Albee Messing

21.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
174 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Albee Messing is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Albee Messing has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Albee Messing's work include RNA regulation and disease (74 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (61 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (26 papers). Albee Messing is often cited by papers focused on RNA regulation and disease (74 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (61 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (26 papers). Albee Messing collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Albee Messing's co-authors include Michael Brenner, Shing Yan Chiu, Ralph L. Brinster, Richard D. Palmiter, Tracy L. Hagemann, James E. Goldman, Howard Y. Chen, Lang Zhuo, Lawrence Wrabetz and Toby Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Albee Messing

171 papers receiving 14.3k 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.

Astrocytes: a central element in neurological diseases

2015 577 citations Albee Messing et al. profile →
Mutations in GFAP, encoding glial fibrillary acidic protein, are associated with Alexander disease

2001 515 citations Michael Brenner, Albee Messing et al. profile →
hGFAP‐cre transgenic mice for manipulation of glial and neuronal function in vivo

2001 512 citations Lang Zhuo, Michael Brenner et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The intermediate filament protein GFAP regulates mitochondrial fission in astrocytes 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ding Xiong, (unknown), Yuan Fang, Yinglu Li, (unknown), Isabelle Bonne, Sakthikumar Mathivanan, Phil Jun Kang, Zijun Sun, Xueyan Li, (unknown), Albee Messing, Linghai Kong, Su‐Chun Zhang	0
2	Plasma concentrations of glial fibrillary acidic protein, neurofilament light, and tau in Alexander disease 2024 ·Neurological Sciences ·Nicholas J. Ashton, Guglielmo Di Molfetta, (unknown), Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Albee Messing	1
3	Quantitative diffusion imaging and genotype‐by‐sex interactions in a rat model of Alexander disease 2023 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·(unknown), Ajay Paul Singh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Albee Messing, Tracy L. Hagemann, John‐Paul J. Yu	2
4	STAT3 Drives GFAP Accumulation and Astrocyte Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alexander Disease 2023 ·Cells ·Tracy L. Hagemann, (unknown), (unknown), Liqun Wang, Mel Β. Feany, Albee Messing	9
5	Antisense therapy in a rat model of Alexander disease reverses GFAP pathology, white matter deficits, and motor impairment 2021 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Tracy L. Hagemann, Berit Powers, (unknown), Ahmed F. Mohamed, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Curt Mazur, Frank Rigo, Abby L. Olsen, Mel Β. Feany, Ming‐Der Perng, Robert F. Berman, Albee Messing	31
6	The role of gigaxonin in the degradation of the glial-specific intermediate filament protein GFAP 2016 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown), Yu‐Shan Huang, Puneet Opal, Robert D. Goldman, Albee Messing, (unknown)	23
7	CSF and Blood Levels of GFAP in Alexander Disease 2015 ·eNeuro ·(unknown), Guillermo Agosta, William Benko, Jens C. Eickhoff, Stephanie Keller, Wolfgang Köehler, David M. Koeller, Soe Mar, Sakkubai Naidu, Jayne Ness, Davide Pareyson, Deborah L. Renaud, Ettore Salsano, Raphael Schiffmann, Julie Simon, Adeline Vanderver, Florian Eichler, Marjo S. van der Knaap, Albee Messing	31
8	Beneficial Effects of Nrf2 Overexpression in a Mouse Model of Alexander Disease 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tracy L. Hagemann, Delinda A. Johnson, Jeffrey A. Johnson, Albee Messing	32
9	Brain-specific Phgdh Deletion Reveals a Pivotal Role for l-Serine Biosynthesis in Controlling the Level of d-Serine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Co-agonist, in Adult Brain 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jung Hoon Yang, Akira Wada, Kazuyuki Yoshida, Yurika Miyoshi, Tomoko Sayano, Kayoko Esaki, (unknown), Shozo Tomonaga, Norihiro Azuma, Masahiko Watanabe, Kenji Hamase, Kiyoshi Zaitsu, Takeo Machida, Albee Messing, Shigeyoshi Itohara, Yoshio Hirabayashi, Shigeki Furuya	103
10	Alteration of glial‐neuronal metabolic interactions in a mouse model of Alexander disease 2010 ·Glia ·Tore Wergeland Meisingset, Øystein Risa, Michael Brenner, Albee Messing, Ursula Sonnewald	22
11	Nrf2 Activation in Astrocytes Protects against Neurodegeneration in Mouse Models of Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Marcelo R. Vargas, Delinda A. Johnson, Daniel W. Sirkis, Albee Messing, Jeffrey A. Johnson	381
12	Voltage-dependent potassium channel Kv1.2: Effects on sleep and EEG power spectrum of a null Kv1.2 mutation in mice 2006 ·SLEEP ·(unknown), Teresa Southard, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, Albee Messing, Giulio Tononi, Chiara Cirelli	1
13	Increased glia‐specific transgene expression with glial fibrillary acidic protein promoters containing multiple enhancer elements 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·B. de Leeuw, Mu Su, (unknown), Shingo Iwata, (unknown), Rob C. Hoeben, Albee Messing, Peter Sillevis Smitt, Michael Brenner	43
14	Alexander Disease-Associated Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Mutations in Mice Induce Rosenthal Fiber Formation and a White Matter Stress Response 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Tracy L. Hagemann, (unknown), Albee Messing	123
15	Unique Role of Dystroglycan in Peripheral Nerve Myelination, Nodal Structure, and Sodium Channel Stabilization 2003 ·Neuron ·Fumiaki Saito, Steven A. Moore, Rita Barresi, Michael D. Henry, Albee Messing, (unknown), Ronald D. Cohn, Roger A. Williamson, Kathleen A. Sluka, Diane L. Sherman, Peter Brophy, James D. Schmelzer, Phillip A. Low, Lawrence Wrabetz, M. Laura Feltri, Kevin P. Campbell	212
16	Deletion of brain dystroglycan recapitulates aspects of congenital muscular dystrophy 2002 ·Nature ·Steven A. Moore, Fumiaki Saito, Jianguo Chen, Daniel E. Michele, Michael D. Henry, Albee Messing, Ronald D. Cohn, (unknown), (unknown), Roger A. Williamson, Toshinori Hoshi, Kevin P. Campbell	447
17	Transgenic studies of peripheral and central glia 1998 ·The International Journal of Developmental Biology ·Albee Messing	7
18	A minimal human MBP Promoter-lacZ transgene is appropriately regulated in developing brain and after optic enucleation, but not in shiverer mutant mice 1998 ·Journal of Neurobiology ·Lawrence Wrabetz, Carla Taveggia, M. Laura Feltri, Angelo Quattrini, Raj Awatramani, Steven S. Scherer, Albee Messing, John Kamholz	36
19	Astrocytes cultured from transgenic mice carrying the added human glial fibrillary acidic protein gene contain rosenthal fibers 1998 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·(unknown), Yuen Ling Lee, Helen Kwan, Michael Brenner, Albee Messing	43
20	Live Astrocytes Visualized by Green Fluorescent Protein in Transgenic Mice 1997 ·Developmental Biology ·Lang Zhuo, Biao Sun, Chuan-Li Zhang, Alan Fine, Shing Yan Chiu, Albee Messing	311

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