Sue Roberts, Director, MCC.

Ph. D., 1978, Washington State University
Scientist, Procter & Gamble, 1978-1984
Research Associate, Chemistry, University of Arizona, 1985-1990
Staff Scientist, Biochemistry, University of Arizona 1990-

Call me about:

crystallography, molecular modeling, software, unix computers

Publications:

James E. Spoonamore, Sue A. Roberts, Annie Heroux and Vahe Bandarian.   X-ray crystal structure of a 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase homolog from Streptomyces coelicolor . Acta Crystallogr. F. (2008), F64, 875-879.

Xiaohui Hu, Lauren B. Murata, Andrzej Weichsel, Jacqueline L. Brailey, Sue A. Roberts, Alan Nignorn, and William R. Montfort. Allostery in Recombinant Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase from Manduca Sexta. J. Biol. Chem., (2008), 30, 20968-20977.

Matthew S. Dubrava, Wendy M. Ingram, Sue A. Roberts, Andrzej Weichsel, William R. Montfort and Matthew H. J. Cordes. N15 Cro andλ Cro: orthologous DNA-binding domains with completely different but equally effective homodimer interfaces, Protein Science (2008), 17, 803-812.

Christian G. Roessler, Branwen M. Hall, William J. Anderson, Wendy M. Ingram, Sue A. Roberts, William R. Montfort, and Matthew H. J. Cordes. Transitive homology-guided structural studies lead to discovery of Cro proteins with 40% sequence identity but different folds. PNAS, (2008), 105, 2343-2348.

Shane D. Morrison, Sue A. Roberts, Abreeza M. Zegeer, William R. Montfort & Vahe Bandarian. A new use for a familiar fold: The x-ray crystal structure of GTP-bound GTP cyclohydrolase III from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii reveals a two metal ion catalytic mechanism. Biochemistry (2008), 47, 230-242.

Hall, Branwen M., Roberts, Sue A., Heroux, Annie M., Cordes, Matthew H.. Two structures of a λ-Cro variant highlight dimer flexibility but disfavor major dimer distortions upon specific binding of cognate DNA. J. Mol Biol. (2008), 375, 802-811.

Roberts SA, Hyatt, DC, Honts, JE, Changchien C, Maley, GF, Maley F, Montfort WR. Y94F Mutant of E. coli Thymidylate Synthase, Acta Crystallogr F (2006), 840-843.

Roberts, Sue A and Montfort, William R (January 2007) Haem proteins. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester http://www.els.net/ [DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0003054]

Maes EM, Roberts SA, Weichsel A, Montfort WR. Heme Distortion in Nitrophorin 4: Ultra-High Resolution Structures of Ferrous Complexes. Biochemistry,(2005) 44, 12690-12699.

Loftin, Isabell R, Franke, Sylvia, Roberts, Sue A., Weichsel, Andrzej, Heroux, Annie, Rensing, Christopher, Montfort, William R., McEvoy, Megan, A novel copper-binding fold for the periplasmic copper chaperone CusF. Biochemistry (2005) 44, 10533-10540.

Kondrashov, Dmitry A., Roberts, Sue A., Weichsel, Andrzej, Montfort, William R. Protein functional cycle viewed at atomic resolution: conformational change and mobility in nitrophorin 4 as a function of pH and NO binding. Biochemistry, (2004), 43, 13637-13647.

Roberts, Sue A.; Wildner, Guenter F.; Grass, Gregor; Weichsel, Andrzej; Ambrus, Attila; Rensing, Christopher; Montfort, William R. A Labile Regulatory Copper Ion Lies Near the T1 Copper Site in the Multicopper Oxidase CueO. J.Biol.Chem. (2003), 278, 31958-31963.

Roberts, Sue A.; Weichsel, Andrzej; Grass, Gregor; Thakali, Keshari; Hazzard, James T.; Tollin, Gordon; Rensing, Christopher; Montfort, William R. Crystal structure and electron transfer kinetics of CueO, a multicopper oxidase required for copper homeostasis in Escherichia coli. PNAS (2002), 99, 2766-2771.

Roberts, Sue A.; Weichsel, Andrzej; Qiu, Yan; Shelnutt, John A.; Walker, F. Ann; Montfort, William R. Ligand-Induced Heme Ruffling and Bent NO Geometry in Ultra-High-Resolution Structures of Nitrophorin 4. Biochemistry (2001), 40, 11327-11337.

Weichsel, Andrzej; Andersen, John F.; Roberts, Sue A.; Montfort, William R. Nitric oxide binding to nitrophorin 4 induces complete distal pocket burial. Nature Struct Biol. (2000), 7, 551-554.

Roberts, Sue A.; Young, Charles G.; Kipke, Cary A.; Cleland, W. E., Jr.; Yamanouchi, Katsumoto; Carducci, Michael D.; Enemark, John H. Dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes of the hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate ligand. Synthesis and oxygen atom transfer reactions. Inorganic Chemistry (1990), 29, 3650-6.

George, G. N.; Cleland, W. E., Jr.; Enemark, J. H.; Smith, B. E.; Kipke, C. A.; Roberts, S. A.; Cramer, Stephen P. L-Edge spectroscopy of molybdenum compounds and enzymes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1990), 112, 2541-8.

Roberts, Sue A.; Enemark, John H. Bis(benzenethiolato)nitrosyl[tris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)hydroborato]molybdenum(II). Acta Crystallographica,(1989), C45, 1292-4.

Kipke, Cary A.; Cleland, W. E., Jr.; Roberts, Sue A.; Enemark, John H. Structure of oxobis(phenolato)[tris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)hydroborato]molybdenum(V). Acta Crystallographica, (1989), C45, 870-2.

Roberts, Sue A.; Young, Charles G.; Cleland, W. E., Jr.; Ortega, Richard B.; Enemark, John H. Synthesis, characterization, and oxygen atom transfer reactions of {HB(Me2C3N2H)3}MoO{S2P(OR)2} and {HB(Me2C3N2H)3}MoO2{η1-S2P(OEt)2}. Inorganic Chemistry (1988), 27, 3044-51.

Roberts, Sue A.; Young, Charles G.; Cleland, W. E., Jr.; Yamanouchi, Katsumoto; Ortega, Richard B.; Enemark, John H. Structures of three novel polynuclear oxo- and sulfidomolybdenum complexes containing the hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate ligand. Inorganic Chemistry (1988), 27, 2647-52.

Young, Charles G.; Roberts, Sue A.; Ortega, Richard B.; Enemark, John H. Mononuclear oxo- and sulfidomolybdenum(IV) complexes: syntheses and crystal structures of [HB(Me2C3N2H)3]MoE(S2CNEt2) (E = O, S) and related complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1987), 109, 2938-46.

Roberts, Sue A.; Ortega, Richard B.; Zolg, Lisa M.; Cleland, W. E., Jr.; Enemark, John H. The structures of two mononuclear six-coordinate oxomolybdenum(V) complexes stabilized by the hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolylborate) ligand. Acta Crystallographica (1987), C43, 51-3.

Inoue, M.; Inoue, M.B.; Cruz-Vazquez, C.; Roberts, S.; Fernando, Q. Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), Tetramethyltetraselenefulvalene (TMTSF), and Bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDT-TTF) Salts of Copper Halides. Synthetic Metals, (1987), 19, 641-646.

Young, Charles G.; Roberts, Sue A.; Enemark, John H. Monodentate dialkyldithiocarbamate complexes of molybdenum(III). The synthesis and x-ray structural characterization of [hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato](diethyldithiocarbamato)(1-diethyldithiocarbamato)molybdenum. Inorganica Chimica Acta (1986), 114, L7-L8.

Young, Charles G.; Roberts, Sue A.; Enemark, John H. Preparation and characterization of bis(dialkyldithiocarbamato)[hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borato]molybdenum(III) complexes produced by the oxidative decarbonylation of [{HB(3,5-Me2C3N2H)3}Mo(CO)3]- by tetraalkylthiuram disulfides. Crystal structure of {HB(3,5-Me2C3N2H)3}Mo(2-S2CNEt2)(1-S2CNEt2). Inorganic Chemistry (1986), 25, 3667-71.

Everaerts, A.; Roberts, Sue; Hall, H. K., Jr. Synthesis and properties of semiconducting aromatic polyquinone diimines. Journal of Polymer Science (1986), A24, 1703-16.

Bates, Robert B.; Roberts, Sue A.; Siahaan, Teruna J.; Gnanasambandan, Thiruppuva; Yalkowsky, Samuel H. 9,10-Anthracenedicarbaldehyde bis[(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)hydrazone]acetic acid hydrochloric acid trihydrate salt (bisantrene). Acta Crystallographica, (1986), C42, 186-8.

Roberts, S. A.; Bloomquist, D. R.; Willett, R. D.; Dodgen, H. W. Thermochromic phase transitions in copper(II) halide salts. 1. Crystal structure and magnetic resonance studies of isopropylammonium trichlorocuprate(II). J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1981), 103, 2603-10.

Roberts, S. A.; Willett, R. D., Structure and magnetic properties of some mixed metal [(CH3)3NH]3M2-xM'xCl7 salts. Inorganica Chimica Acta (1981), 53, L69-L71.

Landee, C. P.; Roberts, S. A.; Willett, R. D. Low-temperature magnetic properties of bis(diethylammonium)copper tetrachloride, a two-dimensional magnetic system. J. Chem. Phys. (1978), 68, 4574-7.

Willett, R. D.; Jardine, F. H.; Roberts, S. A.. The crystal structure of copper(II) bromide bis(dimethylsulfoxide). Inorganica Chimica Acta (1977), 25, 97-101.

Caputo, Ruth E.; Roberts, Sue; Willett, Roger D.; Gerstein, Bernard C. Crystal structure and magnetic susceptibility of heptachlorotris(trimethylammonium)dimanganese. Inorganic Chemistry (1976), 15, 820-3.