Charles J. Waechter

6.0k citations

109 papers · 4.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Co-authors: William J. Lennarz Jeffrey S. Rush Malka G. Scher Joe B. Harford Dean C. Crick John J. Lucas Douglas Andres Robert L. Lester
Topics: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (54 papers)Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (37 papers)Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (13 papers)
Cited by: Biochemistry Molecular Biology Organic Chemistry
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: United States Switzerland United Kingdom

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Charles J. Waechter

109 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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The Role of Polyprenol-Linked Sugars in Glycoprotein Synthesis

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Molecular Characterization of the viaB Locus Encoding the Biosynthetic Machinery for Vi Capsule Formation in Salmonella Typhi 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Michael Wetter,David Goulding,Derek Pickard,Michael Kowarik,Charles J. Waechter,Gordon Dougan,Michael Wacker	31
2	A Novel Epimerase That Converts GlcNAc-P-P-undecaprenol to GalNAc-P-P-undecaprenol in Escherichia coli O157 2009 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jeffrey S. Rush,Cristina Alaimo,(unknown),Michael Wacker,Charles J. Waechter	58
3	Recycling of Dolichyl Monophosphate to the Cytoplasmic Leaflet of the Endoplasmic Reticulum after the Cleavage of Dolichyl Pyrophosphate on the Lumenal Monolayer 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jeffrey S. Rush,Ningguo Gao,Mark A. Lehrman,Charles J. Waechter	31
4	Partial Purification of Mannosylphosphorylundecaprenol Synthase From <i>Micrococcus luteus</i>: A Useful Enzyme for the Biosynthesis of a Variety of Mannosylphosphorylpolyisoprenol Products 2006 ·Humana Press eBooks ·Jeffrey S. Rush,Charles J. Waechter	4
5	Evidence That the wzxE Gene of Escherichia coli K-12 Encodes a Protein Involved in the Transbilayer Movement of a Trisaccharide-Lipid Intermediate in the Assembly of Enterobacterial Common Antigen 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·P D Rick,Kathleen Barr,Krishnan Sankaran,Junko Kajimura,Jeffrey S. Rush,Charles J. Waechter	90
6	Identification and Characterization of a cDNA Encoding a Dolichyl Pyrophosphate Phosphatase Located in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Mammalian Cells 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jeffrey S. Rush,Steve K. Cho,Songmin Jiang,Sandra L. Hofmann,Charles J. Waechter	45
7	Requirement of the Lec35 Gene for All Known Classes of Monosaccharide-P-Dolichol-dependent Glycosyltransferase Reactions in Mammals 2001 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Monika Anand,Jeffrey S. Rush,Sutapa Ray,Marie‐Agnès Doucey,(unknown),(unknown),Jan Hofsteenge,Charles J. Waechter,Mark A. Lehrman	74
8	An alternative cis-isoprenyltransferase activity in yeast that produces polyisoprenols with chain lengths similar to mammalian dolichols 2001 ·Glycobiology ·Barbara Schenk,Jeffrey S. Rush,Charles J. Waechter,Markus Aebi	40
9	The ins(ide) and outs(ide) of dolichyl phosphate biosynthesis and recycling in the endoplasmic reticulum 2001 ·Glycobiology ·Barbara Schenk,Fabiana Fernández,Charles J. Waechter	143
10	The CWH8 Gene Encodes a Dolichyl Pyrophosphate Phosphatase with a Luminally Oriented Active Site in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Fabiana Fernández,Jeffrey S. Rush,David A. Toke,Gil‐Soo Han,(unknown),George Carman,Jae‐Yeon Choi,Dennis R. Voelker,Markus Aebi,Charles J. Waechter	62
11	Geranylgeraniol Overcomes the Block of Cell Proliferation by Lovastatin in C6 Glioma Cells 1998 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Dean C. Crick,Douglas Andres,Romano Danesi,Marco Macchia,Charles J. Waechter	60
12	Polyisoprenyl phosphate specificity of UDP-GIcNAc:undecaprenyl phosphate N-acetylglucosaminyl 1-P transferase from E.coli 1997 ·Glycobiology ·Jeffrey S. Rush,P D Rick,Charles J. Waechter	35
13	Geranylgeraniol Promotes Entry of UT-2 Cells into the Cell Cycle in the Absence of Mevalonate 1997 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Dean C. Crick,Douglas Andres,Charles J. Waechter	16
14	Convergence of three steroid receptor pathways in the mediation of nongenotoxic hepatocarcinogenesis 1996 ·Carcinogenesis ·Michelle L. O’Brien,Shamina M. Rangwala,Kenneth W. Henry,Cary Weinberger,Dean C. Crick,Charles J. Waechter,D. R. FELLER,Daniel J. Noonan	25
15	Method for the Determination of Cellular Levels of Guanosine-5′-Diphosphate-Mannose Based on a Weak Interaction with Concanavalin A at Low pH 1995 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Jeffrey S. Rush,Charles J. Waechter	20
16	Expression of dolichol-linked saccharide intermediate synthesis during the development of B lymphocytes 1991 ·Glycobiology ·Jeffrey S. Rush,Charles J. Waechter	10
17	Characterization and Localization of a Long‐Chain Isoprenyltransferase Activity in Porcine Brain: Proposed Role in the Biosynthesis of Dolichyl Phosphate 1991 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Dean C. Crick,Jeffrey S. Rush,Charles J. Waechter	26
18	Developmental Changes in Enzymes Involved in Dolichyl Phosphate Metabolism in Cultured Embryonic Rat Brain Cells 1991 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Narayan R. Bhat,(unknown),(unknown),Charles J. Waechter	13
19	Separation of Brain Dolichol Kinase from Endogenous Activating Factors: Evidence That Phospholipid Enhances the Interaction Between Enzyme and Dolichol 1990 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Claude P. Genain,Charles J. Waechter	7
20	Induction of glycoprotein biosynthesis in activated B lymphocytes 1987 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Jeffrey S. Rush,E Charles Snow,Charles J. Waechter	11

About Charles J. Waechter

Charles J. Waechter is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology, having authored 109 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (54 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (37 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (528 citations), Molecular Biology (3.8k citations) and Organic Chemistry (1.2k citations). Charles J. Waechter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include William J. Lennarz, Jeffrey S. Rush, Malka G. Scher, Joe B. Harford, Dean C. Crick, John J. Lucas, Douglas Andres, Robert L. Lester, Fabiana Fernández and Barbara Schenk. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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