Marc Symons

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
136 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Marc Symons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc Symons has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Cell Biology and 20 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Marc Symons's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (52 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (32 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers). Marc Symons is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (52 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (32 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers). Marc Symons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Marc Symons's co-authors include Frank McCormick, Rongguo Qiu, Susan G. Macdonald, Salvatore J. Coniglio, David Stokoe, Karen A. Cadwallader, John F. Hancock, Arie Abo, David H. Kirn and Jing Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Marc Symons

134 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Activation of Raf as a Result of Recruitment to the Plasma Membrane

1994 837 citations Marc Symons et al. profile →
An essential role for Rac in Ras transformation

1995 792 citations Rongguo Qiu, Frank McCormick et al. profile →
Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome Protein, a Novel Effector for the GTPase CDC42Hs, Is Implicated in Actin Polymerization

1996 725 citations Marc Symons, Jonathan M.J. Derry et al. Cell profile →
Molecular mechanisms of invadopodium formation

2005 549 citations Salvatore J. Coniglio, Marc Symons et al. profile →
Integrin-mediated Signals Regulated by Members of the Rho Family of GTPases

1998 513 citations Marc Symons et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marc Symons United States	54	8.9k	4.6k	2.3k	1.8k	1.5k	136	12.7k
Andrius Kazlauskas United States	60	9.8k 1.1×	2.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.6×	188	15.1k
John G. Collard Netherlands	52	6.9k 0.8×	4.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	974 0.7×	73	9.6k
Jonathan Chernoff United States	68	11.4k 1.3×	4.6k 1.0×	3.4k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	207	15.7k
Bruce J. Mayer United States	54	9.9k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	112	13.6k
Masato Okada Japan	52	6.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	2.5k 1.7×	226	10.6k
Sheila Μ. Thomas United States	35	6.2k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	50	9.7k
Sara A. Courtneidge United States	65	11.2k 1.3×	4.1k 0.9×	4.0k 1.8×	2.6k 1.5×	2.5k 1.7×	125	17.4k
Daniel D. Billadeau United States	69	7.5k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	4.5k 3.0×	215	14.4k
Michael F. Olson United Kingdom	46	6.9k 0.8×	3.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	779 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	132	10.7k
Christopher J. Marshall United Kingdom	61	15.0k 1.7×	4.8k 1.1×	5.5k 2.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	94	20.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marc Symons

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Maloney, Caroline, Morris Edelman, Martin Lesser, et al.. (2020). Gefitinib Inhibits Invasion and Metastasis of Osteosarcoma via Inhibition of Macrophage Receptor Interacting Serine-Threonine Kinase 2. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(6). 1340–1350. 19 indexed citations

Maloney, Caroline, et al.. (2020). Pharmacological prevention of surgery-accelerated metastasis in an animal model of osteosarcoma. Journal of Translational Medicine. 18(1). 183–183. 12 indexed citations

Ding, Zonghui, Zhiwan Dong, Yuping Yang, et al.. (2020). Leukemia-Associated Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor and Ras Homolog Family Member C Play a Role in Glioblastoma Cell Invasion and Resistance. American Journal Of Pathology. 190(10). 2165–2176. 5 indexed citations

Maloney, Caroline, et al.. (2018). Intratibial Injection Causes Direct Pulmonary Seeding of Osteosarcoma Cells and Is Not a Spontaneous Model of Metastasis: A Mouse Osteosarcoma Model. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 476(7). 1514–1522. 20 indexed citations

Ruggieri, Rosamaria, et al.. (2017). Microtubule-targeting agents can sensitize cancer cells to ionizing radiation by an interphase-based mechanism. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 10. 5633–5642. 24 indexed citations

Ensign, Shannon P. Fortin, Alison Roos, Ian T. Mathews, et al.. (2016). SGEF Is Regulated via TWEAK/Fn14/NF-κB Signaling and Promotes Survival by Modulation of the DNA Repair Response to Temozolomide. Molecular Cancer Research. 14(3). 302–312. 14 indexed citations

Tran, Nhan L., Michael E. Berens, Timothy C. Ryken, et al.. (2016). Pharmacological Inhibition of the Protein Kinase MRK/ZAK Radiosensitizes Medulloblastoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(8). 1799–1808. 5 indexed citations

Xu, Xiaonan, Aneta Kwiatkowska, Hyonson Hwang, et al.. (2012). Regulation of synaptojanin 2 5′-phosphatase activity by Src. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 6(6). 518–525. 9 indexed citations

Coniglio, Salvatore J., et al.. (2008). Pak1 and Pak2 Mediate Tumor Cell Invasion through Distinct Signaling Mechanisms. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(12). 4162–4172. 105 indexed citations

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Salhia, Bodour, Nhan L. Tran, Amanda Chan, et al.. (2008). The Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors Trio, Ect2, and Vav3 Mediate the Invasive Behavior of Glioblastoma. American Journal Of Pathology. 173(6). 1828–1838. 148 indexed citations

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Tran, Nhan L., Wendy S. McDonough, Benjamin A. Savitch, et al.. (2006). Increased Fibroblast Growth Factor-Inducible 14 Expression Levels Promote Glioma Cell Invasion via Rac1 and Nuclear Factor-κB and Correlate with Poor Patient Outcome. Cancer Research. 66(19). 9535–9542. 163 indexed citations

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Salhia, Bodour, Nhan L. Tran, Marc Symons, et al.. (2006). Molecular pathways triggering glioma cell invasion. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 6(4). 613–626. 50 indexed citations

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Tran, Nhan L., et al.. (2004). Role of Synaptojanin 2 in Glioma Cell Migration and Invasion. Cancer Research. 64(22). 8271–8275. 131 indexed citations

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Banyard, Jacqueline, Bela Anand‐Apte, Marc Symons, & Bruce R. Zetter. (2000). Motility and invasion are differentially modulated by Rho family GTPases. Oncogene. 19(4). 580–591. 133 indexed citations

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Bollag, Gideon, et al.. (2000). Activation of Rac1 by human Tiam 1. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 325. 51–61. 9 indexed citations

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Zohn, Irene E., Marc Symons, Magdalena Chrzanowska‐Wodnicka, John Westwick, & Channing J. Der. (1998). Mas Oncogene Signaling and Transformation Require the Small GTP-Binding Protein Rac. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(3). 1225–1235. 63 indexed citations

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Ross, Annette H., et al.. (1997). Role of Rho Family Proteins in Phospholipase D Activation by Growth Factors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(3). 1615–1620. 73 indexed citations

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Symons, Marc, Jonathan M.J. Derry, Sharon Jiang, et al.. (1996). Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome Protein, a Novel Effector for the GTPase CDC42Hs, Is Implicated in Actin Polymerization. Cell. 84(5). 723–734. 725 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Chun-Yuan, et al.. (1996). Gα13 Stimulates Na+-H+ Exchange through Distinct Cdc42-dependent and RhoA-dependent Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(11). 6152–6158. 156 indexed citations

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Siddiqi, Abdur Rehman, et al.. (1995). Regulation of Phospholipase D in HL60 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(15). 8466–8473. 124 indexed citations

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