Alexander Y. Amerik

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Y. Amerik is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Y. Amerik has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Y. Amerik's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (6 papers). Alexander Y. Amerik is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (6 papers). Alexander Y. Amerik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Australia. Alexander Y. Amerik's co-authors include Mark Hochstrasser, Sowmya Swaminathan, Jonathan A. Nowak, Shyr‐Jiann Li, Feroz R. Papa, Serge Yarovoi, G.M. Grigorenko, David F. Lindsey, William J. Deery and John D. Bishop and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Y. Amerik

22 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Mechanism and function of deubiquitinating enzymes

2004 788 citations Alexander Y. Amerik, Mark Hochstrasser Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Y. Amerik United States	15	1.8k	676	479	438	225	22	2.1k
Hideki Yashiroda Japan	24	1.9k 1.1×	843 1.2×	419 0.9×	462 1.1×	225 1.0×	31	2.2k
Alwin Köhler Austria	22	3.0k 1.6×	683 1.0×	438 0.9×	382 0.9×	219 1.0×	29	3.2k
R. M. Renny Feldman United States	11	2.0k 1.1×	716 1.1×	533 1.1×	432 1.0×	150 0.7×	11	2.3k
Katherine Ferrell Germany	21	1.9k 1.1×	574 0.8×	590 1.2×	286 0.7×	270 1.2×	22	2.1k
Michael J. Eddins United States	11	1.5k 0.8×	263 0.4×	471 1.0×	314 0.7×	126 0.6×	14	1.7k
Meredith B. Metzger United States	10	1.4k 0.8×	320 0.5×	335 0.7×	281 0.6×	383 1.7×	14	1.7k
G Pratt United States	13	1.7k 0.9×	511 0.8×	575 1.2×	282 0.6×	206 0.9×	15	1.9k
G H Enders United States	11	853 0.5×	359 0.5×	566 1.2×	363 0.8×	118 0.5×	13	1.4k
Mark P.A. Luna‐Vargas Netherlands	10	2.1k 1.2×	308 0.5×	734 1.5×	359 0.8×	288 1.3×	13	2.3k
Cordula Enenkel Germany	22	1.6k 0.9×	693 1.0×	353 0.7×	349 0.8×	155 0.7×	33	1.7k

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Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (2021). Molecular Genetic Analysis of Natural Rubber Biosynthesis. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology. 68(1). 31–45. 15 indexed citations

Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (2018). Regulation of Natural Rubber Biosynthesis by Proteins Associated with Rubber Particles. Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. 44(2). 140–149. 12 indexed citations

Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (2016). Inactivation of the VID27 gene prevents suppression of the doa4 degradation defect in doa4Δ did3Δ double mutant. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 482(4). 1341–1345. 3 indexed citations

Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (2015). The N-terminal domains determine cellular localization and functions of the Doa4 and Ubp5 deubiquitinating enzymes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 467(3). 570–576. 6 indexed citations

Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (2012). Chalcone-based small-molecule inhibitors attenuate malignant phenotype via targeting deubiquitinating enzymes. Cell Cycle. 11(9). 1804–1817. 67 indexed citations

Khramtsov, Nikolai V., Alexander Y. Amerik, Esther Dawen Yu, et al.. (2011). Industrial yeast strain engineered to ferment ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresource Technology. 102(17). 8310–8313. 37 indexed citations

Downie, Megan J., Kamal El Bissati, April M. Bobenchik, et al.. (2010). PfNT2, a Permease of the Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Family in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(27). 20827–20833. 20 indexed citations

Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (2006). A conserved late endosome–targeting signal required for Doa4 deubiquitylating enzyme function. The Journal of Cell Biology. 175(5). 825–835. 38 indexed citations

Amerik, Alexander Y. & Mark Hochstrasser. (2004). Mechanism and function of deubiquitinating enzymes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1695(1-3). 189–207. 788 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amerik, Alexander Y., Jonathan A. Nowak, Sowmya Swaminathan, & Mark Hochstrasser. (2000). The Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Functionally Linked to the Vacuolar Protein-sorting and Endocytic Pathways. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(10). 3365–3380. 246 indexed citations

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Amerik, Alexander Y., Shyr‐Jiann Li, & Mark Hochstrasser. (2000). Analysis of the Deubiquitinating Enzymes of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biological Chemistry. 381(9-10). 981–92. 149 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, Sowmya, Alexander Y. Amerik, & Mark Hochstrasser. (1999). The Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Required for Ubiquitin Homeostasis in Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(8). 2583–2594. 234 indexed citations

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Papa, Feroz R., Alexander Y. Amerik, & Mark Hochstrasser. (1999). Interaction of the Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme with the Yeast 26S Proteasome. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(3). 741–756. 99 indexed citations

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Hochstrasser, Mark, Paul Johnson, Cassandra S. Arendt, et al.. (1999). The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ubiquitin–proteasome system. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 354(1389). 1513–1522. 24 indexed citations

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Lindsey, David F., Alexander Y. Amerik, William J. Deery, et al.. (1998). A Deubiquitinating Enzyme That Disassembles Free Polyubiquitin Chains Is Required for Development but Not Growth in Dictyostelium. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(44). 29178–29187. 41 indexed citations

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Amerik, Alexander Y.. (1997). In vivo disassembly of free polyubiquitin chains by yeast Ubp14 modulates rates of protein degradation by the proteasome. The EMBO Journal. 16(16). 4826–4838. 201 indexed citations

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Amerik, Alexander Y., et al.. (1996). HIV-I protease. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 61(1-2). 97–107. 13 indexed citations

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Hochstrasser, Mark, et al.. (1995). The DOA Pathway: Studies on the Functions and Mechanisms of Ubiquitin-dependent Protein Degradation in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 60(0). 503–513. 15 indexed citations

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Grigorenko, G.M., et al.. (1994). Cloning of cDNA for granzyme‐like protein III, a novel serine proteinase from rat duodenum. FEBS Letters. 342(3). 278–280. 7 indexed citations

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Amerik, Alexander Y., Galina Petukhova, G.M. Grigorenko, et al.. (1994). Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for a human homolog of eubacterial ATP‐dependent Lon proteases. FEBS Letters. 340(1-2). 25–28. 20 indexed citations

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