Karl Matter

15.2k citations

109 papers · 12.1k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Neurology top 0.05%
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies
Cell Biology top 0.1%
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Papers in

Neurology 47
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies 47
Cell Biology 41
- Cellular transport and secretion 22
- Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ 13

Co-authors: María S. Balda Ceniz Zihni Ira Mellman Clare Mills Marcelino Cereijido Walter Hunziker Saima Aijaz J. Andrew Whitney
Journals: The Journal of Cell Biology (15 papers)Journal of Cell Science (9 papers)Cell (6 papers)Molecular Biology of the Cell (5 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Switzerland United States

In The Last Decade

Karl Matter

108 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Tight junctions: from simple barriers to multifunctional molecular gates 2016 · 1.1k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2015 The Journal of Cell Biology
2003 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
1996 The Journal of Cell Biology

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karl Matter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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1	Spatiotemporal control of actomyosin contractility by MRCKβ signaling drives phagocytosis The Journal of Cell Biology ·Ceniz Zihni, Anastasios Georgiadis, Conor M. Ramsden, Elena Sánchez-Heras, Maria-Grazia Molvetti, Britta Nommiste, 泉藤井, James Bainbridge, Peter Coffey, Alexander J. Smith, Robin R. Ali, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2022	12
2	ARHGEF18/p114RhoGEF Coordinates PKA/CREB Signaling and Actomyosin Remodeling to Promote Trophoblast Cell-Cell Fusion During Placenta Morphogenesis Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology ·R. W. Beal, T. Hara, Dimitris Grammatopoulos, Karl Matter, María S. Balda	2021	8
3	MarvelD3 couples tight junctions to the MEKK1–JNK pathway to regulate cell behavior and survival The Journal of Cell Biology ·Emily Steed, Ahmed Elbediwy, А. В. Дунаев, Sébastien Dupasquier, Maija-Liisa Vauhkonen, Tesha Suddason, patricia avello nicola pereira, R.A. HENSON, Ceniz Zihni, Ewen Gallagher, Christophe E. Pierreux, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2014	63
4	SnapShot: Epithelial Tight Junctions Cell ·Karl Matter, María S. Balda	2014	32
5	The tumour suppressor DLC2 ensures mitotic fidelity by coordinating spindle positioning and cell–cell adhesion Nature Communications ·Elisa Vitiello, Jorge G. Ferreira, Hélder Maiato, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2014	20
6	Development Of Cellular Scaffolds For Neural Retinal Cell Replacement Using Adult Human Müller Stem Cells Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·전민준, Phillippa Cottrill, Hari Jayaram, Hannah J. Levis, Karl Matter, G. Astrid Limb	2011	2
7	TOPORS, implicated in retinal degeneration, is a cilia-centrosomal protein Human Molecular Genetics ·Christina Chakarova, Hemant Khanna, Amna Z. Shah, Suresh B. Patil, Tina Sedmak, Carlos Murga‐Zamalloa, Myrto Papaioannou, Kerstin Nagel‐Wolfrum, Irma López, Peter Munro, Michael E. Cheetham, Robert K. Koenekoop, Rosa M. Rı́os, Karl Matter, Uwe Wolfrum, Anand Swaroop, Shomi S. Bhattacharya	2010	46
8	Identification of MarvelD3 as a tight junction-associated transmembrane protein of the occludin family BMC Cell Biology ·Emily Steed, Nelio T. L. Rodrigues, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2009	149
9	Phosphatidylethanol Accumulation Promotes Intestinal Hyperplasia by Inducing ZONAB-Mediated Cell Density Increase in Response to Chronic Ethanol Exposure Molecular Cancer Research ·Julie Pannequin, Nathalie Delaunay, Charbel Darido, Tangui Maurice, H. S. Swarth, Michael A. Frohman, María S. Balda, Karl Matter, Dominique Joubert, Delsy M. Sandoval, Jean-Pierre Balì, Frédéric Hollande	2007	34
10	Regulation of tight junction assembly and epithelial morphogenesis by the heat shock protein Apg-2 BMC Cell Biology ·Saima Aijaz, Elena Sánchez-Heras, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2007	25
11	Tight Junctions: Molecular Architecture and Function International review of cytology ·Saima Aijaz, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2006	248
12	Binding of GEF-H1 to the Tight Junction-Associated Adaptor Cingulin Results in Inhibition of Rho Signaling and G1/S Phase Transition Developmental Cell ·Saima Aijaz, Fabio D’Atri, Sandra Citi, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2005	173
13	Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Associates with Intracellular Organelles and Confers Resistance to Lamin A/C Degradation during Apoptosis American Journal Of Pathology ·G. Astrid Limb, Karl Matter, Gillian Murphy, Alison D. Cambrey, Richard D. Unwin, Glenn E. Morris, Peng T. Khaw	2005	96
14	Identification of a tight junction–associated guanine nucleotide exchange factor that activates Rho and regulates paracellular permeability The Journal of Cell Biology ·Afiq Zaki, Anu Punn, Catalina Flores-Maldonado, Judith J. Eckert, Graça Raposo, Tom P. Fleming, Marcelino Cereijido, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	2003	171
15	The ZO-1–associated Y-box factor ZONAB regulates epithelial cell proliferation and cell density The Journal of Cell Biology ·María S. Balda, Michelle D. Garrett, Karl Matter	2003	311
16	Multiple domains of occludin are involved in the regulation of tight junction functions UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Karl Matter, Claudia Flores, Marcelino Cereijido, C. G. Looper	1999	0
17	Commentary - Tight junctions UCL Discovery (University College London) ·C. G. Looper, Karl Matter	1998	6
18	The Cytoplasmic Domains of a β1 Integrin Mediate Polarization in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells by Selective Basolateral Stabilization Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Anne Gut, María S. Balda, Karl Matter	1998	32
19	Mechamisms of cell polarity: sorting and transport in epithelial cells Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Karl Matter, Ira Mellman	1994	375
20	Sorting of endogenous plasma membrane proteins occurs from two sites in cultured human intestinal epithelial cells (Caco-2) Cell ·Karl Matter, Mathis Brauchbar, Pasquale Di Filippo, Hans‐Peter Hauri	1990	226

About Karl Matter

Karl Matter is a scholar working on Neurology, Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, having authored 109 papers that have together received 12.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (47 papers), Connexins and lens biology (25 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (14 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (13 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (11 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (11 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (4.3k citations), Cell Biology (3.2k citations), Immunology and Allergy (654 citations), Molecular Biology (7.3k citations) and Cancer Research (1.2k citations). Karl Matter has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. Frequent co-authors include María S. Balda, Ceniz Zihni, Ira Mellman, Clare Mills, Marcelino Cereijido, Walter Hunziker, Saima Aijaz, Ira Mellman, J. Andrew Whitney and Emily Steed. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Cell Science, Cell, Molecular Biology of the Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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