Robert T. Sauer

39.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
366 papers, 31.4k citations indexed

About

Robert T. Sauer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert T. Sauer has authored 366 papers receiving a total of 31.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 315 papers in Molecular Biology, 139 papers in Genetics and 77 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert T. Sauer's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (133 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (119 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (96 papers). Robert T. Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (133 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (119 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (96 papers). Robert T. Sauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Robert T. Sauer's co-authors include Tania A. Baker, Carl O. Pabo, Wendell A. Lim, Kenneth C. Keiler, P R Waller, James U. Bowie, Eric Roche, Andreas Martin, Igor Levchenko and Dawn A. Parsell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert T. Sauer

363 papers receiving 30.6k 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.

PROTEIN-DNA RECOGNITION

1984 1.4k citations Carl O. Pabo, Robert T. Sauer profile →
TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS: Structural Families and Principles of DNA Recognition

1992 1.2k citations Carl O. Pabo, Robert T. Sauer profile →
Role of a Peptide Tagging System in Degradation of Proteins Synthesized from Damaged Messenger RNA

1996 893 citations Robert T. Sauer et al. Science profile →
The ClpXP and ClpAP proteases degrade proteins with carboxy-terminal peptide tails added by the SsrA-tagging system

1998 665 citations Robert T. Sauer et al. Genes & Development profile →
AAA+ Proteases: ATP-Fueled Machines of Protein Destruction

2011 574 citations Robert T. Sauer, Tania A. Baker profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert T. Sauer United States	97	26.6k	10.3k	5.7k	4.4k	3.4k	366	31.4k
Thomas C. Terwilliger United States	65	39.5k 1.5×	6.9k 0.7×	11.2k 2.0×	3.2k 0.7×	4.4k 1.3×	215	53.2k
Nigel W. Moriarty United States	35	26.8k 1.0×	4.4k 0.4×	7.8k 1.4×	2.0k 0.5×	3.1k 0.9×	77	37.9k
Jeffrey J. Headd United States	17	28.2k 1.1×	4.5k 0.4×	7.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	20	39.1k
Gary J. Kapral United States	11	25.5k 1.0×	4.1k 0.4×	6.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 0.9×	12	35.1k
F. William Studier United States	60	26.8k 1.0×	11.7k 1.1×	2.8k 0.5×	8.2k 1.9×	2.1k 0.6×	98	36.5k
Pavel V. Afonine United States	43	24.5k 0.9×	4.0k 0.4×	7.4k 1.3×	2.0k 0.5×	3.0k 0.9×	104	34.0k
Vincent B. Chen United States	16	25.3k 1.0×	4.0k 0.4×	6.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 0.9×	22	35.1k
Thomas A. Steitz United States	109	35.0k 1.3×	9.3k 0.9×	4.0k 0.7×	3.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	274	40.0k
Li‐Wei Hung United States	30	21.2k 0.8×	3.6k 0.3×	5.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	68	29.4k
Zbyszek Otwinowski United States	40	27.2k 1.0×	5.5k 0.5×	10.4k 1.8×	1.5k 0.3×	3.6k 1.0×	109	43.4k

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Shih, T. Shane, Robert T. Sauer, & Tania A. Baker. (2024). How the double-ring ClpAP protease motor grips the substrate to unfold and degrade stable proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(11). 107861–107861.

Ghanbarpour, Alireza, Fei X, Tristan A. Bell, et al.. (2023). A closed translocation channel in the substrate-free AAA+ ClpXP protease diminishes rogue degradation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7281–7281. 11 indexed citations

Ghanbarpour, Alireza, Fei X, Tania A. Baker, Joseph H. Davis, & Robert T. Sauer. (2023). The SspB adaptor drives structural changes in the AAA+ ClpXP protease during ssrA-tagged substrate delivery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(6). e2219044120–e2219044120. 8 indexed citations

Saunders, Reuben A., Benjamin M. Stinson, Tania A. Baker, & Robert T. Sauer. (2020). Multistep substrate binding and engagement by the AAA+ ClpXP protease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(45). 28005–28013. 16 indexed citations

Cárcamo‐Oyarce, Gerardo, Robert A. Grant, Jia Jia Zhang, et al.. (2020). ClpP1P2 peptidase activity promotes biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Microbiology. 115(6). 1094–1109. 22 indexed citations

Kim, Sora, et al.. (2020). ClpAP proteolysis does not require rotation of the ClpA unfoldase relative to ClpP. eLife. 9. 10 indexed citations

Xue, Fei, et al.. (2020). Structural basis of ClpXP recognition and unfolding of ssrA-tagged substrates. eLife. 9. 51 indexed citations

Kim, Seokhee & Robert T. Sauer. (2014). Distinct regulatory mechanisms balance DegP proteolysis to maintain cellular fitness during heat stress. Genes & Development. 28(8). 902–911. 25 indexed citations

Lima, Santiago, Monica S. Guo, Rachna Chaba, Carol A. Gross, & Robert T. Sauer. (2013). Dual Molecular Signals Mediate the Bacterial Response to Outer-Membrane Stress. Science. 340(6134). 837–841. 139 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Karl R., et al.. (2013). Antibacterial Activity of and Resistance to Small Molecule Inhibitors of the ClpP Peptidase. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Mauldin, Randall V. & Robert T. Sauer. (2012). Allosteric regulation of DegS protease subunits though a shared energy landscape. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 32 indexed citations

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Barthelme, Dominik & Robert T. Sauer. (2012). Identification of the Cdc48•20 S Proteasome as an Ancient AAA+ Proteolytic Machine. Science. 337(6096). 843–846. 94 indexed citations

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Chaba, Rachna, Benjamin M. Alba, Monica S. Guo, et al.. (2011). Signal integration by DegS and RseB governs the σ ^E -mediated envelope stress response in Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(5). 2106–2111. 54 indexed citations

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Cezairliyan, Brent O. & Robert T. Sauer. (2007). Inhibition of regulated proteolysis by RseB. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(10). 3771–3776. 57 indexed citations

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Chien, Peter, Robert A. Grant, Robert T. Sauer, & Tania A. Baker. (2007). Structure and Substrate Specificity of an SspB Ortholog: Design Implications for AAA+ Adaptors. Structure. 15(10). 1296–1305. 17 indexed citations

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Kenniston, Jon, Tania A. Baker, & Robert T. Sauer. (2005). Partitioning between unfolding and release of native domains during ClpXP degradation determines substrate selectivity and partial processing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(5). 1390–1395. 89 indexed citations

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Bolon, Daniel N., Robert A. Grant, Tania A. Baker, & Robert T. Sauer. (2005). Specificity versus stability in computational protein design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(36). 12724–12729. 116 indexed citations

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Milla, Marcos E. & Robert T. Sauer. (1995). Critical side-chain interactions at a subunit interface in the Arc repressor dimer. Biochemistry. 34(10). 3344–3351. 35 indexed citations

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Burgering, Maurits J. M., Rolf Boelens, Dara E. Gilbert, et al.. (1994). Solution Structure of Dimeric Mnt Repressor (1-76). Biochemistry. 33(50). 15036–15045. 54 indexed citations

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Gussin, Gary N., Alexander D. Johnson, Carl O. Pabo, & Robert T. Sauer. (1983). Repressor and Cro Protein: Structure, Function, and Role in Lysogenization. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 13. 93–121. 73 indexed citations

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