Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO Washington University in St. Louis, MO




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Roberto Galletto


Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biophysics

Office: 252 McDonnell Science Building
Phone: 314-362-4368
Fax: 314-362-7183
Email: galletto@biochem.wustl.edu

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



Research Interests

Mechanistic studies of DNA motor proteins.



Selected Publications


  • Andreeva, I.E., Szymanski, M.R., Jezewska, M.J., Galletto, R. and Bujalowski, W. Dynamics of the ssDNA recognition by the RepA hexameric helicase of plasmid RSF 1010: Analyses using fluorescence stopped-flow intensity and anisotropy methods. J Mol Biol 388:751-775 (2009).

  • Galletto, R. and Kowalczykowski, S.C. RecA. Curr Biol 17:R395-397 (2007).

  • Galletto, R., Amitani, I., Baskin, R.J., Kowalczykowski, S.C. Direct observation of individual RecA filaments assembling on single DNA molecules. Nature 443:875-878 (2006).

  • Galletto, R., Jezewska, M.J., Bujalowski, W. Kinetic mechanism of rat polymerase ß - dsDNA interactions. Fluorescence stopped-flow analysis of the cooperative ligand binding to a two-site one-dimensional lattice. Biochemistry 44:1251-1267 (2005).

  • Galletto, R., Jezewska, M.J., Maillard, R., Bujalowski, W. The nucleotide-binding site of the Escherichia coli DnaC protein. Molecular topography of DnaC protein - nucleotide cofactor complexes. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics 43:331-354 (2005).

  • Galletto, R., Jezewska, M.J., Bujalowski, W. Kinetics of allosteric conformational transition of a macromolecule prior to ligand binding. Analysis of stopped-flow kinetic experiments. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics 42:121-144 (2005)

 

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