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53
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16005
National Ranking
6645

Overview

Susan K. Buchanan is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their primary field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a research focus spanning molecular biology, genetics, ecology, immunology, and molecular medicine. The subfields reflect a concentration on molecular biology (36 publications), genetics (9 publications), ecology (3 publications), immunology (2 publications), and molecular medicine (2 publications).

The research topics covered by Susan K. Buchanan include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • ATP synthase and ATPases research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Interferon and immune responses

Frequent publication venues for this scientist comprise Nature Communications, Current Opinion in Structural Biology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with three publications each. Additional venues include Cells and Methods in molecular biology, with two publications each.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Structural insight into mitochondrial β-barrel outer membrane protein biogenesis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The Role of Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel in Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Human Disease," 2021, Cells
  • "In-depth interrogation of protein thermal unfolding data with MoltenProt," 2020, Protein Science
  • "Structure and Stoichiometry of the Ton Molecular Motor," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "The Ton Motor," 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology

Collaborations feature multiple frequent co-authors, notably Istvan Botos (12 collaborative publications), Hervé Celia (9 publications), Kathryn A. Diederichs (7 publications), Xiaodan Ni (4 publications), and Sarah E. Rollauer (4 publications).

Best Publications

  • TonB-Dependent Transporters: Regulation, Structure, and Function

    Nicholas Noinaj;Maude Guillier;Travis J Barnard;Susan K Buchanan

  • Crystal structure of the outer membrane active transporter FepA from Escherichia coli.

    Susan K. Buchanan;Susan K. Buchanan;Barbara S. Smith;Lalitha Venkatramani;Di Xia

  • Structural insight into the biogenesis of β-barrel membrane proteins

    Nicholas Noinaj;Adam J Kuszak;James C Gumbart;Petra Lukacik

  • Crystal structure of the catalytic portion of human HMG‐CoA reductase: insights into regulation of activity and catalysis

    Eva S. Istvan;Maya Palnitkar;Susan K. Buchanan;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Structural basis for iron piracy by pathogenic Neisseria

    Nicholas Noinaj;Nicole C. Easley;Muse Oke;Naoko Mizuno

  • The structural biology of β-barrel membrane proteins: a summary of recent reports

    James W Fairman;Nicholas Noinaj;Susan K Buchanan

  • β-Barrel proteins from bacterial outer membranes: structure, function and refolding

    Susan K Buchanan

  • The crystal structure of iron-free human serum transferrin provides insight into inter-lobe communication and receptor binding.

    Jeremy Wally;Peter J. Halbrooks;Clemens Vonrhein;Mark A. Rould

  • The structure of the β-barrel assembly machinery complex

    Jeremy Bakelar;Susan K. Buchanan;Nicholas Noinaj

  • Outer membrane protein biogenesis in Gram-negative bacteria

    Sarah E. Rollauer;Moloud A. Sooreshjani;Nicholas Noinaj;Susan K. Buchanan

  • F0 Membrane Domain of ATP Synthase from Bovine Heart Mitochondria: Purification, Subunit Composition, and Reconstitution with F1-ATPase

    Collinson Ir;Runswick Mj;Buchanan Sk;Fearnley Im

  • Structural evidence for iron-free citrate and ferric citrate binding to the TonB-dependent outer membrane transporter FecA.

    Wyatt W. Yue;Sylvestre Grizot;Susan K. Buchanan;Susan K. Buchanan

  • Lateral opening and exit pore formation are required for BamA function.

    Nicholas Noinaj;Adam J. Kuszak;Curtis Balusek;James C. Gumbart

  • The Structure of Bovine F1-ATPase Complexed with the Peptide Antibiotic Efrapeptin.

    J. P. Abrahams;S. K. Buchanan;M. J. Van Raaij;I. M. Fearnley

  • Autotransporter structure reveals intra-barrel cleavage followed by conformational changes.

    Travis J Barnard;Nathalie Dautin;Petra Lukacik;Harris D Bernstein

  • The β-barrel assembly machinery in motion.

    Nicholas Noinaj;James C. Gumbart;Susan K. Buchanan

  • Structural insight into the role of the Ton complex in energy transduction

    Hervé Celia;Nicholas Noinaj;Stanislav D. Zakharov;Enrica Bordignon

  • Structure of the OmpA-like domain of RmpM from Neisseria meningitidis.

    Sylvestre Grizot;Susan K. Buchanan

  • A structural comparison of human serum transferrin and human lactoferrin

    Jeremy Wally;Susan K. Buchanan

  • Structural and Functional Characterization of the LPS Transporter LptDE from Gram-Negative Pathogens.

    Istvan Botos;Nadim Majdalani;Stephen J. Mayclin;Jennifer Gehret McCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor Lithgow
Trevor Lithgow Monash University
John E. Walker
John E. Walker University of Cambridge
Johann Deisenhofer
Johann Deisenhofer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
B. Joseph Hinnebusch
B. Joseph Hinnebusch National Institutes of Health
Sergey M. Bezrukov
Sergey M. Bezrukov National Institutes of Health
Ian M. Fearnley
Ian M. Fearnley University of Cambridge
Rodolfo Ghirlando
Rodolfo Ghirlando National Institutes of Health
Edmund R. S. Kunji
Edmund R. S. Kunji University of Cambridge
Harris D. Bernstein
Harris D. Bernstein National Institutes of Health
Jürgen Rohr
Jürgen Rohr University of Kentucky

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