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Patricia T.W. Cohen

Patricia T.W. Cohen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
18182
World Ranking
7732
National Ranking
600

Overview

Patricia T.W. Cohen is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology, obstetrics and gynecology, cell biology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and health sciences.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics including COVID-19 impact on reproduction, RNA research and splicing, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, global maternal and child health, intimate partner and family violence, muscle physiology and disorders, as well as neurogenetic and muscular disorders research.

Patricia T.W. Cohen has coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Anne Kerollen Pinheiro de Carvalho, Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Arnaldo Jorge Martins Filho, and Darlene de Brito Simith Durans.

Their recent publications include:

  • Expression of Concern: Protein phosphatase 4 interacts with the Survival of Motor Neurons complex and enhances the temporal localisation of snRNPs (2022), published in Journal of Cell Science
  • "Impact of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses on Spontaneous Abortions: Insights from a Reference Maternity Hospital" (2024), published in Preprints.org
  • Impact of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses on Spontaneous Abortions: Insights from a Reference Maternity Hospital (2025), published in Microorganisms
  • ADDENDUM: Disruption of the striated muscle glycogen-targeting subunit of protein phosphatase 1: influence of the genetic background (2025), published in Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

These papers reflect a research focus that combines molecular biology techniques with clinical applications, especially relating to reproductive health and muscle biology.

Frequent publication venues for Patricia T.W. Cohen include Journal of Cell Science, Preprints.org, Microorganisms, and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology.

Best Publications

  • Protein phosphatase 1 – targeted in many directions

    Patricia T. W. Cohen

  • The structure of the tetratricopeptide repeats of protein phosphatase 5: implications for TPR-mediated protein-protein interactions

    Amit K. Das;Patricia T.W. Cohen;David Barford

  • 5'-AMP inhibits dephosphorylation, as well as promoting phosphorylation, of the AMP-activated protein kinase. Studies using bacterially expressed human protein phosphatase-2C alpha and native bovine protein phosphatase-2AC.

    S. P. Davies;N. R. Helps;P. T. W. Cohen;D. G. Hardie

  • Structural basis for the recognition of regulatory subunits by the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1

    Marie Pierre Egloff;Deborah F. Johnson;Greg Moorhead;Patricia T.W. Cohen

  • Identification of the Ca2+-dependent modulator protein as the fourth subunit of rabbit skeletal muscle phosphorylase kinase.

    Philip Cohen;Ann Burchell;J.Gordon Foulkes;Patricia T.W. Cohen

  • Novel protein serine/threonine phosphatases: variety is the spice of life.

    Patricia T.W. Cohen

  • Crystal structure of the catalytic subunit of human protein phosphatase 1 and its complex with tungstate

    Marie-Pierre Egloff;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Peter Reinemer;Peter Reinemer;Peter Reinemer;David Barford;David Barford;David Barford

  • Crystal structure of the protein serine/threonine phosphatase 2C at 2.0 A resolution.

    A. K. Das;N. R. Helps;P. T. W. Cohen;D. Barford

  • Regulation of mammalian spliceosome assembly by a protein phosphorylation mechanism.

    Jacqueline E. Mermoud;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Angus I. Lamond

  • A novel human protein serine/threonine phosphatase, which possesses four tetratricopeptide repeat motifs and localizes to the nucleus.

    Mao Xiang Chen;A. E. Mcpartlin;L. Brown;Yu Hua Chen

  • The cyanobacterial toxin microcystin binds covalently to cysteine-273 on protein phosphatase 1.

    Robert W. MacKintosh;Kevin N Dalby;David G. Campbell;Patricia T.W. Cohen

  • One of the protein phosphatase 1 isoenzymes in Drosophila is essential for mitosis

    J.Myles Axton;Vlktor Dombrádi;Patricia T.W. Cohen;David M. Glover

  • The Role of Calmodulin in the Structure and Regulation of Phosphorylase Kinase from Rabbit Skeletal Muscle

    Shirish Shenolikar;Patricia T. W. Cohen;Philip Cohen;Angus C. Nairn

  • Protein serine/threonine phosphatases; an expanding family

    Patricia T.W. Cohen;Neil D. Brewis;Valerie Hughes;David J. Mann

  • PPX, a novel protein serine/threonine phosphatase localized to centrosomes.

    N. D. Brewis;A. J. Street;A. R. Prescott;P. T. W. Cohen

  • NIMA-related kinase 2 (Nek2), a cell-cycle-regulated protein kinase localized to centrosomes, is complexed to protein phosphatase 1.

    Nicholas R. Helps;Xinmei Luo;Hazel M. Barker;Patricia T. W. Cohen

  • The substrate specificity and structure of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase-activated protein kinase-2.

    D. Stokoe;B. Caudwell;P. T. Cohen;P. T. W. Cohen

  • Inhibitor‐2 functions like a chaperone to fold three expressed isoforms of mammalian protein phosphatase‐1 into a conformation with the specificity and regulatory properties of the native enzyme

    Dario R. Alessi;Alasdair J. Street;Philip Cohen;Patricia T. W. Cohen

  • Conservation analysis and structure prediction of the protein serine/threonine phosphatases. Sequence similarity with diadenosine tetraphosphatase from Escherichia coli suggests homology to the protein phosphatases

    Geoffrey J. Barton;Patricia T. W. Cohen;David Barford

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein phosphatase 2A performs an essential cellular function and is encoded by two genes.

    A. A. Sneddon;P. T. W. Cohen;M. J. R. Stark

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Cohen
Philip Cohen University of Dundee
David G. Campbell
David G. Campbell University of Adelaide
David Barford
David Barford MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Mark Peggie
Mark Peggie University of Dundee
Angus I. Lamond
Angus I. Lamond University of Dundee
Peter R. Young
Peter R. Young GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Alan R. Prescott
Alan R. Prescott University of Dundee
David M. Glover
David M. Glover California Institute of Technology
Michael J. R. Stark
Michael J. R. Stark University of Dundee

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