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44
Citations
7552
World Ranking
19284
National Ranking
1495

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

William D. Donachie is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. The scientist's academic career includes membership in notable scholarly societies, reflecting recognition within the scientific community.

Among the awards received are:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, awarded in 1998
  • Member of Academia Europaea, awarded in 1989

While details on specific research papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, or book publications are not provided, these distinctions indicate a sustained involvement in academic research and contribution to the scientific domain.

The focus areas, including main fields, subfields of study, and primary research topics, are not disclosed in the available data.

The absence of information on recent papers or publications suggests either limited publicly indexed outputs or data incompleteness rather than a lack of scholarly activity.

Affiliation with a prominent institution like the University of Edinburgh implies engagement with established research programs and potential contributions to academic advancement in related fields.

The scientist is currently active, with no records indicating otherwise.

Best Publications

  • Relationship between Cell Size and Time of Initiation of DNA Replication

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  • A NEW ESCHERICHIA COLI CELL DIVISION GENE, FTSK

    K J Begg;S J Dewar;W D Donachie

  • Growth of the Bacterial Cell

    W. D. Donachie;K. J. Begg

  • Cell length, cell growth and cell division.

    W. D. Donachie;K. J. Begg;M. Vicente

  • The cytoplasmic domain of FtsK protein is required for resolution of chromosome dimers.

    Walter Steiner;Guowen Liu;William D. Donachie;Peter Kuempel

  • FtsK is a bifunctional protein involved in cell division and chromosome localization in Escherichia coli

    Guowen Liu;G. Craig Draper;W. D. Donachie

  • Only the N-Terminal Domain of FtsK Functions in Cell Division

    G. Craig Draper;Neil McLennan;Ken Begg;Millicent Masters

  • Quantal Behavior of a Diffusible Factor Which Initiates Septum Formation at Potential Division Sites in Escherichia coli

    R. M. Teather;J. F. Collins;W. D. Donachie

  • FtsI and FtsW Are Localized to the Septum in Escherichia coli

    Lilin Wang;Medhat K. Khattar;W. D. Donachie;Joe Lutkenhaus

  • Inhibition of cell division initiation by an imbalance in the ratio of FtsA to FtsZ.

    S J Dewar;K J Begg;W D Donachie

  • FTSW IS AN ESSENTIAL CELL-DIVISION GENE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

    David S. Boyle;Medhat M. Khattar;Stephen G. Addinall;Joe Lutkenhaus

  • Coupling the initiation of chromosome replication to cell size in Escherichia coli

    William D Donachie;Garry W Blakely

  • The balance between different peptidoglycan precursors determines whether Escherichia coli cells will elongate or divide.

    Kenneth J. Begg;Akiko Takasuga;David H. Edwards;Susan J. Dewar

  • mraY Is an Essential Gene for Cell Growth in Escherichia coli

    David S. Boyle;William D. Donachie

  • Constitutive septal murein synthesis in Escherichia coli with impaired activity of the morphogenetic proteins RodA and penicillin-binding protein 2.

    Miguel A. de Pedro;William D. Donachie;Joachim-Volker Höltje;Heinz Schwarz

  • Identification of new genes in a cell envelope-cell division gene cluster of Escherichia coli: cell division gene ftsQ.

    K J Begg;G F Hatfull;W D Donachie

  • DNA sequence and transcriptional organization of essential cell division genes ftsQ and ftsA of Escherichia coli: evidence for overlapping transcriptional units.

    Arthur C. Robinson;Daniel J. Kenan;Graham F. Hatfull;Neil F. Sullivan

  • Structure and function of the ftsH gene in Escherichia coli.

    T. Ogura;T. Tomoyasu;T. Yuki;S. Morimura

  • Morphogenes of Escherichia coli

    William D. Donachie;Kenneth J. Begg;Neil F. Sullivan

  • Further evidence for overlapping transcriptional units in an Escherichia coli cell envelope-cell division gene cluster: DNA sequence and transcriptional organization of the ddl ftsQ region.

    A C Robinson;D J Kenan;J Sweeney;W D Donachie

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe Lutkenhaus
Joe Lutkenhaus University of Kansas
Sota Hiraga
Sota Hiraga Kumamoto University
Encarnación Martínez-Salas
Encarnación Martínez-Salas Spanish National Research Council
Heinz Schwarz
Heinz Schwarz Max Planck Society
Hironori Niki
Hironori Niki National Institute of Genetics
Miguel A. de Pedro
Miguel A. de Pedro University of Parma
Miguel Vicente
Miguel Vicente Spanish National Research Council

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