Leslie Wilson

20.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
189 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Leslie Wilson is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leslie Wilson has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Cell Biology, 110 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Leslie Wilson's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (138 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (43 papers) and 14-3-3 protein interactions (35 papers). Leslie Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (138 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (43 papers) and 14-3-3 protein interactions (35 papers). Leslie Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and France. Leslie Wilson's co-authors include Mary Ann Jordan, Robert L. Margolis, Dulal Panda, Herbert P. Miller, Stuart C. Feinstein, Steven B. Mizel, Morris Friedkin, Douglas Thrower, Dimitrios A. Skoufias and Tatiana Okouneva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leslie Wilson

184 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Microtubules as a target for anticancer drugs

2004 3.6k citations Mary Ann Jordan, Leslie Wilson profile →
Microtubules and actin filaments: dynamic targets for cancer chemotherapy

1998 530 citations Mary Ann Jordan, Leslie Wilson profile →
Opposite end assembly and disassembly of microtubules at steady state in vitro

1978 476 citations Leslie Wilson et al. profile →
Properties of colchicine binding protein from chick embryo brain. Interactions with vinca alkaloids and podophyllotoxin

1970 349 citations Leslie Wilson Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leslie Wilson United States	68	9.8k	7.1k	4.7k	2.4k	1.0k	189	16.6k
Mary Ann Jordan United States	56	8.6k 0.9×	6.2k 0.9×	6.0k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	533 0.5×	115	15.3k
Lorenzo A. Pinna Italy	74	15.9k 1.6×	2.8k 0.4×	3.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	814 0.8×	448	21.6k
Laurent Meijer France	84	15.7k 1.6×	4.0k 0.6×	6.3k 1.3×	7.0k 2.9×	1.3k 1.3×	378	27.8k
Philip D. Jeffrey United States	59	14.8k 1.5×	3.4k 0.5×	6.0k 1.3×	764 0.3×	659 0.7×	174	20.5k
Patrick J. Casey United States	74	14.8k 1.5×	3.5k 0.5×	3.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	820 0.8×	247	19.3k
Robert J. Fletterick United States	77	12.0k 1.2×	3.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	749 0.7×	247	18.6k
Alfred Wittinghofer Germany	96	25.9k 2.7×	8.3k 1.2×	3.1k 0.7×	919 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	296	31.2k
Susan S. Taylor United States	98	29.1k 3.0×	5.6k 0.8×	3.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.6×	462	35.7k
Kevan M. Shokat United States	96	24.3k 2.5×	5.4k 0.8×	6.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	305	34.2k
Michel O. Steinmetz Switzerland	72	11.2k 1.1×	7.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.3×	1.8k 0.8×	519 0.5×	231	16.8k

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Song, Chaeyeon, Herbert P. Miller, Leslie Wilson, et al.. (2024). Complexes of tubulin oligomers and tau form a viscoelastic intervening network cross-bridging microtubules into bundles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2362–2362. 6 indexed citations

LaPointe, Nichole E., et al.. (2019). Tau isoform–specific stabilization of intermediate states during microtubule assembly and disassembly. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(33). 12265–12280. 11 indexed citations

Azarenko, Olga, et al.. (2014). Antiproliferative Mechanism of Action of the Novel Taxane Cabazitaxel as Compared with the Parent Compound Docetaxel in MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 13(8). 2092–2103. 72 indexed citations

Azarenko, Olga, Mary Ann Jordan, & Leslie Wilson. (2014). Erucin, the Major Isothiocyanate in Arugula (Eruca sativa), Inhibits Proliferation of MCF7 Tumor Cells by Suppressing Microtubule Dynamics. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100599–e100599. 40 indexed citations

Deek, Joanna, Herb P. Miller, Myung Chul Choi, et al.. (2012). A Structure-Function Study of Map Tau: Analyzing Distinct Map Tau Domains in Mediating Microtubule Assembly and Bundling using Synchrotron SAXS. Biophysical Journal. 102(3). 700a–700a. 1 indexed citations

Kiris, Erkan, Donovan Ventimiglia, Mehmet Emre Sargin, et al.. (2011). Combinatorial Tau Pseudophosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(16). 14257–14270. 31 indexed citations

Lopus, Manu, Emin Oroudjev, Leslie Wilson, et al.. (2010). Maytansine and Cellular Metabolites of Antibody-Maytansinoid Conjugates Strongly Suppress Microtubule Dynamics by Binding to Microtubules. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(10). 2689–2699. 169 indexed citations

Nguyen, Vy, Jessica Tang, Emin Oroudjev, et al.. (2010). Cytotoxic Effects of Bilberry Extract on MCF7-GFP-Tubulin Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Medicinal Food. 13(2). 278–285. 34 indexed citations

Berman, Rachel & Leslie Wilson. (2009). Pathologizing or Validating: Intake Workers' Discursive Constructions of Mothers. Qualitative Health Research. 19(4). 444–453. 7 indexed citations

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LeBoeuf, Adria C., Sasha F. Levy, Arnab Bhattacharya, et al.. (2008). FTDP-17 Mutations in Tau Alter the Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(52). 36406–36415. 38 indexed citations

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Mikovits, Judy A., Lena Gerwick, Emin Oroudjev, et al.. (2007). Preclinical development of Aneustat (OMN54): a multifunctional multi-targeted natural product derivative with anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulatory activity. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 6. 1 indexed citations

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Morris, J. Glenn, Lynn M. Grattan, Leslie Wilson, et al.. (2006). Occupational Exposure to Pfiesteria Species in Estuarine Waters Is Not a Risk Factor for Illness. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(7). 1038–1043. 8 indexed citations

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Honoré, Stéphane, Kathy Kamath, Diane Braguer, et al.. (2004). Synergistic Suppression of Microtubule Dynamics by Discodermolide and Paclitaxel in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cells. Cancer Research. 64(14). 4957–4964. 76 indexed citations

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Okouneva, Tatiana, Leslie Wilson, Bruce A. Littlefield, & Mary Ann Jordan. (2004). E7389 and ER-076349, synthetic halichondrin B analogs, suppress centromere dynamics in concert with mitotic block. Cancer Research. 64. 1255–1255. 2 indexed citations

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Honoré, Stéphane, Kathy Kamath, Diane Braguer, et al.. (2003). Suppression of microtubule dynamics by discodermolide by a novel mechanism is associated with mitotic arrest and inhibition of tumor cell proliferation.. PubMed. 2(12). 1303–11. 49 indexed citations

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Jordan, Mary Ann, Iwao Ojima, Mariagrazia Distefano, et al.. (2002). Effects of Novel Taxanes SB-T-1213 and IDN5109 on Tubulin Polymerization and Mitosis. Chemistry & Biology. 9(1). 93–101. 29 indexed citations

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Wagner, M M, Donald C. Paul, Chuan Shih, et al.. (1999). In vitro pharmacology of cryptophycin 52 (LY355703) in human tumor cell lines. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 43(2). 115–125. 68 indexed citations

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Jordan, Mary Ann & Leslie Wilson. (1998). [22] Use of drugs to study role of microtubule assembly dynamics in living cells. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 298. 252–276. 67 indexed citations

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Panda, Dulal, et al.. (1995). Kinetic Stabilization of Microtubule Dynamics at Steady State in Vitro by Substoichiometric Concentrations of Tubulin-Colchicine Complex. Biochemistry. 34(31). 9921–9929. 73 indexed citations

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Wilson, Leslie. (1982). Cytoskeletal proteins, isolation and characterization. Academic Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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