Alan K. Howe

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Alan K. Howe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan K. Howe has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Cell Biology and 16 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Alan K. Howe's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (26 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (16 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (16 papers). Alan K. Howe is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (26 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (16 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (16 papers). Alan K. Howe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Alan K. Howe's co-authors include Andrew E. Aplin, R. L. Juliano, Suresh K. Alahari, Hélène M. Langevin, Andrew J. McKenzie, Gary J. Badger, Nicole A. Bouffard, Nicholas H. Heintz, Qiming Chen and Tsung H. Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alan K. Howe

87 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Signal Transduction and Signal Modulation by Cell Adhesion Receptors: The Role of Integrins, Cadherins, Immunoglobulin-Cell Adhesion Molecules, and Selectins

1998 658 citations Andrew E. Aplin, Alan K. Howe et al. profile →
Integrin signaling and cell growth control

1998 564 citations Alan K. Howe, Andrew E. Aplin et al. Current Opinion in Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan K. Howe United States	34	2.6k	1.7k	1.3k	769	483	89	5.2k
Primal de Lanerolle United States	41	4.5k 1.7×	2.0k 1.2×	777 0.6×	549 0.7×	370 0.8×	86	6.6k
Atsushi Suzuki Japan	36	4.4k 1.7×	2.8k 1.7×	589 0.4×	555 0.7×	364 0.8×	71	6.6k
Ray Boot-Handford United Kingdom	50	2.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	559 0.7×	964 2.0×	120	6.9k
Narito Morii Japan	42	3.9k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	565 0.4×	722 0.9×	171 0.4×	107	6.9k
Mary Anne Conti United States	33	2.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	541 0.4×	339 0.4×	207 0.4×	50	5.0k
Midori Maekawa Japan	16	4.8k 1.8×	2.7k 1.6×	714 0.5×	572 0.7×	290 0.6×	21	7.4k
Staffan Johansson Sweden	29	1.6k 0.6×	980 0.6×	672 0.5×	247 0.3×	326 0.7×	76	3.4k
Hélène Baribault United States	33	3.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.6×	545 0.4×	505 0.7×	330 0.7×	58	6.9k
Frank N. van Leeuwen Netherlands	45	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	429 0.3×	593 0.8×	480 1.0×	112	6.7k
Ian Grierson United Kingdom	45	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	468 0.3×	287 0.4×	318 0.7×	230	7.8k

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Pflum, Mary Kay H., et al.. (2024). Protein kinase A is a functional component of focal adhesions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(5). 107234–107234. 3 indexed citations

Otani, Y, et al.. (2024). The focal adhesion protein talin is a mechanically gated A-kinase anchoring protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(13). e2314947121–e2314947121. 10 indexed citations

Cunniff, Brian, Andrew J. McKenzie, Nicholas H. Heintz, & Alan K. Howe. (2016). AMPK activity regulates trafficking of mitochondria to the leading edge during cell migration and matrix invasion. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(17). 2662–2674. 175 indexed citations

Verschraegen, Claire F., Karen M. Lounsbury, Alan K. Howe, & Marc S. Greenblatt. (2015). Therapeutic implications for ovarian cancer emerging from the Tumor Cancer Genome Atlas. Translational Cancer Research. 4(1). 40–59. 1 indexed citations

Langevin, Hélène M., Maiken Nedergaard, & Alan K. Howe. (2013). Cellular control of connective tissue matrix tension. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 114(8). 1714–1719. 46 indexed citations

Abbott, Rosalyn D., et al.. (2012). Stress and matrix‐responsive cytoskeletal remodeling in fibroblasts. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 228(1). 50–57. 28 indexed citations

Abbott, Rosalyn D., Alan K. Howe, Hélène M. Langevin, & James C. Iatridis. (2012). Live free or die: Stretch-induced apoptosis occurs when adaptive reorientation of annulus fibrosus cells is restricted. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 421(2). 361–366. 18 indexed citations

Howe, Alan K., et al.. (2011). Direct modulation of the protein kinase a catalytic subunit α by growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 113(1). 39–48. 15 indexed citations

Howe, Alan K.. (2011). Cross-talk between calcium and protein kinase A in the regulation of cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 23(5). 554–561. 75 indexed citations

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Deming, Paula B., Shirley Campbell, Linda Baldor, & Alan K. Howe. (2008). Protein Kinase A Regulates 3-Phosphatidylinositide Dynamics during Platelet-derived Growth Factor-induced Membrane Ruffling and Chemotaxis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(50). 35199–35211. 23 indexed citations

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Goldfinger, Lawrence E., Jaewon Han, William B. Kiosses, Alan K. Howe, & Mark H. Ginsberg. (2003). Spatial restriction of α4 integrin phosphorylation regulates lamellipodial stability and α4β1-dependent cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 162(4). 731–741. 102 indexed citations

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Howe, Alan K.. (2002). Anchorage-dependent ERK signaling â mechanisms and consequences. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 12(1). 30–35. 235 indexed citations

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Howe, Alan K.. (2001). Cell Adhesion Regulates the Interaction between Nck and p21-activated Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(18). 14541–14544. 30 indexed citations

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Aplin, Andrew E., Alan K. Howe, & R. L. Juliano. (1999). Cell adhesion molecules, signal transduction and cell growth. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 11(6). 737–744. 273 indexed citations

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Howe, Alan K., et al.. (1998). Integrin signaling and cell growth control. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 10(2). 220–231. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Howe, Alan K., et al.. (1978). A comparison of the ultrastructure of the abdominal vagal paraganglia and similar tissues in the rat [proceedings].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 275. 34P–35P. 3 indexed citations

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Howe, Alan K., et al.. (1972). Abdominal chemoreceptors in the rat.. PubMed. 222(1). 84P–85P. 13 indexed citations

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Howe, Alan K. & A. J. Thody. (1969). The effect of hypothalamic lesions on the melanocyte‐stimulating hormone content and histology of the pars intermedia of the rat pituitary gland. The Journal of Physiology. 203(1). 159–171. 13 indexed citations

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Daly, M. de Burgh, et al.. (1965). Reflex respiratory and peripheral vascular responses to stimulation of the isolated perfused aortic arch chemoreceptors of the dog. The Journal of Physiology. 177(2). 300–322. 34 indexed citations

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Howe, Alan K.. (1959). The distribution of arginine in the pituitary gland of the rat, with particular reference to its presence in ‘neurosecretory’ material. The Journal of Physiology. 149(3). 519–525. 8 indexed citations

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