Boaz Shaanan

3.9k citations

39 papers · 3.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.5%
- Hemoglobin structure and function
Molecular Biology top 5%
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide

Papers in

Biochemistry 4
- Biochemical Acid Research Studies 4
Molecular Biology 26
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research 7
- Protein Structure and Dynamics 4
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 4

Co-authors: M. F. Perutz G. Fermi Sharona Elgavish R. Fourme Ben F. Luisi Nathan Sharon Halina Lis Robert Liddington
Journals: Journal of Molecular Biology (6 papers)Bioinformatics (2 papers)Pest Management Science (2 papers)Science (2 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (2 papers)
Partner nations: Israel United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Boaz Shaanan

39 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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The crystal structure of human deoxyhaemoglobin at 1.74 Å resolution 1984 · 630 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1984 Journal of Molecular Biology
1983 Journal of Molecular Biology

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1	The 3-D structure of VNG0258H/RosR – A haloarchaeal DNA-binding protein in its ionic shell Journal of Structural Biology ·Kyung Ryul Kim, Meng Chen, Idit Dahan, Andressa Celente de Ávila, Geula Davidov, Anat Shahar, Jerry Eichler, Raz Zarivach, Boaz Shaanan	2018	7
2	Transition metal binding selectivity in proteins and its correlation with the phylogenomic classification of the cation diffusion facilitator protein family Scientific Reports ·S. Barber-Zucker, Boaz Shaanan, Raz Zarivach	2017	95
3	Reaction mechanisms of thiamin diphosphate enzymes: new insights into the role of a conserved glutamate residue FEBS Journal ·Boaz Shaanan, David M. Chipman	2009	23
4	Glyoxylate carboligase lacks the canonical active site glutamate of thiamine-dependent enzymes Nature Chemical Biology ·Alexander Kaplun, Elad Binshtein, Maria Vyazmensky, L.W. Chana, Ze’ev Barak, David M. Chipman, Kai Tittmann, Boaz Shaanan	2008	57
5	The Drosophila IKK-related kinase (Ik2) and Spindle-F proteins are part of a complex that regulates cytoskeleton organization during oogenesis BMC Cell Biology ·Hwang Yang Jin, 孝三芦原, Anna Bakhrat, Jéssica Alexandra de Vasques Castro Oliveira, Sharon Etzion, Boaz Shaanan, Uri Abdu	2008	25
6	Haloferax volcanii PitA: an example of functional interaction between the Pfam chlorite dismutase and antibiotic biosynthesis monooxygenase families? Bioinformatics ·Elizabeta Bab-Dinitz, Meng Chen, Julie A. Maupin‐Furlow, Jerry Eichler, Boaz Shaanan	2006	35
7	Structure of the Regulatory Subunit of Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Isozyme III from Escherichia coli Journal of Molecular Biology ·Alexander Kaplun, Maria Vyazmensky, PA Hulley, Devendra Kumar Doda, P Alborzi Varaki, Sharon Mendel, Ze’ev Barak, David M. Chipman, Boaz Shaanan	2006	65
8	Chemical characteristics of dimer interfaces in the legume lectin family Protein Science ·Sharona Elgavish, Boaz Shaanan	2001	11
9	The Putative Bioactive Surface of Insect-selective Scorpion Excitatory Neurotoxins Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Oren Froy, Noam Zilberberg, Dalia Gordon, Michael Turkov, Nicolas Gilles, M. Stankiewicz, M. Pelhate, Erwann Loret, Deena A. Oren, Boaz Shaanan, Michael Gurevitz	1999	87
10	An excitatory scorpion toxin with a distinctive feature: an additional α helix at the C terminus and its implications for interaction with insect sodium channels Structure ·Deena A. Oren, Oren Froy, E. Amit, Nurit Kleinberger-Doron, Michael Gurevitz, Boaz Shaanan	1998	57
11	Sodium channel modifiers from scorpion venom: Structure–activity relationship, mode of action and application Toxicon ·Michael Gurevitz, Oren Froy, Noam Zilberberg, Michael Turkov, David Strugatsky, Edward Gershburg, Daewoo Lee, Michael E. Adams, Vitali Tugarinov, Jacob Anglister, Boaz Shaanan, Erwann Loret, M. Stankiewicz, M. Pelhate, Dalia Gordon, Nor Chejanovsky	1998	28
12	Mutagenic analysis of Vav reveals that an intact SH3 domain is required for transformation Oncogene ·Maya Groysman, Makoto Nagano, Boaz Shaanan, Shulamit Katzav	1998	29
13	The Na+-specific interaction between the LysR-type regulator, NhaR, and the nhaA gene encoding the Na+/H+ antiporter of Escherichia coli The EMBO Journal ·Francesca Palmiotto, Tiam Hajiha, Nir Dover, Boaz Shaanan, Etana Padan	1997	30
14	In vitro phosphorylation of acetylcholinesterase at non-consensus protein kinase A sites enhances the rate of acetylcholine hydrolysis Molecular Brain Research ·Mirta Grifman, Ahmad Nasir Labaran, Dalia Ginzberg, David Glick, Sharona Elgavish, Boaz Shaanan, Hermona Soreq	1997	38
15	Lectin-carbohydrate interactions: different folds, common recognition principles Trends in Biochemical Sciences ·Sharona Elgavish, Boaz Shaanan	1997	190
16	Rescue of a Mutant G‐Protein by Substrate‐Assisted Catalysis European Journal of Biochemistry ·Tsaffrir Zor, Germán Gil, Sharona Elgavish, Boaz Shaanan, Zvi Selinger	1997	26
17	Identification of a carbonic anhydrase-like domain in the extracellular region of RPTP gamma defines a new subfamily of receptor tyrosine phosphatases. Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Gilad Barnea, Olli Silvennoinen, Boaz Shaanan, Annemarie Honegger, Peter Canoll, Peter D’Eustachio, M. Ait Bouih, Joan Levy, V. Achelashvili, Kay Huebner	1993	89
18	Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the lectin from Erythrina corallodendron Journal of Molecular Biology ·Mark A. Saper, Halina Lis, Nathan Sharon, Boaz Shaanan	1987	5
19	The crystal structure of human deoxyhaemoglobin at 1.74 Å resolution Journal of Molecular Biology ·G. Fermi, M. F. Perutz, Boaz Shaanan, R. Fourme Hit paper breakdown →	1984	630
20	Structure and packing arrangement of molecular compounds. VII. 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane–naphthalene (1:1) Acta Crystallographica Section B ·Boaz Shaanan, U. Shmueli, Daniel Rabinovich	1976	11

About Boaz Shaanan

Boaz Shaanan is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Organic Chemistry and Insect Science, having authored 39 papers that have together received 3.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Enzyme Structure and Function (8 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (7 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (5 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers), Biochemical Acid Research Studies (4 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (1.3k citations), Molecular Biology (2.2k citations), Genetics (289 citations), Biophysics (116 citations) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (398 citations). Boaz Shaanan has collaborated with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include M. F. Perutz, G. Fermi, Sharona Elgavish, R. Fourme, Ben F. Luisi, Nathan Sharon, Halina Lis, Robert Liddington, Raz Zarivach and S. Barber-Zucker. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Pest Management Science, Science and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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