Rafael M. Couñago

Evolution of the B3 DNA Binding Superfamily: New Insights into REM Family Gene Diversification

Elisson Romanel, Carlos G. Schrago, Rafael M. Couñago et al. · PLoS ONE · 2009 · 177 citations · Full text

Imperfect coordination chemistry facilitates metal ion release in the Psa permease

Rafael M. Couñago, Miranda P. Ween, Stephanie L. Neville et al. · Nature Chemical Biology · 2013 · 139 citations

Protein Chemistry, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +6

Dysregulation of transition metal ion homeostasis is the molecular basis for cadmium toxicity in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Stephanie L. Neville, Bart A. Eijkelkamp, Zhenyao Luo et al. · Nature Communications · 2015 · 126 citations · Full text

<scp>AdcA</scp> and <scp>AdcAII</scp> employ distinct zinc acquisition mechanisms and contribute additively to zinc homeostasis in <scp><i>S</i></scp><i>treptococcus pneumoniae</i>

Charles D. Plumptre, Bart A. Eijkelkamp, Jacqueline R. Morey et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2013 · 105 citations · Full text

Medical Microbiology, Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Biochemistry +15

In Vivo Molecular Evolution Reveals Biophysical Origins of Organismal Fitness

Rafael M. Couñago, Stephen S. Chen, Yousif Shamoo · Molecular Cell · 2006 · 102 citations

Biology, Pattern Formation, Evolution +10