Mara E. Pitulescu

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Mara E. Pitulescu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mara E. Pitulescu has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mara E. Pitulescu's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (11 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (9 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (7 papers). Mara E. Pitulescu is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (11 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (9 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (7 papers). Mara E. Pitulescu collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Mara E. Pitulescu's co-authors include Ralf H. Adams, Inga Schmidt, Rui Benedito, Catherine D. Nobes, Susanne Adams, Urban Deutsch, Masanori Nakayama, Akira Sakakibara, Tim Schmidt and Alcide Barberis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Genes & Development.

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Mara E. Pitulescu

23 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Ephrin-B2 controls VEGF-induced angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

2010 955 citations Yingdi Wang, Masanori Nakayama et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Artery formation in the intestinal wall and mesentery by intestine-derived Esm1+ endothelial cells 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Esther Bovay, Kai Kruse, Emma C. Watson, Vishal Mohanakrishnan, Martin Stehling, Frank Berkenfeld, Mara E. Pitulescu, Mark L. Kahn, Ralf H. Adams	0
2	Eph-ephrin signaling couples endothelial cell sorting and arterial specification 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Kai Kruse, (unknown), (unknown), Hyun‐Woo Jeong, Susanne Adams, Frank Berkenfeld, Martin Stehling, Kristy Red‐Horse, Ralf H. Adams, Mara E. Pitulescu	14
3	Dll4 and Notch signalling couples sprouting angiogenesis and artery formation 2017 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Mara E. Pitulescu, Inga Schmidt, Benedetto Daniele Giaimo, (unknown), Frank Berkenfeld, Francesca Ferrante, Hongryeol Park, Manuel Ehling, Daniel Biljes, Susana Rocha, Urs H. Langen, Martin Stehling, Takashi Nagasawa, Napoleone Ferrara, Tilman Borggrefe, Ralf H. Adams	286
4	Cell–matrix signals specify bone endothelial cells during developmental osteogenesis 2017 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Urs H. Langen, Mara E. Pitulescu, Jung Mo Kim, Rocio Enriquez-Gasca, Kishor K. Sivaraj, Anjali P. Kusumbe, Amit Singh, Jacopo Di Russo, M. Gabriele Bixel, Bin Zhou, Lydia Sorokin, Juan M. Vaquerizas, Ralf H. Adams	190
5	The endothelial transcription factor ERG mediates Angiopoietin-1-dependent control of Notch signalling and vascular stability 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Aarti V. Shah, Graeme M. Birdsey, Claire Peghaire, Mara E. Pitulescu, Neil Dufton, Youwen Yang, (unknown), Lourdes Osuna Almagro, Laura Beth Payne, Justin C. Mason, Holger Gerhardt, Ralf H. Adams, Anna M. Randi	69
6	Polarized actin and VE-cadherin dynamics regulate junctional remodelling and cell migration during sprouting angiogenesis 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Jiahui Cao, Manuel Ehling, Sigrid März, Jochen Seebach, Katsiaryna Tarbashevich, (unknown), Mara E. Pitulescu, (unknown), Boris Flach, Eloi Montañez, Erez Raz, Ralf H. Adams, Hans‐Joachim Schnittler	121
7	Ephrin-Bs Drive Junctional Downregulation and Actin Stress Fiber Disassembly to Enable Wound Re-epithelialization 2015 ·Cell Reports ·Robert Nunan, (unknown), Ryoichi Mori, Mara E. Pitulescu, Wen G. Jiang, Keith G Harding, Ralf H. Adams, Catherine D. Nobes, Paul Martin	62
8	Direct cell–cell contact with the vascular niche maintains quiescent neural stem cells 2014 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Cristina Ottone, Benjamin Krusche, (unknown), Melanie Clements, Giorgia Quadrato, Mara E. Pitulescu, Ralf H. Adams, Simona Parrinello	215
9	Regulation of signaling interactions and receptor endocytosis in growing blood vessels 2014 ·Cell Adhesion & Migration ·Mara E. Pitulescu, Ralf H. Adams	35
10	Chromatin Regulation by BAF170 Controls Cerebral Cortical Size and Thickness 2013 ·Developmental Cell ·Tran Tuoc, Susann Boretius, Stephen N. Sansom, Mara E. Pitulescu, Jens Frahm, Frederick J. Livesey, Anastassia Stoykova	127
11	Sox17 is indispensable for acquisition and maintenance of arterial identity 2013 ·Nature Communications ·Monica Corada, Fabrizio Orsenigo, Marco Morini, Mara E. Pitulescu, Ganesh Parameshwar Bhat, Daniel Nyqvist, Ferruccio Breviario, Valentina Conti, Anaïs Briot, M. Luisa Iruela‐Arispe, Ralf H. Adams, Elisabetta Dejana	196
12	Ephrin-B2 regulates VEGFR2 function in developmental and tumour angiogenesis 2010 ·Nature ·Suphansa Sawamiphak, Sascha Seidel, Clara L. Essmann, George A. Wilkinson, Mara E. Pitulescu, Till Acker, Amparo Acker‐Palmer	432
13	Eph/ephrin molecules—a hub for signaling and endocytosis 2010 ·Genes & Development ·Mara E. Pitulescu, Ralf H. Adams	211
14	Inducible gene targeting in the neonatal vasculature and analysis of retinal angiogenesis in mice 2010 ·Nature Protocols ·Mara E. Pitulescu, Inga Schmidt, Rui Benedito, Ralf H. Adams	315
15	Ephrin-B2 controls VEGF-induced angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis breakdown → 2010 ·Nature ·Yingdi Wang, Masanori Nakayama, Mara E. Pitulescu, Tim Schmidt, Magdalena L. Bochenek, Akira Sakakibara, Susanne Adams, Alice Davy, Urban Deutsch, Urs Lüthi, Alcide Barberis, Laura E. Benjamin, Taija Mäkinen, Catherine D. Nobes, Ralf H. Adams	955
16	TIPT2 and geminin interact with basal transcription factors to synergize in transcriptional regulation 2009 ·BMC Biochemistry ·Mara E. Pitulescu, Martin Teichmann, Lingfei Luo, Michael Kessel	6
17	MicroRNAs in Organogenesis and Disease 2008 ·Current Molecular Medicine ·Naisana S. Asli, Mara E. Pitulescu, Michael Kessel	71
18	The regulation of embryonic patterning and DNA replication by geminin 2005 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Mara E. Pitulescu, Michael Kessel, Liqiong Luo	21
19	Genetic typing of Echinococcus granulosus in Romania 2005 ·Parasitology Research ·Jean-Mathieu Bart, Sorin Morariu, Jenny Knapp, M. S. Ilie, Mara E. Pitulescu, (unknown), (unknown), Renaud Piarroux	88
20	Population genetic study of eight short tandem repeat loci CSF1PO, TPOX, TH01, F13A01, FESFPS, vWA, F13B and LPL in the Western Romanian population 2003 ·Forensic Science International ·Andrei Anghel, Cătălin Marian, Mara E. Pitulescu, (unknown), Ioan Ovidiu Sîrbu, (unknown), Bruce Budowle	6

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