Iain M. Cheeseman

15.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
109 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Iain M. Cheeseman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain M. Cheeseman has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 84 papers in Cell Biology and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Iain M. Cheeseman's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (81 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (34 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (21 papers). Iain M. Cheeseman is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (81 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (34 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (21 papers). Iain M. Cheeseman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Iain M. Cheeseman's co-authors include Arshad Desai, Kara L. McKinley, Tatsuo Fukagawa, John R. Yates, Elizabeth M. Wilson-Kubalek, Michael A. Lampson, Tomomi Kiyomitsu, Georjana Barnes, David G. Drubin and Joshua S. Chappie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Iain M. Cheeseman

105 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

The Conserved KMN Network Constitutes the Core Microtubule-Binding Site of the Kinetochore

2006 778 citations Iain M. Cheeseman, Arshad Desai et al. Cell profile →
Molecular architecture of the kinetochore–microtubule interface

2007 714 citations Iain M. Cheeseman, Arshad Desai profile →
Phospho-Regulation of Kinetochore-Microtubule Attachments by the Aurora Kinase Ipl1p

2002 503 citations Iain M. Cheeseman, John R. Yates et al. Cell profile →
The molecular basis for centromere identity and function

2015 431 citations Kara L. McKinley, Iain M. Cheeseman profile →

Peers

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Aaron F. Straight United States

Frank Uhlmann United Kingdom

Rebecca Heald United States

Alexey Khodjakov United States

Michael A. Lampson United States

Mark Winey United States

Paul S. Maddox United States

Conly L. Rieder United States

Isabelle Vernos Spain

Kerry Bloom United States

Aaron F. Straight United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iain M. Cheeseman

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Ly, Jimmy, et al.. (2025). RNase MRP subunit composition and role in 40S ribosome biogenesis. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 33(1). 20–33.

Su, Kuan-Chung, et al.. (2024). Functional genetics reveals modulators of antimicrotubule drug sensitivity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(2). 1 indexed citations

Grishchuk, Ekaterina L., et al.. (2024). Higher-order protein assembly controls kinetochore formation. Nature Cell Biology. 26(1). 45–56. 8 indexed citations

Swartz, S. Zachary, Tzer Han Tan, Margherita Perillo, et al.. (2021). Polarized Dishevelled dissolution and reassembly drives embryonic axis specification in sea star oocytes. Current Biology. 31(24). 5633–5641.e4. 7 indexed citations

Su, Kuan-Chung, et al.. (2018). CRISPR/Cas9-based gene targeting using synthetic guide RNAs enables robust cell biological analyses. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 29(20). 2370–2377. 13 indexed citations

Monda, Julie K. & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2018). Nde1 promotes diverse dynein functions through differential interactions and exhibits an isoform-specific proteasome association. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 29(19). 2336–2345. 15 indexed citations

McKinley, Kara L. & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2017). Large-Scale Analysis of CRISPR/Cas9 Cell-Cycle Knockouts Reveals the Diversity of p53-Dependent Responses to Cell-Cycle Defects. Developmental Cell. 40(4). 405–420.e2. 127 indexed citations

Monnier, Nilah, Zachary Barry, Hye Yoon Park, et al.. (2015). Inferring transient particle transport dynamics in live cells. Nature Methods. 12(9). 838–840. 126 indexed citations

Kiyomitsu, Tomomi & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2013). Cortical Dynein and Asymmetric Membrane Elongation Coordinately Position the Spindle in Anaphase. Cell. 154(2). 391–402. 193 indexed citations

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Welburn, Julie P. I. & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2012). The microtubule-binding protein Cep170 promotes the targeting of the kinesin-13 depolymerase Kif2b to the mitotic spindle. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(24). 4786–4795. 47 indexed citations

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Lorestani, Alexander, F. Douglas Ivey, Sivasakthivel Thirugnanam, et al.. (2012). Targeted proteomic dissection of Toxoplasma cytoskeleton sub‐compartments using MORN1. Cytoskeleton. 69(12). 1069–1085. 41 indexed citations

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Backer, Chelsea B., Jennifer H. Gutzman, Chad G. Pearson, & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2012). CSAP localizes to polyglutamylated microtubules and promotes proper cilia function and zebrafish development. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(11). 2122–2130. 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Dan, Mathijs Vleugel, Chelsea B. Backer, et al.. (2010). Regulated targeting of protein phosphatase 1 to the outer kinetochore by KNL1 opposes Aurora B kinase. The Journal of Cell Biology. 188(6). 809–820. 287 indexed citations

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Welburn, Julie P. I., Mathijs Vleugel, Dan Liu, et al.. (2010). Aurora B phosphorylates spatially distinct targets to differentially regulate the kinetochore-microtubule interface. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Lampson, Michael A. & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2010). Sensing centromere tension: Aurora B and the regulation of kinetochore function. Trends in Cell Biology. 21(3). 133–140. 298 indexed citations

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Gascoigne, Karen E. & Iain M. Cheeseman. (2010). Kinetochore assembly: if you build it, they will come. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 23(1). 102–108. 48 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Aussie, Tetsuya Hori, Chelsea B. Backer, et al.. (2009). The CENP-S complex is essential for the stable assembly of outer kinetochore structure. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

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Glazer, Andrew M., Alex W. Wilkinson, Chelsea B. Backer, et al.. (2009). The Zn Finger protein Iguana impacts Hedgehog signaling by promoting ciliogenesis. Developmental Biology. 337(1). 148–156. 80 indexed citations

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McIntosh, J. Richard, Ekaterina L. Grishchuk, Mary Morphew, et al.. (2008). Fibrils Connect Microtubule Tips with Kinetochores: A Mechanism to Couple Tubulin Dynamics to Chromosome Motion. Cell. 135(2). 322–333. 162 indexed citations

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Gassmann, Reto, Anthony Essex, Paul S. Maddox, et al.. (2008). A new mechanism controlling kinetochore–microtubule interactions revealed by comparison of two dynein-targeting components: SPDL-1 and the Rod/Zwilch/Zw10 complex. Genes & Development. 22(17). 2385–2399. 133 indexed citations

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