Diane C. Fingar

14.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
49 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Diane C. Fingar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Diane C. Fingar has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Diane C. Fingar's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (30 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (17 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers). Diane C. Fingar is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (30 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (17 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers). Diane C. Fingar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Diane C. Fingar's co-authors include John Blenis, Andrew R. Tee, Brian Magnuson, Sofie R. Salama, Ed Harlow, Hugo A. Acosta-Jaquez, Sallie W. Smith, Rey‐Huei Chen, Leon O. Murphy and Celeste Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Diane C. Fingar

49 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Target of rapamycin (TOR): an integrator of nutrient and growth factor signals and coordinator of cell growth and cell cycle progression

2004 1.0k citations Diane C. Fingar, John Blenis profile →
Mammalian cell size is controlled by mTOR and its downstream targets S6K1 and 4EBP1/eIF4E

2002 872 citations Diane C. Fingar, Sofie R. Salama et al. Genes & Development profile →
Regulation and function of ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K) within mTOR signalling networks

2011 777 citations Brian Magnuson, Diane C. Fingar et al. profile →
Molecular interpretation of ERK signal duration by immediate early gene products

2002 766 citations Leon O. Murphy, Sallie W. Smith et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
mTOR Controls Cell Cycle Progression through Its Cell Growth Effectors S6K1 and 4E-BP1/Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E

2003 733 citations Diane C. Fingar, Celeste Richardson et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Tuberous sclerosis complex-1 and -2 gene products function together to inhibit mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-mediated downstream signaling

2002 647 citations Andrew R. Tee, Diane C. Fingar et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diane C. Fingar

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unexpected roles for AMPK in the suppression of autophagy and the reactivation of MTORC1 signaling during prolonged amino acid deprivation 2024 ·Autophagy ·Dubek Kazyken, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Diane C. Fingar	16
2	Alkaline intracellular pH (pHi) increases PI3K activity to promote mTORC1 and mTORC2 signaling and function during growth factor limitation 2023 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Dubek Kazyken, Stephen I. Lentz, (unknown), Diane C. Fingar	6
3	mTORC1 regulates high levels of protein synthesis in retinal ganglion cells of adult mice 2022 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Patrice E. Fort, Mandy K. Losiewicz, Lynda Elghazi, Dejuan Kong, Corentin Cras‐Méneur, Diane C. Fingar, Scot R. Kimball, Raju V. S. Rajala, Alexander J. Smith, Robin R. Ali, Steven F. Abcouwer, Thomas W. Gardner	6
4	The GATOR2–mTORC2 axis mediates Sestrin2-induced AKT Ser/Thr kinase activation 2020 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Allison H. Kowalsky, Sim Namkoong, (unknown), Hwan‐Woo Park, Dubek Kazyken, Diane C. Fingar, Jun Hee Lee	46
5	mTORC1 and mTORC2 expression in inner retinal neurons and glial cells 2020 ·Experimental Eye Research ·Mandy K. Losiewicz, Lynda Elghazi, Diane C. Fingar, Raju V. S. Rajala, Stephen I. Lentz, Patrice E. Fort, Steven F. Abcouwer, Thomas W. Gardner	16
6	AMPK directly activates mTORC2 to promote cell survival during acute energetic stress 2019 ·Science Signaling ·Dubek Kazyken, Brian Magnuson, Çağrı Bodur, Hugo A. Acosta-Jaquez, Deqiang Zhang, Xin Tong, Tammy M. Barnes, Gabrielle K. Steinl, (unknown), Christopher Altheim, Naveen Sharma, Ken Inoki, Gregory D. Cartee, Dave Bridges, Lei Yin, Steven M. Riddle, Diane C. Fingar	175
7	Cross-talk between Sirtuin and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) Signaling in the Regulation of S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1) Phosphorylation 2014 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sungki Hong, Bin Zhao, David B. Lombard, Diane C. Fingar, Ken Inoki	78
8	ULK1 inhibits mTORC1 signaling, promotes multisite Raptor phosphorylation and hinders substrate binding 2011 ·Autophagy ·Elaine A. Dunlop, (unknown), Hugo A. Acosta-Jaquez, Diane C. Fingar, Andrew R. Tee	169
9	mTOR Ser-2481 Autophosphorylation Monitors mTORC-specific Catalytic Activity and Clarifies Rapamycin Mechanism of Action 2009 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ghada A. Soliman, Hugo A. Acosta-Jaquez, Elaine A. Dunlop, (unknown), (unknown), Andrew R. Tee, Diane C. Fingar	189
10	The Long Form of the Leptin Receptor Regulates STAT5 and Ribosomal Protein S6 via Alternate Mechanisms 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yusong Gong, (unknown), Eneida C. Villanueva, Diane C. Fingar, Heike Münzberg, Martin G. Myers	138
11	A simple qPCR-based method to detect correct insertion of homologous targeting vectors in murine ES cells 2007 ·Transgenic Research ·Ghada A. Soliman, (unknown), Yusong Gong, Justin C. Jones, Rebecca L. Leshan, Thomas L. Saunders, Diane C. Fingar, Martin G. Myers	16
12	Transforming Growth Factor-β Induces Airway Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Adam M. Goldsmith, J. Kelley Bentley, Limei Zhou, Yue Jia, Khalil N. Bitar, Diane C. Fingar, Marc B. Hershenson	80
13	4E-Binding Protein Phosphorylation and Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E Release Are Required for Airway Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Limei Zhou, Adam M. Goldsmith, J. Kelley Bentley, Yue Jia, Michael Rodriguez, Mark K. Abe, Diane C. Fingar, Marc B. Hershenson	47
14	The mTOR/p70 S6K1 pathway regulates vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation 2004 ·American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology ·Kathleen A. Martin, Eva M. Rzucidlo, (unknown), Diane C. Fingar, David J. Brown, Robert J. Wagner, Richard J. Powell	198
15	mTOR Controls Cell Cycle Progression through Its Cell Growth Effectors S6K1 and 4E-BP1/Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E breakdown → 2003 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Diane C. Fingar, Celeste Richardson, Andrew R. Tee, Lynn Cheatham, (unknown), John Blenis	733
16	TOS Motif-Mediated Raptor Binding Regulates 4E-BP1 Multisite Phosphorylation and Function 2003 ·Current Biology ·Stefanie S. Schalm, Diane C. Fingar, David M. Sabatini, John Blenis	395
17	Tuberous sclerosis complex-1 and -2 gene products function together to inhibit mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-mediated downstream signaling breakdown → 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andrew R. Tee, Diane C. Fingar, Brendan D. Manning, David J. Kwiatkowski, Lewis C. Cantley, John Blenis	647
18	Molecular interpretation of ERK signal duration by immediate early gene products breakdown → 2002 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Leon O. Murphy, Sallie W. Smith, Rey‐Huei Chen, Diane C. Fingar, John Blenis	766
19	Mammalian cell size is controlled by mTOR and its downstream targets S6K1 and 4EBP1/eIF4E breakdown → 2002 ·Genes & Development ·Diane C. Fingar, Sofie R. Salama, (unknown), Ed Harlow, John Blenis	872
20	Identification of Wortmannin-sensitive Targets in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sharon F. Hausdorff, Diane C. Fingar, (unknown), Luis A. Garza, Eileen L. Whiteman, Scott A. Summers, Morris J. Birnbaum	91

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