Departmental Affiliations
Randy Bryant, PhD, studied mechanistic enzymology and now trains future scientists and public health leaders in the classroom, teaching biochemistry, and mentoring students.
Contact Info
Research Interests
Mechanistic enzymology
Experiences & Accomplishments
BS in Chemistry - University of Virginia
PhD in Organic Chemistry - Penn State University
Postdoctoral research - Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University
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Grove, D.E., Anne, G., Hedayati, M.A., and Bryant, F.R. (2012) "Stimulation of the Streptococcus pneumoniae RecA protein-promoted three-strand exchange reaction by the competence-specific SsbB protein" Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 424:40-44.
Steffen, S.E. and Bryant, F.R. (2012) "Altered nucleotide cofactor-dependent properties of the mutant [S240K]RecA protein" Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 421:527-531.
Salerno, B., Anne, G., and Bryant, F.R. (2011) "DNA binding compatibility of the Streptococcus pneumoniae SsbA and SsbB proteins" PLoS ONE 6(9):e24305.
Grove, D.E., and Bryant, F.R. (2006) "Effect of Mg(2+) on the DNA binding modes of the Streptococcus pneumoniae SsbA and SsbB Proteins" J. Biol.Chem.281:2087-2094.
Grove, D.E., Willcox, S., Griffith, J.D., and Bryant, F.R. (2005) "Differential single-stranded DNA binding properties of the paralogous SsbA and SsbB proteins from Streptococcus pneumoniae" J. Biol. Chem. 280:11067-11073.