David R. Boyer

3.9k citations

32 papers · 2.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 19

Co-authors: M.R. Sawaya David Eisenberg Duilio Cascio P. Ge Qin Cao José A. Rodríguez Tamir Gonen Kevin A. Murray
Topics: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (14 papers)RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers)Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers)
Cited by: Neurology Structural Biology Physiology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States China Netherlands

In The Last Decade

David R. Boyer

31 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Cryo-EM of full-length α-synuclein reveals fibril polymorphs with a common structural kernel

2018 470 citations Binsen Li, P. Ge et al. Nature Communications profile →
Atomic structures of low-complexity protein segments reveal kinked β sheets that assemble networks

2018 343 citations Michael P. Hughes, M.R. Sawaya et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	How short peptides disassemble tau fibrils in Alzheimer’s disease 2025 ·Nature ·Ke Hou,P. Ge,M.R. Sawaya,(unknown),(unknown),Yuan Yang,Yi Xiao Jiang,David R. Boyer,Xinyi Cheng,(unknown),Jeffrey Zhang,Jiahui Lu,Romany Abskharon,Shixin Yang,Zhiheng Yu,Juli Feigon,David Eisenberg	3
2	Cryo-EM structures of the D290V mutant of the hnRNPA2 low-complexity domain suggests how D290V affects phase separation and aggregation 2023 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jiahui Lu,P. Ge,M.R. Sawaya,Michael P. Hughes,David R. Boyer,Qin Cao,Romany Abskharon,Duilio Cascio,Einav Tayeb-Fligelman,David Eisenberg	4
3	Fibril structures of TFG protein mutants validate the identification of TFG as a disease-related amyloid protein by the IMPAcT method 2023 ·PNAS Nexus ·Gregory M. Rosenberg,Romany Abskharon,David R. Boyer,P. Ge,M.R. Sawaya,David Eisenberg	2
4	Micro-electron diffraction structure of the aggregation-driving N terminus of Drosophila neuronal protein Orb2A reveals amyloid-like β-sheets 2022 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),M.R. Sawaya,David R. Boyer,Duilio Cascio,(unknown),David Eisenberg	6
5	Structure-based discovery of small molecules that disaggregate Alzheimer’s disease tissue derived tau fibrils in vitro 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Paul M. Seidler,Kevin A. Murray,David R. Boyer,P. Ge,M.R. Sawaya,(unknown),Xinyi Cheng,Romany Abskharon,Hope Pan,Michael DeTure,Christopher Kazu Williams,Dennis W. Dickson,Harry V. Vinters,David Eisenberg	117
6	Cryo-EM structures of hIAPP fibrils seeded by patient-extracted fibrils reveal new polymorphs and conserved fibril cores 2021 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Qin Cao,David R. Boyer,M.R. Sawaya,Romany Abskharon,Lorena Saelices,Binh A. Nguyen,Jiahui Lu,Kevin A. Murray,Fouad Kandeel,David Eisenberg	57
7	The α-synuclein hereditary mutation E46K unlocks a more stable, pathogenic fibril structure 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David R. Boyer,Binsen Li,Chuanqi Sun,(unknown),Kang Zhou,Michael P. Hughes,M.R. Sawaya,Lin Jiang,David Eisenberg	137
8	Intrinsic electronic conductivity of individual atomically resolved amyloid crystals reveals micrometer-long hole hopping via tyrosines 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),H. Ray Kelly,Peter Dahl,Sophia M. Yi,Dennis Vu,David R. Boyer,Calina Glynn,M.R. Sawaya,David Eisenberg,Víctor S. Batista,Nikhil S. Malvankar	52
9	CryoEM structure of the low-complexity domain of hnRNPA2 and its conversion to pathogenic amyloid 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Jiahui Lu,Qin Cao,Michael P. Hughes,M.R. Sawaya,David R. Boyer,Duilio Cascio,David Eisenberg	78
10	Structure of amyloid-β (20-34) with Alzheimer’s-associated isomerization at Asp23 reveals a distinct protofilament interface 2019 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),David R. Boyer,Chih-Te Zee,(unknown),M.R. Sawaya,Duilio Cascio,Tamir Gonen,David Eisenberg,Steven Clarke	43
11	Nanoscale mosaicity revealed in peptide microcrystals by scanning electron nanodiffraction 2019 ·Communications Biology ·Marcus Gallagher-Jones,Colin Ophus,Karen C. Bustillo,David R. Boyer,Ouliana Panova,Calina Glynn,Chih-Te Zee,Jim Ciston,(unknown),Andrew M. Minor,José A. Rodríguez	53
12	Cryo-EM structures of four polymorphic TDP-43 amyloid cores 2019 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Qin Cao,David R. Boyer,M.R. Sawaya,P. Ge,David Eisenberg	180
13	Structure-based inhibitors halt prion-like seeding by Alzheimer’s disease–and tauopathy–derived brain tissue samples 2019 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Paul M. Seidler,David R. Boyer,Kevin A. Murray,Tianxiao Yang,(unknown),M.R. Sawaya,Gregory M. Rosenberg,Duilio Cascio,Christopher Kazu Williams,Kathy L. Newell,Bernardino Ghetti,Michael DeTure,Dennis W. Dickson,Harry V. Vinters,David Eisenberg	47
14	Author Correction: Atomic structures of TDP-43 LCD segments and insights into reversible or pathogenic aggregation 2019 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·E.L. Guenther,Qin Cao,Hamilton Trinh,Jiahui Lu,M.R. Sawaya,Duilio Cascio,David R. Boyer,José A. Rodríguez,Michael P. Hughes,David Eisenberg	1
15	Sub-ångström cryo-EM structure of a prion protofibril reveals a polar clasp 2018 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Marcus Gallagher-Jones,Calina Glynn,David R. Boyer,Michael W. Martynowycz,(unknown),(unknown),Chih-Te Zee,Irina Novikova,Lukasz Goldschmidt,(unknown),Gustavo Helguera,James Evans,M.R. Sawaya,Duilio Cascio,David Eisenberg,Tamir Gonen,José A. Rodríguez	67
16	Atomic structures of low-complexity protein segments reveal kinked β sheets that assemble networksbreakdown → 2018 ·Science ·Michael P. Hughes,M.R. Sawaya,David R. Boyer,Lukasz Goldschmidt,José A. Rodríguez,Duilio Cascio,Lisa D. Chong,Tamir Gonen,David Eisenberg	343
17	Cryo-EM of full-length α-synuclein reveals fibril polymorphs with a common structural kernelbreakdown → 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Binsen Li,P. Ge,Kevin A. Murray,(unknown),Meng Zhang,(unknown),M.R. Sawaya,Woo Shik Shin,David R. Boyer,Shulin Ye,David Eisenberg,Z. Hong Zhou,Lin Jiang	470
18	Atomic structures of TDP-43 LCD segments and insights into reversible or pathogenic aggregation 2018 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·E.L. Guenther,Qin Cao,Hamilton Trinh,Jiahui Lu,M.R. Sawaya,Duilio Cascio,David R. Boyer,José A. Rodríguez,Michael P. Hughes,David Eisenberg	183
19	Structure-based inhibitors of tau aggregation 2017 ·Nature Chemistry ·Paul M. Seidler,David R. Boyer,José A. Rodríguez,M.R. Sawaya,Duilio Cascio,Kevin A. Murray,Tamir Gonen,David Eisenberg	251
20	Characterization of maternal haemoglobins in the eggs and embryos of Chironomus thummi 1986 ·Journal of Insect Physiology ·(unknown),David R. Boyer,Gerald Bergtrom	7

About David R. Boyer

David R. Boyer is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Physiology and Molecular Biology, having authored 32 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (766 citations), Structural Biology (67 citations) and Physiology (1.2k citations). David R. Boyer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include M.R. Sawaya, David Eisenberg, Duilio Cascio, P. Ge, Qin Cao, José A. Rodríguez, Tamir Gonen, Kevin A. Murray, Michael P. Hughes and Binsen Li. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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