Sari Tojkander

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Sari Tojkander is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sari Tojkander has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sari Tojkander's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (5 papers). Sari Tojkander is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (5 papers). Sari Tojkander collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Germany. Sari Tojkander's co-authors include Pekka Lappalainen, Gergana Gateva, Jaakko Lehtimäki, Peter W. Gunning, Eeva Kaisa Rajakylä, Galina Schevzov, Ramaswamy Krishnan, Pirta Hotulainen, Claire Martin and Amjad Husain and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Sari Tojkander

22 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Actin stress fibers – assembly, dynamics and biological roles

2012 656 citations Sari Tojkander, Gergana Gateva et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →

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Sari Tojkander

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Gergana Gateva Finland

Sébastien Schaub France

Jury M. Vasiliev Russia

Maté Biro Australia

Shin‐ichiro Kojima United States

Ivan V. Maly United States

Pascale Monzo France

Yvonne Aratyn-Schaus United States

Hiroaki Hirata Japan

Thomas Iskratsch United Kingdom

Gergana Gateva Finland

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Citations per year, relative to Sari Tojkander Sari Tojkander (= 1×) peers Gergana Gateva

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sari Tojkander

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sari Tojkander. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sari Tojkander based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sari Tojkander. Sari Tojkander is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Liang, et al.. (2024). LUZP1 regulates the maturation of contractile actomyosin bundles. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 248–248. 2 indexed citations

Tojkander, Sari, et al.. (2024). TRPV4—A Multifunctional Cellular Sensor Protein with Therapeutic Potential. Sensors. 24(21). 6923–6923. 3 indexed citations

Tojkander, Sari, et al.. (2022). Caldesmon controls stress fiber force-balance through dynamic cross-linking of myosin II and actin-tropomyosin filaments. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6032–6032. 15 indexed citations

Lehtimäki, Jaakko, Eeva Kaisa Rajakylä, Sari Tojkander, & Pekka Lappalainen. (2021). Generation of stress fibers through myosin-driven reorganization of the actin cortex. eLife. 10. 67 indexed citations

Schaible, Niccole, et al.. (2021). Adipokine Leptin Co-operates With Mechanosensitive Ca2 +-Channels and Triggers Actomyosin-Mediated Motility of Breast Epithelial Cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 607038–607038. 6 indexed citations

Tojkander, Sari, et al.. (2021). TRPV Protein Family—From Mechanosensing to Cancer Invasion. Biomolecules. 11(7). 1019–1019. 47 indexed citations

Rajakylä, Eeva Kaisa, Niccole Schaible, Ramaswamy Krishnan, et al.. (2021). Cytokeratin 5 determines maturation of the mammary myoepithelium. iScience. 24(5). 102413–102413. 7 indexed citations

Jiu, Yaming, Peter J. Carman, Sari Tojkander, et al.. (2020). Tropomodulins Control the Balance between Protrusive and Contractile Structures by Stabilizing Actin-Tropomyosin Filaments. Current Biology. 30(5). 767–778.e5. 24 indexed citations

Rajakylä, Eeva Kaisa, Jaakko Lehtimäki, Niccole Schaible, et al.. (2020). Assembly of Peripheral Actomyosin Bundles in Epithelial Cells Is Dependent on the CaMKK2/AMPK Pathway. Cell Reports. 30(12). 4266–4280.e4. 19 indexed citations

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Guenther, Carla, Liisa M. Uotila, Marc Llort Asens, et al.. (2019). A β2-Integrin/MRTF-A/SRF Pathway Regulates Dendritic Cell Gene Expression, Adhesion, and Traction Force Generation. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 1138–1138. 23 indexed citations

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Hawkes, William, Sari Tojkander, Konstantin Kogan, et al.. (2018). Calponin-3 is critical for coordinated contractility of actin stress fibers. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17670–17670. 19 indexed citations

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Tojkander, Sari, et al.. (2018). CaMKK2 Regulates Mechanosensitive Assembly of Contractile Actin Stress Fibers. Cell Reports. 24(1). 11–19. 29 indexed citations

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Savinko, Terhi, Carla Guenther, Liisa M. Uotila, et al.. (2018). Filamin A Is Required for Optimal T Cell Integrin-Mediated Force Transmission, Flow Adhesion, and T Cell Trafficking. The Journal of Immunology. 200(9). 3109–3116. 27 indexed citations

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Tojkander, Sari, Gergana Gateva, Amjad Husain, Ramaswamy Krishnan, & Pekka Lappalainen. (2015). Generation of contractile actomyosin bundles depends on mechanosensitive actin filament assembly and disassembly. eLife. 4. e06126–e06126. 107 indexed citations

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Jiu, Yaming, Jaakko Lehtimäki, Sari Tojkander, et al.. (2015). Bidirectional Interplay between Vimentin Intermediate Filaments and Contractile Actin Stress Fibers. Cell Reports. 11(10). 1511–1518. 127 indexed citations

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Gateva, Gergana, Sari Tojkander, Sami Koho, Olli Carpén, & Pekka Lappalainen. (2014). Palladin promotes assembly of non-contractile dorsal stress fibers through VASP recruitment. Journal of Cell Science. 127(Pt 9). 1887–98. 30 indexed citations

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Tojkander, Sari, Gergana Gateva, & Pekka Lappalainen. (2012). Actin stress fibers – assembly, dynamics and biological roles. Journal of Cell Science. 125(Pt 8). 1855–64. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lehtonen, Heli, Taina Sipponen, Sari Tojkander, et al.. (2012). Segregation of a Missense Variant in Enteric Smooth Muscle Actin γ-2 With Autosomal Dominant Familial Visceral Myopathy. Gastroenterology. 143(6). 1482–1491.e3. 65 indexed citations

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Tojkander, Sari, Gergana Gateva, Galina Schevzov, et al.. (2011). A Molecular Pathway for Myosin II Recruitment to Stress Fibers. Current Biology. 21(7). 539–550. 214 indexed citations

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Sarek, Grzegorz, Annika Järviluoma, Henna M. Moore, et al.. (2010). Nucleophosmin Phosphorylation by v-Cyclin-CDK6 Controls KSHV Latency. PLoS Pathogens. 6(3). e1000818–e1000818. 66 indexed citations

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