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Karen O'Rourke

Karen O'Rourke

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
37364
World Ranking
18518
National Ranking
7559

Overview

Karen O'Rourke is affiliated with Genentech in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Social Sciences. Their work integrates a range of specialized subfields such as Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Cultural Studies, and Anthropology.

Their academic output addresses several main topics of study, prominently:

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies
  • Historical and Literary Studies
  • Historical and Literary Analyses

O'Rourke has authored papers appearing in notable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Nouvelle revue d'esthétique (2 publications)
  • Nature (1 publication)

Their recent papers include:

  • "NINJ1 mediates plasma membrane rupture during lytic cell death," 2021, Nature
  • "Biographie établie par Jean Da Silva sur les indications de Karen O'Rourke," 2024, Nouvelle revue d'esthétique
  • "Tranche-montagne," 2024, Nouvelle revue d'esthétique

Karen O'Rourke's collaborations include coauthors frequently appearing alongside them such as Nobuhiko Kayagaki, Opher S. Kornfeld, Bettina L. Lee, Irma B. Stowe, and Qingling Li.

Best Publications

  • FLICE, a novel FADD-homologous ICE/CED-3-like protease, is recruited to the CD95 (Fas/APO-1) death--inducing signaling complex.

    Marta Muzio;Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Frank C. Kischkel;Karen O'Rourke

  • Caspase-11 cleaves gasdermin D for non-canonical inflammasome signalling

    Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Irma B. Stowe;Bettina L. Lee;Karen O’Rourke

  • Cryopyrin activates the inflammasome in response to toxins and ATP

    Sanjeev Mariathasan;David S. Weiss;Kim Newton;Jacqueline McBride

  • FADD, a novel death domain-containing protein, interacts with the death domain of fas and initiates apoptosis

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Karen O'Rourke;Muneesh Tewari;Vishva M. Dixit

  • Yama/CPP32β, a mammalian homolog of CED-3, is a CrmA-inhibitable protease that cleaves the death substrate poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase

    Muneesh Tewari;Long T Quan;Karen O'Rourke;Serge Desnoyers

  • The receptor for the cytotoxic ligand TRAIL

    Guohua Pan;Karen O'Rourke;Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Reiner Gentz

  • De-ubiquitination and ubiquitin ligase domains of A20 downregulate NF-κB signalling

    Ingrid E. Wertz;Karen M. O'Rourke;Honglin Zhou;Michael Eby

  • FADD/MORT1 is a common mediator of CD95 (Fas/APO-1) and tumor necrosis factor receptor-induced apoptosis.

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Clifford G. Tepper;Michael F. Seldin;Karen O'Rourke

  • Interaction of CED-4 with CED-3 and CED-9: A Molecular Framework for Cell Death

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Karen O'Rourke;Brian R. Lane;Vishva M. Dixit

  • The ubiquitin ligase COP1 is a critical negative regulator of p53.

    David Dornan;Ingrid Wertz;Ingrid Wertz;Harumi Shimizu;David Arnott

  • Signal Transduction by DR3, a Death Domain-Containing Receptor Related to TNFR-1 and CD95

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Karen O'Rourke;Guo Liang Yu;Robert H. Lyons

  • Sensitivity to antitubulin chemotherapeutics is regulated by MCL1 and FBW7

    Ingrid E. Wertz;Saritha Kusam;Cynthia Lam;Toru Okamoto

  • Caspase-9, Bcl-XL, and Apaf-1 Form a Ternary Complex

    Guohua Pan;Karen O'Rourke;Vishva M. Dixit

  • Molecular ordering of the cell death pathway. Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL function upstream of the CED-3-like apoptotic proteases.

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Kim A Orth;Karen O'Rourke;Hangjun Duan

  • NINJ1 mediates plasma membrane rupture during lytic cell death

    Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Opher S. Kornfeld;Bettina L. Lee;Irma B. Stowe

  • Deubiquitinase USP9X stabilizes MCL1 and promotes tumour cell survival

    Martin Schwickart;XiaoDong Huang;Jennie R. Lill;Jinfeng Liu

  • Bcl10 activates the NF-κB pathway through ubiquitination of NEMO

    Honglin Zhou;Ingrid Wertz;Ingrid Wertz;Karen O'Rourke;Mark Ultsch

  • Absent in melanoma 2 is required for innate immune recognition of Francisella tularensis

    Jonathan W. Jones;Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Petr Broz;Thomas Henry

  • DUBA: a deubiquitinase that regulates type I interferon production.

    Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Qui Phung;Salina Chan;Ruchir Chaudhari

  • Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induction of novel gene products in human endothelial cells including a macrophage-specific chemotaxin.

    V M Dixit;S Green;V Sarma;L B Holzman

Frequent Co-Authors

Arul M. Chinnaiyan
Arul M. Chinnaiyan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher C. Goodnow
Christopher C. Goodnow Garvan Institute of Medical Research
David Arnott
David Arnott Genentech
William A. Frazier
William A. Frazier Washington University in St. Louis
Guy S. Salvesen
Guy S. Salvesen Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Samuel A. Santoro
Samuel A. Santoro Vanderbilt University
Jinfeng Liu
Jinfeng Liu Genentech
Gregory A. Grant
Gregory A. Grant Washington University in St. Louis

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