Atomic structures of amyloid cross-β spines reveal varied steric zippers

…, MI Ivanova, SA Sievers, MI Apostol, MJ Thompson… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Amyloid fibrils formed from different proteins, each associated with a particular disease,
contain a common cross-β spine. The atomic architecture of a spine, from the fibril-forming …

Assigning protein functions by comparative genome analysis: protein phylogenetic profiles

…, EM Marcotte, MJ Thompson… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Determining protein functions from genomic sequences is a central goal of bioinformatics.
We present a method based on the assumption that proteins that function together in a …

A combined algorithm for genome-wide prediction of protein function

EM Marcotte, M Pellegrini, MJ Thompson, TO Yeates… - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
The availability of over 20 fully sequenced genomes has driven the development of new
methods to find protein function and interactions. Here we group proteins by correlated …

[PDF][PDF] A pathogenetic role for TNFα in the syndrome of cachexia, arthritis, and autoimmunity resulting from tristetraprolin (TTP) deficiency

GA Taylor, E Carballo, DM Lee, WS Lai, MJ Thompson… - Immunity, 1996 - cell.com
Tristetraprolin (TTP) is a widely expressed potential transcription factor that contains two
unusual CCCH zinc fingers and is encoded by the immediate–early response gene, Zfp-36. …

The internal rotation of the Sun

MJ Thompson, J Christensen-Dalsgaard… - Annual Review of …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Helioseismology has transformed our knowledge of the Sun's rotation. Earlier
studies revealed the Sun's surface rotation, but now a detailed observational picture has been …

Chemogenomic profiling on a genome-wide scale using reverse-engineered gene networks

D di Bernardo, MJ Thompson, TS Gardner… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
A major challenge in drug discovery is to distinguish the molecular targets of a bioactive
compound from the hundreds to thousands of additional gene products that respond indirectly to …

The 3D profile method for identifying fibril-forming segments of proteins

MJ Thompson, SA Sievers… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Based on the crystal structure of the cross-β spine formed by the peptide NNQQNY, we
have developed a computational approach for identifying those segments of amyloidogenic …

Transproteomic evidence of a loop-deletion mechanism for enhancing protein thermostability

MJ Thompson, D Eisenberg - Journal of molecular biology, 1999 - Elsevier
Understanding the molecular determinants of protein thermostability is of theoretical and
practical importance. While numerous determinants have been suggested, no molecular …

Quantitative phenotyping via deep barcode sequencing

…, LE Heisler, J Mellor, F Kaper, MJ Thompson… - Genome …, 2009 - genome.cshlp.org
Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies have revolutionized diverse genomics
applications, including de novo genome sequencing, SNP detection, chromatin …

Preparation of Kepler light curves for asteroseismic analyses

…, M Monteiro, JC Smith, MJ Thompson - Monthly Notices of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The Kepler mission is providing photometric data of exquisite quality for the asteroseismic
study of different classes of pulsating stars. These analyses place particular demands on the …