Pierre Legrand

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Pierre Legrand is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Legrand has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Pierre Legrand's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (24 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (20 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (17 papers). Pierre Legrand is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (24 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (20 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (17 papers). Pierre Legrand collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Pierre Legrand's co-authors include Claude E. Hatchikian, C. Piras, Yvain Nicolet, Juan C. Fontecilla-Camps, J.P. Huvenne, Majda Sekkal, Emmanuelle Girou, B. Sombret, Jean‐Pierre Huvenne and C. Brun‐Buisson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Legrand

186 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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Desulfovibrio desulfuricans iron hydrogenase: the structure shows unusual coordination to an active site Fe binuclear center

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Novel chemistry and structural perspectives in vitamin B ₁₂ -dependent radical SAM enzymes 2026 ·Chemical Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Legrand, (unknown)	0
2	The Asgard archaeal origins of Arf family GTPases involved in eukaryotic organelle dynamics 2025 ·Nature Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Legrand, Marek Eliáš, Julie Ménétrey, Joel B. Dacks, Catherine Jackson	7
3	Communication between DNA polymerases and Replication Protein A within the archaeal replisome 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Markel Martínez‐Carranza, (unknown), (unknown), Florence Cordier, (unknown), Ahmed Haouz, Pierre Legrand, Rémy Le Meur, Patrick England, Rémi Dulermo, J. Iñaki Guijarro, Ghislaine Henneke, Ludovic Sauguet	2
4	Disordered regions and folded modules in CAF-1 promote histone deposition in Schizosaccharomyces pombe 2024 ·eLife ·(unknown), (unknown), Karine Fréon, Jean‐Pierre Quivy, (unknown), (unknown), Aurélien Thureau, Virginie Ropars, Paloma F. Varela, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Legrand, Jessica Andréani, Raphaël Guérois, Geneviève Almouzni, Sarah Lambert, Françoise Ochsenbein	2
5	The LH–DH module of bacterial replicative helicases is the common binding site for DciA and other helicase loaders 2023 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology ·(unknown), Stéphanie Marsin, Magali Noiray, Pierre Legrand, (unknown), I. Li de la Sierra-Gallay, Hélène Walbott, Sophie Quevillon‐Chéruel	4
6	Disordered regions and folded modules in CAF-1 promote histone deposition in Schizosaccharomyces pombe 2023 ·eLife ·(unknown), (unknown), Karine Fréon, Jean‐Pierre Quivy, (unknown), (unknown), Aurélien Thureau, Virginie Ropars, Paloma F. Varela, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Legrand, Jessica Andréani, Raphaël Guérois, Geneviève Almouzni, Sarah Lambert, Françoise Ochsenbein	1
7	A highly conserved ligand-binding site for AccA transporters of antibiotic and quorum-sensing regulator in Agrobacterium leads to a different specificity 2023 ·Biochemical Journal ·(unknown), Armelle Vigouroux, Magali Aumont‐Nicaise, Mohammed Ahmar, Thibault De Meyer, Abbas El Sahili, (unknown), (unknown), Si‐Zhe Li, Jeanne Doré, (unknown), Pierre Legrand, (unknown), François André, Denis Faure, Laurent Soulère, Yves Queneau, Ludovic Vial	0
8	BRCA2-HSF2BP oligomeric ring disassembly by BRME1 promotes homologous recombination 2023 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Simona Miron, Koichi Sato, Dejan Ristić, (unknown), Pierre Legrand, Malika Ouldali, (unknown), Virginie Ropars, Gabriel David, Ana‐Andreea Arteni, Claire Wyman, Puck Knipscheer, Roland Kanaar, Alex N. Zelensky, Sophie Zinn‐Justin	2
9	Structural and mechanistic basis for RiPP epimerization by a radical SAM enzyme 2023 ·Nature Chemical Biology ·Xavier Kubiak, (unknown), Leonard M. G. Chavas, (unknown), Alain Guillot, (unknown), (unknown), Stéphane Grimaldi, Guillaume Gerbaud, Aurélien Thureau, Pierre Legrand, Olivier Berteau, Alhosna Benjdia	10
10	The BAF A12T mutation disrupts lamin A/C interaction, impairing robust repair of nuclear envelope ruptures in Nestor–Guillermo progeria syndrome cells 2022 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Anne F. J. Janssen, (unknown), Sophia Y. Breusegem, Pierre Legrand, Sophie Zinn‐Justin, Delphine Larrieu	23
11	ComFC mediates transport and handling of single-stranded DNA during natural transformation 2022 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anne Marie Di Guilmi, Stéphanie Marsin, (unknown), Xavier Veaute, Pierre Legrand, Hélène Walbott, (unknown), Raphaël Guérois, Sophie Quevillon‐Chéruel, J. Pablo Radicella	10
12	BRCA2 binding through a cryptic repeated motif to HSF2BP oligomers does not impact meiotic recombination 2021 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Simona Miron, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marie‐Hélène Le Du, Esther Sleddens–Linkels, (unknown), (unknown), Natalia Felipe‐Medina, Alberto M. Pendás, Alex Maas, Jeroen Essers, Pierre Legrand, Willy M. Baarends, Roland Kanaar, Sophie Zinn‐Justin, Alex N. Zelensky	10
13	Optimal anchoring of a foldamer inhibitor of ASF1 histone chaperone through backbone plasticity 2021 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), May Bakail, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guillaume Pinna, Raphaël Guérois, François Bécher, Pierre Legrand, (unknown), Céline Douat, Gilles Guichard, Françoise Ochsenbein	16
14	Discovery and characterization of UipA, a uranium- and iron-binding PepSY protein involved in uranium tolerance by soil bacteria 2021 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), Béatrice Alpha‐Bazin, Nicolas Brémond, Philippe Ortet, Mohamed Barakat, Laurie Piette, Abbas M. Ali, David Lemaire, Pierre Legrand, Nicolas Theodorakopoulos, Magali Floriani, Laureline Février, Christophe Den Auwer, Pascal Arnoux, Catherine Berthomieu, Jean Armengaud, Virginie Chapon	20
15	Study of the DnaB:DciA interplay reveals insights into the primary mode of loading of the bacterial replicative helicase 2021 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Stéphanie Marsin, (unknown), (unknown), Jessica Andréani, Sonia Baconnais, Pierre Legrand, I. Li de la Sierra-Gallay, (unknown), Magali Aumont‐Nicaise, Christophe Velours, Françoise Ochsenbein, D. Durand, Éric Le Cam, Hélène Walbott, Christophe Possoz, Sophie Quevillon‐Chéruel, Jean‐Luc Ferat	15
16	Molecular basis of the dual role of the Mlh1-Mlh3 endonuclease in MMR and in meiotic crossover formation 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Aurore Sanchez, Céline Adam, Lepakshi Ranjha, Giordano Reginato, (unknown), Carine Tellier-Lebègue, Jessica Andréani, Raphaël Guérois, Virginie Ropars, Marie‐Hélène Le Du, Laurent Maloisel, Emmanuelle Martini, Pierre Legrand, Aurélien Thureau, Petr Ćejka, Valérie Borde, Jean‐Baptiste Charbonnier	21
17	The ion‐coupling mechanism of human excitatory amino acid transporters 2021 ·The EMBO Journal ·(unknown), Anand Kumar, (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Legrand, Martial Rey, Julia Chamot‐Rooke, Nicolás Reyes	17
18	Structure of the phage TP901-1 1.8 MDa baseplate suggests an alternative host adhesion mechanism 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David Veesler, Silvia Spinelli, Jennifer Mahony, Julie Lichière, Stéphanie Blangy, G. Bricogne, Pierre Legrand, (unknown), Valérie Campanacci, Douwe van Sinderen, Christian Cambillau	114
19	[Pneumococcal serotyping. Multicentric inventory in hospital. Years 1977-1978 (author's transl)]. 1979 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·P. Geslin, (unknown), A. Dublanchet, Pierre Legrand, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A Buré	0
20	[The detection of bacterial antigens by counter-immunoelectrophoresis in N. meningitidis, H. influenzae serotype b, S. pneumoniae infections. Diagnostic value and evolutive aspect (in 216 cases) (author's transl)]. 1977 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·P. Geslin, Pierre Legrand, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5

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