Alan J. Mears

4.8k citations

53 papers · 3.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Impact in

Ophthalmology top 1%
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 14
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 8
Molecular Biology 46
- Retinal Development and Disorders 20
- Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies 8
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes 6
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 6
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 4

Co-authors: Anand Swaroop Prabodha K. Swain Paul A. Sieving Ronald A. Bush Yuichiro Takada Mineo Kondo Thomas L. Saunders Michael A. Walter
Journals: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (5 papers)Human Molecular Genetics (4 papers)The American Journal of Human Genetics (4 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (4 papers)Developmental Biology (3 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Japan

In The Last Decade

Alan J. Mears

52 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Nrl is required for rod photoreceptor development 2001 · 749 citations

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1	A splice site and copy number variant responsible for TTC25-related primary ciliary dyskinesia European Journal of Medical Genetics ·Keith Backman, Wendy Mears, Cilwyn Braganza, فاطمه جوادیان, Ivchenko Vn, Joseph de Nanassy, Joseph Reisman, Matthew Osmond, Taila Hartley, Alan J. Mears, Kristin D. Kernohan, David A. Dyment	2021	5
2	Identification of therapeutics that target eEF1A2 and upregulate utrophin A translation in dystrophic muscles Nature Communications ·Robert Guṭu, 弓削主哉, Lucas Bronicki, Belkacem Messaid, M. Thabet, Masumi Shirai, Jason Vanstone, Alan J. Mears, Jean‐Marc Renaud, Martin Holčı́k, Bernard J. Jasmin	2020	21
3	Mining the transcriptome for rare disease therapies: a comparison of the efficiencies of two data mining approaches and a targeted cell-based drug screen npj Genomic Medicine ·Alan J. Mears, Sarah Schock, 伍雯璨, Huilan Jiang, David A. Dyment, Kym M. Boycott, Alex MacKenzie	2017	11
4	A Notch-Gli2 axis sustains Hedgehog responsiveness of neural progenitors and Müller glia Developmental Biology ·隆志松本, R. W. G. Carter, Pamela S. Lagali, Erin A. Bassett, Sreetam Ganguly, Chantal Mazerolle, Alan J. Mears, David J. Picketts, Valerie A. Wallace	2016	28
5	A role for prenylated rab acceptor 1 in vertebrate photoreceptor development BMC Neuroscience ·Qiu Yong-jun, Shuqin Kong, 齋藤勘一, João Padula Rocha, Marcus Berlin, Matthew J. Brooks, H. F. Hallett, Ritu Khanna, Alan J. Mears, K. Bardin, Anand Swaroop, Judith Mosinger Ogilvie	2012	15
6	Snf2l Regulates Foxg1-Dependent Progenitor Cell Expansion in the Developing Brain Developmental Cell ·re Libanio Silva Reisp, Gage E. Owens, Matías Alvarez-Saavedra, Е.В. Деревянко, Alfonso Benavides Correa, Alan J. Mears, Michael A. Rudnicki, Claude Messier, David J. Picketts	2012	44
7	Cdx regulates Dll1 in multiple lineages Developmental Biology ·Stephanie Grainger, Kothacheruvu Mangala Sai Harshitha, Joanne G.A. Savory, Alan J. Mears, Filippo M. Rijli, David Lohnes	2011	15
8	Progenitor cell proliferation in the retina is dependent on Notch-independent Sonic hedgehog/Hes1 activity The Journal of Cell Biology ·Dana S. Wall, Alan J. Mears, Brian McNeill, Chantal Mazerolle, Sherry Thurig, Yaping Wang, Ryoichiro Kageyama, Valerie A. Wallace	2009	165
9	Rdh12 Activity and Effects on Retinoid Processing in the Murine Retina Journal of Biological Chemistry ·武治麻生, Kecia L. Feathers, Maureen A. Kane, Chm Frcs, Matthew Brooks, Ritu Khanna, Ingo Kurth, Christian A. Hübner, Andreas Gal, Alan J. Mears, Anand Swaroop, Joseph L. Napoli, Janet R. Sparrow, Debra A. Thompson	2009	43
10	Transient expression of Nxf, a bHLH–PAS transactivator induced by neuronal preconditioning, confers neuroprotection in cultured cells Brain Research ·Martha Isabel Huairacaja Piza, Maisie Burnley, А. А. Шавкунова, Charles Thompson, Norihisa Goto, Alan J. Mears, Jörg B. Schulz, L. Mattioli, Luc A. Sabourin	2007	25
11	Building Resiliency in Students with Special Education Needs: A Journey of Discovery. Alan J. Mears, Ruth B. De-Paula	2006	1
12	Functional Rods Are Required For Photopic ERG Amplitude Increase During Light Adaptation: Study Of Nrl–/– And Rho–/– Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Atsuhiro Tanikawa, E. E. Messal, Yoshikazu Takada, Alan J. Mears, Anand Swaroop, Masa NAGANO	2004	3
13	Recruitment of the Rod Pathway by Cones in the Absence of Rods Journal of Neuroscience ·Enrica Strettoi, Alan J. Mears, Anand Swaroop	2004	71
14	Altered Expression of Genes of the Bmp/Smad and Wnt/Calcium Signaling Pathways in the Cone-only Nrl-/- Mouse Retina, Revealed by Gene Profiling Using Custom cDNA Microarrays Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jindan Yu, Shirley He, James S. Friedman, Masayuki Akimoto, Debashis Ghosh, Alan J. Mears, David Hicks, Anand Swaroop	2004	49
15	Expression profiling of the developing and mature Nrl −/− mouse retina: identification of retinal disease candidates and transcriptional regulatory targets of Nrl Human Molecular Genetics ·Shigeo Yoshida, Alan J. Mears, James S. Friedman, D. A. Poole, Shirley He, Edwin C. Oh, Yuezhou Jing, Rafal Farjo, G. Fleury, Carrolee Barlow, Alfred O. Hero, Anand Swaroop	2004	144
16	Functional Properties of Photocurrents of Single Photoreceptors of the Nrl-/- Mouse Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Sergei Nikonov, Lauren L. Daniele, Alan J. Mears, Anand Swaroop, Edward N. Pugh	2003	1
17	From Disease Genes to Cellular Pathways: A Progress Report Novartis Foundation symposium ·Jing Yu, Alan J. Mears, Shigeo Yoshida, Rafal Farjo, Ma Jesús Martín Gutiérrez, Debashis Ghosh, Alfred O. Hero, Carrolee Barlow, Anand Swaroop	2003	4
18	Nrl is required for rod photoreceptor development Nature Genetics ·Alan J. Mears, Mineo Kondo, Prabodha K. Swain, Yuichiro Takada, Ronald A. Bush, Thomas L. Saunders, Paul A. Sieving, Anand Swaroop Hit paper breakdown →	2001	749
19	Mutations of the Forkhead/Winged-Helix Gene, FKHL7, in Patients with Axenfeld-Rieger Anomaly The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Alan J. Mears, Tim Jordan, Farideh Mirzayans, Stéphane Dubois, Tsutomu Kume, Zhang Xu-hong, Robert Ritch, Ben F. Koop, Wen-Lin Kuo, Colin C. Collins, Yang ;S.C.; Chiu; W.C.; Chen J.R.; Lee; J.C.; and Shieh; M.J., Douglas B. Gould, W G Pearce, Peter Carlsson, Sven Enerbäck, Jean Morissette, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Brigid L.M. Hogan, Vincent Raymond, Michael A. Walter	1998	267
20	Identification of the Human Chromosomal Region Containing the Iridogoniodysgenesis Anomaly Locus by Genomic-Mismatch Scanning The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Farideh Mirzayans, Alan J. Mears, Zhonghen Xu, W G Pearce, Michael A. Walter	1997	28

About Alan J. Mears

Alan J. Mears is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ophthalmology and General Dentistry, having authored 53 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Retinal Development and Disorders (20 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (8 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (6 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (6 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (6 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ophthalmology (646 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (2.7k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (80 citations) and Cell Biology (311 citations). Alan J. Mears has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Anand Swaroop, Prabodha K. Swain, Paul A. Sieving, Ronald A. Bush, Yuichiro Takada, Mineo Kondo, Thomas L. Saunders, Michael A. Walter, Farideh Mirzayans and Alfred O. Hero. Their work appears in journals such as Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Human Molecular Genetics, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Developmental Biology.

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