John W. Tamkun

11.3k citations

54 papers · 9.6k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 39

Co-authors: Richard O. Hynes James A. Kennison Matthew P. Scott George Hartzell Jean E. Schwarzbauer Renate Deuring Davide Corona Christine B. Peterson
Topics: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (35 papers)Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (15 papers)Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (9 papers)
Cited by: Immunology and Allergy Molecular Biology Aging
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Germany Hungary

In The Last Decade

John W. Tamkun

53 papers receiving 9.3k citations

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5 papers align trajectories

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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 structure and function of the homeodomain

1989 896 citations Matthew P. Scott, John W. Tamkun et al. profile →
brahma: A regulator of Drosophila homeotic genes structurally related to the yeast transcriptional activator SNF2SWI2

1992 809 citations John W. Tamkun, Renate Deuring et al. Cell profile →
Structure of integrin, a glycoprotein involved in the transmembrane linkage between fibronectin and actin

1986 687 citations John W. Tamkun et al. Cell profile →
Three different fibronectin mRNAs arise by alternative splicing within the coding region

1983 660 citations John W. Tamkun et al. Cell profile →
BRG1 contains a conserved domain of the SWI2/SNF2 family necessary for normal mitotic growth and transcription

1993 561 citations Paul A. Khavari, Craig L. Peterson et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Novel Approach for Studying Histone H1 Function in Vivo 2015 ·Genetics ·Giorgia Siriaco,Renate Deuring,(unknown),John W. Tamkun	1
2	The Drosophila Mi-2 Chromatin-Remodeling Factor Regulates Higher-Order Chromatin Structure and Cohesin Dynamics In Vivo 2012 ·PLoS Genetics ·Barbara Fasulo,Renate Deuring,Magdalena Murawska,Maria Gause,Kristel M. Dorighi,Cheri A. Schaaf,Dale Dorsett,Alexander Brehm,John W. Tamkun	30
3	Genetic Identification of a Network of Factors that Functionally Interact with the Nucleosome Remodeling ATPase ISWI 2008 ·PLoS Genetics ·Giosalba Burgio,Gaspare La Rocca,Anna Sala,Walter Arancio,(unknown),(unknown),Adam S. Sperling,Jennifer A. Armstrong,Simon J. van Heeringen,Colin Logie,John W. Tamkun,Davide Corona	29
4	Drosophila Kismet Regulates Histone H3 Lysine 27 Methylation and Early Elongation by RNA Polymerase II 2008 ·PLoS Genetics ·Shrividhya Srinivasan,Kristel M. Dorighi,John W. Tamkun	107
5	ISWI Regulates Higher-Order Chromatin Structure and Histone H1 Assembly In Vivo 2007 ·PLoS Biology ·Davide Corona,Giorgia Siriaco,Jennifer A. Armstrong,(unknown),(unknown),Matthew P. Scott,John W. Tamkun	124
6	The Drosophila trithorax group protein Kismet facilitates an early step in transcriptional elongation by RNA Polymerase II 2005 ·Development ·Shrividhya Srinivasan,Jennifer A. Armstrong,Renate Deuring,Ina K. Dahlsveen,Helen McNeill,John W. Tamkun	106
7	Genetic and Cytological Analysis of Drosophila Chromatin-Remodeling Factors 2003 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Davide Corona,Jennifer A. Armstrong,John W. Tamkun	26
8	Multiple roles for ISWI in transcription, chromosome organization and DNA replication 2003 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Davide Corona,John W. Tamkun	151
9	Histone chaperone ASF1 cooperates with the Brahma chromatin-remodelling machinery 2002 ·Genes & Development ·Yuri M. Moshkin,Jennifer A. Armstrong,Robert K. Maeda,John W. Tamkun,Peter Verrijzer,James A. Kennison,François Karch	94
10	The Drosophila BRM complex facilitates global transcription by RNA polymerase II 2002 ·The EMBO Journal ·Jennifer A. Armstrong,Ophelia Papoulas,Gary Daubresse,Adam S. Sperling,John T. Lis,Matthew P. Scott,John W. Tamkun	135
11	Programming off and on states in chromatin: mechanisms of Polycomb and trithorax group complexes 2002 ·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·Jeffrey A. Simon,John W. Tamkun	282
12	Modulation of ISWI function by site‐specific histone acetylation 2002 ·EMBO Reports ·Davide Corona,Cedric R. Clapier,Peter B. Becker,John W. Tamkun	185
13	The ISWI Chromatin-Remodeling Protein Is Required for Gene Expression and the Maintenance of Higher Order Chromatin Structure In Vivo 2000 ·Molecular Cell ·Renate Deuring,Laura Fanti,Jennifer A. Armstrong,(unknown),Ophelia Papoulas,Matthias Prestel,Gary Daubresse,(unknown),Sarah Moseley,Maria Berloco,Toshio Tsukiyama,(unknown),Sergio Pimpinelli,John W. Tamkun	320
14	The Drosophila snr1 and brm proteins are related to yeast SWI/SNF proteins and are components of a large protein complex. 1995 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Andrew K. Dingwall,(unknown),Claire M. McCallum,John W. Tamkun,Ganjam V. Kalpana,Stephen P. Goff,Matthew P. Scott	198
15	Developmental genetical analysis and molecular cloning of the abnormal oocyte gene of Drosophila melanogaster. 1995 ·Genetics ·John E. Tomkiel,Laura Fanti,Maria Berloco,(unknown),John W. Tamkun,Barbara T. Wakimoto,Sergio Pimpinelli	7
16	The role of brahma and related proteins in transcription and development 1995 ·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·John W. Tamkun	61
17	brg1: A Putative Murine Homologue of the Drosophila brahma Gene, a Homeotic Gene Regulator 1994 ·Developmental Biology ·Filippo Randazzo,Paul A. Khavari,(unknown),John W. Tamkun,Janet Rossant	83
18	Genetic analysis of the brahma gene of Drosophila melanogaster and polytene chromosome subdivisions 72AB. 1994 ·Genetics ·Brenda J. Brizuela,Lisa Elfring,J. William O. Ballard,John W. Tamkun,James A. Kennison	104
19	BRG1 contains a conserved domain of the SWI2/SNF2 family necessary for normal mitotic growth and transcriptionbreakdown → 1993 ·Nature ·Paul A. Khavari,Craig L. Peterson,John W. Tamkun,Dirk B. Mendel,Gerald R. Crabtree	561
20	brahma: A regulator of Drosophila homeotic genes structurally related to the yeast transcriptional activator SNF2SWI2breakdown → 1992 ·Cell ·John W. Tamkun,Renate Deuring,Matthew P. Scott,(unknown),Angela Pattatucci,Thomas C. Kaufman,James A. Kennison	809

About John W. Tamkun

John W. Tamkun is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology and Genetics, having authored 54 papers that have together received 9.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (35 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (15 papers) and Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology and Allergy (1.3k citations), Molecular Biology (7.9k citations) and Aging (132 citations). John W. Tamkun has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include Richard O. Hynes, James A. Kennison, Matthew P. Scott, George Hartzell, Jean E. Schwarzbauer, Renate Deuring, Davide Corona, Christine B. Peterson, Ihor R. Lemischka and Craig L. Peterson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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