Christopher Berndsen

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher Berndsen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Berndsen has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Berndsen's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (14 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (5 papers). Christopher Berndsen is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (14 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (5 papers). Christopher Berndsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Finland. Christopher Berndsen's co-authors include Cynthia Wolberger, John M. Denu, Ajit B. Datta, Toshiaki Tsubota, Paul D. Kaufman, Song Tan, Michael A. Freitas, Lanhao Yang, Judith A. Erkmann and Corey L. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Berndsen

43 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

New insights into ubiquitin E3 ligase mechanism

2014 543 citations Christopher Berndsen, Cynthia Wolberger Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Berndsen United States	18	1.8k	408	205	189	158	45	2.1k
Gary Kleiger United States	20	1.8k 1.0×	516 1.3×	352 1.7×	303 1.6×	159 1.0×	34	2.2k
Andrew P. VanDemark United States	23	1.7k 0.9×	188 0.5×	151 0.7×	224 1.2×	100 0.6×	42	2.0k
Kumkum Saxena United States	10	1.4k 0.8×	230 0.6×	211 1.0×	254 1.3×	141 0.9×	16	2.2k
Séverine Boulon France	17	2.0k 1.1×	226 0.6×	89 0.4×	267 1.4×	156 1.0×	21	2.3k
Toshihiro Sekimoto Japan	20	2.1k 1.2×	391 1.0×	99 0.5×	191 1.0×	381 2.4×	27	2.4k
Pascal Roussel France	23	1.8k 1.0×	214 0.5×	159 0.8×	118 0.6×	182 1.2×	31	2.1k
Alwin Köhler Austria	22	3.0k 1.7×	438 1.1×	382 1.9×	683 3.6×	219 1.4×	29	3.2k
Ilia V. Davydov United States	15	1.8k 1.0×	853 2.1×	258 1.3×	305 1.6×	192 1.2×	20	2.2k
John C. Obenauer United States	11	1.8k 1.0×	196 0.5×	95 0.5×	255 1.3×	201 1.3×	16	2.2k
Hyuk‐Soo Seo United States	26	1.9k 1.1×	441 1.1×	96 0.5×	130 0.7×	155 1.0×	53	2.2k

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Berndsen, Christopher, et al.. (2025). The Pseudoenzyme β‐Amylase9 From Arabidopsis Activates α‐Amylase3: A Possible Mechanism to Promote Stress‐Induced Starch Degradation. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 93(6). 1189–1201.

Berndsen, Christopher & Jessica K. Bell. (2024). The structural biology and dynamics of malate dehydrogenases. Essays in Biochemistry. 68(2). 57–72. 3 indexed citations

Monroe, Jonathan D., et al.. (2022). The BAM7 gene in Zea mays encodes a protein with similar structural and catalytic properties to Arabidopsis BAM2. Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology. 78(5). 560–570. 5 indexed citations

Friedman, Michael, et al.. (2022). Structural and functional analysis of the human cone‐rod homeobox transcription factor. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 90(8). 1584–1593. 7 indexed citations

Monroe, Jonathan D., et al.. (2020). Solution structure and assembly of β-amylase 2 fromArabidopsis thaliana. Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology. 76(4). 357–365. 6 indexed citations

Ackermann, Maegen A., Nicole A. P. Lieberman, Christopher Berndsen, et al.. (2017). Novel obscurins mediate cardiomyocyte adhesion and size via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 111. 27–39. 29 indexed citations

Rossi, Daniela, Johanna Palmio, Anni Evilä, et al.. (2017). A novel FLNC frameshift and an OBSCN variant in a family with distal muscular dystrophy. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186642–e0186642. 29 indexed citations

Berndsen, Christopher, et al.. (2017). The Heme‐Binding PAS Domain Mediates Dimerization in the CO‐Sensing Transcription Factor Bx RcoM‐1. The FASEB Journal. 31(S1). 1 indexed citations

Cohen‐Kfir, Einav, et al.. (2017). Novel insights into the interaction of UBA5 with UFM1 via a UFM1-interacting sequence. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 508–508. 25 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher, et al.. (2017). Bending of the BST‐2 coiled‐coil during viral budding. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 85(11). 2081–2087. 3 indexed citations

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Cohen‐Kfir, Einav, et al.. (2016). Trans-Binding Mechanism of Ubiquitin-like Protein Activation Revealed by a UBA5-UFM1 Complex. Cell Reports. 16(12). 3113–3120. 46 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher, et al.. (2015). Chemical shift assignments for S. cerevisiae Ubc13. Biomolecular NMR Assignments. 9(2). 407–410. 4 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher & Cynthia Wolberger. (2014). New insights into ubiquitin E3 ligase mechanism. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 21(4). 301–307. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taylor, Martin S., Travis R. Ruch, Yousang Hwang, et al.. (2013). Architectural Organization of the Metabolic Regulatory Enzyme Ghrelin O-Acyltransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(45). 32211–32228. 54 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher, Reuven Wiener, Ian Yu, Alison E. Ringel, & Cynthia Wolberger. (2013). A conserved asparagine has a structural role in ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes. Nature Chemical Biology. 9(3). 154–156. 56 indexed citations

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Andrew, Amy J., Christopher Berndsen, Sandra Kao, & Klaus Strebel. (2012). The Size and Conservation of a Coiled-coil Structure in the Ectodomain of Human BST-2/Tetherin Is Dispensable for Inhibition of HIV-1 Virion Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(53). 44278–44288. 14 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher & Cynthia Wolberger. (2011). A spectrophotometric assay for conjugation of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins. Analytical Biochemistry. 418(1). 102–110. 82 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher, Toshiaki Tsubota, Scott E. Lindner, et al.. (2008). Molecular functions of the histone acetyltransferase chaperone complex Rtt109–Vps75. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 15(9). 948–956. 97 indexed citations

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Tsubota, Toshiaki, Christopher Berndsen, Judith A. Erkmann, et al.. (2007). Histone H3-K56 Acetylation Is Catalyzed by Histone Chaperone-Dependent Complexes. Molecular Cell. 25(5). 703–712. 230 indexed citations

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Berndsen, Christopher & John M. Denu. (2005). Assays for mechanistic investigations of protein/histone acetyltransferases. Methods. 36(4). 321–331. 67 indexed citations

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