Thomas W. Sturgill

13.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
101 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Sturgill is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Sturgill has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Sturgill's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (49 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (37 papers) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (13 papers). Thomas W. Sturgill is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (49 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (37 papers) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (13 papers). Thomas W. Sturgill collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Thomas W. Sturgill's co-authors include Jie Wu, Paul Dent, Michael J. Weber, James L. Maller, L. Bryan Ray, Neil G. Anderson, N. K. Tonks, Anthony Rossomando, E Erikson and Tomáš Jelı́nek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Sturgill

101 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Requirement for integration of signals from two distinct phosphorylation pathways for activation of MAP kinase
    1990 970 citations Neil G. Anderson, James L. Maller et al. Nature profile →
  2. Identification of the regulatory phosphorylation sites in pp42/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase).
    1991 936 citations Anthony Rossomando, J H Her et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  3. Insulin-stimulated MAP-2 kinase phosphorylates and activates ribosomal protein S6 kinase II
    1988 927 citations Thomas W. Sturgill, L. Bryan Ray et al. Nature profile →
  4. Inhibition of the EGF-Activated MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway by Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate
    1993 824 citations Jie Wu, Paul Dent et al. Science profile →
  5. Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase by v-Raf in NIH 3T3 Cells and in Vitro
    1992 603 citations Paul Dent, W G Haser et al. Science profile →
  6. Relationship between the beta-adrenergic receptor and adenylate cyclase.
    1977 431 citations Thomas W. Sturgill et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas W. Sturgill United States 52 9.6k 1.9k 1.6k 1.0k 904 101 11.7k
Nick Morrice United Kingdom 65 10.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 977 0.9× 702 0.8× 113 13.1k
Steven Pelech Canada 64 8.0k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.7× 216 12.4k
Edward Y. Skolnik United States 52 7.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 722 0.8× 84 11.2k
Marcelo G. Kazanietz United States 58 9.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 192 13.2k
Richard B. Pearson Australia 61 9.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 889 0.9× 843 0.9× 136 12.4k
Marc C. Mumby United States 54 7.9k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 527 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 102 10.2k
Martin Dickens United Kingdom 24 7.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 39 9.6k
Marsha Rich Rosner United States 61 7.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 918 1.0× 178 11.3k
Mária Deák United Kingdom 62 11.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 865 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 101 14.2k
Joël Raingeaud France 17 7.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 1.0k 1.1× 23 11.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sturgill, Thomas W., et al.. (2010). The promoter for intestinal cell kinase is head-to-head with F-Box 9 and contains functional sites for TCF7L2 and FOXA factors. Molecular Cancer. 9(1). 104–104. 10 indexed citations
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Vidrich, Alda, et al.. (2009). Fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 regulates Paneth cell lineage allocation and accrual of epithelial stem cells during murine intestinal development. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 297(1). G168–G178. 45 indexed citations
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Chrestensen, Carol A., et al.. (2006). MNK1 and MNK2 Regulation in HER2-overexpressing Breast Cancer Lines. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(7). 4243–4252. 44 indexed citations
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Chrestensen, Carol A., Melanie Schroeder, Jeffrey Shabanowitz, et al.. (2004). MAPKAP Kinase 2 Phosphorylates Tristetraprolin on in Vivo Sites Including Ser178, a Site Required for 14-3-3 Binding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(11). 10176–10184. 230 indexed citations
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Smith, Jeffrey A., Celeste E. Poteet-Smith, Deborah A. Lannigan, et al.. (2000). Creation of a Stress-activated p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(41). 31588–31593. 36 indexed citations
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Stancato, Louis F., Minoru Sakatsume, Michael David, et al.. (1997). Beta Interferon and Oncostatin M Activate Raf-1 and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase through a JAK1-Dependent Pathway. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(7). 3833–3840. 98 indexed citations
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Sprenkle, Amy B., Stephen Davies, David Carling, D. Grahame Hardie, & Thomas W. Sturgill. (1997). Identification of Raf‐1 Ser621 kinase activity from NIH 3T3 cells as AMP‐activated protein kinase. FEBS Letters. 403(3). 254–258. 54 indexed citations
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Dent, Paul, Dean B. Reardon, Deborah K. Morrison, & Thomas W. Sturgill. (1995). Regulation of Raf-1 and Raf-1 Mutants by Ras-Dependent and Ras-Independent Mechanisms In Vitro. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(8). 4125–4135. 120 indexed citations
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Wu, Jie, Lester F. Lau, & Thomas W. Sturgill. (1994). Rapid deactivation of MAP kinase in PC12 cells occurs independently of induction of phosphatase MKP‐1. FEBS Letters. 353(1). 9–12. 57 indexed citations
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Díaz‐Meco, María T., Isabel Domínguez, Laura Sanz, et al.. (1994). zeta PKC induces phosphorylation and inactivation of I kappa B-alpha in vitro.. The EMBO Journal. 13(12). 2842–2848. 211 indexed citations
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Haystead, Clare M.M., Jie Wu, Peter Gregory, Thomas W. Sturgill, & Timothy Haystead. (1993). Functional expression of a MAP kinase kinase in COS cells and recognition by an anti‐STE7/byrl antibody. FEBS Letters. 317(1-2). 12–16. 15 indexed citations
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Dent, Paul, et al.. (1992). Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase by v-Raf in NIH 3T3 Cells and in Vitro. Science. 257(5075). 1404–1407. 603 indexed citations breakdown →
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L’Allemain, Gilles, J H Her, Jun Wu, Thomas W. Sturgill, & Michael J. Weber. (1992). Growth factor-induced activation of a kinase activity which causes regulatory phosphorylation of p42/microtubule-associated protein kinase.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(5). 2222–2229. 63 indexed citations
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Wu, Jianguo, et al.. (1991). Autophosphorylation in vitro of recombinant 42-kilodalton mitogen-activated protein kinase on tyrosine.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(21). 9508–9512. 137 indexed citations
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Sturgill, Thomas W. & Jie Wu. (1991). Recent progress in characterization of protein kinase cascades for phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1092(3). 350–357. 407 indexed citations
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L’Allemain, Gilles, Thomas W. Sturgill, & Michael J. Weber. (1991). Defective regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase activity in a 3T3 cell variant mitogenically nonresponsive to tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(2). 1002–1008. 82 indexed citations
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Anderson, Neil G., James L. Maller, N. K. Tonks, & Thomas W. Sturgill. (1990). Requirement for integration of signals from two distinct phosphorylation pathways for activation of MAP kinase. Nature. 343(6259). 651–653. 970 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sturgill, Thomas W., L. Bryan Ray, E Erikson, & James L. Maller. (1988). Insulin-stimulated MAP-2 kinase phosphorylates and activates ribosomal protein S6 kinase II. Nature. 334(6184). 715–718. 927 indexed citations breakdown →

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