John F. Atkins

University of Utah — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms(217), RNA modifications and cancer(101), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions(52), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(49), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(48)

Publications379 total

Molecular architecture and diversity of StopGo/2A translational recoding
2025Open Access
Comprehensive analysis of yeast +1 ribosomal frameshifting unveils a novel stimulator supporting two distinct frameshifting mechanisms
Nucleic Acids Research·2025Open Access
Programmed ribosomal frameshifting during <i>PLEKHM2</i> mRNA decoding generates a constitutively active proteoform that supports myocardial function
Science Advances·2025Open Access
Translon: a single term for translated regions
Nature Methods·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
The dual luciferase assay does not support claims of stop codon readthrough on the AGO1 mRNA
The EMBO Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Comprehensive analysis of yeast +1 ribosomal frameshifting unveils a novel stimulator supporting two distinct frameshifting mechanisms
2025Open Access
Guidelines for minimal reporting requirements, design and interpretation of experiments involving the use of eukaryotic dual gene expression reporters (MINDR)
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology·2025· 18 citedOpen Access
Evidence for the pairing of mRNA exiting ribosomes acting as a Driver of unidirectional forward bypassing: Its cessation permits Backwards scanning
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The role of mito-ribosomal fidelity in human disease: structural analysis of deafness-related mtDNA variants mapping to mitochondrial rRNA genes
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease·2024
Programmed ribosomal frameshifting during <i>PLEKHM2</i> mRNA decoding generates a constitutively active proteoform that supports myocardial function
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
<i>Streptomyces</i> rare codon UUA: from features associated with 2 <i>adpA</i> related locations to candidate phage regulatory translational bypassing
RNA Biology·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
The structure of the translating bacterial ribosome at 1.55 Å resolution
Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances·2023Open Access
Our current understanding of the toxicity of altered mito-ribosomal fidelity during mitochondrial protein synthesis: What can it tell us about human disease?
Frontiers in Physiology·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Nontriplet feature of genetic code in <i>Euplotes</i> ciliates is a result of neutral evolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
The translating bacterial ribosome at 1.55 Å resolution generated by cryo-EM imaging services
Nature Communications·2023· 65 citedOpen Access
No stopping with a short-stem transfer RNA
Nature·2023· 5 cited
<i>Streptomyces</i> rare codon UUA: from features associated with 2 <i>adpA</i> related locations to candidate phage regulatory translational bypassing
Figshare·2023Open Access
Monitoring translation in all reading frames downstream of weak stop codons provides mechanistic insights into the impact of nucleotide and cellular contexts
Nucleic Acids Research·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Non-triplet genetic code in <i>Euplotes</i> ciliates is a result of neutral evolution
2022Open Access
Lack of evidence for ribosomal frameshifting in ATP7B mRNA decoding
Molecular Cell·2022· 15 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Raymond F. Gesteland(14), Andrew E. Firth(12), R.F. Gesteland(11), Pavel V. Baranov(7), Norma M. Wills(6), Carl W. Anderson(6), Gary Loughran(5), Robert B. Weiss(5), Ivaylo P. Ivanov(4), James B. Lewis(4), Betty Chung(3), Diane M. Dunn(3), Kristina E. Hill(2), Amy K. Motley(2), Raymond F. Burk(2), Pramod R. Bhatt(2), Eric J. Snijder(2), Michael Howard(2), Peter Baum(2), Audrey M. Michel(2)