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Molecular Biology
Israel
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
77
Citations
22987
World Ranking
1107
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Avri Ben-Ze'ev is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research contributions primarily lie in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their scientific work has explored key topics such as:

  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Digestive system and related health

Avri Ben-Ze'ev has published numerous papers in various recognized journals. Recent papers include:

  • "Recent insights into the role of L1CAM in cancer initiation and progression", 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • "Wnt/β-Catenin Target Genes in Colon Cancer Metastasis: The Special Case of L1CAM", 2020, Cancers
  • "The Collagen-Modifying Enzyme PLOD2 Is Induced and Required during L1-Mediated Colon Cancer Progression", 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "A Necessary Role for Increased Biglycan Expression during L1-Mediated Colon Cancer Progression", 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Downregulation of the Tumor Suppressor TFF1 Is Required during Induction of Colon Cancer Progression by L1", 2022, Cancers

Their frequent co-authors have included:

  • Nancy Gavert
  • Thomas Brabletz
  • Arka Saha
  • Sanith Cheriyamundath
  • Anmol Kumar

The main venues in which Avri Ben-Ze'ev has published are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Cells

Best Publications

  • The cyclin D1 gene is a target of the beta-catenin/LEF-1 pathway

    Michael Shtutman;Jacob Zhurinsky;Inbal Simcha;Chris Albanese

  • The cadherin-catenin adhesion system in signaling and cancer

    Maralice Conacci-Sorrell;Jacob Zhurinsky;Avri Ben-Ze’ev

  • Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions differentially regulate the expression of hepatic and cytoskeletal genes in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes.

    Avri Ben-Ze'Ev;Gregory S. Robinson;Nancy L. R. Bucher;Stephen R. Farmer

  • Autoregulation of E-cadherin expression by cadherin–cadherin interactions: the roles of β-catenin signaling, Slug, and MAPK

    Maralice Conacci-Sorrell;Inbal Simcha;Tamar Ben-Yedidia;Janna Blechman

  • Nuclear accumulation of p53 protein is mediated by several nuclear localization signals and plays a role in tumorigenesis.

    G. Shaulsky;N. Goldfinger;Avri Ben-Ze'ev;V. Rotter

  • Specific interaction between the p53 cellular tumour antigen and major heat shock proteins

    Orit Pinhasi-Kimhi;Dan Michalovitz;Avri Ben-Zeev;Moshe Oren

  • Protein synthesis requires cell-surface contact while nuclear events respond to cell shape in anchorage-dependent fibroblasts

    Avri Ben-Ze'ev;Stephen R. Farmer;Sheldon Penman

  • Plakoglobin and beta-catenin: protein interactions, regulation and biological roles.

    J. Zhurinsky;M. Shtutman;A. Ben-Ze'ev

  • L1, a novel target of β-catenin signaling, transforms cells and is expressed at the invasive front of colon cancers

    Nancy Gavert;Maralice Conacci-Sorrell;Daniela Gast;Annette Schneider

  • Differential molecular interactions of beta-catenin and plakoglobin in adhesion, signaling and cancer

    Avri Ben-Ze'ev;Benjamin Geiger

  • Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the invasive potential of tumors.

    Nancy Gavert;Avri Ben-Ze’ev

  • Mechanisms of regulating tubulin synthesis in cultured mammalian cells

    Avri Ben-Ze'ev;Stephen R. Farmer;Sheldon Penman

  • The outer boundary of the cytoskeleton: a lamina derived from plasma membrane proteins

    Avri Ben-Ze'ev;Ann Duerr;Frank Solomon;Sheldon Penman

  • Fascin, a Novel Target of β-Catenin-TCF Signaling, Is Expressed at the Invasive Front of Human Colon Cancer

    Danijela Vignjevic;Marie Schoumacher;Nancy Gavert;Klaus-Peter Janssen

  • Differential Nuclear Translocation and Transactivation Potential of β-Catenin and Plakoglobin

    Inbal Simcha;Michael Shtutman;Daniela Salomon;Jacob Zhurinsky

  • The integrin-linked kinase regulates the cyclin D1 gene through glycogen synthase kinase 3beta and cAMP-responsive element-binding protein-dependent pathways.

    Mark D'Amico;James Hulit;Derek F. Amanatullah;Brian T. Zafonte

  • The control of mRNA production, translation and turnover in suspended and reattached anchorage-dependent fibroblasts

    Bernd-Joachim Benecke;Avri Ben-Ze'ev;Sheldon Penman

  • Excess beta-catenin promotes accumulation of transcriptionally active p53.

    Alexander Damalas;Avri Ben‐Ze'ev;Inbal Simcha;Michael Shtutman

  • Suppression of tumorigenicity in transformed cells after transfection with vinculin cDNA.

    J. L. Rodriguez Fernandez;B. Geiger;D. Salomon;I. Sabanay

  • Nr-CAM is a target gene of the β-catenin/LEF-1 pathway in melanoma and colon cancer and its expression enhances motility and confers tumorigenesis

    Maralice E. Conacci-Sorrell;Tamar Ben-Yedidia;Michael Shtutman;Elena Feinstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin Geiger
Benjamin Geiger Weizmann Institute of Science
Thomas Brabletz
Thomas Brabletz University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Moshe Oren
Moshe Oren Weizmann Institute of Science
Abraham Amsterdam
Abraham Amsterdam Weizmann Institute of Science
Yechiel Becker
Yechiel Becker Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Stephen R. Farmer
Stephen R. Farmer Boston University
Richard G. Pestell
Richard G. Pestell The Wistar Institute
Alexander D. Bershadsky
Alexander D. Bershadsky National University of Singapore
Margot Zöller
Margot Zöller Heidelberg University

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