Michael F. Olson

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
132 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Michael F. Olson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael F. Olson has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Cell Biology and 30 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Michael F. Olson's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (41 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (17 papers). Michael F. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (41 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (17 papers). Michael F. Olson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Michael F. Olson's co-authors include Erik Sahai, Alan Hall, Mathew L. Coleman, Alan Ashworth, Linda Julian, Daniel R. Croft, Christopher J. Marshall, Nicola Rath, Marta Bosch and A Dewar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael F. Olson

129 papers receiving 10.6k 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.

Membrane blebbing during apoptosis results from caspase-mediated activation of ROCK I

2001 1.0k citations Mathew L. Coleman, Erik Sahai et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
An Essential Role for Rho, Rac, and Cdc42 GTPases in Cell Cycle Progression Through G ₁

1995 1.0k citations Michael F. Olson et al. profile →
Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinases (ROCK)

2014 413 citations Michael F. Olson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Actomyosin-mediated cellular tension promotes Yap nuclear translocation and myocardial proliferation through α5 integrin signaling 2023 ·Development ·Xiaofei Li, (unknown), Michael S. Samuel, Michael F. Olson, Glenn L. Radice	9
2	MICAL1 regulates actin cytoskeleton organization, directional cell migration and the growth of human breast cancer cells as orthotopic xenograft tumours 2021 ·Cancer Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Giovanni Francesco Castino, Susan Mason, William Clark, Robin Shaw, Lynn McGarry, Karen Blyth, Michael F. Olson	14
3	Migration through physical constraints is enabled by MAPK-induced cell softening via actin cytoskeleton re-organization 2019 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthew Neilson, (unknown), June Munro, Gabriela Kalna, Ann Hedley, Daniela Moralli, Catherine Green, Susan Mason, Karen Blyth, Margaret Mullin, Huabing Yin, Michael F. Olson	36
4	Rho Kinase Inhibition by AT13148 Blocks Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Invasion and Tumor Growth 2018 ·Cancer Research ·Nicola Rath, June Munro, Marie F.A. Cutiongco, (unknown), Nikolaj Gadegaard, Lynn McGarry, Mathieu Unbekandt, Evdokia Michalopoulou, Jurre J. Kamphorst, David Sumpton, Gillian Mackay, Claire Vennin, Marina Pajic, Paul Timpson, Michael F. Olson	57
5	A one-step procedure to probe the viscoelastic properties of cells by Atomic Force Microscopy 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Nicola Rath, Michael F. Olson, Manlio Tassieri, Huabing Yin	47
6	ROCK2 Activation Induces Malignant Conversion in rasHa-mediated Transgenic Mouse Skin Carcinogenesis Via p53 Loss, Elevated Nuclear Factor-κβ and Tenascin C-Associated Rigidity, but p21 Inhibits Early-Stage Progression 2016 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·(unknown), Michael F. Olson, (unknown)	1
7	ROCK2/rasHa co-operation induces malignant conversion via p53 loss, elevated NF-κB and tenascin C-associated rigidity, but p21 inhibits ROCK2/NF-κB-mediated progression 2016 ·Oncogene ·(unknown), Nicola Rath, Michael F. Olson, David A. Greenhalgh	9
8	Elevated LIM Kinase 1 in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer Reflects Its Role in Facilitating Androgen Receptor Nuclear Translocation 2014 ·Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Katerina Mardilovich, Mads Gabrielsen, Lynn McGarry, Clare Orange, Rachana Patel, Emma Shanks, Joanne Edwards, Michael F. Olson	34
9	Mammary stem cells have myoepithelial cell properties 2014 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Michael Prater, Valérie Petit, I. Alasdair Russell, Rajshekhar R. Giraddi, Mona Shehata, Suraj Menon, Reiner Schulte, Ivo Kalajzić, Nicola Rath, Michael F. Olson, Daniel Metzger, Marisa M. Faraldo, Marie‐Ange Deugnier, Marina A. Glukhova, Julia Stingl	172
10	Spatial Regulation of RhoA Activity during Pancreatic Cancer Cell Invasion Driven by Mutant p53 2011 ·Cancer Research ·Paul Timpson, Ewan J. McGhee, Jennifer P. Morton, Alex von Kriegsheim, Juliane P. Schwarz, Saadia A. Karim, Brendan Doyle, Jean A. Quinn, Neil O. Carragher, Mike Edward, Michael F. Olson, Margaret C. Frame, Valerie G. Brunton, Owen J. Sansom, Kurt I. Anderson	109
11	Actomyosin-Mediated Cellular Tension Drives Increased Tissue Stiffness and β-Catenin Activation to Induce Epidermal Hyperplasia and Tumor Growth 2011 ·Cancer Cell ·Michael S. Samuel, José I. López, Ewan J. McGhee, Daniel R. Croft, David Strachan, Paul Timpson, June Munro, Ewald Schröder, Jing Zhou, Valerie G. Brunton, Nick Barker, Hans Clevers, Owen J. Sansom, Kurt I. Anderson, Valerie M. Weaver, Michael F. Olson	422
12	Sprouty2 Association with B-Raf Is Regulated by Phosphorylation and Kinase Conformation 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Suzanne C. Brady, Mathew L. Coleman, June Munro, Stephan M. Feller, (unknown), Michael F. Olson	26
13	Preferential Cytotoxicity of Bortezomib toward Hypoxic Tumor Cells via Overactivation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathways 2008 ·Cancer Research ·Diane Fels, Jiangbin Ye, (unknown), Steven J. Kridel, Michael T. Spiotto, Michael F. Olson, Albert C. Koong, Constantinos Koumenis	113
14	Regulating the Conversion between Rounded and Elongated Modes of Cancer Cell Movement 2008 ·Cancer Cell ·Daniel R. Croft, Michael F. Olson	36
15	Applications for ROCK kinase inhibition 2008 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Michael F. Olson	296
16	Purification of TAT‐C3 Exoenzyme 2006 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Erik Sahai, Michael F. Olson	34
17	Conditional Regulation of a ROCK‐Estrogen Receptor Fusion Protein 2006 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Daniel R. Croft, Michael F. Olson	16
18	GTPase Signalling: New Functions for Diaphanous-Related Formins 2003 ·Current Biology ·Michael F. Olson	19
19	[25] Yeast two-hybrid system to detect protein-protein interactions with rho GTPases 1995 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Pontus Aspenström, Michael F. Olson	36
20	Molecular basis for the 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate resistance of Kin mutant Y1 adrenocortical tumor cells. 1993 ·Molecular Endocrinology ·Michael F. Olson, (unknown), (unknown), Robert A. Steinberg, Bernard P. Schimmer	33

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