Jérôme A. J. Becker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Jérôme A. J. Becker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jérôme A. J. Becker has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jérôme A. J. Becker's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (22 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (11 papers). Jérôme A. J. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (22 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (11 papers). Jérôme A. J. Becker collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Jérôme A. J. Becker's co-authors include Brigitte L. Kieffer, Julie Le Merrer, Katia Befort, Dominique Filliol, Audrey Matifas, Lucie P. Pellissier, Grégory Scherrer, Frédéric Simonin, Claire Gavériaux‐Ruff and Daniel Clesse and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jérôme A. J. Becker

42 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Reward Processing by the Opioid System in the Brain

2009 756 citations Julie Le Merrer, Jérôme A. J. Becker et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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Árpád Dobolyi Hungary

Stuart Nash France

Christie D. Fowler United States

Julie Le Merrer France

Matthew M. Ford United States

John K. Robinson United States

Shirzad Jenab United States

Terence Y. Pang Australia

Ainhoa Bilbao Germany

Paul W. Czoty United States

Árpád Dobolyi Hungary

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Oliva, Giulia, Chantal Cazevieille, Jean Imbert, et al.. (2025). Lifelong exposure to polystyrene-nanoplastics induces an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-like phenotype and impairs brain aging in mice. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 494. 138640–138640. 3 indexed citations

Barbosa, Susana, et al.. (2025). Perinatal exposure to the autism-linked metabolite p-Cresol has limited impact on early development in mice but lasting effects on adult social behavior. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 12934–12934. 1 indexed citations

Donello, John E., et al.. (2024). The NMDA receptor modulator zelquistinel durably relieves behavioral deficits in three mouse models of autism spectrum disorder. Neuropharmacology. 248. 109889–109889. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Chanjuan, Pauline Scholler, Jérôme A. J. Becker, et al.. (2022). Nanobody-based sensors reveal a high proportion of mGlu heterodimers in the brain. Nature Chemical Biology. 18(8). 894–903. 29 indexed citations

Leboucher, Antoine, Didier F. Pisani, Laura Martínez-Gili, et al.. (2019). The translational regulator FMRP controls lipid and glucose metabolism in mice and humans. Molecular Metabolism. 21. 22–35. 37 indexed citations

Pellissier, Lucie P., et al.. (2017). μ opioid receptor, social behaviour and autism spectrum disorder: reward matters. British Journal of Pharmacology. 175(14). 2750–2769. 74 indexed citations

Becker, Jérôme A. J. & Julie Le Merrer. (2016). Long-Term Transcriptional Consequences of Drug Exposure as Cues to Understand Vulnerability to Relapse: Advances and Perspectives. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 77(5). 692–695. 2 indexed citations

Pellissier, Lucie P., et al.. (2016). Delta Opioid Receptors: Learning and Motivation. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 247. 227–260. 21 indexed citations

Becker, Jérôme A. J., Daniel Clesse, Coralie Spiegelhalter, et al.. (2014). Autistic-Like Syndrome in Mu Opioid Receptor Null Mice is Relieved by Facilitated mGluR4 Activity. Neuropsychopharmacology. 39(9). 2049–2060. 91 indexed citations

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Elhabazi, Khadija, Jean‐Paul Humbert, Martine Schmitt, et al.. (2013). Endogenous mammalian RF-amide peptides, including PrRP, kisspeptin and 26RFa, modulate nociception and morphine analgesia via NPFF receptors. Neuropharmacology. 75. 164–171. 86 indexed citations

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Merrer, Julie Le, et al.. (2013). Impaired Hippocampus-Dependent and Facilitated Striatum-Dependent Behaviors in Mice Lacking the Delta Opioid Receptor. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(6). 1050–1059. 44 indexed citations

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Reiss, David J., Laurie A. Karchewski, Olivier Gardon, et al.. (2013). Mu Opioid Receptors on Primary Afferent Nav1.8 Neurons Contribute to Opiate-Induced Analgesia: Insight from Conditional Knockout Mice. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74706–e74706. 98 indexed citations

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Contet, Candice, Olivier Gardon, Dominique Filliol, et al.. (2011). Identification of genes regulated in the mouse extended amygdala by excessive ethanol drinking associated with dependence. Addiction Biology. 16(4). 615–619. 17 indexed citations

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Merrer, Julie Le, Jérôme A. J. Becker, Katia Befort, & Brigitte L. Kieffer. (2009). Reward Processing by the Opioid System in the Brain. Physiological Reviews. 89(4). 1379–1412. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Befort, Katia, Dominique Filliol, Emmanuel Darcq, et al.. (2008). Mu‐opioid receptor activation induces transcriptional plasticity in the central extended amygdala. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(11). 2973–2984. 65 indexed citations

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Befort, Katia, Jérôme A. J. Becker, Dominique Filliol, et al.. (2007). Identification of novel striatal genes by expression profiling in adult mouse brain. Neuroscience. 146(3). 1182–1192. 35 indexed citations

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Laurent, Patrick, Jérôme A. J. Becker, Olga Valverde, et al.. (2005). The prolactin-releasing peptide antagonizes the opioid system through its receptor GPR10. Nature Neuroscience. 8(12). 1735–1741. 40 indexed citations

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Scherrer, Grégory, Katia Befort, Candice Contet, et al.. (2004). The delta agonists DPDPE and deltorphin II recruit predominantly mu receptors to produce thermal analgesia: a parallel study of mu, delta and combinatorial opioid receptor knockout mice. European Journal of Neuroscience. 19(8). 2239–2248. 61 indexed citations

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Bigoni, Raffaella, A. Rizzi, Daniela Rizzi, et al.. (2000). In vitro pharmacological profile of peptide III-BTD. Life Sciences. 68(2). 233–239. 11 indexed citations

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Becker, Jérôme A. J., Andrew Wallace, Paolo Ingallinella, et al.. (1999). Ligands for κ-Opioid and ORL1 Receptors Identified from a Conformationally Constrained Peptide Combinatorial Library. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(39). 27513–27522. 84 indexed citations

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