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Overview

Jonathan M. Backer is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research output spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)." (2021) published in Americanae (AECID Library)
  • "Macropinocytosis: mechanisms and regulation" (2023) published in Biochemical Journal
  • "Absence of S100A4 in the mouse lens induces an aberrant retina-specific differentiation program and cataract" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (2020) published in UNC Libraries
  • "PIP3abundance overcomes PI3K signaling selectivity in invadopodia" (2022) published in FEBS Letters

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Anne R. Bresnick (5 collaborations)
  • Daniel J. Klionsky (2 collaborations)
  • Kotb Abdelmohsen (2 collaborations)
  • Akihisa Abe (2 collaborations)
  • Hagai Abeliovich (2 collaborations)

Their work is published in a variety of scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with two publications
  • UNC Libraries with two publications
  • Americanae (AECID Library)
  • Biochemical Journal
  • Scientific Reports

Jonathan M. Backer's academic focus lies primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with thirteen contributions, and Medicine with five. Their research also extends into several subfields:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Physiology
  • Oncology
  • Microbiology

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Structure of the insulin receptor substrate IRS-1 defines a unique signal transduction protein.

    Xiao Jian Sun;P. Rothenberg;P. Rothenberg;C. R. Kahn;J. M. Backer

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase is activated by association with IRS-1 during insulin stimulation.

    J M Backer;M G Myers;S E Shoelson;D J Chin

  • Distinct regulation of autophagic activity by Atg14L and Rubicon associated with Beclin 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase complex.

    Yun Zhong;Qing Jun Wang;Qing Jun Wang;Xianting Li;Ying Yan

  • Amino acids mediate mTOR/raptor signaling through activation of class 3 phosphatidylinositol 3OH-kinase

    Takahiro Nobukuni;Manel Joaquin;Manel Joaquin;Marta Roccio;Stephen G. Dann

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • The regulation and function of Class III PI3Ks: novel roles for Vps34

    Jonathan M. Backer

  • The SH2/SH3 domain-containing protein GRB2 interacts with tyrosine-phosphorylated IRS1 and Shc : implications for insulin control of ras signalling

    E Y Skolnik;C H Lee;A Batzer;L M Vicentini

  • Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinases are Rab5 effectors.

    S Christoforidis;M Miaczynska;M Miaczynska;K Ashman;M Wilm

  • Regulation of the p85/p110 Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase: Stabilization and Inhibition of the p110α Catalytic Subunit by the p85 Regulatory Subunit

    Jinghua Yu;Yitao Zhang;James McIlroy;Tamara Rordorf-Nikolic

  • Role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Rab5 effectors in phagosomal biogenesis and mycobacterial phagosome maturation arrest

    Rutilio A. Fratti;Jonathan M. Backer;Jean Gruenberg;Silvia Corvera

  • hVps34 is a nutrient-regulated lipid kinase required for activation of p70 S6 kinase.

    Maya P. Byfield;James T. Murray;Jonathan M. Backer

  • Rab5 regulates motility of early endosomes on microtubules

    Erik Nielsen;Fedor Severin;Jonathan M. Backer;Anthony A. Hyman

  • IRS-1 activates phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase by associating with src homology 2 domains of p85

    Martin G. Myers;Jonathan M. Backer;Xiao Jian Sun;Steven Shoelson

  • Distinct roles of class I and class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases in phagosome formation and maturation

    Otilia V. Vieira;Otilia V. Vieira;Roberto J. Botelho;Lucia Rameh;Saskia M. Brachmann;Saskia M. Brachmann

  • Mutation of the insulin receptor at tyrosine 960 inhibits signal transmission but does not affect its tyrosine kinase activity

    Morris F. White;James N. Livingston;Jonathan M. Backer;Vilma Lauris

  • Mechanism of Two Classes of Cancer Mutations in the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit.

    Nabil Miled;Ying Yan;Wai Ching Hon;Olga Perisic

  • IRS-1 is a common element in insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I signaling to the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase

    Martin G. Myers;Xiao Jian Sun;Bentley Cheatham;Bozena R. Jachna

  • Expression and function of IRS-1 in insulin signal transmission.

    Xiao-Jian Sun;M. Miralpeix;M. G. Myers;E. M. Glasheen

Frequent Co-Authors

Morris F. White
Morris F. White Boston Children's Hospital
John S. Condeelis
John S. Condeelis Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Steven E. Shoelson
Steven E. Shoelson Harvard University
Jeffrey E. Segall
Jeffrey E. Segall Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Marc Symons
Marc Symons Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Edward Y. Skolnik
Edward Y. Skolnik New York University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
John M. Lucocq
John M. Lucocq University of St Andrews
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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