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81
Citations
21144
World Ranking
3940
National Ranking
1944

Overview

Tom H. Stevens is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States and has contributed to research across multiple scientific disciplines. Their work spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Decision Sciences, with a focus on both fundamental biological processes and applied medical science.

The scientist's published papers cover a range of topics primarily related to molecular and cellular biology as well as medical biochemistry. Notable recent publications include:

  • Mutations in the V-ATPase Assembly Factor VMA21 Cause a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation With Autophagic Liver Disease, 2020, Hepatology
  • A new direction for Traffic, 2020, Traffic
  • A Modern and Hip Cause of Profound Hypercalcemia, 2024, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Their research consists of a broad coverage of topics such as ATP synthase and ATPases, which are essential in cellular energy metabolism. Studies on endoplasmic reticulum stress and related diseases also form a significant portion of their work, as do investigations into lipid metabolism and biosynthesis-a critical aspect of cellular function and human health.

In addition to core biochemical and medical subjects, Stevens integrates research themes in scientometrics and bibliometrics, scientific computing and data management, and complex network analysis techniques. These interdisciplinary approaches indicate a blend of biology-focused research with computational and analytical methods.

Frequent coauthors include M Serio, Laurie A. Graham, Angel Ashikov, Lars Elmann Larsen, and Kimiyo Raymond. Collaborative efforts with these researchers suggest multi-author contributions to the fields of liver disease, molecular trafficking, and metabolic disorders.

The scientist has published in a variety of journals, notably including:

  • Hepatology
  • Traffic
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Stevens' subfields of study detail expertise in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, statistics, probability, uncertainty, and information systems and management. This combination illustrates a breadth of knowledge extending from experimental biology to data-centric research approaches.

Best Publications

  • Morphological classification of the yeast vacuolar protein sorting mutants: evidence for a prevacuolar compartment in class E vps mutants.

    C K Raymond;I Howald-Stevenson;C A Vater;T H Stevens

  • Structure, function and regulation of the vacuolar (H+)-ATPase.

    Tom H. Stevens;Michael Forgac

  • Early stages in the yeast secretory pathway are required for transport of carboxypeptidase Y to the vacuole

    Tom Stevens;Brent Esmon;Randy Schekman

  • Protein splicing converts the yeast TFP1 gene product to the 69-kD subunit of the vacuolar H(+)-adenosine triphosphatase.

    Patricia M. Kane;Carl T. Yamashiro;David F Wolczyk;Norma Neff

  • Acidification of the lysosome-like vacuole and the vacuolar H+-ATPase are deficient in two yeast mutants that fail to sort vacuolar proteins.

    Joel H. Rothman;Carl T. Yamashiro;Christopher K. Raymond;Patricia M. Kane

  • Protein sorting in yeast: Mutants defective in vacuole biogenesis mislocalize vacuolar proteins into the late secretory pathway

    Joel H. Rothman;Tom H. Stevens

  • Methods for studying the yeast vacuole.

    Christopher J. Roberts;Christopher K. Raymond;Carl T. Yamashiro;Tom H. Stevens

  • PEP4 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes proteinase A, a vacuolar enzyme required for processing of vacuolar precursors.

    G Ammerer;C P Hunter;J H Rothman;G C Saari

  • VPS27 controls vacuolar and endocytic traffic through a prevacuolar compartment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Robert C. Piper;Antony A. Cooper;Hong Yang;Tom H. Stevens

  • Protein sorting in yeast: the localization determinant of yeast vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y resides in the propeptide.

    Luis A. Valls;Craig P. Hunter;Joel H. Rothman;Tom H. Stevens

  • Vps52p, Vps53p, and Vps54p Form a Novel Multisubunit Complex Required for Protein Sorting at the Yeast Late Golgi

    Elizabeth Conibear;Tom H. Stevens

  • Protein transport from the late Golgi to the vacuole in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Katherine Bowers;Tom H. Stevens

  • Vps10p cycles between the late-Golgi and prevacuolar compartments in its function as the sorting receptor for multiple yeast vacuolar hydrolases.

    Antony A. Cooper;Tom H. Stevens

  • Vacuole Biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Protein Transport Pathways to the Yeast Vacuole

    Nia J. Bryant;Tom H. Stevens

  • A putative GTP binding protein homologous to interferon-inducible Mx proteins performs an essential function in yeast protein sorting

    Joel H. Rothman;Christopher K. Raymond;Teresa Gilbert;Patrick J. O'Hara

  • Characterization of genes required for protein sorting and vacuolar function in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    J. H. Rothman;I. Howald;T. H. Stevens

  • The Yeast v-SNARE Vti1p Mediates Two Vesicle Transport Pathways through Interactions with the t-SNAREs Sed5p and Pep12p

    Gabriele Fischer von Mollard;Steven F. Nothwehr;Tom H. Stevens

  • The VPS1 protein, a homolog of dynamin required for vacuolar protein sorting in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a GTPase with two functionally separable domains.

    C A Vater;C K Raymond;K Ekena;I Howald-Stevenson

  • The amino-terminal domain of the vacuolar proton-translocating ATPase a subunit controls targeting and in vivo dissociation, and the carboxyl-terminal domain affects coupling of proton transport and ATP hydrolysis.

    Shoko Kawasaki-Nishi;Katherine Bowers;Tsuyoshi Nishi;Michael Forgac

  • STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF THE VACUOLAR

    Tom H. Stevens;Michael Forgac

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel H. Rothman
Joel H. Rothman University of California, Santa Barbara
Patricia M. Kane
Patricia M. Kane SUNY Upstate Medical University
Robert C. Piper
Robert C. Piper University of Iowa
Michael S. Marks
Michael S. Marks Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Trina A. Schroer
Trina A. Schroer Johns Hopkins University
Mark Marsh
Mark Marsh University College London
Michael Forgac
Michael Forgac Tufts University
Yasuhiro Anraku
Yasuhiro Anraku University of Tokyo
Joseph W. Thornton
Joseph W. Thornton University of Chicago
Joris A. Veltman
Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh

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