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The Faculty of Medicine - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics: Cohen Amikam

Researchers

Last updated September 2023 - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

List of Publications

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Sadeghi L, Prasad P, Ekwall K, Cohen A, Svensson JP. The Paf1 complex factors Leo1 and Paf1 promote local histone turnover to modulate chromatin states in fission yeast. EMBO Reports [Internet]. 2015;16(12):1673–87. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954375471&doi=10.15252%252fembr.201541214&partnerID=40&md5=d00846dfcd075e72d5ef64b7fa67db32

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Hansen KR, Hazan I, Shanker S, Watt S, Verhein-Hansen J, Bähler J, et al. H3k9me-independent gene silencing in fission yeast heterochromatin by CLr5 and histone deacetylases. PLoS Genetics [Internet]. 2011;7(1). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79851484044&doi=10.1371%252fjournal.pgen.1001268&partnerID=40&md5=db3ea2affe50f2162f35e5a8b76a9d2f

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Isaac S, Walfridsson J, Zohar T, Lazar D, Kahan T, Ekwall K, et al. Interaction of epe1 with the heterochromatin assembly pathway in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Genetics [Internet]. 2007;175(4):1549–60. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34249106820&doi=10.1534%252fgenetics.106.068684&partnerID=40&md5=a2e75cbad4a2f54256abebbc71e99acb

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Ayoub N, Noma KI, Isaac S, Kahan T, Grewal SIS, Cohen A. A novel jmjC domain protein modulates heterochromatization in fission yeast. Molecular and Cellular Biology [Internet]. 2003;23(12):4356–70. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0038655454&doi=10.1128%252fMCB.23.12.4356-4370.2003&partnerID=40&md5=014d092fdf67d90fc065aba67b6efea0

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Hall IM, Shankaranarayana GD, Noma KI, Ayoub N, Cohen A, Grewal SIS. Establishment and maintenance of a heterochromatin domain. Science [Internet]. 2002;297(5590):2232–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0037183856&doi=10.1126%252fscience.1076466&partnerID=40&md5=b91671f3fd50e360aff8bb79d05c6dcb

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Ayoub N, Goldshmidt I, Lyakhovetsky R, Cohen A. A fission yeast repression element cooperates with centromere-like sequences and defines a mat silent domain boundary. Genetics [Internet]. 2000;156(3):983–94. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033761841&partnerID=40&md5=8c94bb50e3d32f0a8a7413b41b79e334

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Ayoub N, Goldshmidt I, Cohen A. Position effect variegation at the mating-type locus of fission yeast: A cis-acting element inhibits covariegated expression of genes in the silent and expressed domains. Genetics [Internet]. 1999;152(2):495–508. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033045008&partnerID=40&md5=4d5d57295d86ff0f889dfad4cb9812c7

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Friedman-Ohana R, Karunker I, Cohen A. A RecG-independent nonconservative branch migration mechanism in Escherichia coli recombination. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1999;181(23):7199–205. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0032748031&doi=10.1128%252fjb.181.23.7199-7205.1999&partnerID=40&md5=4ed717a37e854b58201293bb058dd3a0

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Friedman-Ohana R, Cohen A. Heteroduplex joint formation in Escherichia coli recombination is initiated by pairing of a 3′-ending strand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Internet]. 1998;95(12):6909–14. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0032499794&doi=10.1073%252fpnas.95.12.6909&partnerID=40&md5=1c27056b9185d5b3a20a1de9d021a9f2

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Friedman-Ohana R, Karunker I, Cohen A. Chi-dependent intramolecular recombination in Escherichia coli. Genetics [Internet]. 1998;148(2):545–57. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0031951968&partnerID=40&md5=d7761380c9b31bdfba8e30c1c33a8fac

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Silberstein Z, Tzfati Y, Cohen A. Primary products of break-induced recombination by Escherichia coli recE pathway. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1995;177(7):1692–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0028935554&doi=10.1128%252fjb.177.7.1692-1698.1995&partnerID=40&md5=902026171f68f1565ede98389aacd5c7

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Thon G, Cohen A, Klar AJ. Three additional linkage groups that repress transcription and meiotic recombination in the mating-type region of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Genetics [Internet]. 1994;138(1):29–38. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0027963389&partnerID=40&md5=93daa050a1520053ef726519c3bc1047

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Silberstein Z, Shalit M, Cohen A. Heteroduplex strand-specificity in restriction-stimulated recombination by the RecE pathway of Escherichia coli. Genetics [Internet]. 1993;133(3):439–48. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0027411243&partnerID=40&md5=15bbbdf9a9bd34933a86a8799629ea0e

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Clark AJ, Sharma V, Brenowitz S, Chu CC, Sandler S, Satin L, et al. Genetic and molecular analyses of the C-terminal region of the recE gene from the rac prophage of Escherichia coli K-12 reveal the recT gene. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1993;175(23):7673–82. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0027376678&doi=10.1128%252fjb.175.23.7673-7682.1993&partnerID=40&md5=f0986c786c05fdbf0c965e09f5ab99cd

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Bar-Nir D, Cohen A, Goedeke ME. tDNAser sequences are involved in the excision of Streptomyces griseus plasmid pSG1. Gene [Internet]. 1992;122(1):71–6. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0026459389&doi=10.1016%2f0378-1119%2892%2990033-L&partnerID=40&md5=6f925c0ac3c9c095d57859c2831b28f8

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Nussbaum A, Shalit M, Cohen A. Restriction-stimulated homologous recombination of plasmids by the RecE pathway of Escherichia coli. Genetics [Internet]. 1992;130(1):37–49. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0026544020&partnerID=40&md5=62ac5ee5e093e3c76435bba831420f3f

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Silberstein Z, Maor S, Berger I, Cohen A. Lambda red-mediated synthesis of plasmid linear multimers in Escherichia coli K12. MGG Molecular & General Genetics [Internet]. 1990;223(3):496–507. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025008355&doi=10.1007%252fBF00264459&partnerID=40&md5=c7e43b5eda54a06a619b22861916db5b

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Berger I, Cohen A. Suppression of RecA deficiency in plasmid recombination by bacteriophage λ β protein in RecBCD- ExoI- Escherichia coli cells. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1989;171(6):3523–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0024401950&doi=10.1128%252fjb.171.6.3523-3529.1989&partnerID=40&md5=122c1e3a5f2f5ea600c6adfab152aea0

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Nussbaum A, Cohen A. Use of a bioluminescence gene reporter for the investigation of Red-dependent and Gam-dependent plasmid recombination in Escherichia coli K12. Journal of Molecular Biology [Internet]. 1988;203(2):391–402. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023710463&doi=10.1016%2f0022-2836%2888%2990007-1&partnerID=40&md5=b3941859afce68535f547d207f344da6

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Silberstein Z, Cohen A. Synthesis of linear multimers of OriC and pBR322 derivatives in Escherichia coli K-12: Role of recombination and replication functions. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1987;169(7):3131–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023228538&doi=10.1128%252fjb.169.7.3131-3137.1987&partnerID=40&md5=1ebf8cb972cdeb99082ad471ae0205b5

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Schuldiner S, Agmon V, Brandsma J, Cohen A, Friedman E, Padan E. Induction of SOS functions by alkaline intracellular pH in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1986;168(2):936–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0022997661&doi=10.1128%252fjb.168.2.936-939.1986&partnerID=40&md5=b0d144f5f16510fd976d3e75c463a6ab

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Cohen A, Clark AJ. Synthesis of linear plasmid multimers in Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1986;167(1):327–35. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0022539788&doi=10.1128%252fjb.167.1.327-335.1986&partnerID=40&md5=b1ec8c9386c96c78328520c523f5483c

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Cohen A, Bar-Nir D, Goedeke ME, Parag Y. The integrated and free states of Streptomyces griseus plasmid pSG1. Plasmid [Internet]. 1985;13(1):41–50. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021995766&doi=10.1016%2f0147-619X%2885%2990054-X&partnerID=40&md5=5dc6714298f650ceb3d1a9a41f692ed3

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Cohen A, Silberstein Z, Broido S, Laban A. General genetic recombination of bacterial plasmids. Basic life sciences [Internet]. 1985;30:505–19. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021977710&doi=10.1007%252f978-1-4613-2447-8_36&partnerID=40&md5=e8704684a3292c9ace88ab52d611f291

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Laban A, Silberstein Z, Cohen A. The effect of nonhomologous DNA sequences on interplasmidic recombination. Genetics [Internet]. 1984;108(1):39–52. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021131573&partnerID=40&md5=abe4d3c8e135da6f4600773d41bd4783

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Padan E, Arbel T, Rimon A, Shira AB, Cohen A. Biosynthesis of the lactose permease in Escherichia coli minicells and effect of carrier amplification on cell physiology. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 1983;258(9):5666–73. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0020539913&partnerID=40&md5=11d58e9bb2ad90661b173c84a70f3a0f

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Cohen A, Laban A. Plasmidic recombination in Escherichia coliK-12: The role of recF gene function. MGG Molecular & General Genetics [Internet]. 1983;189(3):471–4. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0020532849&doi=10.1007%252fBF00325911&partnerID=40&md5=b3b8fa5725936aa4b096e50151f9758e

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Becker Y, Shtram Y, Honigman A, Laban A, Cohen A. Herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase gene expression in Escherichia coli. Gene [Internet]. 1983;21(1–2):51–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0020637016&doi=10.1016%2f0378-1119%2883%2990146-4&partnerID=40&md5=cabcb4acb3e6334a24541ce12953db65

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Gilden DH, Shtram Y, Friedmann A, Wellish M, Devlin M, Cohen A, et al. Extraction of cell-associated varicella-zoster virus DNA with Triton X-100-NaCl. Journal of Virological Methods [Internet]. 1982;4(4–5):263–75. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0019984523&doi=10.1016%2f0166-0934%2882%2990073-8&partnerID=40&md5=5a0bf9397fca4ae43f16f5a3c5512e17

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Laban A, Cohen A. Interplasmidic and intraplasmidic recombination in Escherichia coli K-12. MGG Molecular & General Genetics [Internet]. 1981;184(2):200–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0019802721&doi=10.1007%252fBF00272905&partnerID=40&md5=9e7094b04bc10fda74db19c232a4ac81

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Cohen A, Ram D, Paiss A, Friedman A. Deletions, rearrangements and tandem duplications of recombinant plasmids containing yeast ribosomal DNA. Contributions to microbiology and immunology [Internet]. 1979;6:146–58. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018557901&partnerID=40&md5=1b194e2aa930dedcb702d8c307f5bb00

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Cohen A, Ram D, Halvorson HO, Wensink PC. Deletions within E. coli plasmids carrying yeast rDNA. Gene [Internet]. 1978;3(2):135–47. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018143857&doi=10.1016%2f0378-1119%2878%2990057-4&partnerID=40&md5=41c66a8ce5ff7793a26cdf824db566a5

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Silberstein Z, Cohen A. Hybridization analysis of restriction endonuclease DNA fragments of Bacillus cereus transcribed during spore outgrowth. Journal of Bacteriology [Internet]. 1978;134(3):1081–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0017847643&doi=10.1128%252fjb.134.3.1081-1088.1978&partnerID=40&md5=7cbfd7840b6097bf160011810ae22ee0

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Klar AJS, Cohen A, Halvorson HO. Control of enzyme synthesis and stability during sporulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochimie [Internet]. 1976;58(1–2):219–24. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0017228089&doi=10.1016%2fS0300-9084%2876%2980373-2&partnerID=40&md5=122d01f2d2f9c29ae64a8de46d77c96f

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Mazor A, Ben-Ze’ev H, Silberstein Z, Cohen A. Bacillus cereus outgrowth “early proteins” and their possible role in control of transcription. Advances in experimental medicine and biology [Internet]. 1974;44(1):25–35. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0016074312&doi=10.1007%252f978-1-4684-3246-6_4&partnerID=40&md5=78357022621fcbbc0f13493a27694d73

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Cohen A, Silberstein Z, Mazor Z. RNA polymerase from vegetative cells and spores of Bacillus cereus T. II. Peptide composition. BBA Section Nucleic Acids And Protein Synthesis [Internet]. 1973;294(3):442–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0015913816&doi=10.1016%2f0005-2787%2873%2990099-3&partnerID=40&md5=1b95f0539ccaf367a14700fb8b7007a7

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Cohen A, Ben Ze’ev H, Yashouv J. Outgrowth of Bacillus cereus spores harboring bacteriophage CP 51 DNA. I. Initiation of bacteriophage development. Journal of Virology [Internet]. 1973;11(5):648–54. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0015829836&doi=10.1128%252fjvi.11.5.648-654.1973&partnerID=40&md5=3efcda5c5f263bba79f36128ad1f7a48

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Cohen A, Keynan A. Synthesis of a factor stimulating transcription in outgrowing Bacillus, cereus spores. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications [Internet]. 1970;38(4):744–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0014955797&doi=10.1016%2f0006-291X%2870%2990644-3&partnerID=40&md5=2969d5f075dddfd93233d324c9661032

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Fisher WD, Adler HI, Shull Jr. FW, Cohen A. Properties of a cell fraction that repairs damage to the cell division mechanism of Escherichia coli. Journal of bacteriology [Internet]. 1969;97(2):500–5. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0014470141&doi=10.1128%252fjb.97.2.500-505.1969&partnerID=40&md5=8037d3396f8282b91348a0bb20fdf9c3

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Cohen A, Fisher WD, Curtiss 3rd. R, Adler HI. The properties of DNA transferred to minicells during conjugation. Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology [Internet]. 1968;33:635–41. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0014398390&doi=10.1101%252fSQB.1968.033.01.071&partnerID=40&md5=ec87254795eadd82926c09343928636b

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Cohen A, Fisher WD, Curtiss 3rd. R, Adler HI. DNA isolated from Escherichia coli minicells mated with F+ cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Internet]. 1968;61(1):61–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0014327574&doi=10.1073%252fpnas.61.1.61&partnerID=40&md5=c88f8873b7b6d85acda7b59dba3959a9