Deborah Leckband

13.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
180 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Deborah Leckband is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Leckband has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Cell Biology and 68 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Deborah Leckband's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (77 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (66 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (37 papers). Deborah Leckband is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (77 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (66 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (37 papers). Deborah Leckband collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Singapore. Deborah Leckband's co-authors include Jacob N. Israelachvili, S. R. Sheth, Johan de Rooij, Sanjeevi Sivasankar, Ravi A. Vijayendran, Ning Wang, Edward Eteshola, Tonya L. Kuhl, Franz‐Josef Schmitt and Alpha S. Yap and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Leckband

178 papers receiving 10.6k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Computational and experimental approaches to quantify protein binding interactions under confinement 2024 ·Biophysical Journal ·Deborah Leckband, Daniel K. Schwartz, Yinghao Wu	2
2	Cadherins and growth factor receptors: Signaling mechano-switches at intercellular junctions 2023 ·Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering ·Deborah Leckband	2
3	Mechanical disruption of E-cadherin complexes with epidermal growth factor receptor actuates growth factor–dependent signaling 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Vinh H. Vu, (unknown), Kalina Hristova, Deborah Leckband	30
4	Protein Stabilization by Alginate Binding and Suppression of Thermal Aggregation 2022 ·Biomacromolecules ·R. Chang, Martin Gruebele, Deborah Leckband	5
5	Cadherin cis and trans interactions are mutually cooperative 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Vinh H. Vu, Deborah Leckband, Daniel K. Schwartz	32
6	Stabilization and Kinetics of an Adsorbed Protein Depends on the Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Grafting Density 2021 ·Biomacromolecules ·(unknown), (unknown), R. Chang, Deborah Leckband, Martin Gruebele	6
7	Protein Adsorption on Grafted Zwitterionic Polymers Depends on Chain Density and Molecular Weight 2020 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·(unknown), Deborah Leckband	37
8	VE-PTP stabilizes VE-cadherin junctions and the endothelial barrier via a phosphatase-independent mechanism 2019 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), Kevin Kruse, (unknown), Vinh H. Vu, Yousaf Khan, (unknown), Deborah Leckband, Yulia Komarova, Asrar B. Malik	39
9	Cadherin Extracellular Domain Clustering in the Absence of Trans-Interactions 2019 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·(unknown), Vinh H. Vu, Deborah Leckband, Daniel K. Schwartz	16
10	Soluble Zwitterionic Poly(sulfobetaine) Destabilizes Proteins 2018 ·Biomacromolecules ·Lydia Kisley, (unknown), Caitlin M. Davis, (unknown), Elizabeth Murphy, Martin Gruebele, Deborah Leckband	25
11	Epidermal growth factor receptor and integrins control force-dependent vinculin recruitment to E-cadherin junctions 2018 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), Xinyu Kong, Jun Wu, Raimon Sunyer, Xavier Trepat, Deborah Leckband	23
12	Force-dependent allostery of the α-catenin actin-binding domain controls adherens junction dynamics and functions 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Noboru Ishiyama, Ritu Sarpal, (unknown), (unknown), Tadateru Nishikawa, Hanako Hayashi, (unknown), Annette S. Flozak, Alex Yemelyanov, Rodrigo Fernández‐González, Shigenobu Yonemura, Deborah Leckband, Cara J. Gottardi, Ulrich Tepaß, Mitsuhiko Ikura	69
13	N-cadherin signaling via Trio assembles adherens junctions to restrict endothelial permeability 2018 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Kevin Kruse, (unknown), Ying Sun, Jeffrey A. Klomp, Xiaoyan Yang, Fei Huang, Mitchell Sun, (unknown), Zhigang Hong, Stephen M. Vogel, Jae‐Won Shin, Deborah Leckband, Leon M. Tai, Asrar B. Malik, Yulia Komarova	58
14	Direct Imaging of Protein Stability and Folding Kinetics in Hydrogels 2017 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Lydia Kisley, (unknown), (unknown), Xinyu Kong, Martin Gruebele, Deborah Leckband	32
15	E-cadherin-mediated force transduction signals regulate global cell mechanics 2016 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Ismaeel Muhamed, Jun Wu, (unknown), Xinyu Kong, Arash Tajik, Ning Wang, Deborah Leckband	75
16	N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways 2013 ·Nature Communications ·Mingxing Ouyang, Shaoying Lu, Tae‐Jin Kim, (unknown), Jihye Seong, Deborah Leckband, Fei Wang, Albert B. Reynolds, Martin A. Schwartz, Yingxiao Wang	44
17	Similarities between heterophilic and homophilic cadherin adhesion 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Venkat Maruthamuthu, Deborah Leckband	91
18	Mechanism of homophilic adhesion by the neural cell adhesion molecule: Use of multiple domains and flexibility 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Colin P. Johnson, Ichiro Fujimoto, Claire Perrin-Tricaud, Urs Rutishauser, Deborah Leckband	53
19	Investigating the molecular mechanism of protein interactions with polyethylene glycol 1997 ·S. R. Sheth, Deborah Leckband	1
20	Transport effects on the kinetics of protein-surface binding 1995 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Deborah Leckband, Johannes M. Nitsche	30

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