Liam Town

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Liam Town is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liam Town has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Liam Town's work include Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (7 papers), dental development and anomalies (3 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers). Liam Town is often cited by papers focused on Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (7 papers), dental development and anomalies (3 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers). Liam Town collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Liam Town's co-authors include Mark J. Smyth, Melvyn T. Chow, Marco Colonna, Daniel M. Andrews, Ludovic Martinet, David Ritchie, Christopher J. Chan, Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimarães, Susan Gilfillan and Christophe Caux and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Liam Town

13 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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TGF-β inhibits the activation and functions of NK cells by repressing the mTOR pathway

2016 493 citations Sébastien Viel, Antoine Marçais et al. Science Signaling profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liam Town

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Granzyme M has a critical role in providing innate immune protection in ulcerative colitis 2016 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimarães, (unknown), Tracy L. Putoczki, Kim Miles, Kelli P. A. MacDonald, Liam Town, Wei Shi, Glenda C. Gobé, (unknown), Lisa A. Mielke, Hazel Tye, Seth L. Masters, Gabrielle T. Belz, Nicholas D. Huntington, Graham Radford‐Smith, Mark J. Smyth	12
2	TGF-β inhibits the activation and functions of NK cells by repressing the mTOR pathway breakdown → 2016 ·Science Signaling ·Sébastien Viel, Antoine Marçais, Fernando Guimarães, Róisín M. Loftus, (unknown), Morgan Grau, Sophie Degouve, Sophia Djebali, Amélien Sanlaville, Emily Charrier, Jacques Bienvenu, Julien C. Marie, Christophe Caux, Jacqueline Marvel, Liam Town, Nicholas D. Huntington, Laurent Bartholin, David K. Finlay, Mark J. Smyth, Thierry Walzer	493
3	The receptors CD96 and CD226 oppose each other in the regulation of natural killer cell functions 2014 ·Nature Immunology ·Christopher J. Chan, Ludovic Martinet, Susan Gilfillan, Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimarães, Melvyn T. Chow, Liam Town, David Ritchie, Marco Colonna, Daniel M. Andrews, Mark J. Smyth	365
4	Mutations in mouse Ift144 model the craniofacial, limb and rib defects in skeletal ciliopathies 2012 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Alyson Ashe, Natalie C. Butterfield, Liam Town, Andrew D. Courtney, (unknown), Charles Ferguson, Rachael Barry, Fredrik Olsson, Karel F. Liem, Robert G. Parton, Brandon J. Wainwright, Kathryn V. Anderson, Emma Whitelaw, Carol Wicking	64
5	Tmem26 Is Dynamically Expressed during Palate and Limb Development but Is Not Required for Embryonic Survival 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Liam Town, Edwina McGlinn, Tara‐Lynne Davidson, Catherine M. Browne, Kallayanee Chawengsaksophak, Peter Koopman, Joy M. Richman, Carol Wicking	7
6	Inactivation of Patched1 in the Mouse Limb Has Novel Inhibitory Effects on the Chondrogenic Program 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Stephen J. Bruce, Natalie C. Butterfield, Vicki Metzis, Liam Town, Edwina McGlinn, Carol Wicking	26
7	Inhibition of the PtdIns(5) kinase PIKfyve disrupts intracellular replication of Salmonella 2010 ·The EMBO Journal ·Markus C. Kerr, Jack T. H. Wang, (unknown), Nicholas Hamilton, Liam Town, Darren L. Brown, Frédéric A. Meunier, Nat F. Brown, Jennifer L. Stow, Rohan D. Teasdale	71
8	The metalloendopeptidase gene Pitrm1 is regulated by hedgehog signaling in the developing mouse limb and is expressed in muscle progenitors 2009 ·Developmental Dynamics ·Liam Town, Edwina McGlinn, Salvatore Fiorenza, Vicki Metzis, Natalie C. Butterfield, Joy M. Richman, Carol Wicking	12
9	Initiation and patterning of the snake dentition are dependent on Sonic Hedgehog signaling 2008 ·Developmental Biology ·Marcela Buchtová, Gregory R. Handrigan, Abigail S. Tucker, Scott Lozanoff, Liam Town, Katherine Fu, Virginia M. Diewert, Carol Wicking, Joy M. Richman	84
10	Expression of the NET family member Zfp503 is regulated by hedgehog and BMP signaling in the limb 2008 ·Developmental Dynamics ·Edwina McGlinn, Joy M. Richman, Vicki Metzis, Liam Town, Natalie C. Butterfield, Brandon J. Wainwright, Carol Wicking	17
11	A novel RhoA inhibitor implicated in lip and palate formation 2007 ·Developmental Biology ·Liam Town, Fiona Simpson, Edwina McGlinn, Natalie C. Butterfield, Joy M. Richman, Carol Wicking	1
12	Effector ExoU from the Type III Secretion System Is an Important Modulator of Gene Expression in Lung Epithelial Cells in Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection 2003 ·Infection and Immunity ·Brendan J. McMorran, Liam Town, Elaine O Costelloe, (unknown), Joanne N. Engel, David Hume, Brandon J. Wainwright	30
13	Effector ExoU from the Type III Secretion System Is An Important Modulator of Gene Expression in Lung Epithelial Cells in Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection 2003 ·Infection and Immunity ·Brendan J. McMorran, Liam Town, (unknown), Jasmine Palmer, (unknown), David Hume, Brandon J. Wainwright	1

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