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Biology and Biochemistry
Singapore
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
22340
World Ranking
3546
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

David M. Virshup is affiliated with Duke NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Oncology, Plant Science, and Cell Biology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Light effects on plants

Among their recent published papers are:

  • The phosphorylation switch that regulates ticking of the circadian clock (2021) in Molecular Cell
  • Casein kinase 1 dynamics underlie substrate selectivity and the PER2 circadian phosphoswitch (2020) in eLife
  • Structural Basis of WLS/Evi-Mediated Wnt Transport and Secretion (2020) in Cell
  • Wnts and the hallmarks of cancer (2020) in Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
  • Vangl2 promotes the formation of long cytonemes to enable distant Wnt/β-catenin signaling (2021) in Nature Communications

Frequent publication venues for David M. Virshup include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, the most frequent co-authors being:

  • Babita Madan
  • Nathan Harmston
  • Rajesh Narasimamurthy
  • Jia Yu
  • Carrie L. Partch

David M. Virshup's work encompasses significant topics on circadian rhythms and cancer biology, particularly in relation to cell signaling pathways like Wnt/β-catenin. Their studies on molecular mechanisms such as phosphorylation switches and kinase dynamics contribute to the understanding of cellular timing and signaling processes relevant to both development and disease.

Professional recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • An hPer2 Phosphorylation Site Mutation in Familial Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome

    Kong L. Toh;Christopher R. Jones;Yan He;Erik J. Eide

  • Post-translational modifications regulate the ticking of the circadian clock

    Monica Gallego;David M. Virshup

  • From Promiscuity to Precision: Protein Phosphatases Get a Makeover

    David M. Virshup;Shirish Shenolikar

  • Control of Mammalian Circadian Rhythm by CKIε-Regulated Proteasome-Mediated PER2 Degradation

    Erik J. Eide;Margaret F. Woolf;Heeseog Kang;Peter Woolf

  • Regulation of β-Catenin Signaling by the B56 Subunit of Protein Phosphatase 2A

    Joni M. Seeling;Jeffrey R. Miller;Rosario Gil;Randall T. Moon

  • The B56 Family of Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) Regulatory Subunits Encodes Differentiation-induced Phosphoproteins That Target PP2A to Both Nucleus and Cytoplasm

    Brent McCright;Ann M. Rivers;Scott Audlin;David M. Virshup

  • Nuclear Entry of the Circadian Regulator mPER1 Is Controlled by Mammalian Casein Kinase I ɛ

    Erica Vielhaber;Erik Eide;Ann Rivers;Zhong Hua Gao

  • Setting clock speed in mammals: the CK1 epsilon tau mutation in mice accelerates circadian pacemakers by selectively destabilizing PERIOD proteins.

    Qing Jun Meng;Larisa Logunova;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Monica Gallego

  • Protein phosphatase 2A: a panoply of enzymes.

    David M Virshup

  • The Circadian Regulatory Proteins BMAL1 and Cryptochromes Are Substrates of Casein Kinase Iε

    Erik J. Eide;Erica L. Vielhaber;William A. Hinz;David M. Virshup

  • Pharmacological Inhibition of the Wnt Acyltransferase PORCN Prevents Growth of WNT-Driven Mammary Cancer

    Kyle David Proffitt;Babita Madan;Zhiyuan Ke;Vishal Pendharkar

  • Stroma provides an intestinal stem cell niche in the absence of epithelial Wnts

    Zahra Kabiri;Gediminas Greicius;Babita Madan;Steffen Biechele

  • Wnt addiction of genetically defined cancers reversed by PORCN inhibition

    B Madan;Z Ke;N Harmston;S Y Ho

  • Identification of cellular proteins required for simian virus 40 DNA replication.

    M S Wold;D H Weinberg;D M Virshup;J J Li

  • Casein kinase I phosphorylates and destabilizes the β-catenin degradation complex

    Zhong Hua Gao;Joni M. Seeling;Virginia Hill;April Yochum

  • Identification of a new family of protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunits.

    Brent McCright;David M. Virshup

  • Casein kinase 1: Complexity in the family.

    Jit Kong Cheong;David M. Virshup

  • A conserved docking motif for CK1 binding controls the nuclear localization of NFAT1.

    Heidi Okamura;Carmen Garcia-Rodriguez;Holly Martinson;Jun Qin

  • PDGFRα+ pericryptal stromal cells are the critical source of Wnts and RSPO3 for murine intestinal stem cells in vivo.

    Gediminas Greicius;Zahra Kabiri;Kristmundur Sigmundsson;Chao Liang

  • Isolation and Characterization of Human Casein Kinase I (CKI), a Novel Member of the CKI Gene Family

    Kimberly J. Fish;Aleksandra Cegielska;Michael E. Getman;Gregory M. Landes

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Petretto
Enrico Petretto Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Thomas H. Keller
Thomas H. Keller Novartis (Switzerland)
H. Joseph Yost
H. Joseph Yost University of Utah
Manuel Salto-Tellez
Manuel Salto-Tellez Queen's University Belfast
Patrick Tan
Patrick Tan Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Thomas J. Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David L. Boyle
David L. Boyle University of California, San Diego
Chris M. Ireland
Chris M. Ireland University of Utah
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Jean Paul Thiery
Jean Paul Thiery National University of Singapore

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