What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
Her main research concerns Cell biology, Biochemistry, Oxysterol-binding protein, OSBP and Molecular biology.
Her research in Cell biology intersects with topics in Endocytic cycle, Epithelial polarity and Cell membrane.
She specializes in Oxysterol-binding protein, namely Oxysterol binding.
Her Oxysterol binding research includes themes of Lipogenesis, Sterol binding, Pleckstrin homology domain and Downregulation and upregulation.
Her OSBP research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cell culture, Gene knockdown, Poliovirus, PI4KB and Coxsackievirus.
Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Complementary DNA, Palmitoyl protein thioesterase, Cystovirus and Infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
Her most cited work include:
- The Rab GTPase family (582 citations)
- Obesity-induced overexpression of miRNA-143 inhibits insulin-stimulated AKT activation and impairs glucose metabolism (367 citations)
- Activation of endosomal dynein motors by stepwise assembly of Rab7–RILP–p150Glued, ORP1L, and the receptor βlll spectrin (363 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Biochemistry, Internal medicine, OSBP and Endocrinology.
Her Oxysterol-binding protein, Endoplasmic reticulum, Oxysterol binding, Endosome and Golgi apparatus study are her primary interests in Cell biology.
Vesa M. Olkkonen has researched Oxysterol-binding protein in several fields, including Liver X receptor, Oxysterol and Lipid droplet.
Her studies in Endoplasmic reticulum integrate themes in fields like Calcium, Phosphatidylserine, Molecular biology, Membrane and Organelle.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Endocytic cycle and Late endosome in addition to Endosome.
Vesa M. Olkkonen interconnects Membrane contact site, Sterol transport, Pleckstrin homology domain and Protein family in the investigation of issues within OSBP.
She most often published in these fields:
- Cell biology (63.13%)
- Biochemistry (31.87%)
- Internal medicine (30.94%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Cell biology (63.13%)
- OSBP (34.37%)
- Endocrinology (30.00%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Vesa M. Olkkonen mainly focuses on Cell biology, OSBP, Endocrinology, Internal medicine and Endoplasmic reticulum.
Her Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cell, Lipid metabolism and Membrane.
Her OSBP research integrates issues from CD34, Myeloid leukemia, Intracellular, Lipid droplet and Gq alpha subunit.
Her research investigates the connection between Endocrinology and topics such as Hepatocyte that intersect with problems in Fatty liver.
Her work on Golgi apparatus as part of general Endoplasmic reticulum study is frequently linked to Förster resonance energy transfer, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
Her Oxysterol-binding protein study incorporates themes from Cell signaling and Endosome.
Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- Molecular determinants of ER-Golgi contacts identified through a new FRET-FLIM system (44 citations)
- Molecular determinants of ER-Golgi contacts identified through a new FRET-FLIM system (44 citations)
- The activity of Sac1 across ER–TGN contact sites requires the four-phosphate-adaptor-protein-1 (33 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Cell biology, Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Drug development and Lipid droplet are her primary areas of study.
Her research integrates issues of Lipid metabolism, Glucose uptake and Adipocyte in her study of Cell biology.
Her study in the field of Oxysterol binding also crosses realms of Ceramide Transfer Protein and Förster resonance energy transfer.
Her studies deal with areas such as In vitro, Signal transducing adaptor protein, Secretion, Phosphatase and Kinase as well as Golgi apparatus.
Her Lipid droplet study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as OSBP.
Her work carried out in the field of Oxysterol-binding protein brings together such families of science as Endocytic cycle, Filipin, Endosome and Cytosol.
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