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Robert Kranz

Professor of Biology

Washington University in St. Louis

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Biology

Robert Kranz is currently serving as an Arts & Sciences Professor of Biology at Washington University In St. Louis.

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Robert Kranz

Washington University in St. Louis

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molecular biology microbiology biochemistry molecular microbiology bacteriology genetics enzymes gene expression redox biology microbial genetics heme transport bacteria biological chemistry heme trafficking heme signaling molecular genetics molecular metabolism membrane biology structural biology clinical microbiology applied microbiology microbial physiology heme homeostasis rhodobacter capsulatus plant physiology gene regulation heme degradation escherichia coli plant science structural molecular biology biochemical sciences plant biology genomics bioanalysis protein science transcription regulation mitochondrial function genome biology enzyme inhibition environmental microbiology cellular enzymology photosynthesis biomolecules plant biochemistry molecular regulation structure-function enzyme kinetics rhodopseudomonas capsulata applied physiology gene function medical microbiology bioelectrochemistry rna biology enzyme specificity c-type cytochromes nitrogen-fixation genes triton x-100 bacterial homolog heme-iron redox control covalent modifications plant genomics membrane technology membrane transport delivery systems gene characterization genetic analysis pathway analysis candidate selection environmental biotechnology host specificity negative regulator anthocyanin biosynthesis mmicular mechanisms photosynthetic bacterium periplasmic thioredoxin-like protein survival phenotypes cydab strains molecular cell biology synthetic biology bioenergetics molecular research mutagenesis (molecular biology technique)

Notable Scholarly Works

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Mechanisms and Control of Heme Transport and Incorporation Into Cytochrome C. Annual Review of Microbiology (2025)

heme transportbiophysical chemistrycytochrome cheme signalingcellular physiologyheme homeostasismolecular metabolismheme traffickingmolecular biologybiological chemistrymetabolic pathwaysbiochemical sciencescellular biochemistrybiochemistrycell metabolism

Structural Insights Into Mechanisms Underlying Mitochondrial and Bacterial Cytochrome C Synthases. Biomolecules (2024)

Pema L. ChildsEthan P. LowderDeanna L. MendezShalon E. BabbittAmidala MartinieJonathan Q. HuynhRobert G. Kranz

mitochondrial functionbiomolecular structuremolecular biologybiomoleculesstructural biologybiochemistry

Structural Basis of Membrane Machines That Traffick and Attach Heme to Cytochromes. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2023)

Jonathan Q. HuynhEthan P. LowderRobert G. Kranz

biomolecular engineeringmolecular biologymembrane biologystructural biologybiological engineering

Structures of the Ccmabcd Heme Release Complex at Multiple States. Nature Communications (2022)

J LiW ZhengM GuL HanY LuoK YuM SunY ZongX MaB Liu...

biophysicsheme signalingmultiple statescell signalingprotein structuremolecular biologystructural biologycell biology

Cryo-Em of Ccsba Reveals the Basis for Cytochrome C Biogenesis and Heme Transport. Nature Chemical Biology (2021)

Deanna L. MendezEthan P. LowderDustin E. TillmanMolly C. SutherlandAndrea L. CollierMichael J. RauJames A. J. FitzpatrickRobert G. Kranz

biophysicsplant physiologychemical biologyheme traffickingmolecular biologyheme transportcell biology

In Vitro Reconstitution Reveals Major Differences Between Human and Bacterial Cytochrome C Synthases. eLife (2021)

Molly C SutherlandDeanna L MendezShalon E BabbittDustin E TillmanOlga MelnikovNathan L TranNoah T PrizantAndrea L CollierRobert G Kranz

enzymesmolecular biologybiochemistrycell biology

Photoferrotrophs Produce a Pioab Electron Conduit for Extracellular Electron Uptake. mBio (2019)

Dinesh GuptaMolly C. SutherlandKarthikeyan RengasamyJ. Mark MeachamRobert G. KranzArpita Bose

biological engineeringcell biology

Heme Trafficking by the Cytochrome C Biogenesis Pathways. Biophysical Journal (2018)

Molly C. SutherlandJoshua M. JarodskyRobert G. Kranz

molecular biophysicsbiophysicssystems biologyprotein transportheme traffickingmolecular biologyheme transport

Structurally Mapping Endogenous Heme in the Ccmcde Membrane Complex for Cytochrome C Biogenesis. Journal of Molecular Biology (2018)

Molly C. SutherlandJoshua M. JarodskySergey OvchinnikovDavid BakerRobert G. Kranz

biophysicsccmcde membrane complexprotein structuregeneticsmolecular biologystructural molecular biologyendogenous hemestructural biologymembrane biology

Structure-Function Analysis of the Bifunctional Ccsba Heme Exporter and Cytochrome C Synthetase. mBio (2018)

Molly C. SutherlandNathan L. TranDustin E. TillmanJoshua M. JarodskyJason YuanRobert G. Kranz

geneticsenzymesmolecular biologystructural biologystructure-function analysisprotein sciencebiochemistry

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Robert Kranz

Professor of Biology

Washington University in St. Louis

Affiliations

Arts & Sciences

Biology

Robert Kranz is currently serving as an Arts & Sciences Professor of Biology at Washington University In St. Louis.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Robert Kranz

Washington University in St. Louis

Professor of Biology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Mechanisms and Control of Heme Transport and Incorporation Into Cytochrome C. Annual Review of Microbiology (2025)

Structural Insights Into Mechanisms Underlying Mitochondrial and Bacterial Cytochrome C Synthases. Biomolecules (2024)

Pema L. ChildsEthan P. LowderDeanna L. MendezShalon E. BabbittAmidala MartinieJonathan Q. HuynhRobert G. Kranz

mitochondrial functionbiomolecular structuremolecular biologybiomoleculesstructural biologybiochemistry

Structural Basis of Membrane Machines That Traffick and Attach Heme to Cytochromes. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2023)

Jonathan Q. HuynhEthan P. LowderRobert G. Kranz

biomolecular engineeringmolecular biologymembrane biologystructural biologybiological engineering

Structures of the Ccmabcd Heme Release Complex at Multiple States. Nature Communications (2022)

J LiW ZhengM GuL HanY LuoK YuM SunY ZongX MaB Liu...

biophysicsheme signalingmultiple statescell signalingprotein structuremolecular biologystructural biologycell biology

Cryo-Em of Ccsba Reveals the Basis for Cytochrome C Biogenesis and Heme Transport. Nature Chemical Biology (2021)

Deanna L. MendezEthan P. LowderDustin E. TillmanMolly C. SutherlandAndrea L. CollierMichael J. RauJames A. J. FitzpatrickRobert G. Kranz

biophysicsplant physiologychemical biologyheme traffickingmolecular biologyheme transportcell biology

In Vitro Reconstitution Reveals Major Differences Between Human and Bacterial Cytochrome C Synthases. eLife (2021)

Molly C SutherlandDeanna L MendezShalon E BabbittDustin E TillmanOlga MelnikovNathan L TranNoah T PrizantAndrea L CollierRobert G Kranz

enzymesmolecular biologybiochemistrycell biology

Photoferrotrophs Produce a Pioab Electron Conduit for Extracellular Electron Uptake. mBio (2019)

Dinesh GuptaMolly C. SutherlandKarthikeyan RengasamyJ. Mark MeachamRobert G. KranzArpita Bose

biological engineeringcell biology

Heme Trafficking by the Cytochrome C Biogenesis Pathways. Biophysical Journal (2018)

Molly C. SutherlandJoshua M. JarodskyRobert G. Kranz

molecular biophysicsbiophysicssystems biologyprotein transportheme traffickingmolecular biologyheme transport

Structurally Mapping Endogenous Heme in the Ccmcde Membrane Complex for Cytochrome C Biogenesis. Journal of Molecular Biology (2018)

Molly C. SutherlandJoshua M. JarodskySergey OvchinnikovDavid BakerRobert G. Kranz

biophysicsccmcde membrane complexprotein structuregeneticsmolecular biologystructural molecular biologyendogenous hemestructural biologymembrane biology

Structure-Function Analysis of the Bifunctional Ccsba Heme Exporter and Cytochrome C Synthetase. mBio (2018)

Molly C. SutherlandNathan L. TranDustin E. TillmanJoshua M. JarodskyJason YuanRobert G. Kranz

geneticsenzymesmolecular biologystructural biologystructure-function analysisprotein sciencebiochemistry

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