H. Buc

4.3k citations
59 papers · 3.9k · 1 hit paper · h-index 29

Impact in

Papers in

  • Molecular Biology 35
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 14
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 14
    • DNA Repair Mechanisms 6
  • Genetics 19
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 18
Co-authors
Annie Kolb (10 shared papers)Stephen Busby (5 shared papers)Denise Kotlarz (6 shared papers)Annick Spassky (5 shared papers)Susan Garges (1 shared paper)Sankar Adhya (1 shared paper)Jacques Monod (1 shared paper)Daniel Blangy (1 shared paper)
Journals
The EMBO Journal (12 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 papers)Biochimie (6 papers)FEBS Letters (5 papers)Advances in experimental medicine and biology (2 papers)
Partner nations
FranceUnited StatesGermany

In The Last Decade

H. Buc

58 papers receiving 3.7k citations

H. Buc's Hit Papers

TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION BY cAMP AND ITS RECEPTOR PROTEIN 1993 · 740 citations
7400+11+22Years since publication200400600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 1993 Annual Review of Biochemistry

Peers

H. Buc
Comparison fields: 5 of 111
  • Genetics 1.7k
  • Endocrinology 235
  • Molecular Biology 3.1k
  • Virology 152
  • Ecology 635
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Claus Urbanke Germany
Jean‐Pierre Ebel France
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

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All Works

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TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION BY cAMP AND ITS RECEPTOR PROTEIN
Annual Review of Biochemistry ·Annie Kolb, Stephen Busby, H. Buc, Susan Garges, Sankar Adhya
Hit paper breakdown →		1993740
2
Kinetics of the allosteric interactions of phosphofructokinase from Escherichia coli
Journal of Molecular Biology ·Daniel Blangy, H. Buc, Jacques Monod
1968378
3
Synthetic curved DNA sequences can act as transcriptional activators in Escherichia coli.
The EMBO Journal ·Laurent Bracco, Denise Kotlarz, Annie Kolb, Stephan Diekmann, H. Buc
1989319
4
Escherichia coli protein analogs StpA and H‐NS: regulatory loops, similar and disparate effects on nucleic acid dynamics.
The EMBO Journal ·A Zhang, Sylvie Rimsky, Mary E. Reaban, H. Buc, Marlene Belfort
1996183
5
Mapping of single-stranded regions in duplex DNA at the sequence level: single-strand-specific cytosine methylation in RNA polymerase-promoter complexes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Karla Kirkegaard, H. Buc, Annick Spassky, J C Wang
1983151
6
On the different binding affinities of CRP at thelac, galandmalT promoter regions
Nucleic Acids Research ·Annie Kolb, Annick Spassky, C Chapon, B. Blazy, H. Buc
1983149
7
Probing the structure, function, and interactions of the Escherichia coli H-NS and StpA proteins by using dominant negative derivatives
Journal of Bacteriology ·Roy M. Williams, Sylvie Rimsky, H. Buc
1996136
8
Reverse transcriptases and genomic variability: the accuracy of DNA replication is enzyme specific and sequence dependent.
The EMBO Journal ·Miria Ricchetti, H. Buc
1990133
9
Topological unwinding of strong and weak promoters by RNA polymerase
Journal of Molecular Biology ·M. Amouyal, H. Buc
1987127
10
Biochemical thermodynamics
Biochimie ·H. Buc
1989121
11
On the action of the cyclic AMP‐cyclic AMP receptor protein complex at the Escherichia coli lactose and galactose promoter regions.
The EMBO Journal ·Annick Spassky, Stephen Busby, H. Buc
1984120
12
Changes in the DNA structure of the lac UV5 promoter during formation of an open complex with Escherichia coli RNA polymerase
Biochemistry ·Annick Spassky, Karla Kirkegaard, H. Buc
1985118
13
Role of glutamic acid-181 in DNA-sequence recognition by the catabolite gene activator protein (CAP) of Escherichia coli: altered DNA-sequence-recognition properties of [Val181]CAP and [Leu181]CAP.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard H. Ebright, Annie Kolb, H. Buc, Thomas A. Kunkel, J.S. Krakow, J Beckwith
198784
14
Modulated expression of promoters containing upstream curved DNA sequences by the Escherichia coli nucleoid protein H‐NS
Molecular Microbiology ·Florent Zuber, Denise Kotlarz, Sylvie Rimsky, H. Buc
199483
15
Regulation of the amount and of the activity of phosphofructokinases and pyruvate kinases in Escherichia coli
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects ·Denise Kotlarz, Hervé Garreau, H. Buc
197581
16
Real time measurements of elongation by a reverse transcriptase using surface plasmon resonance.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Malcolm Buckle, Robin M. Williams, Matteo Negroni, H. Buc
199674
17
Variations of intramolecular ligation rates allow the detection of protein‐induced bends in DNA.
The EMBO Journal ·Denise Kotlarz, A. Fritsch, H. Buc
198671
18
A new target for CRP action at the malT promoter.
The EMBO Journal ·M. Carmen Menéndez, Annie Kolb, H. Buc
198769
19
E. coli DNA polymerase I as a reverse transcriptase.
The EMBO Journal ·Miria Ricchetti, H. Buc
199365
20
Correlation between the conformation of Escherichia coli −10 hexamer sequences and promoter strength: use of orthophenanthroline cuprous complex as a structural index.
The EMBO Journal ·Annick Spassky, Sylvie Rimsky, H. Buc, Stephen Busby
198854

About H. Buc

H. Buc is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Physiology and Clinical Biochemistry, having authored 59 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (14 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (10 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (6 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (1.7k citations), Endocrinology (235 citations), Molecular Biology (3.1k citations), Virology (152 citations) and Ecology (635 citations). H. Buc has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Annie Kolb, Stephen Busby, Denise Kotlarz, Annick Spassky, Susan Garges, Sankar Adhya, Jacques Monod, Daniel Blangy, Sylvie Rimsky and Miria Ricchetti. Their work appears in journals such as The EMBO Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochimie, FEBS Letters and Advances in experimental medicine and biology.

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