| RefNo | EC/2020/04 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Berks, Benjamin Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Benjamin Berks as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citaion giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Ben Berks has discovered two bacterial exporters that translocate folded proteins across membranes. He identified, in 1996, three integral membrane proteins of the Tat transport system, elucidated their molecular structures and operation as a transporter. Tat is now known to be widely distributed in Bacteria, Archaea, chloroplasts, and mitochondria. Recently, Berks identified the translocon of the Type 9 Secretion System (T9SS) revealing a 36-strand transmembrane -barrel operating by alternating access to each end of the conducting channel. Berks has also made significant contributions to the understanding of bacterial enzymes that metabolise inorganic nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus species. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |