Heather McClafferty

1.5k total citations
30 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Heather McClafferty is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather McClafferty has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Heather McClafferty's work include Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (11 papers). Heather McClafferty is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (11 papers). Heather McClafferty collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Austria. Heather McClafferty's co-authors include Michael J. Shipston, Lijun Tian, Peter Ruth, Hans‐Guenther Knaus, Lie Chen, Owen Jeffries, Iain Rowe, Stephen H.-F. Macdonald, Richard H. Ashley and Heather E. Findlay and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Heather McClafferty

28 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather McClafferty United Kingdom	18	967	361	271	152	88	30	1.2k
Lijun Tian United Kingdom	20	1.2k 1.3×	519 1.4×	348 1.3×	149 1.0×	84 1.0×	35	1.4k
Konstantinos Lefkimmiatis Italy	20	917 0.9×	235 0.7×	117 0.4×	75 0.5×	154 1.8×	41	1.3k
Vijay Renigunta Germany	19	861 0.9×	278 0.8×	228 0.8×	60 0.4×	34 0.4×	26	1.2k
Jean Mérot France	27	1.3k 1.4×	371 1.0×	859 3.2×	122 0.8×	47 0.5×	59	1.7k
Hisayuki Matsuo Japan	10	971 1.0×	389 1.1×	485 1.8×	128 0.8×	44 0.5×	14	1.3k
Johannes Fürst Austria	20	702 0.7×	180 0.5×	124 0.5×	122 0.8×	33 0.4×	40	1.0k
Phan Trieu Canada	15	925 1.0×	483 1.3×	115 0.4×	116 0.8×	32 0.4×	20	1.1k
Elvira Sondo Italy	22	1.5k 1.5×	425 1.2×	243 0.9×	136 0.9×	41 0.5×	36	2.4k
Rose E. Dixon United States	21	828 0.9×	318 0.9×	420 1.5×	126 0.8×	28 0.3×	44	1.3k
Robert Beattie United Kingdom	25	1.1k 1.2×	624 1.7×	126 0.5×	83 0.5×	44 0.5×	45	1.6k

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McClafferty, Heather, et al.. (2025). Distinct domains of LINGO1 control surface expression and biophysical properties of large conductance Ca2+- and voltage-activated potassium (BK) channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(9). 110550–110550.

Duncan, Peter J., et al.. (2024). Long-term, Dynamic Remodelling of the Corticotroph Transcriptome and Excitability After a Period of Chronic Stress. Endocrinology. 165(12). 4 indexed citations

Petazzi, Paolo, Heather McClafferty, Michael J. Shipston, et al.. (2024). A novel human pluripotent stem cell gene activation system identifies IGFBP2 as a mediator in the production of haematopoietic progenitors in vitro. eLife. 13.

McClafferty, Heather, Michael J. Shipston, Richard D. Wilkinson, et al.. (2023). Oxidation modulates LINGO2-induced inactivation of large conductance, Ca2+-activated potassium channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(3). 102975–102975. 5 indexed citations

Duncan, Peter J., Heather McClafferty, Natalie Homer, et al.. (2022). Corticotroph isolation from Pomc‐ eGFP mice reveals sustained transcriptional dysregulation characterising a mouse model of glucocorticoid‐induced suppression of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(7). e13165–e13165. 4 indexed citations

Moral‐Sanz, Javier, Marco Meloni, Heather McClafferty, et al.. (2022). AMPK deficiency in smooth muscles causes persistent pulmonary hypertension of the new-born and premature death. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5034–5034. 12 indexed citations

McClafferty, Heather, et al.. (2020). Site-specific deacylation by ABHD17a controls BK channel splice variant activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(49). 16487–16496. 13 indexed citations

Large, Roddy J., Heather McClafferty, Irina G. Tikhonova, et al.. (2020). LINGO1 is a regulatory subunit of large conductance, Ca ²⁺ -activated potassium channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(4). 2194–2200. 37 indexed citations

Duncan, Peter J., Danlei Bi, Heather McClafferty, et al.. (2019). S-Acylation controls functional coupling of BK channel pore-forming α-subunits and β1-subunits. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(32). 12066–12076. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Lie, Danlei Bi, Zen Huat Lu, Heather McClafferty, & Michael J. Shipston. (2017). Distinct domains of the β1-subunit cytosolic N terminus control surface expression and functional properties of large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(21). 8694–8704. 7 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaobo, Iris Wulfsen, Michael Korth, et al.. (2012). Palmitoylation and Membrane Association of the Stress Axis Regulated Insert (STREX) Controls BK Channel Regulation by Protein Kinase C. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(38). 32161–32171. 47 indexed citations

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Tian, Lijun, Heather McClafferty, Hans‐Guenther Knaus, Peter Ruth, & Michael J. Shipston. (2012). Distinct Acyl Protein Transferases and Thioesterases Control Surface Expression of Calcium-activated Potassium Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(18). 14718–14725. 104 indexed citations

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Ross, Fiona A., Jane Rafferty, Mark Dallas, et al.. (2011). Selective Expression in Carotid Body Type I Cells of a Single Splice Variant of the Large Conductance Calcium- and Voltage-activated Potassium Channel Confers Regulation by AMP-activated Protein Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(14). 11929–11936. 47 indexed citations

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Jeffries, Owen, Lijun Tian, Heather McClafferty, & Michael J. Shipston. (2011). An Electrostatic Switch Controls Palmitoylation of the Large Conductance Voltage- and Calcium-activated Potassium (BK) Channel. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(2). 1468–1477. 22 indexed citations

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Düfer, Martina, Peter Krippeit‐Drews, Anita M. Hennige, et al.. (2010). BK channels affect glucose homeostasis and cell viability of murine pancreatic beta cells. Diabetologia. 54(2). 423–432. 35 indexed citations

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Jeffries, Owen, Iain Rowe, Lijun Tian, et al.. (2010). Palmitoylation of the S0-S1 Linker Regulates Cell Surface Expression of Voltage- and Calcium-activated Potassium (BK) Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(43). 33307–33314. 49 indexed citations

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Tian, Lijun, Heather McClafferty, Owen Jeffries, & Michael J. Shipston. (2010). Multiple Palmitoyltransferases Are Required for Palmitoylation-dependent Regulation of Large Conductance Calcium- and Voltage-activated Potassium Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(31). 23954–23962. 67 indexed citations

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Tian, Lijun, Heather McClafferty, Lie Chen, & Michael J. Shipston. (2007). Reversible Tyrosine Protein Phosphorylation Regulates Large Conductance Voltage- and Calcium-activated Potassium Channels via Cortactin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(6). 3067–3076. 26 indexed citations

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McClafferty, Heather, et al.. (2005). A cysteine-rich motif confers hypoxia sensitivity to mammalian large conductance voltage- and Ca-activated K (BK) channel α-subunits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(49). 17870–17876. 79 indexed citations

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Chen, Lie, Lijun Tian, Stephen H.-F. Macdonald, et al.. (2005). Functionally Diverse Complement of Large Conductance Calcium- and Voltage-activated Potassium Channel (BK) α-Subunits Generated from a Single Site of Splicing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(39). 33599–33609. 136 indexed citations

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