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Jean E. Schwarzbauer

Jean E. Schwarzbauer

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
16865
World Ranking
7030
National Ranking
3235

Overview

Jean E. Schwarzbauer is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses on multiple subfields including immunology and allergy, cancer research, cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics such as cell adhesion molecules research, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, nerve injury and regeneration, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, cellular mechanics and interactions, retinal diseases and treatments, and advanced glycation end products research.

Their publications have appeared in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Experimental Biology and Medicine

Recent papers authored by or with contribution from Jean E. Schwarzbauer include:

  • A new mechanism of fibronectin fibril assembly revealed by live imaging and super-resolution microscopy (2022, Journal of Cell Science)
  • Fibronectin fibril alignment is established upon initiation of extracellular matrix assembly (2021, Molecular Biology of the Cell)
  • Implications of fibrotic extracellular matrix in diabetic retinopathy (2022, Experimental Biology and Medicine)
  • Stimulation of Fibronectin Matrix Assembly by Lysine Acetylation (2020, Cells)
  • Promoting Neuronal Outgrowth Using Ridged Scaffolds Coated with Extracellular Matrix Proteins (2021, Biomedicines)

Key frequent co-authors collaborating with Schwarzbauer include Henry A. Resnikoff, Ahad M. Siddiqui, Jeffrey Schwartz, Michael J. Yaszemski, and Anthony J. Windebank.

Their research emphasizes cellular mechanisms related to the extracellular matrix and fibronectin assembly, addressing biological processes relevant to cell adhesion and tissue regeneration. This is evident in published studies investigating fibronectin fibril formation, extracellular matrix alignment, and neuronal outgrowth using biomaterials.

Best Publications

  • Tissue repair and the dynamics of the extracellular matrix.

    Kim S. Midwood;Leyla Valenick Williams;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Assembly of fibronectin extracellular matrix.

    Purva Singh;Cara Carraher;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Fibronectin fibrillogenesis, a cell-mediated matrix assembly process.

    Yong Mao;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Three different fibronectin mRNAs arise by alternative splicing within the coding region.

    Jean E. Schwarzbauer;John W. Tamkun;Ihor R. Lemischka;Richard O. Hynes

  • The ins and outs of fibronectin matrix assembly

    Iwona Wierzbicka-Patynowski;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Fibronectin fibrillogenesis: a paradigm for extracellular matrix assembly.

    Jean E Schwarzbauer;Jan L Sechler

  • Fibronectins, Their Fibrillogenesis, and In Vivo Functions

    Jean E. Schwarzbauer;Douglas W. DeSimone

  • Multiple sites of alternative splicing of the rat fibronectin gene transcript.

    Jean E. Schwarzbauer;R. S. Patel;D. Fonda;R. O. Hynes

  • Identification of the fibronectin sequences required for assembly of a fibrillar matrix.

    Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Mammary epithelial cell interactions with fibronectin stimulate epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

    Jeongsook Park;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Fibronectin and stem cell differentiation – lessons from chondrogenesis

    Purva Singh;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Meet the tenascins: multifunctional and mysterious.

    Henry C. Hsia;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Extracellular matrix elasticity directs stem cell differentiation.

    A J Engler;H L Sweeney;D E Discher;J E Schwarzbauer

  • Fibronectin: from gene to protein.

    Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Altered rate of fibronectin matrix assembly by deletion of the first type III repeats

    Jan L. Sechler;Yoshikazu Takada;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Alternative splicing of fibronectin: three variants, three functions.

    Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Localization of the major heparin-binding site in fibronectin.

    Fern J Bober Barkalow;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • Modulatory roles for integrin activation and the synergy site of fibronectin during matrix assembly

    Jan L. Sechler;Siobhan A. Corbett;Siobhan A. Corbett;Jean E. Schwarzbauer

  • A single rat fibronectin gene generates three different mRNAs by alternative splicing of a complex exon.

    John W. Tamkun;Jean E. Schwarzbauer;Richard O. Hynes

  • Fibronectin Expression Modulates Mammary Epithelial Cell Proliferation during Acinar Differentiation

    Courtney M. Williams;Adam J. Engler;R. Daniel Slone;Leontine L. Galante

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Schwartz
Jeffrey Schwartz Princeton University
Adam J. Engler
Adam J. Engler University of California, San Diego
Andrés J. García
Andrés J. García Georgia Institute of Technology
Judith Kimble
Judith Kimble University of Wisconsin–Madison
N. Sanjeeva Murthy
N. Sanjeeva Murthy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Craig B. Arnold
Craig B. Arnold Princeton University
Joachim Kohn
Joachim Kohn Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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