Ian G. Macara

28.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
208 papers, 23.2k citations indexed

About

Ian G. Macara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian G. Macara has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 23.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Cell Biology and 25 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ian G. Macara's work include RNA Research and Splicing (50 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (41 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (37 papers). Ian G. Macara is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (50 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (41 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (37 papers). Ian G. Macara collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Ian G. Macara's co-authors include Yi Qin, Bryan R. Cullen, Rui Yi, Gérard Joberty, Lin Gao, Quansheng Du, Luke McCaffrey, Bob Goldstein, Alan Wolfman and Amy M. Brownawell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ian G. Macara

208 papers receiving 22.7k citations

Hit Papers

Exportin-5 mediates the nuclear export of pre-microRNAs a... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2003 2000 2001 2007 2014 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Exportin-5 mediates the nuclear export of pre-microRNAs and short hairpin RNAs
    2003 2.2k citations Yi Qin, Ian G. Macara et al. profile →
  2. The cell-polarity protein Par6 links Par3 and atypical protein kinase C to Cdc42
    2000 758 citations Gérard Joberty, Lin Gao et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  3. Transport into and out of the Nucleus
    2001 756 citations Ian G. Macara profile →
  4. The PAR Proteins: Fundamental Players in Animal Cell Polarization
    2007 596 citations Bob Goldstein, Ian G. Macara Developmental Cell profile →
  5. Organization and execution of the epithelial polarity programme
    2014 520 citations Ian G. Macara et al. profile →

Peers

Ian G. Macara
Akira Kikuchi Japan
Hiroshi Nojima Japan
Yi Zheng United States
Steven K. Hanks United States
Yukiko Gotoh Japan
Michael A. Frohman United States
Clive A. Slaughter United States
Richard Treisman United Kingdom
Tadaomi Takenawa Japan
Masaki Inagaki Japan
Akira Kikuchi Japan
Ian G. Macara
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian G. Macara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian G. Macara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian G. Macara based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ian G. Macara. Ian G. Macara is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bergen, Nicole J. Van, Syed Mukhtar Ahmed, Felicity Collins, et al.. (2020). Mutations in the exocyst component EXOC2 cause severe defects in human brain development. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(10). 19 indexed citations
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Errington, Timothy M. & Ian G. Macara. (2013). Depletion of the Adaptor Protein NCK Increases UV-Induced p53 Phosphorylation and Promotes Apoptosis. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e76204–e76204. 8 indexed citations
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Hao, Yi, Quansheng Du, Xinyu Chen, et al.. (2010). Par3 Controls Epithelial Spindle Orientation by aPKC-Mediated Phosphorylation of Apical Pins. Current Biology. 20(20). 1809–1818. 191 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Luke & Ian G. Macara. (2009). Widely Conserved Signaling Pathways in the Establishment of Cell Polarity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 1(2). a001370–a001370. 77 indexed citations
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Hao, Yi & Ian G. Macara. (2008). Regulation of chromatin binding by a conformational switch in the tail of the Ran exchange factor RCC1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 182(5). 827–836. 54 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Julia & Ian G. Macara. (2008). STRADα Regulates LKB1 Localization by Blocking Access to Importin-α, and by Association with Crm1 and Exportin-7. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(4). 1614–1626. 89 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huaye & Ian G. Macara. (2008). The PAR-6 Polarity Protein Regulates Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis through p190 RhoGAP and the Rho GTPase. Developmental Cell. 14(2). 216–226. 117 indexed citations
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Goldstein, Bob & Ian G. Macara. (2007). The PAR Proteins: Fundamental Players in Animal Cell Polarization. Developmental Cell. 13(5). 609–622. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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McNeil, Elizabeth, Christopher Capaldo, & Ian G. Macara. (2006). Zonula Occludens-1 Function in the Assembly of Tight Junctions in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Epithelial Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17(4). 1922–1932. 174 indexed citations
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Capaldo, Christopher & Ian G. Macara. (2006). Depletion of E-Cadherin Disrupts Establishment but Not Maintenance of Cell Junctions in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Epithelial Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(1). 189–200. 215 indexed citations
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Qin, Yi, Christopher Capaldo, Barry M. Gumbiner, & Ian G. Macara. (2005). The mammalian Scribble polarity protein regulates epithelial cell adhesion and migration through E-cadherin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 171(6). 1061–1071. 212 indexed citations
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Plafker, Scott M., Kendra S. Plafker, Allan M. Weissman, & Ian G. Macara. (2004). Ubiquitin charging of human class III ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes triggers their nuclear import. The Journal of Cell Biology. 167(4). 649–659. 76 indexed citations
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Hurd, Toby W., Lin Gao, Michael H. Roh, Ian G. Macara, & Ben Margolis. (2003). Direct interaction of two polarity complexes implicated in epithelial tight junction assembly. Nature Cell Biology. 5(2). 137–142. 401 indexed citations
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Plafker, Scott M. & Ian G. Macara. (2002). Ribosomal Protein L12 Uses a Distinct Nuclear Import Pathway Mediated by Importin 11. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(4). 1266–1275. 48 indexed citations
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Gao, Lin, Gérard Joberty, & Ian G. Macara. (2002). Assembly of Epithelial Tight Junctions Is Negatively Regulated by Par6. Current Biology. 12(3). 221–225. 159 indexed citations
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Gumienny, Tina L., Enrico Brugnera, Annie‐Carole Tosello‐Trampont, et al.. (2001). CED-12/ELMO, a Novel Member of the CrkII/Dock180/Rac Pathway, Is Required for Phagocytosis and Cell Migration. Cell. 107(1). 27–41. 468 indexed citations
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Macara, Ian G.. (1999). Nuclear transport: Randy couples. Current Biology. 9(12). R436–R439. 22 indexed citations
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Neudauer, Cheryl L., Gérard Joberty, Nia Tatsis, & Ian G. Macara. (1998). Distinct cellular effects and interactions of the Rho-family GTPase TC10. Current Biology. 8(21). 1151–1161. 124 indexed citations
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Brondyk, William, et al.. (1995). Interaction Cloning of Rabin3, a Novel Protein That Associates with the Ras-Like GTPase Rab3A. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(3). 1137–1143. 71 indexed citations
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Macara, Ian G. & Alan Wolfman. (1989). Signal transduction and the ras gene family: Molecular switches of unknown function. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1(1). 26–30. 9 indexed citations

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