Françoise Coussen

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Françoise Coussen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Françoise Coussen has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Françoise Coussen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (7 papers). Françoise Coussen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (7 papers). Françoise Coussen collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Norway. Françoise Coussen's co-authors include Christophe Mulle, Daniel Choquet, Jean Massoulié, Kim Orth, John Krupinski, Alfred G. Gilman, Paul Feinstein, Randall R. Reed, Clive A. Slaughter and Wei‐Jen Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Françoise Coussen

41 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Adenylyl Cyclase Amino Acid Sequence: Possible Channel- o... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Adenylyl Cyclase Amino Acid Sequence: Possible Channel- or Transporter-Like Structure
    1989 587 citations Françoise Coussen et al. profile →

Peers

Françoise Coussen
Sylvie Claeysen France
Hiroaki Misonou United States
Daniel Zamanillo Spain
Donna L. McPhie United States
Yi Nong United States
Eric M. Parker United States
James W. Patrick United States
Volker Nimmrich Germany
Ali Salahpour Canada
Michael K. Ahlijanian United States
Sylvie Claeysen France
Françoise Coussen
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Fields of papers citing papers by Françoise Coussen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Françoise Coussen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Françoise Coussen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Françoise Coussen 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 Françoise Coussen. Françoise Coussen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Retailleau, Natacha, et al.. (2023). Regulation of different phases of AMPA receptor intracellular transport by 4.1N and SAP97. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations
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Moretto, Edoardo, et al.. (2023). The tetraspanin TSPAN5 regulates AMPAR exocytosis by interacting with the AP4 complex. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Hangen, Emilie, et al.. (2018). Neuronal Activity and Intracellular Calcium Levels Regulate Intracellular Transport of Newly Synthesized AMPAR. Cell Reports. 24(4). 1001–1012.e3. 41 indexed citations
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Opazo, Patricio, Silvia Viana da Silva, Mario Carta, et al.. (2018). CaMKII Metaplasticity Drives Aβ Oligomer-Mediated Synaptotoxicity. Cell Reports. 23(11). 3137–3145. 57 indexed citations
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Klaassen, Remco V., Françoise Coussen, Anne‐Sophie Hafner, et al.. (2016). Shisa6 traps AMPA receptors at postsynaptic sites and prevents their desensitization during synaptic activity. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10682–10682. 74 indexed citations
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Hafner, Anne‐Sophie, Andrew C. Penn, Dolors Grillo‐Bosch, et al.. (2015). Lengthening of the Stargazin Cytoplasmic Tail Increases Synaptic Transmission by Promoting Interaction to Deeper Domains of PSD-95. Neuron. 86(2). 475–489. 75 indexed citations
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Carta, Mario, Patricio Opazo, Julien Veran, et al.. (2013). CaMKII‐dependent phosphorylation of GluK5 mediates plasticity of kainate receptors. The EMBO Journal. 32(4). 496–510. 41 indexed citations
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Veran, Julien, et al.. (2011). Endocytosis of the Glutamate Receptor Subunit GluK3 Controls Polarized Trafficking. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(32). 11645–11654. 8 indexed citations
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Mondin, Magali, Mario Carta, Elisabeth Normand, Christophe Mulle, & Françoise Coussen. (2010). Profilin II Regulates the Exocytosis of Kainate Glutamate Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(51). 40060–40071. 12 indexed citations
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Perrais, David, Françoise Coussen, & Christophe Mulle. (2009). Atypical Functional Properties of GluK3-Containing Kainate Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(49). 15499–15510. 31 indexed citations
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Coussen, Françoise. (2008). Molecular determinants of kainate receptor trafficking. Neuroscience. 158(1). 25–35. 23 indexed citations
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Pinheiro, Paulo S., David Perrais, Françoise Coussen, et al.. (2007). GluR7 is an essential subunit of presynaptic kainate autoreceptors at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(29). 12181–12186. 118 indexed citations
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Jaskolski, Frédéric, Elisabeth Normand, Christophe Mulle, & Françoise Coussen. (2005). Differential Trafficking of GluR7 Kainate Receptor Subunit Splice Variants. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(24). 22968–22976. 31 indexed citations
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Hirbec, Hélène, Sari E. Lauri, Steven P. Braithwaite, et al.. (2003). Rapid and Differential Regulation of AMPA and Kainate Receptors at Hippocampal Mossy Fibre Synapses by PICK1 and GRIP. Neuron. 37(4). 625–638. 178 indexed citations
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Cognet, Laurent, Françoise Coussen, Daniel Choquet, & Brahim Lounis. (2002). Fluorescence microscopy of single autofluorescent proteins for cellular biology. Comptes Rendus Physique. 3(5). 645–656. 11 indexed citations
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Coussen, Françoise, et al.. (2001). Addition of a Glycophosphatidylinositol to Acetylcholinesterase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(30). 27881–27892. 19 indexed citations
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Massoulié, Jean, Claire Legay, Alain Anselmet, et al.. (1996). Chapter 4 Biosynthesis and integration of acetylcholinesterase in the cholinergic synapse. Progress in brain research. 109. 55–65. 7 indexed citations
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Legay, Claire, Suzanne Bon, Philippe Vernier, Françoise Coussen, & Jean Massoulié. (1993). Cloning and Expression of a Rat Acetylcholinesterase Subunit: Generation of Multiple Molecular Forms and Complementarity with a Torpedo Collagenic Subunit. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(1). 337–346. 94 indexed citations
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Monneron, Ariane, Jacques d’Alayer, & Françoise Coussen. (1987). Purification of the catalytic subunit of adenylate cyclase in vertebrates: state of the art in 1987. Biochimie. 69(4). 263–269. 4 indexed citations
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Coussen, Françoise, Mohamed Guermah, Jacques d’Alayer, et al.. (1986). Evidence for two distinct adenylate cyclase catalysts in rat brain. FEBS Letters. 206(2). 213–217. 10 indexed citations

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