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Biology and Biochemistry
Estonia
2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
14032
World Ranking
2878
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Estonia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Estonia Leader Award

Overview

Tanel Tenson is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work focuses on several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Genetics, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range, including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Tanel Tenson has an extensive publication record, with frequent appearances in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Viruses, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Preprints.org.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus persisters upon antibiotic exposure," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Discovery and development of safe-in-man broad-spectrum antiviral agents," 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Structure of Gcn1 bound to stalled and colliding 80S ribosomes," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Uncovering new families and folds in the natural protein universe," 2023, Nature
  • "Potential Antiviral Options against SARS-CoV-2 Infection," 2020, Viruses

Frequent collaborators include Vasili Hauryliuk, Ülo Maiväli, Hannes Luidalepp, Aleksandr Ianevski, and Valentyn Oksenych. Collaboration with these researchers spans numerous publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence

    Naomi N.Q. Balaban;Sophie Helaine;Kim Lewis;Martin Ackermann;Martin Ackermann

  • Recent functional insights into the role of (p)ppGpp in bacterial physiology

    Vasili Hauryliuk;Gemma C. Atkinson;Katsuhiko S. Murakami;Tanel Tenson

  • The Mechanism of Action of Macrolides, Lincosamides and Streptogramin B Reveals the Nascent Peptide Exit Path in the Ribosome

    Tanel Tenson;Martin Lovmar;Måns Ehrenberg

  • The RelA/SpoT homolog (RSH) superfamily: distribution and functional evolution of ppGpp synthetases and hydrolases across the tree of life.

    Gemma C. Atkinson;Tanel Tenson;Vasili Hauryliuk

  • Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus persisters upon antibiotic exposure.

    Frédéric Peyrusson;Hugo Varet;Tiep Khac Nguyen;Rachel Legendre

  • Selective Charging of tRNA Isoacceptors Explains Patterns of Codon Usage

    Johan Elf;Daniel Nilsson;Tanel Tenson;Måns Ehrenberg

  • Regulatory Nascent Peptides in the ribosomal tunnel

    T Tenson;M Ehrenberg

  • Discovery and development of safe-in-man broad-spectrum antiviral agents.

    Petter I. Andersen;Aleksandr Ianevski;Hilde Lysvand;Astra Vitkauskiene

  • Distinct XPPX sequence motifs induce ribosome stalling, which is rescued by the translation elongation factor EF-P

    Lauri Peil;Agata L. Starosta;Jürgen Lassak;Gemma C. Atkinson

  • Age of Inoculum Strongly Influences Persister Frequency and Can Mask Effects of Mutations Implicated in Altered Persistence

    Hannes Luidalepp;Arvi Jõers;Niilo Kaldalu;Tanel Tenson

  • Reassessing the Role of Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Formation of Escherichia coli Type II Persister Cells

    Frédéric Goormaghtigh;Nathan Fraikin;Marta Putrinš;Thibaut Hallaert

  • Abundances of tetracycline, sulphonamide and beta-lactam antibiotic resistance genes in conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with different waste load.

    Mailis Laht;Antti Karkman;Veiko Voolaid;Christian Ritz

  • Antibiotics and the ribosome

    Tanel Tenson;Alexander Mankin

  • Cell division in Escherichia coli cultures monitored at single cell resolution

    Johanna Roostalu;Johanna Roostalu;Arvi Jõers;Hannes Luidalepp;Niilo Kaldalu

  • Publisher Correction: Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence.

    Nathalie Q. Balaban;Sophie Helaine;Kim Lewis;Martin Ackermann;Martin Ackermann

  • The general mode of translation inhibition by macrolide antibiotics

    Krishna Kannan;Pinal Kanabar;David Schryer;Tanja Florin

  • The Frequency of Persisters in Escherichia coli Reflects the Kinetics of Awakening from Dormancy

    Arvi Jõers;Niilo Kaldalu;Tanel Tenson

  • Structural Basis for Polyproline-Mediated Ribosome Stalling and Rescue by the Translation Elongation Factor EF-P.

    Paul Huter;Stefan Arenz;Lars V. Bock;Michael Graf

  • Mechanism of tetracycline resistance by ribosomal protection protein Tet(O)

    Wen Li;Gemma C. Atkinson;Nehal S. Thakor;Ular Allas

  • Uncovering new families and folds in the natural protein universe

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  • The roles of initiation factor 2 and guanosine triphosphate in initiation of protein synthesis

    Ayman Antoun;Michael Y. Pavlov;Kerstin Andersson;Tanel Tenson

  • Translation initiation region sequence preferences in Escherichia coli

    Vladimir Vimberg;Age Tats;Maido Remm;Tanel Tenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Måns Ehrenberg
Måns Ehrenberg Uppsala University
Magnar Bjørås
Magnar Bjørås Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Alexander S. Mankin
Alexander S. Mankin University of Illinois at Chicago
Daniel N. Wilson
Daniel N. Wilson Universität Hamburg
Andres Merits
Andres Merits University of Tartu
Laurence Van Melderen
Laurence Van Melderen Université Libre de Bruxelles
Kirsten Jung
Kirsten Jung Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Victoria Shingler
Victoria Shingler Umeå University

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