 Is a Brefeldin A-sensitive Component of the Golgi Apparatus

    Jon W. Erickson;Chun-jiang Zhang;Richard A. Kahn;Tony Evans

  • ADP-ribosylation factor is required for vesicular trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum and the cis-Golgi compartment

    W E Balch;R A Kahn;R Schwaninger

  • Intracellular Distribution of Arf Proteins in Mammalian Cells Arf6 IS UNIQUELY LOCALIZED TO THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

    Margaret M. Cavenagh;J. Andrew Whitney;J. Andrew Whitney;Kathleen Carroll;Chun-jiang Zhang

  • Isoform-selective Effects of the Depletion of ADP-Ribosylation Factors 1–5 on Membrane Traffic

    Laura A. Volpicelli-Daley;Yawei Li;Chun-Jiang Zhang;Richard A. Kahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Randazzo
Paul A. Randazzo National Institutes of Health
Mohamed Mezouar
Mohamed Mezouar European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
John E. Johnson
John E. Johnson Scripps Research Institute
James H. Prestegard
James H. Prestegard University of Georgia
Elizabeth Sztul
Elizabeth Sztul University of Alabama at Birmingham
Allan I. Levey
Allan I. Levey Emory University
Joel B. Dacks
Joel B. Dacks University of Alberta
Craig R. Roy
Craig R. Roy Yale University
Olivier Maury
Olivier Maury École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Thierry Prangé
Thierry Prangé Université Paris Cité

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