Kenneth J. Kemphues

9.6k citations

58 papers · 7.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 42

Molecular Biology top 1%
Aging top 0.01%
Cell Biology top 0.2%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 1%
Plant Science top 5%

Co-authors: Su Guo Diane G. Morton N N Cheng James R. Priess Elizabeth C. Raff Thomas C. Kaufman Fabio Piano Bijan Etemad-Moghadam
Topics: Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (48 papers)Reproductive Biology and Fertility (16 papers)Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers)
Cited by: Aging Cell Biology Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

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Kenneth J. Kemphues

58 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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par-1, a gene required for establishing polarity in C. elegans embryos, encodes a putative Ser/Thr kinase that is asymmetrically distributed

1995 843 citations Su Guo, Kenneth J. Kemphues Cell profile →
Identification of genes required for cytoplasmic localization in early C. elegans embryos

1988 701 citations Kenneth J. Kemphues, Diane G. Morton et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The biotin-ligating protein BPL-1 is critical for lipid biosynthesis and polarization of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo 2017 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),Diane G. Morton,Kenneth J. Kemphues,Jennifer L. Watts	17
2	The Deubiquitylase MATH-33 Controls DAF-16 Stability and Function in Metabolism and Longevity 2015 ·Cell Metabolism ·Thomas Heimbucher,Zheng Liu,Carine Bossard,(unknown),Andrea C. Carrano,Christian G. Riedel,Bogdan Tanasă,Christian Klammt,Bryan R. Fonslow,Céline E. Riera,Björn F. Lillemeier,Kenneth J. Kemphues,John R. Yates,Clodagh C. O’Shea,Tony Hunter,Andrew Dillin	27
3	High Runx1 Levels Promote a Reversible, More-Differentiated Cell State in Hair-Follicle Stem Cells during Quiescence 2014 ·Cell Reports ·Song Eun Lee,Aiko Sada,Meng Zhang,David J. McDermitt,Shu Lu,Kenneth J. Kemphues,Tudorita Tumbar	28
4	Deubiquitylation Machinery Is Required for Embryonic Polarity in Caenorhabditis elegans 2012 ·PLoS Genetics ·(unknown),Kenneth J. Kemphues	18
5	Nonmuscle Myosin IIB Links Cytoskeleton to IRE1α Signaling during ER Stress 2012 ·Developmental Cell ·Yin He,Alexander Beatty,Xuemei Han,Yewei Ji,Xuefei Ma,Robert Adelstein,John R. Yates,Kenneth J. Kemphues,Ling Qi	45
6	Binding to PKC-3, but not to PAR-3 or to a conventional PDZ domain ligand, is required for PAR-6 function in C. elegans 2010 ·Developmental Biology ·Jin Li,Heon Kim,(unknown),(unknown),Shinya Aono,Kenneth J. Kemphues	33
7	Different domains of C. elegans PAR-3 are required at different times in development 2010 ·Developmental Biology ·Bingsi Li,Heon Kim,(unknown),Kenneth J. Kemphues	36
8	Nucleoporins NPP-1, NPP-3, NPP-4, NPP-11 and NPP-13 are required for proper spindle orientation in C. elegans 2005 ·Developmental Biology ·Aaron J. Schetter,Peter Askjaer,Fabio Piano,Iain W. Mattaj,Kenneth J. Kemphues	30
9	Polarization of the C. elegans zygote proceeds via distinct establishment and maintenance phases 2003 ·Development ·(unknown),Aaron J. Schetter,(unknown),Kenneth J. Kemphues,Géraldine Seydoux	240
10	PAR-1 Is Required for Morphogenesis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Vulva 2003 ·Developmental Biology ·Daryl D. Hurd,Kenneth J. Kemphues	57
11	Gene Clustering Based on RNAi Phenotypes of Ovary-Enriched Genes in C. elegans 2002 ·Current Biology ·Fabio Piano,Aaron J. Schetter,Diane G. Morton,Kristin C. Gunsalus,V Reinke,Stuart K. Kim,Kenneth J. Kemphues	202
12	Integrating Interactome, Phenome, and Transcriptome Mapping Data for the C. elegans Germline 2002 ·Current Biology ·Albertha J.M. Walhout,Jérôme Reboul,Olena Shtanko,Nicolas Bertin,Philippe Vaglio,Hui Ming Ge,(unknown),Lynn Doucette‐Stamm,Kristin C. Gunsalus,Aaron J. Schetter,Diane G. Morton,Kenneth J. Kemphues,V Reinke,Stuart K. Kim,Fabio Piano,Marc Vidal	134
13	The C. elegans zyg-1 Gene Encodes a Regulator of Centrosome Duplication with Distinct Maternal and Paternal Roles in the Embryo 2001 ·Cell ·Kevin O‘Connell,(unknown),(unknown),Daryl D. Hurd,Kenneth J. Kemphues,Yongjing Li,John G. White	250
14	RNAi analysis of genes expressed in the ovary of Caenorhabditis elegans 2000 ·Current Biology ·Fabio Piano,Aaron J. Schetter,Marco Mangone,Lincoln Stein,Kenneth J. Kemphues	181
15	A Drosophila melanogaster homologue of Caenorhabditis elegans par-1 acts at an early step in embryonic-axis formation 2000 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Pavel Tomančák,Fabio Piano,Veit Riechmann,Kristin C. Gunsalus,Kenneth J. Kemphues,Anne Ephrussi	146
16	The C. elegans par-4 gene encodes a putative serine-threonine kinase required for establishing embryonic asymmetry 2000 ·Development ·Jennifer L. Watts,Diane G. Morton,Jennifer E. Bestman,Kenneth J. Kemphues	198
17	Fertilization and Establishment of Polarity in the Embryo 1997 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Kenneth J. Kemphues,Susan Strome	83
18	A non-muscle myosin required for embryonic polarity in Caenorhabditis elegans 1996 ·Nature ·Su Guo,Kenneth J. Kemphues	227
19	Pseudocleavage Is Dispensable for Polarity and Development in C. elegans Embryos 1995 ·Developmental Biology ·Lesilee S. Rose,(unknown),(unknown),Kenneth J. Kemphues	48
20	Two loci required for cytoplasmic organization in early embryos of Caenorhabditis elegans 1986 ·Developmental Biology ·Kenneth J. Kemphues,Nurit Wolf,William B. Wood,David Hirsh	73

About Kenneth J. Kemphues

Kenneth J. Kemphues is a scholar working on Aging, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology, having authored 58 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (48 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (16 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (3.6k citations), Cell Biology (3.0k citations) and Molecular Biology (5.6k citations). Kenneth J. Kemphues has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Su Guo, Diane G. Morton, N N Cheng, James R. Priess, Elizabeth C. Raff, Thomas C. Kaufman, Fabio Piano, Bijan Etemad-Moghadam, Aaron J. Schetter and Rudolf A. Raff. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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