Margarita Salas

12.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
302 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Margarita Salas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Margarita Salas has authored 302 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 261 papers in Molecular Biology, 204 papers in Ecology and 180 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Margarita Salas's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (204 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (168 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (114 papers). Margarita Salas is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (204 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (168 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (114 papers). Margarita Salas collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Margarita Salas's co-authors include Eladio Viñuela, Luis Blanco, José M. Lázaro, Alberto Sols, José M. Hermoso, António Bernad, Miguel de Vega, Rafael P. Mellado, Ana Camacho and Mario Mencı́a and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Margarita Salas

301 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Highly Efficient DNA Synthesis by the Phage ϕ 29 DNA Polymerase

1989 544 citations Luis Blanco, José M. Lázaro et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Glucokinase and Hexokinase in Liver in Relation to Glycogen Synthesis

1963 288 citations Margarita Salas et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margarita Salas Spain	56	8.4k	4.8k	4.4k	786	592	302	10.4k
C C Richardson United States	56	10.9k 1.3×	3.5k 0.7×	5.6k 1.3×	970 1.2×	454 0.8×	116	13.9k
Piet A. J. de Boer Netherlands	53	7.8k 0.9×	2.5k 0.5×	5.8k 1.3×	726 0.9×	587 1.0×	103	10.4k
Shin‐Ichi Aizawa Japan	51	4.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	3.8k 0.9×	702 0.9×	455 0.8×	148	8.8k
Sankar Adhya United States	67	10.9k 1.3×	5.3k 1.1×	6.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	131 0.2×	204	15.4k
Eladio Viñuela Spain	60	6.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	1.0k 1.3×	712 1.2×	161	12.6k
Stanley Tabor United States	30	7.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.4×	3.7k 0.9×	891 1.1×	109 0.2×	63	10.1k
Martin Rosenberg United States	63	11.0k 1.3×	2.3k 0.5×	5.0k 1.2×	759 1.0×	271 0.5×	181	15.2k
Waclaw Szybalski United States	56	8.7k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	3.9k 0.9×	875 1.1×	139 0.2×	252	11.5k
William Wickner United States	85	17.6k 2.1×	2.3k 0.5×	7.5k 1.7×	883 1.1×	590 1.0×	221	21.6k
William H. Konigsberg United States	60	7.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.3×	2.2k 0.5×	405 0.5×	199 0.3×	235	12.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margarita Salas

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Lood, Cédric, et al.. (2020). Completed Genomic Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis HER1410 Reveals a Cry -Containing Chromosome, Two Megaplasmids, and an Integrative Plasmidial Prophage. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(9). 2927–2939. 17 indexed citations

Fornelos, Nadine, Douglas F. Browning, Zdravko Podlesek, et al.. (2018). Lytic gene expression in the temperate bacteriophage GIL01 is activated by a phage-encoded LexA homologue. Nucleic Acids Research. 46(18). 9432–9443. 15 indexed citations

Dahl, Joseph M., Hongyun Wang, José M. Lázaro, Margarita Salas, & Kate R. Lieberman. (2014). Dynamics of Translocation and Substrate Binding in Individual Complexes Formed with Active Site Mutants of Φ29 DNA Polymerase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(10). 6350–6361. 3 indexed citations

Botet, Javier, et al.. (2013). New Insights into the RNA-Based Mechanism of Action of the Anticancer Drug 5′-Fluorouracil in Eukaryotic Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78172–e78172. 38 indexed citations

Häuser, Roman, Sonja Blasche, Terje Dokland, et al.. (2012). Bacteriophage Protein–Protein Interactions. Advances in virus research. 83. 219–298. 63 indexed citations

Vega, Miguel de & Margarita Salas. (2007). A highly conserved Tyrosine residue of family B DNA polymerases contributes to dictate translesion synthesis past 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(15). 5096–5107. 16 indexed citations

Berman, Andrea J., Satwik Kamtekar, Jessica L. Goodman, et al.. (2007). Structures of phi29 DNA polymerase complexed with substrate: the mechanism of translocation in B‐family polymerases. The EMBO Journal. 26(14). 3494–3505. 130 indexed citations

Camacho, Ana, et al.. (2006). The Structure of Phage ϕ29 Transcription Regulator p4-DNA Complex Reveals an N-Hook Motif for DNA Binding. Molecular Cell. 22(1). 73–81. 16 indexed citations

Vega, Miguel de, et al.. (2006). Functional characterization of highly processive protein-primed DNA polymerases from phages Nf and GA-1, endowed with a potent strand displacement capacity. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(20). 6051–6063. 12 indexed citations

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Asensio, Juan Luis, Armando Albert, Daniel Muñoz‐Espín, et al.. (2005). Structure of the Functional Domain of φ29 Replication Organizer. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(21). 20730–20739. 8 indexed citations

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González‐Huici, Víctor, Margarita Salas, & José M. Hermoso. (2004). The push–pull mechanism of bacteriophage Ø29 DNA injection. Molecular Microbiology. 52(2). 529–540. 84 indexed citations

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González‐Huici, Víctor, Martín Alcorlo, Margarita Salas, & José M. Hermoso. (2004). Phage φ29 Proteins p1 and p17 Are Required for Efficient Binding of Architectural Protein p6 to Viral DNA In Vivo. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(24). 8401–8406. 5 indexed citations

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Rodrı́guez, Irene, José M. Lázaro, Margarita Salas, & Miguel de Vega. (2002). φ29 DNA Polymerase Residue Phe128 of the Highly Conserved (S/T)Lx2h Motif is Required for a Stable and Functional Interaction with the Terminal Protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 325(1). 85–97. 4 indexed citations

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Truniger, Verónica, José M. Lázaro, Margarita Salas, & Luis Blanco. (1998). ø29 DNA polymerase requires the N-terminal domain to bind terminal protein and DNA primer substrates. Journal of Molecular Biology. 278(4). 741–755. 18 indexed citations

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Freire, Raimundo, Manuel Serrano, Margarita Salas, & José M. Hermoso. (1996). Activation of Replication Origins in ϕ29-related Phages Requires the Recognition of Initiation Proteins to Specific Nucleoprotein Complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(48). 31000–31007. 26 indexed citations

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Salas, Margarita, Raimundo Freire, Marı́a S. Soengas, et al.. (1995). Protein—nucleic acid interactions in bacteriophageφ29 DNA replication. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 17(1-2). 73–82. 21 indexed citations

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Salas, Margarita. (1991). Protein-Priming Of DNA Replication. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 60(1). 39–71. 15 indexed citations

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Pakula, Tiina, Javier Caldentey, Manuel Serrano, et al.. (1990). Characterization of a DNA binding protein of bacteriophage PRD1 involved in DNA replication. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(22). 6553–6557. 20 indexed citations

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Priéto, Ignacio, Enrique Méndez, & Margarita Salas. (1989). Characterization, overproduction and purification of the product of gene 1 of Bacillus subtilis phage φ29. Gene. 77(2). 195–204. 11 indexed citations

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Mellado, Rafael P. & Margarita Salas. (1983). Initiation of phage π29 DNA replication by the terminal protein modified at the carboxyl end. Nucleic Acids Research. 11(21). 7397–7407. 15 indexed citations

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