Didier Portran

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Didier Portran is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Didier Portran has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cell Biology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Didier Portran's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (2 papers). Didier Portran is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (2 papers). Didier Portran collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Didier Portran's co-authors include Maxence V. Nachury, Manuel Théry, Laura Schaedel, Zhenjie Xu, Jérémie Gaillard, M. Peter Marinkovich, Andrea Aguilar, Vicente Herranz‐Pérez, Fan Ye and Andrew R. Nager and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Didier Portran

13 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microtubules acquire resistance from mechanical breakage through intralumenal acetylation

2017 353 citations Zhenjie Xu, Laura Schaedel et al. Science profile →
Tubulin acetylation protects long-lived microtubules against mechanical ageing

2017 352 citations Didier Portran, Laura Schaedel et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers

Didier Portran

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Zhenjie Xu China

Heidi Hehnly United States

Hiroki Inoue Japan

James J. Hartman United States

Justin A. Bosch United States

Gloria Jih United States

Mikhail Bashkurov Canada

Juha Saarikangas Finland

Laura Schaedel France

Piergiorgio Percipalle Sweden

Zhenjie Xu China

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823 ×1.1

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99 ×1.0

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103 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Didier Portran

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Didier Portran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Didier Portran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Didier Portran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Didier Portran based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Didier Portran. Didier Portran is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Chen, Xiuzhen, Didier Portran, Dimitris Liakopoulos, et al.. (2023). The motor domain of the kinesin Kip2 promotes microtubule polymerization at microtubule tips. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(7). 4 indexed citations

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Inoue, Daisuke, Jérémie Gaillard, Zaw Min Htet, et al.. (2021). Self-repair protects microtubules from destruction by molecular motors. Nature Materials. 20(6). 883–891. 58 indexed citations

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Eshun-Wilson, Lisa, Rui Zhang, Didier Portran, et al.. (2019). Effects of α-tubulin acetylation on microtubule structure and stability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(21). 10366–10371. 235 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenjie, Laura Schaedel, Didier Portran, et al.. (2017). Microtubules acquire resistance from mechanical breakage through intralumenal acetylation. Science. 356(6335). 328–332. 353 indexed citations breakdown →

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Portran, Didier, Laura Schaedel, Zhenjie Xu, Manuel Théry, & Maxence V. Nachury. (2017). Tubulin acetylation protects long-lived microtubules against mechanical ageing. Nature Cell Biology. 19(4). 391–398. 352 indexed citations breakdown →

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Portran, Didier & Maxence V. Nachury. (2017). Measurement of tubulin oligomers self-assembly by FRET.. Protocol Exchange. 1 indexed citations

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Nager, Andrew R., Vicente Herranz‐Pérez, Didier Portran, et al.. (2016). An Actin Network Dispatches Ciliary GPCRs into Extracellular Vesicles to Modulate Signaling. Cell. 168(1-2). 252–263.e14. 270 indexed citations

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Portran, Didier. (2014). Micropatterning Microtubules. Methods in cell biology. 120. 39–51. 5 indexed citations

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Stoppin‐Mellet, Virginie, et al.. (2013). MAP65 Coordinate Microtubule Growth during Bundle Formation. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56808–e56808. 25 indexed citations

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Su, Xiaolei, Hugo Arellano-Santoyo, Didier Portran, et al.. (2013). Microtubule-sliding activity of a kinesin-8 promotes spindle assembly and spindle-length control. Nature Cell Biology. 15(8). 948–957. 64 indexed citations

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Portran, Didier, Jérémie Gaillard, Virginie Stoppin‐Mellet, et al.. (2013). MAP65/Ase1 promote microtubule flexibility. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(12). 1964–1973. 54 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Philip, Didier Portran, Sabine Palle, et al.. (2012). Selective transmigration of monocyte-associated HIV-1 across a human cervical monolayer and its modulation by seminal plasma. AIDS. 26(7). 785–796. 18 indexed citations

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Portran, Didier, Jérémie Gaillard, Marylin Vantard, & Manuel Théry. (2012). Quantification of MAP and molecular motor activities on geometrically controlled microtubule networks. Cytoskeleton. 70(1). 12–23. 27 indexed citations

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