A. Mark Cigan

7.4k citations

42 papers · 5.5k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- RNA regulation and disease
Plant Science top 0.5%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant Virus Research Studies

Papers in

Molecular Biology 40
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 21
- Plant Reproductive Biology 13
- RNA Research and Splicing 11
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 10
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 7
- RNA modifications and cancer 5
Plant Science 17
- Plant Virus Research Studies 8
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 7

Co-authors: Thomas F. Donahue Lan Feng Joshua K. Young Christine Schwartz A G Hinnebusch Thomas Dever George Chuck Sarah Hake
Journals: Molecular and Cellular Biology (11 papers)Plant Biotechnology Journal (3 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 papers)Gene (2 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Cameroon Hungary

In The Last Decade

A. Mark Cigan

42 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Genome editing in maize directed by CRISPR–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes 2016 · 553 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Nature Communications
2015 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2007 Nature Genetics
1992 Cell

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1	Wheat ms5 male‐sterility is induced by recessive homoeologous A and D genome non‐specific lipid transfer proteins The Plant Journal ·Margaret Pallotta, Patricia Warner, Séverine Koné, Elise J. Tucker, Samjhana Bhandari, Radosław Suchecki, Nathan S. Watson‐Haigh, Takashi Okada, Melissa Garcia, Ajay Sandhu, Manjit Singh, Petra Wolters, Marc C. Albertsen, A. Mark Cigan, Ute Baumann, Ryan Whitford	2019	30
2	Concurrent modifications in the three homeologs of Ms45 gene with CRISPR-Cas9 lead to rapid generation of male sterile bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plant Molecular Biology ·Manjit Singh, Manish Kumar, Marc C. Albertsen, Joshua K. Young, A. Mark Cigan	2018	76
3	MS26/CYP704B is required for anther and pollen wall development in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and combining mutations in all three homeologs causes male sterility PLoS ONE ·Manjit Singh, Rafail Avgerinos, Solange de Carvalho Guedes, Myeong‐Je Cho, A. Mark Cigan	2017	39
4	SITE-Seq: A Genome-wide Method to Measure Cas9 Cleavage Protocol Exchange ·Peter Cameron, Alexander Settle, Chris Fuller, Matthew S. Thompson, A. Mark Cigan, Joshua K. Young, Andrew P. May	2017	10
5	Molecular identification of the wheat male fertility gene Ms1 and its prospects for hybrid breeding Nature Communications ·Elise J. Tucker, Ute Baumann, Séverine Koné, Radosław Suchecki, Samjhana Bhandari, Melissa Garcia, Takashi Okada, Chongmei Dong, Yongzhong Wu, Ajay Sandhu, Manjit Singh, Peter Langridge, Petra Wolters, Marc C. Albertsen, A. Mark Cigan, Ryan Whitford	2017	79
6	Genome editing in maize directed by CRISPR–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes Nature Communications ·Mustafa Mohammed Alhayek, Christine Schwartz, Brian Lenderts, Joshua K. Young, A. Mark Cigan Hit paper breakdown →	2016	553
7	Transcriptional silencing of heterologous anther promoters in maize: a genetic method to replace detasseling for seed production Plant Reproduction ·A. Mark Cigan, Masoud Solaymani-Dodran, Panagiota Bellou – Mylona	2014	9
8	A Dominant Mutation in mediator of paramutation2, One of Three Second-Largest Subunits of a Plant-Specific RNA Polymerase, Disrupts Multiple siRNA Silencing Processes PLoS Genetics ·Lyudmila Sidorenko, Jane E. Dorweiler, A. Mark Cigan, Mario A. Arteaga‐Vázquez, Meenal Vyas, Jerry L. Kermicle, 银山刘, Jan Brzeski, Yu‐Dong Cai, Vicki L. Chandler	2009	81
9	The heterochronic maize mutant Corngrass1 results from overexpression of a tandem microRNA Nature Genetics ·George Chuck, A. Mark Cigan, Koy Saeteurn, Sarah Hake Hit paper breakdown →	2007	504
10	A Chimeric Ecdysone Receptor Facilitates Methoxyfenozide-Dependent Restoration of Male Fertility in ms45 Maize Transgenic Research ·Erica Unger‐Wallace, A. Mark Cigan, M. R. Trimnell, مجبل عزيز جاسم, 양즈치, Brad R. Roth, Marc C. Albertsen	2002	29
11	Southern analysis of BT-R1, the Manduca sexta gene encoding the receptor for the Cry1Ab toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Shu‐Er Yang, Li‐Sen Young, David I. Watson, A. Mark Cigan, Terry E. Meyer, Lee A. Bulla	1997	6
12	GCD11 , a Negative Regulator of GCN4 Expression, Encodes the γ Subunit of eIF-2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Ernest M. Hannig, A. Mark Cigan, B. De Munck, Terri Goss Kinzy	1993	80
13	Phosphorylation of initiation factor 2α by protein kinase GCN2 mediates gene-specific translational control of GCN4 in yeast Cell ·Thomas Dever, Lan Feng, Ronald C. Wek, A. Mark Cigan, Thomas F. Donahue, A G Hinnebusch Hit paper breakdown →	1992	665
14	GCD2, a Translational Repressor of the GCN4 Gene, Has a General Function in the Initiation of Protein Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Marco Foiani, A. Mark Cigan, Christopher J. Paddon, Satoshi Harashima, Alan G. Hinnebusch	1991	163
15	GCD2, a translational repressor of the GCN4 gene, has a general function in the initiation of protein synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Marco Foiani, A. Mark Cigan, K. K. Ansari, Ming Ma, Alan G. Hinnebusch	1991	109
16	[30] Sequence and structural requirements for efficient translation in yeast Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Thomas F. Donahue, A. Mark Cigan	1990	32
17	Genetic Selection for Mutations That Reduce or Abolish Ribosomal Recognition of the HIS4 Translational Initiator Region Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Thomas F. Donahue, A. Mark Cigan	1988	44
18	Mutations at a Zn(II) finger motif in the yeast elF-2β gene alter ribosomal start-site selection during the scanning process Cell ·Thomas F. Donahue, A. Mark Cigan, S. R. PANGALA, Beatriz A. Castilho	1988	238
19	Genetic selection for mutations that reduce or abolish ribosomal recognition of the HIS4 translational initiator region. Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Thomas F. Donahue, A. Mark Cigan	1988	106
20	Sequence and structural features associated with translational initiator regions in yeast — a review Gene ·A. Mark Cigan, Thomas F. Donahue	1987	346

About A. Mark Cigan

A. Mark Cigan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Genetics and Animal Science and Zoology, having authored 42 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (13 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (11 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (10 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (8 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (4.8k citations), Plant Science (2.2k citations), Business and International Management (113 citations), Aging (72 citations) and Biotechnology (240 citations). A. Mark Cigan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include Thomas F. Donahue, Lan Feng, Joshua K. Young, Christine Schwartz, A G Hinnebusch, Thomas Dever, George Chuck, Sarah Hake, Koy Saeteurn and S. Carl Falco. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular and Cellular Biology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gene and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

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