Jesús Cortés

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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Jesús Cortés is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jesús Cortés has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Pharmacology, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jesús Cortés's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (35 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers). Jesús Cortés is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (35 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers). Jesús Cortés collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Slovakia. Jesús Cortés's co-authors include Peter F. Leadlay, Stephen Haydock, James Staunton, Gareth A. Roberts, Debra J. Bevitt, Murray J. B. Brown, Markiyan Oliynyk, Barrie Wilkinson, Namrita Dhillon and Brian A.M. Rudd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jesús Cortés

46 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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An unusually large multifunctional polypeptide in the erythromycin-producing polyketide synthase of Saccharopolyspora erythraea

1990 504 citations Jesús Cortés, Stephen Haydock et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jesús Cortés United Kingdom	32	2.5k	2.3k	936	594	544	47	3.4k
Jesús F. Aparicio Spain	32	2.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	686 0.7×	638 1.1×	523 1.0×	63	3.3k
Kevin A. Reynolds United States	39	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	927 1.0×	353 0.6×	804 1.5×	122	4.1k
Paloma Liras Spain	38	2.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	521 0.6×	794 1.3×	652 1.2×	138	4.3k
Hiroyasu Onaka Japan	38	2.5k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	742 0.8×	544 0.9×	981 1.8×	114	3.7k
Bertolt Gust Germany	29	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	625 0.7×	435 0.7×	551 1.0×	59	3.3k
Torsten Stachelhaus Germany	22	3.0k 1.2×	3.4k 1.5×	557 0.6×	382 0.6×	629 1.2×	24	4.4k
Pekka Mäntsälä Finland	37	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	534 0.6×	483 0.8×	673 1.2×	113	3.2k
Keqian Yang China	32	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	609 0.7×	298 0.5×	539 1.0×	89	2.6k
Kira J. Weissman Germany	34	3.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	551 0.9×	1.1k 2.1×	80	4.6k
Carlos Olano Spain	29	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	767 0.8×	308 0.5×	709 1.3×	67	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jesús Cortés

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cortés, Jesús, et al.. (2024). Impact of Neurolens Use on the Quality of Life in Individuals With Headaches: A Randomized Double-Masked, Cross-Over Clinical Trial. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 13(1). 27–27.

Costales, Paula, Luz Elena Núñez, Jesús Cortés, et al.. (2021). Genetic Engineering in Combination with Semi‐Synthesis Leads to a New Route for Gram‐Scale Production of the Immunosuppressive Natural Product Brasilicardin A. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(24). 13536–13541. 13 indexed citations

Řežuchová, Bronislava, Dagmar Homerová, Beatrica Ševčı́ková, et al.. (2021). An efficient system for stable markerless integration of large biosynthetic gene clusters into Streptomyces chromosomes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105(5). 2123–2137. 6 indexed citations

Homerová, Dagmar, Lubomira Feckova, Bronislava Řežuchová, et al.. (2018). Increased heterologous production of the antitumoral polyketide mithramycin a by engineered Streptomyces lividans TK24 strains (vol 102, pg 857, 2018). Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(2). 871–871. 4 indexed citations

Ye, Suhui, Alfredo F. Braña, Carlos Olano, et al.. (2017). Identification by Genome Mining of a Type I Polyketide Gene Cluster from Streptomyces argillaceus Involved in the Biosynthesis of Pyridine and Piperidine Alkaloids Argimycins P. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 194–194. 31 indexed citations

Boakes, Steven, et al.. (2012). Generation of an actagardine A variant library through saturation mutagenesis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 95(6). 1509–1517. 37 indexed citations

Tosin, Manuela, Adrian L. Slusarczyk, Steven Boakes, et al.. (2010). Biosynthesis of the Putative Siderophore Erythrochelin Requires Unprecedented Crosstalk between Separate Nonribosomal Peptide Gene Clusters. Chemistry & Biology. 17(2). 160–173. 72 indexed citations

Cortés, Jesús, et al.. (2009). Chapter 22 Whole‐Cell Generation of Lantibiotic Variants. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 458. 559–574. 23 indexed citations

Boakes, Steven, et al.. (2009). Organization of the genes encoding the biosynthesis of actagardine and engineering of a variant generation system. Molecular Microbiology. 72(5). 1126–1136. 50 indexed citations

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Boakes, Steven, Markiyan Oliynyk, Jesús Cortés, et al.. (2004). A New Modular Polyketide Synthase in the Erythromycin Producer <i>Saccharopolyspora erythraea</i>. Microbial Physiology. 8(2). 73–80. 14 indexed citations

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Petković, Hrvoje, Steven G. Kendrew, Barrie Wilkinson, et al.. (2003). Active-site residue, domain and module swaps in modular polyketide synthases. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 30(8). 489–494. 105 indexed citations

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Cortés, Jesús, et al.. (2002). Identification and cloning of a type III polyketide synthase required for diffusible pigment biosynthesis in Saccharopolyspora erythraea^‡. Molecular Microbiology. 44(5). 1213–1224. 55 indexed citations

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Kaur, Hardeep, Jesús Cortés, Peter F. Leadlay, & Rup Lal. (2001). Cloning and partial characterization of the putative rifamycin biosynthetic gene cluster from the actinomycete Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 46095. Microbiological Research. 156(3). 239–246. 12 indexed citations

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Ranganathan, Anand, Mark Bycroft, Jesús Cortés, et al.. (1999). Knowledge-based design of bimodular and trimodular polyketide synthases based on domain and module swaps: a route to simple statin analogues. Chemistry & Biology. 6(10). 731–741. 86 indexed citations

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Gaisser, Sibylle, Günter A. Böhm, Jesús Cortés, & Peter F. Leadlay. (1997). Analysis of seven genes from the eryAI –eryK region of the erythromycin biosynthetic gene cluster in Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 256(3). 239–251. 96 indexed citations

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Cortés, Jesús, et al.. (1995). Polyketide synthesis in vitro on a modular polyketide synthase. Chemistry & Biology. 2(9). 583–589. 69 indexed citations

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Bevitt, Debra J., Jesús Cortés, Stephen Haydock, & Peter F. Leadlay. (1992). 6‐Deoxyerythronolide‐B synthase 2 from Saccharopolyspora erythraea. European Journal of Biochemistry. 204(1). 39–49. 160 indexed citations

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Cortés, Jesús, Stephen Haydock, Gareth A. Roberts, Debra J. Bevitt, & Peter F. Leadlay. (1990). An unusually large multifunctional polypeptide in the erythromycin-producing polyketide synthase of Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Nature. 348(6297). 176–178. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cortés, Jesús, J. F. MARTIN, J.M. Castro, L. Laiz Trobajo, & Paloma Liras. (1987). Purification and Characterization of a 2-Oxoglutarate-linked ATP-independent Deacetoxycephalosporin C Synthase of Streptomyces lactamdurans. Microbiology. 133(11). 3165–3174. 41 indexed citations

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Cortés, Jesús, Paloma Liras, J.M. Castro, Jorge Romero‐García, & Juan F. Martı́n. (1984). Regulation of the biosynthesis of cephamycin C by Streptomyces lactamdurans. Biochemical Society Transactions. 12(5). 863–864. 5 indexed citations

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