Paul C. Letourneau

12.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

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Paul C. Letourneau is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul C. Letourneau has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 64 papers in Cell Biology and 42 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul C. Letourneau's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (49 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (43 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (34 papers). Paul C. Letourneau is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (49 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (43 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (34 papers). Paul C. Letourneau collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Bulgaria. Paul C. Letourneau's co-authors include Gianluca Gallo, Diane M. Snow, Leo T. Furcht, Sally L. Palm, Sherry L. Rogers, Timothy M. Gómez, James B. McCarthy, Lorraine Marsh, Karen L. Lankford and James A. Hammarback and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Paul C. Letourneau

107 papers receiving 10.4k 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.

Neurite extension by peripheral and central nervous system neurons in response to substratum-bound fibronectin and laminin

1983 595 citations Sherry L. Rogers, Paul C. Letourneau et al. Developmental Biology profile →
Cell-to-substratum adhesion and guidance of axonal elongation

1975 584 citations Paul C. Letourneau Developmental Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul C. Letourneau United States	61	6.7k	4.7k	4.1k	2.3k	1.5k	109	10.7k
Martin Grumet United States	57	3.9k 0.6×	3.0k 0.6×	5.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	115	9.8k
Vance Lemmon United States	60	5.9k 0.9×	3.0k 0.6×	5.7k 1.4×	3.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	178	11.6k
Patrick Doherty United Kingdom	62	7.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.5×	6.7k 1.6×	2.8k 1.2×	942 0.6×	172	13.3k
Andréas Faissner Germany	72	6.5k 1.0×	5.6k 1.2×	7.3k 1.8×	3.9k 1.7×	3.7k 2.5×	242	15.4k
Urs Rutishauser United States	80	8.0k 1.2×	3.7k 0.8×	10.6k 2.6×	5.2k 2.3×	1.8k 1.2×	181	18.3k
Geneviève Rougon France	65	6.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.5×	5.4k 1.3×	4.1k 1.8×	883 0.6×	192	12.3k
Charles ffrench‐Constant United Kingdom	77	5.2k 0.8×	2.9k 0.6×	7.7k 1.9×	7.7k 3.4×	2.4k 1.6×	178	18.3k
A. Bignami United States	51	3.6k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	6.0k 1.5×	2.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	182	11.0k
Frank Bradke Germany	55	5.2k 0.8×	3.9k 0.8×	4.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	301 0.2×	95	11.6k
Frank S. Walsh United Kingdom	62	5.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	8.2k 2.0×	2.5k 1.1×	723 0.5×	169	13.1k

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Letourneau, Paul C., et al.. (2012). Repulsive axon guidance cues ephrin‐A2 and slit3 stop protrusion of the growth cone leading margin concurrently with inhibition of ADF/cofilin and ERM proteins. Cytoskeleton. 69(7). 496–505. 10 indexed citations

Letourneau, Paul C., et al.. (2011). Labeling F-actin Barbed Ends with Rhodamine-actin in Permeabilized Neuronal Growth Cones. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations

Blackmore, Murray G. & Paul C. Letourneau. (2007). Protein synthesis in distal axons is not required for axon growth in the embryonic spinal cord. Developmental Neurobiology. 67(7). 976–986. 14 indexed citations

Blackmore, Murray G. & Paul C. Letourneau. (2006). Changes within maturing neurons limit axonal regeneration in the developing spinal cord. Journal of Neurobiology. 66(4). 348–360. 65 indexed citations

Chen, Tsan‐Ju, Scott Gehler, Alisa E. Shaw, James R. Bamburg, & Paul C. Letourneau. (2005). Cdc42 participates in the regulation of ADF/cofilin and retinal growth cone filopodia by brain derived neurotrophic factor. Journal of Neurobiology. 66(2). 103–114. 68 indexed citations

Fass, Joseph, Scott Gehler, Patrick D. Sarmiere, Paul C. Letourneau, & James R. Bamburg. (2004). Regulating filopodial dynamics through actin-depolymerizing factor/cofilin. Anatomical Science International. 79(4). 173–183. 31 indexed citations

Gallo, Gianluca & Paul C. Letourneau. (2002). Axon Guidance: Proteins Turnover in Turning Growth Cones. Current Biology. 12(16). R560–R562. 20 indexed citations

Condic, Mateja & Paul C. Letourneau. (1997). Ligand-induced changes in integrin expression regulate neuronal adhesion and neurite outgrowth. Nature. 389(6653). 852–856. 161 indexed citations

Snow, Diane M., Eric Brown, & Paul C. Letourneau. (1996). GROWTH CONE BEHAVIOR IN THE PRESENCE OF SOLUBLE CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN (CSPG), COMPARED TO BEHAVIOR ON CSPG BOUND TO LAMININ OR FIBRONECTIN. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 14(3). 331–349. 93 indexed citations

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Skubitz, Amy P.N., Robert C. Bast, Elizabeth A. Wayner, Paul C. Letourneau, & Mark S. Wilke. (1996). Expression of alpha 6 and beta 4 integrins in serous ovarian carcinoma correlates with expression of the basement membrane protein laminin.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 148(5). 1445–61. 57 indexed citations

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Gómez, Timothy M., Diane M. Snow, & Paul C. Letourneau. (1995). Characterization of spontaneous calcium transients in nerve growth cones and their effect on growth cone migration. Neuron. 14(6). 1233–1246. 121 indexed citations

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McCarthy, James B., et al.. (1994). Isolation and partial characterization of a cell‐surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan from embryonic rat spinal cord. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 37(5). 584–595. 9 indexed citations

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Drake, Sandra L., James M. Varnum, Kevin H. Mayo, et al.. (1993). Structural features of fibronectin synthetic peptide FN-C/H II, responsible for cell adhesion, neurite extension, and heparan sulfate binding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(21). 15859–15867. 32 indexed citations

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Lim, Soo‐Siang, et al.. (1993). FRAP analysis of the stability of the microtubule population along the neurites of chick sensory neurons. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 25(1). 59–72. 35 indexed citations

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Letourneau, Paul C., et al.. (1991). Identification of cytoskeletal, focal adhesion, and cell adhesion proteins in growth cone particles isolated from developing chick brain. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 30(1). 259–265. 22 indexed citations

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Linck, Richard W., et al.. (1991). Identification of a tektin‐like protein associated with neurofilaments in the developing chick nervous system. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 30(1). 105–115. 1 indexed citations

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Lankford, Karen L., et al.. (1990). Nerve growth cone motility. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 2(1). 80–85. 34 indexed citations

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Letourneau, Paul C., et al.. (1988). Immunoreactivity for laminin in the developing ventral longitudinal pathway of the brain. Developmental Biology. 125(1). 135–144. 128 indexed citations

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Rogers, Sherry L., et al.. (1986). Distribution of laminin in the developing peripheral nervous system of the chick. Developmental Biology. 113(2). 429–435. 187 indexed citations

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Letourneau, Paul C.. (1979). Cell-substratum adhesion of neurite growth cones, and its role in neurite elongation. Experimental Cell Research. 124(1). 127–138. 206 indexed citations

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