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Ronald A. Skurray

Ronald A. Skurray

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D-Index
67
Citations
15938
World Ranking
2534
National Ranking
88

Overview

Ronald A. Skurray is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research work primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a concentration in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization

Skurray has contributed to scientific literature with recent papers published in recognized venues. These include:

  • "Molecular Analysis of pSK1 par: A Novel Plasmid Partitioning System Encoded by Staphylococcal Multiresistance Plasmids," 2022, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "Molecular Analysis of Psk1 Par: A Novel Plasmid Partitioning System Encoded by Staphylococcal Multiresistance Plasmids," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their work are:

  • Helena Chan
  • Slade O. Jensen
  • Rebecca LeBard
  • William A. Figgett
  • Evelyn Lai

Skurray's publication record shows engagement with prominent academic outlets such as the Journal of Molecular Biology and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Proton-dependent multidrug efflux systems.

    Ian T. Paulsen;Melissa H. Brown;Ronald A. Skurray

  • Analysis of the sequence and gene products of the transfer region of the F sex factor.

    L S Frost;K Ippen-Ihler;R A Skurray

  • Regulation of Bacterial Drug Export Systems

    Steve Grkovic;Melissa H. Brown;Ronald A. Skurray

  • The multidrug efflux protein NorM is a prototype of a new family of transporters

    Melissa H. Brown;Ian T. Paulsen;Ronald A. Skurray

  • Structural Mechanisms of QacR Induction and Multidrug Recognition

    Maria A. Schumacher;Marshall C. Miller;Steve Grkovic;Melissa H. Brown

  • The SMR family: a novel family of multidrug efflux proteins involved with the efflux of lipophilic drugs

    Ian T. Paulsen;Ronald A. Skurray;Roland Tam;Milton H. Saier

  • Membrane transport proteins: implications of sequence comparisons.

    Jeffrey K. Griffith;Michael E. Baker;Duncan A. Rouch;Malcolm G.P. Page

  • The 3' conserved segment of integrons contains a gene associated with multidrug resistance to antiseptics and disinfectants.

    I T Paulsen;T G Littlejohn;P Rådström;L Sundström

  • Efflux‐mediated antiseptic resistance gene qacA from Staphylococcus aureus: common ancestry with tetracycline‐ and sugar‐transport proteins

    D A Rouch;D S Cram;D DiBerardino;T G Littlejohn

  • Multidrug resistance proteins QacA and QacB from Staphylococcus aureus: membrane topology and identification of residues involved in substrate specificity.

    I T Paulsen;M H Brown;T G Littlejohn;B A Mitchell

  • Evolutionary origins of multidrug and drug-specific efflux pumps in bacteria

    Milton H. Saier;Ian T. Paulsen;Marek K. Sliwinski;Stephanie S. Pao

  • Structural basis for cooperative DNA binding by two dimers of the multidrug-binding protein QacR

    Maria A. Schumacher;Marshall C. Miller;Steve Grkovic;Melissa H. Brown

  • Physical and biochemical characterization of the qacA gene encoding antiseptic and disinfectant resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Tennent Jm;Lyon Br;Midgley M;Jones Ig

  • Con--mutants: class of mutants in Escherichia coli K-12 lacking a major cell wall protein and defective in conjugation and adsorption of a bacteriophage.

    Ronald A. Skurray;Robert E. W. Hancock;Peter Reeves

  • Cell--cell interactions in conjugating Escherichia coli: role of traT protein in surface exclusion.

    Mark Achtman;Nicholas Kennedy;Ron Skurray

  • Substrate specificity and energetics of antiseptic and disinfectant resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Tim G. Littlejohn;Ian T. Paulsen;Matthew T. Gillespie;Jan M. Tennent

  • QacR is a repressor protein that regulates expression of the Staphylococcus aureus multidrug efflux pump QacA.

    Steve Grkovic;Melissa H. Brown;Natalie J. Roberts;Ian T. Paulsen

  • The aacA-aphD Gentamicin and Kanamycin Resistance Determinant of Tn4001 from Staphylococcus aureus: Expression and Nucleotide Sequence Analysis

    Duncan A. Rouch;Mary E. Byrne;Yeun C. Kong;Ronald A. Skurray

  • Tn4001: a gentamicin and kanamycin resistance transposon in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Bruce R. Lyon;John W. May;Ronald A. Skurray

  • Staphylococcal multidrug efflux protein QacA.

    Melissa Hackett Brown;Ronald Anthony Skurray

Frequent Co-Authors

Melissa H. Brown
Melissa H. Brown Flinders University
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Matthew T. Gillespie
Matthew T. Gillespie Monash University
Maria A. Schumacher
Maria A. Schumacher Duke University
Michael R. Yeaman
Michael R. Yeaman University of California, Los Angeles
Richard G. Brennan
Richard G. Brennan Duke University
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles
Peter R. Reeves
Peter R. Reeves University of Sydney
Milton H. Saier
Milton H. Saier University of California, San Diego
Alvin J. Clark
Alvin J. Clark University of Arizona

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