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Genetics and Molecular Biology
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2024

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
89
Citations
35032
World Ranking
749
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Rony Seger is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their primary field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology. Additional subfields include Cell Biology, Immunology, Oncology, and Genetics.

Their research covers several key topics, including:

  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Seger's recent publications showcase a range of research within molecular and cellular signaling mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "Nuclear P38: Roles in Physiological and Pathological Processes and Regulation of Nuclear Translocation," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Alternative Splicing of MAPKs in the Regulation of Signaling Specificity," 2021, Cells
  • "JNK Cascade-Induced Apoptosis-A Unique Role in GqPCR Signaling," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Nucleoporin-93 reveals a common feature of aggressive breast cancers: robust nucleocytoplasmic transport of transcription factors," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "ASS1 metabolically contributes to the nuclear and cytosolic p53-mediated DNA damage response," 2024, Nature Metabolism

Frequent co-authors in Seger's work include Galia Maik-Rachline, Eytan Ruppin, Igor Ulitsky, Nishanth Belugali Nataraj, and Arunachalam Sekar. Collaboration with these researchers spans multiple investigations across molecular signaling and cellular biology.

Seger has published extensively in several journals, particularly the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nature Metabolism, Cell Reports, Cell Communication and Signaling, and the Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine. These venues reflect a consistent focus on molecular and cellular biological research.

Best Publications

  • The MAPK signaling cascade.

    Rony Seger;Edwin G. Krebs

  • The extracellular signal-regulated kinase: Multiple substrates regulate diverse cellular functions

    Seunghee Yoon;Rony Seger

  • The MEK/ERK cascade: from signaling specificity to diverse functions.

    Yoav D. Shaul;Rony Seger

  • The MAPK cascades: Signaling components, nuclear roles and mechanisms of nuclear translocation

    Alexander Plotnikov;Eldar Zehorai;Shiri Procaccia;Rony Seger

  • Diversification of Neu differentiation factor and epidermal growth factor signaling by combinatorial receptor interactions.

    R Pinkas-Kramarski;L Soussan;H Waterman;G Levkowitz

  • ErbB-2 is a common auxiliary subunit of NDF and EGF receptors: implications for breast cancer

    D Karunagaran;E Tzahar;R R Beerli;X Chen

  • The MAP Kinase Signaling Cascades: A System of Hundreds of Components Regulates a Diverse Array of Physiological Functions

    Yonat Keshet;Rony Seger

  • Multiple components in an epidermal growth factor-stimulated protein kinase cascade. In vitro activation of a myelin basic protein/microtubule-associated protein 2 kinase.

    N G Ahn;R Seger;R L Bratlien;C D Diltz

  • The ERK cascade: a prototype of MAPK signaling.

    Hadara Rubinfeld;Rony Seger

  • Cross-talk between Akt, p53 and Mdm2: possible implications for the regulation of apoptosis

    Tanya M Gottlieb;Juan Fernando Martinez Leal;Rony Seger;Yoichi Taya

  • Vimentin-Dependent Spatial Translocation of an Activated MAP Kinase in Injured Nerve

    Eran Perlson;Shlomit Hanz;Keren Ben-Yaakov;Yael Segal-Ruder

  • The ERK Cascade: Distinct Functions within Various Subcellular Organelles.

    Inbal Wortzel;Rony Seger

  • Selective requirement for MAP kinase activation in thymocyte differentiation.

    Jose Alberola-lla;Jose Alberola-lla;Katherine A. Forbush;Katherine A. Forbush;Rony Seger;Rony Seger;Edwin G. Krebs

  • Purification and characterization of mitogen-activated protein kinase activator(s) from epidermal growth factor-stimulated A431 cells.

    Rony Seger;Natalie G. Ahn;James Posada;Erlynda S. Munar

  • Association of mitogen-activated protein kinase with the microtubule cytoskeleton.

    Alfred A. Reszka;Rony Seger;Curtis D. Diltz;Edwin G. Krebs

  • Taxol-induced apoptosis depends on MAP kinase pathways (ERK and p38) and is independent of p53.

    Sarah S. Bacus;Andrei V. Gudkov;Michael Lowe;Ljuba Lyass

  • Activation of MAPK cascades by G-protein-coupled receptors: the case of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor

    Zvi Naor;Outhiriaradjou Benard;Rony Seger

  • In Situ Activation Pattern of Drosophila EGF Receptor Pathway During Development

    Limor Gabay;Rony Seger;Ben-Zion Shilo

  • Mechanism of short-term ERK activation by electromagnetic fields at mobile phone frequencies

    Joseph Friedman;Sarah Kraus;Yirmi Hauptman;Yoni Schiff

  • Microtubule-associated protein 2 kinases, ERK1 and ERK2, undergo autophosphorylation on both tyrosine and threonine residues: Implications for their mechanism of activation

    Rony Seger;Natalie G. Ahn;Teri G. Boulton;George D. Yancopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Zvi Naor
Zvi Naor Tel Aviv University
Edwin G. Krebs
Edwin G. Krebs University of Washington
Yosef Yarden
Yosef Yarden Weizmann Institute of Science
Natalie G. Ahn
Natalie G. Ahn University of Colorado Boulder
Abraham Amsterdam
Abraham Amsterdam Weizmann Institute of Science
Jean S. Campbell
Jean S. Campbell University of Washington
Moshe Oren
Moshe Oren Weizmann Institute of Science
Lee M. Graves
Lee M. Graves University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yardena Samuels
Yardena Samuels Weizmann Institute of Science
Ben-Zion Shilo
Ben-Zion Shilo Weizmann Institute of Science

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