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Alan Morgan is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Physics and Astronomy. Within these broad areas, Morgan has contributed significantly to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Aging, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physiology, and Cell Biology.

Their work covers a diverse range of topics including Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Cellular Transport and Secretion, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Heat Shock Proteins Research, Trace Elements in Health, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, and Particle Physics Theoretical and Experimental Studies.

Recent papers by Alan Morgan include the following:

  • Functional analysis of epilepsy-associated variants in STXBP1/Munc18-1 using humanized Caenorhabditis elegans, 2020, Epilepsia
  • A multiorganism pipeline for antiseizure drug discovery: Identification of chlorothymol as a novel γ-aminobutyric acidergic anticonvulsant, 2020, Epilepsia
  • Proteomic analysis of dietary restriction in yeast reveals a role for Hsp26 in replicative lifespan extension, 2021, Biochemical Journal
  • Cysteine string protein alpha accumulates with early pre-synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Brain Communications
  • Proximity labelling reveals effects of disease-causing mutation on the DNAJC5/cysteine string protein α interactome, 2024, Biochemical Journal

Alan Morgan frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including Jeff W. Barclay, Eleanor Barker, Kieran Bridges, J. P. Coleman, and Y. J. Schnellbach.

Their research has been published in several scientific venues. Notable frequent publication outlets include:

  • Epilepsia
  • Biochemical Journal
  • Journal of Instrumentation
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Brain Communications

Best Publications

  • Secretory Granule Exocytosis

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • Protein phosphorylation and the regulation of synaptic membrane traffic

    Kathryn M. Turner;Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • Ca2+ and secretory-vesicle dynamics.

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • Stimulation of NSF ATPase Activity by α-SNAP Is Required for SNARE Complex Disassembly and Exocytosis

    Richard J.O. Barnard;Alan Morgan;Robert D. Burgoyne

  • Exo1 and Exo2 proteins stimulate calcium-dependent exocytosis in permeabilized adrenal chromaffin cells.

    Alan Morgan;Robert D. Burgoyne

  • Distribution of two distinct Ca2+-ATPase-like proteins and their relationships to the agonist-sensitive calcium store in adrenal chromaffin cells.

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Timothy R. Cheek;Alan Morgan;Antony J. O'Sullivan

  • Phosphorylation of Munc18 by protein kinase C regulates the kinetics of exocytosis.

    Jeff W. Barclay;Tim J. Craig;Richard J. Fisher;Leonora F. Ciufo

  • Suppression of Homologous Recombination by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Linker Histone

    Jessica A Downs;Effie Kosmidou;Alan Morgan;Stephen P Jackson

  • Distinct effects of alpha-SNAP, 14-3-3 proteins, and calmodulin on priming and triggering of regulated exocytosis.

    L H Chamberlain;D Roth;A Morgan;R D Burgoyne

  • Calcium-dependent regulation of exocytosis.

    Jeff W. Barclay;Alan Morgan;Robert D. Burgoyne

  • Regulation of exocytosis by protein kinase C.

    A. Morgan;R.D. Burgoyne;J.W. Barclay;T.J. Craig

  • The ATPase activity of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) is regulated by soluble NSF attachment proteins.

    A Morgan;R Dimaline;R D Burgoyne

  • Analysis of regulated exocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells: insights into NSF/SNAP/SNARE function

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • Calcium sensors in regulated exocytosis.

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • The control of cytoskeletal actin and exocytosis in intact and permeabilized adrenal chromaffin cells: role of calcium and protein kinase C.

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan;Antony J. O'Sullivan

  • Using C. elegans to discover therapeutic compounds for ageing-associated neurodegenerative diseases

    Xi Chen;Xi Chen;Jeff W. Barclay;Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • A role for soluble NSF attachment proteins (SNAPs) in regulated exocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells.

    A. Morgan;R.D. Burgoyne

  • The control of free arachidonic acid levels.

    Robert D. Burgoyne;Alan Morgan

  • Is NSF a fusion protein

    Alan Morgan;Robert D. Burgoyne

  • Phosphorylation of Cysteine String Protein by Protein Kinase A IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MODULATION OF EXOCYTOSIS

    Gareth J.O. Evans;Mark C. Wilkinson;Margaret E. Graham;Kathryn M. Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Burgoyne
Robert D. Burgoyne University of Liverpool
Andrew B. Holmes
Andrew B. Holmes University of Melbourne
Graeme J. Sills
Graeme J. Sills University of Glasgow
Lu-Yun Lian
Lu-Yun Lian University of Liverpool
Jeffrey Evans
Jeffrey Evans Loughborough University
Anthony G Marson
Anthony G Marson University of Liverpool
Michael J. Berridge
Michael J. Berridge Babraham Institute
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Alastair Aitken
Alastair Aitken University of Edinburgh
Rosalind E. Jenkins
Rosalind E. Jenkins University of Liverpool

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