PubRank

Germán Rivas

Author PubWeight™ 75.03‹?›

Top papers

Rank Title Journal Year PubWeight™‹?›
1 Macromolecular crowding and confinement: biochemical, biophysical, and potential physiological consequences. Annu Rev Biophys 2008 7.77
2 Analytical ultracentrifugation for the study of protein association and assembly. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2006 2.09
3 Essential cell division protein FtsZ assembles into one monomer-thick ribbons under conditions resembling the crowded intracellular environment. J Biol Chem 2003 1.83
4 Visualization of single Escherichia coli FtsZ filament dynamics with atomic force microscopy. J Biol Chem 2005 1.66
5 Strong FtsZ is with the force: mechanisms to constrict bacteria. Trends Microbiol 2010 1.58
6 The KCNQ1 (Kv7.1) COOH terminus, a multitiered scaffold for subunit assembly and protein interaction. J Biol Chem 2007 1.45
7 Cooperative behavior of Escherichia coli cell-division protein FtsZ assembly involves the preferential cyclization of long single-stranded fibrils. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.36
8 Effect of macromolecular crowding agents on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid protein assembly in vitro. J Virol 2005 1.32
9 Infectious bursal disease virus is an icosahedral polyploid dsRNA virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.26
10 The GTPase activity of Escherichia coli FtsZ determines the magnitude of the FtsZ polymer bundling by ZapA in vitro. Biochemistry 2009 1.19
11 Sedimentation equilibrium in a solution containing an arbitrary number of solute species at arbitrary concentrations: theory and application to concentrated solutions of ribonuclease. Biophys Chem 2004 1.15
12 ATPase activity and oligomeric state of TrwK, the VirB4 homologue of the plasmid R388 type IV secretion system. J Bacteriol 2008 1.09
13 Structural changes in RepA, a plasmid replication initiator, upon binding to origin DNA. J Biol Chem 2003 1.06
14 Reconstitution and organization of Escherichia coli proto-ring elements (FtsZ and FtsA) inside giant unilamellar vesicles obtained from bacterial inner membranes. J Biol Chem 2011 1.06
15 Identification of a chemoreceptor for tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates: differential chemotactic response towards receptor ligands. J Biol Chem 2010 1.03
16 Quantitative characterization of weak self-association in concentrated solutions of immunoglobulin G via the measurement of sedimentation equilibrium and osmotic pressure. Biochemistry 2007 1.03
17 Depolymerization dynamics of individual filaments of bacterial cytoskeletal protein FtsZ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.01
18 Protein self-association in crowded protein solutions: a time-resolved fluorescence polarization study. Protein Sci 2004 1.01
19 Three-dimensional structure of penicillium chrysogenum virus: a double-stranded RNA virus with a genuine T=1 capsid. J Mol Biol 2003 1.00
20 Structural and functional differences among human surfactant proteins SP-A1, SP-A2 and co-expressed SP-A1/SP-A2: role of supratrimeric oligomerization. Biochem J 2007 0.99
21 Relaxase DNA binding and cleavage are two distinguishable steps in conjugative DNA processing that involve different sequence elements of the nic site. J Biol Chem 2010 0.99
22 Mg(2+)-linked self-assembly of FtsZ in the presence of GTP or a GTP analogue involves the concerted formation of a narrow size distribution of oligomeric species. Biochemistry 2012 0.97
23 Isolation, characterization and lipid-binding properties of the recalcitrant FtsA division protein from Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2012 0.97
24 Dynamic interaction of the Escherichia coli cell division ZipA and FtsZ proteins evidenced in nanodiscs. J Biol Chem 2012 0.97
25 Bacterial division proteins FtsZ and ZipA induce vesicle shrinkage and cell membrane invagination. J Biol Chem 2013 0.96
26 Activation of the Escherichia coli cell division protein FtsZ by a low-affinity interaction with monovalent cations. FEBS Lett 2006 0.96
27 Loading a ring: structure of the Bacillus subtilis DnaB protein, a co-loader of the replicative helicase. J Mol Biol 2007 0.96
28 FtsZ bacterial cytoskeletal polymers on curved surfaces: the importance of lateral interactions. Biophys J 2008 0.95
29 An olive pollen protein with allergenic activity, Ole e 10, defines a novel family of carbohydrate-binding modules and is potentially implicated in pollen germination. Biochem J 2005 0.95
30 Development of a homogeneous fluorescence anisotropy assay to monitor and measure FtsZ assembly in solution. Anal Biochem 2011 0.94
31 Inducer-modulated cooperative binding of the tetrameric CggR repressor to operator DNA. Biophys J 2007 0.94
32 Characterization of self-association and heteroassociation of bacterial cell division proteins FtsZ and ZipA in solution by composition gradient-static light scattering. Biochemistry 2010 0.93
33 Optimization of the palindromic order of the TtgR operator enhances binding cooperativity. J Mol Biol 2007 0.92
34 Key role of two terminal domains in the bidirectional polymerization of FtsA protein. J Biol Chem 2012 0.92
35 The transcriptional repressor TtgV recognizes a complex operator as a tetramer and induces convex DNA bending. J Mol Biol 2007 0.92
36 Independence between GTPase active sites in the Escherichia coli cell division protein FtsZ. FEBS Lett 2011 0.91
37 FtsZ polymers bound to lipid bilayers through ZipA form dynamic two dimensional networks. Biochim Biophys Acta 2011 0.90
38 Biochemical characterization of the transcriptional regulator BzdR from Azoarcus sp. CIB. J Biol Chem 2010 0.89
39 Structural analysis of tobacco etch potyvirus HC-pro oligomers involved in aphid transmission. J Virol 2005 0.89
40 A new family of intrinsically disordered proteins: structural characterization of the major phasin PhaF from Pseudomonas putida KT2440. PLoS One 2013 0.87
41 Three-dimensional structure and stoichiometry of Helmintosporium victoriae190S totivirus. Virology 2006 0.87
42 MinC protein shortens FtsZ protofilaments by preferentially interacting with GDP-bound subunits. J Biol Chem 2013 0.86
43 3-Hydroxyphenylpropionate and phenylpropionate are synergistic activators of the MhpR transcriptional regulator from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2009 0.84
44 Effects of macromolecular crowding on the inhibition of virus assembly and virus-cell receptor recognition. Biophys J 2011 0.84
45 Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate acts both as an inducer and as a structural cofactor of the central glycolytic genes repressor (CggR). Biochemistry 2007 0.84
46 Combined analytical ultracentrifugation, light scattering and fluorescence spectroscopy studies on the functional associations of the bacterial division FtsZ protein. Methods 2013 0.83
47 Fluorescence anisotropy as a probe to study tracer proteins in crowded solutions. J Mol Recognit 2004 0.83
48 A 17-residue sequence from the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) hemopexin domain binds α4β1 integrin and inhibits MMP-9-induced functions in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells. J Biol Chem 2012 0.83
49 Equilibrium unfolding studies of the rat liver methionine adenosyltransferase III, a dimeric enzyme with intersubunit active sites. Biochem J 2002 0.82
50 Towards a bottom-up reconstitution of bacterial cell division. Trends Cell Biol 2012 0.82
51 Plasmonic nanosensors for simultaneous quantification of multiple protein-protein binding affinities. Nano Lett 2014 0.82
52 Surface-Enhanced Raman scattering-based detection of the interactions between the essential cell division FtsZ protein and bacterial membrane elements. ACS Nano 2012 0.81
53 Simple modeling of FtsZ polymers on flat and curved surfaces: correlation with experimental in vitro observations. PMC Biophys 2009 0.81
54 Characterization of the control catabolite protein of gluconeogenic genes repressor by fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy and other biophysical approaches. Biophys J 2008 0.81
55 An equilibrium model for the Mg(2+)-linked self-assembly of FtsZ in the presence of GTP or a GTP analogue. Biochemistry 2012 0.81
56 Reconstitution of the Escherichia coli cell division ZipA-FtsZ complexes in nanodiscs as revealed by electron microscopy. J Struct Biol 2012 0.80
57 Association equilibrium of the HIV-1 capsid protein in a crowded medium reveals that hexamerization during capsid assembly requires a functional C-domain dimerization interface. Biophys J 2013 0.80
58 Control by potassium of the size distribution of Escherichia coli FtsZ polymers is independent of GTPase activity. J Biol Chem 2013 0.80
59 Synthesis of the blood circulating C-terminal fragment of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-4 in its native conformation. Crystallization, heparin and IGF binding, and osteogenic activity. J Biol Chem 2005 0.79
60 Physiological truncation and domain organization of a novel uracil-DNA-degrading factor. FEBS J 2010 0.79
61 Identification of a missing link in the evolution of an enzyme into a transcriptional regulator. PLoS One 2013 0.79
62 Effect of large refractive index gradients on the performance of absorption optics in the Beckman XL-A/I analytical ultracentrifuge: an experimental study. Anal Biochem 2003 0.79
63 Identification of a novel two component system in Thermotoga maritima. Complex stoichiometry and crystallization. Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 0.78
64 Lipid domains and mechanical plasticity of Escherichia coli lipid monolayers. Chem Phys Lipids 2010 0.78
65 Giant vesicles: a powerful tool to reconstruct bacterial division assemblies in cell-like compartments. Environ Microbiol 2013 0.78
66 Analytical ultracentrifugation studies of phage phi29 protein p6 binding to DNA. J Mol Biol 2008 0.78
67 Intrinsic disorder of the bacterial cell division protein ZipA: coil-to-brush conformational transition. FASEB J 2013 0.78
68 In vitro reconstitution of the initial stages of the bacterial cell division machinery. J Biol Phys 2008 0.78
69 Active membrane viscoelasticity by the bacterial FtsZ-division protein. Langmuir 2012 0.77
70 High fluidity and soft elasticity of the inner membrane of Escherichia coli revealed by the surface rheology of model Langmuir monolayers. Langmuir 2008 0.76
71 Biochemical and functional analysis of Drosophila-sciara chimeric sex-lethal proteins. PLoS One 2013 0.76
72 Structural and functional analysis of phi29 p16.7C dimerization mutants: identification of a novel aromatic cage dimerization motif. J Biol Chem 2007 0.75
73 Strategy for fluorescent labeling of human acidic fibroblast growth factor without impairment of mitogenic activity: a bona fide tracer. Anal Biochem 2010 0.75
74 Encapsulation of a compartmentalized cytoplasm mimic within a lipid membrane by microfluidics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017 0.75