Richard L. Gourse

15.2k citations

139 papers · 12.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 62

Molecular Biology top 0.2%
Genetics top 0.05%
Ecology top 0.5%
Endocrinology top 0.5%
Materials Chemistry top 5%

Co-authors: Wilma Ross Tamás Gaál Michio Nomura David A. Schneider Gail Baughman Brian J. Paul Michael S. Bartlett Patricia Sanchez‐Vazquez
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (114 papers)Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (110 papers)Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (37 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Endocrinology Molecular Biology
Journals: Science Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

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Richard L. Gourse

139 papers receiving 12.1k citations

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REGULATION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF RIBOSOMES AND RIBOSOMAL COMPONENTS

1984 739 citations Richard L. Gourse et al. profile →
A Third Recognition Element in Bacterial Promoters: DNA Binding by the α Subunit of RNA Polymerase

1993 665 citations Wilma Ross, Richard L. Gourse et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stepwise Promoter Melting by Bacterial RNA Polymerase 2020 ·Molecular Cell ·James Chen,(unknown),Saumya Gopalkrishnan,Albert Y. Chen,Paul Dominic B. Olinares,Ruth M. Saecker,Jared T. Winkelman,Michael F. Maloney,Brian T. Chait,Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse,Elizabeth A. Campbell,Seth A. Darst	75
2	Genome-wide effects on Escherichia coli transcription from ppGpp binding to its two sites on RNA polymerase 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Patricia Sanchez‐Vazquez,Colin N. Dewey,(unknown),Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	163
3	Structural basis for transcription activation by Crl through tethering of σ ^S and RNA polymerase 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Amy B. Banta,(unknown),Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse,Elizabeth A. Campbell,Seth A. Darst	21
4	E. coli TraR allosterically regulates transcription initiation by altering RNA polymerase conformation 2019 ·eLife ·James Chen,Saumya Gopalkrishnan,(unknown),Albert Y. Chen,Elizabeth A. Campbell,Richard L. Gourse,Wilma Ross,Seth A. Darst	52
5	Crosslink Mapping at Amino Acid-Base Resolution Reveals the Path of Scrunched DNA in Initial Transcribing Complexes 2015 ·Molecular Cell ·Jared T. Winkelman,(unknown),(unknown),Michael F. Maloney,Albert Y. Chen,Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	39
6	Key features of σ ^S required for specific recognition by Crl, a transcription factor promoting assembly of RNA polymerase holoenzyme 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Amy B. Banta,(unknown),Andy H. Yuan,Hueylie Lin,Elizabeth A. Campbell,Richard R. Burgess,Richard L. Gourse	31
7	Advances in bacterial promoter recognition and its control by factors that do not bind DNA 2008 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Shanil P. Haugen,Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	237
8	rRNA Promoter Regulation by Nonoptimal Binding of σ Region 1.2: An Additional Recognition Element for RNA Polymerase 2006 ·Cell ·Shanil P. Haugen,Melanie B. Berkmen,Wilma Ross,Tamás Gaál,Christopher Ward,Richard L. Gourse	177
9	DksA potentiates direct activation of amino acid promoters by ppGpp 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Brian J. Paul,Melanie B. Berkmen,Richard L. Gourse	262
10	Sequence-independent upstream DNA–αCTD interactions strongly stimulate Escherichia coli RNA polymerase- lacUV5 promoter association 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	62
11	Control of rRNA expression in Escherichia coli 2003 ·Current Opinion in Microbiology ·David A. Schneider,Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	71
12	NTP-sensing by rRNA promoters in Escherichia coli is direct 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David A. Schneider,Tamás Gaál,Richard L. Gourse	85
13	The C-terminal domains of the RNA polymerase α subunits: contact site with fis and localization during co-activation with CRP at the Escherichia coli proP P2 promoter 2002 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Sarah M. McLeod,Sarah E. Aiyar,Richard L. Gourse,Reid C. Johnson	61
14	Contributions of UP Elements and the Transcription Factor FIS to Expression from the Seven rrn P1 Promoters in Escherichia coli 2001 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·(unknown),Wilma Ross,(unknown),(unknown),Jennifer R. Anthony,Sarah E. Aiyar,(unknown),Richard L. Gourse	87
15	Localization of amino acids required for fis to function as a class II transcriptional activator at the RpoS-dependent proP P2 promoter 1999 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Sarah M. McLeod,Jimin Xu,Sarah E. Cramton,Tamás Gaál,Richard L. Gourse,Reid C. Johnson	24
16	Transcription Activation by CooA, the CO-sensing Factor fromRhodospirillum rubrum 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yiping He,Tamás Gaál,Russell K. Karls,Timothy J. Donohue,Richard L. Gourse,Gary P. Roberts	34
17	Bacterial promoter architecture: subsite structure of UP elements and interactions with the carboxy-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase alpha subunit 1999 ·Genes & Development ·Shawn T. Estrem,Wilma Ross,Tamás Gaál,(unknown),Wei Niu,Richard H. Ebright,Richard L. Gourse	172
18	Strength and Regulation without Transcription Factors: Lessons from Bacterial rRNA Promoters 1998 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Richard L. Gourse,Tamás Gaál,Sarah E. Aiyar,(unknown),Shawn T. Estrem,(unknown),Wilma Ross	24
19	The Transcriptional Activator Protein FIS: DNA Interactions and Cooperative Interactions with RNA Polymerase at theEscherichia coli rrnBP1 Promoter 1995 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	65
20	Both fis-dependent and factor-independent upstream activation of the rrnB P1 promoter are face of the helix dependent 1992 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown),Cathleen A. Josaitis,Wilma Ross,Richard L. Gourse	70

About Richard L. Gourse

Richard L. Gourse is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, having authored 139 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (114 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (110 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (8.1k citations), Endocrinology (844 citations) and Molecular Biology (10.5k citations). Richard L. Gourse has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Wilma Ross, Tamás Gaál, Michio Nomura, David A. Schneider, Gail Baughman, Brian J. Paul, Michael S. Bartlett, Patricia Sanchez‐Vazquez, Sarah E. Aiyar and Shanil P. Haugen. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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