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Most cited papers in Signaling Pathways in Disease

What are the most cited papers in Signaling Pathways in Disease?

The most cited paper in Signaling Pathways in Disease is "Calcium's Role in Mechanotransduction during Muscle Development" (Tatiana Benavides Damm, Marcel Egli, 2014), with 14,545 citations. Next come "Integrins" (8,635) and "Akt Promotes Cell Survival by Phosphorylating and Inhibiting a Forkhead Transcription Factor" (6,632).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,285 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Calcium's Role in Mechanotransduction during Muscle Development Tatiana Benavides Damm, Marcel Egli · Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Open access 2014 14,545
2 Integrins Richard O. Hynes · Cell Open access Sep 2002 8,635
3 Akt Promotes Cell Survival by Phosphorylating and Inhibiting a Forkhead Transcription Factor Anne Sophie Brunet, Azad Bonni, Michael J. Zigmond et al. · Cell Open access Mar 1999 6,632
4 Inositol trisphosphate and calcium signalling Michael John Berridge · Nature 1993 6,606
5 New functions for the matrix metalloproteinases in cancer progression Mikala Egeblad, Zena Werb · Nature reviews. Cancer Review Mar 2002 6,127
6 The versatility and universality of calcium signalling Michael John Berridge, Peter Lipp, Martin D. Bootman · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review Oct 2000 5,749
7 Cell Migration: Integrating Signals from Front to Back Anne J. Ridley, Martin Alexander Schwartz, Keith Burridge et al. · Science Open access 4 Dec 2003 5,046
8 The BCL-2 protein family: opposing activities that mediate cell death Richard J. Youle, Andreas Strasser · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review 21 Dec 2007 4,708
9 Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases Robert Visse, Hideaki Nagase · Circulation Research Open access May 2003 4,573
10 Calcineurin is a common target of cyclophilin-cyclosporin A and FKBP-FK506 complexes Jun S. Liu, Jesse D. Farmer, Willam S. Lane et al. · Cell Aug 1991 4,175
11 Integrin Signaling Filippo G. Giancotti, Erkki I. Ruoslahti · Science 13 Aug 1999 3,870
12 Activators and target genes of Rel/NF-κB transcription factors Heike Luise Pahl · Oncogene 22 Nov 1999 3,715
13 Structure and function of matrix metalloproteinases and TIMPs Hiroyuki Nagase, Robert Visse, G MURPHY · Cardiovascular Research 6 Jan 2006 3,436
14 A protein kinase involved in the regulation of inflammatory cytokine biosynthesis John C. Lee, Jeffrey T. Laydon, Peter McDonnell et al. · Nature Dec 1994 3,317
15 AP-1 function and regulation Michael Karin, Zheng-gang Liu, Ebrahim Zandi · Current Opinion in Cell Biology Review Apr 1997 2,941
16 Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors and Cancer—Trials and Tribulations Lisa M. Coussens, Barbara Fingleton, Lynn McCormick Matrisian · Science 29 Mar 2002 2,775
17 Lymphoproliferative Disorders with Early Lethality in Mice Deficient in Ctla-4 Paul D. Waterhouse, Josef Martin Penninger, Emma M. Timms et al. · Science 10 Nov 1995 2,772
18 Akt/mTOR pathway is a crucial regulator of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and can prevent muscle atrophy in vivo Sue C. Bodine, Trevor N. Stitt, Michael Gonzalez et al. · Nature Cell Biology 10 Oct 2001 2,769
19 Induction and Activation of the Transcription Factor NFATc1 (NFAT2) Integrate RANKL Signaling in Terminal Differentiation of Osteoclasts Hiroshi Takayanagi, Sunhwa Kim, Takako Koga et al. · Developmental Cell Open access Dec 2002 2,708
20 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS OF THE NFAT FAMILY:Regulation and Function Anjana Rao, Chun Huai Luo, Patrick G. Hogan · Annual Review of Immunology Review Apr 1997 2,631
21 A Calcineurin-Dependent Transcriptional Pathway for Cardiac Hypertrophy Jeffery D. Molkentin, Jianrong Lu, Christopher L. Antos et al. · Cell Open access Apr 1998 2,595
22 The mitochondrial permeability transition pore and its role in cell death Martin Crompton · Biochemical Journal Open access 8 Jul 1999 2,338
23 The healing myocardium sequentially mobilizes two monocyte subsets with divergent and complementary functions Matthias Nahrendorf, Filip K. Świrski, Elena Aïkawa et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 19 Nov 2007 2,316
24 AP-1: a double-edged sword in tumorigenesis Robert Eferl, Erwin Friedrich Wagner · Nature reviews. Cancer Review Nov 2003 2,289
25 Loss of cyclophilin D reveals a critical role for mitochondrial permeability transition in cell death Christopher P. Baines, Robert A. Kaiser, Nicole H. Purcell et al. · Nature Mar 2005 2,276
26 The Biological Basis for Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction Sumanth D. Prabhu, Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis · Circulation Research Open access 24 Jun 2016 2,275
27 Neurotrophin-regulated signalling pathways Louis French Reichardt · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access Aug 2006 2,213
28 The mechanism of action of cyclosporin A and FK506 Stuart L. Schreiber, Gerald R Crabtree · Immunology Today 1992 2,153
29 Alternative RNA processing in calcitonin gene expression generates mRNAs encoding different polypeptide products Susan Amara, Vivian Jonas, Michael G. Rosenfeld et al. · Nature Jul 1982 2,138
30 Signal transduction by lymphocyte antigen receptors Arthur Weiss, Dan R. Littman · Cell 1994 2,120
31 A mammalian protein targeted by G1-arresting rapamycin–receptor complex Eric J. Brown, Mark W. Albers, Tae Bum Shin et al. · Nature Jun 1994 2,082
32 Calcium - a life and death signal Michael John Berridge, Martin D. Bootman, Peter Lipp · Nature Oct 1998 2,079
33 Neurotrophin regulation of neural circuit development and function Hyungju Park, Mu‐ming Poo · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review 20 Dec 2012 2,071
34 The Tim-3 ligand galectin-9 negatively regulates T helper type 1 immunity Chen Ying Zhu, Ana Carrizosa Anderson, Anna Schubart et al. · Nature Immunology 13 Nov 2005 2,069
35 Discovering High-Affinity Ligands for Proteins: SAR by NMR Suzanne Beckham Shuker, Philip J. Hajduk, Robert P. Meadows et al. · Science 29 Nov 1996 2,061
36 Targets for Cell Cycle Arrest by the Immunosuppressant Rapamycin in Yeast Joseph Heitman, N. Rao Movva, Michael N. Hall · Science 23 Aug 1991 2,057
37 Transcriptional regulation by calcium, calcineurin, and NFAT Patrick G. Hogan, Lin Chen, Julie Nardone et al. · Genes & Development Open access 15 Sep 2003 2,019
38 The inflammatory response in myocardial infarction Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis · Cardiovascular Research 2002 2,010
39 PKA Phosphorylation Dissociates FKBP12.6 from the Calcium Release Channel (Ryanodine Receptor) Steven O. Marx, Steven R. Reiken, Yuji Hisamatsu et al. · Cell Open access May 2000 1,988
40 X-linked IAP is a direct inhibitor of cell-death proteases Quinn L. Deveraux, Ryōsuke Takahashi, Guy S. Salvesen et al. · Nature 17 Jul 1997 1,966
41 Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1): A novel biomarker for human renal proximal tubule injury Won Kon Han, Véronique Bailly, Rekha Abichandani et al. · Kidney International Open access Jul 2002 1,954
42 Matrix metalloproteinases as modulators of inflammation and innate immunity William C. Parks, Carole L. Wilson, Yolanda S. López-Boado · Nature reviews. Immunology Review 30 Jul 2004 1,934
43 Calcium oscillations increase the efficiency and specificity of gene expression Ricardo E. Dolmetsch, Keli Xu, Richard S. Lewis · Nature Apr 1998 1,907
44 Regulation of cardiac hypertrophy by intracellular signalling pathways Joerg Heineke, Jeffery D. Molkentin · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review Aug 2006 1,885
45 ER Stress Induces Cleavage of Membrane-Bound ATF6 by the Same Proteases that Process SREBPs Jin Ye, Robert B. Rawson, Ryutaro Komuro et al. · Molecular Cell Open access Dec 2000 1,883
46 The GDNF family: Signalling, biological functions and therapeutic value Matti S. Airaksinen, Märt Saarma · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review May 2002 1,860
47 A Mammalian Histone Deacetylase Related to the Yeast Transcriptional Regulator Rpd3p JACK E. TAUNTON, Christian A. Hassig, Stuart L. Schreiber · Science 19 Apr 1996 1,826
48 The Roles of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors in Human Diseases Griselda A. Cabral-Pacheco, Idalia Garza Veloz, Claudia Castruita-De la Rosa et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 20 Dec 2020 1,809
49 Role of integrins in cell invasion and migration John D. Hood, David A. Cheresh · Nature reviews. Cancer Review Feb 2002 1,789
50 The inflammatory response in myocardial injury, repair, and remodelling Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis · Nature Reviews Cardiology ReviewOpen access 25 Mar 2014 1,752

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