Christian C. Naus

17.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
185 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Christian C. Naus is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian C. Naus has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Christian C. Naus's work include Connexins and lens biology (151 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (52 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (50 papers). Christian C. Naus is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (151 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (52 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (50 papers). Christian C. Naus collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Christian C. Naus's co-authors include John F. Bechberger, Dale W. Laird, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Luc Leybaert, Andrew Charles, Gerald M. Kidder, Taizen Nakase, Juan C. Sáez, James Costantin and Charles Stout and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Christian C. Naus

185 papers receiving 13.8k 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.

Intercellular Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes via ATP Release through Connexin Hemichannels

2002 728 citations Christian C. Naus et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Connexins regulate calcium signaling by controlling ATP release

1998 653 citations Christian C. Naus et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian C. Naus Canada	63	10.9k	2.9k	1.8k	1.4k	1.3k	185	14.0k
Juan C. Sáez Chile	67	12.2k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	222	15.3k
Luc Leybaert Belgium	60	7.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	689 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	212	11.5k
Kevin R. Lynch United States	71	10.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	727 0.5×	964 0.7×	202	16.0k
Rolf Dermietzel Germany	65	8.8k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	777 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	216	12.4k
Seth Blackshaw United States	62	8.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	957 0.7×	690 0.5×	213	13.0k
G. Stanley McKnight United States	76	10.9k 1.0×	3.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	2.7k 2.0×	460 0.4×	164	16.8k
Klaus Willecke Germany	97	23.3k 2.1×	6.3k 2.2×	3.1k 1.7×	3.0k 2.2×	1.9k 1.4×	353	28.5k
Ricardo E. Dolmetsch United States	42	9.4k 0.9×	5.0k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	548 0.4×	69	14.6k
Michael W. McBurney Canada	61	10.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	4.6k 2.5×	1.9k 1.4×	571 0.4×	159	19.5k
Michela Matteoli Italy	66	7.0k 0.6×	5.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.1×	890 0.6×	2.6k 2.0×	185	14.5k

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Mesnil, Marc, Norah Defamie, Christian C. Naus, & Denis Sarrouilhe. (2020). Brain Disorders and Chemical Pollutants: A Gap Junction Link?. Biomolecules. 11(1). 51–51. 21 indexed citations

Aftab, Qurratulain, Marc Mesnil, Pierre‐Olivier Strale, et al.. (2019). Cx43-Associated Secretome and Interactome Reveal Synergistic Mechanisms for Glioma Migration and MMP3 Activation. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 143–143. 10 indexed citations

Mancuso, Mariateresa, Simona Leonardi, Paola Giardullo, et al.. (2013). Oncogenic Radiation Abscopal Effects In Vivo: Interrogating Mouse Skin. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 86(5). 993–999. 13 indexed citations

Giaume, Christian, Luc Leybaert, Christian C. Naus, & Juan C. Sáez. (2013). Connexin and pannexin hemichannels in brain glial cells: properties, pharmacology, and roles. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 4. 88–88. 190 indexed citations

Le, Hoa, Wun Chey Sin, John F. Bechberger, et al.. (2013). Gap Junction Intercellular Communication Mediated by Connexin43 in Astrocytes Is Essential for Their Resistance to Oxidative Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(3). 1345–1354. 93 indexed citations

Gielen, Paul R., Qurratulain Aftab, Vincent C. Chen, et al.. (2013). Connexin43 confers Temozolomide resistance in human glioma cells by modulating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. Neuropharmacology. 75. 539–548. 95 indexed citations

Matsuuchi, Linda & Christian C. Naus. (2012). Gap junction proteins on the move: Connexins, the cytoskeleton and migration. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1828(1). 94–108. 110 indexed citations

Chen, Vincent C., Joost W. Gouw, Christian C. Naus, & Leonard J. Foster. (2012). Connexin multi-site phosphorylation: Mass spectrometry-based proteomics fills the gap. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1828(1). 23–34. 28 indexed citations

Sosinsky, Gina E., Daniela Boassa, Rolf Dermietzel, et al.. (2011). Pannexin channels are not gap junction hemichannels. Channels. 5(3). 193–197. 287 indexed citations

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Vuyst, Elke De, Marijke De Bock, Nan Wang, et al.. (2009). Calcium regulation of connexin-43 hemichannel-mediated ATP release in glial cells. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Guttman, Julian A., Ann E. Lin, Yuling Li, et al.. (2009). Gap junction hemichannels contribute to the generation of diarrhoea during infectious enteric disease. Gut. 59(2). 218–226. 42 indexed citations

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Lai, Charles Pin‐Kuang, John F. Bechberger, Roger Thompson, et al.. (2007). Tumor-Suppressive Effects of Pannexin 1 in C6 Glioma Cells. Cancer Research. 67(4). 1545–1554. 161 indexed citations

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Ozog, Mark A., et al.. (2007). Co-administration of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor with Its Soluble Receptor Protects against Neuronal Death and Enhances Neurite Outgrowth. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(10). 6546–6560. 12 indexed citations

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Huntsman, David G., Erika Yorida, Nikita Makretsov, et al.. (2007). Tissue microarray analysis of connexin expression and its prognostic significance in human breast cancer. Cancer Letters. 255(2). 284–294. 27 indexed citations

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Naus, Christian C.. (2002). Gap junctions and tumour progression. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 80(2). 136–141. 54 indexed citations

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Shen, Hui, et al.. (2001). Upregulation of gap junction connexin 32 with epileptiform activity in the isolated mouse hippocampus. Neuroscience. 105(3). 589–598. 49 indexed citations

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Naus, Christian C., et al.. (2000). Identification of genes differentially expressed in C6 glioma cells transfected with connexin43. Brain Research Reviews. 32(1). 259–266. 45 indexed citations

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Belliveau, Daniel J., John F. Bechberger, Kem A. Rogers, & Christian C. Naus. (1997). Differential expression of gap junctions in neurons and astrocytes derived from P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. Developmental Genetics. 21(3). 187–200. 33 indexed citations

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Rajakumar, Nagalingam, Walter J. Rushlow, Christian C. Naus, Kost Elisevich, & B. A. Flumerfelt. (1994). Neurochemical compartmentalization of the globus pallidus in the rat: An immunocytochemical study of calcium‐binding proteins. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 346(3). 337–348. 41 indexed citations

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Naus, Christian C., Kost Elisevich, Dalin Zhu, Daniel J. Belliveau, & Rolando F. Del Maestro. (1992). In vivo growth of C6 glioma cells transfected with connexin43 cDNA.. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 52(15). 4208–13. 152 indexed citations

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