Alan S. Fanning

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Alan S. Fanning is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan S. Fanning has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Neurology and 19 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan S. Fanning's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (23 papers), Connexins and lens biology (18 papers) and Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (9 papers). Alan S. Fanning is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (23 papers), Connexins and lens biology (18 papers) and Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (9 papers). Alan S. Fanning collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Russia. Alan S. Fanning's co-authors include James M. Anderson, Christina M. Van Itallie, Lynne Jesaitis, Laura L. Mitic, Arlene S. Bridges, Laurel Rodgers, Y. Thomas, Arnon Lavie, María S. Balda and Darkhan Utepbergenov and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Alan S. Fanning

42 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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The Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 Establishes a Link between the Transmembrane Protein Occludin and the Actin Cytoskeleton

1998 1.2k citations Alan S. Fanning, Lynne Jesaitis et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Proximity proteomics provides a new resource for exploring the function of Afadin and the complexity of cell-cell adherens junctions 2025 ·Biology Open ·Wangsun Choi, Dennis Goldfarb, (unknown), Michael B. Major, Alan S. Fanning, Mark Peifer	2
2	The scaffolding protein ZO-1 coordinates actomyosin and epithelial apical specializations in vitro and in vivo 2018 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Matthew A. Odenwald, Wangsun Choi, Wei‐Ting Kuo, Gurminder Singh, Anne Sailer, Yitang Wang, Le Shen, Alan S. Fanning, Jerrold R. Turner	71
3	ZO Proteins Redundantly Regulate the Transcription Factor DbpA/ZONAB 2014 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Domenica Spadaro, Rocío Tapia, Lionel Jond, Marius Sudol, Alan S. Fanning, Sandra Citi	34
4	ZO-1 recruitment to α-catenin: a novel mechanism for coupling the assembly of tight junctions to adherens junctions 2013 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Jessica L. Maiers, Xiao Peng, Alan S. Fanning, Kris A. DeMali	57
5	Epithelial barrier assembly requires coordinated activity of multiple domains of the tight junction protein ZO-1 2013 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Laurel Rodgers, (unknown), James M. Anderson, Alan S. Fanning	123
6	Biotin ligase tagging identifies proteins proximal to E-cadherin, including lipoma preferred partner, a regulator of epithelial cell-cell and cell-substrate adhesion 2013 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Christina M. Van Itallie, Amber Jean Tietgens, Angel Aponte, Karin Fredriksson, Alan S. Fanning, Marjan Guček, James M. Anderson	79
7	Myosin-X functions in polarized epithelial cells 2012 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Katy C. Liu, Damon T. Jacobs, (unknown), Alan S. Fanning, Richard E. Cheney	32
8	Zonula occludens-1 and -2 regulate apical cell structure and the zonula adherens cytoskeleton in polarized epithelia 2011 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Alan S. Fanning, Christina M. Van Itallie, James M. Anderson	190
9	Regulation of epithelial permeability by the actin cytoskeleton 2011 ·Cytoskeleton ·Laurel Rodgers, Alan S. Fanning	100
10	The Src Homology 3 Domain Is Required for Junctional Adhesion Molecule Binding to the Third PDZ Domain of the Scaffolding Protein ZO-1 2011 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·J. Nomme, Alan S. Fanning, Michael Caffrey, (unknown), James M. Anderson, Arnon Lavie	57
11	A Laminin G-EGF-Laminin G Module in Neurexin IV Is Essential for the Apico-Lateral Localization of Contactin and Organization of Septate Junctions 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Swati Banerjee, Raehum Paik, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Victoria J. Madden, Alan S. Fanning, Manzoor A. Bhat	8
12	Drosophila Neurexin IV Interacts with Roundabout and Is Required for Repulsive Midline Axon Guidance 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Swati Banerjee, (unknown), Kimberly A. Peters, Stephen L. Rogers, Alan S. Fanning, Manzoor A. Bhat	31
13	Insights into Regulated Ligand Binding Sites from the Structure of ZO-1 Src Homology 3-Guanylate Kinase Module 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Alan S. Fanning, Ying Su, James M. Anderson, Arnon Lavie	32
14	ZO-1 Stabilizes the Tight Junction Solute Barrier through Coupling to the Perijunctional Cytoskeleton 2009 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Christina M. Van Itallie, Alan S. Fanning, Arlene S. Bridges, James M. Anderson	364
15	Tricellulin Is a Tight-Junction Protein Necessary for Hearing 2006 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Saima Riazuddin, Zubair M. Ahmed, Alan S. Fanning, Ayala Lagziel, Shin‐ichiro Kitajiri, Khushnooda Ramzan, Shaheen N. Khan, Parna Chattaraj, Penelope L. Friedman, James M. Anderson, Inna A. Belyantseva, Andrew Forge, Sheikh Riazuddin, Thomas B. Friedman	205
16	Dimerization of the Scaffolding Protein ZO-1 through the Second PDZ Domain 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Darkhan Utepbergenov, Alan S. Fanning, James M. Anderson	84
17	PDZ domains: fundamental building blocks in the organization of protein complexes at the plasma membrane 1999 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Alan S. Fanning, James M. Anderson	392
18	Protein modules as organizers of membrane structure 1999 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Alan S. Fanning, James M. Anderson	270
19	The Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 Establishes a Link between the Transmembrane Protein Occludin and the Actin Cytoskeleton breakdown → 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Alan S. Fanning, (unknown), Lynne Jesaitis, James M. Anderson	1152
20	The structure and regulation of tight junctions 1993 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·James M. Anderson, María S. Balda, Alan S. Fanning	172

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