J.A. Brannigan

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

J.A. Brannigan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, J.A. Brannigan has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Materials Chemistry and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in J.A. Brannigan's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (32 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (30 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (18 papers). J.A. Brannigan is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (32 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (30 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (18 papers). J.A. Brannigan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Slovakia. J.A. Brannigan's co-authors include Anthony J. Wilkinson, Guy Dodson, Dale B. Wigley, Edward W. Tate, P.C.E. Moody, Louise E. Bird, Hosahalli S. Subramanya, Richard J. Lewis, Robin J. Leatherbarrow and Brian G. Spratt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

J.A. Brannigan

98 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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A protein catalytic framework with an N-terminal nucleophile is capable of self-activation

1995 515 citations J.A. Brannigan, Guy Dodson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structure and activity of the essential UCH family deubiquitinase DUB16 from Leishmania donovani 2025 ·Biochemical Journal ·J.A. Brannigan, (unknown), Nathaniel G. Jones, (unknown), E.J. Dodson, Sarfaraz Ahmad Ejazi, Jeremy C. Mottram, Nahid Ali, Anthony J. Wilkinson	0
2	Crystal structures of the GH18 domain of the bifunctional peroxiredoxin–chitinase CotE from Clostridium difficile 2020 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications ·Jean L. Whittingham, (unknown), J.A. Brannigan, (unknown), E.J. Dodson, J.P. Turkenburg, Jared Cartwright, Simon M. Cutting, Anthony J. Wilkinson	1
3	Fragment-derived inhibitors of human N-myristoyltransferase block capsid assembly and replication of the common cold virus 2018 ·Nature Chemistry ·Aurélie Mousnier, Andrew Bell, Dawid Swieboda, Julia Morales‐Sanfrutos, Inmaculada Pérez‐Dorado, J.A. Brannigan, Joseph Newman, Markus Ritzefeld, (unknown), Anabel Guedán, Amin S. Asfor, Sean W. Robinson, (unknown), Anthony J. Wilkinson, Sebastian L. Johnston, Robin J. Leatherbarrow, Tobias J. Tuthill, Roberto Solari, Edward W. Tate	90
4	Discovery of high affinity inhibitors of Leishmania donovani N-myristoyltransferase 2015 ·MedChemComm ·M.D. Rackham, Zhiyong Yu, J.A. Brannigan, William P. Heal, Daniel Paape, (unknown), Anthony J. Wilkinson, Deborah F. Smith, Robin J. Leatherbarrow, Edward W. Tate	25
5	Cloning, overexpression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of a slow-processing mutant of penicillin G acylase fromKluyvera citrophila 2013 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications ·(unknown), Sureshkumar Ramasamy, J.A. Brannigan, Anthony J. Wilkinson, C.G. Suresh	4
6	A fluorescence-based assay for N-myristoyltransferase activity 2011 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Victor Gonçalves, J.A. Brannigan, Emmanuelle Thinon, (unknown), Remigiusz Serwa, (unknown), Anthony J. Wilkinson, Edward W. Tate, Robin J. Leatherbarrow	65
7	Structure and non‐essential function of glycerol kinase in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages 2008 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown), Spencer D. Polley, Quinton L. Fivelman, Lisa Ranford‐Cartwright, Shane R. Wilkinson, J.A. Brannigan, Anthony J. Wilkinson, David A. Baker	26
8	Structures of two superoxide dismutases fromBacillus anthracisreveal a novel active centre 2005 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), V.M. Levdikov, E.V. Blagova, Mark J. Fogg, J.A. Brannigan, Keith S. Wilson, Anthony J. Wilkinson	9
9	Structure and Kinetics of a Monomeric Glucosamine 6-Phosphate Deaminase 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Florence Vincent, G.J. Davies, J.A. Brannigan	38
10	Structures ofPlasmodium falciparumpurine nucleoside phosphorylase complexed with sulfate and its natural substrate inosine 2005 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·(unknown), M.A. Robien, A.M. Brzozowski, E.J. Dodson, Garib N. Murshudov, Lori Anderson, Joseph R. Luft, Christopher Mehlin, Wim G. J. Hol, J.A. Brannigan, Anthony J. Wilkinson	24
11	The Structure of Bypass of Forespore C, an Intercompartmental Signaling Factor during Sporulation in Bacillus 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), J.A. Brannigan, Simon M. Cutting, Keith S. Wilson, Anthony J. Wilkinson, Eiso AB, Tammo Diercks, Rob N. de Jong, Vincent Truffault, Gert E. Folkers, Robert Kaptein	6
12	Cloning, preparation and preliminary crystallographic studies of penicillin V acylase autoproteolytic processing mutants 2004 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications ·Prakash Chandra, J.A. Brannigan, Asmita Prabhune, Archana Pundle, J.P. Turkenburg, Guy Dodson, C.G. Suresh	10
13	Multifunctional Xylooligosaccharide/Cephalosporin C Deacetylase Revealed by the Hexameric Structure of the Bacillus subtilis Enzyme at 1.9Å Resolution 2003 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Florence Vincent, Simon J. Charnock, Koen H. G. Verschueren, J.P. Turkenburg, David J. Scott, Wendy A. Offen, S.M. Roberts, G. Pell, Harry J. Gilbert, G.J. Davies, J.A. Brannigan	62
14	The structures ofMicrococcus lysodeikticuscatalase, its ferryl intermediate (compound II) and NADPH complex 2002 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Garib N. Murshudov, A. I. Grebenko, J.A. Brannigan, Alfred A. Antson, V.V. Barynin, Guy Dodson, Zbigniew Dauter, Keith S. Wilson, W.R. Melik-Adamyan	53
15	Structure of the Bacillus Cell Fate Determinant SpoIIAA in Phosphorylated and Unphosphorylated Forms 2001 ·Structure ·(unknown), Richard J. Lewis, J.A. Brannigan, Koen H. G. Verschueren, Garib N. Murshudov, Anthony J. Wilkinson	34
16	Pentapeptide regulation of aspartyl-phosphate phosphatases 2001 ·Peptides ·Marta Perego, J.A. Brannigan	98
17	Penicillin V acylase crystal structure reveals new Ntn-hydrolase family members. 1999 ·Nature Structural Biology ·C.G. Suresh, J.A. Brannigan, Archana Pundle, H. SivaRaman, K.N. Rao, Colin E. McVey, Chandra Verma, Zbigniew Dauter, E.J. Dodson, Guy Dodson	93
18	The Bacillus subtilis regulator SinR inhibits spoIIG promoter transcription in vitro without displacing RNA polymerase 1998 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Marguerite A. Cervin, Richard J. Lewis, J.A. Brannigan, George B. Spiegelman	33
19	Bacillus subtilis regulatory protein GerE 1998 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·V.M.-A. Ducros, J.A. Brannigan, Richard J. Lewis, Anthony J. Wilkinson	3
20	Insertion of an extra amino acid is the main cause of the low affinity of penicillin‐binding protein 2 in penicillin‐resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae 1990 ·Molecular Microbiology ·J.A. Brannigan, Ilias Tirodimos, Qianyun Zhang, Christopher G. Dowson, Brian G. Spratt	79

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