Nora C. Vazquez-Laslop
Research Professor, Center for Biomolecular Sciences
Pharmaceutical Sciences
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3018 MBRB
Address:
900 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60607
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About
Molecular mechanisms of protein synthesis. Mechanisms of antibiotic action. Mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics.
Selected Publications
- Martínez AK, Gordon E, Sengupta AM, Shirole NJ, Klepacki D, Martinez-Garriga BC, Brown LS, Benedik MR, Yanofsky C, Mankin A, Vazquez-Laslop N, Sachs M, Cruz-Vera L. Interactions of the TnaC nascent peptide with rRNA in the exit tunnel enable the ribosome to respond to free tryptophan.. Nucleic acids research. 2014;42(2):1245-56. doi:10.1093/nar/gkt923.
- Vazquez-Laslop NC, Thum C, Mankin A. Molecular mechanism of drug-dependent ribosome stalling.. Molecular cell. 2008;30(2):190-202. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2008.02.026.