Michael W. McBurney

23.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
159 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Michael W. McBurney is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael W. McBurney has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology and 34 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael W. McBurney's work include Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (58 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers). Michael W. McBurney is often cited by papers focused on Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (58 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers). Michael W. McBurney collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Michael W. McBurney's co-authors include Leonard Guarente, Karen Jardine, Mary K. Edwards, Madeleine E. Lemieux, G. F. Whitmore, Frédéric Picard, Wei Gu, Chaker N. Adra, Brenda J. Rogers and William A. Staines and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael W. McBurney

157 papers receiving 19.1k citations

Hit Papers

Sirt1 promotes fat mobilization in white ad... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2004 2004 1994 1982 2008 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Sirt1 promotes fat mobilization in white adipocytes by repressing PPAR-γ
    2004 1.6k citations Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  2. Mammalian SIRT1 Represses Forkhead Transcription Factors
    2004 1.1k citations Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  3. Neural stem cells in the adult mammalian forebrain: A relatively quiescent subpopulation of subependymal cells
    1994 1.1k citations Constance G. Craig, Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  4. Retinoic acid induces embryonal carcinoma cells to differentiate into neurons and glial cells.
    1982 716 citations Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  5. Glucose Restriction Inhibits Skeletal Myoblast Differentiation by Activating SIRT1 through AMPK-Mediated Regulation of Nampt
    2008 657 citations Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  6. Contribution of NK cells to immunotherapy mediated by PD-1/PD-L1 blockade
    2018 609 citations Karen Jardine, Michael W. McBurney et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  7. Control of muscle and neuronal differentiation in a cultured embryonal carcinoma cell line
    1982 602 citations Michael W. McBurney, Mary K. Edwards et al. profile →
  8. Sirt1 Regulates Insulin Secretion by Repressing UCP2 in Pancreatic β Cells
    2005 585 citations Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  9. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase–Deficient Mice Are Resistant to the Metabolic Effects of Resveratrol
    2009 542 citations Michael W. McBurney et al. profile →
  10. The Mammalian SIR2α Protein Has a Role in Embryogenesis and Gametogenesis
    2002 522 citations Michael W. McBurney, Xiaofeng Yang et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
  11. Isolation of male embryonal carcinoma cells and their chromosome replication patterns
    1982 384 citations Michael W. McBurney, Brenda J. Rogers Developmental Biology profile →

Peers

Michael W. McBurney
Yo Sasaki Japan
Raúl Mostoslavsky United States
Shin‐ichiro Imai United States
Peter S. DiStefano United States
Domenico Accili United States
Heather P. Harding United States
Deborah L. Croteau United States
Azad Bonni United States
Francesco Cecconi Italy
Haim Cohen Israel
Yo Sasaki Japan
Michael W. McBurney
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Tang, Shuang, Yi Fang, Gang Huang, et al.. (2017). Methionine metabolism is essential for SIRT 1‐regulated mouse embryonic stem cell maintenance and embryonic development. The EMBO Journal. 36(21). 3175–3193. 63 indexed citations
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Cheng, Junrui, Chun Liu, Kang‐Quan Hu, et al.. (2017). Ablation of systemic SIRT1 activity promotes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by affecting liver-mesenteric adipose tissue fatty acid mobilization. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(11). 2783–2790. 39 indexed citations
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Fusco, Salvatore, Lucia Leone, Saviana Antonella Barbati, et al.. (2016). A CREB-Sirt1-Hes1 Circuitry Mediates Neural Stem Cell Response to Glucose Availability. Cell Reports. 14(5). 1195–1205. 60 indexed citations
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McBurney, Michael W., Brylee David B. Tiu, Rigoberto C. Advíncula, et al.. (2015). Production of Immunoabsorbent Nanoparticles by Displaying Single‐Domain Protein A on Potato Virus X. Macromolecular Bioscience. 16(2). 231–241. 26 indexed citations
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Tang, Shuang, Gang Huang, Wei Fan, et al.. (2014). SIRT1-Mediated Deacetylation of CRABPII Regulates Cellular Retinoic Acid Signaling and Modulates Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation. Molecular Cell. 55(6). 843–855. 56 indexed citations
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Gabay, Odile, Christelle Sanchez, Mona Dvir‐Ginzberg, et al.. (2012). Sirt1 enzymatic activity is required for cartilage homeostasis in vivo. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 3 indexed citations
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Hwang, Jae‐Woong, Sangwoon Chung, Isaac K. Sundar, et al.. (2010). Cigarette smoke-induced autophagy is regulated by SIRT1–PARP-1-dependent mechanism: Implication in pathogenesis of COPD. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 500(2). 203–209. 127 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinping, Sang‐Myeong Lee, Beixue Gao, et al.. (2009). The type III histone deacetylase Sirt1 is essential for maintenance of T cell tolerance in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(10). 3048–3058. 236 indexed citations
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Gauthier, Laurent, François D. Boussin, Ullas Kolthur‐Seetharam, et al.. (2009). Functional interplay between Parp-1 and SirT1 in genome integrity and chromatin-based processes. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 66(19). 3219–3234. 44 indexed citations
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Kolthur‐Seetharam, Ullas, Katja J. Teerds, Dirk G. de Rooij, et al.. (2008). The Histone Deacetylase SIRT1 Controls Male Fertility in Mice Through Regulation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Gonadotropin Signaling1. Biology of Reproduction. 80(2). 384–391. 94 indexed citations
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Jardine, Karen, et al.. (2006). SirT1 fails to affect p53‐mediated biological functions. Aging Cell. 5(1). 81–88. 50 indexed citations
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McBurney, Michael W., et al.. (2002). Evidence for Repeat-Induced Gene Silencing in Cultured Mammalian Cells: Inactivation of Tandem Repeats of Transfected Genes. Experimental Cell Research. 274(1). 1–8. 72 indexed citations
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Liston, Peter, Wai Gin Fong, Shingo Toji, et al.. (2001). Identification of XAF1 as an antagonist of XIAP anti-Caspase activity. Nature Cell Biology. 3(2). 128–133. 361 indexed citations
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Plummer, Nicholas W., Michael W. McBurney, & Miriam H. Meisler. (1997). Alternative Splicing of the Sodium Channel SCN8A Predicts a Truncated Two-domain Protein in Fetal Brain and Non-neuronal Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(38). 24008–24015. 124 indexed citations
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McBurney, Michael W.. (1993). P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 37(1). 135–140. 336 indexed citations
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McBurney, Michael W., et al.. (1993). Retinoids and Cancer: A Basis for Differentiation Therapy. Cancer Investigation. 11(5). 590–598. 30 indexed citations
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Pari, Giovanna, Karen Jardine, & Michael W. McBurney. (1991). Multiple CArG Boxes in the Human Cardiac Actin Gene Promoter Required for Expression in Embryonic Cardiac Muscle Cells Developing In Vitro from Embryonal Carcinoma Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(9). 4796–4803. 5 indexed citations
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Adra, Chaker N., et al.. (1991). DNA methylation of two X chromosome genes in female somatic and embryonal carcinoma cells. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 17(1). 35–47. 28 indexed citations
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Edwards, Mary K., John F. Harris, & Michael W. McBurney. (1983). Induced Muscle Differentiation in an Embryonal Carcinoma Cell Line. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 3(12). 2280–2286. 35 indexed citations
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McBurney, Michael W. & Brenda J. Rogers. (1982). Isolation of male embryonal carcinoma cells and their chromosome replication patterns. Developmental Biology. 89(2). 503–508. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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