Christine B. Gurniak

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

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Christine B. Gurniak is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine B. Gurniak has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christine B. Gurniak's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers). Christine B. Gurniak is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers). Christine B. Gurniak collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Christine B. Gurniak's co-authors include Walter Witke, Leslie J. Berg, Daniel C. Thomis, Elizabeth Tivol, Arlene H. Sharpe, Emerald Perlas, Stephen C. Bunnell, Marco B. Rust, Jerrold R. Turner and Li Zuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christine B. Gurniak

32 papers receiving 2.8k 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 Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 Is Dispensable for Barrier Function but Critical for Effective Mucosal Repair

2021 321 citations Wei‐Ting Kuo, Li Zuo et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christine B. Gurniak Germany	24	1.1k	705	704	587	445	32	2.8k
Joel S. Pachter United States	39	1.5k 1.3×	680 1.0×	640 0.9×	394 0.7×	563 1.3×	76	3.7k
Susan M. Kaech United States	13	2.1k 1.8×	1.4k 2.0×	524 0.7×	752 1.3×	430 1.0×	23	4.0k
Ruth Lyck Switzerland	36	1.5k 1.3×	937 1.3×	350 0.5×	215 0.4×	500 1.1×	54	3.7k
Woo Keun Song South Korea	35	2.2k 1.9×	524 0.7×	933 1.3×	387 0.7×	347 0.8×	130	3.8k
Y Matsuda Japan	25	1.9k 1.7×	334 0.5×	450 0.6×	610 1.0×	241 0.5×	39	3.2k
Céline DerMardirossian United States	20	1.5k 1.3×	319 0.5×	932 1.3×	191 0.3×	216 0.5×	28	2.3k
Frédéric Brau France	20	678 0.6×	759 1.1×	244 0.3×	176 0.3×	257 0.6×	40	2.1k
Ulrich Schraermeyer Germany	38	2.9k 2.5×	324 0.5×	499 0.7×	566 1.0×	113 0.3×	149	5.3k
Frederik Vilhardt Denmark	24	1.3k 1.2×	454 0.6×	674 1.0×	338 0.6×	130 0.3×	39	2.7k
Toshihiko Toyofuku Japan	35	2.9k 2.5×	371 0.5×	681 1.0×	1.3k 2.2×	210 0.5×	71	4.1k

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Megaw, Roly, Zhixian Zhang, Fay Newton, et al.. (2024). Ciliary tip actin dynamics regulate photoreceptor outer segment integrity. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4316–4316. 8 indexed citations

Kuo, Wei‐Ting, Li Zuo, Matthew A. Odenwald, et al.. (2021). The Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 Is Dispensable for Barrier Function but Critical for Effective Mucosal Repair. Gastroenterology. 161(6). 1924–1939. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

Gurniak, Christine B., et al.. (2020). Cofilin1-driven actin dynamics controls migration of thymocytes and is essential for positive selection in the thymus. Journal of Cell Science. 133(5). 2 indexed citations

Kanellos, Georgios, Jing Zhou, Hitesh Patel, et al.. (2015). ADF and Cofilin1 Control Actin Stress Fibers, Nuclear Integrity, and Cell Survival. Cell Reports. 13(9). 1949–1964. 64 indexed citations

Gurniak, Christine B., Frédéric Chevessier, Friederike Jönsson, et al.. (2014). Severe protein aggregate myopathy in a knockout mouse model points to an essential role of cofilin2 in sarcomeric actin exchange and muscle maintenance. European Journal of Cell Biology. 93(5-6). 252–266. 48 indexed citations

Wolf, Michael S., Andreas Görlich, Christine B. Gurniak, et al.. (2014). ADF/Cofilin Controls Synaptic Actin Dynamics and Regulates Synaptic Vesicle Mobilization and Exocytosis. Cerebral Cortex. 25(9). 2863–2875. 59 indexed citations

Wolf, Michael S., Andreas Görlich, Christine B. Gurniak, et al.. (2014). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder–like Phenotype in a Mouse Model with Impaired Actin Dynamics. Biological Psychiatry. 78(2). 95–106. 47 indexed citations

Jönsson, Friederike, Christine B. Gurniak, Bernhard Fleischer, Gregor Kirfel, & Walter Witke. (2012). Immunological Responses and Actin Dynamics in Macrophages Are Controlled by N-Cofilin but Are Independent from ADF. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e36034–e36034. 31 indexed citations

Flynn, Kevin C., Farida Hellal, Dorothee Neukirchen, et al.. (2012). ADF/Cofilin-Mediated Actin Retrograde Flow Directs Neurite Formation in the Developing Brain. Neuron. 76(6). 1091–1107. 153 indexed citations

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Görlich, Andreas, Michael S. Wolf, Christine B. Gurniak, et al.. (2011). N-Cofilin Can Compensate for the Loss of ADF in Excitatory Synapses. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e26789–e26789. 26 indexed citations

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Falet, Hervé, et al.. (2011). Gelsolin-Independent Podosome Formation in Dendritic Cells. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e21615–e21615. 8 indexed citations

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Rust, Marco B., Christine B. Gurniak, Marianne Renner, et al.. (2010). Learning, AMPA receptor mobility and synaptic plasticity depend on n‐cofilin‐mediated actin dynamics. The EMBO Journal. 29(11). 1889–1902. 176 indexed citations

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Kuure, Satu, Cristina Cebrián, Benson Lu, et al.. (2010). Actin Depolymerizing Factors Cofilin1 and Destrin Are Required for Ureteric Bud Branching Morphogenesis. PLoS Genetics. 6(10). e1001176–e1001176. 58 indexed citations

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Bender, Markus, Anita Eckly, John H. Hartwig, et al.. (2010). ADF/n-cofilin–dependent actin turnover determines platelet formation and sizing. Blood. 116(10). 1767–1775. 56 indexed citations

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Garg, Puneet, Rakesh Kumar Verma, Abdul Soofi, et al.. (2010). Actin-depolymerizing Factor Cofilin-1 Is Necessary in Maintaining Mature Podocyte Architecture. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(29). 22676–22688. 95 indexed citations

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Gurniak, Christine B., Emerald Perlas, & Walter Witke. (2004). The actin depolymerizing factor n-cofilin is essential for neural tube morphogenesis and neural crest cell migration. Developmental Biology. 278(1). 231–241. 187 indexed citations

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Gurniak, Christine B., Daniel C. Thomis, & Leslie J. Berg. (1997). Genomic Structure and Promoter Region of the Murine Janus-Family Tyrosine Kinase, Jak3. DNA and Cell Biology. 16(1). 85–94. 12 indexed citations

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Kammer, Winfried, Antje Lischke, Richard Moriggl, et al.. (1996). Homodimerization of Interleukin-4 Receptor α Chain Can Induce Intracellular Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(39). 23634–23637. 66 indexed citations

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Gurniak, Christine B., Anne G. Bang, & Angelika A. Noegel. (1990). Transcript and sequence analysis of a 5.1 kb contiguous fragment of Dictyostelium discoideum plasmid Ddp1 that contains the origin of replication and codes for several transcripts. Current Genetics. 17(4). 321–325. 14 indexed citations

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Noegel, Angelika A., Barbara Leiting, Walter Witke, et al.. (1989). Biological roles of actin‐binding proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum examined using genetic techniques. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 14(1). 69–74. 14 indexed citations

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