Kathleen M. Trybus

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

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Kathleen M. Trybus is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen M. Trybus has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 93 papers in Molecular Biology and 76 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kathleen M. Trybus's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (116 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (59 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (48 papers). Kathleen M. Trybus is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (116 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (59 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (48 papers). Kathleen M. Trybus collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Kathleen M. Trybus's co-authors include David M. Warshaw, Elena B. Krementsova, Susan Lowey, Yelena Freyzon, Carol S. Bookwalter, Carolyn Cohen, Guillermina S. Waller, H. Lee Sweeney, Roberto Domínguez and Kenneth A. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen M. Trybus

149 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Crystal Structure of a Vertebrate Smooth Muscle Myosin Motor Domain and Its Complex with the Essential Light Chain

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathleen M. Trybus United States	52	5.1k	5.1k	3.0k	1.3k	437	153	8.1k
David M. Warshaw United States	54	5.0k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	300 0.7×	158	7.9k
Dietmar J. Manstein Germany	46	3.0k 0.6×	4.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	812 0.6×	273 0.6×	134	6.7k
Michael A. Geeves United Kingdom	57	8.1k 1.6×	6.8k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	567 1.3×	240	10.7k
Anne Houdusse France	50	3.1k 0.6×	4.0k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	894 0.7×	397 0.9×	110	6.8k
Roger Craig United States	48	6.2k 1.2×	4.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	508 1.2×	146	7.5k
William Lehman United States	45	5.2k 1.0×	4.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	960 0.7×	571 1.3×	169	7.0k
E. Michael Ostap United States	41	2.4k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	847 0.7×	265 0.6×	103	4.6k
Alan G. Weeds United Kingdom	55	4.9k 1.0×	6.6k 1.3×	5.4k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	583 1.3×	109	11.8k
Enrique M. De La Cruz United States	47	1.9k 0.4×	2.7k 0.5×	3.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	258 0.6×	121	6.1k
John Kendrick‐Jones United Kingdom	67	5.0k 1.0×	8.7k 1.7×	4.5k 1.5×	981 0.8×	1.1k 2.4×	176	13.3k

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Ali, M. Yusuf, et al.. (2025). BicD and MAP7 Collaborate to Activate Homodimeric Drosophila Kinesin‐1 by Complementary Mechanisms. Traffic. 26(4-6). e70008–e70008. 1 indexed citations

Previs, Samantha Beck, et al.. (2024). Kinesin-1-transported liposomes prefer to go straight in 3D microtubule intersections by a mechanism shared by other molecular motors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(29). e2407330121–e2407330121. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Qing, Luther W. Pollard, Kaitlin E. Homa, David R. Kovar, & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2023). Acetylation of fission yeast tropomyosin does not promote differential association with cognate formins. Cytoskeleton. 80(3-4). 77–92. 2 indexed citations

Robblee, James P., Julien Robert‐Paganin, Daniel Auguin, et al.. (2023). Mechanism of small molecule inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum myosin A informs antimalarial drug design. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3463–3463. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Hailong, Patricia M. Fagnant, Abhijnan Chattopadhyay, et al.. (2021). Resistance of Acta2 mice to aortic disease is associated with defective release of mutant smooth muscle α-actin from the chaperonin-containing TCP1 folding complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(6). 101228–101228. 8 indexed citations

Cui, Heying, M. Yusuf Ali, Puja Goyal, et al.. (2020). Coiled‐coil registry shifts in the F684I mutant of Bicaudal D result in cargo‐independent activation of dynein motility. Traffic. 21(7). 463–478. 12 indexed citations

Robblee, James P., Daniel Auguin, Elena B. Krementsova, et al.. (2020). Full-length Plasmodium falciparum myosin A and essential light chain PfELC structures provide new anti-malarial targets. eLife. 9. 19 indexed citations

Lu, Hailong, Patricia M. Fagnant, & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2019). Unusual dynamics of the divergent malaria parasite Pf Act1 actin filament. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(41). 20418–20427. 21 indexed citations

Nelson, Shane R., et al.. (2019). Myosin Va transport of liposomes in three-dimensional actin networks is modulated by actin filament density, position, and polarity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(17). 8326–8335. 24 indexed citations

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Robert‐Paganin, Julien, James P. Robblee, Daniel Auguin, et al.. (2019). Plasmodium myosin A drives parasite invasion by an atypical force generating mechanism. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3286–3286. 39 indexed citations

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Lowey, Susan, Peteranne B. Joel, Kathleen M. Trybus, et al.. (2018). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy R403Q mutation in rabbit β-myosin reduces contractile function at the molecular and myofibrillar levels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(44). 11238–11243. 24 indexed citations

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Lu, Hailong, Patricia M. Fagnant, Elena B. Krementsova, & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2016). Severe Molecular Defects Exhibited by the R179H Mutation in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle α-Actin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(41). 21729–21739. 22 indexed citations

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Sladewski, Thomas E. & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2014). A single molecule approach to mRNA transport by a class V myosin. RNA Biology. 11(8). 986–991. 5 indexed citations

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Blehm, Benjamin H., Trina A. Schroer, Kathleen M. Trybus, Yann R. Chemla, & Paul R. Selvin. (2013). In vivo optical trapping indicates kinesin’s stall force is reduced by dynein during intracellular transport. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(9). 3381–3386. 83 indexed citations

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Ali, M. Yusuf, Hailong Lu, Carol S. Bookwalter, David M. Warshaw, & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2008). Myosin V and Kinesin act as tethers to enhance each others' processivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(12). 4691–4696. 105 indexed citations

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Trybus, Kathleen M., et al.. (2008). Functional Effects of Nemaline Myopathy Mutations on Human Skeletal α-Actin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(28). 19379–19388. 12 indexed citations

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Trybus, Kathleen M.. (2008). Myosin V from head to tail. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 65(9). 1378–1389. 142 indexed citations

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Ali, M. Yusuf, Elena B. Krementsova, Guy G. Kennedy, et al.. (2007). Myosin Va maneuvers through actin intersections and diffuses along microtubules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(11). 4332–4336. 122 indexed citations

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Volkmann, Niels, Hongjun Liu, Larnele Hazelwood, et al.. (2005). The Structural Basis of Myosin V Processive Movement as Revealed by Electron Cryomicroscopy. Molecular Cell. 19(5). 595–605. 79 indexed citations

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Khromov, Alexander S., et al.. (1998). Myosin Essential Light Chain Isoforms Modulate the Velocity of Shortening Propelled by Nonphosphorylated Cross-bridges. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(47). 31289–31296. 45 indexed citations

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