Norma Towers

1.0k citations

22 papers · 867 indexed · h-index 17

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 10%
- Congenital heart defects research
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- RNA modifications and cancer
Aging

Papers in

Molecular Biology 21
- Congenital heart defects research 15
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 9
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 3
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 3
Clinical Biochemistry 2

Co-authors: Timothy J. Mohun Surendra Kotecha Duncan B. Sparrow Anne Chambers S. J. Smith Branko Latinkic Michael V. Taylor Brian T. Cooper
Journals: Developmental Dynamics (3 papers)Developmental Biology (3 papers)The EMBO Journal (2 papers)PLoS Biology (2 papers)Genes & Development (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

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Norma Towers

21 papers receiving 829 citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Defective heart chamber growth and myofibrillogenesis after knockout of adprhl1 gene function by targeted disruption of the ancestral catalytic active site PLoS ONE ·S. J. Smith, Norma Towers, Т.В. Коноплянникова, Timothy J. Mohun	2020	8
2	Furin, a transcriptional target of NKX2-5, has an essential role in heart development and function PLoS ONE ·Laurent Dupays, Norma Towers, Sophie Wood, Anna L. David, Daniel J. Stuckey, Timothy J. Mohun	2019	14
3	The cardiac-restricted protein ADP-ribosylhydrolase-like 1 is essential for heart chamber outgrowth and acts on muscle actin filament assembly Developmental Biology ·S. J. Smith, Norma Towers, José W. Saldanha, Catherine A. Shang, Kim Gauthier, William R. Taylor, Timothy J. Mohun	2016	21
4	Sequential Binding of MEIS1 and NKX2-5 on the Popdc2 Gene: A Mechanism for Spatiotemporal Regulation of Enhancers during Cardiogenesis Cell Reports ·Laurent Dupays, Catherine A. Shang, Robert Wilson, Surendra Kotecha, Sophie Wood, Norma Towers, Timothy J. Mohun	2015	43
5	Hypoxic Regulation of Hand1 Controls the Fetal-Neonatal Switch in Cardiac Metabolism PLoS Biology ·Ross Breckenridge, Izabela Piotrowska, Keat‐Eng Ng, Timothy J. Ragan, James A. West, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Michael Bennett, Petra C. Kienesberger, Ryszard T. Smoleński, Andréanne Pomerleau, John Offer, Mihaela Mocanu, Thomas Steiger, Jason R.B. Dyck, Julian L. Griffin, Andrey Y. Abramov, Alex P. Gould, Timothy J. Mohun	2013	57
6	Pan‐myocardial expression of Cre recombinase throughout mouse development genesis ·Ross Breckenridge, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Michael Bennett, Tim Mohun	2007	33
7	Targeted cell‐ablation in Xenopus embryos using the conditional, toxic viral protein M2(H37A) Developmental Dynamics ·S. J. Smith, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Timothy J. Mohun	2007	22
8	The MLC1v gene provides a transgenic marker of myocardium formation within developing chambers of the Xenopus heart Developmental Dynamics ·S. J. Smith, Paris Ataliotis, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Duncan B. Sparrow, Timothy J. Mohun	2005	28
9	Transcriptional regulation of the cardiac-specificMLC2gene duringXenopusembryonic development Development ·Branko Latinkic, Brian T. Cooper, S. J. Smith, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Duncan B. Sparrow, Timothy J. Mohun	2004	51
10	Distinct Enhancers Regulate Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle-Specific Expression Programs of the Cardiac α-Actin Gene in Xenopus Embryos Developmental Biology ·Branko Latinkic, Brian T. Cooper, Norma Towers, Duncan B. Sparrow, Surendra Kotecha, Timothy J. Mohun	2002	42
11	Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Differentiation in Xenopus laevis Embryos Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Timothy J. Mohun, Branko Latinkic, Norma Towers, Surendra Kotecha	2002	1
12	XPOX2-peroxidase expression and the XLURP-1 promoter reveal the site of embryonic myeloid cell development in Xenopus Mechanisms of Development ·S. J. Smith, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Branko Latinkic, Timothy J. Mohun	2002	53
13	Regulation of the tinman Homologues in Xenopus Embryos Developmental Biology ·Duncan B. Sparrow, Chen‐Leng Cai, Surendra Kotecha, Branko Latinkic, Brian T. Cooper, Norma Towers, Sylvia Μ. Evans, Timothy J. Mohun	2000	50
14	Xenopus hand2 expression marks anterior vascular progenitors but not the developing heart Developmental Dynamics ·S. J. Smith, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Timothy J. Mohun	2000	10
15	Xenopus eHAND: a marker for the developing cardiovascular system of the embryo that is regulated by bone morphogenetic proteins Mechanisms of Development ·Duncan B. Sparrow, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Timothy J. Mohun	1998	46
16	Thylacine 1 is expressed segmentally within the paraxial mesoderm of the Xenopus embryo and interacts with the Notch pathway Development ·Duncan B. Sparrow, Magdalena Górska-Chrząstek, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Chris Kintner, Timothy J. Mohun	1998	77
17	The RSRF/MEF2 protein SL1 regulates cardiac muscle-specific transcription of a myosin light-chain gene in Xenopus embryos. Genes & Development ·Anne Chambers, Irmela Arnsperger, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Duncan B. Sparrow, Tim Mohun	1994	82
18	Muscle-specific expression of SRF-related genes in the early embryo of Xenopus laevis. The EMBO Journal ·Anne Chambers, Surendra Kotecha, Norma Towers, Timothy J. Mohun	1992	89
19	Xenopus embryos contain a somite-specific, MyoD-like protein that binds to a promoter site required for muscle actin expression. Genes & Development ·Michael V. Taylor, J. B. Gurdon, Nick Hopwood, Norma Towers, Timothy J. Mohun	1991	34
20	Mikamycin, an inhibitor of both mitochondrial protein synthesis and respiration Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·J. Fernandez-Armenta, G.M. Kellerman, Carolyn Mitchell, Norma Towers, A.W. Linnane	1971	22

About Norma Towers

Norma Towers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Neurology, having authored 22 papers that have together received 867 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Congenital heart defects research (15 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (9 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (3 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (3 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (3 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (769 citations), Aging (16 citations), Genetics (162 citations), Cell Biology (68 citations) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (91 citations). Norma Towers has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Timothy J. Mohun, Surendra Kotecha, Duncan B. Sparrow, Anne Chambers, S. J. Smith, Branko Latinkic, Michael V. Taylor, Brian T. Cooper, Tim Mohun and Chris Kintner. Their work appears in journals such as Developmental Dynamics, Developmental Biology, The EMBO Journal, PLoS Biology and Genes & Development.

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