Edward A. Meighen

7.4k citations

154 papers · 5.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 41

Molecular Biology top 1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
Genetics top 2%
Biomedical Engineering top 2%
Ecology top 2%

Co-authors: Carol M. Miyamoto Rose Szittner J. Woodland Hastings Angus Graham Denis Riendeau H. K. Schachman A.G. Rodríguez Paul V. Dunlap
Topics: bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (88 papers)Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (47 papers)Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers)
Cited by: Endocrinology Molecular Biology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nucleic Acids Research
Partner nations: Canada United States Iran

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Edward A. Meighen

154 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Molecular biology of bacterial bioluminescence

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1	The natural furanone ( 5Z )‐4‐bromo‐5‐(bromomethylene)‐3‐butyl‐2( 5H )‐furanone disrupts quorum sensing‐regulated gene expression in Vibrio harveyi by decreasing the DNA‐binding activity of the transcriptional regulator protein luxR 2007 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Tom Defoirdt,Carol M. Miyamoto,Thomas K. Wood,Edward A. Meighen,Patrick Sorgeloos,Willy Verstraete,Peter Bossier	150
2	Bright stable luminescent yeast using bacterial luciferase as a sensor 2003 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Rose Szittner,Gregor Jansen,David Y. Thomas,Edward A. Meighen	13
3	Cloning, sequencing, and functional studies of the rpoS gene from Vibrio harveyi 2002 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Yi Hsing Lin,Carol M. Miyamoto,Edward A. Meighen	16
4	Differences in nucleotide specificity and catalytic mechanism between Vibrio harveyi aldehyde dehydrogenase and other members of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily 2001 ·Chemico-Biological Interactions ·Lei Zhang,Bijan Ahvazi,Rose Szittner,Alice Vrielink,Edward A. Meighen	3
5	Expression and DNA Sequence of the Gene Coding for the lux-Specific Fatty Acyl-CoA Reductase from Photobacterium phosphoreum 2000 ·The Journal of Microbiology ·Chan Yong Lee,Edward A. Meighen	1
6	Hyperactivity and interactions of a chimeric myristoryl-ACP thioesterase from the lux system of luminescent bacteria 2000 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology ·(unknown),Rose Szittner,Edward A. Meighen	3
7	Mutation of the Nucleophilic Elbow of the Lux-Specific Thioesterase from Vibrio harveyi 2000 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown),Bijan Ahvazi,Rose Szittner,Edward A. Meighen	2
8	H-NS Protein Represses Transcription of the lux Systems of Vibrio fischeri and Other Luminous Bacteria Cloned into Escherichia coli 1997 ·Current Microbiology ·S. Ulitzur,Abdul Matin,(unknown),Edward A. Meighen	23
9	Cysteine-286 as the site of acylation of the Lux-specific fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1997 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology ·Chan Yong Lee,Edward A. Meighen	8
10	Critical Glutamic Acid Residues Affecting the Mechanism and Nucleotide Specificity of Vibrio Harveyi Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1997 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Masoud Vedadi,Edward A. Meighen	25
11	Tryptophan 250 on the .alpha. Subunit Plays an Important Role in Flavin and Aldehyde Binding to Bacterial Luciferase. Effects of W.fwdarw.Y Mutations on Catalytic Function 1995 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown),Edward A. Meighen	12
12	Structure of a Myristoyl-ACP-Specific Thioesterase from Vibrio harveyi 1994 ·Biochemistry ·David M. Lawson,Urszula Derewenda,Laurence Serre,Stefano Ferri,Rose Szittner,Yau‐Huei Wei,Edward A. Meighen,Zygmunt S. Derewenda	85
13	Steady-state fluorescence and phosphorescence spectroscopic studies of bacterial luciferase tryptophan mutants 1994 ·Journal of Fluorescence ·(unknown),Edward A. Meighen	3
14	Physiological, Biochemical and Genetic Control of Bacterial Bioluminescence 1993 ·Advances in microbial physiology ·Edward A. Meighen,Paul V. Dunlap	115
15	The lux genes in Photobacteriumleiognathi are closely linked with genes corresponding in sequence to riboflavin synthesis genes 1992 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Chan Yong Lee,Edward A. Meighen	34
16	Identification of the acyl transfer site of fatty acyl-protein synthetase from bioluminescent bacteria 1991 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Edward A. Meighen	18
17	Nucleotide sequence of theLuxCgene and the upstream DNA from the bioluminescent system ofVibrio harveyi 1988 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Carol M. Miyamoto,Angus Graham,Edward A. Meighen	39
18	[44] Immobilized subunits of alkaline phosphatase 1987 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Susan McCracken,Edward A. Meighen	4
19	Development of a bioluminescence assay for aldehyde pheromones of insects 1982 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Edward A. Meighen,Keith N. Slessor,G. G. Grant	21
20	Development of a bioluminescence assay for aldehyde pheromones of insects 1982 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Rose Szittner,David Morse,G. G. Grant,Edward A. Meighen	9

About Edward A. Meighen

Edward A. Meighen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, having authored 154 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (88 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (47 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology (841 citations), Molecular Biology (4.8k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.1k citations). Edward A. Meighen has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Iran. Frequent co-authors include Carol M. Miyamoto, Rose Szittner, J. Woodland Hastings, Angus Graham, Denis Riendeau, H. K. Schachman, A.G. Rodríguez, Paul V. Dunlap, Michael O. Boylan and David Morse. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

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