Michael D. Blower

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Blower is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Blower has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Blower's work include RNA Research and Splicing (19 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (19 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (15 papers). Michael D. Blower is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (19 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (19 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (15 papers). Michael D. Blower collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Michael D. Blower's co-authors include Dianne S. Schwarz, Gary H. Karpen, Beth A. Sullivan, Rebecca Heald, Karsten Weis, Maxence V. Nachury, Carlos Perea-Resa, Nelson C. Lau, Sylvia Erhardt and Patrick Heun and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Blower

39 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

The endoplasmic reticulum: structure, function and response to cellular signaling

2015 1.1k citations Dianne S. Schwarz, Michael D. Blower profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Blower United States	25	3.3k	1.6k	1.4k	349	342	40	4.2k
Susan L. Forsburg United States	38	5.3k 1.6×	826 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	143 0.4×	421 1.2×	114	5.9k
Rein Aasland Norway	32	4.2k 1.3×	705 0.5×	902 0.7×	432 1.2×	684 2.0×	58	5.4k
Karl Ekwall Sweden	43	5.6k 1.7×	2.1k 1.4×	547 0.4×	111 0.3×	410 1.2×	123	6.1k
Juan Mata United Kingdom	31	4.3k 1.3×	688 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	118 0.3×	257 0.8×	49	4.8k
Lorraine Pillus United States	35	4.9k 1.5×	900 0.6×	555 0.4×	467 1.3×	265 0.8×	88	6.0k
Richard G. Gardner United States	29	2.9k 0.9×	595 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	742 2.1×	192 0.6×	71	3.9k
Ying Wen China	32	2.1k 0.6×	563 0.4×	695 0.5×	97 0.3×	255 0.7×	96	3.3k
David C. Amberg United States	24	3.7k 1.1×	462 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	175 0.5×	202 0.6×	71	4.5k
Marcus B. Smolka United States	36	3.1k 0.9×	322 0.2×	968 0.7×	312 0.9×	242 0.7×	82	4.1k
Kunihiro Ohta Japan	40	4.6k 1.4×	825 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	58 0.2×	465 1.4×	149	5.4k

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Sharp, J. A., et al.. (2025). Role of the SAF-A/HNRNPU SAP domain in X chromosome inactivation, nuclear dynamics, transcription, splicing, and cell proliferation. PLoS Genetics. 21(6). e1011719–e1011719. 1 indexed citations

Sharp, J. A., et al.. (2023). Dynamic redistribution and inheritance of chromatin:RNA interactions during cell division. 1. 2 indexed citations

Park, Sung Jin, Randall D. Dahn, Ashwini Jambhekar, et al.. (2023). The mammalian midbody and midbody remnant are assembly sites for RNA and localized translation. Developmental Cell. 58(19). 1917–1932.e6. 24 indexed citations

Perea-Resa, Carlos, et al.. (2021). Cohesin: behind dynamic genome topology and gene expression reprogramming. Trends in Cell Biology. 31(9). 760–773. 26 indexed citations

Ardehali, M. Behfar, Manashree Damle, Carlos Perea-Resa, Michael D. Blower, & Robert E. Kingston. (2021). Elongin A associates with actively transcribed genes and modulates enhancer RNA levels with limited impact on transcription elongation rate in vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100202–100202. 18 indexed citations

Yang, Fei, Wei Wang, Murat Çetinbaş, Ruslan I. Sadreyev, & Michael D. Blower. (2020). Genome-wide analysis identifies cis -acting elements regulating mRNA polyadenylation and translation during vertebrate oocyte maturation. RNA. 26(3). 324–344. 26 indexed citations

Blower, Michael D., et al.. (2018). The RNA-binding complex ESCRT-II in Xenopus laevis eggs recognizes purine-rich sequences through its subunit, Vps25. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(32). 12593–12605. 4 indexed citations

Konopacki, Filip A., Hovy Ho‐Wai Wong, Asha Dwivedy, et al.. (2016). ESCRT-II controls retinal axon growth by regulating DCC receptor levels and local protein synthesis. Open Biology. 6(4). 150218–150218. 26 indexed citations

Toombs, James A., et al.. (2016). XenopusPiwi proteins interact with a broad proportion of the oocyte transcriptome. RNA. 23(4). 504–520. 11 indexed citations

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Blower, Michael D.. (2016). Centromeric Transcription Regulates Aurora-B Localization and Activation. Cell Reports. 15(8). 1624–1633. 85 indexed citations

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Jambhekar, Ashwini, et al.. (2014). RNA Stimulates Aurora B Kinase Activity during Mitosis. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100748–e100748. 39 indexed citations

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Blower, Michael D.. (2013). Molecular Insights into Intracellular RNA Localization. International review of cell and molecular biology. 302. 1–39. 40 indexed citations

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Blower, Michael D., Ashwini Jambhekar, Dianne S. Schwarz, & James A. Toombs. (2013). Combining Different mRNA Capture Methods to Analyze the Transcriptome: Analysis of the Xenopus laevis Transcriptome. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77700–e77700. 22 indexed citations

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Lau, Nelson C., Toshiro K. Ohsumi, Mark L. Borowsky, Robert E. Kingston, & Michael D. Blower. (2009). Systematic and single cell analysis of Xenopus Piwi‐interacting RNAs and Xiwi. The EMBO Journal. 28(19). 2945–2958. 72 indexed citations

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Blower, Michael D., et al.. (2007). Xenopus tropicalis egg extracts provide insight into scaling of the mitotic spindle. The Journal of Cell Biology. 176(6). 765–770. 89 indexed citations

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Heun, Patrick, et al.. (2006). Mislocalization of the Drosophila centromere-specific histone CID promotes formation of \nfunctional ectopic kinetochores. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 280 indexed citations

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Blower, Michael D., Maxence V. Nachury, Rebecca Heald, & Karsten Weis. (2005). A Rae1-Containing Ribonucleoprotein Complex Is Required for Mitotic Spindle Assembly. Cell. 121(2). 223–234. 219 indexed citations

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Fyodorov, Dmitry V., Michael D. Blower, Gary H. Karpen, & James T. Kadonaga. (2004). Acf1 confers unique activities to ACF/CHRAC and promotes the formation rather than disruption of chromatin in vivo. Genes & Development. 18(2). 170–183. 139 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Beth A., Michael D. Blower, & Gary H. Karpen. (2001). Determining centromere identity: cyclical stories and forking paths. Nature Reviews Genetics. 2(8). 584–596. 229 indexed citations

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Blower, Michael D. & Gary H. Karpen. (2001). The role of Drosophila CID in kinetochore formation, cell-cycle progression and heterochromatin interactions. Nature Cell Biology. 3(8). 730–739. 296 indexed citations

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