Gregory Pearce

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

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Gregory Pearce is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory Pearce has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Gregory Pearce's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (25 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (17 papers). Gregory Pearce is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (25 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (17 papers). Gregory Pearce collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Taiwan. Gregory Pearce's co-authors include Clarence A. Ryan, S.A. Johnson, Daniël J. Strydom, Yube Yamaguchi, Alisa Huffaker, Daniel S. Moura, Johannes W. Stratmann, Barry McGurl, Martha L. Orozco-Cárdenas and John S. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gregory Pearce

65 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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A Polypeptide from Tomato Leaves Induces Wound-Inducible Proteinase Inhibitor Proteins

1991 758 citations Gregory Pearce, Daniël J. Strydom et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gregory Pearce United States	38	4.5k	3.3k	1.3k	497	466	65	5.8k
Annick Stintzi Germany	27	3.6k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	292 0.6×	462 1.0×	44	4.5k
Alisa Huffaker United States	30	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	897 0.7×	171 0.3×	265 0.6×	53	3.9k
José Juan Sánchez‐Serrano Spain	39	6.2k 1.4×	3.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	460 0.9×	495 1.1×	64	7.5k
Ichiro Mitsuhara Japan	33	3.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	439 0.3×	329 0.7×	144 0.3×	73	4.2k
Franky R. G. Terras Belgium	16	2.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	355 0.3×	708 1.4×	119 0.3×	18	3.9k
Ruud A. de Maagd Netherlands	39	3.3k 0.7×	4.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	180 0.4×	186 0.4×	98	5.4k
Hisashi Koiwa United States	39	4.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	991 0.8×	470 0.9×	182 0.4×	110	5.6k
Thierry Heitz France	30	3.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	726 0.6×	171 0.3×	330 0.7×	46	3.8k
Moo Je Cho South Korea	44	4.1k 0.9×	4.4k 1.3×	277 0.2×	398 0.8×	76 0.2×	103	6.4k
Georg Felix Switzerland	55	15.5k 3.5×	4.8k 1.4×	586 0.5×	666 1.3×	332 0.7×	88	16.6k

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Huffaker, Alisa, Gregory Pearce, Nathalie Veyrat, et al.. (2013). Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(14). 5707–5712. 164 indexed citations

Bhattacharya, Ramcharan, et al.. (2013). Hydroxyproline-rich glycopeptide signals in potato elicit signalling associated with defense against insects and pathogens. Plant Science. 207. 88–97. 26 indexed citations

Chang, Vincent H.S., et al.. (2013). IbACP, a sixteen-amino-acid peptide isolated from Ipomoea batatas leaves, induces carcinoma cell apoptosis. Peptides. 47. 148–156. 17 indexed citations

Pearce, Gregory. (2011). Systemin, Hydroxyproline-Rich Systemin and the Induction of Protease Inhibitors. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 12(5). 399–408. 45 indexed citations

Pearce, Gregory, Gerhard R. Munske, Yube Yamaguchi, & Clarence A. Ryan. (2010). Structure–activity studies of GmSubPep, a soybean peptide defense signal derived from an extracellular protease. Peptides. 31(12). 2159–2164. 20 indexed citations

Pearce, Gregory, Yube Yamaguchi, Gerhard R. Munske, & Clarence A. Ryan. (2010). Structure–activity studies of RALF, Rapid Alkalinization Factor, reveal an essential – YISY – motif. Peptides. 31(11). 1973–1977. 63 indexed citations

Bedinger, Patricia A., Gregory Pearce, & Paul A. Covey. (2010). RALFs. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 5(11). 1342–1346. 27 indexed citations

Pearce, Gregory, et al.. (2009). Isolation and Characterization of Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycopeptide Signals in Black Nightshade Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 150(3). 1422–1433. 42 indexed citations

Pearce, Gregory, Ramcharan Bhattacharya, & Yu‐Chi Chen. (2008). Peptide signals for plant defense display a more universal role. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 3(12). 1091–1092. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu‐Chi, William F. Siems, Gregory Pearce, & Clarence A. Ryan. (2008). Six Peptide Wound Signals Derived from a Single Precursor Protein in Ipomoea batatas Leaves Activate the Expression of the Defense Gene Sporamin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(17). 11469–11476. 62 indexed citations

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Pearce, Gregory, et al.. (2006). Isolation and characterization of isoinhibitors of the potato protease inhibitor I family from the latex of the rubber trees, Hevea brasiliensis. Phytochemistry. 67(15). 1644–1650. 29 indexed citations

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Ng, Kenneth, M.M. Cherney, Gregory Pearce, et al.. (2003). Unbound Form of Tomato Inhibitor-II Reveals Interdomain Flexibility and Conformational Variability in the Reactive Site Loops. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(33). 31391–31400. 23 indexed citations

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Pearce, Gregory, Daniel S. Moura, Johannes W. Stratmann, & Clarence A. Ryan. (2001). RALF, a 5-kDa ubiquitous polypeptide in plants, arrests root growth and development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(22). 12843–12847. 342 indexed citations

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Pearce, Gregory, Daniel S. Moura, Johannes W. Stratmann, & Clarence A. Ryan. (2001). Production of multiple plant hormones from a single polyprotein precursor. Nature. 411(6839). 817–820. 197 indexed citations

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Lightner, Jonathan, Gregory Pearce, Clarence A. Ryan, & John Browse. (1993). Isolation of signaling mutants of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 241-241(5-6). 595–601. 58 indexed citations

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Pearce, Gregory, S.A. Johnson, & Clarence A. Ryan. (1993). Purification and Characterization from Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Leaves of Six Small, Wound-Inducible, Proteinase Isoinhibitors of the Potato Inhibitor II Family. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 102(2). 639–644. 90 indexed citations

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Russell, David J., Gregory Pearce, Clarence A. Ryan, & James D. Satterlee. (1992). Proton NMR assignments of systemin. Journal of Protein Chemistry. 11(3). 265–274. 10 indexed citations

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Pearce, Gregory, Daniël J. Strydom, S.A. Johnson, & Clarence A. Ryan. (1991). A Polypeptide from Tomato Leaves Induces Wound-Inducible Proteinase Inhibitor Proteins. Science. 253(5022). 895–897. 758 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ryan, Clarence A., Thomas D. Moloshok, Gregory Pearce, et al.. (1990). Engineering Proteinase Inihibitor Genes For Plant Defense Against Predators. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 97(1). 9–14. 2 indexed citations

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Ryan, Clarence A., Paul D. Bishop, Gregory Pearce, et al.. (1981). A Sycamore Cell Wall Polysaccharide and a Chemically Related Tomato Leaf Polysaccharide Possess Similar Proteinase Inhibitor-Inducing Activities. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 68(3). 616–618. 51 indexed citations

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