Walter J. Zahurancik
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
Publications
51
Citations
1,541
Est. group size
~3
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
16
Publishing since 2011
Walter J. Zahurancik studies how DNA-copying enzymes called polymerases work and sometimes make mistakes, using biochemical experiments to measure how fast and how accurately these enzymes add or remove DNA bases. His work connects these molecular error rates to cancer biology, including how mutations in polymerase genes (like Pole) lead to hypermutated tumors and affect responses to immunotherapy. This research could interest students wanting to combine enzyme biochemistry with cancer genetics.
Publication output has been relatively steady at a low volume over the past decade, with a notable spike in 2023 (likely due to a single heavily cited paper generating multiple linked data/supplementary entries) followed by a drop to no recorded output in 2025.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- June 2026 issue first authors
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences · 2026
- Data from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Data from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Data Figures 1-8 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Table S1 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Table S2 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Table S3 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Table S1 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Data Figures 1-8 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Data from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Table S2 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Supplementary Table S3 from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Abstract 1283: Coupling of the two enzymatic activities of DNA polymerase beta redefine the DNA base excision repair pathway
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2023
- Data from Cancers from Novel <i>Pole</i>-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
2023
- Interlocking activities of DNA polymerase β in the base excision repair pathway
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2022
- Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature×9
- Nucleic Acids Research×4
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences×2
- Journal of Biological Chemistry×2
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
- Chunhua Han
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- John J. Turchi
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University
- Ruben C. Petreaca
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Jiangchuan Shen
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University
- Alexander J.R. Bishop
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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