Paul Berg

Publications

• Retrospective: Arthur Kornberg (1918-2007). Berg P, Lehman IR. Science. 2007; 318 (5856): 1564
• A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters. Saxonov S, Berg P, Brutlag DL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006; 103 (5): 1412-7
• Origins of the human genome project: why sequence the human genome when 96% of it is junk? Berg P, Am J Hum Genet. 2006; 79 (4): 603-5
• Brilliant Science, Dark Politics, Uncertain Law Berg, P, Jurimetrics. 2006 46
• Reflections on the Lasker prize for basic biomedical research. Berg P, JAMA. 2005; 294 (11): 1419-20
• George Beadle: From Genes to Proteins Berg,P., Singer, M.. Nature Reviews Genetics. 2005; (January)
• A Centennial: George W. Beadle, 1903-1989 Horowitz, N., Berg, P., Singer,M.,Lederberg, J.,Susman, M.,Doebley, J.,Crow, J.. Genetics. 2004: 166 1-10
• Aslilomar and Recombinant DNA Berg, P., www.nobel.se/chemistry/articles. 2004; (August)
• Moments of Discovery: My Favorite Experiments Berg, P., J.Biol.Chem.. 2003: 278 40417-24
• George Beadle: An Uncommon Farmer Berg, P, Singer, M.. George Beadle: An Uncommon Farmer. 2003
• Moments of discovery: my favorite experiments. Berg P, J Biol Chem. 2003; 278 (42): 40417-24
• Reflections on Asilomar 2 at Asilomar 3. Twenty-five years later. Berg P, Perspect Biol Med. 2001; 44 (2): 183-5
• Rad51 uses one mechanism to drive DNA strand exchange in both directions. Namsaraev EA, Berg P. J Biol Chem. 2000; 275 (6): 3970-6
• Scientists and the Public: An Ambivalent Partnership Berg, P., Useful Knowledge, Amer. Phil. Soc.. 1999: 71-78
• Interaction of Rad51 with ATP and Mg2+ induces a conformational change in Rad51. Namsaraev EA, Berg P. Biochemistry. 1998; 37 (34): 11932-9
• Binding of Rad51p to DNA. Interaction of Rad51p with single- and double-stranded DNA. Namsaraev EA, Berg P. J Biol Chem. 1998; 273 (11): 6177-82
• Analysis of gene targeting and intrachromosomal homologous recombination stimulated by genomic double-strand breaks in mouse embryonic stem cells. Donoho G, Jasin M, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1998; 18 (7): 4070-8
• Studies of the interaction between Rad52 protein and the yeast single-stranded DNA binding protein RPA. Hays SL, Firmenich AA, Massey P, Banerjee R, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1998; 18 (7): 4400-6
• Inspired choices. Berg P, Singer M. Science. 1998; 282 (5390): 873-4
• Branch migration during Rad51-promoted strand exchange proceeds in either direction. Namsaraev EA, Berg P. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998; 95 (18): 10477-81
• Characterization of strand exchange activity of yeast Rad51 protein. Namsaraev E, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1997; 17 (9): 5359-68
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in plasmid-chromosome recombination. Elias-Arnanz M, Firmenich AA, Berg P. Mol Gen Genet. 1996; 252 (5): 530-8
• The HIV nef protein associates with protein kinase C theta. Smith BL, Krushelnycky BW, Mochly-Rosen D, Berg P. J Biol Chem. 1996; 271 (28): 16753-7
• The recombinant DNA controversy: twenty years later. Berg P, Singer MF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995; 92 (20): 9011-3
• Co-chairman's remarks: reverse genetics: directed modification of DNA for functional analysis. Berg P, Gene. 1993; 135 (1-2): 261-4
• Rapid assembly and disassembly of complementary DNA strands through an equilibrium intermediate state mediated by A1 hnRNP protein. Pontius BW, Berg P. J Biol Chem. 1992; 267 (20): 13815-8
• Homologous recombination of copackaged retrovirus RNAs during reverse transcription. Stuhlmann H, Berg P. J Virol. 1992; 66 (4): 2378-88
• Rapid renaturation of complementary DNA strands mediated by cationic detergents: a role for high-probability binding domains in enhancing the kinetics of molecular assembly processes. Pontius BW, Berg P. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991; 88 (18): 8237-41
• Expression of the type 1 human immunodeficiency virus Nef protein in T cells prevents antigen receptor-mediated induction of interleukin 2 mRNA. Luria S, Chambers I, Berg P. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991; 88 (12): 5326-30
• Reverse genetics: its origins & prospects. Berg P, Biotechnology (N Y). 1991; 9 (4): 342-4
• The human genome initiative. All our collective ingenuity will be needed. Berg P, FASEB J. 1991; 5 (1): 75
• Repair of deletions and double-strand gaps by homologous recombination in a mammalian in vitro system. Jessberger R, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1991; 11 (1): 445-57
• Gene targeting at the human CD4 locus by epitope addition. Jasin M, Elledge SJ, Davis RW, Berg P. Genes Dev. 1990; 4 (2): 157-66
• Renaturation of complementary DNA strands mediated by purified mammalian heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 protein: implications for a mechanism for rapid molecular assembly. Pontius BW, Berg P. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990; 87 (21): 8403-7
• Transduction of cellular neo mRNA by retrovirus-mediated recombination. Stuhlmann H, Dieckmann M, Berg P. J Virol. 1990; 64 (12): 5783-96
• Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding human galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase. Reichardt JK, Berg P. Mol Biol Med. 1988; 5 (2): 107-22
• Epstein-Barr virus shuttle vector for stable episomal replication of cDNA expression libraries in human cells. Margolskee RF, Kavathas P, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1988; 8 (7): 2837-47
• Conservation of short patches of amino acid sequence amongst proteins with a common function but evolutionarily distinct origins: implications for cloning genes and for structure-function analysis. Reichardt JK, Berg P. Nucleic Acids Res. 1988; 16 (18): 9017-26
• Comparison of intron-dependent and intron-independent gene expression. Buchman AR, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1988; 8 (10): 4395-405
• Homologous integration in mammalian cells without target gene selection. Jasin M, Berg P. Genes Dev. 1988; 2 (11): 1353-63
• DNA cross-linked by cisplatin: a new probe for the DNA repair defect in xeroderma pigmentosum. Chu G, Berg P. Mol Biol Med. 1987; 4 (5): 277-90
• Factors governing the expression of a bacterial gene in mammalian cells. Mulligan RC, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1981; 1 (5): 449-59
• Expression of the mouse dihydrofolate reductase complementary deoxyribonucleic acid in simian virus 40 vectors. Subramani S, Mulligan R, Berg P. Mol Cell Biol. 1981; 1 (9): 854-64