Gerald Litwack

15.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
242 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

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Gerald Litwack is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Litwack has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Genetics and 60 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Gerald Litwack's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (59 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (48 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (21 papers). Gerald Litwack is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (59 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (48 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (21 papers). Gerald Litwack collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Gerald Litwack's co-authors include Emad S. Alnemri, Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri, Srinivasa M. Srinivasula, Thomas J. Schmidt, Noreen M. Robertson, Manzoor Ahmad, B Ketterer, Irwin M. Arias, Robert C. Armstrong and Max H. Cake and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Litwack

240 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

CPP32, a novel human apoptotic protein with homology to Caenorhabditis elegans cell death protein Ced-3 and mammalian interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme.

1994 1.1k citations Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri, Gerald Litwack et al. profile →
In vitro activation of CPP32 and Mch3 by Mch4, a novel human apoptotic cysteine protease containing two FADD-like domains.

1996 660 citations Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri, Joseph A. Trapani et al. profile →
Ligandin: a Hepatic Protein which Binds Steroids, Bilirubin, Carcinogens and a Number of Exogenous Organic Anions

1971 461 citations Gerald Litwack et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gerald Litwack	9.1k	2.1k	2.1k	1.5k	1.5k	242	12.8k
David O. Toft	10.9k 1.2×	3.2k 1.5×	2.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	124	14.4k
David M. Neville	6.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	143	13.6k
Russell M. Lebovitz	9.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	512 0.3×	49	14.9k
Gordon M. Tomkins	8.3k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	958 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	162	13.8k
E. Brad Thompson	6.9k 0.8×	4.4k 2.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.6×	228	12.5k
John David Dignam	10.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	478 0.3×	46	14.2k
Ichiro Kudo	6.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	993 0.7×	600 0.4×	206	13.2k
Michael J. Weber	12.7k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	3.5k 2.3×	1.1k 0.8×	196	17.4k
Philip W. Majerus	11.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	231	22.9k
Leonard D. Kohn	6.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	5.5k 3.7×	324	13.9k

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Litwack, Gerald. (2010). Hormones of the limbic system. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Litwack, Gerald. (2009). Anandamide an endogenous cannabinoid. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Litwack, Gerald. (2008). Human biochemistry and disease. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations

Litwack, Gerald. (2008). Folic acid and folates. Academic Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations

Abrams, Marc, Noreen M. Robertson, Gerald Litwack, & Eric Wickstrom. (2005). Evaluation of glucocorticoid sensitivity in 697 pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells after overexpression or silencing of MAP kinase phosphatase-1. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 131(6). 347–354. 8 indexed citations

Robertson, Noreen M., James Zangrilli, Andrzej Steplewski, et al.. (2002). Differential Expression of TRAIL and TRAIL Receptors in Allergic Asthmatics Following Segmental Antigen Challenge: Evidence for a Role of TRAIL in Eosinophil Survival. The Journal of Immunology. 169(10). 5986–5996. 65 indexed citations

Piwien‐Pilipuk, Graciela, Kimon C. Kanelakis, Alberto A. Ghini, et al.. (2002). Modification of an essential amino group in the mineralocorticoid receptor evidences a differential conformational change of the receptor protein upon binding of antagonists, natural agonists and the synthetic agonist 11,19-oxidoprogesterone. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1589(1). 31–48. 8 indexed citations

Kolla, Venkatadri, Noreen M. Robertson, & Gerald Litwack. (1999). Identification of a Mineralocorticoid/Glucocorticoid Response Element in the Human Na/K ATPase α1 Gene Promoter. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 266(1). 5–14. 43 indexed citations

Kolla, Venkatadri & Gerald Litwack. (1999). Upregulation of Mineralocorticoid- and Glucocorticoid-Receptor Gene Expression by Sp-I. PubMed. 1(1). 44–47. 8 indexed citations

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Litwack, Gerald, et al.. (1998). DFF, a heterodimeric protein that functions downstream of caspase-3 to trigger DNA fragmentation during apoptosis. 11(3). 217–221. 4 indexed citations

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Song, Qizhong, Scott R. Burrows, Gillian Smith, et al.. (1996). Interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme-like protease cleaves DNA-dependent protein kinase in cytotoxic T cell killing.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 184(2). 619–626. 48 indexed citations

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Harvey, Natasha L., Joseph A. Trapani, Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri, et al.. (1996). Processing of the Nedd2 precursor by ICE‐like proteases and granzyme B. Genes to Cells. 1(7). 673–685. 56 indexed citations

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Fernandes‐Alnemri, Teresa, et al.. (1995). Mch2, a new member of the apoptotic Ced-3/Ice cysteine protease gene family.. PubMed. 55(13). 2737–42. 372 indexed citations

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Hsü, T. C., et al.. (1993). Assembly of Glucocorticoid Receptor and c-JUN Homodimer on the Promoter of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus-Long Terminal Repeat Is Influenced by Order of Addition. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 197(3). 1260–1266. 11 indexed citations

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Bodine, Peter V.N., et al.. (1992). Modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor also regulate mineralocorticoid receptor function. Biochemistry. 31(6). 1734–1741. 12 indexed citations

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Koch, P., et al.. (1972). Macromolecular Binding of¹⁴C- or³H-Cortisol in Thymus Supernatant Fractionin Vivoand in an Explant Systemin Vitro1. Endocrinology. 90(6). 1600–1609. 3 indexed citations

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Litwack, Gerald. (1960). Experimental biochemistry : a laboratory manual. Wiley eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Monier, R., Gerald Litwack, Marie Somlo, & Bernard Labouesse. (1955). Les enzymes protéolytiques de clostridium histolyticum. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 18(1). 71–82. 7 indexed citations

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Litwack, Gerald, et al.. (1953). Further Studies Relating Liver Xanthine Oxidase to Quality of Dietary Protein. Journal of Nutrition. 49(4). 579–588. 17 indexed citations

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Litwack, Gerald, et al.. (1952). A Study of the Relationship of Liver Xanthine Oxidase to Quality of Dietary Protein. Journal of Nutrition. 47(2). 299–306. 32 indexed citations

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