Henry A. Lester

31.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
371 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Henry A. Lester is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry A. Lester has authored 371 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 317 papers in Molecular Biology, 194 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 26 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Henry A. Lester's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (176 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (172 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (152 papers). Henry A. Lester is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (176 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (172 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (152 papers). Henry A. Lester collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Henry A. Lester's co-authors include Norman Davidson, Dennis A. Dougherty, Cesar Labarca, Paulo Kofuji, Sheri McKinney, Sarah C. R. Lummis, Baljit S. Khakh, Raad Nashmi, Craig A. Doupnik and Sela Mager and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Henry A. Lester

369 papers receiving 24.5k citations

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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.

Cloning and Expression of a Rat Brain GABA Transporter

1990 731 citations Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester et al. Science profile →
Nicotine Activation of α4* Receptors: Sufficient for Reward, Tolerance, and Sensitization

2004 539 citations Andrew R. Tapper, Sheri McKinney et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	β2 nAChR Activation on VTA DA Neurons Is Sufficient for Nicotine Reinforcement in Rats 2023 ·eNeuro ·(unknown), Yijin Yan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Henry A. Lester, Dennis A. Dougherty, Katherine M. Holleran, Sara R. Jones, Ryan M. Drenan	7
2	Three Mutations Convert the Selectivity of a Protein Sensor from Nicotinic Agonists to S-Methadone for Use in Cells, Organelles, and Biofluids 2022 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Anand K. Muthusamy, (unknown), Scott C. Virgil, Hailey J. Knox, Jonathan S. Marvin, (unknown), Bruce Cohen, Dennis A. Dougherty, Loren L. Looger, Henry A. Lester	8
3	Characterization of Binding Site Interactions and Selectivity Principles in the α3β4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor 2022 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Hailey J. Knox, (unknown), Henry A. Lester, Timothy Gallagher, Dennis A. Dougherty	13
4	Protein profiling in the habenula after chronic (–)‐menthol exposure in mice 2021 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), João A. Paulo, (unknown), Sheri McKinney, Michael J. Marks, Brandon J. Henderson, Henry A. Lester	1
5	Probing Binding Interactions of Cytisine Derivatives to the α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor 2019 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Annet E. M. Blom, (unknown), Henry A. Lester, Timothy Gallagher, Dennis A. Dougherty	24
6	Brain Region-Specific nAChR and Associated Protein Abundance Alterations Following Chronic Nicotine and/or Menthol Exposure 2019 ·Journal of Proteome Research ·(unknown), (unknown), João A. Paulo, (unknown), Sheri McKinney, Brandon J. Henderson, Henry A. Lester	5
7	Menthol Stereoisomers Exhibit Different Effects on α4β2 nAChR Upregulation and Dopamine Neuron Spontaneous Firing 2018 ·eNeuro ·Brandon J. Henderson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Emad Tajkhorshid, Dennis A. Dougherty, Henry A. Lester	17
8	Smoking-Relevant Nicotine Concentration Attenuates the Unfolded Protein Response in Dopaminergic Neurons 2016 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Rahul Srinivasan, Beverley M. Henley, Brandon J. Henderson, Tim Indersmitten, Bruce Cohen, (unknown), Sheri McKinney, Purnima Deshpande, Cheng Xiao, Henry A. Lester	42
9	Menthol Alone Upregulates Midbrain nAChRs, Alters nAChR Subtype Stoichiometry, Alters Dopamine Neuron Firing Frequency, and Prevents Nicotine Reward 2016 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Brandon J. Henderson, (unknown), Beverley M. Henley, (unknown), (unknown), Ruin Moaddel, Cheng Xiao, Henry A. Lester	63
10	Nicotinic Receptor Subtype-Selective Circuit Patterns in the Subthalamic Nucleus 2015 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Cheng Xiao, Julie M. Miwa, Brandon J. Henderson, Ying Wang, Purnima Deshpande, Sheri McKinney, Henry A. Lester	28
11	In Vivo Activation of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons via Sensitized, High-Affinity α6∗ Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors 2008 ·Neuron ·Ryan M. Drenan, Sharon R. Grady, Paul Whiteaker, Tristan McClure‐Begley, Sheri McKinney, Julie M. Miwa, Sujata Bupp, Nathaniel Heintz, J. Michael McIntosh, Merouane Bencherif, Michael J. Marks, Henry A. Lester	168
12	A Cation-π Interaction in the Binding Site of the Glycine Receptor Is Mediated by a Phenylalanine Residue 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Stephan A. Pless, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph W. Lynch, Henry A. Lester, Sarah C. R. Lummis, Dennis A. Dougherty	66
13	In vivo incorporation of multiple unnatural amino acids through nonsense and frameshift suppression 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Erik A. Rodriguez, Henry A. Lester, Dennis A. Dougherty	76
14	GABA uptake determines critical period onset in mouse visual cortex 2006 ·Youichi Iwai, Henry A. Lester, Takao K. Hensch	1
15	Nicotine Activation of α4* Receptors: Sufficient for Reward, Tolerance, and Sensitization breakdown → 2004 ·Science ·Andrew R. Tapper, Sheri McKinney, Raad Nashmi, Johannes Schwarz, Purnima Deshpande, Cesar Labarca, Paul Whiteaker, Michael J. Marks, Allan C. Collins, Henry A. Lester	539
16	Total chemical synthesis and electrophysiological characterization of mechanosensitive channels from Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel Clayton, George Shapovalov, Joshua A. Maurer, Dennis A. Dougherty, Henry A. Lester, Gerd G. Kochendoerfer	61
17	Tyrosine Residues That Control Binding and Gating in the 5-Hydroxytryptamine₃Receptor Revealed by Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Darren L. Beene, Kerry L. Price, Henry A. Lester, Dennis A. Dougherty, Sarah C. R. Lummis	81
18	Insights into channel function via channel dysfunction 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), (unknown), Henry A. Lester	1
19	Gi Irks GIRKs 2002 ·Neuron ·Abraham Kovoor, Henry A. Lester	17
20	Further evidence demonstrating that N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate and kainate activate distinct ion channels 1989 ·Synapse ·Tung M. Fong, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	7

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