Peter J. Espenshade

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Espenshade is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Espenshade has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Surgery and 25 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Espenshade's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (26 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (22 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (19 papers). Peter J. Espenshade is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (26 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (22 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (19 papers). Peter J. Espenshade collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Chile. Peter J. Espenshade's co-authors include Adam L. Hughes, Wei Shao, Joseph L. Goldstein, Daisuke Yabe, Michael S. Brown, John S. Burg, Clara M. Bien, Ruth E. Gimeno, Timothy F. Osborne and Yi Gong and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Espenshade

76 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Crucial Step in Cholesterol Homeostasis

2002 832 citations Peter J. Espenshade, Daisuke Yabe et al. Cell profile →
Expanding Roles for SREBP in Metabolism

2012 423 citations Wei Shao, Peter J. Espenshade Cell Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Espenshade United States	37	4.1k	2.0k	1.7k	891	888	76	6.4k
Neale D. Ridgway Canada	46	4.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	979 1.1×	363 0.4×	117	6.1k
Russell A. DeBose‐Boyd United States	35	3.8k 0.9×	3.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	62	6.4k
Jeffrey T. Billheimer United States	46	3.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.6×	598 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	896 1.0×	121	6.9k
Hongyuan Yang Australia	53	6.3k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	3.4k 3.8×	875 1.0×	164	10.2k
Stephen L. Sturley United States	40	3.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 2.1×	302 0.3×	82	5.4k
Daryl K. Granner United States	52	6.1k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	835 0.5×	607 0.7×	831 0.9×	139	9.2k
Johan Ericsson Sweden	39	4.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	498 0.3×	782 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	80	5.8k
Marı́a A. Balboa Spain	52	4.0k 1.0×	694 0.3×	717 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	532 0.6×	119	6.3k
Barbara P. Atshaves United States	40	3.2k 0.8×	993 0.5×	577 0.3×	873 1.0×	281 0.3×	85	4.4k
Jeremy C. Allegood United States	46	7.1k 1.7×	476 0.2×	2.3k 1.3×	532 0.6×	479 0.5×	91	9.0k

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Schauer, Silvia, Helga Reicher, Wolfgang Sattler, et al.. (2025). Lipolysis-derived fatty acids are needed for homeostatic control of sterol element-binding protein-1c driven hepatic lipogenesis. Communications Biology. 8(1). 588–588. 1 indexed citations

Shao, Wei, Chune Liu, Debaditya Mukhopadhyay, et al.. (2024). SREBP-Dependent Regulation of Lipid Homeostasis Is Required for Progression and Growth of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research Communications. 4(9). 2539–2552. 2 indexed citations

González, Ana María, Melissa Gómez, Salvador Barahona, et al.. (2019). Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein (Sre1) Promotes the Synthesis of Carotenoids and Sterols in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 586–586. 27 indexed citations

Burr, Risa, Emerson V. Stewart, & Peter J. Espenshade. (2017). Coordinate Regulation of Yeast Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein (SREBP) and Mga2 Transcription Factors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(13). 5311–5324. 13 indexed citations

Burr, Risa & Peter J. Espenshade. (2017). Oxygen-responsive transcriptional regulation of lipid homeostasis in fungi: Implications for anti-fungal drug development. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 81. 110–120. 10 indexed citations

Burr, Risa, et al.. (2017). Dsc E3 ligase localization to the Golgi requires the ATPase Cdc48 and cofactor Ufd1 for activation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein in fission yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(39). 16333–16350. 6 indexed citations

Shao, Wei, Carolyn E. Machamer, & Peter J. Espenshade. (2016). Fatostatin blocks ER exit of SCAP but inhibits cell growth in a SCAP-independent manner. Journal of Lipid Research. 57(8). 1564–1573. 63 indexed citations

Gong, Xin, Jingxian Li, Wei Shao, et al.. (2015). Structure of the WD40 domain of SCAP from fission yeast reveals the molecular basis for SREBP recognition. Cell Research. 25(4). 401–411. 15 indexed citations

Shao, Wei & Peter J. Espenshade. (2012). Expanding Roles for SREBP in Metabolism. Cell Metabolism. 16(4). 414–419. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stewart, Emerson V., John S. Burg, Robert Lintner, et al.. (2011). Yeast Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein (SREBP) Cleavage Requires Cdc48 and Dsc5, a Ubiquitin Regulatory X Domain-containing Subunit of the Golgi Dsc E3 Ligase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(1). 672–681. 45 indexed citations

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Porter, Joshua R., John S. Burg, Peter J. Espenshade, & Pablo A. Iglesias. (2010). Ergosterol Regulates Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein (SREBP) Cleavage in Fission Yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(52). 41051–41061. 33 indexed citations

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Espenshade, Peter J., et al.. (2009). Degradation of Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein Precursor Requires the Endoplasmic Reticulum-associated Degradation Components Ubc7 and Hrd1 in Fission Yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(31). 20512–20521. 32 indexed citations

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Burg, John S., David W. Powell, Raymond L. Chai, et al.. (2008). Insig Regulates HMG-CoA Reductase by Controlling Enzyme Phosphorylation in Fission Yeast. Cell Metabolism. 8(6). 522–531. 44 indexed citations

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Hughes, Adam L., David W. Powell, Martin Bard, et al.. (2007). Dap1/PGRMC1 Binds and Regulates Cytochrome P450 Enzymes. Cell Metabolism. 5(2). 143–149. 189 indexed citations

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Nohturfft, Axel, et al.. (2000). Regulated Step in Cholesterol Feedback Localized to Budding of SCAP from ER Membranes. Cell. 102(3). 315–323. 284 indexed citations

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Cheng, Dong, Peter J. Espenshade, Clive A. Slaughter, et al.. (1999). Secreted Site-1 Protease Cleaves Peptides Corresponding to Luminal Loop of Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(32). 22805–22812. 63 indexed citations

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DeBose‐Boyd, Russell A., et al.. (1999). Transport-Dependent Proteolysis of SREBP. Cell. 99(7). 703–712. 272 indexed citations

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Sakai, Juro, Robert B. Rawson, Peter J. Espenshade, et al.. (1998). Molecular Identification of the Sterol-Regulated Luminal Protease that Cleaves SREBPs and Controls Lipid Composition of Animal Cells. Molecular Cell. 2(4). 505–514. 324 indexed citations

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Shaywitz, David A., Peter J. Espenshade, Ruth E. Gimeno, & Chris A. Kaiser. (1997). COPII Subunit Interactions in the Assembly of the Vesicle Coat. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(41). 25413–25416. 137 indexed citations

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Gimeno, Ruth E., Peter J. Espenshade, & C A Kaiser. (1996). COPII coat subunit interactions: Sec24p and Sec23p bind to adjacent regions of Sec16p.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 7(11). 1815–1823. 100 indexed citations

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