Catherine Mollereau

8.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
75 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Catherine Mollereau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Mollereau has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Catherine Mollereau's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (59 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (57 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (16 papers). Catherine Mollereau is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (59 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (57 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (16 papers). Catherine Mollereau collaborates with scholars based in France, Belgium and United States. Catherine Mollereau's co-authors include Marc Parmentier, Gilbert Vassart, Christiane Moisand, Jean‐Luc Butour, Jean‐Claude Meunier, Honoré Mazarguil, Lionel Moulédous, G Vassart, Jean‐Marie Zajac and Corinne Gérard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Mollereau

74 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation and structure of the endogenous agonist of opio... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1995 1994 1996 1991 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Isolation and structure of the endogenous agonist of opioid receptor-like ORL1 receptor
    1995 1.6k citations Jean‐Claude Meunier, Catherine Mollereau et al. Nature profile →
  2. ORL1, a novel member of the opioid receptor family
    1994 932 citations Catherine Mollereau, Marc Parmentier et al. FEBS Letters profile →
  3. Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of a New Human CC-Chemokine Receptor Gene
    1996 571 citations Olivier Labbé, Catherine Mollereau et al. profile →
  4. Molecular cloning of a human cannabinoid receptor which is also expressed in testis
    1991 547 citations Catherine Mollereau, G Vassart et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Catherine Mollereau France 34 5.0k 4.1k 1.5k 1.2k 725 75 6.9k
Douglas E. Brenneman United States 54 5.4k 1.1× 4.3k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 366 0.3× 564 0.8× 192 9.9k
Patrick Kitabgi France 59 6.4k 1.3× 5.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 150 0.2× 165 9.1k
Emmanuel Le Poul France 23 1.3k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 777 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 235 0.3× 30 5.0k
Michel Detheux Belgium 29 1.1k 0.2× 3.2k 0.8× 917 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 180 0.2× 54 6.2k
Italo Mocchetti United States 45 2.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 787 0.5× 174 0.1× 193 0.3× 153 5.9k
Shuji Hinuma Japan 42 3.4k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 819 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 2.8k 3.8× 89 10.1k
A. Donny Strosberg France 48 1.7k 0.3× 3.8k 0.9× 3.5k 2.3× 191 0.2× 272 0.4× 128 8.2k
Haruo Onda Japan 42 4.2k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 2.6k 3.5× 76 8.6k
Marc Laburthe France 59 7.0k 1.4× 6.3k 1.6× 855 0.6× 806 0.7× 184 0.3× 218 10.9k
Vivian Hook United States 44 1.9k 0.4× 3.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 113 0.1× 301 0.4× 193 6.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fritzwanker, Sebastian, Lionel Moulédous, Catherine Mollereau, et al.. (2021). HA-MOP knockin mice express the canonical µ-opioid receptor but lack detectable splice variants. Communications Biology. 4(1). 1070–1070. 6 indexed citations
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Zanolli, Clément, et al.. (2017). Neanderthal and Denisova tooth protein variants in present-day humans. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0183802–e0183802. 16 indexed citations
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Moulédous, Lionel, Carine Froment, Odile Burlet‐Schiltz, Stefan Schulz, & Catherine Mollereau. (2015). Phosphoproteomic analysis of the mouse brain mu‐opioid (MOP) receptor. FEBS Letters. 589(18). 2401–2408. 17 indexed citations
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Froment, Carine, et al.. (2014). Identification and Functional Characterization of the Phosphorylation Sites of the Neuropeptide FF2 Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(49). 33754–33766. 17 indexed citations
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Mazarguil, Honoré, Catherine Mollereau, Georges Czaplicki, & Jean‐Marie Zajac. (2012). Study of the N-terminal part of peptidic selective NPFF2 agonists. Peptides. 37(1). 157–160. 2 indexed citations
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Mollereau, Catherine, M. Roumy, & Jean‐Marie Zajac. (2011). Neuropeptide FF receptor modulates potassium currents in a dorsal root ganglion cell line. Pharmacological Reports. 63(4). 1061–1065. 8 indexed citations
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Moulédous, Lionel, Catherine Mollereau, & Jean‐Marie Zajac. (2010). Opioid‐modulating properties of the neuropeptide FF system. BioFactors. 36(6). 423–429. 60 indexed citations
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Kersanté, Flavie, Lionel Moulédous, Jean‐Marie Zajac, & Catherine Mollereau. (2010). Modulation by Neuropeptide FF of the interaction of Mu-opioid (MOP) receptor with G-proteins. Neurochemistry International. 56(6-7). 768–773. 9 indexed citations
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Kersanté, Flavie, et al.. (2010). Anti-opioid effects of neuropeptide FF receptors in the ventral tegmental area. Neuroscience Letters. 488(3). 305–309. 16 indexed citations
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Kersanté, Flavie, Catherine Mollereau, Jean‐Marie Zajac, & M. Roumy. (2006). Anti-opioid activities of NPFF1 receptors in a SH-SY5Y model. Peptides. 27(5). 980–989. 34 indexed citations
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Mazarguil, Honoré, Catherine Mollereau, Nicolas Chartrel, et al.. (2006). Functional differences between NPFF1 and NPFF2 receptor coupling: High intrinsic activities of RFamide-related peptides on stimulation of [35S]GTPγS binding. Neuropharmacology. 52(2). 376–386. 81 indexed citations
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Mollereau, Catherine, Honoré Mazarguil, Jean‐Marie Zajac, & M. Roumy. (2004). Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) Analogs Functionally Antagonize Opioid Activities in NPFF2 Receptor-Transfected SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells. Molecular Pharmacology. 67(3). 965–975. 57 indexed citations
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Gouardères, Christine, Isabelle Quelven, Catherine Mollereau, et al.. (2002). Quantitative autoradiographic distribution of NPFF1 neuropeptide FF receptor in the rat brain and comparison with NPFF2 receptor by using [125I]YVP and [125I]EYF as selective radioligands. Neuroscience. 115(2). 349–361. 74 indexed citations
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Kotani, Masato, Catherine Mollereau, Michel Detheux, et al.. (2001). Functional characterization of a human receptor for neuropeptide FF and related peptides. British Journal of Pharmacology. 133(1). 138–144. 113 indexed citations
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Mollereau, Catherine, Christine Gouardères, Yvan Dumont, et al.. (2001). Agonist and antagonist activities on human NPFF2 receptors of the NPY ligands GR231118 and BIBP3226. British Journal of Pharmacology. 133(1). 1–4. 51 indexed citations
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Mollereau, Catherine, et al.. (1999). Distinct Mechanisms for Activation of the Opioid Receptor-Like 1 and κ-Opioid Receptors by Nociceptin and Dynorphin A. Molecular Pharmacology. 55(2). 324–331. 70 indexed citations
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Vassart, G, Frank Désarnaud, L Duprez, et al.. (1995). The G Protein–coupled Receptor Family and One of Its Members, the TSH Receptora. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 766(1). 23–30. 14 indexed citations
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Mollereau, Catherine, Marc Parmentier, Pierre Mailleux, et al.. (1994). ORL1, a novel member of the opioid receptor family. FEBS Letters. 341(1). 33–38. 932 indexed citations breakdown →
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Parmentier, Marc, F. Libert, Stéphane Schurmans, et al.. (1992). Expression of members of the putative olfactory receptor gene family in mammalian germ cells. Nature. 355(6359). 453–455. 321 indexed citations
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Gérard, Claude, Catherine Mollereau, Gilbert Vassart, & Marc Parmentier. (1990). Nucleotide sequence of a human cannabinoid receptor cDNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(23). 7142–7142. 105 indexed citations

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