Melissa J. Spencer

8.6k total citations
100 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Melissa J. Spencer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa J. Spencer has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cell Biology and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Melissa J. Spencer's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (69 papers), Calpain Protease Function and Regulation (31 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (20 papers). Melissa J. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (69 papers), Calpain Protease Function and Regulation (31 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (20 papers). Melissa J. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Melissa J. Spencer's co-authors include James G. Tidball, Irina Kramerova, Elena Kudryashova, M. Wehling, J. Beckmann, Encarnacion Montecino‐Rodriguez, Kenneth Dorshkind, M. Carrie Miceli, April D. Pyle and Kim S. Lau and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Melissa J. Spencer

98 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa J. Spencer United States 47 5.3k 1.5k 1.4k 1.0k 925 100 6.5k
Esther Latres United States 23 5.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 688 0.7× 801 0.9× 35 7.0k
Elisabeth R. Barton United States 41 5.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 526 0.5× 717 0.8× 109 6.2k
Kanneboyina Nagaraju United States 52 5.1k 1.0× 783 0.5× 2.0k 1.4× 727 0.7× 807 0.9× 150 7.9k
William Poueymirou United States 20 4.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 582 0.6× 29 6.8k
Lorna Nuñez United States 9 4.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 741 0.8× 12 5.7k
Kiichi Arahata Japan 48 6.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 962 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 469 0.5× 138 8.2k
Yoshihide Sunada Japan 39 3.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 983 0.7× 973 1.0× 308 0.3× 144 5.2k
Paul Gregorevic Australia 50 5.8k 1.1× 859 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 434 0.4× 597 0.6× 137 7.7k
Eijiro Ozawa Japan 31 4.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 915 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 454 0.5× 99 4.7k
Marina Mora Italy 41 4.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 798 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 229 0.2× 159 6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa J. Spencer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Quiñonez, Marbella, Fenfen Wu, Ekaterina Mokhonova, et al.. (2025). Potassium-sensitive loss of muscle force in the setting of reduced inward rectifier K + current: Implications for Andersen–Tawil syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(13). e2418021122–e2418021122. 2 indexed citations
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Powell, Barry C., Pavel Zhabyeyev, Saeed Anwar, et al.. (2025). DG9 boosts PMO nuclear uptake and exon skipping to restore dystrophic muscle and cardiac function. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4477–4477. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiangsheng, Michael R. Hicks, Jinhong Jiang, et al.. (2025). Transcytotic transportation of size-controlled nanocarriers into dystrophic skeletal muscle leads to therapeutic outcome in mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11217–11217.
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Rodrigues, Natália Camargo, et al.. (2025). Electrical vestibular stimulation to improve balance in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 22(1). 231–231.
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Brimble, Mark A., Jane Owens, Laurence O. Whiteley, et al.. (2024). Single cell and TCR analysis of immune cells from AAV gene therapy-dosed Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 32(4). 101349–101349. 4 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Joseph, GaHyun Lee, Frank Li, et al.. (2024). The super-healing MRL strain promotes muscle growth in muscular dystrophy through a regenerative extracellular matrix. JCI Insight. 9(3). 3 indexed citations
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Young, Courtney S., Feiyang Ma, Philip L. Felgner, et al.. (2023). Innate and adaptive AAV-mediated immune responses in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 30. 90–102. 12 indexed citations
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Kohn, Donald B., Yvonne Y. Chen, & Melissa J. Spencer. (2023). Successes and challenges in clinical gene therapy. Gene Therapy. 30(10-11). 738–746. 70 indexed citations
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Dowling, James J., Conrad C. Weihl, & Melissa J. Spencer. (2021). Molecular and cellular basis of genetically inherited skeletal muscle disorders. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 22(11). 713–732. 67 indexed citations
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Liu, Jian, Jesus Campagna, Varghese John, et al.. (2020). A Small-Molecule Approach to Restore a Slow-Oxidative Phenotype and Defective CaMKIIβ Signaling in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. Cell Reports Medicine. 1(7). 100122–100122. 5 indexed citations
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Young, Courtney S., Ying Ji, Xiangsheng Liu, et al.. (2019). Polyrotaxane Nanocarriers Can Deliver CRISPR/Cas9 Plasmid to Dystrophic Muscle Cells to Successfully Edit the DMD Gene. Advanced Therapeutics. 2(7). 13 indexed citations
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Malik, R. K., Helen Meng, Piriya Wongkongkathep, et al.. (2019). The molecular tweezer CLR01 inhibits aberrant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) self-assembly in vitro and in the G93A-SOD1 mouse model of ALS. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(10). 3501–3513. 33 indexed citations
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Yao, Jiayi, Pierre Guihard, Xiuju Wu, et al.. (2017). Vascular endothelium plays a key role in directing pulmonary epithelial cell differentiation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 216(10). 3369–3385. 29 indexed citations
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Ermolova, Natalia, Elena Kudryashova, Marino DiFranco, et al.. (2011). Pathogenity of some limb girdle muscular dystrophy mutations can result from reduced anchorage to myofibrils and altered stability of calpain 3. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(17). 3331–3345. 36 indexed citations
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Kramerova, Irina, Elena Kudryashova, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2009). Mitochondrial abnormalities, energy deficit and oxidative stress are features of calpain 3 deficiency in skeletal muscle. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(17). 3194–3205. 55 indexed citations
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Kramerova, Irina, Elena Kudryashova, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2008). Novel role of calpain-3 in the triad-associated protein complex regulating calcium release in skeletal muscle. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(21). 3271–3280. 84 indexed citations
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Beckmann, J. & Melissa J. Spencer. (2008). Calpain 3, the “gatekeeper” of proper sarcomere assembly, turnover and maintenance. Neuromuscular Disorders. 18(12). 913–921. 105 indexed citations
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Kramerova, Irina, J. Beckmann, & Melissa J. Spencer. (2006). Molecular and cellular basis of calpainopathy (limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1772(2). 128–144. 65 indexed citations
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Shea, Thomas B., et al.. (1996). Calcium Influx into Human Neuroblastoma Cells Induces ALZ‐50 Immunoreactivity: Involvement of Calpain‐Mediated Hydrolysis of Protein Kinase C. Journal of Neurochemistry. 66(4). 1539–1549. 55 indexed citations
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Spencer, Melissa J., et al.. (1980). Crónica de la Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Jusiticia de la Unión Europea: 2012. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 133(1). 333–360. 1 indexed citations

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