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447

Overview

Ross Jakes is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. This institution is well known for its contributions to molecular biology and biomedical research, providing a scientific environment conducive to advanced study and experimentation.

There is limited publicly available detailed data regarding their research topics, publications, or collaborations. No specific papers, co-authors, or publication venues have been documented for Ross Jakes, which restricts the ability to map their precise areas of expertise or recent scientific output.

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Given Ross Jakes's affiliation with a major research laboratory, it is plausible that their work involves collaborative or interdisciplinary projects commonly found in molecular biology research settings. However, without explicit details, it is not possible to specify the exact nature or scope of their scientific activities.

Best Publications

  • Alpha-synuclein in Lewy bodies.

    Maria Grazia Spillantini;Marie Luise Schmidt;Virginia M.-Y. Lee;John Q. Trojanowski

  • α-Synuclein in filamentous inclusions of Lewy bodies from Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

    M G Spillantini;R A Crowther;R Jakes;M Hasegawa

  • Multiple isoforms of human microtubule-associated protein tau: sequences and localization in neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease

    M. Goedert;M.G. Spillantini;R. Jakes;D. Rutherford

  • Identification of two distinct synucleins from human brain

    Ross Jakes;Maria Grazia Spillantini;Michel Goedert

  • Assembly of microtubule-associated protein tau into Alzheimer-like filaments induced by sulphated glycosaminoglycans

    M. Goedert;R. Jakes;M. G. Spillantini;M. G. Spillantini;M. Hasegawa

  • Filamentous α-synuclein inclusions link multiple system atrophy with Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

    M G Spillantini;R A Crowther;R Jakes;N J Cairns

  • Isolation of a fragment of tau derived from the core of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease

    C M Wischik;M Novak;H C Thøgersen;P C Edwards

  • Expression of separate isoforms of human tau protein: correlation with the tau pattern in brain and effects on tubulin polymerization.

    M. Goedert;R. Jakes

  • Abnormal tau phosphorylation at Ser396 in Alzheimer's disease recapitulates development and contributes to reduced microtubule binding.

    Gregory T. Bramblett;Michel Goedert;Ross Jakes;Sandra E. Merrick

  • Fiber diffraction of synthetic alpha-synuclein filaments shows amyloid-like cross-beta conformation.

    L C Serpell;J Berriman;R Jakes;M Goedert

  • Abundant Tau Filaments and Nonapoptotic Neurodegeneration in Transgenic Mice Expressing Human P301S Tau Protein

    Bridget Allen;Esther Ingram;Masaki Takao;Michael J. Smith

  • Binding of alpha-synuclein to brain vesicles is abolished by familial Parkinson's disease mutation.

    Poul H. Jensen;Morten S. Nielsen;Ross Jakes;Carlos G. Dotti

  • The Synucleinopathies: Twenty Years On.

    Michel Goedert;Ross Jakes;Maria Grazia Spillantini

  • Monoclonal antibody AT8 recognises tau protein phosphorylated at both serine 202 and threonine 205

    M. Goedert;R. Jakes;E. Vanmechelen

  • Isoform-specific interactions of apolipoprotein E with microtubule-associated protein tau: implications for Alzheimer disease

    Warren J. Strittmatter;Ann M. Saunders;Michel Goedert;Karl H. Weisgraber

  • Biophysical Properties of the Synucleins and Their Propensities to Fibrillate INHIBITION OF α-SYNUCLEIN ASSEMBLY BY β- AND γ-SYNUCLEINS

    Vladimir N. Uversky;Vladimir N. Uversky;Jie Li;Pierre Souillac;Ian S. Millett

  • Cingulin, a new peripheral component of tight junctions.

    Sandra Citi;Sandra Citi;Helena Sabanay;Ross Jakes;Benjamin Geiger

  • Activation of the novel stress-activated protein kinase SAPK4 by cytokines and cellular stresses is mediated by SKK3 (MKK6); comparison of its substrate specificity with that of other SAP kinases

    Michel Goedert;Ana Cuenda;Molly Craxton;Ross Jakes

  • The abnormal phosphorylation of tau protein at Ser-202 in Alzheimer disease recapitulates phosphorylation during development.

    M. Goedert;R. Jakes;R. A. Crowther;J. Six

  • Hypothesis: Microtubule Instability and Paired Helical Filament Formation in the Alzheimer Disease Brain Are Related to Apolipoprotein E Genotype

    Warren J. Strittmatter;Karl H. Weisgraber;Michel Goedert;Ann M. Saunders

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Goedert
Michel Goedert MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Maria Grazia Spillantini
Maria Grazia Spillantini University of Cambridge
R. Anthony Crowther
R. Anthony Crowther MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Philip Cohen
Philip Cohen University of Dundee
Masato Hasegawa
Masato Hasegawa Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
John Kendrick-Jones
John Kendrick-Jones MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Virginia M.-Y. Lee
Virginia M.-Y. Lee University of Pennsylvania
John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
William G. Honer
William G. Honer University of British Columbia
Paul Matsudaira
Paul Matsudaira National University of Singapore

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