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  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Stephen J. W. Busby is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Ecology, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist has explored various topics including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Several recent publications reflect their area of expertise and collaborative work. These papers include:

  • Redefining fundamental concepts of transcription initiation in bacteria, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Laboratory strains of Escherichia coli K-12: things are seldom what they seem, 2023, Microbial Genomics
  • Antimicrobial resistance and gene regulation in Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli from Egyptian children with diarrhoea: Similarities and differences, 2020, Virulence
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Comparative Genome Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated in Egypt, 2021, Microorganisms
  • The PAR promoter expression system: Modified lac promoters for controlled recombinant protein production in Escherichia coli, 2021, New Biotechnology

Stephen J. W. Busby frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Douglas F. Browning
  • Rita E. Godfrey
  • Joanne Hothersall
  • Munirah M. Alhammadi
  • Radwa Abdelwahab

Their publications are often found in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Virulence, New Biotechnology, Nature Reviews Genetics, and Microbial Genomics.

In recognition of their contributions to science, the scientist was named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2005.

Best Publications

  • The regulation of bacterial transcription initiation

    Douglas F. Browning;Stephen J. W. Busby

  • Transcriptional Regulation by cAMP and Its Receptor Protein

    A Kolb;S Busby;H Buc;S Garges

  • Transcription activation by catabolite activator protein (CAP).

    Steve Busby;Richard H Ebright

  • Observation of tissue metabolites using 31P nuclear magnetic resonance.

    D. I. Hoult;S. J. W. Busby;D. G. Gadian;G. K. Radda

  • Cyclic AMP receptor protein: role in transcription activation

    B de Crombrugghe;S Busby;H Buc

  • Promoter structure, promoter recognition, and transcription activation in prokaryotes

    Steve Busby;Richard H. Ebright

  • Local and global regulation of transcription initiation in bacteria

    Douglas F. Browning;Stephen J. W. Busby

  • Region 2.5 of the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase σ70 subunit is responsible for the recognition of the ‘extended −10’ motif at promoters

    Kerry A. Barne;Jon A. Bown;Stephen J.W. Busby;Stephen D. Minchin

  • Association of nucleoid proteins with coding and non-coding segments of the Escherichia coli genome

    David C. Grainger;Douglas Hurd;Martin D. Goldberg;Stephen J. W. Busby

  • The bacterial LexA transcriptional repressor.

    M Butala;D Zgur-Bertok;Stephen Busby

  • Effects of nucleoid-associated proteins on bacterial chromosome structure and gene expression

    Douglas F. Browning;David C. Grainger;Stephen J. W. Busby

  • Studies of the distribution of Escherichia coli cAMP-receptor protein and RNA polymerase along the E. coli chromosome

    David C. Grainger;Douglas Hurd;Marcus Harrison;Jolyon Holdstock

  • Stringent spacing requirements for transcription activation by CRP.

    Kevin Gaston;Andrew Bell;Annie Kolb;Henri Buc

  • Activating transcription in bacteria.

    David J Lee;Stephen D Minchin;Stephen J W Busby

  • Chromosome position effects on gene expression in Escherichia coli K-12

    Jack A. Bryant;Laura E. Sellars;Stephen J. W. Busby;David J. Lee

  • Identification and analysis of ‘extended –10’ promoters in Escherichia coli

    Jennie E. Mitchell;Dongling Zheng;Stephen J. W. Busby;Stephen D. Minchin

  • Regulation of acetyl coenzyme A synthetase in Escherichia coli.

    Suman Kumari;Christine M. Beatty;Douglas F. Browning;Stephen J. W. Busby

  • Mutations that alter the ability of the Escherichia coli cyclic AMP receptor protein to activate transcription

    Andrew Bell;Kevin Gaston;Roy Williams;Karen Chapman

  • Regulation at complex bacterial promoters: how bacteria use different promoter organizations to produce different regulatory outcomes.

    Anne Barnard;Alan Wolfe;Stephen Busby

  • Extensive functional overlap between sigma factors in Escherichia coli.

    Joseph T Wade;Daniel Castro Roa;David C Grainger;Douglas Hurd

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey A. Cole
Jeffrey A. Cole University of Birmingham
Annie Kolb
Annie Kolb Institut Pasteur
Henri Buc
Henri Buc Institut Pasteur
Andrew I. Bell
Andrew I. Bell University of Birmingham
George K. Radda
George K. Radda Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama Hosei University
Mark J. Pallen
Mark J. Pallen University of East Anglia
Alan J. Wolfe
Alan J. Wolfe Loyola University Chicago
Joseph T. Wade
Joseph T. Wade New York State Department of Health
Jeffrey Green
Jeffrey Green University of Sheffield

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