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  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael J. Matunis is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and cell biology, with additional work in physiology, epidemiology, and oncology.

The main research topics include:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Skin and cellular biology research
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease
  • Nuclear structure and function
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Recent publications highlight ongoing work in protein regulation, cellular structure, and stress response mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "SUMO paralogue-specific functions revealed through systematic analysis of human knockout cell lines and gene expression data" (2021) published in Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "Paralogue-Specific Roles of SUMO1 and SUMO2/3 in Protein Quality Control and Associated Diseases" (2023) published in Cells
  • "Keratin 17 regulates nuclear morphology and chromatin organization" (2020) published in Journal of Cell Science
  • "RNF4 Regulates the BLM Helicase in Recovery From Replication Fork Collapse" (2021) published in Frontiers in Genetics
  • "SUMOylation of mitofusins: A potential mechanism for perinuclear mitochondrial congression in cells treated with mitochondrial stressors" (2021) published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

The frequent collaborators in their research include Wei Wang, Shuying He, Justin T. Jacob, Wei-Chih Yang, and Marnie W. Skinner. These coauthors have contributed multiple times to shared research projects, furthering study in overlapping scientific areas.

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Cells
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell

Michael J. Matunis has published more than 45 works in this broad field, with a strong emphasis on molecular biology and cell biology. Their contributions cover diverse subfields, indicating interdisciplinary expertise within molecular mechanisms and cellular processes.

Among their professional recognitions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • hnRNP Proteins and the Biogenesis of mRNA

    Gideon Dreyfuss;Michael J. Matunis;Serafin Pinol-Roma;Christopher G. Burd

  • A novel ubiquitin-like modification modulates the partitioning of the Ran-GTPase-activating protein RanGAP1 between the cytosol and the nuclear pore complex.

    Michael J. Matunis;Elias Coutavas;Giinter Blobel

  • Proteomic analysis of the mammalian nuclear pore complex

    Janet M. Cronshaw;Andrew N. Krutchinsky;Wenzhu Zhang;Brian T. Chait

  • The C9orf72 repeat expansion disrupts nucleocytoplasmic transport

    Ke Zhang;Christopher J. Donnelly;Aaron R. Haeusler;Jonathan C. Grima

  • Conjugation with the ubiquitin‐related modifier SUMO‐1 regulates the partitioning of PML within the nucleus

    Stefan Müller;Michael J. Matunis;Anne Dejean

  • The pre-mRNA binding K protein contains a novel evolutionary conserved motif

    Haruhiko Siomi;Michael J. Matunis;W. Matthew Michael;Gideon Dreyfuss

  • Structural basis for E2-mediated SUMO conjugation revealed by a complex between ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc9 and RanGAP1.

    Victor Bernier-Villamor;Deborah A. Sampson;Michael J. Matunis;Christopher D. Lima

  • SUMO-1 Modification and Its Role in Targeting the Ran GTPase-activating Protein, RanGAP1, to the Nuclear Pore Complex

    Michael J. Matunis;Jian Wu;Günter Blobel

  • The small ubiquitin-like modifier-1 (SUMO-1) consensus sequence mediates Ubc9 binding and is essential for SUMO-1 modification.

    Deborah A. Sampson;Min Wang;Michael J. Matunis

  • Nup358, a Cytoplasmically Exposed Nucleoporin with Peptide Repeats, Ran-GTP Binding Sites, Zinc Fingers, a Cyclophilin A Homologous Domain, and a Leucine-rich Region

    Jian Wu;Michael J. Matunis;Doris Kraemer;Günter Blobel

  • Immunopurification of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles reveals an assortment of RNA-binding proteins.

    S Piñol-Roma;Y D Choi;M J Matunis;G Dreyfuss

  • Mapping Sites of O-GlcNAc Modification Using Affinity Tags for Serine and Threonine Post-translational Modifications

    Lance Wells;Keith Vosseller;Robert N. Cole;Janet M. Cronshaw

  • Characterization and primary structure of the poly(C)-binding heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein complex K protein.

    M J Matunis;W M Michael;G Dreyfuss

  • Enzymes of the SUMO modification pathway localize to filaments of the nuclear pore complex.

    Hong Zhang;Hisato Saitoh;Michael J. Matunis

  • Nuclear proteins that bind the pre-mRNA 3' splice site sequence r(UUAG/G) and the human telomeric DNA sequence d(TTAGGG)n.

    F Ishikawa;M J Matunis;G Dreyfuss;T R Cech

  • Regulation of heat shock transcription factor 1 by stress-induced SUMO-1 modification.

    Yiling Hong;Richard Rogers;Michael J. Matunis;Christopher N. Mayhew

  • A Conserved Biogenesis Pathway for Nucleoporins: Proteolytic Processing of a 186-Kilodalton Precursor Generates Nup98 and the Novel Nucleoporin, Nup96

    Beatriz M.A. Fontoura;Günter Blobel;Michael J. Matunis;Michael J. Matunis

  • Specific binding of heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein particle protein K to the human c-myc promoter, in vitro

    Masato Takimoto;Takeshi Tomonaga;Michael Matunis;Mark Avigan

  • SUMO-2/3 Modification and Binding Regulate the Association of CENP-E with Kinetochores and Progression through Mitosis

    Xiang Dong Zhang;Jacqueline Goeres;Hong Zhang;Tim J. Yen

  • SUMO: A Multifaceted Modifier of Chromatin Structure and Function

    Caelin Cubeñas-Potts;Michael J. Matunis

Frequent Co-Authors

Gideon Dreyfuss
Gideon Dreyfuss University of Pennsylvania
Cynthia Wolberger
Cynthia Wolberger Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Brian Raught
Brian Raught Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Heng Zhu
Heng Zhu Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Seth Blackshaw
Seth Blackshaw Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cecile M. Pickart
Cecile M. Pickart Johns Hopkins University
Pierre A. Coulombe
Pierre A. Coulombe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bing Li
Bing Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hongtao Yu
Hongtao Yu The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kevin D. Sarge
Kevin D. Sarge University of Kentucky

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