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D-Index
54
Citations
14080
World Ranking
15438
National Ranking
1214

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Colin R. Hopkins is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their recent research has contributed to the field of dermatology, specifically investigating mechanisms involved in aging and skin regeneration.

Hopkins has one documented recent paper titled "0878 Aging impairs cutaneous healing through miR-133 mediated inhibition of regenerative pathways and increased cell senescence", published in 2025 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. This work explores the molecular pathways that affect skin healing during the aging process.

Frequent co-authors in Hopkins's research include:

  • Kun Yang
  • Şafak Er
  • Jin Young Lee
  • Sekhar P. Reddy

The primary known publication venue for Hopkins's work is the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Colin R. Hopkins was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1992, indicating a recognition of their contributions to the academic community.

Best Publications

  • Signal-Dependent Membrane Protein Trafficking in the Endocytic Pathway

    I S Trowbridge;J F Collawn;C R Hopkins

  • Simultaneous Binding of Ptdins(4,5)P2 and Clathrin by Ap180 in the Nucleation of Clathrin Lattices on Membranes

    Marijn G. J. Ford;Barbara M. F. Pearse;Matthew K. Higgins;Yvonne Vallis

  • Membrane nanotubes physically connect T cells over long distances presenting a novel route for HIV-1 transmission

    Stefanie Sowinski;Clare Jolly;Otto Berninghausen;Marco A. Purbhoo

  • Multivesicular endosomes containing internalized EGF-EGF receptor complexes mature and then fuse directly with lysosomes.

    C E Futter;A Pearse;L J Hewlett;C R Hopkins

  • Kinase activity controls the sorting of the epidermal growth factor receptor within the multivesicular body

    S. Felder;K. Miller;G. Moehren;A. Ullrich

  • GTPase activity of dynamin and resulting conformation change are essential for endocytosis.

    Bruno Marks;Michael H. B. Stowell;Yvonne Vallis;Ian G. Mills

  • Movement of internalized ligand–receptor complexes along a continuous endosomal reticulum

    C. R. Hopkins;A. Gibson;M. Shipman;K. Miller

  • Role of the human transferrin receptor cytoplasmic domain in endocytosis: localization of a specific signal sequence for internalization.

    Shuqian Jing;Terry Spencer;Karen Miller;Colin Hopkins

  • Rab27a regulates the peripheral distribution of melanosomes in melanocytes.

    Alistair N. Hume;Lucy M. Collinson;Andrzej Rapak;Anita Q. Gomes

  • In migrating fibroblasts, recycling receptors are concentrated in narrow tubules in the pericentriolar area, and then routed to the plasma membrane of the leading lamella.

    Colin R. Hopkins;Adele Gibson;Mark Shipman;Dudley K. Strickland

  • Annexin I is phosphorylated in the multivesicular body during the processing of the epidermal growth factor receptor.

    C E Futter;S Felder;J Schlessinger;A Ullrich

  • Human VPS34 is required for internal vesicle formation within multivesicular endosomes

    C.E. Futter;L.M. Collinson;J.M. Backer;C.R. Hopkins

  • In Polarized MDCK Cells Basolateral Vesicles Arise from Clathrin-γ-adaptin–coated Domains on Endosomal Tubules

    C.E. Futter;A. Gibson;E.H. Allchin;S. Maxwell

  • Depletion of TSG101 forms a mammalian "Class E" compartment: a multicisternal early endosome with multiple sorting defects.

    Aurelie Doyotte;Matthew R. G. Russell;Colin R. Hopkins;Philip G. Woodman

  • Endocytic pathways in polarized Caco-2 cells: identification of an endosomal compartment accessible from both apical and basolateral surfaces.

    E J Hughson;C R Hopkins

  • Localization of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor within the endosome of EGF-stimulated epidermoid carcinoma (A431) cells.

    K Miller;J Beardmore;H Kanety;J Schlessinger

  • Newly Synthesized Transferrin Receptors Can Be Detected in the Endosome before They Appear on the Cell Surface

    Clare E. Futter;Christopher N. Connolly;Daniel F. Cutler;Colin R. Hopkins

  • The Rip11/Rab11-FIP5 and kinesin II complex regulates endocytic protein recycling.

    Eric Schonteich;Gayle M. Wilson;Jemima Burden;Colin R. Hopkins

  • The leaden gene product is required with Rab27a to recruit myosin Va to melanosomes in melanocytes

    Alistair N. Hume;Lucy M. Collinson;Colin R. Hopkins;Molly Strom

  • Transferrin receptors promote the formation of clathrin lattices.

    K. Miller;M. Shipman;I.S. Trowbridge;Colin R. Hopkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare E. Futter
Clare E. Futter University College London
Daniel F. Cutler
Daniel F. Cutler University College London
Ian S. Trowbridge
Ian S. Trowbridge Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Harvey T. McMahon
Harvey T. McMahon MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Giampietro Schiavo
Giampietro Schiavo University College London
Daniel M. Davis
Daniel M. Davis University of Manchester
Miguel C. Seabra
Miguel C. Seabra Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Anthony I. Magee
Anthony I. Magee National Institutes of Health
James R. Goldenring
James R. Goldenring Vanderbilt University
Rytis Prekeris
Rytis Prekeris University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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