B. Tracy Nixon

6.6k citations

58 papers · 5.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Co-authors: Clive W. Ronson Frederick M. Ausubel Baoyu Chen Liang Guo Sudeep Banjade Pilong Li Qiu‐Xing Jiang Paul S. Russo
Topics: Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (19 papers)Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers)Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Genetics Biochemistry
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

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B. Tracy Nixon

58 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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Phase transitions in the assembly of multivalent signalling proteins

2012 1.9k citations Baoyu Chen, Liang Guo et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Understanding the Structural Ballet of Cellulose Formation – Using CryoEM to Reveal the Role of Protein Flexibility on Higher-order Oligomer Formation, Glucan Catalysis, and Cellulose Microfibril Extrusion 2024 ·Microscopy and Microanalysis ·(unknown),Hugh O’Neill,B. Tracy Nixon,(unknown)	2
2	A general mechanism for transcription bubble nucleation in bacteria 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mueller AU,James Chen,Mengyu Wu,(unknown),B. Tracy Nixon,Elizabeth A. Campbell,Seth A. Darst	3
3	Structure of In Vitro-Synthesized Cellulose Fibrils Viewed by Cryo-Electron Tomography and ¹³C Natural-Abundance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-State NMR 2022 ·Biomacromolecules ·Fabien Deligey,(unknown),Sung Hyun Cho,Alex Kirui,Frédéric Mentink‐Vigier,Matthew T. Swulius,B. Tracy Nixon,Tuo Wang	21
4	SPARC: Structural properties associated with residue constraints 2022 ·Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal ·Andrew F. Neuwald,Hui Yang,B. Tracy Nixon	1
5	A single heterologously expressed plant cellulose synthase isoform is sufficient for cellulose microfibril formation in vitro 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pallinti Purushotham,Sung Hyun Cho,Sara M. Díaz-Moreno,Manish Kumar,B. Tracy Nixon,Vincent Bulone,Jochen Zimmer	78
6	Structure of the Cellulose Synthase Complex of Gluconacetobacter hansenii at 23.4 Å Resolution 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Juan Du,Venkata R. Vepachedu,Sung Hyun Cho,Manish Kumar,B. Tracy Nixon	43
7	Comparative Structural and Computational Analysis Supports Eighteen Cellulose Synthases in the Plant Cellulose Synthesis Complex 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·B. Tracy Nixon,Katayoun Mansouri,Abhishek Singh,Juan Du,Jonathan K. Davis,Jung Goo Lee,Erin Slabaugh,Venu Gopal Vandavasi,Hugh O’Neill,Eric M. Roberts,Alison W. Roberts,Yaroslava G. Yingling,Candace H. Haigler	162
8	A Structural Study of CESA1 Catalytic Domain of Arabidopsis Cellulose Synthesis Complex: Evidence for CESA Trimers 2015 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Venu Gopal Vandavasi,Daniel K. Putnam,Qiu Zhang,Loukas Petridis,William T. Heller,B. Tracy Nixon,Candace H. Haigler,Udaya C. Kalluri,Leighton Coates,Paul Langan,Jeremy C. Smith,Jens Meiler,Hugh O’Neill	88
9	Advancing Rhodobacter sphaeroides as a platform for expression of functional membrane proteins 2015 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·Mustafa Erbakan,Brandon Curtis,B. Tracy Nixon,Manish Kumar,Wayne R. Curtis	11
10	Nucleotide-induced asymmetry within ATPase activator ring drives σ54–RNAP interaction and ATP hydrolysis 2013 ·Genes & Development ·Tatyana A. Sysoeva,Saikat Chowdhury,Liang Guo,B. Tracy Nixon	35
11	Engagement of Arginine Finger to ATP Triggers Large Conformational Changes in NtrC1 AAA+ ATPase for Remodeling Bacterial RNA Polymerase 2010 ·Structure ·Baoyu Chen,Tatyana A. Sysoeva,Saikat Chowdhury,Liang Guo,Sacha De Carlo,Jeffrey Hanson,Haw Yang,B. Tracy Nixon	43
12	Comparative analysis of activator-E 54 complexes formed with nucleotide-metal fluoride analogues 2009 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·P.C. Burrows,Nicolas Joly,B. Tracy Nixon,Martin Buck	5
13	ATP Ground- and Transition States of Bacterial Enhancer Binding AAA+ ATPases Support Complex Formation with Their Target Protein, σ54 2007 ·Structure ·Baoyu Chen,Michaeleen Doucleff,David E. Wemmer,Sacha De Carlo,Hector H. Huang,Eva Nogales,Timothy R. Hoover,Elena Kondrashkina,Liang Guo,B. Tracy Nixon	59
14	Structural Basis of DNA Recognition by the Alternative Sigma-factor, σ54 2007 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Michaeleen Doucleff,Jeffrey G. Pelton,Peter S. Lee,B. Tracy Nixon,David E. Wemmer	34
15	Negative Regulation of AAA+ ATPase Assembly by Two Component Receiver Domains: A Transcription Activation Mechanism that is Conserved in Mesophilic and Extremely Hyperthermophilic Bacteria 2005 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Michaeleen Doucleff,Baoyu Chen,(unknown),David E. Wemmer,Elena Kondrashkina,B. Tracy Nixon	53
16	Novel substitutions in the σ⁵⁴‐dependent activator DctD that increase dependence on upstream activation sequences or uncouple ATP hydrolysis from transcriptional activation 2004 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Hao Xu,Mary T. Kelly,B. Tracy Nixon,Timothy R. Hoover	4
17	Regulation of the transcriptional activator NtrC1: structural studies of the regulatory and AAA ⁺ ATPase domains 2003 ·Genes & Development ·Seok‐Yong Lee,(unknown),Dalai Yan,Sydney Kustu,B. Tracy Nixon,David E. Wemmer	168
18	Crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of the Rhizobium meliloti DctD two-component receiver domain 1998 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·(unknown),(unknown),Richard Kidd,B. Tracy Nixon,Gregory K. Farber	1
19	Cooperative Binding of DctD to the dctA Upstream Activation Sequence of Rhizobium meliloti Is Enhanced in a Constitutively Active Truncated Mutant 1996 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Dean Scholl,B. Tracy Nixon	27
20	Tandem DctD‐binding sites of the Rhizobium meliloti dctA upstream activating sequence are essential for optimal function despite a 50‐ to 100‐fold difference in affinity for DctD 1992 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Harry C. Ledebur,B. Tracy Nixon	28

About B. Tracy Nixon

B. Tracy Nixon is a scholar working on Plant Science, Structural Biology and Biomaterials, having authored 58 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (19 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (3.5k citations), Genetics (1.2k citations) and Biochemistry (248 citations). B. Tracy Nixon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Clive W. Ronson, Frederick M. Ausubel, Baoyu Chen, Liang Guo, Sudeep Banjade, Pilong Li, Qiu‐Xing Jiang, Paul S. Russo, Salman F. Banani and Marc C. Llaguno. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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