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Publications by Squire J. Booker

2008

Nesbitt, N. M., R. M. Cicchillo, K.-H. Lee, T. L. Grove, and S. J. Booker. The biosynthesis of lipoic acid. In: Alpha Lipoic Acid: Energy Production, Antioxidant Activity, and Health Effects. (M. Patel and L. Packer, eds.), pp. 11-56, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

Grove, T. L., K.-H. Lee, J. St. Clair, C. Krebs, and S. J. Booker. In vitro characterization of AtsB, a radical SAM formylglycine generating enzyme that contains three [4Fe–4S] clusters. Biochemistry 47:7523-7538.

Saunders, A. H. and S. J. Booker. Regulation of the activity of Escherichia coli quinolinate synthase by reversible disulfide-bond formation. Biochemistry 47:8467-8469.

Saunders, A. H., A. E. Griffiths, K.-H. Lee, R. M. Cicchillo, L. Tu, J. A. Stromberg, C. Krebs, and S. J. Booker. Characterization of quinolinate synthases from Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Pyrococcus horikoshii indicates that [4Fe-4S] clusters are common cofactors throughout this class of enzymes. Biochemistry 47:10999-11012.

Chatterjee, A., S. Li, Y. Zhang, T. L. Grove, M. Lee, C. Krebs, S. J. Booker, T. P. Begley, and S. E. Ealick. Reconstitution of ThiC in thiamine pyrimidine biosynthesis expands the radical SAM superfamily. Nat. Chem. Biol. 4:758-765.

2007

Booker, S. J., R. M. Cicchillo, and T. L. Grove. Self-sacrifice in radical S-adenosylmethionine proteins. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 11:543-552.

van der Donk, W. A. and S. J. Booker. Never stop questioning. Editorial overview. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 11:527-528.

2005

Iwig, D. F., A. Uchida, J. A. Stromberg, and S. J. Booker. The activity of Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase depends on the presence of bicarbonate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127:11612-11623.

Cicchillo, R. M., L. Tu, J. A. Stromberg, L. M. Hoffart, C. Krebs, and S. J. Booker. Escherichia coli quinolinate synthetase does indeed harbor a [4Fe-4S] cluster. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127:7310-7311.

Cicchillo, R. M. and S. J. Booker. Mechanistic investigations of lipoic acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: both sulfur atoms in lipoic acid are contributed by the same lipoyl synthase polypeptide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127:2860-2861.

Nesbitt, N. M., C. Baleanu-Gogonea, R. M. Cicchillo, K. Goodson, D. F. Iwig, J. A. Broadwater, J. A. Haas, B. G. Fox, and S. J. Booker. Expression, purification, and physical characterization of Escherichia coli lipoyl(octanoyl)transferase. Protein Exp. Purif. 39:269-282.

Booker, S. J. Enzymatic free radical reactions. In: Nature Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chischester. http://www.els.net/ [doi:10.1038/npg.els.0000620].

2004

Iwig, D.F., A.T. Grippe, T.A. McIntyre, and S.J. Booker. Isotope and elemental effects indicate a rate-limiting methyl transfer as the initial step in the reaction catalyzed by Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase. Biochemistry 43:13510-13524.

Iwig, D.F. and S.J. Booker. Insight into the polar reactivity of the onium chalcogen analogues of S-adenosyl-L-methionine. Biochemistry 43:13496-13509.

Cicchillo, R.M., K.-H. Lee, C. Baleanu-Gogonea, N.M. Nesbitt, C. Krebs, and S.J. Booker. Escherichia coli lipoyl synthase binds two distinct [4Fe-4S] clusters per polypeptide. Biochemistry 43:11770-11781.

Cicchillo, R.M., M.A. Baker, E.J. Schnitzer, E.B. Newman, C. Krebs, and S.J. Booker. Escherichia coli L-serine deaminase requires a [4Fe-4S] cluster in catalysis. J. Biol. Chem. 279:32418-32425.

Cicchillo, R.M., D.F. Iwig, A.D. Jones, N.M. Nesbitt, C. Baleanu-Gogonea, M.G. Souder, L. Tu, and S.J. Booker. Lipoyl synthase requires two equivalents of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to synthesize one equivalent of lipoic acid. Biochemistry 43:6378-6386.

Booker, S.J. Unraveling the pathway of lipoic acid biosynthesis. Chem. Biol. 11:10-12.

2001

Frey, P.A., and S.J. Booker. Radical mechanisms of S-adenosylmethionine-dependent enzymes. Adv. Protein Chem. 58:1-45.

2000

Cosper, N.J., S. Booker, F.J. Ruczicka, P.A. Frey, and R.A. Scott. Direct FeS Cluster Involvement in Generation of a Radical in Lysine 2,3-aminomutase. Biochemistry 39:15668-15673.

Wu, W., S. Booker, K.W. Lieder, V. Bandarian, G.H. Reed, and P.A. Frey. Lysine 2,3-aminomutase and (E)--4,5-didehydrolysine: Characterization of an Allylic Analog of a Substrate-based Radical in the Catalytic Mechanism. Biochemistry 39:9561-9570.

1999

Frey, P.A., and S. Booker. Radical Intermediates in the Reaction of Lysine 2,3-aminomutase. In: Advances in Free Radical Chemistry, Vol. 2, (S.Z. Zard, ed.), pp. 1-43, JAI press, Inc., Greenwich, CT.

Licht, S., S. Booker, and J. Stubbe. Studies on the Catalysis of Carbon-cobalt Bond Homolysis by Ribonucleoside Triphosphate Reductase: Evidence for Concerted Carbon-cobalt Bond Homolysis and Thiyl Radical Formation. Biochemistry 38:1221-1233.


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About Us Faculty Facilities Seminars Publications News and Events Outreach Links	Publications by Squire J. Booker 2008 Nesbitt, N. M., R. M. Cicchillo, K.-H. Lee, T. L. Grove, and S. J. Booker. The biosynthesis of lipoic acid. In: Alpha Lipoic Acid: Energy Production, Antioxidant Activity, and Health Effects. (M. Patel and L. Packer, eds.), pp. 11-56, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL. Grove, T. L., K.-H. Lee, J. St. Clair, C. Krebs, and S. J. Booker. In vitro characterization of AtsB, a radical SAM formylglycine generating enzyme that contains three [4Fe–4S] clusters. Biochemistry 47:7523-7538. Saunders, A. H. and S. J. Booker. Regulation of the activity of Escherichia coli quinolinate synthase by reversible disulfide-bond formation. Biochemistry 47:8467-8469. Saunders, A. H., A. E. Griffiths, K.-H. Lee, R. M. Cicchillo, L. Tu, J. A. Stromberg, C. Krebs, and S. J. Booker. Characterization of quinolinate synthases from Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Pyrococcus horikoshii indicates that [4Fe-4S] clusters are common cofactors throughout this class of enzymes. Biochemistry 47:10999-11012. Chatterjee, A., S. Li, Y. Zhang, T. L. Grove, M. Lee, C. Krebs, S. J. Booker, T. P. Begley, and S. E. Ealick. Reconstitution of ThiC in thiamine pyrimidine biosynthesis expands the radical SAM superfamily. Nat. Chem. Biol. 4:758-765. 2007 Booker, S. J., R. M. Cicchillo, and T. L. Grove. Self-sacrifice in radical S-adenosylmethionine proteins. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 11:543-552. van der Donk, W. A. and S. J. Booker. Never stop questioning. Editorial overview. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 11:527-528. 2005 Iwig, D. F., A. Uchida, J. A. Stromberg, and S. J. Booker. The activity of Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase depends on the presence of bicarbonate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127:11612-11623. Cicchillo, R. M., L. Tu, J. A. Stromberg, L. M. Hoffart, C. Krebs, and S. J. Booker. Escherichia coli quinolinate synthetase does indeed harbor a [4Fe-4S] cluster. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127:7310-7311. Cicchillo, R. M. and S. J. Booker. Mechanistic investigations of lipoic acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: both sulfur atoms in lipoic acid are contributed by the same lipoyl synthase polypeptide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127:2860-2861. Nesbitt, N. M., C. Baleanu-Gogonea, R. M. Cicchillo, K. Goodson, D. F. Iwig, J. A. Broadwater, J. A. Haas, B. G. Fox, and S. J. Booker. Expression, purification, and physical characterization of Escherichia coli lipoyl(octanoyl)transferase. Protein Exp. Purif. 39:269-282. Booker, S. J. Enzymatic free radical reactions. In: Nature Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chischester. http://www.els.net/ [doi:10.1038/npg.els.0000620]. 2004 Iwig, D.F., A.T. Grippe, T.A. McIntyre, and S.J. Booker. Isotope and elemental effects indicate a rate-limiting methyl transfer as the initial step in the reaction catalyzed by Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase. Biochemistry 43:13510-13524. Iwig, D.F. and S.J. Booker. Insight into the polar reactivity of the onium chalcogen analogues of S-adenosyl-L-methionine. Biochemistry 43:13496-13509. Cicchillo, R.M., K.-H. Lee, C. Baleanu-Gogonea, N.M. Nesbitt, C. Krebs, and S.J. Booker. Escherichia coli lipoyl synthase binds two distinct [4Fe-4S] clusters per polypeptide. Biochemistry 43:11770-11781. Cicchillo, R.M., M.A. Baker, E.J. Schnitzer, E.B. Newman, C. Krebs, and S.J. Booker. Escherichia coli L-serine deaminase requires a [4Fe-4S] cluster in catalysis. J. Biol. Chem. 279:32418-32425. Cicchillo, R.M., D.F. Iwig, A.D. Jones, N.M. Nesbitt, C. Baleanu-Gogonea, M.G. Souder, L. Tu, and S.J. Booker. Lipoyl synthase requires two equivalents of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to synthesize one equivalent of lipoic acid. Biochemistry 43:6378-6386. Booker, S.J. Unraveling the pathway of lipoic acid biosynthesis. Chem. Biol. 11:10-12. 2001 Frey, P.A., and S.J. Booker. Radical mechanisms of S-adenosylmethionine-dependent enzymes. Adv. Protein Chem. 58:1-45. 2000 Cosper, N.J., S. Booker, F.J. Ruczicka, P.A. Frey, and R.A. Scott. Direct FeS Cluster Involvement in Generation of a Radical in Lysine 2,3-aminomutase. Biochemistry 39:15668-15673. Wu, W., S. Booker, K.W. Lieder, V. Bandarian, G.H. Reed, and P.A. Frey. Lysine 2,3-aminomutase and (E)--4,5-didehydrolysine: Characterization of an Allylic Analog of a Substrate-based Radical in the Catalytic Mechanism. Biochemistry 39:9561-9570. 1999 Frey, P.A., and S. Booker. Radical Intermediates in the Reaction of Lysine 2,3-aminomutase. In: Advances in Free Radical Chemistry, Vol. 2, (S.Z. Zard, ed.), pp. 1-43, JAI press, Inc., Greenwich, CT. Licht, S., S. Booker, and J. Stubbe. Studies on the Catalysis of Carbon-cobalt Bond Homolysis by Ribonucleoside Triphosphate Reductase: Evidence for Concerted Carbon-cobalt Bond Homolysis and Thiyl Radical Formation. Biochemistry 38:1221-1233.
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