Brian Bierie

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Bierie is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Bierie has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Brian Bierie's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (11 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers). Brian Bierie is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (11 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers). Brian Bierie collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Brian Bierie's co-authors include Harold L. Moses, Robert A. Weinberg, Ferenc Reinhardt, H. Moses, Christine L. Chaffer, Diwakar R. Pattabiraman, Prathapan Thiru, Mary W. Brooks, Daniel G. Stover and Lothar Hennighausen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Brian Bierie

38 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

TGFβ: the molecular Jekyll and Hyde of cancer

2006 1.0k citations Brian Bierie, Harold L. Moses Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
Recovering Gene Interactions from Single-Cell Data Using Data Diffusion

2018 945 citations David van Dijk, Roshan Sharma et al. Cell profile →
Normal and neoplastic nonstem cells can spontaneously convert to a stem-like state

2011 897 citations Christine L. Chaffer, Ferenc Reinhardt et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Acquisition of a hybrid E/M state is essential for tumorigenicity of basal breast cancer cells

2019 341 citations Cornelia Kröger, Alexander B. Afeyan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Bierie United States	31	4.4k	3.6k	1.7k	1.2k	629	38	7.1k
Alana L. Welm United States	41	4.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	799 0.7×	745 1.2×	97	6.5k
Weiping Shu United States	16	4.4k 1.0×	3.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.3×	719 0.6×	1.2k 1.9×	25	7.6k
Pnina Brodt Canada	46	3.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	689 1.1×	115	6.8k
Lalita A. Shevde United States	41	4.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	105	6.9k
Jun Yao United States	41	4.9k 1.1×	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	979 0.8×	722 1.1×	107	7.5k
Melissa R. Junttila United States	30	3.9k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	738 1.2×	53	7.1k
Jeongwu Lee United States	42	5.6k 1.3×	2.8k 0.8×	3.0k 1.8×	816 0.7×	560 0.9×	57	9.2k
Joaquı́n Arribas Spain	47	4.6k 1.0×	5.0k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	783 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	129	9.0k
Brad St. Croix United States	32	4.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	761 0.7×	447 0.7×	58	6.0k
Antoine E. Karnoub United States	22	3.2k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	681 0.6×	449 0.7×	37	5.8k

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Kurley, Sarah J., Verena Tischler, Brian Bierie, et al.. (2020). A Requirement for p120-catenin in the metastasis of invasive ductal breast cancer. Journal of Cell Science. 134(6). 5 indexed citations

Kröger, Cornelia, Alexander B. Afeyan, Elinor Ng Eaton, et al.. (2019). Acquisition of a hybrid E/M state is essential for tumorigenicity of basal breast cancer cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(15). 7353–7362. 341 indexed citations breakdown →

Dijk, David van, Roshan Sharma, Juozas Nainys, et al.. (2018). Recovering Gene Interactions from Single-Cell Data Using Data Diffusion. Cell. 174(3). 716–729.e27. 945 indexed citations breakdown →

Bierie, Brian, Sarah E. Pierce, Daniel G. Stover, et al.. (2017). Integrin-β4 identifies cancer stem cell-enriched populations of partially mesenchymal carcinoma cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(12). E2337–E2346. 244 indexed citations

Keckesova, Zuzana, Joana Liu Donaher, Elizaveta Freinkman, et al.. (2017). LACTB is a tumour suppressor that modulates lipid metabolism and cell state. Nature. 543(7647). 681–686. 128 indexed citations

Pattabiraman, Diwakar R., Brian Bierie, Prathapan Thiru, et al.. (2016). Activation of PKA leads to mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition and loss of tumor-initiating ability. Science. 351(6277). aad3680–aad3680. 258 indexed citations

Bierie, Brian, Shailja Pathania, Ben Liu, et al.. (2016). BRCA1/FANCD2/BRG1-Driven DNA Repair Stabilizes the Differentiation State of Human Mammary Epithelial Cells. Molecular Cell. 63(2). 277–292. 55 indexed citations

Shaul, Yoav D., Elizaveta Freinkman, William C. Comb, et al.. (2014). Dihydropyrimidine Accumulation Is Required for the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cell. 158(5). 1094–1109. 172 indexed citations

Tam, Wai Leong, Haihui Lu, Joyce Y. Buikhuisen, et al.. (2013). Protein Kinase C α Is a Central Signaling Node and Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Cell. 24(3). 347–364. 257 indexed citations

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Ijichi, Hideaki, Anna Chytil, Agnieszka E. Gorska, et al.. (2011). Inhibiting Cxcr2 disrupts tumor-stromal interactions and improves survival in a mouse model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(10). 4106–4117. 202 indexed citations

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Bierie, Brian & Harold L. Moses. (2009). Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) and inflammation in cancer. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 21(1). 49–59. 270 indexed citations

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Bierie, Brian, Christine H. Chung, Joel S. Parker, et al.. (2009). Abrogation of TGF-β signaling enhances chemokine production and correlates with prognosis in human breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(6). 1571–1582. 115 indexed citations

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Bierie, Brian, Daniel G. Stover, Ty W. Abel, et al.. (2008). Transforming Growth Factor–β Regulates Mammary Carcinoma Cell Survival and Interaction with the Adjacent Microenvironment. Cancer Research. 68(6). 1809–1819. 107 indexed citations

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Yu, Xiuping, Yongqing Wang, Ming Jiang, et al.. (2008). Activation of β‐Catenin in mouse prostate causes HGPIN and continuous prostate growth after castration. The Prostate. 69(3). 249–262. 92 indexed citations

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Bierie, Brian & Harold L. Moses. (2006). TGFβ: the molecular Jekyll and Hyde of cancer. Nature reviews. Cancer. 6(7). 506–520. 1006 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forrester, Elizabeth, Anna Chytil, Brian Bierie, et al.. (2005). Effect of Conditional Knockout of the Type II TGF-β Receptor Gene in Mammary Epithelia on Mammary Gland Development and Polyomavirus Middle T Antigen Induced Tumor Formation and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 65(6). 2296–2302. 195 indexed citations

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Provost, Fabienne Le, et al.. (2005). SOCS3 promotes apoptosis of mammary differentiated cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 338(4). 1696–1701. 24 indexed citations

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Bierie, Brian, et al.. (2004). The proliferation associated nuclear element (PANE1) is conserved between mammals and fish and preferentially expressed in activated lymphoid cells. Gene Expression Patterns. 4(4). 389–395. 13 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ling, Stefan Hart, JrGang Cheng, et al.. (2004). Mammary Gland Remodeling Depends on gp130 Signaling through Stat3 and MAPK. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(42). 44093–44100. 43 indexed citations

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Bierie, Brian, Masahiro Nozawa, Gilbert H. Smith, et al.. (2003). Biogenesis and function of mouse mammary epithelium depends on the presence of functional α-catenin. Mechanisms of Development. 121(1). 91–99. 30 indexed citations

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