P. Lynne Howell

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
202 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

P. Lynne Howell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Lynne Howell has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Genetics and 48 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in P. Lynne Howell's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (71 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (64 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (42 papers). P. Lynne Howell is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (71 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (64 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (42 papers). P. Lynne Howell collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. P. Lynne Howell's co-authors include Lori L. Burrows, John C. Whitney, Matthew R. Parsek, Daniel J. Wozniak, Donald C. Sheppard, Howard Robinson, Lindsey S. Marmont, L.M. Sampaleanu, Joel T. Weadge and David E. Nivens and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

P. Lynne Howell

198 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pel is a cationic exopolysaccharide that cross-links extracellular DNA in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix

2015 461 citations Laura K. Jennings, Lindsey S. Marmont et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Pel and Psl polysaccharides provide Pseudomonas aeruginosa structural redundancy within the biofilm matrix

2011 436 citations John C. Whitney, P. Lynne Howell et al. profile →
Precision-engineering the Pseudomonas aeruginosa genome with two-step allelic exchange

2015 367 citations Henrik Almblad, P. Lynne Howell et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. Lynne Howell Canada	55	6.9k	1.9k	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	202	9.5k
Dominique Mengin‐Lecreulx France	59	5.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	633 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	167	10.1k
Tilman Schirmer Switzerland	55	6.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.7×	981 0.9×	940 0.9×	116	9.9k
Lode Wyns Belgium	55	7.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	874 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	154	9.9k
Miguel A. de Pedro Spain	45	4.7k 0.7×	3.3k 1.7×	2.3k 1.6×	868 0.8×	894 0.9×	114	7.8k
Yves V. Brun United States	56	6.6k 1.0×	4.1k 2.2×	2.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.0×	556 0.6×	154	10.1k
Felipe Cava Sweden	43	3.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	850 0.7×	607 0.6×	155	6.4k
Joseph S. Lam Canada	53	5.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.5×	385 0.4×	172	9.1k
Richard G. Brennan United States	56	9.0k 1.3×	4.6k 2.4×	1.5k 1.1×	717 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	172	13.1k
Didier Blanot France	46	4.6k 0.7×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	400 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	150	8.7k
Miguel A. Valvano Canada	62	6.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	3.8k 3.3×	482 0.5×	238	12.9k

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Offen, Wendy A., Deepa Raju, Casper de Boer, et al.. (2025). Bespoke Activity-Based Probes Reveal that the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Endoglycosidase, PslG, Is an Endo-β-glucanase. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(10). 8578–8586. 2 indexed citations

Howell, P. Lynne, et al.. (2025). FimX regulates type IV pilus localization via the Pil–Chp chemosensory system in Acinetobacter baylyi. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 36(9). ar113–ar113.

Guo, Shuaiqi, Yunjie Chang, Yves V. Brun, et al.. (2024). PilY1 regulates the dynamic architecture of the type IV pilus machine in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9382–9382. 11 indexed citations

Wasney, Gregory A., John Tam, Anick Auger, et al.. (2023). Small Molecule Inhibition of an Exopolysaccharide Modification Enzyme is a Viable Strategy To Block Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pel Biofilm Formation. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). e0029623–e0029623. 8 indexed citations

Wozniak, Daniel J., et al.. (2023). Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm exopolysaccharides: assembly, function, and degradation. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 47(6). 35 indexed citations

Whitfield, Gregory B., Holly M. Jacobs, Roland Pfoh, et al.. (2022). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa homeostasis enzyme AlgL clears the periplasmic space of accumulated alginate during polymer biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(2). 101560–101560. 13 indexed citations

O’Neal, Lindsey, et al.. (2022). The Sia System and c-di-GMP Play a Crucial Role in Controlling Cell-Association of Psl in Planktonic P. aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology. 204(12). e0033522–e0033522. 7 indexed citations

Ostapska, Hanna, Deepa Raju, Mélanie Lehoux, et al.. (2021). Preclinical Evaluation of Recombinant Microbial Glycoside Hydrolases in the Prevention of Experimental Invasive Aspergillosis. mBio. 12(5). e0244621–e0244621. 9 indexed citations

Katharios-Lanwermeyer, Stefan, Gregory B. Whitfield, P. Lynne Howell, & George A. O’Toole. (2021). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Uses c-di-GMP Phosphodiesterases RmcA and MorA To Regulate Biofilm Maintenance. mBio. 12(1). 38 indexed citations

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Bamford, Natalie C., François Le Mauff, Hanna Ostapska, et al.. (2020). Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2450–2450. 43 indexed citations

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Mauff, François Le, Natalie C. Bamford, Yongzhen Zhang, et al.. (2019). Molecular mechanism of Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm disruption by fungal and bacterial glycoside hydrolases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(28). 10760–10772. 47 indexed citations

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Daniel-Ivad, Martin, et al.. (2017). Cyclic AMP-Independent Control of Twitching Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology. 199(16). 27 indexed citations

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Snarr, Brendan D., Perrin Baker, Natalie C. Bamford, et al.. (2017). Microbial glycoside hydrolases as antibiofilm agents with cross-kingdom activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(27). 7124–7129. 78 indexed citations

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Limoli, Dominique H., Gregory B. Whitfield, Tomoe Kitao, et al.. (2017). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alginate Overproduction Promotes Coexistence with Staphylococcus aureus in a Model of Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Infection. mBio. 8(2). 122 indexed citations

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Marmont, Lindsey S., Jacquelyn D. Rich, John C. Whitney, et al.. (2017). Oligomeric lipoprotein PelC guides Pel polysaccharide export across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(11). 2892–2897. 33 indexed citations

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Tammam, Stephanie, et al.. (2017). The Type IVa Pilus Machinery Is Recruited to Sites of Future Cell Division. mBio. 8(1). 30 indexed citations

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McCallum, Matthew, Stephanie Tammam, Ahmad Khan, Lori L. Burrows, & P. Lynne Howell. (2017). The molecular mechanism of the type IVa pilus motors. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15091–15091. 90 indexed citations

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Baker, Perrin, Preston J. Hill, Brendan D. Snarr, et al.. (2016). Exopolysaccharide biosynthetic glycoside hydrolases can be utilized to disrupt and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Science Advances. 2(5). e1501632–e1501632. 220 indexed citations

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Zarrine‐Afsar, Arash, Stefan Wallin, A.M. Neculai, et al.. (2008). Theoretical and experimental demonstration of the importance of specific nonnative interactions in protein folding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(29). 9999–10004. 117 indexed citations

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Vallée, François, Francesco Lipari, Patrick Yip, et al.. (2000). Crystal structure of a class I α1,2-mannosidase involved in N-glycan processing and endoplasmic reticulum quality control. The EMBO Journal. 19(4). 581–588. 90 indexed citations

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