Barbara C. McGrath

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Barbara C. McGrath is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara C. McGrath has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Barbara C. McGrath's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (17 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (9 papers). Barbara C. McGrath is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (17 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (9 papers). Barbara C. McGrath collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Barbara C. McGrath's co-authors include Douglas R. Cavener, Ronald C. Wek, Sheree A. Wek, Peichuan Zhang, Sounak Gupta, Francesca Fallarino, Maria Laura Belladonna, Sylvaine You, Paolo Puccetti and Carmine Vacca and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Barbara C. McGrath

38 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells

2006 841 citations Francesca Fallarino, Ursula Grohmann et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
The PERK Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α Kinase Is Required for the Development of the Skeletal System, Postnatal Growth, and the Function and Viability of the Pancreas

2002 515 citations Peichuan Zhang, Barbara C. McGrath et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara C. McGrath United States	25	2.0k	2.0k	886	812	806	38	4.5k
Manabu Taniguchi Japan	26	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	372 0.4×	1.6k 2.0×	288 0.4×	61	4.6k
Arnold H. Greenberg Canada	37	4.2k 2.1×	700 0.3×	285 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	1.6k 2.0×	77	7.6k
Stéphane Brézillon France	31	3.0k 1.5×	950 0.5×	467 0.5×	571 0.7×	591 0.7×	60	6.1k
Jonathan H. Lin United States	36	3.5k 1.7×	3.7k 1.8×	660 0.7×	1.9k 2.3×	449 0.6×	106	6.5k
Lynne Chantranupong United States	21	4.2k 2.1×	1.2k 0.6×	370 0.4×	843 1.0×	486 0.6×	26	5.8k
Rachel L. Wolfson United States	17	2.9k 1.4×	1000 0.5×	368 0.4×	826 1.0×	415 0.5×	21	4.8k
Jason M. Kinchen United States	37	2.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	354 0.4×	493 0.6×	2.3k 2.8×	67	6.0k
Takayuki Manabe Japan	24	1.3k 0.6×	821 0.4×	263 0.3×	443 0.5×	239 0.3×	76	2.5k
Takashi Momoi Japan	45	4.5k 2.2×	1.9k 0.9×	406 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	775 1.0×	153	7.0k
Kornel E. Schuebel United States	38	5.9k 2.9×	507 0.2×	324 0.4×	309 0.4×	805 1.0×	55	7.9k

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Craig, Sarah J. C., et al.. (2024). In vivo detection of DNA secondary structures using permanganate/S1 footprinting with direct adapter ligation and sequencing (PDAL-Seq). Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 695. 159–191. 4 indexed citations

Hu, Jingjie, et al.. (2021). Co-opting regulation bypass repair as a gene-correction strategy for monogenic diseases. Molecular Therapy. 29(11). 3274–3292. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Siying, et al.. (2016). PERK Regulates Working Memory and Protein Synthesis-Dependent Memory Flexibility. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162766–e0162766. 24 indexed citations

McGrath, Barbara C., et al.. (2016). PERK regulates Gq protein-coupled intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in primary cortical neurons. Molecular Brain. 9(1). 87–87. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Rong, et al.. (2014). Perk Gene Dosage Regulates Glucose Homeostasis by Modulating Pancreatic β-Cell Functions. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e99684–e99684. 22 indexed citations

Farrugia, Brooke L., John M. Whitelock, Barbara C. McGrath, et al.. (2013). The localisation of inflammatory cells and expression of associated proteoglycans in response to implanted chitosan. Biomaterials. 35(5). 1462–1477. 25 indexed citations

Wang, Rong, Barbara C. McGrath, Richard F. Kopp, et al.. (2013). Insulin Secretion and Ca2+ Dynamics in β-Cells Are Regulated by PERK (EIF2AK3) in Concert with Calcineurin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(47). 33824–33836. 74 indexed citations

Xu, Xu, Jingjie Hu, Barbara C. McGrath, & Douglas R. Cavener. (2013). GCN2 in the Brain Programs PPARγ2 and Triglyceride Storage in the Liver during Perinatal Development in Response to Maternal Dietary Fat. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e75917–e75917. 11 indexed citations

Xu, Xu, et al.. (2011). Hyperthermia Induces the ER Stress Pathway. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23740–e23740. 57 indexed citations

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Cavener, Douglas R., Sounak Gupta, & Barbara C. McGrath. (2010). PERK in beta cell biology and insulin biogenesis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 21(12). 714–721. 52 indexed citations

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Feng, Daorong, Jianwen Wei, Sounak Gupta, Barbara C. McGrath, & Douglas R. Cavener. (2009). Acute ablation of PERK results in ER dysfunctions followed by reduced insulin secretion and cell proliferation. BMC Cell Biology. 10(1). 61–61. 46 indexed citations

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Gupta, Sounak, Barbara C. McGrath, & Douglas R. Cavener. (2009). PERK Regulates the Proliferation and Development of Insulin-Secreting Beta-Cell Tumors in the Endocrine Pancreas of Mice. PLoS ONE. 4(11). e8008–e8008. 53 indexed citations

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Iida, Kaori, Yulin Li, Barbara C. McGrath, Ami Frank, & Douglas R. Cavener. (2007). PERK eIF2 alpha kinase is required to regulate the viability of the exocrine pancreas in mice. BMC Cell Biology. 8(1). 38–38. 71 indexed citations

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Fallarino, Francesca, Ursula Grohmann, Sylvaine You, et al.. (2006). The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 176(11). 6752–6761. 841 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Wei, Daorong Feng, Yulin Li, et al.. (2006). PERK EIF2AK3 control of pancreatic β cell differentiation and proliferation is required for postnatal glucose homeostasis. Cell Metabolism. 4(6). 491–497. 222 indexed citations

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Hao, Shuzhen, James W. Sharp, Catherine Ross‐Inta, et al.. (2005). Uncharged tRNA and Sensing of Amino Acid Deficiency in Mammalian Piriform Cortex. Science. 307(5716). 1776–1778. 261 indexed citations

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Owen, Cheri R., Rita Kumar, Peichuan Zhang, et al.. (2005). PERK is responsible for the increased phosphorylation of eIF2α and the severe inhibition of protein synthesis after transient global brain ischemia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 94(5). 1235–1242. 60 indexed citations

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Wek, Sheree A., Barbara C. McGrath, Dan Lü, et al.. (2004). Activating Transcription Factor 3 Is Integral to the Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Kinase Stress Response. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(3). 1365–1377. 409 indexed citations

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Wek, Sheree A., Barbara C. McGrath, Donalyn Scheuner, et al.. (2003). Phosphorylation of the α Subunit of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Is Required for Activation of NF-κB in Response to Diverse Cellular Stresses. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(16). 5651–5663. 363 indexed citations

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McGrath, Barbara C., J J Dunn, G Gorgone, et al.. (1995). Identification of an immunologically important hypervariable domain of major outer surface protein A of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection and Immunity. 63(4). 1356–1361. 14 indexed citations

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