Faculty

Peter Chivers
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biophysics

Office: 1905 South Building
Phone: 314-362-1496
Fax: 314-362-7183
Email: chivers@biochem.wustl.edu

Lab Website
Research Opportunities

Mailing Address:
WUSM - Biochemistry Dept.
660 S. Euclid Ave., MS8231
St. Louis, MO 63110

Bradley, M.J., Chivers, P.T. and Baker, N.A. Molecular dynamics simulation of the Escherichia coli NikR protein: Equilibrium conformational fluctuations reveal interdomain allosteric communication pathways. J Mol Biol. 378:1155-1173 (2008).
Iwig, J.S., Leitch, S., Herbst, R.W., Maroney, M.J. and Chivers, P.T. Ni(II) and Co(II) sensing by Escherichia coli RcnR. J Am Chem Soc. 130:7592-7606 (2008).
Nick McElhinny, S.A., Gordenin, D.A., Stith, C.M., Burgers, P.M. and Kunkel, T.A. Division of labor at the eukaryotic replication fork. Mol Cell. 30:137-144 (2008).
Benanti, E.L. and Chivers, P.T. The N-terminal arm of the Helicobacter pylori Ni2+-dependent transcription factor NikR is required for specific DNA-binding. J Biochem 282:20365-20375 (2007).
Leitch, S., Bradley, M.J., Rowe, J.L., Chivers, P.T. and Maroney, M.J. Nickel-specific response in the transcriptional regulator, Escherichia coli NikR. J Am Chem Soc 129:5085-5095 (2007).
Kennedy, D.C., Herbst, R.W., Iwig, J.S., Chivers, P.T. and Maroney, M.J. A dynamic Zn site in Helocobacter pylori HypA: A potential mechnism for metal-specific protein activity. J Am Chem Soc 129:16-17 (2007).
Chivers, P.T. A galvanizing story — Protein stability and zinc homeostasis. J Bacteriol. 189:2953–2954 (2007).