The Departmental Double Digit Impact Award

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has recently initiated, from 2003 onwards, the "double digit impact award". Namely, the Department will award a bottle of wine to the laboratory who publishes a paper (primary research paper or review) in a journal with an impact factor greater than 10. The laboratory has to have either first or senior authorship. CHEERS

2009 DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY DOUBLE DIGIT IMPACT FACTOR PAPERS to 27-10-2009 

1.     Archbold, J.K., W.A. Macdonald, S. Gras, L.K. Ely, J.J. Miles, M.J. Bell, R.M. Brennan, T. Beddoe, M.C. Wilce, C.S. Clements, A.W. Purcell, J. McCluskey, S.R. Burrows, and J. Rossjohn, Natural micropolymorphism in human leukocyte antigens provides a basis for genetic control of antigen recognition. J Exp Med, 2009. 206(1): p. 209-19 Category: Immunology Impact Factor: 15.219 Ranking: 5/121 [BCH]

2.     Baran, K., M. Dunstone, J. Chia, A. Ciccone, K.A. Browne, C.J. Clarke, N. Lukoyanova, H. Saibil, J.C. Whisstock, I. Voskoboinik, and J.A. Trapani, The molecular basis for perforin oligomerization and transmembrane pore assembly. Immunity, 2009. 30(5): p. 684-95 Category: Immunology Impact Factor: 20.579 Ranking: 4/121 [BCH,MICRO]

3.     Beddoe, T., Z. Chen, C.S. Clements, L.K. Ely, S.R. Bushell, J.P. Vivian, L. Kjer-Nielsen, S.S. Pang, M.A. Dunstone, Y.C. Liu, W.A. Macdonald, M.A. Perugini, M.C. Wilce, S.R. Burrows, A.W. Purcell, T. Tiganis, S.P. Bottomley, J. McCluskey, and J. Rossjohn, Antigen Ligation Triggers a Conformational Change within the Constant Domain of the alphabeta T Cell Receptor. Immunity, 2009. E-Pub Category: Immunology Impact Factor: 20.579 Ranking: 4/121 [BCH]

4.     Comper, W.D., LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is the LPS-mediated proteinuria mouse model relevant to human kidney disease? Nat Med, 2009. 15(2): p. 133; author reply 133-4 Category: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Impact Factor: 27.553 Ranking: 3/276 [BCH]

5.     Gras, S., S.R. Burrows, L. Kjer-Nielsen, C.S. Clements, Y.C. Liu, L.C. Sullivan, M.J. Bell, A.G. Brooks, A.W. Purcell, J. McCluskey, and J. Rossjohn, The Shaping of T Cell Receptor Recognition by Self-Tolerance. Immunity, 2009. 30(2): p. 193-203 Category: Immunology Impact Factor: 20.579 Ranking: 4/121 [BCH]

6.     Lleo, A., C. Selmi, P. Invernizzi, M. Podda, R.L. Coppel, I.R. Mackay, G.J. Gores, A.A. Ansari, J. Van de Water, and M.E. Gershwin, Apotopes and the biliary specificity of primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology, 2009. 49(3): p. 871-879 Category: Gastroenterology & Hepatology Impact Factor: 11.355 Ranking: 2/55 [MICRO,BCH]

7.     Mallevaey, T., J.P. Scott-Browne, J.L. Matsuda, M.H. Young, D.G. Pellicci, O. Patel, M. Thakur, L. Kjer-Nielsen, S.K. Richardson, V. Cerundolo, A.R. Howell, J. McCluskey, D.I. Godfrey, J. Rossjohn, P. Marrack, and L. Gapin, T cell receptor CDR2 beta and CDR3 beta loops collaborate functionally to shape the iNKT cell repertoire. Immunity, 2009. 31(1): p. 60-71 Category: Immunology Impact Factor: 20.579 Ranking: 4/121 [BCH]

8.     Moritoki, Y., W. Zhang, K. Tsuneyama, K. Yoshida, K. Wakabayashi, G.X. Yang, C. Bowlus, W.M. Ridgway, Y. Ueno, A.A. Ansari, R.L. Coppel, I.R. Mackay, R.A. Flavell, M.E. Gershwin, and Z.X. Lian, B Cells Suppress the Inflammatory Response in a Mouse Model of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology, 2008. 136(3): p. 1037-1047 Category: Gastroenterology & Hepatology Impact Factor: 12.591 Ranking: 1/55 [MICRO,BCH]

9.     Pellicci, D.G., O. Patel, L. Kjer-Nielsen, S.S. Pang, L.C. Sullivan, K. Kyparissoudis, A.G. Brooks, H.H. Reid, S. Gras, I.S. Lucet, R. Koh, M.J. Smyth, T. Mallevaey, J.L. Matsuda, L. Gapin, J. McCluskey, D.I. Godfrey, and J. Rossjohn, Differential recognition of CD1d-alpha-galactosyl ceramide by the V beta 8.2 and V beta 7 semi-invariant NKT T cell receptors. Immunity, 2009. 31(1): p. 47-59 Category: Immunology Impact Factor: 20.579 Ranking: 4/121 [BCH]

10.   Chacinska, A., C.M. Koehler, D. Milenkovic, T. Lithgow, and N. Pfanner, REVIEW: Importing mitochondrial proteins: machineries and mechanisms. Cell, 2009. 138(4): p. 628-44 Category: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Impact Factor: 31.253 Ranking: 1/276 [BCH]

11.     Yoshida, K., G.X. Yang, W. Zhang, M. Tsuda, K. Tsuneyama, Y. Moritoki, A.A. Ansari, K. Okazaki, Z.X. Lian, R.L. Coppel, I.R. Mackay, and M.E. Gershwin, Deletion of interleukin-12p40 suppresses autoimmune cholangitis in dominant negative transforming growth factor beta receptor type II mice. Hepatology, 2009. E-Pub Category: Gastroneterology & Hepatology Impact Factor: 11.355 Ranking: 2/55 [MICRO,BCH]

12.     Skinner-Adams, T.S., C.M. Stack, K.R. Trenholme, C.L. Brown, J. Grembecka, J. Lowther, A. Mucha, M. Drag, P. Kafarski, S. McGowan, J.C. Whisstock, D.L. Gardiner, and J.P. Dalton, REVIEW: Plasmodium falciparum neutral aminopeptidases: new targets for anti-malarials. Trends Biochem Sci, 2009. E-Pub Category: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Impact Factor: 14.101 Ranking: 6/275 [BCH]

13.     Loh, K., H. Deng, A. Fukushima, X. Cai, B. Boivin, S. Galic, C. Bruce, B.J. Shields, B. Skiba, L.M. Ooms, N. Stepto, B. Wu, C.A. Mitchell, N.K. Tonks, M.J. Watt, M.A. Febbraio, P.J. Crack, S. Andrikopoulos, and T. Tiganis, Reactive oxygen species enhance insulin sensitivity. Cell Metab, 2009. 10(4): p. 260-72 Category: Cell Biology Impact Factor: 16.107 Ranking: 7/157 [BCH]

14.     Janes, P.W., S.H. Wimmer-Kleikamp, A.S. Frangakis, K. Treble, B. Griesshaber, O. Sabet, M. Grabenbauer, A.Y. Ting, P. Saftig, P.I. Bastiaens, and M. Lackmann, Cytoplasmic relaxation of active Eph controls ephrin shedding by ADAM10. PLoS Biol, 2009. 7(10): p. e1000215-1e1000215-17 Category: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Impact Factor: 12.683 Ranking: 8/275 [BCH]

15.     Moritoki, Y., L. Z-X., K. Lindor, J. Tuscano, K. Tsuneyama, W. Zhang, Y. Ueno, R. Dunn, M. Kehry, R.L. Coppel, I.R. Mackay, and M.E. Gershwin, B cell depletion with anti-CD20 ameliorates autoimmune cholangitis butr exacerbates colitis in dnTGF-{beta}RII mice. Hepatology, 2009. E-Pub Category: Gastroenterology & Hepatology Impact Factor: 11.355 Ranking: 2/55 [BCH,MICRO]

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