Gary Bokoch

36.9k total citations · 19 hit papers
220 papers, 31.2k citations indexed

About

Gary Bokoch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Bokoch has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 31.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Immunology and 68 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Gary Bokoch's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (98 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (58 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (58 papers). Gary Bokoch is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (98 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (58 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (58 papers). Gary Bokoch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Gary Bokoch's co-authors include Ulla G. Knaus, Céline DerMardirossian, Alfred G. Gilman, Benjamin P. Bohl, Martin A. Schwartz, Luraynne C. Sanders, Frank T. Zenke, Thomas Rudel, Valérie Planat‐Benard and Toshiaki Katada and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gary Bokoch

220 papers receiving 30.6k citations

Hit Papers

Biology of the p21-Activated Kinases 1983 2026 1997 2011 2003 1999 1999 1995 1997 250 500 750
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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. Biology of the p21-Activated Kinases
    2003 891 citations Gary Bokoch profile →
  2. Activation of LIM-kinase by Pak1 couples Rac/Cdc42 GTPase signalling to actin cytoskeletal dynamics
    1999 851 citations Gary Bokoch et al. profile →
  3. Characterization of Rac and Cdc42 Activation in Chemoattractant-stimulated Human Neutrophils Using a Novel Assay for Active GTPases
    1999 679 citations Valérie Planat‐Benard, Benjamin P. Bohl et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Rho Family GTPases Regulate p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase through the Downstream Mediator Pak1
    1995 648 citations Mary Ann Sells, Jonathan Chernoff et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Membrane and Morphological Changes in Apoptotic Cells Regulated by Caspase-Mediated Activation of PAK2
    1997 642 citations Thomas Rudel, Gary Bokoch profile →
  6. Human p21-activated kinase (Pak1) regulates actin organization in mammalian cells
    1997 597 citations Mary Ann Sells, Ulla G. Knaus et al. profile →
  7. Regulation of Phagocyte Oxygen Radical Production by the GTP-Binding Protein Rac 2
    1991 578 citations Ulla G. Knaus, Gary Bokoch et al. profile →
  8. The small GTP-binding protein Rho regulates a phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase in mammalian cells
    1994 571 citations Lisa D. Chong, Alexis Traynor‐Kaplan et al. Cell profile →
  9. Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells
    2000 566 citations Gary Bokoch, Martin A. Schwartz et al. profile →
  10. Thrombin receptor ligation and activated rac uncap actin filament barbed ends through phosphoinositide synthesis in permeabilized human platelets
    1995 565 citations Gary Bokoch et al. Cell profile →
  11. Activation of Rac and Cdc42 by Integrins Mediates Cell Spreading
    1998 535 citations Leo Price, Jie Leng et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell profile →
  12. Nucleotide exchange factor GEF-H1 mediates cross-talk between microtubules and the actin cytoskeleton
    2002 530 citations Frank T. Zenke, Gary Bokoch et al. profile →
  13. Identification of the predominant substrate for ADP-ribosylation by islet activating protein.
    1983 513 citations Gary Bokoch et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  14. GDIs: central regulatory molecules in Rho GTPase activation
    2005 508 citations Céline DerMardirossian, Gary Bokoch profile →
  15. Inhibition of Myosin Light Chain Kinase by p21-Activated Kinase
    1999 508 citations Gary Bokoch et al. profile →
  16. Purification and properties of the inhibitory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component of adenylate cyclase.
    1984 427 citations Gary Bokoch et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  17. Inhibition of receptor-mediated release of arachidonic acid by pertussis toxin
    1984 359 citations Gary Bokoch et al. Cell profile →
  18. The inhibitory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component of adenylate cyclase. Properties and function of the purified protein.
    1984 355 citations Gary Bokoch et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  19. The inhibitory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component of adenylate cyclase. Subunit dissociation and guanine nucleotide-dependent hormonal inhibition.
    1984 294 citations Gary Bokoch et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary Bokoch United States 99 20.4k 10.5k 6.8k 4.7k 3.5k 220 31.2k
Akihiro Iwamatsu Japan 77 18.5k 0.9× 8.4k 0.8× 4.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 2.9k 0.8× 172 29.0k
Peter J. Parker United Kingdom 95 25.3k 1.2× 7.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 3.9k 1.1× 406 33.7k
Jonathan A. Cooper United States 91 22.4k 1.1× 6.3k 0.6× 3.6k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 4.6k 1.3× 237 32.3k
Brian Seed United States 77 17.8k 0.9× 4.5k 0.4× 11.8k 1.7× 5.2k 1.1× 5.0k 1.4× 155 33.2k
Paul Säftig Germany 104 18.9k 0.9× 7.9k 0.7× 4.8k 0.7× 3.2k 0.7× 5.7k 1.6× 333 39.2k
Eisuke Nishida Japan 104 26.9k 1.3× 9.9k 0.9× 3.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 4.7k 1.3× 332 37.5k
Enrique Rozengurt United Kingdom 99 22.2k 1.1× 5.2k 0.5× 2.4k 0.4× 3.0k 0.6× 5.1k 1.5× 504 32.9k
Marilyn G. Farquhar United States 88 15.7k 0.8× 8.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 205 28.2k
Yoshimi Takai Japan 115 40.5k 2.0× 20.2k 1.9× 5.8k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 3.9k 1.1× 629 57.1k
Yi Zheng United States 83 14.1k 0.7× 6.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 2.8k 0.8× 364 21.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Delorme-Walker, Violaine, Jeffrey R. Peterson, Jonathan Chernoff, et al.. (2011). Pak1 regulates focal adhesion strength, myosin IIA distribution, and actin dynamics to optimize cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 193(7). 1289–1303. 80 indexed citations
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Macháček, Matthias, Céline DerMardirossian, Karen Anderson, et al.. (2007). Cofilin Activity Downstream of Pak1 Regulates Cell Protrusion Efficiency by Organizing Lamellipodium and Lamella Actin Networks. Developmental Cell. 13(5). 646–662. 153 indexed citations
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Belvindrah, Richard, Perihan Nalbant, Sheng Ding, et al.. (2006). Integrin-linked kinase regulates Bergmann glial differentiation during cerebellar development. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 33(2). 109–125. 47 indexed citations
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Crawford, Matthew A., et al.. (2006). Bacillus anthracis Toxins Inhibit Human Neutrophil NADPH Oxidase Activity. The Journal of Immunology. 176(12). 7557–7565. 66 indexed citations
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Stofega, Mary R., Céline DerMardirossian, & Gary Bokoch. (2006). Affinity-Based Assay of Rho Guanosine Triphosphatase Activation. Humana Press eBooks. 332. 269–280. 17 indexed citations
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Chang, Yeun‐Chung, et al.. (2006). Contribution of guanine exchange factor H1 in phorbol ester-induced apoptosis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 13(12). 2023–2032. 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tieming & Gary Bokoch. (2005). Critical Role of Proline-Rich Tyrosine Kinase 2 in Reversion of the Adhesion-Mediated Suppression of Reactive Oxygen Species Generation by Human Neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology. 174(12). 8049–8055. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tieming, Valérie Planat‐Benard, Benjamin P. Bohl, & Gary Bokoch. (2003). The molecular basis for adhesion-mediated suppression of reactive oxygen species generation by human neutrophils. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(11). 1732–1740. 68 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Jianhua Fan, Mei Chen, et al.. (2003). Mechanism of Human Dermal Fibroblast Migration Driven by Type I Collagen and Platelet-derived Growth Factor-BB. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(1). 294–309. 149 indexed citations
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Planat‐Benard, Valérie & Gary Bokoch. (2002). Assay of Cdc42, Rac, and Rho GTPase Activation by Affinity Methods. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 345. 349–359. 157 indexed citations
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Ozeri, Vered, Ilan Rosenshine, Avri Ben‐Ze'ev, et al.. (2001). De novo formation of focal complex‐like structures in host cells by invading Streptococci. Molecular Microbiology. 41(3). 561–573. 84 indexed citations
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Dharmawardhane, Suranganie, Annette Schürmann, Mary Ann Sells, et al.. (2000). Regulation of Macropinocytosis by p21-activated Kinase-1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(10). 3341–3352. 251 indexed citations
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King, Charles C., Elisabeth Gardiner, Frank T. Zenke, et al.. (2000). p21-activated Kinase (PAK1) Is Phosphorylated and Activated by 3-Phosphoinositide-dependent Kinase-1 (PDK1). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(52). 41201–41209. 194 indexed citations
14.
Price, Leo, Jie Leng, Martin A. Schwartz, & Gary Bokoch. (1998). Activation of Rac and Cdc42 by Integrins Mediates Cell Spreading. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 9(7). 1863–1871. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rudel, Thomas, Frank T. Zenke, Tsung‐Hsien Chuang, & Gary Bokoch. (1998). Cutting Edge: p21-Activated Kinase (PAK) Is Required for Fas-Induced JNK Activation in Jurkat Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 160(1). 7–11. 79 indexed citations
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Thomas, James E., et al.. (1997). Inhibition of MG-63 cell proliferation and PDGF-stimulated cellular processes by inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 64(2). 182–195. 28 indexed citations
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Ren, Xiang-Dong, et al.. (1996). Physical association of the small GTPase Rho with a 68-kDa phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase in Swiss 3T3 cells.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 7(3). 435–442. 187 indexed citations
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Bokoch, Gary, Yan Wang, Benjamin P. Bohl, et al.. (1996). Interaction of the Nck Adapter Protein with p21-activated Kinase (PAK1). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(42). 25746–25749. 269 indexed citations
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Chong, Lisa D., Alexis Traynor‐Kaplan, Gary Bokoch, & Martin A. Schwartz. (1994). The small GTP-binding protein Rho regulates a phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase in mammalian cells. Cell. 79(3). 507–513. 571 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bokoch, Gary, et al.. (1993). The Rap1A Protein Enhances Protein Kinase C Activity in Vitro. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 195(3). 1321–1328. 15 indexed citations

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