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Tomi P. Mäkelä

Tomi P. Mäkelä

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
65
Citations
20812
World Ranking
1650
National Ranking
6

Overview

Tomi P. Mäkelä is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad disciplines, their work addresses several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Engineering.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in high-impact journals and specialized venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Nature Communications
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Mäkelä's research topics cover a range of scientific interests such as:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequent co-authors collaborating on various projects with Mäkelä include Heiko Runz, Outi Tuovila, Anders Mälarstig, Terhi Kilpi, and Sally John. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary team approach across several aspects of environmental and genetic research.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Mäkelä showcase diverse research interests and contributions across scientific domains. These include:

  • The urban measurement station SMEAR III: Continuous monitoring of air pollution and surface-atmosphere interactions in Helsinki, Finland, published in 2024 in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Laboratory evaluation of particle-size selectivity of optical low-cost particulate matter sensors, published in 2020 in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells, published in 2020 in Nature
  • Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, published in 2023 in JAMA Cardiology
  • Evaluation of Methane Emissions Originating from LNG Ships Based on the Measurements at a Remote Marine Station, published in 2021 in Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Complexes between the LKB1 tumor suppressor, STRADα/β and MO25α/β are upstream kinases in the AMP-activated protein kinase cascade

    Simon A Hawley;Jérôme Boudeau;Jennifer L Reid;Kirsty J Mustard

  • LKB1 is a master kinase that activates 13 kinases of the AMPK subfamily, including MARK/PAR-1

    Jose M Lizcano;Olga Göransson;Rachel Toth;Maria Deak

  • Lymphatic endothelial reprogramming of vascular endothelial cells by the Prox-1 homeobox transcription factor

    Tatiana V. Petrova;Taija Mäkinen;Tomi P. Mäkelä;Janna Saarela

  • FGFR-4, a novel acidic fibroblast growth factor receptor with a distinct expression pattern.

    J Partanen;T P Mäkelä;E Eerola;J Korhonen

  • Association of Cdk-activating kinase subunits with transcription factor TFIIH

    Hiroaki Serizawa;Tomi P. Mäkelä;Joan Weliky Conaway;Ronald C. Conaway

  • A novel endothelial cell surface receptor tyrosine kinase with extracellular epidermal growth factor homology domains.

    J Partanen;E Armstrong;T P Mäkelä;J Korhonen

  • Altered cell cycle kinetics, gene expression, and G1 restriction point regulation in Rb-deficient fibroblasts.

    R E Herrera;V P Sah;B O Williams;T P Mäkelä

  • Integrated network analysis platform for protein-protein interactions

    Jianmin Wu;Tea Vallenius;Kristian Ovaska;Jukka Westermarck;Jukka Westermarck

  • A cyclin associated with the CDK-activating kinase MO15

    Tomi P. Mäkelä;Jean-Pierre Tassan;Jean-Pierre Tassan;Erich A. Nigg;Erich A. Nigg;Séverine Frutiger;Séverine Frutiger

  • Growth suppression by Lkb1 is mediated by a G1 cell cycle arrest

    Marianne Tiainen;Antti Ylikorkala;Tomi P. Mäkelä

  • Vascular abnormalities and deregulation of VEGF in Lkb1-deficient mice

    Antti Ylikorkala;Derrick J. Rossi;Nina Korsisaari;Keijo Luukko

  • PKA phosphorylates and inactivates AMPKα to promote efficient lipolysis

    Nabil Djouder;Roland D Tuerk;Marianne Suter;Paolo Salvioni

  • BRCT domain-containing protein TopBP1 functions in DNA replication and damage response.

    Minna Mäkiniemi;Tomi Hillukkala;Jussi Tuusa;Kaarina Reini

  • p21 inhibits Thr161 phosphorylation of Cdc2 to enforce the G2 DNA damage checkpoint

    Veronique A.J. Smits;Rob Klompmaker;Tea Vallenius;Gert Rijksen

  • Requirement for TFIIH kinase activity in transcription by RNA polymerase II

    Sasha Akoulitchev;Tomi P. Mäkelä;Robert A. Weinberg;Danny Reinberg

  • Growth arrest by the LKB1 tumor suppressor: induction of p21WAF1/CIP1

    Marianne Tiainen;Kari Vaahtomeri;Antti Ylikorkala;Tomi P. Mäkelä

  • Putative tyrosine kinases expressed in K-562 human leukemia cells.

    Juha Partanen;Tomi Mäkelä;Riitta Alitalo;H Lehvaslaiho

  • CLP-36 PDZ-LIM protein associates with nonmuscle alpha-actinin-1 and alpha-actinin-4.

    Tea Kaarina Vallenius;Keijo Luukko;Tomi Mäkelä

  • The apoptotic v-cyclin–CDK6 complex phosphorylates and inactivates Bcl-2

    Päivi M. Ojala;Päivi M. Ojala;Kazuhito Yamamoto;Kazuhito Yamamoto;Esmeralda Castaños-Vélez;Peter Biberfeld

  • Gene encoding a new RING-B-box-Coiled-coil protein is mutated in mulibrey nanism.

    Kristiina Avela;Marita Lipsanen-Nyman;Niina Idänheimo;Eva Seemanová

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Ari Ristimäki
Ari Ristimäki University of Helsinki
Derrick J. Rossi
Derrick J. Rossi Harvard University
Juha Partanen
Juha Partanen University of Helsinki
Kalle Saksela
Kalle Saksela University of Helsinki
Leif C. Andersson
Leif C. Andersson University of Helsinki
Mark Henkemeyer
Mark Henkemeyer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki

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