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Sally Kornbluth

Sally Kornbluth

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
68
Citations
14781
World Ranking
1527
National Ranking
773

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sally Kornbluth is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, with a specialized interest in mitochondrial function and pathology.

Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Their contributions to research are documented through papers published mainly in the UNC Libraries venue. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Regulation of mitochondrial morphology by APC/C Cdh1 -mediated control of Drp1 stability" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "A Role for Cdc2- and PP2A-Mediated Regulation of Emi2 in the Maintenance of CSF Arrest" (2020, UNC Libraries)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sally Kornbluth are:

  • Christopher D. Freel
  • Wanli Tang
  • Sarah R. Horn
  • Michael J. Thomenius
  • Erika Segear Johnson

In recognition of their contributions to science and medicine, the scientist has received several distinctions. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2018)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2010)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring cell death in higher eukaryotes

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • Cellular Mechanisms Controlling Caspase Activation and Function

    Amanda B. Parrish;Christopher D. Freel;Sally Kornbluth

  • Matrix nanotopography as a regulator of cell function

    Deok Ho Kim;Paolo P. Provenzano;Chris L. Smith;Andre Levchenko

  • Caspases and Kinases in a Death Grip

    Manabu Kurokawa;Sally Kornbluth

  • Apoptosis Induction by Caspase-8 Is Amplified through the Mitochondrial Release of Cytochrome c

    Tomomi Kuwana;Jesse J. Smith;Marta Muzio;Vishva Dixit

  • Cyclin-binding motifs are essential for the function of p21CIP1.

    Junjie Chen;Partha Saha;Sally Kornbluth;Brian D. Dynlacht

  • REGULATORY ROLES OF CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE PHOSPHORYLATION IN CELL CYCLE CONTROL

    Daniel J Lew;Sally Kornbluth

  • Control of cyclin B1 localization through regulated binding of the nuclear export factor CRM1.

    Jing Yang;Elaine S.G. Bardes;Jonathan D. Moore;Jennifer Brennan

  • Maintenance of G2 arrest in the Xenopus oocyte: a role for 14-3-3-mediated inhibition of Cdc25 nuclear import.

    Jing Yang;Katharine Winkler;Minoru Yoshida;Sally Kornbluth

  • The Apoptosome: Physiological, Developmental, and Pathological Modes of Regulation

    Zachary T. Schafer;Sally Kornbluth

  • Metabolic regulation of oocyte cell death through the CaMKII-mediated phosphorylation of caspase-2.

    Leta K. Nutt;Seth S. Margolis;Mette Jensen;Catherine E. Herman

  • Nuclear Import of Cdk/Cyclin Complexes: Identification of Distinct Mechanisms for Import of Cdk2/Cyclin E and Cdc2/Cyclin B1

    Jonathan D. Moore;Jing Yang;Ray Truant;Sally Kornbluth

  • PP1-mediated dephosphorylation of phosphoproteins at mitotic exit is controlled by inhibitor-1 and PP1 phosphorylation.

    Judy Qiju Wu;Jessie Yanxiang Guo;Wanli Tang;Chih-Sheng Yang

  • The mitotic peptidyl‐prolyl isomerase, Pin1, interacts with Cdc25 and Plx1

    Donna G. Crenshaw;Jing Yang;Anthony R. Means;Sally Kornbluth

  • Negative Regulation of DNA Replication by the Retinoblastoma Protein Is Mediated by Its Association with MCM7

    Jacqueline M. Sterner;Susan Dew-Knight;Christine Musahl;Sally Kornbluth

  • Reaper eliminates IAP proteins through stimulated IAP degradation and generalized translational inhibition.

    Christopher L. Holley;Michael R. Olson;Daniel A. Colón-Ramos;Sally Kornbluth

  • Mcm10 and And-1/CTF4 recruit DNA polymerase α to chromatin for initiation of DNA replication

    Wenge Zhu;Chinweike Ukomadu;Sudhakar Jha;Takeshi Senga

  • The engine driving the ship: metabolic steering of cell proliferation and death.

    Marisa R. Buchakjian;Sally Kornbluth

  • Role for the PP2A/B56δ Phosphatase in Regulating 14-3-3 Release from Cdc25 to Control Mitosis

    Seth S. Margolis;Jennifer A. Perry;Craig M. Forester;Leta K. Nutt

  • Novel tyrosine kinase identified by phosphotyrosine antibody screening of cDNA libraries.

    S Kornbluth;K E Paulson;H Hanafusa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidesaburo Hanafusa
Hidesaburo Hanafusa Osaka Bioscience Institute
John W. Newport
John W. Newport University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey C. Rathmell
Jeffrey C. Rathmell Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peter K. Jackson
Peter K. Jackson Stanford University
Mohanish Deshmukh
Mohanish Deshmukh University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
J. Marie Hardwick
J. Marie Hardwick Johns Hopkins University
Mary Dasso
Mary Dasso National Institutes of Health
William G. Dunphy
William G. Dunphy California Institute of Technology
Minoru Yoshida
Minoru Yoshida University of Tokyo
Xiao-Fan Wang
Xiao-Fan Wang Duke University

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