Michael J. Clague

27.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
131 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Clague is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Clague has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Cell Biology and 28 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Clague's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (55 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (49 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers). Michael J. Clague is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (55 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (49 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers). Michael J. Clague collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Michael J. Clague's co-authors include Sylvie Urbé, David Komander, Judy M. Coulson, Arwyn T. Jones, John McCullough, Han Liu, Dean E. Hammond, Daniel J. Rigden, Jean Grüenberg and Ian G. Mills and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Clague

130 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

Breaking the chains: structure and function of the deubiquitinases

2009 1.7k citations David Komander, Michael J. Clague et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Breaking the chains: deubiquitylating enzyme specificity begets function

2019 583 citations Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Mammalian Atg18 (WIPI2) localizes to omegasome-anchored phagophores and positively regulates LC3 lipidation

2010 543 citations Daniel J. Rigden, Sylvie Urbé et al. profile →
Basal mitophagy is widespread in Drosophila but minimally affected by loss of Pink1 or parkin

2018 250 citations Juliette J. Lee, Álvaro Sánchez-Martínez et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Clague

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael J. Clague. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael J. Clague based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael J. Clague. Michael J. Clague is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Targeted recruitment of USP15 enhances CTLA4 surface levels and restricts its degradation 2026 ·Life Science Alliance ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé	0
2	Proteostasis of immune checkpoint receptors 2025 ·Biochemical Journal ·(unknown), Sylvie Urbé, Michael J. Clague	1
3	Microtubule association of TRIM3 revealed by differential extraction proteomics 2023 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), Marta Mendes, (unknown), Emma V. Rusilowicz-Jones, Daniel J. Rigden, Gunnar Dittmar, Sylvie Urbé, Michael J. Clague	4
4	Benchmarking a highly selective USP30 inhibitor for enhancement of mitophagy and pexophagy 2021 ·Life Science Alliance ·Emma V. Rusilowicz-Jones, (unknown), Fernanda Martins Lopes, (unknown), Heather Mortiboys, Sylvie Urbé, Michael J. Clague	37
5	Data mining for traffic information 2019 ·Traffic ·Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé	6
6	A Chlamydia effector combining deubiquitination and acetylation activities induces Golgi fragmentation 2018 ·Nature Microbiology ·Jonathan N. Pruneda, Robert J. Bastidas, (unknown), Kirby N. Swatek, Balaji Santhanam, Michael J. Clague, Raphael H. Valdivia, Sylvie Urbé, David Komander	49
7	Basal mitophagy is widespread in Drosophila but minimally affected by loss of Pink1 or parkin breakdown → 2018 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Juliette J. Lee, Álvaro Sánchez-Martínez, Aitor Martinez, Cristiane Benincá, Ugo Mayor, Michael J. Clague, Alexander J. Whitworth	250
8	HRS–WASH axis governs actin-mediated endosomal recycling and cell invasion 2018 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Ewan MacDonald, (unknown), (unknown), Han Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sylvie Urbé, Michael J. Clague, Tobias Zech	43
9	The demographics of the ubiquitin system 2015 ·Trends in Cell Biology ·Michael J. Clague, Claire Heride, Sylvie Urbé	265
10	Systematic survey of deubiquitinase localization identifies USP21 as a regulator of centrosome- and microtubule-associated functions 2012 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Sylvie Urbé, Han Liu, Sebastian Hayes, Claire Heride, Daniel J. Rigden, Michael J. Clague	101
11	Ubiquitin: Same Molecule, Different Degradation Pathways 2010 ·Cell ·Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé	416
12	Breaking the chains: structure and function of the deubiquitinases breakdown → 2009 ·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·David Komander, Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé	1660
13	Activation of the Endosome-Associated Ubiquitin Isopeptidase AMSH by STAM, a Component of the Multivesicular Body-Sorting Machinery 2006 ·Current Biology ·John McCullough, Paula E. Row, Óscar Lorenzo, Mary K. Doherty, Robert J. Beynon, Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé	163
14	Endocytosis: the DUB version 2006 ·Trends in Cell Biology ·Michael J. Clague, Sylvie Urbé	209
15	Phosphatidylinositol-5-Phosphate Activation and Conserved Substrate Specificity of the Myotubularin Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphatases 2003 ·Current Biology ·Julia Schaletzky, Stephen K. Dove, Benjamin Short, Óscar Lorenzo, Michael J. Clague, Francis A. Barr	147
16	Endosomal Dynamics of Met Determine Signaling Output 2003 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Dean E. Hammond, (unknown), John McCullough, Sylvie Urbé, George Vande Woude, Michael J. Clague	94
17	Regulation of endosome fusion 1999 ·Molecular Membrane Biology ·Ian G. Mills, Arwyn T. Jones, Michael J. Clague	51
18	Inhibition of Endosome Fusion by Wortmannin Persists in the Presence of Activated rab5 1998 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Arwyn T. Jones, Ian G. Mills, Axel J. Scheidig, Kirill Alexandrov, Michael J. Clague	45
19	A long‐lived state for influenza virus—erythrocyte complexes committed to fusion at neutral pH 1992 ·FEBS Letters ·Christian Schoch, Robert Blumenthal, Michael J. Clague	43
20	Cytoskeletal restraints of band 3 rotational mobility in human erythrocyte membranes 1989 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Michael J. Clague, J. P. Harrison, Richard J. Cherry	22

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