What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His primary areas of study are Capsid, Cell biology, Virology, Protein structure and HIV Budding.
His research integrates issues of RNA, Biophysics and Group-specific antigen in his study of Capsid.
Endosome, ESCRT, Budding and Transport protein are among the areas of Cell biology where the researcher is concentrating his efforts.
His ESCRT research focuses on Viral budding and how it connects with VPS25.
His Protein structure research integrates issues from Crystallography, Peptide sequence, Conserved sequence, Viral matrix protein and Viral protein.
Wesley I. Sundquist performs integrative HIV Budding and TSG101 research in his work.
His most cited work include:
- Tsg101 and the vacuolar protein sorting pathway are essential for HIV-1 budding. (1218 citations)
- The Protein Network of HIV Budding (724 citations)
- Telomeric DNA dimerizes by formation of guanine tetrads between hairpin loops (723 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Wesley I. Sundquist focuses on Cell biology, ESCRT, Capsid, Protein structure and Biophysics.
His work on Endosome, Transport protein, Budding and Plasma protein binding as part of general Cell biology study is frequently linked to TSG101, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His work on HIV Budding as part of his general ESCRT study is frequently connected to Membrane fission, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
Capsid is a subfield of Virology that he tackles.
His Protein structure research also works with subjects such as
- Crystallography that connect with fields like Viral matrix protein,
- Stereochemistry that intertwine with fields like Guanine.
His studies in Biophysics integrate themes in fields like Membrane, Biochemistry, Protein filament and Protein subunit.
He most often published in these fields:
- Cell biology (39.68%)
- ESCRT (32.28%)
- Capsid (22.22%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- ESCRT (32.28%)
- Biophysics (19.05%)
- Cell biology (39.68%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Wesley I. Sundquist mostly deals with ESCRT, Biophysics, Cell biology, Endosome and AAA proteins.
His study in ESCRT is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Nuclear membrane, Membrane bound, Nuclear pore and Inner membrane.
His Biophysics research incorporates elements of Membrane, Membrane remodeling, AAA ATPases and Chromosomal translocation.
He studies Mitosis which is a part of Cell biology.
The concepts of his Endosome study are interwoven with issues in Cellular membrane, Ubiquitin, Membrane tubulation and Nucleic acid.
His AAA proteins study also includes
- Structural biology, which have a strong connection to Protein subunit, Protein structure, ATPase and Random hexamer,
- Dipeptide together with Substrate and Helix.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Structural basis of protein translocation by the Vps4-Vta1 AAA ATPase. (86 citations)
- Structures, Functions, and Dynamics of ESCRT-III/Vps4 Membrane Remodeling and Fission Complexes. (85 citations)
- LEM2 recruits CHMP7 for ESCRT-mediated nuclear envelope closure in fission yeast and human cells. (85 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Wesley I. Sundquist spends much of his time researching ESCRT, Biophysics, AAA proteins, Membrane fission and Cell biology.
His ESCRT research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Mitosis, Genome instability, Inner membrane, Chromatin and Midbody.
His research in AAA proteins focuses on subjects like Structural biology, which are connected to Protein structure, Protein subunit and Chemical biology.
His Protein structure study combines topics in areas such as Transport protein, Alpha helix, ATPase, Cryo-electron microscopy and Cyclic peptide.
His research in the fields of Nuclear pore, Nuclear membrane and Lamin overlaps with other disciplines such as Nuclear lamina and Nucleoporin.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cellular membrane, Bilayer and Membrane remodeling.
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