特聘教授 课题组长 所在学院 免疫化学研究所 研究方向 结构生物化学 联系方式 rdkornberg@@shanghaitech.edu.cn 备注 2006年诺贝尔化学奖获得者;美国国家科学院院士;美国艺术与科学院院士;英国皇家学会外籍荣誉会士;美国斯坦福大学医学院教授
主要研究内容 Roger Kornberg因揭示“真核生物转录的分子机制”而获得了2006年诺贝尔化学奖。其学术贡献主要有三个方面。1:发现了真核生物染色质的基本组成单元:核小体(nucleosome)的结构组成;2:发现了调控真核基因转录的重要成分:中介体复合物(Mediator);3:成功解析了RNA聚合酶II催化信使RNA合成各个过程的高分辨率晶体结构。此外,他的发现还包括:提出了核小体是真核生物转录的通用抑制因子学说;首次鉴定了真核生物染色质重塑因子RSC复合物等。 代表性论文
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