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Overview

Ronald K.H. Liem is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research covers multiple topics with a focus on areas related to cellular function and molecular mechanisms. Key topics in their work include:

  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research

Ronald K.H. Liem collaborates with other researchers, notably working together with Vikash Verma. This collaboration reflects engagement with peers in the study of molecular and cellular biology.

Their publications, although not individually listed here, contribute to an understanding of molecular and cellular processes particularly relevant to nuclear function and RNA mechanisms. These focus areas suggest an interest in how cells regulate their internal environment and gene expression.

Best Publications

  • Astroglia in CNS injury

    Mary E. Hatten;Ronald K. H. Liem;Michael L. Shelanski;Corol A. Mason

  • Mutant small heat-shock protein 27 causes axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and distal hereditary motor neuropathy

    Oleg V Evgrafov;Irena Mersiyanova;Joy Irobi;Ludo Van Den Bosch

  • αB-crystallin is expressed in non-lenticular tissues and accumulates in Alexander's disease brain

    Toru Iwaki;Akiko Kume-Iwaki;Ronald K.H. Liem;James E. Goldman

  • Rapid movement of axonal neurofilaments interrupted by prolonged pauses

    Lei Wang;Chung-liang Ho;Dongming Sun;Ronald K.H. Liem

  • Plakins: a family of versatile cytolinker proteins.

    Conrad L. Leung;Kathleen Janee Green;Ronald K.H. Liem

  • Assembly of type IV neuronal intermediate filaments in nonneuronal cells in the absence of preexisting cytoplasmic intermediate filaments

    G. Y. Ching;R. K. H. Liem

  • Plakins in development and disease

    Arnoud Sonnenberg;Ronald K.H. Liem

  • Alpha-internexin, a novel neuronal intermediate filament protein, precedes the low molecular weight neurofilament protein (NF-L) in the developing rat brain

    M. P. Kaplan;S. S. M. Chin;K. H. Fliegner;R. K. H. Liem

  • Suppression by antisense mRNA demonstrates a requirement for the glial fibrillary acidic protein in the formation of stable astrocytic processes in response to neurons

    David E. Weinstein;Michael L. Shelanski;Ronald K. H. Liem

  • Neurofilaments Are Transported Rapidly But Intermittently in Axons: Implications for Slow Axonal Transport

    Subhojit Roy;Pilar Coffee;George Smith;Ronald K. H. Liem

  • Microtubule Actin Cross-Linking Factor (Macf) A Hybrid of Dystonin and Dystrophin That Can Interact with the Actin and Microtubule Cytoskeletons

    Conrad L. Leung;Dongming Sun;Min Zheng;David R. Knowles

  • Interactions between neurofilaments and microtubule-associated proteins: a possible mechanism for intraorganellar bridging.

    J F Leterrier;R K Liem;M L Shelanski

  • Regulation of a high molecular weight microtubule-associated protein in PC12 cells by nerve growth factor.

    L A Greene;R K Liem;M L Shelanski

  • Astrotactin: a novel neuronal cell surface antigen that mediates neuron-astroglial interactions in cerebellar microcultures

    J C Edmondson;R K Liem;J E Kuster;M E Hatten

  • The role of microtubule actin cross-linking factor 1 (MACF1) in the Wnt signaling pathway

    Hui-Jye Chen;Chung-Ming Lin;Chyuan-Sheng Lin;Raul Perez-Olle

  • Development of cerebellar astroglia: transitions in form and cytoskeletal content

    Paola Bovolenta;Ronald K.H. Liem;Carol Ann Mason

  • The BPAG1 locus alternative splicing produces multiple isoforms with distinct cytoskeletal linker domains, including predominant isoforms in neurons and muscles

    Conrad L. Leung;Min Zheng;Susan M. Prater;Ronald K.H. Liem

  • Intermediate filament dynamics

    Peter M. Steinert;Ronald K.H. Liem

  • Alpha-internexin is structurally and functionally associated with the neurofilament triplet proteins in the mature CNS.

    Aidong Yuan;Mala V Rao;Takahiro Sasaki;Yuanxin Chen

  • Neuronal Intermediate Filaments

    R.K.H. Liem

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Shelanski
Michael L. Shelanski Columbia University
James E. Goldman
James E. Goldman Columbia University
Ralph A. Nixon
Ralph A. Nixon Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Asok Kumar
Asok Kumar Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Paola Bovolenta
Paola Bovolenta Spanish National Research Council
Mary E. Hatten
Mary E. Hatten Rockefeller University
David A.D. Parry
David A.D. Parry Massey University
Gregg G. Gundersen
Gregg G. Gundersen Columbia University
Kathleen J. Green
Kathleen J. Green Northwestern University

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