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W E Balch

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1 Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol Rev 1979 29.84
2 The phylogeny of prokaryotes. Science 1980 24.57
3 New approach to the cultivation of methanogenic bacteria: 2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid (HS-CoM)-dependent growth of Methanobacterium ruminantium in a pressureized atmosphere. Appl Environ Microbiol 1976 15.95
4 Reconstitution of the transport of protein between successive compartments of the Golgi measured by the coupled incorporation of N-acetylglucosamine. Cell 1984 10.74
5 Classification of methanogenic bacteria by 16S ribosomal RNA characterization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1977 5.09
6 Rab1 recruitment of p115 into a cis-SNARE complex: programming budding COPII vesicles for fusion. Science 2000 4.56
7 Semi-intact cells permeable to macromolecules: use in reconstitution of protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex. Cell 1987 4.39
8 GTP-binding mutants of rab1 and rab2 are potent inhibitors of vesicular transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex. J Cell Biol 1992 4.34
9 Role for adenosine triphosphate in regulating the assembly and transport of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein trimers. J Cell Biol 1987 3.84
10 Dominant inhibitory mutants of ARF1 block endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport and trigger disassembly of the Golgi apparatus. J Biol Chem 1994 3.71
11 Vesicular transport between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi stack requires the NEM-sensitive fusion protein. Nature 1989 3.62
12 Sequential coupling between COPII and COPI vesicle coats in endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. J Cell Biol 1995 3.57
13 Characterization of protein transport between successive compartments of the Golgi apparatus: asymmetric properties of donor and acceptor activities in a cell-free system. Arch Biochem Biophys 1985 3.43
14 The organization of endoplasmic reticulum export complexes. J Cell Biol 1996 3.32
15 Mutations in GDI1 are responsible for X-linked non-specific mental retardation. Nat Genet 1998 3.30
16 Calcium and GTP: essential components in vesicular trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. J Cell Biol 1989 3.26
17 Rab1b regulates vesicular transport between the endoplasmic reticulum and successive Golgi compartments. J Cell Biol 1991 3.22
18 Sequential intermediates in the pathway of intercompartmental transport in a cell-free system. Cell 1984 3.07
19 A di-acidic signal required for selective export from the endoplasmic reticulum. Science 1997 3.05
20 Specificity and biological distribution of coenzyme M (2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid). J Bacteriol 1979 2.95
21 Sar1 promotes vesicle budding from the endoplasmic reticulum but not Golgi compartments. J Cell Biol 1994 2.75
22 Role for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in the sorting and transport of newly synthesized lysosomal enzymes in mammalian cells. J Cell Biol 1995 2.74
23 Rab1 interaction with a GM130 effector complex regulates COPII vesicle cis--Golgi tethering. Traffic 2001 2.53
24 ATP-coupled transport of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi. J Biol Chem 1986 2.45
25 An ancient divergence among the bacteria. J Mol Evol 1977 2.44
26 Morphological analysis of protein transport from the ER to Golgi membranes in digitonin-permeabilized cells: role of the P58 containing compartment. J Cell Biol 1992 2.44
27 GTPases: multifunctional molecular switches regulating vesicular traffic. Annu Rev Biochem 1994 2.44
28 Cargo selection by the COPII budding machinery during export from the ER. J Cell Biol 1998 2.44
29 The Sar1 GTPase coordinates biosynthetic cargo selection with endoplasmic reticulum export site assembly. J Cell Biol 2001 2.41
30 Integration of endoplasmic reticulum signaling in health and disease. Nat Med 1999 2.35
31 Transport of coenzyme M (2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid) in Methanobacterium ruminantium. J Bacteriol 1979 2.28
32 Quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum: folding and misfolding of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein in cells and in vitro. J Cell Biol 1990 2.22
33 A GDP-bound of rab1 inhibits protein export from the endoplasmic reticulum and transport between Golgi compartments. J Cell Biol 1994 2.21
34 COPII vesicles derived from mammalian endoplasmic reticulum microsomes recruit COPI. J Cell Biol 1996 2.11
35 Isoprenoid modification of rab proteins terminating in CC or CXC motifs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 1.99
36 Membrane dynamics at the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi interface. J Cell Biol 1997 1.96
37 A Rab1 mutant affecting guanine nucleotide exchange promotes disassembly of the Golgi apparatus. J Cell Biol 1994 1.91
38 ATP-coupled transport of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein. Functional boundaries of secretory compartments. J Biol Chem 1986 1.89
39 Beta-COP is essential for transport of protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi in vitro. J Cell Biol 1993 1.88
40 Rab1 and Ca2+ are required for the fusion of carrier vesicles mediating endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. J Cell Biol 1994 1.83
41 Synthetic peptides of the Rab effector domain inhibit vesicular transport through the secretory pathway. EMBO J 1990 1.71
42 A novel prefusion complex formed during protein transport between Golgi cisternae in a cell-free system. J Biol Chem 1986 1.68
43 Coenzyme M: preparation and assay. Methods Enzymol 1980 1.66
44 Syntaxin 5 regulates endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. J Biol Chem 1994 1.63
45 Differential inhibition of multiple vesicular transport steps between the endoplasmic reticulum and trans Golgi network. J Biol Chem 1993 1.63
46 Kinase signaling initiates coat complex II (COPII) recruitment and export from the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 2000 1.59
47 Structure and mutational analysis of Rab GDP-dissociation inhibitor. Nature 1996 1.56
48 A di-acidic (DXE) code directs concentration of cargo during export from the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 1999 1.56
49 Multiple GTP-binding proteins regulate vesicular transport from the ER to Golgi membranes. J Cell Biol 1992 1.52
50 Furin initiates gelsolin familial amyloidosis in the Golgi through a defect in Ca(2+) stabilization. EMBO J 2001 1.52
51 Sequential transport of protein between the endoplasmic reticulum and successive Golgi compartments in semi-intact cells. J Biol Chem 1991 1.52
52 Rab2 is essential for the maturation of pre-Golgi intermediates. J Biol Chem 1996 1.52
53 Role of vesicle-associated syntaxin 5 in the assembly of pre-Golgi intermediates. Science 1998 1.50
54 Evidence for the regulation of exocytic transport by protein phosphorylation. J Cell Biol 1992 1.48
55 Crystal structure of Sar1-GDP at 1.7 A resolution and the role of the NH2 terminus in ER export. J Cell Biol 2001 1.47
56 Cargo can modulate COPII vesicle formation from the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 1999 1.47
57 Reconstitution of transport of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex using a cell-free system. J Cell Biol 1987 1.47
58 Getting into the Golgi. Trends Cell Biol 1998 1.44
59 AP-2-containing clathrin coats assemble on mature lysosomes. J Cell Biol 1996 1.43
60 Exocytotic fusion is activated by Rab3a peptides. Nature 1992 1.41
61 Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor is essential for Rab1 function in budding from the endoplasmic reticulum and transport through the Golgi stack. J Cell Biol 1994 1.37
62 The mammalian guanine nucleotide exchange factor mSec12 is essential for activation of the Sar1 GTPase directing endoplasmic reticulum export. Traffic 2001 1.35
63 Principles of selective transport: coat complexes hold the key. Trends Cell Biol 1996 1.34
64 p53/58 binds COPI and is required for selective transport through the early secretory pathway. J Cell Biol 1997 1.33
65 Ricin cytotoxicity is sensitive to recycling between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi complex. J Biol Chem 1995 1.30
66 A synthetic peptide of the rab3a effector domain stimulates amylase release from permeabilized pancreatic acini. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 1.29
67 The glycoprotein that is transported between successive compartments of the Golgi in a cell-free system resides in stacks of cisternae. Cell 1984 1.29
68 Structural insights into the function of the Rab GDI superfamily. Trends Biochem Sci 1996 1.28
69 Phytanyl-glycerol ethers and squalenes in the archaebacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. J Mol Evol 1978 1.28
70 Sequence homologies in the N-terminal region of the ribosomal 'A' proteins from Methanobacterium Thermoautotrophicum and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Biochim Biophys Acta 1980 1.26
71 Organization of the Rab-GDI/CHM superfamily: the functional basis for choroideremia disease. Traffic 2001 1.25
72 Protein sorting by directed maturation of Golgi compartments. Science 1999 1.23
73 Mammalian Sly1 regulates syntaxin 5 function in endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. J Biol Chem 1996 1.22
74 Sequential intermediates in the transport of protein between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi. J Biol Chem 1990 1.21
75 Differential regulation of exocytosis by calcium and CAPS in semi-intact synaptosomes. Neuron 1998 1.20
76 Mss4 does not function as an exchange factor for Rab in endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. Mol Biol Cell 1997 1.13
77 Expression and purification of mammalian Sarl. Methods Enzymol 1995 1.12
78 Stimulation of insulin release from permeabilized HIT-T15 cells by a synthetic peptide corresponding to the effector domain of the small GTP-binding protein rab3. FEBS Lett 1993 1.08
79 Synthetic peptides of the effector-binding domain of rab enhance secretion from digitonin-permeabilized chromaffin cells. FEBS Lett 1992 1.04
80 Traffic pattern of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator through the early exocytic pathway. Traffic 2000 1.02
81 Molecular basis for Rab prenylation. J Cell Biol 2000 1.00
82 A Rab GTPase is required for homotypic assembly of the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 1997 0.97
83 Molecular dissection of guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor function in vivo. Rab-independent binding to membranes and role of Rab recycling factors. J Biol Chem 1999 0.96
84 Selective transport of cargo between the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi compartments. Histochem Cell Biol 1998 0.94
85 Export of protein from the endoplasmic reticulum is regulated by a diacylglycerol/phorbol ester binding protein. J Biol Chem 1994 0.93
86 Membrane fusion: timing is everything. Nature 1996 0.92
87 A new functional domain of guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (alpha-GDI) involved in Rab recycling. Traffic 2000 0.90
88 Transport-coupled oligosaccharide processing in a cell-free system. Methods Enzymol 1983 0.90
89 Expression of wild-type and mutant green fluorescent protein-Rab1 for fluorescence microscopy analysis. Methods Enzymol 2001 0.88
90 Proteostasis, an emerging therapeutic paradigm for managing inflammatory airway stress disease. Curr Mol Med 2012 0.85
91 Molecular role for the Rab binding platform of guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor in endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. J Biol Chem 1998 0.85
92 Stage-specific assays to study biosynthetic cargo selection and role of SNAREs in export from the endoplasmic reticulum and delivery to the Golgi. Methods 2000 0.84
93 Purification of His6-tagged Rab1 proteins using bacterial and insect cell expression systems. Methods Enzymol 1995 0.83
94 A new frontier in pharmacology: the endoplasmic reticulum as a regulated export pathway in health and disease. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2001 0.83
95 Transport of protein between endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi compartments in semiintact cells. Methods Enzymol 1992 0.82
96 Use of two-stage incubations to define sequential intermediates in endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport. Methods Enzymol 1992 0.82
97 Transient expression of small GTPases to study protein transport along secretory pathway in vivo using recombinant T7 vaccinia virus system. Methods Enzymol 1995 0.81
98 Membrane fusion. Bridging the gap by AAA ATPases. Nature 1997 0.80
99 Purification of properties of dihydroorotase, a zinc-containing metalloenzyme in Clostridium oroticum. J Bacteriol 1976 0.80
100 Structural basis for Rab function: an overview. Methods Enzymol 2001 0.80
101 Preparation of semiintact cells for study of vesicular trafficking in vitro. Methods Enzymol 1993 0.79
102 Purification and properties of rat liver Sec23-Sec24 complex. Methods Enzymol 2001 0.79
103 Preparation of semiintact Chinese hamster ovary cells for reconstitution of endoplasmic reticulum-to-Golgi transport in a cell-free system. Methods Cell Biol 1989 0.79
104 GTPase traffic control. Nature 2000 0.78
105 Perspectives: drug delivery. Regulating export of ER cargo. Science 2000 0.78
106 In vitro analysis of endoplasmic-reticulum-to-golgi transport in mammalian cells. Curr Protoc Cell Biol 2001 0.78
107 Preparation of recombinant vaccinia virus for expression of small GTPases. Methods Enzymol 1995 0.78
108 Regulated export of cargo from the endoplasmic reticulum of mammalian cells. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1995 0.78
109 Neurotransmitter release from semi-intact synaptosomes. Methods 1998 0.77
110 Structural and functional organization of ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) proteins. Methods Enzymol 2001 0.77
111 Expression and purification of recombinant His6-tagged guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor and formation of its Rab1 complex. Methods Enzymol 1995 0.77
112 Oligomerization of immunoglobulin G heavy and light chains in vitro. A cell-free assay to study the assembly of the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 1993 0.75
113 Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic data for Rab guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (RabGDI) from bovine brain. J Mol Biol 1994 0.75