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Sarah J. Butcher

Sarah J. Butcher

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Biology and Biochemistry

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54
Citations
10274
World Ranking
15652
National Ranking
116

Overview

Sarah J. Butcher is a researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their primary area of work lies in Medicine, with a strong focus on various subfields including Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research prominently covers a range of topics related to viral infections and immunology, encompassing the following:

  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Recent publications showcase a focus on viral mechanisms, immune response, and molecular biology. Notable papers include:

  • "Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity," 2020, Science
  • "Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and provides a possible pathway into the central nervous system," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Extracellular vesicles provide a capsid-free vector for oncolytic adenoviral DNA delivery," 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • "Molecular Organisation of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus," 2022, Viruses
  • "Community recommendations on cryoEM data archiving and validation," 2024, IUCrJ

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Maria Anastasina
  • Zlatka Plavec
  • Aušra Domanska
  • C Mitchell
  • Lauri I. A. Pulkkinen

Sarah J. Butcher's work is often published in venues that specialize in virology, biological sciences, and infectious disease research. Key publication venues include:

  • EMPIAR dataset
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Journal of Virology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity.

    Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ravi Ojha;Liliana D. Pedro;Liliana D. Pedro;Minou Djannatian;Minou Djannatian

  • A Mechanism for Initiating RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerization

    Sarah J. Butcher;Jonathan M. Grimes;Eugeny V. Makeyev;Dennis H. Bamford

  • Molecular mechanisms of membrane deformation by I-BAR domain proteins.

    Juha Saarikangas;Hongxia Zhao;Anette Pykäläinen;Pasi Laurinmäki

  • Insights into assembly from structural analysis of bacteriophage PRD1

    Nicola G. A. Abrescia;Joseph J. B. Cockburn;Joseph J. B. Cockburn;Jonathan M. Grimes;Geoffrey C. Sutton

  • Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Icosahedral Particles—The Uncommon Line

    S.D. Fuller;S.J. Butcher;R.H. Cheng;T.S. Baker

  • Lamellar organization of pigments in chlorosomes, the light harvesting complexes of green photosynthetic bacteria

    J. Pšenčík;T.P. Ikonen;P. Laurinmäki;M.C. Merckel

  • Architecture of respiratory syncytial virus revealed by electron cryotomography

    Lassi Liljeroos;Magdalena Anna Krzyzaniak;Ari Helenius;Sarah Jane Butcher

  • Gold-embedded photosensitive liposomes for drug delivery: triggering mechanism and intracellular release.

    Lauri Paasonen;Tuomas Sipilä;Astrid Subrizi;Pasi Laurinmäki

  • Intermediates in the assembly pathway of the double-stranded RNA virus φ6

    S.J. Butcher;T. Dokland;P.M. Ojala;D.H. Bamford

  • LOW PH INDUCES SWIVELING OF THE GLYCOPROTEIN HETERODIMERS IN THE SEMLIKI-FOREST VIRUS SPIKE COMPLEX

    Stephen D Fuller;John A Berriman;Sarah J Butcher;Brent E Gowen

  • Electron Cryotomography of Tula Hantavirus Suggests a Unique Assembly Paradigm for Enveloped Viruses

    Juha T. Huiskonen;Jussi Hepojoki;Pasi Laurinmäki;Antti Vaheri

  • Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Novel Arenaviruses, the Etiological Agents of Boid Inclusion Body Disease

    Udo Hetzel;Tarja Sironen;Pasi Laurinmäki;Lassi Liljeroos

  • Electron cryotomography of measles virus reveals how matrix protein coats the ribonucleocapsid within intact virions

    Lassi Liljeroos;Juha T. Huiskonen;Ari Ora;Petri Susi

  • Insights Into Virus Evolution and Membrane Biogenesis from the Structure of the Marine Lipid-Containing Bacteriophage Pm2

    Nicola G.A. Abrescia;Jonathan M. Grimes;Hanna M. Kivelä;Hanna M. Kivelä;Rene Assenberg

  • DNA PACKAGING ORDERS THE MEMBRANE OF BACTERIOPHAGE PRD1

    S. J. Butcher;D. H. Bamford;S. D. Fuller

  • Structure of the bacteriophage phi6 nucleocapsid suggests a mechanism for sequential RNA packaging.

    Juha T. Huiskonen;Felix de Haas;Doryen Bubeck;Dennis H. Bamford

  • Bacteriophage PRD1 contains a labile receptor-binding structure at each vertex.

    Pia S Rydman;Javier Caldentey;Sarah J Butcher;Stephen D Fuller

  • Minor proteins, mobile arms and membrane–capsid interactions in the bacteriophage PRD1 capsid

    Carmen San Martín;Juha T. Huiskonen;Jaana K. H. Bamford;Sarah J. Butcher

  • Structure of the human cytomegalovirus B capsid by electron cryomicroscopy and image reconstruction.

    S.J. Butcher;J. Aitken;J. Mitchell;B. Gowen

  • Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and provides a possible pathway into the central nervous system

    Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ravi Ohja;Liliana Pedro;Minou Djannatian

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis H. Bamford
Dennis H. Bamford University of Helsinki
David I. Stuart
David I. Stuart University of Oxford
Heikki Tenhu
Heikki Tenhu University of Helsinki
Jonathan M. Grimes
Jonathan M. Grimes University of Oxford
Olli Vapalahti
Olli Vapalahti University of Helsinki
Anja Kipar
Anja Kipar University of Zurich
Katja C. Wolthers
Katja C. Wolthers University of Amsterdam
Abraham J. Koster
Abraham J. Koster Leiden University Medical Center
Twan Rutten
Twan Rutten Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Helen R. Saibil
Helen R. Saibil Birkbeck, University of London

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