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Overview

Michael A. Lampson is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Physiology.

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Michael A. Lampson's recent publications highlight various aspects of cell biology and genetic regulation. Notable papers include:

  • "Nuclear body phase separation drives telomere clustering in ALT cancer cells," 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "SKP1 drives the prophase I to metaphase I transition during male meiosis," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Parallel pathways for recruiting effector proteins determine centromere drive and suppression," 2021, Cell
  • "Separase cleaves the kinetochore protein Meikin at the meiosis I/II transition," 2021, Developmental Cell
  • "Tension promotes kinetochore-microtubule release by Aurora B kinase," 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Ben E. Black, R. Brian Akins, Mia T Levine, Damian Dudka, and Jun Ma. These co-authorships indicate sustained research partnerships contributing to the scientific output.

The venues where Michael A. Lampson has published frequently are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Science Advances
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Polo-like kinase-1 is activated by aurora A to promote checkpoint recovery

    Libor Macůrek;Arne Lindqvist;Dan Lim;Michael A. Lampson

  • Sensing Chromosome Bi-Orientation by Spatial Separation of Aurora B Kinase from Kinetochore Substrates

    Dan Liu;Gerben Vader;Martijn J. M. Vromans;Michael A. Lampson

  • Acute cholesterol depletion inhibits clathrin-coated pit budding.

    Agathe Subtil;Ibragim Gaidarov;Keith Kobylarz;Michael A. Lampson

  • Aurora B phosphorylates spatially distinct targets to differentially regulate the kinetochore-microtubule interface

    Julie P.I. Welburn;Mathijs Vleugel;Dan Liu;John R. Yates

  • Correcting improper chromosome-spindle attachments during cell division.

    Michael A Lampson;Kishore Renduchitala;Alexey Khodjakov;Tarun M Kapoor

  • Chromosomes Can Congress to the Metaphase Plate Before Biorientation

    Tarun M. Kapoor;Michael A. Lampson;Polla Hergert;Lisa Cameron;Lisa Cameron

  • Long-term measles-induced immunomodulation increases overall childhood infectious disease mortality

    Michael J. Mina;Michael J. Mina;C. Jessica E. Metcalf;C. Jessica E. Metcalf;Rik L. de Swart;A. D. M. E. Osterhaus

  • Sensing centromere tension: Aurora B and the regulation of kinetochore function

    Michael A. Lampson;Iain M. Cheeseman

  • Regulated targeting of protein phosphatase 1 to the outer kinetochore by KNL1 opposes Aurora B kinase

    Dan Liu;Mathijs Vleugel;Chelsea B. Backer;Tetsuya Hori

  • The human mitotic checkpoint protein BubR1 regulates chromosome-spindle attachments

    Michael A Lampson;Tarun M Kapoor

  • Evidence that weakened centromere cohesion is a leading cause of age-related aneuploidy in oocytes

    Teresa Chiang;Francesca E. Duncan;Karen Schindler;Richard M. Schultz

  • Midzone activation of aurora B in anaphase produces an intracellular phosphorylation gradient.

    Brian G. Fuller;Michael A. Lampson;Emily A. Foley;Sara Rosasco-Nitcher

  • Interchromosomal homology searches drive directional ALT telomere movement and synapsis

    Nam Woo Cho;Robert L. Dilley;Michael A. Lampson;Roger A. Greenberg

  • Centromere Strength Provides the Cell Biological Basis for Meiotic Drive and Karyotype Evolution in Mice

    Lukáš Chmátal;Sofia I. Gabriel;George P. Mitsainas;Jessica Martínez-Vargas

  • Chromosome Cohesion Decreases in Human Eggs with Advanced Maternal Age.

    Francesca E. Duncan;Jessica E. Hornick;Michael A. Lampson;Richard M. Schultz

  • Meiotic Origins of Maternal Age-Related Aneuploidy

    Teresa Chiang;Richard M. Schultz;Michael A. Lampson

  • CENP-C reshapes and stabilizes CENP-A nucleosomes at the centromere

    Samantha J. Falk;Lucie Y. Guo;Nikolina Sekulic;Evan M. Smoak

  • GLUT4 Retention in Adipocytes Requires Two Intracellular Insulin-regulated Transport Steps

    Anja Zeigerer;Michael A. Lampson;Ola Karylowski;David D. Sabatini

  • Spindle asymmetry drives non-Mendelian chromosome segregation

    Takashi Akera;Lukáš Chmátal;Emily Trimm;Karren Yang

  • Polo-like kinase-1 regulates kinetochore-microtubule dynamics and spindle checkpoint silencing.

    Dan Liu;Olga Davydenko;Michael A. Lampson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Schultz
Richard M. Schultz University of Pennsylvania
Ben E. Black
Ben E. Black University of Pennsylvania
Tarun M. Kapoor
Tarun M. Kapoor Rockefeller University
Jun Ma
Jun Ma University of Pennsylvania
Alexey Khodjakov
Alexey Khodjakov New York State Department of Health
Roger A. Greenberg
Roger A. Greenberg University of Pennsylvania
Tatsuo Fukagawa
Tatsuo Fukagawa Osaka University
Edward D. Salmon
Edward D. Salmon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carsten Janke
Carsten Janke Institute Curie

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