Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences

2025

Unraveling the molecular mechanism underlying the anticancer activity of CISD2/NAF-1⁴⁴⁻⁶⁷

Rowland, L., Alfoni, I., Neumann, E., Karmi, O., Nechushtai, R. & Mittler, R., 1 Jun 2025, In: Cancer Letters. 619, 217644.

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2024

VMAT structures reveal exciting targets for drug development

Schuldiner, S. & Forrest, L. R., May 2024, In: Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 45, 5, p. 385-387 3 p.

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2023

Embodied mechanisms of motor control in the octopus

Hochner, B., Zullo, L., Shomrat, T., Levy, G. & Nesher, N., 23 Oct 2023, In: Current Biology. 33, 20, p. R1119-R1125

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5 Scopus citations

Naming new taxa of prokaryotes in the 21st century

Oren, A., Apr 2023, In: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 69, 4, p. 151-157 7 p.

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2 Scopus citations

2022

Biological Earth observation with animal sensors

Supporting authors, Apr 2022, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 37, 4, p. 293-298 6 p.

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57 Scopus citations

Controlling photosynthetic energy conversion by small conformational changes

Maroudas-Sklare, N., Kolodny, Y., Yochelis, S., Keren, N. & Paltiel, Y., 1 Nov 2022, In: Physiologia Plantarum. 174, 6, e13802.

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2 Scopus citations

Revisiting the molecular basis of synaptic transmission

Atlas, D., Sep 2022, In: Progress in Neurobiology. 216, 102312.

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2 Scopus citations

2021

Transposons Increase Transcriptional Complexity: The Good Parasite?

Surm, J. M. & Moran, Y., Jul 2021, In: Trends in Genetics. 37, 7, p. 606-607 2 p.

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2 Scopus citations

2020

Chromatin and Nuclear Architecture in Stem Cells

Meshorer, E. & Plath, K., 8 Dec 2020, In: Stem Cell Reports. 15, 6, p. 1155-1157 3 p.

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2 Scopus citations

2019

Dorsal striatal circuits for habits, compulsions and addictions

Lipton, D. M., Gonzales, B. J. & Citri, A., 16 Jul 2019, In: Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 13, 28.

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118 Scopus citations

The Princess and the P: Pluripotent Stem Cells and P-Bodies

Viegas, J. O. & Meshorer, E., 7 Nov 2019, In: Cell Stem Cell. 25, 5, p. 589-591 3 p.

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3 Scopus citations

2018

From Precise Slicing to General SHREDding: The Ubiquitin Ligase Ubr1 Roqs as a Multipurpose Protein Terminator

Gardner, R. G. & Ravid, T., 21 Jun 2018, In: Molecular Cell. 70, 6, p. 989-990 2 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Mice from Same-Sex Parents: CRISPRing Out the Barriers for Unisexual Reproduction

Sagi, I., Bar, S. & Benvenisty, N., 1 Nov 2018, In: Cell Stem Cell. 23, 5, p. 625-627 3 p.

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3 Scopus citations

The Hard and Soft Wired Nature of the Olfactory Map

Mizrahi, A., Dec 2018, In: Trends in Neurosciences. 41, 12, p. 872-874 3 p.

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4 Scopus citations

2017

Building Bridges through Science

Lissek, T., Adams, M., Adelman, J., Ahissar, E., Akaaboune, M., Akil, H., al'Absi, M., Arain, F., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., Atasoy, D., Avila, J., Badawi, A., Bading, H., Baig, A. M., Baleriola, J., Belmonte, C., Bertocchi, I., Betz, H., Blakemore, C. & Blanke, O. & 102 others, Boehm-Sturm, P., Bonhoeffer, T., Bonifazi, P., Brose, N., Campolongo, P., Celikel, T., Chang, C. C., Chang, T. Y., Citri, A., Cline, H. T., Cortes, J. M., Cullen, K., Dean, K., Delgado-Garcia, J. M., Desroches, M., Disterhoft, J. F., Dowling, J. E., Draguhn, A., El-Khamisy, S. F., El Manira, A., Enam, S. A., Encinas, J. M., Erramuzpe, A., Esteban, J. A., Fariñas, I., Fischer, E., Fukunaga, I., Gabilondo, I., Ganten, D., Gidon, A., Gomez-Esteban, J. C., Greengard, P., Grinevich, V., Gruart, A., Guillemin, R., Hariri, A. R., Hassan, B., Häusser, M., Hayashi, Y., Hussain, N. K., Jabbar, A. A., Jaber, M., Jahn, R., Janahi, E. M., Kabbaj, M., Kettenmann, H., Kindt, M., Knafo, S., Köhr, G., Komai, S., Krugers, H., Kuhn, B., Ghazal, N. L., Larkum, M. E., London, M., Lutz, B., Matute, C., Martinez-Millan, L., Maroun, M., McGaugh, J., Moustafa, A. A., Nasim, A., Nave, K. A., Neher, E., Nikolich, K., Outeiro, T., Palmer, L. M., Penagarikano, O., Perez-Otano, I., Pfaff, D. W., Poucet, B., Rahman, A. U., Ramos-Cabrer, P., Rashidy-Pour, A., Roberts, R. J., Rodrigues, S., Sanes, J. R., Schaefer, A. T., Segal, M., Segev, I., Shafqat, S., Siddiqui, N. A., Soreq, H., Soriano-García, E., Spanagel, R., Sprengel, R., Stuart, G., Südhof, T. C., Tønnesen, J., Treviño, M., Uthman, B. M., Venter, J. C., Verkhratsky, A., Weiss, C., Wiesel, T. N., Yaksi, E., Yizhar, O., Young, L. J., Young, P., Zawia, N. H., Zugaza, J. L. & Hasan, M. T., 15 Nov 2017, In: Neuron. 96, 4, p. 730-735 6 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Neuroscience: Formation of a Percept in the Rat Cortex

Mongillo, G. & Loewenstein, Y., 5 Jun 2017, In: Current Biology. 27, 11, p. R423-R425

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3 Scopus citations

2016

Cyanophages: Starving the Host to Recruit Resources

Kaplan, A., 2016, In: Current Biology. 26, 12, p. R511-R513

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7 Scopus citations

Evolution of highly diverse forms of behavior in molluscs

Hochner, B. & Glanzman, D. L., 24 Oct 2016, In: Current Biology. 26, 20, p. R965-R971

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21 Scopus citations

Heavy metal resistance in halophilic Bacteria and Archaea

Voica, D. M., Bartha, L., Banciu, H. L. & Oren, A., 1 Jul 2016, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363, 14, fnw146.

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127 Scopus citations

Malaria Parasite Metabolic Pathways (MPMP) Upgraded with Targeted Chemical Compounds

Ginsburg, H. & Abdel-Haleem, A. M., 1 Jan 2016, In: Trends in Parasitology. 32, 1, p. 7-9 3 p.

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24 Scopus citations

Stem cells: Aspiring to naivety

Sagi, I. & Benvenisty, N., 8 Dec 2016, In: Nature. 540, 7632, p. 211-212 2 p.

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6 Scopus citations

The Impact of Domestication on the Circadian Clock

Shor, E. & Green, R. M., 1 Apr 2016, In: Trends in Plant Science. 21, 4, p. 281-283 3 p.

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11 Scopus citations

2014

Raman spectroscopy of microbial pigments

Jehlička, J., Edwards, H. G. M. & Oren, A., Jun 2014, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80, 11, p. 3286-3295 10 p.

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148 Scopus citations

2013

New balance in pluripotency: Reprogramming with lineage specifiers

Ben-David, U., Nissenbaum, J. & Benvenisty, N., 23 May 2013, In: Cell. 153, 5, p. 939 1 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Raman spectroscopy in halophile research

Jehlička, J. & Oren, A., 2013, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 4, DEC

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39 Scopus citations

Salinibacter: An extremely halophilic bacterium with archaeal properties

Oren, A., May 2013, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 342, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

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70 Scopus citations

The HDAC interaction network

Livyatan, I. & Meshorer, E., 2013, In: Molecular Systems Biology. 9, 1, 671.

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19 Scopus citations

2012

Nanomedicine: Shake up the drug containers

Barenholz, Y. & Barenholz, C., Aug 2012, In: Nature Nanotechnology. 7, 8, p. 483-484 2 p.

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18 Scopus citations

2011

Nuclear pore structure: Warming up the core

Harel, A. & Gruenbaum, Y., 22 Jul 2011, In: Cell. 146, 2, p. 191-193 3 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Thermodynamic limits to microbial life at high salt concentrations

Oren, A., Aug 2011, In: Environmental Microbiology. 13, 8, p. 1908-1923 16 p.

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384 Scopus citations

2010

Bacterial genotoxicity bioreporters

Biran, A., Yagur-Kroll, S., Pedahzur, R., Buchinger, S., Reifferscheid, G., Ben-Yoav, H., Shacham-Diamand, Y. & Belkin, S., Jul 2010, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 3, 4, p. 412-427 16 p.

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59 Scopus citations

Metabolism: Malaria parasite stands out

Ginsburg, H., 5 Aug 2010, In: Nature. 466, 7307, p. 702-703 2 p.

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6 Scopus citations

The silence of the LADs: Dynamic genome-lamina interactions during ESC differentiation

Melcer, S. & Meshorer, E., 4 Jun 2010, In: Cell Stem Cell. 6, 6, p. 495-497 3 p.

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7 Scopus citations

2009

Checkpoint "Madness"

Brandeis, M., 1 Feb 2009, In: Cell Cycle. 8, 3, p. 335-337 3 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Inhibitory Plasticity in Auditory Cortex

Nelken, I., 11 Jun 2009, In: Neuron. 62, 5, p. 605-607 3 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Membrane transport proteins of the malaria parasite

Martin, R. E., Ginsburg, H. & Kirk, K., Nov 2009, In: Molecular Microbiology. 74, 3, p. 519-528 10 p.

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67 Scopus citations

On making a snake

Chipman, A. D., Jan 2009, In: Evolution and Development. 11, 1, p. 3-5 3 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Virulence and drug resistance in malaria parasites

Stein, W. D., Sanchez, C. P. & Lanzer, M., Oct 2009, In: Trends in Parasitology. 25, 10, p. 441-443 3 p.

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9 Scopus citations

2008

Halophilic micro-organisms and their adaptations - Life at low water activity

Oren, A., Aug 2008, In: Biochemist. 30, 4, p. 10-13 4 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Intracellular labile iron

Breuer, W., Shvartsman, M. & Cabantchik, Z. I., 2008, In: International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 40, 3, p. 350-354 5 p.

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161 Scopus citations

Intricacies of β Sheet Protein Design

Shifman, J. M., 12 Dec 2008, In: Structure. 16, 12, p. 1751-1752 2 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Octopuses

Hochner, B., 14 Oct 2008, In: Current Biology. 18, 19, p. R897-R898

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46 Scopus citations

Rejuvenating premature aging

Meshorer, E. & Gruenbaum, Y., Jul 2008, In: Nature Medicine. 14, 7, p. 713-715 3 p.

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7 Scopus citations

2007

Ethics: The ISSCR guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research

Daley, G. Q., Ahrlund-Richter, L., Auerbach, J. M., Benvenisty, N., Charo, R. A., Chen, G., Deng, H. K., Goldstein, L. S., Hudson, K. L., Hyun, I., Sung, C. J., Love, J., Eng, H. L., McLaren, A., Mummery, C. L., Nakatsuji, N., Racowsky, C., Rooke, H., Rossant, J. & Schøler, H. R. & 7 others, Solbakk, J. H., Taylor, P., Trounson, A. O., Weissman, I. L., Wilmut, I., Yu, J. & Zoloth, L., 2 Feb 2007, In: Science. 315, 5812, p. 603-604 2 p.

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