K.S. Gajiwala

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

K.S. Gajiwala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, K.S. Gajiwala has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in K.S. Gajiwala's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (5 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (4 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers). K.S. Gajiwala is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (5 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (4 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers). K.S. Gajiwala collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. K.S. Gajiwala's co-authors include S.K. Burley, Daniel Rabinowitz, Margherita Maffei, Brian T. Chait, Jeffrey L. Halaas, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Roger L. Lallone, Steven L. Cohen, C. Nick Pace and Bret A. Shirley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

K.S. Gajiwala

30 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the obese Gene

1995 3.7k citations K.S. Gajiwala, S.K. Burley et al. profile →
Forces contributing to the conformational stability of proteins

1996 516 citations C. Nick Pace, Bret A. Shirley et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K.S. Gajiwala United States	22	3.0k	3.0k	1.9k	1.9k	1.5k	30	7.2k
Richard D. DiMarchi United States	56	4.3k 1.4×	2.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	186	10.7k
Masahiko Fujino Japan	60	5.6k 1.9×	2.2k 0.7×	646 0.3×	2.4k 1.3×	754 0.5×	260	14.9k
Alan Saghatelian United States	66	9.2k 3.1×	505 0.2×	873 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	158	14.8k
Christophe Créminon France	57	3.9k 1.3×	319 0.1×	669 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	338 0.2×	213	10.0k
Stewart L. Fisher United States	29	1.8k 0.6×	708 0.2×	600 0.3×	238 0.1×	437 0.3×	53	3.7k
Günter Müller Germany	41	3.1k 1.1×	456 0.2×	601 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	758 0.5×	156	5.8k
Gerald W. Becker United States	30	1.6k 0.5×	537 0.2×	331 0.2×	658 0.4×	418 0.3×	53	4.0k
Yoram Salomon Israel	40	5.1k 1.7×	324 0.1×	611 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	204 0.1×	126	9.7k
David M. Neville United States	55	6.9k 2.3×	340 0.1×	489 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	787 0.5×	143	13.6k
John M. Denu United States	78	14.8k 5.0×	653 0.2×	354 0.2×	4.6k 2.5×	4.1k 2.7×	207	23.5k

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Ryan, Kevin, Ben Bolaños, Marissa L. Smith, et al.. (2020). Dissecting the molecular determinants of clinical PARP1 inhibitor selectivity for tankyrase1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100251–100251. 54 indexed citations

Qiu, Luping, Kymberly K. Levine, K.S. Gajiwala, et al.. (2018). Small molecule inhibitors reveal PTK6 kinase is not an oncogenic driver in breast cancers. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0198374–e0198374. 16 indexed citations

Long, Yicheng, Ben Bolaños, Wei Liu, et al.. (2017). Conserved RNA-binding specificity of polycomb repressive complex 2 is achieved by dispersed amino acid patches in EZH2. eLife. 6. 78 indexed citations

Gajiwala, K.S., Neil B. Grodsky, Ben Bolaños, et al.. (2017). The Axl kinase domain in complex with a macrocyclic inhibitor offers first structural insights into an active TAM receptor kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(38). 15705–15716. 41 indexed citations

Niessen, Sherry, Melissa M. Dix, Zachary E. Potter, et al.. (2017). Proteome-wide Map of Targets of T790M-EGFR-Directed Covalent Inhibitors. Cell chemical biology. 24(11). 1388–1400.e7. 77 indexed citations

Brooun, Alexei, K.S. Gajiwala, Ya‐Li Deng, et al.. (2016). Polycomb repressive complex 2 structure with inhibitor reveals a mechanism of activation and drug resistance. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11384–11384. 117 indexed citations

Kung, Pei‐Pei, Buwen Huang, Luke R. Zehnder, et al.. (2015). SAH derived potent and selective EZH2 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(7). 1532–1537. 18 indexed citations

Gajiwala, K.S., Karen A. Maegley, Rose Ann Ferre, You-Ai He, & Xiu Yu. (2013). Ack1: Activation and Regulation by Allostery. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53994–e53994. 21 indexed citations

Gajiwala, K.S., Junli Feng, Rose Ann Ferre, et al.. (2012). Insights into the Aberrant Activity of Mutant EGFR Kinase Domain and Drug Recognition. Structure. 21(2). 209–219. 140 indexed citations

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Qiu, Ming, Qinghai Peng, Christopher L. Carroll, et al.. (2012). Specific inhibition of Notch1 signaling enhances the antitumor efficacy of chemotherapy in triple negative breast cancer through reduction of cancer stem cells. Cancer Letters. 328(2). 261–270. 109 indexed citations

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Kung, Pei‐Pei, Paul Richardson, Michael J. Hickey, et al.. (2011). Design strategies to target crystallographic waters applied to the Hsp90 molecular chaperone. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21(12). 3557–3562. 35 indexed citations

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Pace, C. Nick, John D. Landua, Saul Treviño, et al.. (2011). Contribution of Hydrophobic Interactions to Protein Stability. Journal of Molecular Biology. 408(3). 514–528. 336 indexed citations

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Gajiwala, K.S., et al.. (2009). Crystal structures of bacterial FabH suggest a molecular basis for the substrate specificity of the enzyme. FEBS Letters. 583(17). 2939–2946. 50 indexed citations

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Kung, Pei‐Pei, Buwen Huang, Gang Zhang, et al.. (2009). Dihydroxyphenylisoindoline Amides as Orally Bioavailable Inhibitors of the Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90) Molecular Chaperone. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 53(1). 499–503. 64 indexed citations

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Huang, Buwen, Jeff Elleraas, K.S. Gajiwala, et al.. (2009). Solution-Phase Parallel Synthesis of Hsp90 Inhibitors. Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry. 11(5). 860–874. 10 indexed citations

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Nie, Zhe, Ying Su, Stephen A. Margosiak, et al.. (2005). Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Study of Potent Inhibitors of β-Ketoacyl-acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III as Potential Antimicrobial Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 48(5). 1596–1609. 83 indexed citations

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Gajiwala, K.S., B.W. Noland, Barbra Pagarigan, et al.. (2004). The 1.59 Å resolution crystal structure of TM0096, a flavin mononucleotide binding protein from Thermotoga maritima. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 55(3). 772–774. 17 indexed citations

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Noland, B.W., Janet Newman, J. Hendle, et al.. (2002). Structural Studies of Salmonella typhimurium ArnB (PmrH) Aminotransferase. Structure. 10(11). 1569–1580. 63 indexed citations

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Gajiwala, K.S., Hua Chen, Fabrice Cornille, et al.. (2000). Structure of the winged-helix protein hRFX1 reveals a new mode of DNA binding. Nature. 403(6772). 916–921. 268 indexed citations

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Gajiwala, K.S. & S.K. Burley. (2000). HDEA, a periplasmic protein that supports acid resistance in pathogenic enteric bacteria 1 1Edited by P. E. Wright. Journal of Molecular Biology. 295(3). 605–612. 173 indexed citations

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