Walter D. Funk

9.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Walter D. Funk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter D. Funk has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Oncology and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Walter D. Funk's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers). Walter D. Funk is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers). Walter D. Funk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Walter D. Funk's co-authors include Woodring E. Wright, Carol W. Greider, Edwin Chang, Bryant Villeponteau, Jerry W. Shay, Richard H. Karas, Daniel T.S. Pak, William H. Andrews, Junli Feng and Dong‐Hee Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Walter D. Funk

65 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

The RNA Component of Human Telomerase

1995 1.9k citations Junli Feng, Walter D. Funk et al. Science profile →
A transcriptionally active DNA-binding site for human p53 protein complexes.

1992 645 citations Walter D. Funk, Woodring E. Wright et al. profile →
Microarray analysis of replicative senescence

1999 584 citations Dawne N. Shelton, Edwin Chang et al. profile →

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Serge Lichtsteiner United States

Karen R. Prowse United States

Shawn E. Holt United States

Maarten H.K. Linskens United States

Andrea Bodnár Hungary

Calvin D. Roskelley Canada

Juana M. Flores Spain

Goberdhan P. Dimri United States

James W. Horner United States

Sandy Chang United States

Serge Lichtsteiner United States

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All Works

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Chow, Bkc, Walter D. Funk, David K Banfield, et al.. (2015). Structural-Functional Studies of Human Transferrin by Using in vitro Mutagenesis1. Current studies in hematology and blood transfusion. 132–138.

Bignone, Paola A., Rachel A. Krupa, Hal Sternberg, et al.. (2013). Identification of Human Embryonic Progenitor Cell Targeting Peptides Using Phage Display. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58200–e58200. 8 indexed citations

Park, Emily, Servando Palencia, Xiaoming Zhan, et al.. (2007). Mouse R-spondin2 is required for apical ectodermal ridge maintenance in the hindlimb. Developmental Biology. 311(1). 124–135. 100 indexed citations

Zhao, Jingsong, Seiko Narushima, Eric X Beck, et al.. (2007). R-spondin1, A Novel Intestinotrophic Mitogen, Ameliorates Experimental Colitis in Mice. Gastroenterology. 132(4). 1331–1343. 105 indexed citations

Emtage, Peter, Paolo Vatta, Matthew Arterburn, et al.. (2006). IGFL: A secreted family with conserved cysteine residues and similarities to the IGF superfamily. Genomics. 88(4). 513–520. 26 indexed citations

Kim, Kyung‐Ah, Makoto Kakitani, Jingsong Zhao, et al.. (2005). Mitogenic Influence of Human R-Spondin1 on the Intestinal Epithelium. Science. 309(5738). 1256–1259. 449 indexed citations

Binnerts, Minke E., Xiaohui Wen, Kirsten Canté-Barrett, et al.. (2004). Human Crossveinless-2 is a novel inhibitor of bone morphogenetic proteins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 315(2). 272–280. 67 indexed citations

Lebkowski, Jane, et al.. (2002). Human embryonic stem cells: culture, differentiation, and genetic modification for regenerative medicine applications.. PubMed. 7 Suppl 2. S83–93. 68 indexed citations

Funk, Walter D., et al.. (2000). Telomerase Expression Restores Dermal Integrity to in Vitro-Aged Fibroblasts in a Reconstituted Skin Model. Experimental Cell Research. 258(2). 270–278. 115 indexed citations

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Hinkley, Craig S., Marı́a A. Blasco, Walter D. Funk, et al.. (1998). The mouse telomerase RNA 5'-end lies just upstream of the telomerase template sequence. Nucleic Acids Research. 26(2). 532–536. 34 indexed citations

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Tonkin, Leath A., et al.. (1998). Identification and cloning of a sequence homologue of dopamine β-hydroxylase. Gene. 218(1-2). 111–120. 14 indexed citations

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Blasco, Marı́a A., Walter D. Funk, Bryant Villeponteau, & Carol W. Greider. (1995). Functional Characterization and Developmental Regulation of Mouse Telomerase RNA. Science. 269(5228). 1267–1270. 301 indexed citations

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Linskens, Maarten H.K., Junli Feng, William H. Andrews, et al.. (1995). Cataloging altered gene expression in young and senescent cells using enhanced differential display. Nucleic Acids Research. 23(16). 3244–3251. 197 indexed citations

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Ferrer, Juan C., et al.. (1994). Recombinant Human Erythrocyte Cytochrome b5. Biochemistry. 33(38). 11432–11437. 31 indexed citations

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Wright, Woodring E. & Walter D. Funk. (1993). CASTing for multicomponent DNA-binding complexes. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 18(3). 77–80. 48 indexed citations

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Becker, Donald, J A Fuchs, David K Banfield, et al.. (1993). Characterization of wild-type and an active-site mutant in Escherichia coli of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase from Megasphaera elsdenii. Biochemistry. 32(40). 10736–10742. 22 indexed citations

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Shay, Jerry W., Harold Werbin, Walter D. Funk, & Woodring E. Wright. (1992). Cellular and molecular advances in elucidating p53 function. Mutation Research/Reviews in Genetic Toxicology. 277(2). 163–171. 17 indexed citations

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Mason, Anne B., Walter D. Funk, Ross T. A. MacGillivray, & Robert C. Woodworth. (1991). Efficient production and isolation of recombinant amino-terminal half-molecule of human serum transferrin from baby hamster kidney cells. Protein Expression and Purification. 2(2-3). 214–220. 40 indexed citations

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Funk, Walter D., Terence P. Lo, Marcia R. Mauk, et al.. (1990). Mutagenic, electrochemical, and crystallographic investigation of the cytochrome b5 oxidation-reduction equilibrium: involvement of asparagine-57, serine-64, and heme propionate-7. Biochemistry. 29(23). 5500–5508. 68 indexed citations

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Rigby, Stephen E. J., et al.. (1988). A C-13 NMR INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN CYTOCHROME-C AND CYTOCHROME-B5. Biochemical Society Transactions. 16(5). 844–845. 7 indexed citations

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