Daniela Nicastro

9.9k citations

96 papers · 7.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Co-authors: J. Richard McIntosh Mary E. Porter Wolfgang Baumeister Jianfeng Lin Thomas Heuser Achilleas S. Frangakis Cindi L. Schwartz Jason Pierson
Topics: Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (45 papers)Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers)Protist diversity and phylogeny (23 papers)
Cited by: Structural Biology Cell Biology Aging
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Germany Russia

In The Last Decade

Daniela Nicastro

94 papers receiving 6.9k 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 Molecular Architecture of Axonemes Revealed by Cryoelectron Tomography

2006 667 citations Daniela Nicastro, Cindi L. Schwartz et al. Science profile →
Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography

2002 623 citations Ohad Medalia, I.T. Weber et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mouse radial spoke 3 is a metabolic and regulatory hub in cilia 2025 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Yanhe Zhao,Kangkang Song,(unknown),Long Gui,(unknown),Song Zhang,Petras P. Dzeja,S. Alex Mitsialis,Xuewu Zhang,Daniela Nicastro	2
2	Triglyceride lipolysis triggers liquid crystalline phases in lipid droplets and alters the LD proteome 2022 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Sean Rogers,Long Gui,(unknown),Valeria Zoni,(unknown),(unknown),Kalthoum Ben M’Barek,Amélie Bâcle,Patrick Fuchs,Pablo Campomanes,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Abdou Rachid Thiam,Stefano Vanni,Daniela Nicastro,W. Mike Henne	30
3	Structural organization of the C1b projection within the ciliary central apparatus 2021 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Kai Cai,Yanhe Zhao,Lei Zhao,(unknown),Yuqing Hou,Xi Cheng,George B. Witman,Daniela Nicastro	6
4	Proteomic analysis of microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) in Rib72 null Tetrahymena cells reveals functional MIPs 2021 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Brian A. Bayless,Sam Li,(unknown),(unknown),Christopher C. Ebmeier,Lauren Anderson,(unknown),(unknown),Justen B. Whittall,William M. Old,David A. Agard,Daniela Nicastro,Mark Winey	13
5	Complexity and ultrastructure of infectious extracellular vesicles from cells infected by non-enveloped virus 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Jie Yang,(unknown),(unknown),Joseph Zaia,(unknown),Kiran Raja,(unknown),Daniela Nicastro,William T. Jackson,Esther Bullitt	32
6	Scaffold subunits support associated subunit assembly in the Chlamydomonas ciliary nexin–dynein regulatory complex 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Long Gui,Kangkang Song,Douglas Tritschler,Raqual Bower,Si Yan,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Magdalena Grzemska,Thomas W. Ni,Mary E. Porter,Daniela Nicastro	33
7	Structural organization of the C1a-e-c supercomplex within the ciliary central apparatus 2019 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Gang Fu,Lei Zhao,Erin E. Dymek,Yuqing Hou,Kangkang Song,(unknown),Zhiguo Shang,Elizabeth F. Smith,George B. Witman,Daniela Nicastro	28
8	Absolute proteomic quantification reveals design principles of sperm flagellar chemosensation 2019 ·The EMBO Journal ·Christian Trötschel,Hussein Hamzeh,Luis Álvarez,René Pascal,(unknown),Wolfgang Bönigk,Heinz G. Körschen,Astrid M. Müller,Ansgar Poetsch,Andreas Rennhack,Long Gui,Daniela Nicastro,Timo Strünker,Reinhard Seifert,U. Benjamin Kaupp	21
9	Asymmetric distribution and spatial switching of dynein activity generates ciliary motility 2018 ·Science ·Jianfeng Lin,Daniela Nicastro	166
10	Tetrahymena RIB72A and RIB72B are microtubule inner proteins in the ciliary doublet microtubules 2018 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Ying Zhao,Brian A. Bayless,Long Gui,Panagiota Louka,(unknown),(unknown),Raphaël F.-X. Tomasi,Pascale Dupuis‐Williams,Charles N. Baroud,Jacek Gaertig,Mark Winey,Daniela Nicastro	39
11	The I1 dynein-associated tether and tether head complex is a conserved regulator of ciliary motility 2018 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Gang Fu,Qian Wang,(unknown),(unknown),Ewa Joachimiak,Jianfeng Lin,Dorota Włoga,Daniela Nicastro	37
12	The CSC proteins FAP61 and FAP251 build the basal substructures of radial spoke 3 in cilia 2015 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Kangkang Song,Ewa Joachimiak,(unknown),Piotr Koprowski,Todd M. Hennessey,Maria Jerka‐Dziadosz,Hanna Fabczak,Jacek Gaertig,Daniela Nicastro,Dorota Włoga	48
13	Formation of membrane ridges and scallops by the F-BAR protein Nervous Wreck 2013 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Charlotte F. Kelley,Cristina Berciu,(unknown),Xiaofeng Fu,Shiyu Wang,Olga S. Sokolova,Daniela Nicastro,Avital A. Rodal	36
14	Reconfigurable self-assembly through chiral control of interfacial tension 2012 ·Thomas Gibaud,Edward Barry,Mark J. Zakhary,Mir Henglin,Andrew Ward,(unknown),Cristina Berciu,Rudolf Oldenbourg,Michael F. Hagan,Daniela Nicastro,Robert B. Meyer,Zvonimir Dogic,Efi Efrati,James Franck,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	2
15	The CSC is required for complete radial spoke assembly and wild-type ciliary motility 2011 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Erin E. Dymek,Thomas Heuser,Daniela Nicastro,Elizabeth F. Smith	64
16	Three-dimensional structure of the radial spokes reveals heterogeneity and interactions with dyneins inChlamydomonasflagella 2011 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Cynthia F. Barber,Thomas Heuser,Blanca I. Carbajal‐González,Vladimir V. Botchkarev,Daniela Nicastro	77
17	Arrangement of Photosystem II and ATP Synthase in Chloroplast Membranes of Spinach and Pea 2010 ·The Plant Cell ·Bertram Daum,Daniela Nicastro,Jotham R. Austin,J. Richard McIntosh,Werner Kühlbrandt	211
18	The Molecular Architecture of Axonemes Revealed by Cryoelectron Tomographybreakdown → 2006 ·Science ·Daniela Nicastro,Cindi L. Schwartz,Jason Pierson,(unknown),Mary E. Porter,J. Richard McIntosh	667
19	3D structure of eukaryotic flagella in a quiescent state revealed by cryo-electron tomography 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniela Nicastro,J. Richard McIntosh,Wolfgang Baumeister	136
20	Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomographybreakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Ohad Medalia,I.T. Weber,Achilleas S. Frangakis,Daniela Nicastro,Günther Gerisch,Wolfgang Baumeister	623

About Daniela Nicastro

Daniela Nicastro is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics, having authored 96 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (45 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (1.3k citations), Cell Biology (2.5k citations) and Aging (140 citations). Daniela Nicastro has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. Frequent co-authors include J. Richard McIntosh, Mary E. Porter, Wolfgang Baumeister, Jianfeng Lin, Thomas Heuser, Achilleas S. Frangakis, Cindi L. Schwartz, Jason Pierson, Cristina Berciu and Richard McIntosh. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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