M. Gerard Waters

7.9k citations

58 papers · 6.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 34

Molecular Biology top 1%
Cell Biology top 0.2%
Physiology top 2%
Surgery top 5%
Immunology top 10%

Co-authors: Günter Blobel William J. Chirico Tito Serafini James E. Rothman Vladimir Lupashin Samuel D. Wright Stephanie K. Sapperstein Tian‐Quan Cai
Topics: Cellular transport and secretion (23 papers)Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers)Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Physiology Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

M. Gerard Waters

58 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

70K heat shock related proteins stimulate protein translocation into microsomes

1988 1.1k citations M. Gerard Waters et al. profile →
(d)-β-Hydroxybutyrate Inhibits Adipocyte Lipolysis via the Nicotinic Acid Receptor PUMA-G

2005 529 citations Andrew K.P. Taggart, Jukka Kero et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Secretory protein translocation in a yeast cell-free system can occur posttranslationally and requires ATP hydrolysis.

1986 262 citations M. Gerard Waters et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lack of authentic atrial fibrillation in commonly used murine atrial fibrillation models 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·Fumin Fu,Michael Pietropaolo,Lei Cui,Shilpa Pandit,Weiyan Li,Oleg Tarnavski,(unknown),Jing Liu,(unknown),Yutaka Murakami,Prabhjit K. Grewal,(unknown),Gordon M. Turner,Andrew K.P. Taggart,M. Gerard Waters,Shaun R. Coughlin,Yuichiro Adachi	15
2	Anthranilic acid replacements in a niacin receptor agonist 2010 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Darby Schmidt,(unknown),Subharekha Raghavan,Hong C. Shen,Fa‐Xiang Ding,Ester Carballo‐Jane,Silvi Luell,(unknown),Tom G. Holt,Michael W. Wolff,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Larissa Wilsie,Mihajlo L. Krsmanovic,Ning Ren,Daniël Blom,Kang Cheng,(unknown),M. Gerard Waters,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	17
3	The discovery of high affinity agonists of GPR109a with reduced serum shift and improved ADME properties 2010 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Jason E. Imbriglio,Daniel A. DiRocco,(unknown),Subharekha Raghavan,Wei‐Chun Chen,(unknown),Craig K. Esser,Tom G. Holt,(unknown),Andrew K.P. Taggart,M. Gerard Waters,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	13
4	GPR109a agonists. Part 2: Pyrazole-acids as agonists of the human orphan G-protein coupled receptor GPR109a 2010 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Jason E. Imbriglio,(unknown),Rui Liang,Subharekha Raghavan,Darby Schmidt,(unknown),(unknown),Thomas O. Schrader,Jae‐Kyu Jung,Craig K. Esser,Tom G. Holt,(unknown),Andrew K.P. Taggart,Kang Cheng,Ester Carballo‐Jane,M. Gerard Waters,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	10
5	Pyrazole acids as niacin receptor agonists for the treatment of dyslipidemia 2009 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Darby Schmidt,(unknown),Subharekha Raghavan,Ester Carballo‐Jane,(unknown),(unknown),Tom G. Holt,Michael W. Wolff,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Larissa Wilsie,Mihajlo L. Krsmanovic,Ning Ren,Daniël Blom,Kang Cheng,(unknown),M. Gerard Waters,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	10
6	GPR109a agonists. Part 1: 5-Alkyl and 5-aryl-pyrazole–tetrazoles as agonists of the human orphan G-protein coupled receptor GPR109a 2009 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Jason E. Imbriglio,(unknown),Rui Liang,Subharekha Raghavan,Darby Schmidt,(unknown),(unknown),Thomas O. Schrader,Jae‐Kyu Jung,Craig K. Esser,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Kang Cheng,Ester Carballo‐Jane,M. Gerard Waters,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	13
7	Molecular modeling aided design of nicotinic acid receptor GPR109A agonists 2008 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Qiaolin Deng,(unknown),(unknown),Richard T. Beresis,Ning Ren,Tian‐Quan Cai,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Kang Cheng,Ester Carballo‐Jane,Junying Wang,Xinchun Tong,M. Gerard Waters,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	20
8	Tetrahydro anthranilic acid as a surrogate for anthranilic acid: Application to the discovery of potent niacin receptor agonists 2008 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Subharekha Raghavan,Giancarlo Tria,Hong C. Shen,Fa‐Xiang Ding,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Ning Ren,(unknown),Mihajlo L. Krsmanovic,Tom G. Holt,(unknown),M. Gerard Waters,Milton L. Hammond,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	24
9	Discovery of pyrazolopyrimidines as the first class of allosteric agonists for the high affinity nicotinic acid receptor GPR109A 2008 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Hong C. Shen,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Larissa Wilsie,M. Gerard Waters,Milton L. Hammond,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	21
10	Discovery of orally bioavailable and novel urea agonists of the high affinity niacin receptor GPR109A 2007 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Hong C. Shen,Michael J. Szymonifka,(unknown),Qiaolin Deng,Ester Carballo‐Jane,Kenneth K. Wu,Tsuei-Ju Wu,Kang Cheng,Ning Ren,Tian‐Quan Cai,Andrew K.P. Taggart,Junying Wang,Xinchun Tong,M. Gerard Waters,Milton L. Hammond,James R. Tata,Steven L. Colletti	16
11	Nicotinic Acid Receptor Agonists Differentially Activate Downstream Effectors 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jeremy G. Richman,(unknown),Ibragim Gaidarov,Jill S. Cameron,Peter S. Griffin,Hong Zheng,(unknown),(unknown),Dominique Maciejewski-Lenoir,Dominic P. Behan,(unknown),Ruoping Chen,Philip J. Skinner,(unknown),M. Gerard Waters,Samuel D. Wright,Graeme Semple,Daniel T. Connolly	87
12	Dsl1p, Tip20p, and the Novel Dsl3(Sec39) Protein Are Required for the Stability of the Q/t-SNARE Complex at the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Yeast 2005 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Angela Chan,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),M. Gerard Waters,Hans Dieter Schmitt	90
13	(d)-β-Hydroxybutyrate Inhibits Adipocyte Lipolysis via the Nicotinic Acid Receptor PUMA-Gbreakdown → 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Andrew K.P. Taggart,Jukka Kero,Xiaodong Gan,Tian‐Quan Cai,Kang Cheng,Marc C. Ippolito,Ning Ren,(unknown),Kenneth Wu,Tsuei-Ju Wu,Lan Jin,Chen Liaw,Ruoping Chen,Jeremy G. Richman,Daniel T. Connolly,Stefan Offermanns,Samuel D. Wright,M. Gerard Waters	529
14	Regulation of the angiopoietin-like protein 3 gene by LXR 2003 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·(unknown),Theresa Zhang,Melba Hernandez,(unknown),Samuel D. Wright,M. Gerard Waters,Tian‐Quan Cai	104
15	Golgi-to-Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Retrograde Traffic in Yeast Requires Dsl1p, a Component of the ER Target Site that Interacts with a COPI Coat Subunit 2001 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Barbara Reilly,(unknown),Susan M. VanRheenen,M. Gerard Waters	77
16	Dsl1p, an Essential Protein Required for Membrane Traffic at the Endoplasmic Reticulum/Golgi Interface in Yeast 2001 ·Traffic ·Susan M. VanRheenen,Barbara Reilly,Stormy J. Chamberlain,M. Gerard Waters	36
17	Membrane Tethering and Fusion in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathways 2000 ·Traffic ·M. Gerard Waters,(unknown)	90
18	Membrane tethering in intracellular transport 1999 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·M. Gerard Waters,(unknown)	148
19	Purification and Characterization of a Novel 13 S Hetero-oligomeric Protein Complex That Stimulates in VitroGolgi Transport 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·David M. Walter,Kimberly S. Paul,M. Gerard Waters	63
20	Proteins involved in vesicular transport and membrane fusion 1991 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·M. Gerard Waters,(unknown),James E. Rothman	38

About M. Gerard Waters

M. Gerard Waters is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Physiology and Molecular Biology, having authored 58 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cellular transport and secretion (23 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (2.8k citations), Physiology (393 citations) and Molecular Biology (4.2k citations). M. Gerard Waters has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Günter Blobel, William J. Chirico, Tito Serafini, James E. Rothman, Vladimir Lupashin, Samuel D. Wright, Stephanie K. Sapperstein, James E. Rothman, Tian‐Quan Cai and Andrew K.P. Taggart. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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