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Sergei M. Mirkin

Sergei M. Mirkin

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Genetics

D-Index
56
Citations
12089
World Ranking
3493
National Ranking
1516

Overview

Sergei M. Mirkin is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with additional work in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Plant Science, Ecology, and Cell Biology.

The main topics covered by their scientific work include:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA modifications and cancer

They have published frequently in several academic venues. The leading publication outlets for their research are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Molecular Cell

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "On the wrong DNA track: Molecular mechanisms of repeat-mediated genome instability" (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • "S1-END-seq reveals DNA secondary structures in human cells" (2022, Molecular Cell)
  • "Detection of alternative DNA structures and its implications for human disease" (2023, Molecular Cell)
  • "Large-scale contractions of Friedreich's ataxia GAA repeats in yeast occur during DNA replication due to their triplex-forming ability" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Replication-independent instability of Friedreich's ataxia GAA repeats during chronological aging" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Frequent coauthors with whom Sergei M. Mirkin has collaborated on multiple publications are:

  • Ryan J. McGinty
  • Alexandra N. Khristich
  • Gabriel Matos-Rodrigues
  • Julia A. Hisey
  • Chiara Masnovo

Best Publications

  • Expandable DNA repeats and human disease

    Sergei M. Mirkin

  • Triplex DNA Structures

    Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • Replication Fork Stalling at Natural Impediments

    Ekaterina V. Mirkin;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • DNA H form requires a homopurine-homopyrimidine mirror repeat.

    S. M. Mirkin;V. I. Lyamichev;K. N. Drushlyak;V. N. Dobrynin

  • Human mutation rate associated with DNA replication timing

    John A Stamatoyannopoulos;Ivan Adzhubei;Robert E Thurman;Gregory V Kryukov

  • Trinucleotide repeats affect DNA replication in vivo.

    George M. Samadashwily;Gordana Raca;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • H-DNA and Related Structures

    Sergei M. Mirkin;Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii

  • DNA structures, repeat expansions and human hereditary disorders.

    Sergei M Mirkin

  • Replication stalling at unstable inverted repeats: Interplay between DNA hairpins and fork stabilizing proteins

    Irina Voineagu;Vidhya Narayanan;Kirill S. Lobachev;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • On the wrong DNA track: Molecular mechanisms of repeat-mediated genome instability

    Alexandra N. Khristich;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • Structures of Homopurine-homopyrimidine Tract in Superhelical DNA

    V I Lyamichev;S M Mirkin;M D Frank-Kamenetskii

  • Replication stalling at Friedreich's ataxia (GAA)n repeats in vivo.

    Maria M. Krasilnikova;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • Mechanisms of transcription-replication collisions in bacteria.

    Ekaterina V. Mirkin;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • Replication and expansion of trinucleotide repeats in yeast.

    Richard Pelletier;Maria M. Krasilnikova;George M. Samadashwily;Robert Lahue

  • A pH-dependent structural transition in the homopurine-homopyrimidine tract in superhelical DNA

    V. I. Lyamichev;S. M. Mirkin;M. D. Frank-Kamenetskii

  • Chemical probing of homopurine-homopyrimidine mirror repeats in supercoiled DNA.

    O. N. Voloshin;S. M. Mirkin;V. I. Lyamichev;B. P. Belotserkovskii

  • A stable complex between homopyrimidine oligomers and the homologous regions of duplex DNAs

    Victor I. Lyamichev;Sergei M. Mirkin;Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii;Charles R. Cantor

  • Characteristic enrichment of DNA repeats in different genomes

    Randal Cox;Sergei M. Mirkin

  • Mechanisms and implications of transcription blockage by guanine-rich DNA sequences

    Boris P. Belotserkovskii;Richard Liu;Silvia Tornaletti;Maria M. Krasilnikova

  • Large-Scale Expansions of Friedreich's Ataxia GAA Repeats in Yeast

    Alexander A. Shishkin;Irina Voineagu;Robert Matera;Nicole Cherng

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas D. Petes
Thomas D. Petes Duke University
Philip C. Hanawalt
Philip C. Hanawalt Stanford University
Alexander Vologodskii
Alexander Vologodskii New York University
Shamil R. Sunyaev
Shamil R. Sunyaev Harvard University
Eric T. Wang
Eric T. Wang University of Florida
Christopher D. Putnam
Christopher D. Putnam University of California, San Diego
Patrick Sung
Patrick Sung The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos University of Washington
Michael Lisby
Michael Lisby University of Copenhagen

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