Ronan O’Brien

5.5k citations

42 papers · 4.5k · 2 hit papers · h-index 27

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Molecular Biology top 2%
- Heat shock proteins research
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
Cell Biology top 2%
- Cellular transport and secretion

Papers in

Molecular Biology 30
- Protein Structure and Dynamics 11
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 8
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 6
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research 3
Materials Chemistry 10
- Enzyme Structure and Function 9

Co-authors: John E. Ladbury (23 shared papers)Peter W. Piper (2 shared papers)Laurence H. Pearl (2 shared papers)S. Mark Roe (2 shared papers)Chrisostomos Prodromou (2 shared papers)Gerta Vrbovà (5 shared papers)Anna Östberg (4 shared papers)Paul B. Sigler (2 shared papers)
Journals: Biochemistry (6 papers)Protein Science (5 papers)Neuroscience (4 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (4 papers)Structure (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

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Ronan O’Brien

42 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Structural Basis for Inhibition of the Hsp90 Molecular Chaperone by the Antitumor Antibiotics Radicicol and Geldanamycin 1999 · 823 citations

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1	Identification and Structural Characterization of the ATP/ADP-Binding Site in the Hsp90 Molecular Chaperone Cell ·Chrisostomos Prodromou, S. Mark Roe, Ronan O’Brien, John E. Ladbury, Peter W. Piper, Laurence H. Pearl Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1058
2	Structural Basis for Inhibition of the Hsp90 Molecular Chaperone by the Antitumor Antibiotics Radicicol and Geldanamycin Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·S. Mark Roe, Chrisostomos Prodromou, Ronan O’Brien, John E. Ladbury, Peter W. Piper, Laurence H. Pearl Hit paper breakdown →	1999	823
3	Specific and high-affinity binding of inositol phosphates to an isolated pleckstrin homology domain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mark A. Lemmon, K M Ferguson, Ronan O’Brien, Paul B. Sigler, Joseph Schlessinger	1995	477
4	Observations on the elimination of polyneuronal innervation in developing mammalian skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology ·Ronan O’Brien, Anna Östberg, Gerta Vrbovà	1978	311
5	What makes a protein a protein? Hydrophobic core designs that specify stability and structural properties Protein Science ·Mary Munson, Suganthi Balasubramanian, Karen G. Fleming, Athena D. Nagi, Ronan O’Brien, Julian M. Sturtevant, Lynne Regan	1996	159
6	Structure of the PH domain from Bruton's tyrosine kinase in complex with inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate Structure ·Elena Baraldi, Kristina Djinović‐Carugo, Marko Hyvönen, Paola Lo Surdo, Andrew M. Riley, Barry V. L. Potter, Ronan O’Brien, John E. Ladbury, Matti Saraste	1999	159
7	The Crystal Structure of a Hyperthermophilic Archaeal TATA-box Binding Protein Journal of Molecular Biology ·Brian S. DeDecker, Ronan O’Brien, Patrick J. Fleming, James H. Geiger, Stephen P. Jackson, Paul B. Sigler	1996	149
8	The high-resolution crystal structure of a 24-kDa gyrase B fragment fromE. coli complexed with one of the most potent coumarin inhibitors, clorobiocin Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Francis Tsai, Onkar Singh, Tadeusz Skarżyński, Alan J. Wonacott, Simon A. Weston, Alec D. Tucker, Richard A. Pauptit, Alexander L. Breeze, J. Philip Poyser, Ronan O’Brien, John E. Ladbury, Dale B. Wigley	1997	127
9	Redesigning the hydrophobic core of a four‐helix‐bundle protein Protein Science ·Mary Munson, Lynne Regan, Ronan O’Brien, Julian M. Sturtevant	1994	109
10	Interactions defining the specificity between fungal xylanases and the xylanase-inhibiting protein XIP-I from wheat Biochemical Journal ·Ruth H. Flatman, Russell W. McLAUCHLAN, Nathalie Juge, Caroline S.M. Furniss, Jean‐Guy Berrin, Richard K. Hughes, Paloma Manzanares, John E. Ladbury, Ronan O’Brien, Gary Williamson	2002	107
11	Heat Capacity Effects of Water Molecules and Ions at a Protein–DNA Interface Journal of Molecular Biology ·Simon Bergqvist, Mark A. Williams, Ronan O’Brien, John E. Ladbury	2004	104
12	RT Loop Flexibility Enhances the Specificity of Src Family SH3 Domains for HIV-1 Nef^, Biochemistry ·Stefan T. Arold, Ronan O’Brien, P. Franken, Marie‐Paule Strub, François Hoh, Christian Dumas, John E. Ladbury	1998	98
13	The effects of salt on the TATA binding protein-DNA interaction from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Journal of Molecular Biology ·Ronan O’Brien, Brian S. DeDecker, Karen G. Fleming, Paul B. Sigler, John E. Ladbury	1998	90
14	Localization and characterization of the hyaluronan-binding site on the Link module from human TSG-6 Structure ·Jan D. Kahmann, Ronan O’Brien, Jörn M. Werner, Dick Heinegård, John E. Ladbury, Iain D. Campbell, Anthony J. Day	2000	83
15	Protease inhibitors reduce the loss of nerve terminals induced by activity and calcium in developing rat soleus muscles in vitro Neuroscience ·Ronan O’Brien, Anna Östberg, Gerta Vrbovà	1984	69
16	Thermodynamic Optimisation in Drug Discovery: A Case Study using Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors ChemMedChem ·Andrew D. Scott, Chris Phillips, Alexander Alex, Maria M. Flocco, Andrew F. Bent, Amy Randall, Ronan O’Brien, Luminita Damian, Lyn H. Jones	2009	58
17	Scanning Microcalorimetric Investigations of Phase Transitions in Dilute Aqueous Solutions of Poly(oxypropylene) The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Jonathan K. Armstrong, Babur Z. Chowdhry, Ronan O’Brien, Anthony E. Beezer, John C. Mitchell, Stephen A. Leharne	1995	45
18	Site-Specific Cation Binding Mediates TATA Binding Protein−DNA Interaction from a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Biochemistry ·Simon Bergqvist, Ronan O’Brien, John E. Ladbury	2001	37
19	Metal-dependent Folding and Stability of Nuclear Hormone Receptor DNA-binding Domains Journal of Molecular Biology ·Lieh Yoon Low, Helena Hernández, Carol V. Robinson, Ronan O’Brien, J. Günter Grossmann, John E. Ladbury, Ben F. Luisi	2002	35
20	The effect of altered peripheral field on motoneurone function in developing rat soleus muscles. The Journal of Physiology ·M.B. Lowrie, Ronan O’Brien, Gerta Vrbovà	1985	35

About Ronan O’Brien

Ronan O’Brien is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Genetics, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 42 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (11 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (6 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (3.7k citations), Cell Biology (757 citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (405 citations), Aging (51 citations) and Toxicology (87 citations). Ronan O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include John E. Ladbury, Peter W. Piper, Laurence H. Pearl, S. Mark Roe, Chrisostomos Prodromou, Gerta Vrbovà, Anna Östberg, Paul B. Sigler, Mark A. Lemmon and Joseph Schlessinger. Their work appears in journals such as Biochemistry, Protein Science, Neuroscience, Journal of Molecular Biology and Structure.

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