Amy McGough

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Amy McGough is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy McGough has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cell Biology, 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Amy McGough's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (9 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (8 papers). Amy McGough is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (9 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (8 papers). Amy McGough collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Amy McGough's co-authors include Wah Chiu, Brian Pope, Alan G. Weeds, Shoichiro Ono, James R. Bamburg, Michael Way, Robert Josephs, David J. DeRosier, Jungki Min and Chris J. Staiger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Amy McGough

17 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Cofilin Changes the Twist of F-Actin: Implications for Actin Filament Dynamics and Cellular Function

1997 618 citations Amy McGough, Brian Pope et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	How a G Protein Binds a Membrane 2004 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Zhixian Zhang, Thomas J. Melia, Feng He, Ching Yuan, Amy McGough, Michael F. Schmid, Theodore G. Wensel	34
2	Penton Release from P22 Heat-Expanded Capsids Suggests Importance of Stabilizing Penton-Hexon Interactions during Capsid Maturation 2003 ·Biophysical Journal ·Carolyn M. Teschke, Amy McGough, Pamela A. Thuman-Commike	75
3	The gelsolin family of actin regulatory proteins: modular structures, versatile functions 2003 ·FEBS Letters ·Amy McGough, Chris J. Staiger, Jungki Min, (unknown)	158
4	The C-terminal Tail of UNC-60B (Actin Depolymerizing Factor/Cofilin) Is Critical for Maintaining Its Stable Association with F-actin and Is Implicated in the Second Actin-binding Site 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Shoichiro Ono, Amy McGough, Brian Pope, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Pohl, Guy M. Benian, Kim M. Gernert, Alan G. Weeds	56
5	The ADF/Cofilin Family: Accelerators of Actin Reorganization 2001 ·Results and problems in cell differentiation ·Amy McGough, Brian Pope, Alan G. Weeds	17
6	Uncoupling actin filament fragmentation by cofilin from increased subunit turnover 2000 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Brian Pope, Sabine M. Gonsior, Sharon Yeoh, Amy McGough, (unknown)	102
7	Identification of Additional Coat-Scaffolding Interactions in a Bacteriophage P22 Mutant Defective in Maturation 2000 ·Journal of Virology ·Pamela A. Thuman-Commike, Brian Greene, Joanita Jakana, Amy McGough, Peter E. Prevelige, Wah Chiu	20
8	Putting a new twist on actin: ADF/cofilins modulate actin dynamics 1999 ·Trends in Cell Biology ·James R. Bamburg, Amy McGough, Shoichiro Ono	317
9	Membrane skeleton: How to build a molecular shock absorber 1999 ·Current Biology ·Amy McGough	6
10	ADF/Cofilin weakens lateral contacts in the actin filament 1 1Edited by P. E. Wright 1999 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Amy McGough, Wah Chiu	78
11	Mechanism of Scaffolding-Directed Virus Assembly Suggested by Comparison of Scaffolding-Containing and Scaffolding-Lacking P22 Procapsids 1999 ·Biophysical Journal ·Pamela A. Thuman-Commike, Brian Greene, Justine A. Malinski, (unknown), Amy McGough, Wah Chiu, Peter E. Prevelige	54
12	Determination of the Gelsolin Binding Site on F-actin: Implications for Severing and Capping 1998 ·Biophysical Journal ·Amy McGough, Wah Chiu, Michael Way	60
13	F-actin-binding proteins 1998 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Amy McGough	109
14	Cofilin Changes the Twist of F-Actin: Implications for Actin Filament Dynamics and Cellular Function breakdown → 1997 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Amy McGough, Brian Pope, Wah Chiu, Alan G. Weeds	618
15	Molecular Model of an Actin Filament Capped by a Severing Protein 1995 ·Journal of Structural Biology ·Amy McGough, Michael Way	27
16	Determination of the alpha-actinin-binding site on actin filaments by cryoelectron microscopy and image analysis. 1994 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Amy McGough, Michael Way, David J. DeRosier	136
17	On the structure of erythrocyte spectrin in partially expanded membrane skeletons. 1990 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Amy McGough, Robert Josephs	105

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