What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His primary areas of investigation include G protein, RGS9, Biophysics, Cell biology and Transducin.
His G protein study deals with Rhodopsin intersecting with G protein-coupled receptor and Signal transduction.
His studies deal with areas such as RGS Proteins, Heterotrimeric G protein, RGS17 and Molecular biology as well as RGS9.
His Biophysics study incorporates themes from Membrane channel and Calcium channel.
His work carried out in the field of Cell biology brings together such families of science as Voltage-dependent calcium channel, Exocytosis, Endocytosis, Receptor-mediated endocytosis and Neurotransmission.
Theodore G. Wensel has researched Transducin in several fields, including Phosphodiesterase and GTPase.
His most cited work include:
- RGS9, a GTPase Accelerator for Phototransduction (328 citations)
- Segmental flexibility and complement fixation of genetically engineered chimeric human, rabbit and mouse antibodies. (248 citations)
- Structural determinants for regulation of phosphodiesterase by a G protein at 2.0 Å (233 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell biology, Biophysics, Rhodopsin, G protein and Biochemistry.
His Cell biology research incorporates elements of Retina and Retinal.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Crystallography, Membrane, Protein subunit and Transient receptor potential channel.
His research on Rhodopsin also deals with topics like
- Molecular biology which intersects with area such as Gene,
- Retinitis pigmentosa that connect with fields like Mutation.
His G protein study combines topics in areas such as GTPase and Effector.
He combines subjects such as Gamma subunit, Heterotrimeric G protein, Phosphodiesterase, GTP' and Visual phototransduction with his study of Transducin.
He most often published in these fields:
- Cell biology (37.44%)
- Biophysics (21.00%)
- Rhodopsin (17.81%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?
- Cell biology (37.44%)
- Biophysics (21.00%)
- Retinal degeneration (7.76%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Theodore G. Wensel mainly investigates Cell biology, Biophysics, Retinal degeneration, Cilium and Connecting cilium.
He studies Cell biology, namely Endosome.
His Biophysics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Transient receptor potential channel, G protein and Effector.
His study looks at the relationship between Effector and topics such as Conformational change, which overlap with Transducin.
His Retinal degeneration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Rhodopsin, Stop codon and Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate.
He works mostly in the field of Cryo-electron microscopy, limiting it down to concerns involving Visual phototransduction and, occasionally, GTPase, RGS9, Regulator of G protein signaling and Heterotrimeric G protein.
Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The Retromer Complex Is Required for Rhodopsin Recycling and Its Loss Leads to Photoreceptor Degeneration (56 citations)
- Timing Is Everything: GTPase Regulation in Phototransduction (33 citations)
- Structural and molecular bases of rod photoreceptor morphogenesis and disease. (28 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Theodore G. Wensel spends much of his time researching Cell biology, Genetics, G protein, Biochemistry and Biophysics.
His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Retinal degeneration, Rhodopsin and Genetic model.
Theodore G. Wensel studied Genetics and Computational biology that intersect with Gene expression profiling, Transcriptome, Proteomics, Proteomic Profiling and Protein subcellular localization prediction.
Theodore G. Wensel works in the field of G protein, namely Transducin.
The Biophysics study combines topics in areas such as Coupling, Transient receptor potential channel and Membrane protein.
Theodore G. Wensel interconnects GTPase, RGS9, Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain, Regulator of G protein signaling and Heterotrimeric G protein in the investigation of issues within Visual phototransduction.
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