Derek Thomson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Derek Thomson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Thomson has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Derek Thomson's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers). Derek Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers). Derek Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Derek Thomson's co-authors include Thomas H. Gillingwater, Richard R. Ribchester, Lyndsay M. Murray, Michael P. Coleman, Laura H. Comley, Kevin Talbot, Nick Parkinson, Felipe A. Court, Thomas M. Wishart and Till G.A. Mack and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Derek Thomson

25 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Wallerian degeneration of injured axons and synapses is delayed by a Ube4b/Nmnat chimeric gene

2001 501 citations Till G.A. Mack, Michael Reiner et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bioenergetic status modulates motor neuron vulnerability and pathogenesis in a zebrafish model of spinal muscular atrophy 2017 ·PLoS Genetics ·Penelope J Boyd, (unknown), Hannah K. Shorrock, Ewout J. N. Groen, Roderick N. Carter, Rachael A. Powis, (unknown), Derek Thomson, Laura C. Graham, (unknown), Thomas M. Wishart, J. Robin Highley, Nicholas M. Morton, Thomas Becker, Catherina G. Becker, Paul R. Heath, Thomas H. Gillingwater	72
2	Systemic restoration of UBA1 ameliorates disease in spinal muscular atrophy 2016 ·JCI Insight ·Rachael A. Powis, Evangelia Karyka, Penelope J Boyd, Julien Côme, Ross A. Jones, (unknown), (unknown), Ewout J. N. Groen, Gillian Hunter, Derek Thomson, Thomas M. Wishart, Catherina G. Becker, Simon H. Parson, Cécile Martinat, Mimoun Azzouz, Thomas H. Gillingwater	69
3	Synaptic NMDA receptor activity is coupled to the transcriptional control of the glutathione system 2015 ·Nature Communications ·Paul Baxter, Karen Bell, Philip Hasel, Angela M. Kaindl, Michael Fricker, Derek Thomson, Sean P. Cregan, Thomas H. Gillingwater, Giles E. Hardingham	118
4	Morphological Characteristics of Motor Neurons Do Not Determine Their Relative Susceptibility to Degeneration in a Mouse Model of Severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Chantal A. Mutsaers, Derek Thomson, Gillian Hamilton, Simon H. Parson, Thomas H. Gillingwater	32
5	ApoE isoform-specific regulation of regeneration in the peripheral nervous system 2011 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Laura H. Comley, Heidi R. Fuller, Thomas M. Wishart, Chantal A. Mutsaers, Derek Thomson, Ann K. Wright, Richard R. Ribchester, Glenn E. Morris, Simon H. Parson, Karen Horsburgh, Thomas H. Gillingwater	29
6	Induction of Cell Stress in Neurons from Transgenic Mice Expressing Yellow Fluorescent Protein: Implications for Neurodegeneration Research 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Laura H. Comley, Thomas M. Wishart, (unknown), Lyndsay M. Murray, Ailish Nimmo, Derek Thomson, Simon H. Parson, Thomas H. Gillingwater	25
7	Targeting NMNAT1 to Axons and Synapses Transforms Its Neuroprotective PotencyIn Vivo 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Elisabetta Babetto, Bogdan Beirowski, Lucie Janečková, Rosalind Brown, Jonathan Gilley, Derek Thomson, Richard R. Ribchester, Michael P. Coleman	97
8	Expression of the neuroprotective slow Wallerian degeneration (Wld S ) gene in non-neuronal tissues 2009 ·BMC Neuroscience ·Thomas M. Wishart, David G. Brownstein, Derek Thomson, (unknown), (unknown), Jack W. Tsao, Thomas H. Gillingwater	3
9	Axonal and neuromuscular synaptic phenotypes in Wld, SOD1 and ostes mutant mice identified by fiber-optic confocal microendoscopy 2009 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Frances Wong, Li Fan, Sara Wells, Robert W. Hartley, Francesca E. Mackenzie, Oyinlola Oyebode, Rosalind Brown, Derek Thomson, Michael P. Coleman, (unknown), Richard R. Ribchester	24
10	Selective vulnerability of motor neurons and dissociation of pre- and post-synaptic pathology at the neuromuscular junction in mouse models of spinal muscular atrophy 2007 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Lyndsay M. Murray, Laura H. Comley, Derek Thomson, Nick Parkinson, Kevin Talbot, Thomas H. Gillingwater	317
11	Progressive Loss of Motor Neuron Function in Wasted Mice: Effects of a Spontaneous Null Mutation in the Gene for the eEF1A2 Translation Factor 2005 ·Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology ·Helen J. Newbery, Thomas H. Gillingwater, Permphan Dharmasaroja, Josephine Peters, Stephen B. Wharton, Derek Thomson, Richard R. Ribchester, Catherine M. Abbott	42
12	Progressive abnormalities in skeletal muscle and neuromuscular junctions of transgenic mice expressing the Huntington's disease mutation 2004 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Richard R. Ribchester, Derek Thomson, Nigel I. Wood, Timothy Hinks, Thomas H. Gillingwater, Thomas M. Wishart, Felipe A. Court, A. Jennifer Morton	138
13	Axotomy‐dependent and ‐independent synapse elimination in organ cultures of Wld^s mutant mouse skeletal muscle 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Simon H. Parson, Richard R. Ribchester, Neil Davie, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas H. Gillingwater, Derek Thomson	10
14	Mutant α-Latrotoxin (LTXN4C) Does Not Form Pores and Causes Secretion by Receptor Stimulation 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Kirill E. Volynski, Marco Capogna, Anthony C. Ashton, Derek Thomson, Elena V. Orlova, Catherine Manser, Richard R. Ribchester, Yuri A. Ushkaryov	38
15	Myo-GDNF increases non-functional polyinnervation of reinnervated mouse muscle 2003 ·Neuroreport ·Thomas H. Gillingwater, Derek Thomson, Richard R. Ribchester	15
16	Age‐Dependent Synapse Withdrawal at Axotomised Neuromuscular Junctions in Wld^s Mutant and Ube4b/Nmnat Transgenic Mice 2002 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Thomas H. Gillingwater, Derek Thomson, Till G.A. Mack, Ellen M. Soffin, (unknown), Michael P. Coleman, Richard R. Ribchester	83
17	Wallerian degeneration of injured axons and synapses is delayed by a Ube4b/Nmnat chimeric gene breakdown → 2001 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Till G.A. Mack, Michael Reiner, Bogdan Beirowski, Weiqian Mi, Monica Emanuelli, Diana Wagner, Derek Thomson, Thomas H. Gillingwater, Felipe A. Court, Laura Conforti, Febilla Fernando, Andrea Tarlton, Christian Andressen, Klaus Addicks, Giulio Magni, Richard R. Ribchester, V. Hugh Perry, Michael P. Coleman	501
18	Enhancement of spontaneous transmitter release at neonatal mouse neuromuscular junctions by the glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) 1998 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Richard R. Ribchester, Derek Thomson, Lewis Haddow, Yuri A. Ushkaryov	38
19	Neurotoxicity of peptide analogues of the transactivating protein tat from maedi-visna virus and human immunodeficiency virus 1993 ·Neuroscience ·Michael J. Hayman, Gordon W. Arbuthnott, Gordon D. Harkiss, (unknown), P Filippi, Valérie Philippon, Derek Thomson, Robert Vigne, Adam Wright	87
20	Localization of S‐100 protein in a Leydig and Sertoli cell tumour of testis 1989 ·Histopathology ·K M McLaren, Derek Thomson	8

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