D. Martin Watterson

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

D. Martin Watterson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Martin Watterson has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Neurology and 29 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in D. Martin Watterson's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (32 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers). D. Martin Watterson is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (32 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers). D. Martin Watterson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and France. D. Martin Watterson's co-authors include Linda J. Van Eldik, Thomas Vanaman, Farida S. Sharief, Thomas J. Lukas, Jeffrey M. Craft, Daniel M. Roberts, Daniel R. Marshak, Jacques Haiech, T. J. Lukas and Mark S. Wainwright and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

D. Martin Watterson

183 papers receiving 9.1k 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 complete amino acid sequence of the Ca2+-dependent modulator protein (calmodulin) of bovine brain.

1980 512 citations D. Martin Watterson et al. profile →
Structural similarities between the Ca2+-dependent regulatory proteins of 3':5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase and actomyosin ATPase.

1976 462 citations D. Martin Watterson et al. profile →

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Julian P. Whitelegge United States

Guy Perkins United States

P Boon Chock United States

Ella Bossy‐Wetzel United States

Deborah L. Croteau United States

Pamela Maher United States

Yoshikatsu Kanai Japan

Jochen H.M. Prehn Ireland

Takuji Shirasawa Japan

Hisashi Hidaka Japan

Julian P. Whitelegge United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Martin Watterson

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Liu, Kun, Radhika Iyer, Yi Li, et al.. (2025). USP22 drives tumor immune evasion and checkpoint blockade resistance through EZH2-mediated epigenetic silencing of MHC-I. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 136(1).

Acquarone, Erica, Elentina K. Argyrousi, Ottavio Arancio, D. Martin Watterson, & Saktimayee M. Roy. (2024). The 5HT2b Receptor in Alzheimer’s Disease: Increased Levels in Patient Brains and Antagonist Attenuation of Amyloid and Tau Induced Dysfunction. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 98(4). 1349–1360. 5 indexed citations

Roy, Saktimayee M., G. Minasov, Ottavio Arancio, et al.. (2019). A Selective and Brain Penetrant p38αMAPK Inhibitor Candidate for Neurologic and Neuropsychiatric Disorders That Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Dysfunction. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(11). 5298–5311. 39 indexed citations

Rutigliano, Grazia, et al.. (2018). An isoform-selective p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor rescues early entorhinal cortex dysfunctions in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 70. 86–91. 29 indexed citations

Kudryashov, Dmitri S., et al.. (2015). Phosphorylation regulates interaction of 210-kDa myosin light chain kinase N-terminal domain with actin cytoskeleton. Biochemistry (Moscow). 80(10). 1288–1297. 3 indexed citations

Webster, Scott J., Linda J. Van Eldik, D. Martin Watterson, & Adam D. Bachstetter. (2015). Closed Head Injury in an Age-Related Alzheimer Mouse Model Leads to an Altered Neuroinflammatory Response and Persistent Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(16). 6554–6569. 63 indexed citations

Bachstetter, Adam D., Scott J. Webster, Tao Tu, et al.. (2014). Generation and Behavior Characterization of CaMKIIβ Knockout Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105191–e105191. 29 indexed citations

Brunzelle, J.S., et al.. (2010). Site-directed mutagenesis of the glycine-rich loop of death associated protein kinase (DAPK) identifies it as a key structure for catalytic activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1813(5). 1068–1073. 2 indexed citations

Eldik, Linda J. Van, et al.. (2009). Targeting protein kinases in central nervous system disorders. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 8(11). 892–909. 227 indexed citations

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Almeida, Lúcia de, et al.. (2008). The p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase as a central nervous system drug discovery target. BMC Neuroscience. 9(S2). S12–S12. 32 indexed citations

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Ranaivo, Hantamalala Ralay, Nunzia Carusio, Rosemary Wangensteen, et al.. (2007). Protection Against Endotoxic Shock as a Consequence of Reduced Nitrosative Stress in MLCK210-Null Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 170(2). 439–446. 36 indexed citations

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Tereshko, Valentina, Marianna Teplova, J.S. Brunzelle, D. Martin Watterson, & Martin Egli. (2001). Crystal structures of the catalytic domain of human protein kinase associated with apoptosis and tumor suppression.. Nature Structural Biology. 8(10). 899–907. 87 indexed citations

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Watterson, D. Martin, Mark Collinge, Thomas J. Lukas, et al.. (1995). Multiple gene products are produced from a novel protein kinase transcription region. FEBS Letters. 373(3). 217–220. 48 indexed citations

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Collinge, Mark, Warren E. Zimmer, R L Shattuck, et al.. (1992). Structure and Expression of a Calcium-Binding Protein Gene Contained within a Calmodulin-Regulated Protein Kinase Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(5). 2359–2371. 10 indexed citations

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Haiech, Jacques, Marie Claude Kilhoffer, Theodore A. Craig, et al.. (1990). Mutant Analysis Approaches to Understanding Calcium Signal Transduction Through Calmodulin and Calmodulin Regulated Enzymes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 269. 43–56. 11 indexed citations

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Lukas, Thomas J. & D. Martin Watterson. (1988). [26] Purification of calmodulin and preparation of immobilized calmodulin. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 157. 328–339. 15 indexed citations

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Jiang, Keyuan, et al.. (1988). A knowledge-based system for cassette mutagenesis experimental design. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 18(6). 409–418. 1 indexed citations

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Schleicher, Michael, Thomas J. Lukas, & D. Martin Watterson. (1983). Further Characterization of Calmodulin from the Monocotyledon Barley (Hordeum vulgare). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 73(3). 666–670. 22 indexed citations

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Eldik, Linda J. Van, Joseph G. Zendegui, Daniel R. Marshak, & D. Martin Watterson. (1982). Calcium-Binding Proteins and the Molecular Basis of Calcium Action. International review of cytology. 77. 1–61. 159 indexed citations

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Watterson, D. Martin & Frank F. Vincenzi. (1980). INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 356(1). 8 indexed citations

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