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Richard D. Klausner

Richard D. Klausner

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Biology and Biochemistry
USA
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
154
Citations
82996
World Ranking
155
National Ranking
109

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Richard D. Klausner is affiliated with Altos Labs in the United States and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research is notably centered on Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on topics such as Signaling Pathways in Disease, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors.

The scientist has contributed to several publications, including:

  • Genomic discovery of an evolutionarily programmed modality for small-molecule targeting of an intractable protein surface, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Regenerative Medicine: Case Study for Understanding and Anticipating Emerging Science and Technology, 2023, NAM Perspectives

Frequent co-authors of Richard D. Klausner include:

  • Uddhav Kumar Shigdel
  • Seung-Joo Lee
  • Mathew E. Sowa
  • Brian R. Bowman
  • Keith Robison

Their work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • NAM Perspectives

Richard D. Klausner holds several memberships and fellowships in prestigious organizations. These include being a Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1996, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1995, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1993, and a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The Use of Molecular Profiling to Predict Survival after Chemotherapy for Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma

    Andreas Rosenwald;George Wright;Wing C. Chan;Wing C. Chan;Joseph M. Connors

  • Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.

    Robert L Strausberg;Elise A Feingold;Lynette H Grouse;Jeffery G Derge

  • Brefeldin A: insights into the control of membrane traffic and organelle structure.

    R D Klausner;J G Donaldson;J Lippincott-Schwartz

  • Rapid redistribution of Golgi proteins into the ER in cells treated with brefeldin A: evidence for membrane cycling from Golgi to ER.

    Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz;Lydia C. Yuan;Juan S. Bonifacino;Richard D. Klausner

  • Regulating the fate of mRNA: The control of cellular iron metabolism

    Richard D. Klausner;Tracey A. Rouault;Joe B. Harford

  • Microtubule-dependent retrograde transport of proteins into the ER in the presence of brefeldin A suggests an ER recycling pathway.

    Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz;Julie G. Donaldson;Anja Schweizer;Eric G. Berger

  • Molecular Diagnosis of Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma Identifies a Clinically Favorable Subgroup of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Related to Hodgkin Lymphoma

    Andreas Rosenwald;George Wright;Karen Leroy;Xin-You Yu

  • Brefeldin A's effects on endosomes, lysosomes, and the TGN suggest a general mechanism for regulating organelle structure and membrane traffic

    Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz;Lydia Yuan;Christopher Tipper;Myléne Amherdt

  • The proliferation gene expression signature is a quantitative integrator of oncogenic events that predicts survival in mantle cell lymphoma

    Andreas Rosenwald;George Wright;Adrian Wiestner;Wing C. Chan;Wing C. Chan

  • Brefeldin A inhibits Golgi membrane-catalysed exchange of guanine nucleotide onto ARF protein

    Julie G. Donaldson;Dario Finazzi;Richard D. Klausner

  • A Permease-Oxidase Complex Involved in High-Affinity Iron Uptake in Yeast

    Robert Stearman;Daniel S. Yuan;Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Richard D. Klausner

  • Iron-responsive elements: regulatory RNA sequences that control mRNA levels and translation

    JL Casey;MW Hentze;DM Koeller;SW Caughman

  • Protein degradation in the endoplasmic reticulum

    Richard D. Klausner;Roberto Sitia

  • Molecular characterization of a copper transport protein in S. cerevisiae: An unexpected role for copper in iron transport

    Andrew Dancis;Daniel S. Yuan;David Haile;Candice Askwith

  • Receptor-mediated endocytosis of transferrin in K562 cells

    R D Klausner;J Van Renswoude;G Ashwell;C Kempf

  • Association of the fyn protein-tyrosine kinase with the T-cell antigen receptor.

    Lawrence E. Samelson;Andrew F. Phillips;Elise T. Luong;Richard D. Klausner

  • Binding of apotransferrin to K562 cells: explanation of the transferrin cycle

    R D Klausner;G Ashwell;J van Renswoude;J B Harford

  • A novel di-leucine motif and a tyrosine-based motif independently mediate lysosomal targeting and endocytosis of CD3 chains.

    François Letourneur;Richard D. Klausner

  • Inhibition of transcription elongation by the VHL tumor suppressor protein

    D. R. Duan;A. Pause;W. H. Burgess;T. Aso

  • Novel interleukin-2 receptor subunit detected by cross-linking under high-affinity conditions.

    Michael Sharon;Richard D. Klausner;Bryan R. Cullen;Richard Chizzonite

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe B. Harford
Joe B. Harford National Institutes of Health
Lawrence E. Samelson
Lawrence E. Samelson National Institutes of Health
Juan S. Bonifacino
Juan S. Bonifacino National Institutes of Health
Tracey A. Rouault
Tracey A. Rouault National Institutes of Health
Andrew Dancis
Andrew Dancis University of Pennsylvania
Allan M. Weissman
Allan M. Weissman National Institutes of Health
John N. Weinstein
John N. Weinstein The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz Howard Hughes Medical Institute
W. Marston Linehan
W. Marston Linehan National Institutes of Health
Julie G. Donaldson
Julie G. Donaldson National Institutes of Health

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