Paul R. August

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Paul R. August is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul R. August has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Paul R. August's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (7 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Paul R. August is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (7 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Paul R. August collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Paul R. August's co-authors include Marcia S. Osburne, Michael Gilman, Kara A. Loiacono, Berkley A. Lynch, Trudy H. Grossman, Michelle R. Rondon, Mark R. Liles, Alan D. Bettermann, Ian A. MacNeil and Jon Clardy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Paul R. August

21 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Cloning the Soil Metagenome: a Strategy for Accessing the Genetic and Functional Diversity of Uncultured Microorganisms

2000 780 citations Michelle R. Rondon, Paul R. August et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

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James R. Kinghorn United Kingdom

Gang Zhou China

Michio Takeuchi Japan

John Davey United Kingdom

Robert Otillar United States

Balázs Bálint Hungary

Jeff S. Piotrowski United States

Hua Ling Singapore

K. Johnstone United Kingdom

Mark X. Caddick United Kingdom

James R. Kinghorn United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul R. August

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Gupta, Divya, et al.. (2020). Optical Clearing of Skeletal Muscle Bundles Engineered in 3-D Printed Templates. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 49(2). 523–535. 10 indexed citations

August, Paul R., et al.. (2018). Modeling neuromuscular junctions <em>in vitro</em>: A review of the current progress employing human induced pluripotent stem cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 91–118. 5 indexed citations

Badarinarayana, Vasudeo, et al.. (2016). Laminin 521 maintains differentiation potential of mouse and human satellite cell-derived myoblasts during long-term culture expansion. Skeletal Muscle. 6(1). 44–44. 28 indexed citations

Nesmith, Alexander P., Matthew A. Wagner, Francesco S. Pasqualini, et al.. (2016). A human in vitro model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy muscle formation and contractility. The Journal of Cell Biology. 215(1). 47–56. 59 indexed citations

Kerman, Bilal E., Hyung Joon Kim, Krishnan Padmanabhan, et al.. (2015). In vitro myelin formation using embryonic stem cells. Development. 142(12). 2213–2225. 77 indexed citations

Loyaux, Denis, Catherine Déon, Su Wang, et al.. (2014). Identification of Novel Tumor-Associated Cell Surface Sialoglycoproteins in Human Glioblastoma Tumors Using Quantitative Proteomics. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e110316–e110316. 34 indexed citations

Peppard, Jane, Catherine A. Rugg, Elaine A. Powers, et al.. (2014). High-Content Phenotypic Screening and Triaging Strategy to Identify Small Molecules Driving Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell Differentiation. SLAS DISCOVERY. 20(3). 382–390. 16 indexed citations

Yang, Shenglian, Thomas Leeuw, Uwe Dietz, et al.. (2012). Compound screening platform using human induced pluripotent stem cells to identify small molecules that promote chondrogenesis. Protein & Cell. 3(12). 934–942. 27 indexed citations

Grueneberg, Dorre A., Lourdes Pablo, Kang‐Quan Hu, et al.. (2003). A Functional Screen in Human Cells Identifies UBF2 as an RNA Polymerase II Transcription Factor That Enhances the β-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(11). 3936–3950. 23 indexed citations

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Courtois, Sophie, Philippe Normand, Gérard Helynck, et al.. (2003). Recombinant Environmental Libraries Provide Access to Microbial Diversity for Drug Discovery from Natural Products. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69(1). 49–55. 220 indexed citations

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Draper, Michael P., et al.. (2002). Efficient Cloning of Full-Length cDNAs Based on cDNA Size Fractionation. Genomics. 79(4). 603–607. 11 indexed citations

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MacNeil, I A, Paul R. August, Kara A. Loiacono, et al.. (2001). Expression and isolation of antimicrobial small molecules from soil DNA libraries.. PubMed. 3(2). 301–8. 145 indexed citations

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Rondon, Michelle R., Paul R. August, Alan D. Bettermann, et al.. (2000). Cloning the Soil Metagenome: a Strategy for Accessing the Genetic and Functional Diversity of Uncultured Microorganisms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(6). 2541–2547. 780 indexed citations breakdown →

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August, Paul R., M P Draper, I A MacNeil, et al.. (2000). Sequence analysis and functional characterization of the violacein biosynthetic pathway from Chromobacterium violaceum.. PubMed. 2(4). 513–9. 115 indexed citations

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August, Paul R., Li Tang, Yeo Joon Yoon, et al.. (1998). Biosynthesis of the ansamycin antibiotic rifamycin: deductions from the molecular analysis of the rif biosynthetic gene cluster of Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699. Chemistry & Biology. 5(2). 69–79. 289 indexed citations

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Johnson, David A., Paul R. August, Cedric Shackleton, Hung‐wen Liu, & David H. Sherman. (1997). Microbial Resistance to Mitomycins Involves a Redox Relay Mechanism. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(10). 2576–2577. 28 indexed citations

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Sheldon, P, David A. Johnson, Paul R. August, Hanwei Liu, & David H. Sherman. (1997). Characterization of a mitomycin-binding drug resistance mechanism from the producing organism, Streptomyces lavendulae. Journal of Bacteriology. 179(5). 1796–1804. 40 indexed citations

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August, Paul R., et al.. (1996). Inducible synthesis of the Mitomycin C resistance gene product (MCRA) from Streptomyces lavendulae. Gene. 175(1-2). 261–267. 12 indexed citations

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August, Paul R., Michael C. Flickinger, & David H. Sherman. (1994). Cloning and analysis of a locus (mcr) involved in mitomycin C resistance in Streptomyces lavendulae. Journal of Bacteriology. 176(14). 4448–4454. 50 indexed citations

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Schendel, Frederick J., Paul R. August, Carol Anderson, R S Hanson, & Michael C. Flickinger. (1992). Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene coding for citrate synthase from a thermotolerant Bacillus sp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 58(1). 335–345. 15 indexed citations

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