C. Denise Okafor

Structure and assembly of the diiron cofactor in the heme-oxygenase–like domain of the <i>N</i> -nitrosourea–producing enzyme SznF

Molly J. McBride, Sarah R. Pope, Kai Hu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2021 · 75 citations · Full text

RNA with iron(II) as a cofactor catalyses electron transfer

Chiaolong Hsiao, I-Chun Chou, C. Denise Okafor et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2013 · 74 citations

Biochemistry, Natural Sciences, Metalloprotein +4

RNA–Magnesium–Protein Interactions in Large Ribosomal Subunit

Anton S. Petrov, Chad R. Bernier, Chiaolong Hsiao et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 2012 · 53 citations

Biochemistry, Protein Folding, Natural Sciences +13

The first crystal structure of a DNA-free nuclear receptor DNA binding domain sheds light on DNA-driven allostery in the glucocorticoid receptor

Filipp Frank, C. Denise Okafor, Eric A. Ortlund · Scientific Reports · 2018 · 36 citations · Full text

Iron mediates catalysis of nucleic acid processing enzymes: support for Fe(II) as a cofactor before the great oxidation event

C. Denise Okafor, Kathryn A. Lanier, Anton S. Petrov et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 2017 · 35 citations · Full text

Molecular Biology, Redox Biology, Oxidative Stress +16