Christopher Francklyn
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
University of Vermont
United States of America
Biography
Chris received his Ph.D from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1988. From 1989-1991, he carried out postdoctoral studies with Paul Schimmel, then at M.I.T. He joined the University of Vermont in 1991. He is currently Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Chris also serves as one of the three co-directors of the University of Vermont undergraduate program in Biochemistry.
Research Interest
Biochemistry.
Publications
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Farina NH, Wood ME, Perrapato SD, Francklyn CS, Stein GS, Stein JL, Lian JB. Standardizing analysis of circulating microRNA: clinical and biological relevance. Journal of cellular biochemistry. 2014 May 1;115(5):805-11.
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Ruan B, Bovee ML, Sacher M, Stathopoulos C, Poralla K, Francklyn CS, Söll D. A unique hydrophobic cluster near the active site contributes to differences in borrelidin inhibition among threonyl-tRNA synthetases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2005 Jan 7;280(1):571-7.
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Sankaranarayanan R, Dock-Bregeon AC, Rees B, Bovee M, Caillet J, Romby P, Francklyn CS, Moras D. Zinc ion mediated amino acid discrimination by threonyl-tRNA synthetase. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2000 Jun 1;7(6):461.
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Sissler M, Delorme C, Bond J, Ehrlich SD, Renault P, Francklyn C. An aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase paralog with a catalytic role in histidine biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 1999 Aug 3;96(16):8985-90.
