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Satish K. Nair

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Pharmacology
Research interest
Research interests include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Biochemical and Molecular Research, and Enzyme Structure and Function.
h-index
55
citations
13,771
works
259
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Discovery of the Phosphonate Flavophos Produced by <i>Burkholderia</i>
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2026cited by 1position: middledoi
Genetic and biochemical characterization of a radical SAM enzyme required for post-translational glutamine methylation of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
mBio 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Combatting virulent gut bacteria by inhibiting the biosynthesis of a two-component lanthipeptide toxin
Nature Communications 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Catalysts for the Enzymatic Lipidation of Peptides
Accounts of Chemical Research 2022cited by 43position: lastdoi
Class V Lanthipeptide Cyclase Directs the Biosynthesis of a Stapled Peptide Natural Product
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022cited by 40position: lastdoi
Tail-Tape-Fused Virion and Non-Virion RNA Polymerases of a Thermophilic Virus
SSRN Electronic Journal 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
LanCLs add glutathione to dehydroamino acids generated at phosphorylated sites in the proteome
Cell 2021cited by 55position: middledoi
Structural and mechanistic investigations of protein S-glycosyltransferases
Cell chemical biology 2021cited by 20position: middledoi
New developments in RiPP discovery, enzymology and engineering
Natural Product Reports 2020cited by 785position: middledoi
Insights into AMS/PCAT transporters from biochemical and structural characterization of a double Glycine motif protease
eLife 2019cited by 94position: middledoi
Characterization of glutamyl-tRNA–dependent dehydratases using nonreactive substrate mimics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019cited by 61position: lastdoi
Characterization of a Dehydratase and Methyltransferase in the Biosynthesis of Ribosomally Synthesized and Post‐translationally Modified Peptides in <i>Lachnospiraceae</i>
ChemBioChem 2019cited by 22position: middledoi
The Biochemistry and Structural Biology of Cyanobactin Pathways: Enabling Combinatorial Biosynthesis
Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology 2018cited by 66position: middledoi
Post-Translational Tyrosine Geranylation in Cyanobactin Biosynthesis
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018cited by 54position: middledoi
A Single Amino Acid Switch Alters the Isoprene Donor Specificity in Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptide Prenyltransferases
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018cited by 42position: lastdoi
Mechanistic Understanding of Lanthipeptide Biosynthetic Enzymes
Chemical Reviews 2017cited by 541position: middledoi
Structural insights into enzymatic [4+2] <i>aza</i> -cycloaddition in thiopeptide antibiotic biosynthesis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 78position: lastdoi
Enzymatic N- and C-Protection in Cyanobactin RiPP Natural Products
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017cited by 50position: middledoi
Two Flavoenzymes Catalyze the Post-Translational Generation of 5-Chlorotryptophan and 2-Aminovinyl-Cysteine during NAI-107 Biosynthesis
ACS Chemical Biology 2016cited by 81position: middledoi
Structure and tRNA Specificity of MibB, a Lantibiotic Dehydratase from Actinobacteria Involved in NAI-107 Biosynthesis
Cell chemical biology 2016cited by 81position: middledoi
Molecular basis for the broad substrate selectivity of a peptide prenyltransferase
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2016cited by 67position: lastdoi
Characterization of Two Late-Stage Enzymes Involved in Fosfomycin Biosynthesis in Pseudomonads
ACS Chemical Biology 2016cited by 20position: lastdoi
The enterococcal cytolysin synthetase has an unanticipated lipid kinase fold
eLife 2015cited by 94position: middledoi
Applications of the class II lanthipeptide protease LicP for sequence-specific, traceless peptide bond cleavage
Chemical Science 2015cited by 25position: middledoi
A Common Late-Stage Intermediate in Catalysis by 2-Hydroxyethyl-phosphonate Dioxygenase and Methylphosphonate Synthase
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015cited by 24position: middledoi
Structure and mechanism of the tRNA-dependent lantibiotic dehydratase NisB
Nature 2014cited by 318position: lastdoi
Structure and mechanism of lanthipeptide biosynthetic enzymes
Current Opinion in Structural Biology 2014cited by 64position: lastdoi
Substrate Specificity of the Lanthipeptide Peptidase ElxP and the Oxidoreductase ElxO
ACS Chemical Biology 2014cited by 40position: middledoi
Chemical Rescue and Inhibition Studies to Determine the Role of Arg301 in Phosphite Dehydrogenase
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 14position: middledoi
Structure and Function of Phosphonoacetaldehyde Dehydrogenase: The Missing Link in Phosphonoacetate Formation
Chemistry & Biology 2013cited by 32position: lastdoi

Grants

CyberTraining: Implementation: Small: Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Training for Next-Generation Neuroscience Learning and Research
NSF2417875$499,9772025–2027PIRePORTER
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience
NSF1950787$344,2782021–2024PIRePORTER
RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers in Neural Engineering
NSF1801666$598,7852018–2024PIRePORTER
CyberTraining: DSE: Self-Service Training Modules for Data-Intensive Neuroscience Learning and Research
NSF1730655$494,6512017–2021PIRePORTER
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience
NSF1659831$353,1662017–2020PIRePORTER
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience
NSF1359283$313,2652014–2018PIRePORTER
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience
NSF1062667$330,4922011–2015PIRePORTER
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Biosystems Modeling and Analysis
NSF0244045$335,0292003–2006PIRePORTER
Engineering Design in Middle and Secondary Math & Science Education
NSF0230593$99,1892003–2004PIRePORTER
GOALI-Faculty and Students in Industry: Reduced Order Aeroelastic Dynamic Modeling of Flexible Airplanes
NSF9979234$25,0001999–2001PIRePORTER
REG: Identification and Control of Dynamic Systems Using Neural and Fuzzy Designs
NSF9411866$30,0001994–1995PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Wilfred A. van der Donk · Howard Hughes Medical Institute21 papers (2012–2025)Yue Hao · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign8 papers (2014–2022)Eric W. Schmidt · University of Utah7 papers (2012–2022)Neha Garg · Georgia Institute of Technology6 papers (2012–2021)Jonathan R. Chekan · University of North Carolina at Greensboro5 papers (2013–2017)Maho Morita · The University of Osaka4 papers (2016–2018)Manuel A. Ortega · Beam Therapeutics (United States)4 papers (2014–2016)Shi‐Hui Dong · University of Illinois Chicago4 papers (2015–2019)D.P. Cogan · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign3 papers (2016–2019)Weixin Tang · Research Institute of Molecular Pathology3 papers (2012–2015)Vinayak Agarwal · Georgia Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2016)Stefano Donadio · Neurological Surgery2 papers (2016–2016)John A. McIntosh · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)2 papers (2012–2016)Debosmita Sardar · Baylor College of Medicine2 papers (2017–2018) · 2 papers (2016–2016)Tiit Lukk · Tallinn University of Technology2 papers (2015–2021)Qi Zhang · Fudan University2 papers (2014–2014)Chang He · Chengdu University of Technology2 papers (2015–2021)Elizabeth Pierce · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center2 papers (2012–2016)Lingyang Zhu · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2 papers (2022–2026)