Jeff Gelles

10.7k citations

96 papers · 8.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Structural Biology top 0.5%
Biophysics top 0.1%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Papers in

Biophysics 20
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques 19
Cell Biology 31
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 21
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 19

Co-authors: Robert Landick Hong Yin Larry J. Friedman Michael P. Sheetz Steven M. Block Bruce J. Schnapp Stephan Block Michelle D. Wang
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (16 papers)eLife (8 papers)Nature Communications (7 papers)Biochemistry (7 papers)Biophysical Journal (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Russia Finland

In The Last Decade

Jeff Gelles

95 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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Force and Velocity Measured for Single Molecules of RNA Polymerase 1998 · 697 citations

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1	RapA opens the RNA polymerase clamp to disrupt post-termination complexes and prevent cytotoxic R-loop formation Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Rupert D. Palmer, Giovanna G. Basilio, Rachel A. Mooney, Barbara Bosch, Paul Dominic B. Olinares, Qinghua Li, Brian T. Chait, Robert Landick, Jeff Gelles, Elizabeth A. Campbell, Seth A. Darst	2025	1
2	An Orc6 tether mediates ORC binding-site switching during replication origin licensing Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·D. D. Driscoll, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell	2025	0
3	Recycling of bacterial RNA polymerase by the Swi2/Snf2 ATPase RapA Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Giovanna G. Basilio, Halit ÖZDEN, Larry J. Friedman, Jané Kondev, Jeff Gelles	2023	9
4	RNA polymerase sliding on DNA can couple the transcription of nearby bacterial operons Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Halit ÖZDEN, Giovanna G. Basilio, Larry J. Friedman, Alondra Rocío Martínez Nápoles, Jeff Gelles, Jané Kondev	2023	8
5	Changing protein–DNA interactions promote ORC binding-site exchange during replication origin licensing Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hai Huang, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell	2023	10
6	Regulation of replication origin licensing by ORC phosphorylation reveals a two-step mechanism for Mcm2-7 ring closing Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Asmaa Khaled Alsiouty, Shalini Gupta, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell	2023	10
7	Engineering stability, longevity, and miscibility of microtubule-based active fluids Soft Matter ·F. Le Vot, 義典寺内, 公子武田, E. V. Raitman, Zi-yi ZHAO, J. H. Taylor, Radhika Subramanian, Johnson Chung, Daniel Needleman, Jeff Gelles, Zvonimir Dogic	2022	20
8	DDK regulates replication initiation by controlling the multiplicity of Cdc45-GINS binding to Mcm2-7 eLife ·Yanxin Zhang, Larry J. Friedman, Marko Lõoke, Christiane Bierekoven, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell	2021	22
9	Dynamics of RNA polymerase II and elongation factor Spt4/5 recruitment during activator-dependent transcription Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·吴君艳, 将嗣岩本, Larry J. Friedman, Yoo Jin Joo, Stephen Buratowski, Jeff Gelles	2020	25
10	A conserved Mcm4 motif is required for Mcm2-7 double-hexamer formation and origin DNA unwinding eLife ·善晴堀越, E G VAN HEUSDEN, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell	2019	25
11	Abp1 promotes Arp2/3 complex-dependent actin nucleation and stabilizes branch junctions by antagonizing GMF Nature Communications ·E. Layward, Olga S. Sokolova, Johnson Chung, Shae B. Padrick, Jeff Gelles, Bruce L. Goode	2018	17
12	Mechanism and timing of Mcm2–7 ring closure during DNA replication origin licensing Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Simina Ticau, Larry J. Friedman, 善晴堀越, Ivan R. Corrêa, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell	2017	59
13	Single molecule analysis reveals reversible and irreversible steps during spliceosome activation eLife ·Aaron A. Hoskins, Margaret L. Rodgers, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Melissa J. Moore	2016	37
14	RNA polymerase approaches its promoter without long-range sliding along DNA Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Larry J. Friedman, Jeu‐Yih Jeng, Jeff Gelles	2013	49
15	Rocket Launcher Mechanism of Collaborative Actin Assembly Defined by Single-Molecule Imaging Science ·Dennis Breitsprecher, Richa Jaiswal, Jeffrey P. Bombardier, Christopher J. Gould, Jeff Gelles, Bruce L. Goode	2012	131
16	Visualizing the splicing of single pre-mRNA molecules in whole cell extract RNA ·Daniel J. Crawford, Aaron A. Hoskins, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Melissa J. Moore	2007	83
17	Imaging of single-molecule translocation through nuclear pore complexes Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Weidong Yang, Jeff Gelles, Siegfried M. Musser	2004	214
18	Diversity in the Rates of Transcript Elongation by Single RNA Polymerase Molecules Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Simon F. Nørrelykke, Anita M. Engh, Robert Landick, Jeff Gelles	2004	82
19	Distinguishing Inchworm and Hand-Over-Hand Processive Kinesin Movement by Neck Rotation Measurements Science ·Jan Pirk, Johnson Chung, Jeff Gelles	2002	151
20	METAL CENTERS OF CYTOCHROME c OXIDASE: STRUCTURES AND INTERACTIONS. David F. Blair, Craig T. Martin, Jeff Gelles, Hsin Wang, Gary W. Brudvig, Tom H. Stevens, Sunney I. Chan	1982	10

About Jeff Gelles

Jeff Gelles is a scholar working on Biophysics, Cell Biology, Structural Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, having authored 96 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (24 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (19 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (15 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (14 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (355 citations), Biophysics (1.2k citations), Cell Biology (1.9k citations), Molecular Biology (5.4k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.9k citations). Jeff Gelles has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Finland. Frequent co-authors include Robert Landick, Hong Yin, Larry J. Friedman, Michael P. Sheetz, Steven M. Block, Bruce J. Schnapp, Stephan Block, Michelle D. Wang, Bruce L. Goode and Edgar C. Young. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, eLife, Nature Communications, Biochemistry and Biophysical Journal.

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