Michael A. Lonetto

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Lonetto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Lonetto has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Lonetto's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers). Michael A. Lonetto is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers). Michael A. Lonetto collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Slovakia. Michael A. Lonetto's co-authors include Carol A. Gross, Michael Gribskov, Mark J. Buttner, K L Brown, Kenneth E. Rudd, Holden T. Maecker, Giuseppe Del Giudice, David J. Glass, Jens Præstgaard and Nicholas M. Valiante and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Lonetto

17 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The sigma 70 family: sequence conservation and evolutiona... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2014 200 400 600
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.

  1. The sigma 70 family: sequence conservation and evolutionary relationships
    1992 749 citations Michael A. Lonetto, Michael Gribskov et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  2. mTOR inhibition improves immune function in the elderly
    2014 563 citations Joan B. Mannick, Giuseppe Del Giudice et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Peers

Michael A. Lonetto
Konstantin V. Korotkov United States
Robert Clifford United States
Matthew W. Frank United States
Kunitoshi Yamanaka Japan
Michael Wacker United States
Hugo Varet France
Young Ah Goo United States
Etienne Maisonneuve France
Shian‐Ren Liou United States
David Hot France
Konstantin V. Korotkov United States
Michael A. Lonetto
Citations per year, relative to Michael A. Lonetto Michael A. Lonetto (= 1×) peers Konstantin V. Korotkov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael A. Lonetto

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Lonetto, Michael A., Timothy J. Donohue, Carol A. Gross, & Mark J. Buttner. (2019). Discovery of the extracytoplasmic function σ factors. Molecular Microbiology. 112(2). 348–355. 18 indexed citations
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Mannick, Joan B., Giuseppe Del Giudice, Maria Lattanzi, et al.. (2014). mTOR inhibition improves immune function in the elderly. Science Translational Medicine. 6(268). 268ra179–268ra179. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Kathrine J., Chantal Petit, Martin G. Smyth, et al.. (2003). Structural variation and inhibitor binding in polypeptide deformylase from four different bacterial species. Protein Science. 12(2). 349–360. 37 indexed citations
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Chan, Pan F., Karen O’Dwyer, Leslie M. Palmer, et al.. (2003). Characterization of a Novel Fucose-Regulated Promoter (PfcsK) Suitable for Gene Essentiality and Antibacterial Mode-of-Action Studies inStreptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology. 185(6). 2051–2058. 79 indexed citations
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Lau, Gee W., Sauli Haataja, Michael A. Lonetto, et al.. (2001). A functional genomic analysis of type 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence. Molecular Microbiology. 40(3). 555–571. 234 indexed citations
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Chalker, Alison F., Nicky J. Hughes, Kristin K. Koretke, et al.. (2001). Systematic Identification of Selective Essential Genes in Helicobacter pylori by Genome Prioritization and Allelic Replacement Mutagenesis. Journal of Bacteriology. 183(4). 1259–1268. 137 indexed citations
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Yu, Jun, Alexander P. Bryant, Andrea Marra, et al.. (2001). Characterization of the Streptococcus pneumoniae NADH oxidase that is required for infection. Microbiology. 147(2). 431–438. 48 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ling, Frank Fan, Leslie M. Palmer, et al.. (2000). Regulated gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus for identifying conditional lethal phenotypes and antibiotic mode of action. Gene. 255(2). 297–305. 81 indexed citations
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Lonetto, Michael A., et al.. (1998). Identification of a contact site for different transcription activators in region 4 of the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase σ 70 subunit 1 1Edited by R. Ebright. Journal of Molecular Biology. 284(5). 1353–1365. 142 indexed citations
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Lonetto, Michael A., et al.. (1996). Sigma domain structure: one down, one to go. Structure. 4(11). 1235–1238. 13 indexed citations
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Dombroski, Alicia J., et al.. (1996). The sigma subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase senses promoter spacing.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(17). 8858–8862. 48 indexed citations
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Kelemen, Gabriella H., et al.. (1995). A new RNA polymerase sigma factor, σF is required for the late stages of morphological differentiation in Streptomyces spp.. Molecular Microbiology. 17(1). 37–48. 100 indexed citations
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Kamath‐Loeb, Ashwini S., et al.. (1995). Analysis of Three DnaK Mutant Proteins Suggests That Progression through the ATPase Cycle Requires Conformational Changes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(50). 30051–30059. 55 indexed citations
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Lonetto, Michael A., K L Brown, Kenneth E. Rudd, & Mark J. Buttner. (1994). Analysis of the Streptomyces coelicolor sigE gene reveals the existence of a subfamily of eubacterial RNA polymerase sigma factors involved in the regulation of extracytoplasmic functions.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(16). 7573–7577. 397 indexed citations
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Gross, Carol A., Michael A. Lonetto, & Richard Losick. (1992). 6 Bacterial Sigma Factors. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 129–176. 64 indexed citations
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Lonetto, Michael A., Michael Gribskov, & Carol A. Gross. (1992). The sigma 70 family: sequence conservation and evolutionary relationships. Journal of Bacteriology. 174(12). 3843–3849. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

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