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S R Kushner

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1 Construction of versatile low-copy-number vectors for cloning, sequencing and gene expression in Escherichia coli. Gene 1991 14.15
2 New method for generating deletions and gene replacements in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1989 12.66
3 Genetic recombination in Escherichia coli: the role of exonuclease I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1971 6.74
4 Polynucleotide phosphorylase and ribonuclease II are required for cell viability and mRNA turnover in Escherichia coli K-12. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986 4.97
5 Efficient transformation of Neurospora crassa by utilizing hybrid plasmid DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1979 3.97
6 Escherichia coli peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase gene: regulation of expression and role in protecting against oxidative damage. J Bacteriol 1995 3.41
7 Expression in Escherichia coli K-12 of the structural gene for catabolic dehydroquinase of Neurospora crassa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1977 3.11
8 Identification and characterization of recombinant plasmids carrying the complete qa gene cluster from Neurospora crassa including the qa-1+ regulatory gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981 3.07
9 Indirect suppression of recB and recC mutations by exonuclease I deficiency. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1972 3.03
10 Recombinant levels of Escherichia coli K-12 mutants deficient in various replication, recombination, or repair genes. J Bacteriol 1978 2.98
11 In vivo studies of temperature-sensitive recB and recC mutants. J Bacteriol 1974 2.88
12 Induction of a growth-phase-dependent promoter triggers transcription of bolA, an Escherichia coli morphogene. EMBO J 1989 2.86
13 Polyadenylylation helps regulate mRNA decay in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995 2.85
14 Involvement of helicase II (uvrD gene product) and DNA polymerase I in excision mediated by the uvrABC protein complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 2.80
15 Stabilization of discrete mRNA breakdown products in ams pnp rnb multiple mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1988 2.73
16 Physical and biochemical analysis of the cloned recB and recC genes of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1984 2.72
17 Isolation of exonuclease VIII: the enzyme associated with sbcA indirect suppressor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1974 2.60
18 RNA methylation under heat shock control. Mol Cell 2000 2.58
19 The Ams (altered mRNA stability) protein and ribonuclease E are encoded by the same structural gene of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 2.45
20 DNA repair in Escherichia coli: identification of the uvrD gene product. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1982 2.40
21 Polynucleotide phosphorylase functions both as a 3' right-arrow 5' exonuclease and a poly(A) polymerase in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 2.32
22 Exonucleases I, III, and V are required for stability of ColE1-related plasmids in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1984 2.29
23 Genetic analysis of mutations indirectly suppressing recB and recC mutations. Genetics 1972 2.26
24 Identification, cloning, and expression of bolA, an ftsZ-dependent morphogene of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1988 2.22
25 Amplification in Escherichia coli of enzymes involved in genetic recombination: construction of hybrid ColE1 plasmids carrying the structural gene for exonuclease I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1976 2.13
26 Enzymatic repair of DNA, 1. Purification of two enzymes involved in the excision of thymine dimers from ultraviolet-irradiated DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1969 1.85
27 Analysis of the function of Escherichia coli poly(A) polymerase I in RNA metabolism. Mol Microbiol 1999 1.79
28 Transcription and translation in E. coli of hybrid plasmids containing the catabolic dehydroquinase gene from Neurospora crassa. Gene 1978 1.76
29 Differential thermolability of exonuclease and endonuclease activities of the recBC nuclease isolated from thermosensitive recB and recC mutants. J Bacteriol 1974 1.75
30 Analysis of mRNA decay and rRNA processing in Escherichia coli in the absence of RNase E-based degradosome assembly. Mol Microbiol 2000 1.70
31 Analysis of genetic recombination between two partially deleted lactose operons of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1977 1.69
32 The role of the 'gearbox' in the transcription of essential genes. Mol Microbiol 1991 1.67
33 Genetic organization and transcriptional regulation in the qa gene cluster of Neurospora crassa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981 1.65
34 Analysis of mRNA decay and rRNA processing in Escherichia coli multiple mutants carrying a deletion in RNase III. J Bacteriol 1993 1.59
35 Transcript mapping using [35S]DNA probes, trichloroacetate solvent and dideoxy sequencing ladders: a rapid method for identification of transcriptional start points. Gene 1988 1.54
36 Biochemical and physical characterization of exonuclease V from Escherichia coli. Comparison of the catalytic activities of the RecBC and RecBCD enzymes. J Biol Chem 1990 1.43
37 Analysis of the altered mRNA stability (ams) gene from Escherichia coli. Nucleotide sequence, transcriptional analysis, and homology of its product to MRP3, a mitochondrial ribosomal protein from Neurospora crassa. J Biol Chem 1991 1.42
38 Amplification and purification of plasmid-encoded thioredoxin from Escherichia coli K12. J Biol Chem 1984 1.40
39 Polynucleotide phosphorylase, RNase II and RNase E play different roles in the in vivo modulation of polyadenylation in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol 2000 1.40
40 Transcription of the uvrD gene of Escherichia coli is controlled by the lexA repressor and by attenuation. Nucleic Acids Res 1983 1.36
41 Physical and biochemical characterization of cloned sbcB and xonA mutations from Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1988 1.30
42 Increased expression of a eukaryotic gene in Escherichia coli through stabilization of its messenger RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1979 1.29
43 Construction and analysis of deletions in the structural gene (uvrD) for DNA helicase II of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1991 1.27
44 Cloning the quinic acid (aq) gene cluster from Neurospora crassa: identification of recombinant plasmids containing both qa-2+ and qa-3+. Gene 1981 1.22
45 Generation of a detailed physical and genetic map of the ilv-metE-udp region of the Escherichia coli chromosome. J Mol Biol 1988 1.22
46 Cloning of the altered mRNA stability (ams) gene of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1989 1.18
47 Enzymatic repair of DNA. 3. Properties of the UV-endonuclease and UV-exonuclease. Biochemistry 1971 1.18
48 Enzymes involved in the early stages of repair of ultraviolet-irradiated DNA. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1968 1.17
49 Purification and characterization of exonuclease V from Escherichia coli K-12. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1984 1.17
50 Amplification of ribonuclease II (rnb) activity in Escherichia coli K-12. Nucleic Acids Res 1983 1.17
51 Isolation and characterization of a new temperature-sensitive polynucleotide phosphorylase mutation in Escherichia coli K-12. Biochimie 1990 1.17
52 Genetic and physical analysis of the thioredoxin (trxA) gene of Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 1984 1.16
53 Enzymatic repair of deoxyribonucleic acid. IV. Mechanism of photoproduct excision. Biochemistry 1971 1.14
54 The simple repeat poly(dT-dG).poly(dC-dA) common to eukaryotes is absent from eubacteria and archaebacteria and rare in protozoans. Mol Biol Evol 1986 1.14
55 The umpA gene of Escherichia coli encodes phosphatidylglycerol:prolipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase (lgt) and regulates thymidylate synthase levels through translational coupling. J Bacteriol 1995 1.13
56 Identification of a second poly(A) polymerase in Escherichia coli. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994 1.09
57 Determination of the nucleotide sequence for the exonuclease I structural gene (sbcB) of Escherichia coli K12. J Biol Chem 1987 1.08
58 Amplification and purification of exonuclease I from Escherichia coli K12. J Biol Chem 1983 1.07
59 Residual polyadenylation in poly(A) polymerase I (pcnB ) mutants of Escherichia coli does not result from the activity encoded by the f310 gene. Mol Microbiol 1999 1.05
60 Development of an in vitro mRNA decay system for Escherichia coli: poly(A) polymerase I is necessary to trigger degradation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 1.05
61 Identification and characterization of Escherichia coli DNA helicase II mutants that exhibit increased unwinding efficiency. J Bacteriol 1998 1.04
62 Constitutive expression in Escherichia coli of the Neurospora crassa structural gene encoding the inducible enzyme catabolic dehydroquinase. Mol Gen Genet 1979 1.04
63 Isolation of plasmids carrying either the uvrC or uvrC uvrA and ssb genes of Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 1980 1.04
64 Cloning and physical analysis of the pyrF gene (coding for orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase) from Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 1983 1.02
65 Identification and genetic mapping of the structural gene for an essential Escherichia coli membrane protein. J Bacteriol 1989 1.02
66 Conditionally lethal ribosomal protein mutants: characterization of a locus required for modification of 50S subunit proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1977 0.98
67 Expression of the structural gene for catabolic dehydroquinase of Neurospora crassa in Escherichia coli K12. Brookhaven Symp Biol 1979 0.96
68 Nucleotide sequence of the thioredoxin gene from Escherichia coli. Biosci Rep 1984 0.94
69 Analysis of the regulatory region of the protease III (ptr) gene of Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 1987 0.93
70 Physical and genetic characterization of the cloned sbcB (exonuclease I) region of the Escherichia coli genome. J Bacteriol 1983 0.93
71 Characterization of DNA helicase II from a uvrD252 mutant of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1993 0.93
72 Identification of endonucleolytic cleavage sites involved in decay of Escherichia coli trxA mRNA. J Bacteriol 1993 0.92
73 Physical characterization of the cloned protease III gene from Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1985 0.92
74 The Escherichia coli mrsC gene is required for cell growth and mRNA decay. J Bacteriol 1998 0.92
75 In vivo role of the UV-endonuclease from Micrococcus luteus in the repair of DNA. Nat New Biol 1971 0.91
76 Expression of the HIS3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in polynucleotide phosphorylase-deficient strains of Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 1980 0.90
77 The cloning and analysis of the aroD gene of E. coli K-12. Gene 1981 0.90
78 A proposal for a uniform nomenclature for the genetics of bacterial protein synthesis. Mol Gen Genet 1976 0.88
79 Conserved motifs II to VI of DNA helicase II from Escherichia coli are all required for biological activity. J Bacteriol 1997 0.88
80 Purification and characterization of orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase from Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1983 0.87
81 Escherichia coli mrsC is an allele of hflB, encoding a membrane-associated ATPase and protease that is required for mRNA decay. J Bacteriol 1998 0.86
82 Role of the heat shock response in stability of mRNA in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1992 0.85
83 Analysis of the in vivo decay of the Escherichia coli dicistronic pyrF-orfF transcript: evidence for multiple degradation pathways. J Mol Biol 1997 0.84
84 Spontaneous induction of colicin E1 in Escherichia coli strains deficient in both exonucleases I and V. J Bacteriol 1985 0.75
85 CLONING: a microcomputer program for cloning simulations. Gene 1988 0.75
86 Extracellular release of protease III (ptr) by Escherichia coli K12. Can J Microbiol 1991 0.75
87 Transcription of ribosomal protein genes carried on F' plasmids of Escherichia coli. Mol Gen Genet 1977 0.75
88 Analysis of temperature-sensitive recB and recC mutations. Basic Life Sci 1975 0.75
89 Instructions for the CLONING program. Gene 1988 0.75