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Robert A. Nicholas is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these broader areas, they focus on subfields such as Microbiology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Robert A. Nicholas has contributed to numerous publications with a notable presence in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE, and ACS Infectious Diseases.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Preclinical safety and efficacy characterization of an LpxC inhibitor against Gram-negative pathogens" (2023), Science Translational Medicine
  • "Mutations in penicillin-binding protein 2 from cephalosporin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae hinder ceftriaxone acylation by restricting protein dynamics" (2020), Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "High-Level Cefixime- and Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in France: Novel penA Mosaic Allele in a Successful International Clone Causes Treatment Failure" (2020), UNC Libraries
  • "Mutations in PBP2 from ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae alter the dynamics of the β3-β4 loop to favor a low-affinity drug-binding state" (2021), Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Commensal Neisseria species share immune suppressive mechanisms with Neisseria gonorrhoeae" (2023), PLoS ONE

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Christopher Davies
  • Joshua Tomberg
  • T. Kendall Harden
  • Alena Fedarovich
  • Ann E. Jerse

Best Publications

  • High-level cefixime- and ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in France: novel penA mosaic allele in a successful international clone causes treatment failure.

    Magnus Unemo;Daniel Golparian;Robert Nicholas;Makoto Ohnishi

  • Emergence of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and untreatable gonorrhea

    Magnus Unemo;Robert A Nicholas

  • Uridine nucleotide selectivity of three phospholipase C-activating P2 receptors: identification of a UDP-selective, a UTP-selective, and an ATP- and UTP-specific receptor.

    Robert A. Nicholas;William C. Watt;Eduardo R. Lazarowski;Qing Li

  • P2-Purinergic Receptors: Subtype-Associated Signaling Responses and Structure

    T K Harden;J L Boyer;R A Nicholas

  • Second messenger cascade specificity and pharmacological selectivity of the human P2Y1-purinoceptor

    Joel B. Schachter;Qing Li;José L. Boyer;Robert A. Nicholas

  • Physiological regulation of ATP release at the apical surface of human airway epithelia.

    Seiko F. Okada;Robert A. Nicholas;Silvia M. Kreda;Eduardo R. Lazarowski

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with reduced susceptibility to cefixime and ceftriaxone: association with genetic polymorphisms in penA, mtrR, porB1b, and ponA.

    Robert Lindberg;Hans Fredlund;Robert Nicholas;Magnus Unemo

  • Expression of a cloned P2Y purinergic receptor that couples to phospholipase C.

    T M Filtz;Q Li;J L Boyer;R A Nicholas

  • Agonist Action of Adenosine Triphosphates at the Human P2Y1 Receptor

    R. Kyle Palmer;José L. Boyer;Joel B. Schachter;Robert A. Nicholas

  • Mutations in ponA, the Gene Encoding Penicillin-Binding Protein 1, and a Novel Locus, penC, Are Required for High-Level Chromosomally Mediated Penicillin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Patricia A. Ropp;Mei Hu;Melanie Olesky;Robert A. Nicholas

  • Overexpression of the MtrC-MtrD-MtrE Efflux Pump Due to an mtrR Mutation Is Required for Chromosomally Mediated Penicillin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Wendy L. Veal;Wendy L. Veal;Robert A. Nicholas;William M. Shafer;William M. Shafer

  • Voltage-dependent Anion Channel-1 (VDAC-1) Contributes to ATP Release and Cell Volume Regulation in Murine Cells

    Seiko F. Okada;Wanda K. O'Neal;Pingbo Huang;Robert A. Nicholas

  • Genetics of chromosomally mediated intermediate resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

    Shuqing Zhao;Margaret Duncan;Joshua Tomberg;Christopher Davies

  • Identification and Analysis of Amino Acid Mutations in Porin IB That Mediate Intermediate-Level Resistance to Penicillin and Tetracycline in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Melanie Olesky;Marcia Hobbs;Robert A. Nicholas

  • HEK293 human embryonic kidney cells endogenously express the P2Y1 and P2Y2 receptors.

    Joel B. Schachter;Susan M. Sromek;Robert A. Nicholas;T.Kendall Harden

  • Porin-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Ion, Solute, and Antibiotic Permeation through PIB Proteins with penB Mutations

    Melanie Olesky;Shuqing Zhao;Robert L. Rosenberg;Robert A. Nicholas

  • The Role of Amino Acids in Extracellular Loops of the Human P2Y1 Receptor in Surface Expression and Activation Processes

    Carsten Hoffmann;Stefano Moro;Robert A. Nicholas;T. Kendall Harden

  • Extracellular NAD+ is an agonist of the human P2Y11 purinergic receptor in human granulocytes.

    Iliana Moreschi;Santina Bruzzone;Robert A. Nicholas;Floriana Fruscione

  • Molecular and structural analysis of mosaic variants of penicillin-binding protein 2 conferring decreased susceptibility to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Role of epistatic mutations

    Joshua Tomberg;Magnus Unemo;Christopher Davies;Robert A Nicholas

  • ATP, an agonist at the rat P2Y(4) receptor, is an antagonist at the human P2Y(4) receptor.

    C Kennedy;A D Qi;C L Herold;T K Harden

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Kendall Harden
T. Kendall Harden University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Magnus Unemo
Magnus Unemo Örebro University
Eduardo R. Lazarowski
Eduardo R. Lazarowski University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
José L. Boyer
José L. Boyer Inspire Pharmaceuticals
William M. Shafer
William M. Shafer Emory University
Ann E. Jerse
Ann E. Jerse Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Kenneth A. Jacobson National Institutes of Health
Makoto Ohnishi
Makoto Ohnishi National Institutes of Health
Wanda K. O'Neal
Wanda K. O'Neal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles Kennedy
Charles Kennedy University of Strathclyde

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