E. Timothy O’Brien

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

E. Timothy O’Brien is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Timothy O’Brien has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cell Biology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E. Timothy O’Brien's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (18 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (11 papers). E. Timothy O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (18 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (11 papers). E. Timothy O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. E. Timothy O’Brien's co-authors include Harold Erickson, William A. Voter, Richard Superfine, R. A. Walker, E. D. Salmon, Nancy Pryer, Keith Burridge, Christophe Guilluy, Vinay Swaminathan and Michael R. Falvo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Cell Biology and The Journal of Immunology.

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E. Timothy O’Brien

48 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Dynamic instability of individual microtubules analyzed by video light microscopy: rate constants and transition frequencies.

1988 803 citations R. A. Walker, E. Timothy O’Brien et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vinculin and metavinculin exhibit distinct effects on focal adhesion properties, cell migration, and mechanotransduction 2025 ·UNC Libraries ·Keith Burridge, Fabio Urbina, Stephanie L. Gupton, Sharon L. Campbell, Lisa Sharek, E. Timothy O’Brien, Richard Superfine, (unknown)	1
2	Combined Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy and FRAP Maps Intranuclear Diffusion of NLS-GFP 2020 ·Biophysical Journal ·Chad M. Hobson, E. Timothy O’Brien, Michael R. Falvo, Richard Superfine	11
3	Combined Atomic Force Microscope and Volumetric Light Sheet System for Correlative Force and Fluorescence Mechanobiology Studies 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Chad M. Hobson, Megan Kern, (unknown), E. Timothy O’Brien, Takashi Watanabe, (unknown), Michael Boyce, Sergio Grinstein, Klaus M. Hahn, Michael R. Falvo, Richard Superfine	30
4	Nuclear Deformation with Combined AFM and 3D Multi-Color Live-Cell Line Bessel Sheet Imaging 2019 ·Biophysical Journal ·Chad M. Hobson, (unknown), (unknown), Andrew D. Stephens, E. Timothy O’Brien, Michael R. Falvo, Richard Superfine	1
5	Differential Expression of Genes in Cells Cultured from Juxtacanalicular Trabecular Meshwork and Schlemm's Canal 2014 ·Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics ·E. Timothy O’Brien, Yanhong Wang, Hongyu Ying, Jianbo Yue	9
6	The RhoA Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, LARG, Mediates ICAM-1–Dependent Mechanotransduction in Endothelial Cells To Stimulate Transendothelial Migration 2014 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Lukas D. Osborne, Elizabeth Monaghan-Benson, Christophe Guilluy, E. Timothy O’Brien, Richard Superfine, Keith Burridge	43
7	Submillisecond Elastic Recoil Reveals Molecular Origins of Fibrin Fiber Mechanics 2013 ·Biophysical Journal ·Nathan E. Hudson, Feng Ding, (unknown), E. Timothy O’Brien, Oleg V. Gorkun, Richard Superfine, Susan T. Lord, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Michael R. Falvo	32
8	Localized Tensional Forces on PECAM-1 Elicit a Global Mechanotransduction Response via the Integrin-RhoA Pathway 2012 ·Current Biology ·Caitlin Collins, Christophe Guilluy, Christopher M. Welch, E. Timothy O’Brien, Klaus M. Hahn, Richard Superfine, Keith Burridge, Ellie Tzima	134
9	The Rho GEFs LARG and GEF-H1 regulate the mechanical response to force on integrins 2011 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Christophe Guilluy, Vinay Swaminathan, Rafael García‐Mata, E. Timothy O’Brien, Richard Superfine, Keith Burridge	293
10	Stiffening of Individual Fibrin Fibers Equitably Distributes Strain and Strengthens Networks 2010 ·Biophysical Journal ·Nathan E. Hudson, John R. Houser, E. Timothy O’Brien, Russell M. Taylor, Richard Superfine, Susan T. Lord, Michael R. Falvo	69
11	Force Generation and Dynamics of Individual Cilia under External Loading 2010 ·Biophysical Journal ·David B. Hill, Vinay Swaminathan, (unknown), Jeremy Cribb, E. Timothy O’Brien, C. William Davis, Richard Superfine	56
12	Three-dimensional force microscope: A nanometric optical tracking and magnetic manipulation system for the biomedical sciences 2005 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·Jay K. Fisher, J. R. Cummings, (unknown), Leandra Vicci, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gary Bishop, Russell M. Taylor, C. William Davis, Richard C. Boucher, E. Timothy O’Brien, Richard Superfine	33
13	Effect of hydrostatic pressure gradients and Na₂EDTA on permeability of human Schlemm's canal cell monolayers 2004 ·Current Eye Research ·(unknown), Wei Zhou, E. Timothy O’Brien, Bruce C. Roberts, W. Daniel Stamer	16
14	Localization of myocilin to the golgi apparatus in Schlemm's canal cells. 2000 ·PubMed ·E. Timothy O’Brien, Xuefeng Ren, Yuanyuan Wang	31
15	n-ethylmaleimide and ethacrynic acid inhibit kinesin binding to microtubules in a motility assay 1997 ·Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton ·R. A. Walker, E. Timothy O’Brien, David L. Epstein, (unknown)	7
16	Microtubule Dynamic Instability and GTP Hydrolysis 1992 ·Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure ·Harold Erickson, E. Timothy O’Brien	189
17	Dilution‐induced disassembly of microtubules: Relation to dynamic instability and the GTP cap 1991 ·Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton ·William A. Voter, E. Timothy O’Brien, Harold Erickson	58
18	Assembly of pure tubulin in the absence of free GTP: effect of magnesium, glycerol, ATP, and the nonhydrolyzable GTP analogs 1989 ·Biochemistry ·E. Timothy O’Brien, Harold Erickson	38
19	GTP hydrolysis during microtubule assembly 1987 ·Biochemistry ·E. Timothy O’Brien, William A. Voter, Harold Erickson	98
20	Inhibition of bovine brain microtubule assembly in vitro by stypoldione. 1983 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·E. Timothy O’Brien, Robert S. Jacobs, L Wilson	12

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