Thomas A. Weston

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Weston is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Weston has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Weston's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (5 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (4 papers). Thomas A. Weston is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (5 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (4 papers). Thomas A. Weston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Thomas A. Weston's co-authors include Stephen G. Young, Loren G. Fong, Roberta A. Gottlieb, Kelly S. Doran, Jon Sin, Yoshimi Hiraumi, Chengqun Huang, Allen M. Andres, Brandon J. Kim and Aleksandr Stotland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Weston

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Bacteriophage Transcytosis Provides a Mechanism To Cross Epithelial Cell Layers

2017 264 citations Sophie Nguyen, Kristi Baker et al. mBio profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	T cell cholesterol transport links intestinal immune responses to dietary lipid absorption 2025 ·Science ·Yajing Gao, John P. Kennelly, Xiao Xu, (unknown), Alessandra Ferrari, Alexander H. Bedard, Julia J. Mack, Alexander Nguyen, Sonal Srikanth, Thomas A. Weston, Lauren F. Uchiyama, Whitaker Cohn, (unknown), (unknown), Julian P. Whitelegge, Yousang Gwack, Stephen G. Young, Steven J. Bensinger, Peter Tontonoz	1
2	The lipoprotein lipase that is shuttled into capillaries by GPIHBP1 enters the glycocalyx where it mediates lipoprotein processing 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Wenxin Song, Anne P. Beigneux, Thomas A. Weston, Kai Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Guagliardo, (unknown), (unknown), Yiping Tu, (unknown), Gabriel Birrane, Kazuya Miyashita, Katsuyuki Nakajima, Masami Murakami, Peter Tontonoz, Haibo Jiang, Michael Ploug, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young	6
3	Intracapillary LPL levels in brown adipose tissue, visualized with an antibody-based approach, are regulated by ANGPTL4 at thermoneutral temperatures 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Wenxin Song, (unknown), Patrick J. Heizer, Yiping Tu, Thomas A. Weston, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael Ploug, Anne P. Beigneux, Stephen G. Young, Loren G. Fong	10
4	Hepatic nonvesicular cholesterol transport is critical for systemic lipid homeostasis 2023 ·Nature Metabolism ·Xiao Xu, John P. Kennelly, Alessandra Ferrari, Bethan L. Clifford, (unknown), Yajing Gao, Kevin Qian, Jaspreet Sandhu, Kelsey E. Jarrett, (unknown), Alexander Nguyen, Rohith T. Nagari, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas A. Weston, Stephen G. Young, Steven J. Bensinger, Claudio J. Villanueva, Thomas Q. de Aguiar Vallim, Peter Tontonoz	33
5	Nuclear membrane ruptures underlie the vascular pathology in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome 2021 ·JCI Insight ·Paul H. Kim, Natalie Chen, Patrick J. Heizer, Yiping Tu, Thomas A. Weston, (unknown), Navjot Kaur Gill, Amy C. Rowat, Stephen G. Young, Loren G. Fong	22
6	Extracellular traps released by antimicrobial TH17 cells contribute to host defense 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·George W. Agak, Alice Mouton, Rosane M. B. Teles, Thomas A. Weston, Marco Morselli, Priscila R. Andrade, Matteo Pellegrini, Robert L. Modlin	38
7	Cultured macrophages transfer surplus cholesterol into adjacent cells in the absence of serum or high-density lipoproteins 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Cuiwen He, Haibo Jiang, Wenxin Song, Howard Riezman, Peter Tontonoz, Thomas A. Weston, Paul Guagliardo, Paul H. Kim, Rachel S. Jung, Patrick J. Heizer, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young	27
8	An absence of lamin B1 in migrating neurons causes nuclear membrane ruptures and cell death 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Natalie Chen, (unknown), Thomas A. Weston, Jason N. Belling, Patrick J. Heizer, Yiping Tu, Paul H. Kim, (unknown), Steven J. Jonas, Paul S. Weiss, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young	63
9	Release of cholesterol-rich particles from the macrophage plasma membrane during movement of filopodia and lamellipodia 2019 ·eLife ·Xuchen Hu, Thomas A. Weston, Cuiwen He, Rachel S. Jung, Patrick J. Heizer, Brian D. Young, Yiping Tu, Peter Tontonoz, James A. Wohlschlegel, Haibo Jiang, Stephen G. Young, Loren G. Fong	27
10	Correlative Live-Cell, Electron Microscopy and Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Elucidates the Mechanism for the Release of Cholesterol-Rich Particles from the Plasma Membrane of Macrophages 2019 ·Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Thomas A. Weston, Xuchen Hu, Cuiwen He, Rachel S. Jung, Loren G. Fong, Haibo Jiang, Stephen G. Young	0
11	The Group B Streptococcal surface antigen I/II protein, BspC, interacts with host vimentin to promote adherence to brain endothelium and inflammation during the pathogenesis of meningitis 2019 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Liwen Deng, Brady L. Spencer, (unknown), Rong Mu, (unknown), Thomas A. Weston, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nogi Park, Prescilla Emy Nagao, Howard F. Jenkinson, Justin A. Thornton, Keun Seok Seo, Angela H. Nobbs, Kelly S. Doran	53
12	Fibroblasts lacking nuclear lamins do not have nuclear blebs or protrusions but nevertheless have frequent nuclear membrane ruptures 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Natalie Chen, Paul H. Kim, Thomas A. Weston, (unknown), Yiping Tu, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young	66
13	Disrupting the LINC complex in smooth muscle cells reduces aortic disease in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome 2018 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Paul H. Kim, (unknown), Patrick J. Heizer, Yiping Tu, Thomas A. Weston, Natalie Chen, Christopher Lim, (unknown), Po‐Yu Lin, James Dunn, Didier Hodzic, Stephen G. Young, Loren G. Fong	58
14	NanoSIMS Analysis of Intravascular Lipolysis and Lipid Movement across Capillaries and into Cardiomyocytes 2018 ·Cell Metabolism ·Cuiwen He, Thomas A. Weston, Rachel S. Jung, Patrick J. Heizer, (unknown), Xuchen Hu, Christopher M. Allan, Peter Tontonoz, Karen Reue, Anne P. Beigneux, Michael Ploug, Andrea Lisa Holme, Matt R. Kilburn, Paul Guagliardo, David A. Ford, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young, Haibo Jiang	42
15	NanoSIMS imaging reveals unexpected heterogeneity in nutrient uptake by brown adipocytes 2018 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Cuiwen He, Xuchen Hu, Thomas A. Weston, Rachel S. Jung, Patrick J. Heizer, Yiping Tu, (unknown), Ken Matsumoto, Holger Gerhardt, Peter Tontonoz, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young, Haibo Jiang	8
16	Bacteriophage Transcytosis Provides a Mechanism To Cross Epithelial Cell Layers breakdown → 2017 ·mBio ·Sophie Nguyen, Kristi Baker, Benjamin Scott Padman, Ruzeen Patwa, Rhys A. Dunstan, Thomas A. Weston, (unknown), Barbara Bailey, Trevor Lithgow, Michael Lazarou, Antoni Luque, Forest Rohwer, Richard S. Blumberg, Jeremy J. Barr	264
17	Identification of CiaR Regulated Genes That Promote Group B Streptococcal Virulence and Interaction with Brain Endothelial Cells 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Rong Mu, Andrew S. Cutting, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas A. Weston, Kathryn A. Patras, Kelly S. Doran	17
18	Group B Streptococcal Infection and Activation of Human Astrocytes 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Thomas A. Weston, JoAnn Trejo, Kelly S. Doran	20
19	Mitophagy is required for mitochondrial biogenesis and myogenic differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts 2015 ·Autophagy ·Jon Sin, Allen M. Andres, D. Taylor, Thomas A. Weston, Yoshimi Hiraumi, Aleksandr Stotland, Brandon J. Kim, Chengqun Huang, Kelly S. Doran, Roberta A. Gottlieb	303
20	Approximate truth 1987 ·Journal of Philosophical Logic ·Thomas A. Weston	10

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