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  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard B. Vallee is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Additional areas of study include Epidemiology, Physiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research

Richard B. Vallee has been published in various scientific journals and venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Cell
  • Current Biology
  • PLoS Genetics
  • FEBS Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • The Dynein Adaptor RILP Controls Neuronal Autophagosome Biogenesis, Transport, and Clearance, 2020, Developmental Cell
  • Nesprin-2 Recruitment of BicD2 to the Nuclear Envelope Controls Dynein/Kinesin-Mediated Neuronal Migration In Vivo, 2020, Current Biology
  • Role of cytoplasmic dynein and kinesins in adenovirus transport, 2020, FEBS Letters
  • Role of Nesprin-2 and RanBP2 in BICD2-associated brain developmental disorders, 2023, PLoS Genetics
  • The Role of Nde1 phosphorylation in interkinetic nuclear migration and neural migration during cortical development, 2024, Molecular Biology of the Cell

Frequent collaborators of Richard B. Vallee include:

  • Sebastián Quintremil
  • Paige Helmer
  • Julie Yi
  • Noopur V. Khobrekar
  • Sozanne R. Solmaz

Richard B. Vallee was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991.

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

  • Overexpression of the Dynamitin (p50) Subunit of the Dynactin Complex Disrupts Dynein-dependent Maintenance of Membrane Organelle Distribution

    Janis K. Burkhardt;Christophe J. Echeverri;Tommy Nilsson;Richard B. Vallee

  • Molecular characterization of the 50-kD subunit of dynactin reveals function for the complex in chromosome alignment and spindle organization during mitosis

    Christophe de Jesus Echeverri;Bryce Mark Paschal;Kevin T. Vaughan;Richard B. Vallee

  • Multiple forms of dynamin are encoded by shibire, a Drosophila gene involved in endocytosis.

    Maio S. Chen;Robert A. Obar;Christopher C. Schroeder;Timothy W. Austin

  • MAP 1C is a microtubule-activated ATPase which translocates microtubules in vitro and has dynein-like properties.

    Bryce Mark Paschal;Howard S. Shpetner;Richard B. Vallee

  • Retrograde transport by the microtubule-associated protein MAP 1C

    Bryce Mark Paschal;Richard B. Vallee

  • Cytoplasmic dynein binds dynactin through a direct interaction between the intermediate chains and p150Glued.

    K T Vaughan;R B Vallee

  • Effects of mutant rat dynamin on endocytosis

    JS Herskovits;CC Burgess;RA Obar;RB Vallee

  • Identification of dynamin, a novel mechanochemical enzyme that mediates interactions between microtubules.

    Howard S. Shpetner;Richard B. Vallee

  • Dynein: An ancient motor protein involved in multiple modes of transport

    Richard B. Vallee;John C. Williams;Dileep Varma;Lora E. Barnhart

  • A role for the lissencephaly gene LIS1 in mitosis and cytoplasmic dynein function

    Nicole E. Faulkner;Denis L. Dujardin;Chin-Yin Tai;Kevin T. Vaughan

  • Asymmetric centrosome inheritance maintains neural progenitors in the neocortex

    Xiaoqun Wang;Jin Wu Tsai;Janice H. Imai;Janice H. Imai;Wei Nan Lian

  • Function of Dynein and Dynactin in Herpes Simplex Virus Capsid Transport

    Katinka Döhner;André Wolfstein;Ute Prank;Christophe Echeverri

  • Molecular cloning of the microtubule-associated mechanochemical enzyme dynamin reveals homology with a new family of GTP-binding proteins

    Robert A. Obar;Christine A. Collins;Christine A. Collins;James A. Hammarback;Howard S. Shpetner

  • Dual subcellular roles for LIS1 and dynein in radial neuronal migration in live brain tissue

    Jin Wu Tsai;K. Helen Bremner;Richard B. Vallee

  • Dyneins: Molecular Structure and Cellular Function

    E. L. F. Holzbaur;R. B. Vallee

  • LIS1 RNA interference blocks neural stem cell division, morphogenesis, and motility at multiple stages

    Jin Wu Tsai;Yu Chen;Arnold R. Kriegstein;Richard B. Vallee

  • An extended microtubule-binding structure within the dynein motor domain

    Melissa A. Gee;John E. Heuser;Richard B. Vallee;Richard B. Vallee

  • Cdc42, dynein, and dynactin regulate MTOC reorientation independent of Rho-regulated microtubule stabilization

    Alexander F. Palazzo;Hazel L. Joseph;Hazel L. Joseph;Ying-Jiun Chen;Denis L. Dujardin

  • Targeting of motor proteins.

    Richard B. Vallee;Michael P. Sheetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryce M. Paschal
Bryce M. Paschal University of Virginia
George S. Bloom
George S. Bloom University of Virginia
Steven P. Gross
Steven P. Gross University of California, Irvine
Gregg G. Gundersen
Gregg G. Gundersen Columbia University
Stephen M. King
Stephen M. King University of Connecticut Health Center
Valérie Doye
Valérie Doye Institut Jacques Monod
Erika L.F. Holzbaur
Erika L.F. Holzbaur University of Pennsylvania
Song-Hai Shi
Song-Hai Shi Tsinghua University
Vincent R. Racaniello
Vincent R. Racaniello Columbia University
Eva-Maria Mandelkow
Eva-Maria Mandelkow German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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