Mary W. Walker

4.1k citations

38 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.5%
Surgery top 10%
Reproductive Medicine top 1%

Co-authors: Theresa A. Branchek Christophe Gerald Kelli E. Smith Richard L. Weinshank Jonathan Bard Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse Margaret M. Durkin Eric L. Gustafson
Topics: Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (31 papers)Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers)Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Reproductive Medicine
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: United States Denmark Switzerland

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Mary W. Walker

38 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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A receptor subtype involved in neuropeptide-Y-induced food intake

1996 771 citations Christophe Gerald, Mary W. Walker et al. Nature profile →

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1	Indolyl and dihydroindolyl N-glycinamides as potent and in vivo active NPY5 antagonists 2012 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Lingyun Wu,Kai Lǚ,Mathivanan Packiarajan,Vrej Jubian,Gamini Chandrasena,(unknown),Mary W. Walker	5
2	5-(2′-Pyridyl)-2-aminothiazoles: Alkyl amino sulfonamides and sulfamides as potent NPY5 antagonists 2011 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Mathivanan Packiarajan,Heather Coate,(unknown),(unknown),Emily J. Reinhard,Vrej Jubian,Mohammad R. Marzabadi,Gamini Chandrasena,(unknown),Mary W. Walker,Kim Andersen	12
3	N-Heteroaryl glycinamides and glycinamines as potent NPY5 antagonists 2011 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Lingyun Wu,Kai Lǚ,(unknown),Mathivanan Packiarajan,Amita Joshi,Mohammad R. Marzabadi,Vrej Jubian,Kim Andersen,Gamini Chandrasena,(unknown),Mary W. Walker	5
4	Maintenance of Y receptor dimers in epithelial cells depends on interaction with G-protein heterotrimers 2010 ·Amino Acids ·(unknown),(unknown),Michael S. Parker,Renu Sah,Trevor W. Sweatman,Edwards A. Park,Ambikaipakan Balasubramaniam,Floyd R. Sallee,Mary W. Walker,Steven L. Parker	7
5	The Novel Neuropeptide Y Y5 Receptor Antagonist Lu AA33810 [N-[[trans-4-[(4,5-Dihydro[1]benzothiepino[5,4-d]thiazol-2-yl)amino]cyclohexyl]methyl]-methanesulfonamide] Exerts Anxiolytic- and Antidepressant-Like Effects in Rat Models of Stress Sensitivity 2008 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Mary W. Walker,Toni D. Wolinsky,Vrej Jubian,Gamini Chandrasena,Huailing Zhong,Xinyan Huang,Silke Miller,Laxminarayan G. Hegde,Douglas Marsteller,Mohammad R. Marzabadi,Mariusz Papp,David H. Overstreet,Christophe Gerald,Douglas A. Craig	49
6	Use of Caenorhabditis elegans Gαq Chimeras to Detect G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Signals 2005 ·SLAS DISCOVERY ·Mary W. Walker,Kenneth Jones,Joseph A. Tamm,Huailing Zhong,Kelli E. Smith,Christophe Gerald,Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse,Theresa A. Branchek	3
7	Discovery of potent and selective small molecule NPY Y5 receptor antagonists 2002 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Imadul Islam,(unknown),John Finn,Ping Du,Mary W. Walker,John Salon,(unknown),Charles Gluchowski	16
8	Expression of a Novel Neuropeptide Y Receptor Subtype Involved in Food Intake: An in Situ Hybridization Study of Y5 mRNA Distribution in Rat Brain 2000 ·Experimental Neurology ·Margaret M. Durkin,Mary W. Walker,Kelli E. Smith,Eric L. Gustafson,Christophe Gerald,Theresa A. Branchek	50
9	Galanin receptor subtypes 2000 ·Trends in Pharmacological Sciences ·Theresa A. Branchek,Kelli E. Smith,Christophe Gerald,Mary W. Walker	415
10	Cloning and characterization of the human galanin GALR2 receptor 1998 ·Peptides ·Beth Borowsky,Mary W. Walker,(unknown),Kenneth Jones,(unknown),Jonathan Bard,Theresa A. Branchek,Christophe Gerald	47
11	Molecular biology and pharmacology of multiple NPY Y5 receptor species homologs 1998 ·Regulatory Peptides ·Beth Borowsky,Mary W. Walker,Jonathan Bard,Richard L. Weinshank,Thomas M. Laz,Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse,Theresa A. Branchek,Christophe Gerald	41
12	Food intake in free-feeding and energy-deprived lean rats is mediated by the neuropeptide Y5 receptor. 1998 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Leoluca Criscione,Pascal Rigollier,Christine Batzl‐Hartmann,H. Rüeger,Alain Stricker‐Krongrad,(unknown),L. Brunner,Steven Whitebread,Yasuchika Yamaguchi,Christophe Gerald,Rainer O. Heurich,Mary W. Walker,Michele Chiesi,Walter Schilling,Karl G. Hofbauer,N Levens	183
13	Cloned Human and Rat Galanin GALR3 Receptors 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Kelli E. Smith,Mary W. Walker,Roman Artymyshyn,Jonathan Bard,Beth Borowsky,Joseph A. Tamm,(unknown),Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse,Theresa A. Branchek,Christophe Gerald,Kenneth Jones	222
14	Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Native and Oxidized Neuropeptide Y in the Hippocampal Mossy Fiber System 1998 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·J. Brian McCarthy,Mary W. Walker,Joseph P. Pierce,Patricia Camp,Jeffrey D. White	28
15	A Structure-Activity Analysis of the Cloned Rat and Human Y4 Receptors for Pancreatic Polypeptide 1997 ·Peptides ·Mary W. Walker,Kelli E. Smith,Jonathan Bard,Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse,Christophe Gerald,Sherif Daouti,Richard L. Weinshank,Theresa A. Branchek	33
16	Modeling the G-protein-coupled neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor agonist and antagonist binding sites 1997 ·Protein Engineering Design and Selection ·Ping Du,John Salon,Joseph A. Tamm,Cuifen Hou,Weili Cui,Mary W. Walker,Nika Adham,(unknown),Imadul Islam,P J Vaysse,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),H. Rüeger,(unknown),Yuki Yamaguchi,T. A. Branchek,R. L. Weinshank,Charles Gluchowski	48
17	A receptor subtype involved in neuropeptide-Y-induced food intakebreakdown → 1996 ·Nature ·Christophe Gerald,Mary W. Walker,Leoluca Criscione,Eric L. Gustafson,Christine Batzl‐Hartmann,Kelli E. Smith,Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse,Margaret M. Durkin,Thomas M. Laz,David L. Linemeyer,Andrea O. Schaffhauser,Steven Whitebread,Karl G. Hofbauer,Robert I. Taber,Theresa A. Branchek,Richard L. Weinshank	771
18	Cloning and Functional Expression of a Human Y4 Subtype Receptor for Pancreatic Polypeptide, Neuropeptide Y, and Peptide YY 1995 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jonathan Bard,Mary W. Walker,Theresa A. Branchek,Richard L. Weinshank	323
19	A proposed bovine neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptor cDNA clone, or its human homologue, confers neither NPY binding sites nor NPY responsiveness on transfected cells 1993 ·Regulatory Peptides ·Elena Jazin,(unknown),Anders Blomqvist,Frances Yee,Gezhi Weng,Mary W. Walker,John Salon,Dan Larhammar,Claes Wahlestedt	75
20	The Effect of Calcium Channel Antagonists on Peripheral Neurones^a 1988 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·R. J. Miller,Douglas A. Ewald,Aaron P. Fox,Lane D. Hirning,(unknown),(unknown),Michael Sturek,Stanley A. Thayer,Richard W. Tsien,Mary W. Walker	7

About Mary W. Walker

Mary W. Walker is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Aging and Molecular Biology, having authored 38 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (31 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.9k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.0k citations) and Reproductive Medicine (458 citations). Mary W. Walker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Theresa A. Branchek, Christophe Gerald, Kelli E. Smith, Richard L. Weinshank, Jonathan Bard, Pierre J.‐J. Vaysse, Margaret M. Durkin, Eric L. Gustafson, David L. Linemeyer and Leoluca Criscione. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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