Patrick M. Woster

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
136 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Patrick M. Woster is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick M. Woster has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Biochemistry and 33 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Patrick M. Woster's work include Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (78 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (43 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (32 papers). Patrick M. Woster is often cited by papers focused on Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (78 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (43 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (32 papers). Patrick M. Woster collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Patrick M. Woster's co-authors include Robert A. Casero, Tracy Murray Stewart, Hyo Chol Ha, Nilantha Sirisoma, Yi Huang, Amy Hacker, Shannon L. Nowotarski, Periannan Kuppusamy, Jay L. Zweíer and Nancy E. Davidson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Patrick M. Woster

136 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

  1. The natural polyamine spermine functions directly as a free radical scavenger
    1998 563 citations Nilantha Sirisoma, Patrick M. Woster et al. profile →
  2. Inhibition of the LSD1 (KDM1A) demethylase reactivates the all-trans-retinoic acid differentiation pathway in acute myeloid leukemia
    2012 502 citations Robert A. Casero, Laurence J. Marton et al. profile →
  3. Polyamine catabolism contributes to enterotoxigenicBacteroides fragilis-induced colon tumorigenesis
    2011 463 citations Tracy Murray Stewart, Patrick M. Woster et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick M. Woster United States 43 5.8k 1.7k 1.4k 688 612 136 7.5k
Joseph D. Schrag Canada 40 5.8k 1.0× 616 0.4× 789 0.6× 349 0.5× 600 1.0× 71 7.4k
Carol A. Rouzer United States 41 3.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 469 0.7× 1.0k 1.7× 79 8.4k
Olof Rådmark Sweden 61 7.9k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 2.2k 1.6× 875 1.3× 999 1.6× 174 14.7k
David W. Hein United States 51 6.0k 1.0× 663 0.4× 571 0.4× 1.3k 1.9× 668 1.1× 280 10.1k
Edith Sim United Kingdom 50 4.5k 0.8× 656 0.4× 445 0.3× 665 1.0× 437 0.7× 184 7.9k
Pallu Reddanna India 40 2.4k 0.4× 421 0.3× 863 0.6× 398 0.6× 887 1.4× 190 5.9k
Marcia E. Newcomer United States 41 3.4k 0.6× 552 0.3× 575 0.4× 332 0.5× 663 1.1× 102 5.7k
M.A. McDonough United Kingdom 49 5.8k 1.0× 566 0.3× 626 0.5× 484 0.7× 521 0.9× 144 8.3k
Jeffrey Grove France 37 3.4k 0.6× 921 0.6× 461 0.3× 607 0.9× 312 0.5× 93 5.6k
Martin Bard United States 46 4.7k 0.8× 613 0.4× 913 0.7× 310 0.5× 173 0.3× 112 6.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Woster, Patrick M., et al.. (2018). Cyclic peptide inhibitors of lysine-specific demethylase 1 with improved potency identified by alanine scanning mutagenesis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 148. 210–220. 20 indexed citations
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Reader, Janette, Jandeli Niemand, Riëtte van Biljon, et al.. (2015). Interrogating alkyl and arylalkylpolyamino (bis)urea and (bis)thiourea isosteres as potent antimalarial chemotypes against multiple lifecycle forms of Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23(16). 5131–5143. 18 indexed citations
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Nowotarski, Shannon L., et al.. (2015). Structure–activity study for (bis)ureidopropyl- and (bis)thioureidopropyldiamine LSD1 inhibitors with 3-5-3 and 3-6-3 carbon backbone architectures. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23(7). 1601–1612. 36 indexed citations
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Maier, Bernhard, Sarah A. Tersey, Amber L. Mosley, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional Activity of the Islet β Cell Factor Pdx1 Is Augmented by Lysine Methylation Catalyzed by the Methyltransferase Set7/9. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(15). 9812–9822. 39 indexed citations
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Stewart, Tracy Murray, Christin L. Hanigan, Patrick M. Woster, Laurence J. Marton, & Robert A. Casero. (2013). Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Overcomes Drug Resistance through a miRNA-Dependent Mechanism. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 12(10). 2088–2099. 22 indexed citations
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Zhu, Qingsong, Yi Huang, Laurence J. Marton, et al.. (2011). Polyamine analogs modulate gene expression by inhibiting lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and altering chromatin structure in human breast cancer cells. Amino Acids. 42(2-3). 887–898. 74 indexed citations
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Hanfrey, Colin, Bruce M. Pearson, Stuart Hazeldine, et al.. (2011). Alternative Spermidine Biosynthetic Route Is Critical for Growth of Campylobacter jejuni and Is the Dominant Polyamine Pathway in Human Gut Microbiota. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(50). 43301–43312. 101 indexed citations
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Cervelli, Manuela, Emiliano Fratini, Roberto Amendola, et al.. (2010). Spermine oxidase (SMO) activity in breast tumor tissues and biochemical analysis of the anticancer spermine analogues BENSpm and CPENSpm. BMC Cancer. 10(1). 555–555. 42 indexed citations
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Huang, Yi, Tracy Murray Stewart, Yu Wu, et al.. (2009). Novel Oligoamine Analogues Inhibit Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 and Induce Reexpression of Epigenetically Silenced Genes. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(23). 7217–7228. 158 indexed citations
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Susick, Laura, et al.. (2009). A novel histone deacetylase inhibitor prevents IL‐1β induced metabolic dysfunction in pancreatic β‐cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 13(8b). 1877–1885. 24 indexed citations
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Woster, Patrick M.. (2003). Maintaining Basic Science Content Throughout The PharmD Curriculum. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 67(3). 99–99. 1 indexed citations
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Devereux, Wendy L., Yanlin Wang, Tracy Murray Stewart, et al.. (2003). Induction of the PAOh1/SMO polyamine oxidase by polyamine analogues in human lung carcinoma cells. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 52(5). 383–390. 54 indexed citations
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Zou, Yu, Nilantha Sirisoma, Patrick M. Woster, et al.. (2001). Novel Alkylpolyamine Analogues that Possess Both Antitrypanosomal and Antimicrosporidial Activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(12). 1613–1617. 34 indexed citations
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McCloskey, Diane E., Patrick M. Woster, Robert A. Casero, & Nancy E. Davidson. (2000). Effects of the polyamine analogues N1-ethyl-N11-((cyclopropyl)methyl)-4,8-diazaundecane and N1-ethylN-11-((cycloheptyl)methyl)-4,8-diazaundecane in human prostate cancer cells.. PubMed. 6(1). 17–23. 32 indexed citations
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Reilly, Timothy P., Lawrence H. Lash, Mark A. Doll, et al.. (2000). A Role for Bioactivation and Covalent Binding within Epidermal Keratinocytes in Sulfonamide-Induced Cutaneous Drug Reactions. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 114(6). 1164–1173. 132 indexed citations
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Davidson, Nancy E., Hillary A. Hahm, Diane E. McCloskey, Patrick M. Woster, & Robert A. Casero. (1999). Clinical aspects of cell death in breast cancer: the polyamine pathway as a new target for treatment.. Endocrine Related Cancer. 6(1). 69–73. 70 indexed citations
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McCloskey, Diane E., Robert A. Casero, Patrick M. Woster, & Nancy E. Davidson. (1995). Induction of programmed cell death in human breast cancer cells by an unsymmetrically alkylated polyamine analogue.. PubMed. 55(15). 3233–6. 72 indexed citations

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