Frank Edlich

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Frank Edlich is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Edlich has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Frank Edlich's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (18 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (16 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers). Frank Edlich is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (18 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (16 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers). Frank Edlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frank Edlich's co-authors include Richard J. Youle, Megan M. Cleland, Soojay Banerjee, Gunter Fischer, Nico Tjandra, Franziska Todt, Franziska Jarczowski, Damien Arnoult, Albert Neutzner and Motoshi Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Frank Edlich

42 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

BCL-2 proteins and apoptosis: Recent insights and unknowns 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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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. BCL-2 proteins and apoptosis: Recent insights and unknowns
    2017 498 citations Frank Edlich profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Edlich Germany 26 2.1k 423 353 334 329 42 2.8k
Florian J. Bock Austria 16 1.8k 0.8× 478 1.1× 359 1.0× 339 1.0× 449 1.4× 21 2.7k
Céline Candé France 16 2.6k 1.2× 379 0.9× 389 1.1× 259 0.8× 395 1.2× 17 3.4k
Helin Vakifahmetoglu-Norberg Sweden 15 1.6k 0.8× 491 1.2× 348 1.0× 366 1.1× 257 0.8× 21 2.2k
Robert Eskes Switzerland 10 3.3k 1.6× 409 1.0× 457 1.3× 285 0.9× 401 1.2× 10 3.8k
Zhen Wang China 32 2.2k 1.1× 440 1.0× 445 1.3× 699 2.1× 599 1.8× 153 3.6k
Keith G. Wolter United States 10 2.4k 1.1× 425 1.0× 339 1.0× 266 0.8× 474 1.4× 15 3.0k
Shawn B. Bratton United States 28 2.9k 1.4× 575 1.4× 634 1.8× 447 1.3× 572 1.7× 40 3.9k
Paul Nicklin United Kingdom 23 1.8k 0.9× 282 0.7× 261 0.7× 516 1.5× 391 1.2× 40 3.3k
Jing Zhao China 30 1.8k 0.8× 594 1.4× 575 1.6× 439 1.3× 300 0.9× 125 3.4k
Candace Guerrero United States 12 2.1k 1.0× 757 1.8× 348 1.0× 296 0.9× 150 0.5× 21 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Edlich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Edlich

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

All Works

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Theyse, Lars F.H., et al.. (2023). Apoptosis Regulation in Osteoarthritis and the Influence of Lipid Interactions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13028–13028. 14 indexed citations
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Wolf, Philipp, Axel Schoeniger, & Frank Edlich. (2022). Pro-apoptotic complexes of BAX and BAK on the outer mitochondrial membrane. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1869(10). 119317–119317. 114 indexed citations
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Gentle, Ian E., et al.. (2022). Chlamydia trachomatis inhibits apoptosis in infected cells by targeting the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Bak. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(10). 2046–2059. 19 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Jens U. & Frank Edlich. (2019). Predisposition to Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Mechanistic Insights to Therapeutic Strategies. Frontiers in Oncology. 9. 1421–1421. 37 indexed citations
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Mali, Girish R., Patricia L. Yeyati, Seiya Mizuno, et al.. (2018). ZMYND10 functions in a chaperone relay during axonemal dynein assembly. eLife. 7. 44 indexed citations
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Sauter, Manuela, Edimara S. Reis, Fréderic Emschermann, et al.. (2018). Functional Relevance of the Anaphylatoxin Receptor C3aR for Platelet Function and Arterial Thrombus Formation Marks an Intersection Point Between Innate Immunity and Thrombosis. Circulation. 138(16). 1720–1735. 86 indexed citations
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Lauterwasser, Joachim, et al.. (2018). Assessment of Dynamic BCL-2 Protein Shuttling Between Outer Mitochondrial Membrane and Cytosol. Methods in molecular biology. 1877. 151–161. 6 indexed citations
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Reichenbach, Frank, Enrico Schalk, Diana Becker, et al.. (2017). Mitochondrial BAX Determines the Predisposition to Apoptosis in Human AML. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(16). 4805–4816. 24 indexed citations
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Andreu-Férnández, Vicente, Mónica Sancho, Ainhoa Genovés, et al.. (2016). Bax transmembrane domain interacts with prosurvival Bcl-2 proteins in biological membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(2). 310–315. 84 indexed citations
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Lopez, Jonathan, Joel S. Riley, Evangelos Giampazolias, et al.. (2016). Mito-priming as a method to engineer Bcl-2 addiction. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10538–10538. 48 indexed citations
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Jahreis, Günther, et al.. (2012). The FKBP38 Catalytic Domain Binds to Bcl-2 via a Charge-sensitive Loop. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 19665–19673. 15 indexed citations
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Todt, Franziska, et al.. (2012). The C-terminal helix of Bcl-xL mediates Bax retrotranslocation from the mitochondria. Cell Death and Differentiation. 20(2). 333–342. 105 indexed citations
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Hoppins, Suzanne, Frank Edlich, Megan M. Cleland, et al.. (2011). The Soluble Form of Bax Regulates Mitochondrial Fusion via MFN2 Homotypic Complexes. Molecular Cell. 41(2). 150–160. 186 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank, Soojay Banerjee, Motoshi Suzuki, et al.. (2011). Bcl-xL Retrotranslocates Bax from the Mitochondria into the Cytosol. Cell. 145(1). 104–116. 480 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank & Christian Lücke. (2011). From cell death to viral replication: the diverse functions of the membrane-associated FKBP38. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 11(4). 348–353. 31 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank, Günther Jahreis, Franziska Jarczowski, et al.. (2010). New structural aspects of FKBP38 activation. Biological Chemistry. 391(10). 1157–67. 11 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank, et al.. (2007). The Bcl-2 Regulator FKBP38-Calmodulin-Ca2+ Is Inhibited by Hsp90. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(21). 15341–15348. 41 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank, Matthias Weiwad, Dirk Wildemann, et al.. (2006). The Specific FKBP38 Inhibitor N-(N′,N′-Dimethylcarboxamidomethyl)cycloheximide Has Potent Neuroprotective and Neurotrophic Properties in Brain Ischemia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(21). 14961–14970. 75 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank, Matthias Weiwad, Frank Erdmann, et al.. (2005). Bcl‐2 regulator FKBP38 is activated by Ca2+/calmodulin. The EMBO Journal. 24(14). 2688–2699. 115 indexed citations
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Edlich, Frank & Gunter Fischer. (2005). Pharmacological Targeting of Catalyzed Protein Folding: The Example of Peptide Bond cis/trans Isomerases. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 359–404. 27 indexed citations

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