Anna Castro

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Anna Castro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Castro has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Cell Biology and 11 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Anna Castro's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (46 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers). Anna Castro is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (46 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers). Anna Castro collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and Australia. Anna Castro's co-authors include Thierry Lorca, Suzanne Vigneron, Jean‐Claude Labbé, Andrew Burgess, Estelle Brioudes, Rachael A. McCloy, Samuel Rogers, C. Elizabeth Caldon, Cyril Bernis and Marion Peter and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Anna Castro

67 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Partial inhibition of Cdk1 in G2phase overrides the SAC and decouples mitotic events
    2014 704 citations Thierry Lorca, Anna Castro et al. profile →
  2. Loss of human Greatwall results in G2 arrest and multiple mitotic defects due to deregulation of the cyclin B-Cdc2/PP2A balance
    2010 575 citations Andrew Burgess, Suzanne Vigneron et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Anna Castro 3.3k 2.2k 792 419 358 68 4.7k
Naoki Takeda 4.8k 1.5× 1.5k 0.7× 716 0.9× 230 0.5× 130 0.4× 97 7.4k
Primal de Lanerolle 4.5k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 549 0.7× 147 0.4× 132 0.4× 86 6.6k
Atsushi Suzuki 4.4k 1.4× 2.8k 1.2× 555 0.7× 229 0.5× 64 0.2× 71 6.6k
Guglielmo Roma 2.3k 0.7× 541 0.2× 476 0.6× 279 0.7× 168 0.5× 60 4.2k
Veerle Janssens 5.2k 1.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 435 1.0× 55 0.2× 90 6.9k
Makoto Kinoshita 3.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 197 0.2× 228 0.5× 56 0.2× 131 6.1k
Rodrigo Bravo 3.2k 1.0× 630 0.3× 1.2k 1.5× 167 0.4× 109 0.3× 60 6.5k
Hermann Aberle 5.0k 1.5× 1.5k 0.7× 660 0.8× 104 0.2× 75 0.2× 31 6.4k
John Lincecum 2.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 278 0.4× 65 0.2× 240 0.7× 16 4.2k
Omar A. Coso 5.2k 1.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 132 0.3× 54 0.2× 65 7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Anna Castro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anna Castro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Castro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anna Castro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anna Castro based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Anna Castro. Anna Castro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ossareh‐Nazari, Batool, Suzanne Vigneron, Lucie Van Hove, et al.. (2025). The MAST kinase KIN-4 carries out mitotic entry functions of Greatwall in C. elegans. The EMBO Journal. 44(7). 1943–1974. 1 indexed citations
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Vigneron, Suzanne, Jean‐Claude Labbé, Lionel Pintard, et al.. (2018). Cyclin A-cdk1-Dependent Phosphorylation of Bora Is the Triggering Factor Promoting Mitotic Entry. Developmental Cell. 45(5). 637–650.e7. 74 indexed citations
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Lorca, Thierry & Anna Castro. (2012). The Greatwall kinase: a new pathway in the control of the cell cycle. Oncogene. 32(5). 537–543. 51 indexed citations
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Lorca, Thierry & Anna Castro. (2012). Deciphering the New Role of the Greatwall/PP2A Pathway in Cell Cycle Control. Genes & Cancer. 3(11-12). 712–720. 11 indexed citations
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Burgess, Andrew, Thierry Lorca, & Anna Castro. (2012). Quantitative Live Imaging of Endogenous DNA Replication in Mammalian Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45726–e45726. 51 indexed citations
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Vigneron, Suzanne, Anne‐Aurélie Raymond, Andrew Burgess, et al.. (2011). Characterization of the Mechanisms Controlling Greatwall Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 31(11). 2262–2275. 62 indexed citations
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Labbé, Jean‐Claude, Andrew Burgess, Suzanne Vigneron, et al.. (2010). The Substrate of Greatwall Kinase, Arpp19, Controls Mitosis by Inhibiting Protein Phosphatase 2A. Science. 330(6011). 1673–1677. 328 indexed citations
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Castro, Anna, Cyril Bernis, Suzanne Vigneron, Jean‐Claude Labbé, & Thierry Lorca. (2005). The anaphase-promoting complex: a key factor in the regulation of cell cycle. Oncogene. 24(3). 314–325. 203 indexed citations
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Vigneron, Suzanne, Susana Prieto, Cyril Bernis, et al.. (2004). Kinetochore Localization of Spindle Checkpoint Proteins: Who Controls Whom?. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(10). 4584–4596. 168 indexed citations
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Papin, Catherine, et al.. (2004). XCdh1 is involved in progesterone-induced oocyte maturation. Developmental Biology. 272(1). 66–75. 12 indexed citations
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Maton, Gilliane, Catherine Thibier, Anna Castro, et al.. (2003). Cdc2-Cyclin B Triggers H3 Kinase Activation of Aurora-A in Xenopus Oocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(24). 21439–21449. 52 indexed citations
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Kiernan, Rosemary, Stéphane Emiliani, Keiko Nakayama, et al.. (2001). Interaction between Cyclin T1 and SCF SKP2 Targets CDK9 for Ubiquitination and Degradation by the Proteasome. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(23). 7956–7970. 81 indexed citations
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Castro, Anna, Marion Peter, Laura Magnaghi-Jaulin, et al.. (2001). Cyclin B/cdc2 Induces c-Mos Stability by Direct Phosphorylation inXenopusOocytes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(9). 2660–2671. 57 indexed citations
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Castro, Anna, Marion Peter, Thierry Lorca, & Elisabeth Mandart. (2001). c‐Mos and cyclin B/cdc2 connections during Xenopus oocyte maturation. Biology of the Cell. 93(1-2). 15–25. 22 indexed citations
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Peter, Marion, Laura Magnaghi-Jaulin, Anna Castro, et al.. (2001). Quand la dynamique chromosomique contrôle la division cellulaire. Pathologie Biologie. 49(8). 649–654. 1 indexed citations
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Brassac, Thierry, Anna Castro, Thierry Lorca, et al.. (2000). The polo-like kinase Plx1 prevents premature inactivation of the APCFizzy-dependent pathway in the early Xenopus cell cycle. Oncogene. 19(33). 3782–3790. 19 indexed citations
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Castro, Anna, Marion Peter, Laura Magnaghi-Jaulin, et al.. (2000). Part of Xenopus Translin Is Localized in the Centrosomes during Mitosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 276(2). 515–523. 16 indexed citations
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Peter, Marion, Anna Castro, Thierry Lorca, et al.. (2000). The APC is dispensable for first meiotic anaphase in Xenopus oocytes. Nature Cell Biology. 3(1). 83–87. 117 indexed citations
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Agell, Neus, Anna Castro, María Jesús Pujol, et al.. (1998). New nuclear functions for calmodulin. Cell Calcium. 23(2-3). 115–121. 45 indexed citations
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Castro, Anna, et al.. (1996). The autoantigen La/SSB is a calmodulinmbinding protein. Cell Calcium. 20(6). 493–500. 12 indexed citations

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