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Tania A. Baker

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Protein Structure and Dynamics, and Enzyme Structure and Function.
h-index
72
citations
17,477
works
280
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

An asymmetric nautilus-like HflK/C assembly controls FtsH proteolysis of membrane proteins
The EMBO Journal 2025cited by 21position: middledoi
Regulation of the Essential Transmembrane AAA+ Protease FtsH by HflK/C Oligomeric Assembly
Structural Dynamics 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
How the double-ring ClpAP protease motor grips the substrate to unfold and degrade stable proteins
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2024cited by 1position: lastdoi
A closed translocation channel in the substrate-free AAA+ ClpXP protease diminishes rogue degradation
Nature Communications 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Structure and function of ClpXP, a AAA+ proteolytic machine powered by probabilistic ATP hydrolysis
Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2021cited by 45position: lastdoi
Division of labor between the pore-1 loops of the D1 and D2 AAA+ rings coordinates substrate selectivity of the ClpAP protease
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2021cited by 6position: lastdoi
Structures of the ATP-fueled ClpXP proteolytic machine bound to protein substrate
eLife 2020cited by 148position: middledoi
Structural basis of ClpXP recognition and unfolding of ssrA-tagged substrates
eLife 2020cited by 91position: middledoi
Mitochondrial ClpX activates an essential biosynthetic enzyme through partial unfolding
eLife 2020cited by 37position: lastdoi
The Non-dominant AAA+ Ring in the ClpAP Protease Functions as an Anti-stalling Motor to Accelerate Protein Unfolding and Translocation
Cell Reports 2020cited by 33position: lastdoi
Multistep substrate binding and engagement by the AAA+ ClpXP protease
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020cited by 21position: middledoi
Regulation of Antimycin Biosynthesis Is Controlled by the ClpXP Protease
mSphere 2020cited by 10position: middledoi
Roles of the ClpX IGF loops in ClpP association, dissociation, and protein degradation
Protein Science 2019cited by 38position: middledoi
Interactions between a subset of substrate side chains and AAA+ motor pore loops determine grip during protein unfolding
eLife 2019cited by 33position: middledoi
Mechanical Protein Unfolding and Degradation
Annual Review of Physiology 2018cited by 104position: middledoi
Structure of the Mitochondrial Aminolevulinic Acid Synthase, a Key Heme Biosynthetic Enzyme
Structure 2018cited by 44position: lastdoi
N domain of the Lon AAA+ protease controls assembly and substrate choice
Protein Science 2018cited by 12position: lastdoi
Hinge–Linker Elements in the AAA+ Protein Unfoldase ClpX Mediate Intersubunit Communication, Assembly, and Mechanical Activity
Biochemistry 2018cited by 11position: middledoi
Mutation in human <i>CLPX</i> elevates levels of <i>δ-</i> aminolevulinate synthase and protoporphyrin IX to promote erythropoietic protoporphyria
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 87position: middledoi
Effect of directional pulling on mechanical protein degradation by ATP-dependent proteolytic machines
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 57position: lastdoi
Covalently linked HslU hexamers support a probabilistic mechanism that links ATP hydrolysis to protein unfolding and translocation
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2017cited by 19position: middledoi
Two Isoforms of Clp Peptidase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Control Distinct Aspects of Cellular Physiology
Journal of Bacteriology 2016cited by 51position: lastdoi
Highly Dynamic Interactions Maintain Kinetic Stability of the ClpXP Protease During the ATP-Fueled Mechanical Cycle
ACS Chemical Biology 2016cited by 36position: middledoi
Structural Basis of an N-Degron Adaptor with More Stringent Specificity
Structure 2016cited by 35position: lastdoi
A Structurally Dynamic Region of the HslU Intermediate Domain Controls Protein Degradation and ATP Hydrolysis
Structure 2016cited by 9position: middledoi
Mechanistic insights into bacterial AAA+ proteases and protein-remodelling machines
Nature Reviews Microbiology 2015cited by 305position: middledoi
Mitochondrial ClpX Activates a Key Enzyme for Heme Biosynthesis and Erythropoiesis
Cell 2015cited by 126position: lastdoi
Coordinated gripping of substrate by subunits of a AAA+ proteolytic machine
Nature Chemical Biology 2015cited by 65position: middledoi
Dissection of Axial-Pore Loop Function during Unfolding and Translocation by a AAA+ Proteolytic Machine
Cell Reports 2015cited by 57position: middledoi
Oxidization without substrate unfolding triggers proteolysis of the peroxide-sensor, PerR
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 40position: lastdoi

Grants

NSF Young Investigator
NSF9357322$125,0001993–1999PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Robert T. Sauer · Massachusetts Institute of Technology40 papers (2012–2025)Adrian O. Olivares · Massachusetts Institute of Technology7 papers (2014–2018)Andrew R. Nager · Pfizer (United States)7 papers (2012–2017)Tristan A. Bell · Massachusetts Institute of Technology6 papers (2018–2023)Benjamin M. Stinson · Howard Hughes Medical Institute6 papers (2012–2020)Matthew L. Wohlever · University of Pittsburgh5 papers (2013–2013)Karl R. Schmitz · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2013–2019)Robert A. Grant · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2015–2017)Steven E. Glynn · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2012–2017)Julia R. Kardon · Brandeis University4 papers (2015–2020)Fei X · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2016–2023)Ellen F. Vieux · C4 Therapeutics (United States)3 papers (2013–2018) · 3 papers (2015–2017)Ohad Iosefson · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2014–2015)Alireza Ghanbarpour · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2023–2025)Jia Jia Zhang · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2023–2025)Joseph H. Davis · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2023–2025) · 2 papers (2020–2021)Bertina Telusma · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2025–2025)Isabella Bolstad · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2025–2025)