Gray W. Pearson

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Gray W. Pearson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gray W. Pearson has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Gray W. Pearson's work include Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (11 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (9 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (7 papers). Gray W. Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (11 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (9 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (7 papers). Gray W. Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Israel. Gray W. Pearson's co-authors include Melanie H. Cobb, Fred L. Robinson, Tara Beers Gibson, Mahesh Karandikar, Bing-e Xu, Kevin Berman, Jessie M. English, Zhu Chen, Loraine Silvestro and Colleen A. Vanderbilt and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Gray W. Pearson

32 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase Pathways: Regulation and Physiological Functions*

2001 3.4k citations Gray W. Pearson, Mahesh Karandikar et al. profile →
MAP Kinases

2001 704 citations Gray W. Pearson, Melanie H. Cobb et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gray W. Pearson United States	20	3.9k	1.0k	729	710	652	32	5.8k
Elizabeth A. Rubie Canada	13	3.6k 0.9×	879 0.8×	553 0.8×	772 1.1×	717 1.1×	15	4.8k
Cathy Tournier United Kingdom	36	4.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	725 1.0×	911 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	59	6.1k
Katsuji Yoshioka Japan	32	3.5k 0.9×	948 0.9×	760 1.0×	706 1.0×	532 0.8×	98	4.8k
I‐Huan Wu United States	10	4.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	700 1.0×	795 1.1×	926 1.4×	10	5.6k
Matthew Jarpe United States	27	4.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	530 0.7×	450 0.6×	598 0.9×	47	5.5k
Donat Kögel Germany	48	3.8k 1.0×	727 0.7×	911 1.2×	771 1.1×	505 0.8×	122	5.9k
Paul Shapiro United States	34	3.3k 0.9×	942 0.9×	691 0.9×	527 0.7×	641 1.0×	80	5.4k
Lixin Sun China	43	2.9k 0.8×	913 0.9×	593 0.8×	687 1.0×	515 0.8×	167	6.0k
Jongsun Park South Korea	35	4.0k 1.0×	591 0.6×	445 0.6×	632 0.9×	657 1.0×	126	5.7k
Shane C. Masters United States	18	6.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.2×	807 1.1×	671 0.9×	860 1.3×	23	7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gray W. Pearson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fernandez, Harvey R., Lei Jiang, Gray W. Pearson, et al.. (2024). Inactivation of the SLC25A1 gene during embryogenesis induces a unique senescence program controlled by p53. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(5). 818–836. 2 indexed citations

Xiao, Jerry, Joseph R. McGill, Gray W. Pearson, et al.. (2022). Identifying drivers of breast cancer metastasis in progressively invasive subpopulations of zebrafish-xenografted MDA-MB-231. Molecular Biomedicine. 3(1). 16–16. 3 indexed citations

Harikumar, Kuzhuvelil B., Matthew Dunworth, Andrew J. Ewald, et al.. (2022). DOT1L Is a Novel Cancer Stem Cell Target for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 28(9). 1948–1965. 48 indexed citations

Campbell, Moray J., Surojeet Sengupta, Garrett T. Graham, et al.. (2021). An AIB1 Isoform Alters Enhancer Access and Enables Progression of Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 81(16). 4230–4241. 10 indexed citations

Jung, Ji-Ung, Pravat Kumar Parida, Tuyen T. Dang, et al.. (2021). WNK1 Enhances Migration and Invasion in Breast Cancer Models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20(10). 1800–1808. 33 indexed citations

Westcott, Jill M., et al.. (2020). ΔNp63-Regulated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition State Heterogeneity Confers a Leader–Follower Relationship That Drives Collective Invasion. Cancer Research. 80(18). 3933–3944. 12 indexed citations

Berry, Deborah L., et al.. (2020). Monitoring Cancer Cell Invasion and T-Cell Cytotoxicity in 3D Culture. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 17 indexed citations

Dang, Tuyen T., et al.. (2020). miR614 Expression Enhances Breast Cancer Cell Motility. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(1). 112–112. 1 indexed citations

Dang, Tuyen T., Matthew A. Esparza, Erin A. Maine, Jill M. Westcott, & Gray W. Pearson. (2015). ΔNp63α Promotes Breast Cancer Cell Motility through the Selective Activation of Components of the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Program. Cancer Research. 75(18). 3925–3935. 69 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Hashem A., G. Perera, Michael T. Dellinger, et al.. (2014). Actions of the protein kinase WNK1 on endothelial cells are differentially mediated by its substrate kinases OSR1 and SPAK. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(45). 15999–16004. 56 indexed citations

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Dang, Tuyen T., et al.. (2011). Breast Cancer Subtype-Specific Interactions with the Microenvironment Dictate Mechanisms of Invasion. Cancer Research. 71(21). 6857–6866. 52 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W. & Tony Hunter. (2009). PI-3 kinase activity is necessary for ERK1/2-induced disruption of mammary epithelial architecture. Breast Cancer Research. 11(3). R29–R29. 9 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W., Svetlana Earnest, & Melanie H. Cobb. (2006). Cyclic AMP Selectively Uncouples Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascades from Activating Signals. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(8). 3039–3047. 32 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W., et al.. (2006). The MAP kinase ERK5 binds to and phosphorylates p90 RSK. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 449(1-2). 8–16. 51 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W. & Melanie H. Cobb. (2002). Cell Condition-dependent Regulation of ERK5 by cAMP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(50). 48094–48098. 17 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W., Jessie M. English, Michael A. White, & Melanie H. Cobb. (2001). ERK5 and ERK2 Cooperate to Regulate NF-κB and Cell Transformation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(11). 7927–7931. 115 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W., Ron Bumeister, Dale O. Henry, Melanie H. Cobb, & Michael A. White. (2000). Uncoupling Raf1 from MEK1/2 Impairs Only a Subset of Cellular Responses to Raf Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(48). 37303–37306. 69 indexed citations

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English, Jessie M., Gray W. Pearson, Julie L. Wilsbacher, et al.. (1999). New Insights into the Control of MAP Kinase Pathways. Experimental Cell Research. 253(1). 255–270. 366 indexed citations

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English, Jessie M., Gray W. Pearson, Richard Baer, & Melanie H. Cobb. (1998). Identification of Substrates and Regulators of the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase ERK5 Using Chimeric Protein Kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(7). 3854–3860. 141 indexed citations

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Pearson, Gray W., et al.. (1997). Secondary Dimerization between Members of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(18). 12052–12056. 89 indexed citations

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