Michael Wagenbach

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Wagenbach is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Wagenbach has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cell Biology, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Wagenbach's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (29 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers). Michael Wagenbach is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (29 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers). Michael Wagenbach collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Michael Wagenbach's co-authors include Linda Wordeman, Anthony J. Brake, David Julius, Jonathon Howard, Yulia Ovechkina, Charles L. Asbury, George von Dassow, Jason Stumpff, William O. Hancock and Jason R. Swedlow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael Wagenbach

30 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

New structural motif for ligand-gated ion channels defined by an ionotropic ATP receptor

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Wagenbach United States	24	2.6k	2.6k	686	460	349	32	3.9k
Vincent Archambault Canada	27	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	237 0.3×	305 0.7×	117 0.3×	51	2.5k
Stephen Royle United Kingdom	34	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	339 0.5×	174 0.4×	111 0.3×	64	3.0k
N. Gautam United States	34	4.1k 1.6×	937 0.4×	74 0.1×	225 0.5×	93 0.3×	63	4.9k
Takanari Inoue United States	34	3.9k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	151 0.2×	313 0.7×	50 0.1×	81	5.5k
Wolfhard Almers United States	30	3.7k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	246 0.4×	88 0.2×	90 0.3×	40	5.0k
Annie Andrieux France	39	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	65 0.1×	127 0.3×	71 0.2×	108	4.9k
Joseph Albanesi United States	42	3.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	390 0.6×	87 0.2×	16 0.0×	86	4.9k
Rytis Prekeris United States	47	4.1k 1.6×	4.2k 1.6×	433 0.6×	188 0.4×	35 0.1×	102	6.2k
Stefan Eimer Germany	32	1.8k 0.7×	988 0.4×	120 0.2×	225 0.5×	169 0.5×	51	3.2k
Beverly Wendland United States	41	4.0k 1.5×	3.4k 1.3×	193 0.3×	343 0.7×	26 0.1×	69	5.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wagenbach, Michael, et al.. (2023). Production of CRISPR‐Cas9 Transgenic Cell Lines for Knocksideways Studies. Current Protocols. 3(12). e965–e965. 2 indexed citations

Coombes, Courtney, Dena M. Johnson-Schlitz, Mark McClellan, et al.. (2020). Non-enzymatic Activity of the α-Tubulin Acetyltransferase αTAT Limits Synaptic Bouton Growth in Neurons. Current Biology. 30(4). 610–623.e5. 3 indexed citations

Shen, Hao, Jorge A. Fallas, Eric M. Lynch, et al.. (2018). De novo design of self-assembling helical protein filaments. Science. 362(6415). 705–709. 110 indexed citations

Diaz, Philippe, Eric A. Horne, Cong Xu, et al.. (2018). Modified carbazoles destabilize microtubules and kill glioblastoma multiform cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 159. 74–89. 23 indexed citations

Decarreau, Justin, Michael Wagenbach, Eric M. Lynch, et al.. (2017). The tetrameric kinesin Kif25 suppresses pre-mitotic centrosome separation to establish proper spindle orientation. Nature Cell Biology. 19(4). 384–390. 34 indexed citations

Cherry, Allison E., Brian R. Haas, Alipi V. Naydenov, et al.. (2016). ST-11: A New Brain-Penetrant Microtubule-Destabilizing Agent with Therapeutic Potential for Glioblastoma Multiforme. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(9). 2018–2029. 23 indexed citations

Luo, Ruibai, Michael Wagenbach, Xiaoying Jian, et al.. (2016). Direct Functional Interaction of the Kinesin-13 Family Membrane Kinesin-like Protein 2A (Kif2A) and Arf GAP with GTP-binding Protein-like, Ankyrin Repeats and PH Domains1 (AGAP1). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(41). 21350–21362. 7 indexed citations

Wordeman, Linda, Justin Decarreau, Juan Jesus Vicente, & Michael Wagenbach. (2016). Divergent microtubule assembly rates after short- versus long-term loss of end-modulating kinesins. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(8). 1300–1309. 16 indexed citations

Stumpff, Jason, Michael Wagenbach, Andrew D. Franck, Charles L. Asbury, & Linda Wordeman. (2012). Kif18A and Chromokinesins Confine Centromere Movements via Microtubule Growth Suppression and Spatial Control of Kinetochore Tension. Developmental Cell. 22(5). 1017–1029. 125 indexed citations

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Stumpff, Jason, Yaqing Du, Zoltan Maliga, et al.. (2011). A Tethering Mechanism Controls the Processivity and Kinetochore-Microtubule Plus-End Enrichment of the Kinesin-8 Kif18A. Molecular Cell. 43(5). 764–775. 94 indexed citations

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Gouveia, Susana Montenegro, Kris Leslie, Lukas C. Kapitein, et al.. (2010). In Vitro Reconstitution of the Functional Interplay between MCAK and EB3 at Microtubule Plus Ends. Current Biology. 20(19). 1717–1722. 120 indexed citations

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Cooper, Jeremy, Michael Wagenbach, Charles L. Asbury, & Linda Wordeman. (2009). Catalysis of the microtubule on-rate is the major parameter regulating the depolymerase activity of MCAK. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 17(1). 77–82. 77 indexed citations

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Crevenna, Álvaro H., et al.. (2008). Secondary Structure and Compliance of a Predicted Flexible Domain in Kinesin-1 Necessary for Cooperation of Motors. Biophysical Journal. 95(11). 5216–5227. 18 indexed citations

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Stumpff, Jason, George von Dassow, Michael Wagenbach, Charles L. Asbury, & Linda Wordeman. (2008). The Kinesin-8 Motor Kif18A Suppresses Kinetochore Movements to Control Mitotic Chromosome Alignment. Developmental Cell. 14(2). 252–262. 251 indexed citations

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Wordeman, Linda, Michael Wagenbach, & George von Dassow. (2007). MCAK facilitates chromosome movement by promoting kinetochore microtubule turnover. The Journal of Cell Biology. 179(5). 869–879. 108 indexed citations

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Andrews, Paul D., Yulia Ovechkina, Nick Morrice, et al.. (2004). Aurora B Regulates MCAK at the Mitotic Centromere. Developmental Cell. 6(2). 253–268. 431 indexed citations

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Wagenbach, Michael, et al.. (2004). MCAK, a Kin I kinesin, increases the catastrophe frequency of steady‐state HeLa cell microtubules in an ATP‐dependent manner in vitro. FEBS Letters. 572(1-3). 80–84. 38 indexed citations

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Wagenbach, Michael, et al.. (2001). Molecular Dissection of the Microtubule Depolymerizing Activity of Mitotic Centromere-associated Kinesin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(37). 34753–34758. 131 indexed citations

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Hancock, William O., et al.. (1999). Kinesin’s tail domain is an inhibitory regulator of the motor domain. Nature Cell Biology. 1(5). 288–292. 251 indexed citations

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Wagenbach, Michael, Katherine I. O’Rourke, A. Wieczorek, et al.. (1991). Synthesis of Wild Type and Mutant Human Hemoglobins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature Biotechnology. 9(1). 57–61. 99 indexed citations

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