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Overview

Uri Pick is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, engaging in research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biochemistry.

Their research topics cover a diverse array of subjects with a particular focus on:

  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Uri Pick has contributed to scientific literature with publications in venues such as Marine Drugs and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Two recent papers include the 2021 article published in Marine Drugs titled "Fatty Acid Production and Direct Acyl Transfer through Polar Lipids Control TAG Biosynthesis during Nitrogen Deprivation in the Halotolerant Alga Dunaliella tertiolecta" and the 2025 paper in bioRxiv named "Active Conformations of Neuronal Na+,K+-ATPase isoforms and a Disease-Causing Mutant."

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Uri Pick include:

  • Mark E. Christensen
  • Michael Habeck
  • Adriana Katz
  • Marlene Uglebjerg Fruergaard
  • Yoav Peleg

Uri Pick's research on lipid metabolism and algal biology relates closely to biofuel production and sustainability, contributing to the broader understanding of renewable energy applications in biology. Their work involving ATPases and ion transport explores fundamental biochemical mechanisms in cell physiology.

Best Publications

  • Liposomes with a large trapping capacity prepared by freezing and thawing of sonicated phospholipid mixtures

    Uri Pick

  • The rapidly metabolized 32,000-dalton polypeptide of the chloroplast is the "proteinaceous shield" regulating photosystem II electron transport and mediating diuron herbicide sensitivity.

    Autar K. Mattoo;Uri Pick;Hedda Hoffman-Falk;Marvin Edelman

  • Enhanced Photosynthesis and Redox Energy Production Contribute to Salinity Tolerance in Dunaliella as Revealed by Homology-Based Proteomics

    Adam J. Liska;Andrej Shevchenko;Uri Pick;Adriana Katz

  • Indications for an oligomeric structure and for conformational changes in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase labelled selectively with fluorescein.

    Uri Pick;Steven J.D. Karlish

  • Inhibition of the (Ca2+)ATPase from sarcoplasmic reticulum by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide: evidence for location of the Ca2+ binding site in a hydrophobic region.

    Uri Pick;Efraim Racker

  • Salt-induced Changes in the Plasma Membrane Proteome of the Halotolerant Alga Dunaliella salina as Revealed by Blue Native Gel Electrophoresis and Nano-LC-MS/MS Analysis

    Adriana Katz;Patrice Waridel;Andrej Shevchenko;Uri Pick

  • Determination of Ion Content and Ion Fluxes in the Halotolerant Alga Dunaliella salina

    Uri Pick;Leah Karni;Mordhay Avron

  • Modification of the ATP binding site of the Ca2+ -ATPase from sarcoplasmic reticulum by fluorescein isothiocyanate.

    Uri Pick;Sara Bassilian

  • A Salt-resistant Plasma Membrane Carbonic Anhydrase Is Induced by Salt in Dunaliella salina

    Morly Fisher;Irena Gokhman;Uri Pick;Ada Zamir

  • A Structurally Novel Transferrin-like Protein Accumulates in the Plasma Membrane of the Unicellular Green Alga Dunaliella salina Grown in High Salinities

    Morly Fisher;Irena Gokhman;Uri Pick;Ada Zamir

  • Glutathione reductase and lipoamide dehydrogenase have opposite stereospecificities for α-lipoic acid enantiomers

    U. Pick;N. Haramaki;A. Constantinescu;G.J. Handelman

  • Sidedness of the effects of sodium and potassium ions on the conformational state of the sodium-potassium pump

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  • Proteome Analysis of Cytoplasmatic and Plastidic β-Carotene Lipid Droplets in Dunaliella bardawil

    Lital Davidi;Yishai Levin;Shifra Ben-Dor;Uri Pick

  • Are active oxygen species involved in induction of β-carotene in Dunaliella bardawil ?

    Aviv Shaish;Mordhay Avron;Uri Pick;Ami Ben-Amotz

  • Characterization of major lipid droplet proteins from Dunaliella.

    Lital Davidi;Adriana Katz;Uri Pick

  • Polyphosphate Hydrolysis within Acidic Vacuoles in Response to Amine-Induced Alkaline Stress in the Halotolerant Alga Dunaliella salina

    Uri Pick;Meira Weiss

  • Interaction of Fluorescein Isothiocyanate with Nucleotide-Binding Sites of the Ca-ATPase from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

    Uri Pick

  • Isolation of a Novel Oil Globule Protein from the Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae)

    Ehud Peled;Stefan Leu;Aliza Zarka;Meira Weiss

  • The dependence of photophosphorylation in chloroplasts on ΔpH and external pH

    Uri Pick;Hagai Rottenberg;Mordhay Avron

  • Enhanced acetyl-CoA production is associated with increased triglyceride accumulation in the green alga Chlorella desiccata

    Omri Avidan;Alexander Brandis;Ilana Rogachev;Uri Pick

  • Iron Uptake by the Halotolerant Alga Dunaliella Is Mediated by a Plasma Membrane Transferrin

    Morly Fisher;Ada Zamir;Uri Pick

  • The Role of Calcium and Magnesium in the Adenosine Triphosphatase Reaction of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

    Rivka Panet;Uri Pick;Zvi Selinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Mordhay Avron
Mordhay Avron Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel Sekler
Israel Sekler Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Eyal Shimoni
Eyal Shimoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Marvin Edelman
Marvin Edelman Weizmann Institute of Science
James Barber
James Barber Imperial College London
Hagai Rottenberg
Hagai Rottenberg Drexel University
Sammy Boussiba
Sammy Boussiba Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Arie Admon
Arie Admon Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Andrej Shevchenko
Andrej Shevchenko Max Planck Society
Lester Packer
Lester Packer University of Southern California

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