Markus Welcker

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
31 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Markus Welcker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Welcker has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Markus Welcker's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (18 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (17 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (7 papers). Markus Welcker is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (18 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (17 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (7 papers). Markus Welcker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and South Africa. Markus Welcker's co-authors include Bruce E. Clurman, Jonathan Grim, Amir Orian, Robert N. Eisenman, J. Wade Harper, Jianping Jin, Jiří Bártek, Ryan J. Davis, Claudia Lukas and Randi G. Syljuåsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Markus Welcker

31 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

FBW7 ubiquitin ligase: a tumour suppressor at the crossroads of cell division, growth and differentiation

2007 856 citations Markus Welcker, Bruce E. Clurman Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
The Fbw7 tumor suppressor regulates glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation-dependent c-Myc protein degradation

2004 756 citations Markus Welcker, Amir Orian et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Rapid Destruction of Human Cdc25A in Response to DNA Damage

2000 612 citations Markus Welcker, Jiří Bártek et al. profile →
FBW7 mutations in leukemic cells mediate NOTCH pathway activation and resistance to γ-secretase inhibitors

2007 523 citations Jonathan Grim, Markus Welcker et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Markus Welcker United States	26	4.2k	2.2k	1.1k	626	394	31	5.0k
Eva Petermann United Kingdom	33	5.5k 1.3×	2.7k 1.2×	838 0.8×	982 1.6×	475 1.2×	47	6.2k
Alwin Krämer Germany	39	4.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	814 1.3×	522 1.3×	124	5.9k
David W. Goodrich United States	34	3.1k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	503 0.5×	788 1.3×	525 1.3×	97	5.0k
C J Sherr United States	18	4.3k 1.0×	3.9k 1.8×	986 0.9×	687 1.1×	569 1.4×	19	6.0k
Claus Storgaard Sørensen Denmark	40	5.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	839 1.3×	516 1.3×	65	6.0k
John F. Lyons United States	32	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	475 0.4×	551 0.9×	308 0.8×	81	4.3k
Grant S. Stewart United Kingdom	37	5.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	587 0.5×	1.0k 1.7×	753 1.9×	87	6.2k
Carla Grandori United States	30	5.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	551 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	563 1.4×	63	6.4k
Alex G. Papageorge United States	33	4.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	974 0.9×	580 0.9×	836 2.1×	53	5.4k
Randi G. Syljuåsen Norway	26	4.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	950 1.5×	340 0.9×	55	5.3k

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Welcker, Markus, Baiyun Wang, Domnița-Valeria Rusnac, et al.. (2022). Two diphosphorylated degrons control c-Myc degradation by the Fbw7 tumor suppressor. Science Advances. 8(4). eabl7872–eabl7872. 34 indexed citations

Welcker, Markus, et al.. (2019). Merkel cell polyomavirus Tumor antigens expressed in Merkel cell carcinoma function independently of the ubiquitin ligases Fbw7 and β-TrCP. PLoS Pathogens. 15(1). e1007543–e1007543. 26 indexed citations

Davis, Ryan J., Markus Welcker, & Bruce E. Clurman. (2014). Tumor Suppression by the Fbw7 Ubiquitin Ligase: Mechanisms and Opportunities. Cancer Cell. 26(4). 455–464. 275 indexed citations

Chi, Yong, et al.. (2008). Identification of CDK2 substrates in human cell lysates. Genome biology. 9(10). R149–R149. 134 indexed citations

Minella, Alex C., Keith R. Loeb, Andrea Knecht, et al.. (2008). Cyclin E phosphorylation regulates cell proliferation in hematopoietic and epithelial lineages in vivo. Genes & Development. 22(12). 1677–1689. 77 indexed citations

Minella, Alex C., et al.. (2007). p53 and SCFFbw7 cooperatively restrain cyclin E-associated genome instability. Oncogene. 26(48). 6948–6953. 46 indexed citations

Geng, Yan, Young Mi Lee, Markus Welcker, et al.. (2007). Kinase-Independent Function of Cyclin E. Molecular Cell. 25(1). 127–139. 138 indexed citations

Welcker, Markus & Bruce E. Clurman. (2007). Fbw7/hCDC4 dimerization regulates its substrate interactions.. Cell Division. 2(1). 7–7. 104 indexed citations

Welcker, Markus & Bruce E. Clurman. (2007). FBW7 ubiquitin ligase: a tumour suppressor at the crossroads of cell division, growth and differentiation. Nature reviews. Cancer. 8(2). 83–93. 856 indexed citations breakdown →

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Welcker, Markus, Amir Orian, Jonathan E. Grim, Robert N. Eisenman, & Bruce E. Clurman. (2005). A Nucleolar Isoform of the Fbw7 Ubiquitin Ligase Regulates c-Myc and Cell Size. Current Biology. 15(24). 2285–2285. 12 indexed citations

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Gustafson, Michael P., Markus Welcker, Harry C. Hwang, & Bruce E. Clurman. (2005). Zcchc8 is a glycogen synthase kinase-3 substrate that interacts with RNA-binding proteins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 338(3). 1359–1367. 22 indexed citations

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Welcker, Markus & Bruce E. Clurman. (2005). Cell Cycle: How Cyclin E Got Its Groove Back. Current Biology. 15(19). R810–R812. 9 indexed citations

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Welcker, Markus, Amir Orian, Jianping Jin, et al.. (2004). The Fbw7 tumor suppressor regulates glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation-dependent c-Myc protein degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(24). 9085–9090. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Welcker, Markus & Bruce E. Clurman. (2004). The SV40 Large T Antigen Contains a Decoy Phosphodegron That Mediates Its Interactions with Fbw7/hCdc4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(9). 7654–7658. 62 indexed citations

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Ye, Xin, Grzegorz Nalepa, Markus Welcker, et al.. (2004). Recognition of Phosphodegron Motifs in Human Cyclin E by the SCFFbw7 Ubiquitin Ligase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(48). 50110–50119. 115 indexed citations

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Welcker, Markus, Amir Orian, Jonathan Grim, Robert N. Eisenman, & Bruce E. Clurman. (2004). A Nucleolar Isoform of the Fbw7 Ubiquitin Ligase Regulates c-Myc and Cell Size. Current Biology. 14(20). 1852–1857. 257 indexed citations

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Welcker, Markus, Jeffrey D. Singer, Keith R. Loeb, et al.. (2003). Multisite Phosphorylation by Cdk2 and GSK3 Controls Cyclin E Degradation. Molecular Cell. 12(2). 381–392. 302 indexed citations

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Minella, Alex C., Jherek Swanger, Eileen Bryant, et al.. (2002). p53 and p21 Form an Inducible Barrier that Protects Cells against Cyclin E-cdk2 Deregulation. Current Biology. 12(21). 1817–1827. 98 indexed citations

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Domagała, W, Markus Welcker, Maria Chosia, et al.. (2001). p21/WAF1/Cip1 expression in invasive ductal breast carcinoma: relationship to p53, proliferation rate, and survival at 5 years. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 439(2). 132–140. 28 indexed citations

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Thullberg, Minna, et al.. (2000). Monoclonal Antibody Probes for p21 ^WAF1/CIP1 and the INK4 Family of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors. Hybridoma. 19(1). 63–72. 16 indexed citations

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