Zev Bryant

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Zev Bryant is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zev Bryant has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zev Bryant's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (19 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (14 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (12 papers). Zev Bryant is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (19 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (14 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (12 papers). Zev Bryant collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Zev Bryant's co-authors include Carlos Bustamante, Steven B. Smith, Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, Jeff Gore, Michael D. Stone, Steven B. Smith, Marcelo Nöllmann, Florian C. Oberstrass, Aakash Basu and James A. Spudich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zev Bryant

53 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics

2003 1000 citations Carlos Bustamante, Zev Bryant et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rapid two-step target capture ensures efficient CRISPR-Cas9-guided genome editing 2025 ·Molecular Cell ·Honglue Shi, (unknown), Kevin Wasko, Marena Trinidad, Erin Doherty, (unknown), (unknown), David Colognori, Joshua C. Cofsky, Petr Skopintsev, Zev Bryant, Jennifer A. Doudna	3
2	Motor crosslinking augments elasticity in active nematics 2024 ·Soft Matter ·Steven A. Redford, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mehdi Molaei, (unknown), Paul V. Ruijgrok, Vincenzo Vitelli, Zev Bryant, Aaron R. Dinner, Margaret L. Gardel	7
3	Exploitation of Engineered Light-Switchable Myosin XI for Nanotechnological Applications 2023 ·ACS Nano ·(unknown), (unknown), Paul V. Ruijgrok, Christoph Meinecke, Marko Ušaj, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Heiner Linke, Till Korten, Zev Bryant, Alf Månsson	3
4	Coarse-grained modeling reveals the impact of supercoiling and loop length in DNA looping kinetics 2022 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Zev Bryant, Andrew J. Spakowitz	3
5	Spatiotemporal control of liquid crystal structure and dynamics through activity patterning 2021 ·Nature Materials ·Rui Zhang, Steven A. Redford, Paul V. Ruijgrok, Nitin Kumar, Ali Mozaffari, (unknown), Aaron R. Dinner, Vincenzo Vitelli, Zev Bryant, Margaret L. Gardel, Juan Pablo	101
6	Multi-parameter measurements of conformational dynamics in nucleic acids and nucleoprotein complexes 2019 ·Methods ·Ivan E. Ivanov, Zev Bryant	2
7	Optical Control of Fast and Processive Engineered Myosins In Vitro and in Living Cells 2019 ·Biophysical Journal ·Paul V. Ruijgrok, Rajarshi P. Ghosh, Muneaki Nakamura, (unknown), Robert Chen, Vipul T. Vachharajani, Jan Liphardt, Zev Bryant	1
8	Rotation of endosomes demonstrates coordination of molecular motors during axonal transport 2018 ·Science Advances ·Luke Kaplan, (unknown), Praveen D. Chowdary, Zev Bryant, Bianxiao Cui	39
9	Dynamic coupling between conformations and nucleotide states in DNA gyrase 2018 ·Nature Chemical Biology ·Aakash Basu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elsa M. Tretter, James M. Berger, Zev Bryant	17
10	Controllable Molecular Motors Engineered from Myosin and RNA 2017 ·Biophysical Journal ·Tosan Omabegho, Pinar S. Gurel, Clarence Yu Cheng, Laura Y. Kim, Paul V. Ruijgrok, Rhiju Das, Gregory M. Alushin, Zev Bryant	1
11	Controllable molecular motors engineered from myosin and RNA 2017 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Tosan Omabegho, Pinar S. Gurel, Clarence Yu Cheng, Laura Y. Kim, Paul V. Ruijgrok, Rhiju Das, Gregory M. Alushin, Zev Bryant	19
12	Remote control of myosin and kinesin motors using light-activated gearshifting 2014 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Muneaki Nakamura, Lü Chen, Stuart C. Howes, (unknown), Eva Nogales, Zev Bryant	71
13	Torque Spectroscopy of DNA: Base-Pair Stability, Boundary Effects, Backbending, and Breathing Dynamics 2013 ·Physical Review Letters ·Florian C. Oberstrass, (unknown), (unknown), Zev Bryant	29
14	Engineering controllable bidirectional molecular motors based on myosin 2012 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·(unknown), Muneaki Nakamura, (unknown), David Parker, Zev Bryant	64
15	Recent developments in single-molecule DNA mechanics 2012 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Zev Bryant, Florian C. Oberstrass, Aakash Basu	66
16	Engineered Myosin VI Motors Reveal Minimal Structural Determinants of Directionality and Processivity 2009 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Jung‐Chi Liao, Mary Williard Elting, Scott L. Delp, James A. Spudich, Zev Bryant	31
17	Mechanochemical analysis of DNA gyrase using rotor bead tracking 2006 ·Nature ·Jeff Gore, Zev Bryant, Michael D. Stone, Marcelo Nöllmann, Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, Carlos Bustamante	153
18	Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics breakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Carlos Bustamante, Zev Bryant, Steven B. Smith	1000
19	Structural transitions and elasticity from torque measurements on DNA 2003 ·Nature ·Zev Bryant, Michael D. Stone, Jeff Gore, Steven B. Smith, Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, Carlos Bustamante	433
20	Mechanical Unfolding of a β-Hairpin Using Molecular Dynamics 2000 ·Biophysical Journal ·Zev Bryant, Vijay S. Pande, Daniel S. Rokhsar	62

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