Gary Thomas

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Gary Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Thomas has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cell Biology and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Gary Thomas's work include Cellular transport and secretion (23 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (22 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers). Gary Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (23 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (22 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers). Gary Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Gary Thomas's co-authors include Sean S. Molloy, Laurel Thomas, Kurt R. Klimpel, François Jean, Patricia A. Bresnahan, Lei Wan, Yang K. Xiang, Thomas Simmen, Chien‐Hui Hung and S H Leppla 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

Gary Thomas

79 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Furin at the cutting edge: From protein traffic to embryogenesis and disease

2002 986 citations Gary Thomas profile →
Human furin is a calcium-dependent serine endoprotease that recognizes the sequence Arg-X-X-Arg and efficiently cleaves anthrax toxin protective antigen.

1992 593 citations Sean S. Molloy, Gary Thomas et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gary Thomas	4.7k	2.5k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	79	8.1k
Masakazu Hatanaka	4.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	2.4k 2.1×	881 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	224	9.1k
Guido David	5.7k 1.2×	3.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	483 0.4×	758 0.7×	100	8.8k
George Banting	3.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	792 0.7×	705 0.6×	108	6.5k
Simona Polo	5.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	928 0.8×	732 0.7×	500 0.5×	78	7.4k
Michael G. Roth	7.5k 1.6×	3.9k 1.6×	958 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	950 0.9×	114	10.6k
David J. Katzmann	5.1k 1.1×	4.2k 1.7×	648 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	443 0.4×	57	7.5k
Selene K. Swanson	8.6k 1.8×	930 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	806 0.7×	830 0.8×	93	10.7k
Ineke Braakman	5.2k 1.1×	3.7k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	550 0.5×	100	8.3k
Philip J. Barr	4.9k 1.0×	615 0.2×	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	924 0.8×	82	8.7k
Jacques Camonis	8.9k 1.9×	3.9k 1.6×	1.7k 1.5×	748 0.7×	709 0.6×	149	11.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Gary Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary Thomas

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Krzysiak, Troy C., You‐Jin Choi, Yong Joon Kim, et al.. (2024). Inhibitory protein–protein interactions of the SIRT1 deacetylase are choreographed by post‐translational modification. Protein Science. 33(4). e4938–e4938. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Hyun Kyung, et al.. (2023). Do PACS1 variants impeding adaptor protein binding predispose to syndromic intellectual disability?. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 191(8). 2181–2187. 3 indexed citations

Long, Nguyen Phuoc, Tran Diem Nghi, Nguyễn Hoàng Anh, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide kinase-MAM interactome screening reveals the role of CK2A1 in MAM Ca²⁺dynamics linked to DEE66. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(32). e2303402120–e2303402120. 11 indexed citations

Mani, Chinnadurai, Kaushlendra Tripathi, David W. Clark, et al.. (2020). The multifunctional protein PACS-1 is required for HDAC2- and HDAC3-dependent chromatin maturation and genomic stability. Oncogene. 39(12). 2583–2596. 21 indexed citations

Krzysiak, Troy C., Laurel Thomas, You‐Jin Choi, et al.. (2018). An Insulin-Responsive Sensor in the SIRT1 Disordered Region Binds DBC1 and PACS-2 to Control Enzyme Activity. Molecular Cell. 72(6). 985–998.e7. 35 indexed citations

Smithgall, Thomas E. & Gary Thomas. (2013). Small molecule inhibitors of the HIV-1 virulence factor, Nef. Drug Discovery Today Technologies. 10(4). e523–e529. 31 indexed citations

Dikeakos, Jimmy D., et al.. (2012). An interdomain binding site on HIV-1 Nef interacts with PACS-1 and PACS-2 on endosomes to down-regulate MHC-I. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(11). 2184–2197. 56 indexed citations

Dikeakos, Jimmy D., Katelyn M. Atkins, Laurel Thomas, et al.. (2010). Small Molecule Inhibition of HIV-1–Induced MHC-I Down-Regulation Identifies a Temporally Regulated Switch in Nef Action. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(19). 3279–3292. 56 indexed citations

Simmen, Thomas, Emily M. Lynes, Kevin Gesson, & Gary Thomas. (2010). Oxidative protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum: Tight links to the mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798(8). 1465–1473. 184 indexed citations

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Aslan, Joseph E. & Gary Thomas. (2009). Death by Committee: Organellar Trafficking and Communication in Apoptosis. Traffic. 10(10). 1390–1404. 38 indexed citations

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Atkins, Katelyn M., Laurel Thomas, Robert T. Youker, et al.. (2008). HIV-1 Nef Binds PACS-2 to Assemble a Multikinase Cascade That Triggers Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (MHC-I) Down-regulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(17). 11772–11784. 71 indexed citations

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Simmen, Thomas, Joseph E. Aslan, Laurel Thomas, et al.. (2005). PACS‐2 controls endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria communication and Bid‐mediated apoptosis. The EMBO Journal. 24(4). 717–729. 481 indexed citations

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Degnin, Catherine, François Jean, Gary Thomas, & Jan L. Christian. (2004). Cleavages within the Prodomain Direct Intracellular Trafficking and Degradation of Mature Bone Morphogenetic Protein-4. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(11). 5012–5020. 88 indexed citations

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Thomas, Laurel, et al.. (2002). HIV-1 Nef Downregulates MHC-I by a PACS-1- and PI3K-Regulated ARF6 Endocytic Pathway. Cell. 111(6). 853–866. 248 indexed citations

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Anderson, Eric, Sean S. Molloy, François Jean, et al.. (2002). The Ordered and Compartment-specific Autoproteolytic Removal of the Furin Intramolecular Chaperone Is Required for Enzyme Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(15). 12879–12890. 116 indexed citations

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Xiang, Yang K., Sean S. Molloy, Laurel Thomas, & Gary Thomas. (2000). The PC6B Cytoplasmic Domain Contains Two Acidic Clusters That Direct Sorting to Distincttrans-Golgi Network/Endosomal Compartments. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(4). 1257–1273. 67 indexed citations

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Molloy, Sean S., et al.. (1999). Bi-cycling the furin pathway: from TGN localization to pathogen activation and embryogenesis. Trends in Cell Biology. 9(1). 28–35. 361 indexed citations

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Wan, Lei, Sean S. Molloy, Laurel Thomas, et al.. (1998). PACS-1 Defines a Novel Gene Family of Cytosolic Sorting Proteins Required for trans-Golgi Network Localization. Cell. 94(2). 205–216. 324 indexed citations

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Dahlen, Jeffrey R., François Jean, Gary Thomas, Donald C. Foster, & Walter Kisiel. (1998). Inhibition of Soluble Recombinant Furin by Human Proteinase Inhibitor 8. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(4). 1851–1854. 79 indexed citations

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Hruby, Dennis E. & Gary Thomas. (1987). Use of vaccinia virus to express biopharmaceutical products.. Pharmaceutical Research. 4(2). 92–97. 7 indexed citations

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