Alain Perrelet

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Alain Perrelet is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Perrelet has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Surgery and 42 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Alain Perrelet's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (45 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (27 papers). Alain Perrelet is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (45 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (27 papers). Alain Perrelet collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Italy. Alain Perrelet's co-authors include Lelio Orci, Mariella Ravazzola, M Amherdt, F Malaisse-Lagae, Roberto Montesano, James E. Rothman, Lorenzo A. Orci, James E. Rothman, P. Mêda and C Pricam and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alain Perrelet

115 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Brefeldin A, a drug that blocks secretion, prevents the assembly of non-clathrin-coated buds on Golgi cisternae

1991 409 citations M Amherdt, Alain Perrelet et al. Cell profile →
Bidirectional Transport by Distinct Populations of COPI-Coated Vesicles

1997 361 citations Lelio Orci, Mark A. Stamnes et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Countercurrent Distribution of Two Distinct SNARE Complexes Mediating Transport within the Golgi Stack 2004 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Allen Volchuk, Mariella Ravazzola, Alain Perrelet, William Eng, Maurizio Di Liberto, Oleg Varlamov, Masayoshi Fukasawa, Thomas Engel, Thomas Söllner, James E. Rothman, Lelio Orci	80
2	Megavesicles Implicated in the Rapid Transport of Intracisternal Aggregates across the Golgi Stack 2000 ·Cell ·Allen Volchuk, M Amherdt, Mariella Ravazzola, Britta Brügger, Victor M. Rivera, Tim Clackson, Alain Perrelet, Thomas Söllner, James E. Rothman, Lelio Orci	93
3	Exclusion of Golgi Residents from Transport Vesicles Budding from Golgi Cisternae in Intact Cells 2000 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Lelio Orci, M Amherdt, Mariella Ravazzola, Alain Perrelet, James E. Rothman	64
4	Bidirectional Transport by Distinct Populations of COPI-Coated Vesicles breakdown → 1997 ·Cell ·Lelio Orci, Mark A. Stamnes, Mariella Ravazzola, M Amherdt, Alain Perrelet, Thomas Söllner, James E. Rothman	361
5	COPI- and COPII-coated vesicles bud directly from the endoplasmic reticulum in yeast 1995 ·Cell ·Sebastian Y. Bednarek, Mariella Ravazzola, (unknown), M Amherdt, Alain Perrelet, Randy Schekman, Lelio Orci	241
6	Budding from Golgi membranes requires the coatomer complex of non-clathrin coat proteins 1993 ·Nature ·Lelio Orci, David J. Palmer, Mariella Ravazzola, Alain Perrelet, M Amherdt, James E. Rothman	143
7	Potassium depletion and hypertonic medium reduce “non‐coated” and clathrin‐coated pit formation, as well as endocytosis through these two gates 1989 ·Journal of Cellular Physiology ·Jean‐Louis Carpentier, Fumio Sawano, (unknown), Phillip Görden, Alain Perrelet, Lelio Orci	74
8	Simultaneous Assessment of Prohormone Transport and Processing in Four Separate Islet Cell Types 1988 ·Pancreas ·(unknown), M Amherdt, Alain Perrelet, (unknown)	1
9	The Insulin Factory 1988 ·Scientific American ·Lelio Orci, Jean‐Dominique Vassalli, Alain Perrelet	28
10	The trans-most cisternae of the Golgi complex: A compartment for sorting of secretory and plasma membrane proteins 1987 ·Cell ·Lelio Orci, Mariella Ravazzola, M Amherdt, Alain Perrelet, Sharon K. Powell, David L. Quinn, Hsiao-Ping H. Moore	236
11	Proteolytic maturation of insulin is a post-Golgi event which occurs in acidifying clathrin-coated secretory vesicles 1987 ·Cell ·Lorenzo A. Orci, Mariella Ravazzola, (unknown), Richard G.W. Anderson, J D Vassalli, Alain Perrelet	281
12	Membrane infrastructure in Urinary Tubules 1981 ·International review of cytology ·Lelio Orci, Fabienne Humbert, Dennis Brown, Alain Perrelet	58
13	Topology of morphologically detectable protein and cholesterol in membranes of polypeptide-secreting cells 1981 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Lelio Orci, M Amherdt, Roberto Montesano, P Vassalli, Alain Perrelet	28
14	Freeze-fracture of membrane fusions in phagocytosing polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 1978 ·PubMed ·M Amherdt, Marco Baggiolini, Alain Perrelet, Lelio Orci	16
15	Perturbation of the adipose cell plasma membrane in obese (ob/ob) mice. 1977 ·PubMed ·J L Carpentier, Alain Perrelet, Lelio Orci	7
16	Morphological changes in tight junctions of Necturus maculosus proximal tubules undergoing saline diuresis. 1976 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Frédéric Humbert, A Grandchamp, C Pricam, Alain Perrelet, Lelio Orci	65
17	In vivo assembly of tight junctions in fetal rat liver. 1975 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Roberto Montesano, Daniel S. Friend, Alain Perrelet, Lelio Orci	165
18	A pressure device for intracellular injection 1974 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·(unknown), Daniel Bertrand, Gilles Bertrand, Alain Perrelet	11
19	Membrane-Associated Particles: Increase at Sites of Pinocytosis Demonstrated by Freeze-Etching 1973 ·Science ·Lelio Orci, Alain Perrelet	60
20	The fine structure of the retina of the honey bee drone 1970 ·Cell and Tissue Research ·Alain Perrelet	128

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