Don W. Cleveland is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Neurology.
According to data from OpenAlex, Don W. Cleveland has authored 396 papers receiving a total of 76.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 251 papers in Molecular Biology, 170 papers in Cell Biology and 128 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Don W. Cleveland's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (143 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (127 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (88 papers). Don W. Cleveland is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (143 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (127 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (88 papers). Don W. Cleveland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Japan. Don W. Cleveland's co-authors include Marc W. Kirschner, Ulrich K. Laemmli, S G Fischer, Magdalini Polymenidou, Beth A.A. Weaver, Andrew J. Holland, Michael K. Lee, Séverine Boillée, Kevin F. Sullivan and Margaret A. Lopata and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.
In The Last Decade
Don W. Cleveland
393 papers
receiving
74.0k citations
Hit Papers
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topics.
Peptide mapping by limited proteolysis in sodium dodecyl sulfate and analysis by gel electrophoresis.
19775.3k citationsDon W. Cleveland et al.profile →
Number and evolutionary conservation of α- and β-tubulin and cytoplasmic β- and γ-actin genes using specific cloned cDNA probes
19801.8k citationsDon W. Cleveland et al.profile →
Decoding ALS: from genes to mechanism
20161.4k citationsRobert H. Brown, Don W. Cleveland et al.profile →
Converging Mechanisms in ALS and FTD: Disrupted RNA and Protein Homeostasis
20131.3k citationsMagdalini Polymenidou, Don W. Cleveland et al.Neuronprofile →
Onset and Progression in Inherited ALS Determined by Motor Neurons and Microglia
20061.3k citationsSéverine Boillée, Koji Yamanaka et al.Scienceprofile →
An adverse property of a familial ALS-linked SOD1 mutation causes motor neuron disease characterized by vacuolar degeneration of mitochondria
19951.2k citationsNeal G. Copeland, Nancy A. Jenkins et al.Neuronprofile →
UNRAVELING THE MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN MOTOR NEURON DEGENERATION IN ALS
20041.2k citationsTimothy M. Miller, Don W. Cleveland et al.Annual Review of Neuroscienceprofile →
From charcot to lou gehrig: deciphering selective motor neuron death in als
20011.1k citationsDon W. Cleveland, Jeffrey D. RothsteinNature reviews. Neuroscienceprofile →
ALS: A Disease of Motor Neurons and Their Nonneuronal Neighbors
20061.1k citationsSéverine Boillée, Christine Vande Velde et al.Neuronprofile →
ALS-Linked SOD1 Mutant G85R Mediates Damage to Astrocytes and Promotes Rapidly Progressive Disease with SOD1-Containing Inclusions
19971.1k citationsNeal G. Copeland, Jeffrey D. Rothstein et al.Neuronprofile →
Aggregation and Motor Neuron Toxicity of an ALS-Linked SOD1 Mutant Independent from Wild-Type SOD1
1998960 citationsDon W. Cleveland et al.Scienceprofile →
Long pre-mRNA depletion and RNA missplicing contribute to neuronal vulnerability from loss of TDP-43
2011959 citationsMagdalini Polymenidou, Clotilde Lagier‐Tourenne et al.Nature Neuroscienceprofile →
On the road to cancer: aneuploidy and the mitotic checkpoint
A Structural Scaffolding of Intermediate Filaments in Health and Disease
1998812 citationsDon W. Cleveland et al.Scienceprofile →
Non–cell autonomous toxicity in neurodegenerative disorders: ALS and beyond
2009808 citationsHristelina Ilieva, Magdalini Polymenidou et al.The Journal of Cell Biologyprofile →
High level transient expression of a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene by DEAE-dextran mediated DNA transfection coupled with a dimethyl sulfoxide or glycerol shock treatment
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Bennett, C. Frank, Adrian R. Krainer, & Don W. Cleveland. (2019). Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 42(1). 385–406.242 indexed citations breakdown →
Ly, Peter, Ofer Shoshani, Helen Skaletsky, et al.. (2016). Selective Y centromere inactivation triggers chromosome shattering in micronuclei and repair by non-homologous end joining. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).5 indexed citations
Ilieva, Hristelina, Magdalini Polymenidou, & Don W. Cleveland. (2009). Non–cell autonomous toxicity in neurodegenerative disorders: ALS and beyond. The Journal of Cell Biology. 187(6). 761–772.808 indexed citations breakdown →
Boillée, Séverine, Koji Yamanaka, Christian S. Lobsiger, et al.. (2006). Onset and Progression in Inherited ALS Determined by Motor Neurons and Microglia. Science. 312(5778). 1389–1392.1265 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boillée, Séverine, Christine Vande Velde, & Don W. Cleveland. (2006). ALS: A Disease of Motor Neurons and Their Nonneuronal Neighbors. Neuron. 52(1). 39–59.1121 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foltz, Daniel R., Lars E.T. Jansen, Ben E. Black, et al.. (2006). The human CENP-A centromeric nucleosome-associated complex. Nature Cell Biology. 8(5). 458–469.566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clement, Albrecht M., Minh Dang Nguyen, Elizabeth A. Roberts, et al.. (2003). Wild-Type Nonneuronal Cells Extend Survival of SOD1 Mutant Motor Neurons in ALS Mice. Science. 302(5642). 113–117.855 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cleveland, Don W. & Jeffrey D. Rothstein. (2001). From charcot to lou gehrig: deciphering selective motor neuron death in als. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 2(11). 806–819.1137 indexed citations breakdown →
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