David Dubnau

18.8k citations

175 papers · 14.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

Genetics top 0.02%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine top 0.2%
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Papers in

Genetics 149
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 149
Ecology 100
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 100

Co-authors: Inês Chen Thomas Gryczan Sara Contente Rosa Davidoff-Abelson Hédia Maamar Richard Losick J Hahn Issar Smith
Journals: Journal of Bacteriology (49 papers)Molecular Microbiology (36 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (11 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (7 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Netherlands

In The Last Decade

David Dubnau

175 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Bistability in bacteria 2006 · 543 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2006 Molecular Microbiology
2004 Nature Reviews Microbiology
1978 Journal of Bacteriology
1971 Journal of Molecular Biology

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Dubnau, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	ComFB, a widespread family of c-di-NMP receptor proteins Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Claudia Patricia Correa, Toyoko Tanaka, Vikram Alva, Jeanette Hahn, Cradock Colleen, Laureano Molins, 魏海霞, Kai M. Thormann, David Dubnau, Michael Y. Galperin, Khaled A. Selim	2025	1
2	ComEB protein is dispensable for the transformation but must be translated for the optimal synthesis of comEC Molecular Microbiology ·Jiangxin Tian, Jeanette Hahn, David Dubnau	2021	1
3	YfmK is an N ^ε -lysine acetyltransferase that directly acetylates the histone-like protein HBsu in Bacillus subtilis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Valerie J. Carabetta, Todd M. Greco, Ileana M. Cristea, David Dubnau	2019	35
4	Structural Basis of Response Regulator Dephosphorylation by Rap Phosphatases PLoS Biology ·Vijay Parashar, Nicolas Mirouze, David Dubnau, Matthew B. Neiditch	2011	72
5	The secretion ATPase ComGA is required for the binding and transport of transforming DNA Molecular Microbiology ·Ana S. Pereda-Galicia, ES Hwang, Ederlinda Viñuales Gavn, Adriana Silvia Di Deo, Jessica M. Mann, David Dubnau	2011	29
6	Membrane-associated DNA Transport Machines Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology ·Dong Pil Kim, David Dubnau	2010	96
7	Structural and Motional Contributions of the Bacillus subtilis ClpC N-Domain to Adaptor Protein Interactions Journal of Molecular Biology ·Douglas J. Kojetin, Patrick D. McLaughlin, Richele J. Thompson, David Dubnau, Ederlinda Viñuales Gavn, Mark Rance, John Cavanagh	2009	13
8	Noise in Gene Expression Determines Cell Fate in Bacillus subtilis Science ·Hédia Maamar, Arjun Raj, David Dubnau	2007	483
9	Acid Labile ComX Pheromone fromBacillus mojavensisRO-H-1 Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry ·Masahiro Okada, Hisao Yamaguchi, Isao Satō, Dartey P. K. A, Jianhua Qi, David Dubnau, Youji Sakagami	2007	16
10	The Rok Protein of Bacillus subtilis Represses Genes for Cell Surface and Extracellular Functions Journal of Bacteriology ·Mark Albano, Wiep Klaas Smits, Linh Ho, Barbara Kraigher, Ines Mandić-Mulec, Oscar P. Kuipers, David Dubnau	2005	71
11	Bistability in the Bacillus subtilis K‐state (competence) system requires a positive feedback loop Molecular Microbiology ·Hédia Maamar, David Dubnau	2005	236
12	Towards Structural Determination of the ComX Pheromone: Synthetic Studies on Peptides Containing Geranyltryptophan Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry ·Masahiro Okada, Isao Satō, Soo‐Jeong Cho, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Makoto Ojika, David Dubnau, Youji Sakagami	2004	21
13	NucA is required for DNA cleavage during transformation of Bacillus subtilis Molecular Microbiology ·Roberta Provvedi, Inês Chen, David Dubnau	2001	53
14	Internalizing DNA Research in Microbiology ·David Dubnau, Roberta Provvedi	2000	32
15	The N‐ and C‐terminal domains of MecA recognize different partners in the competence molecular switch Molecular Microbiology ·M. Persuh, Kürşad Turgay, (unknown), David Dubnau	1999	70
16	Binding and transport of transforming DNA by Bacillus subtilis: the role of type-IV pilin-like proteins – a review Gene ·David Dubnau	1997	64
17	Two-component regulators and genetic competence in Bacillus subtilis Research in Microbiology ·David Dubnau, J Hahn, Manuela Roggiani, Flavia Piazza, Yvette Weinrauch	1994	35
18	Membrane association and role in DNA uptake of the Bacillus subtilis PriA anaiogue ComF1 Molecular Microbiology ·Arturo Londoño‐Vallejo, David Dubnau	1994	27
19	Binding of Bacillus subtilis ermC' methyltransferase to 23S rRNA Biochemistry ·GeorgeHahalis, David Dubnau	1990	16
20	The Molecular biology of the bacilli Academic Press eBooks ·David Dubnau	1982	209

About David Dubnau

David Dubnau is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, having authored 175 papers that have together received 14.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (149 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (100 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (72 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (19 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (15 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (15 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (13 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (9.4k citations), Molecular Medicine (1.2k citations), Ecology (5.8k citations), Molecular Biology (11.3k citations) and Endocrinology (794 citations). David Dubnau has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Inês Chen, Thomas Gryczan, Sara Contente, Rosa Davidoff-Abelson, Hédia Maamar, Richard Losick, J Hahn, Issar Smith, Mark Albano and Jeanette Hahn. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Bacteriology, Molecular Microbiology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Molecular Biology and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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