W. James Nelson

W. James Nelson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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W. James Nelson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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Research.com Recognitions

• 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Best Publications

• Convergence of Wnt, ß-Catenin, and Cadherin Pathways

  W. James Nelson;Roel Nusse

  3352
  Citations

• Adherens and tight junctions: structure, function and connections to the actin cytoskeleton.

  Andrea Hartsock;W. James Nelson

  1922
  Citations

• Cadherins in development: cell adhesion, sorting, and tissue morphogenesis

  Jennifer M. Halbleib;W. James Nelson

  1384
  Citations

• Origins of Cell Polarity

  David G Drubin;W.James Nelson

  1315
  Citations

• Deconstructing the Cadherin-Catenin-Actin Complex

  Soichiro Yamada;Sabine Pokutta;Frauke Drees;William I. Weis

  1266
  Citations

• α-Catenin Is a Molecular Switch that Binds E-Cadherin-β-Catenin and Regulates Actin-Filament Assembly

  Frauke Drees;Sabine Pokutta;Soichiro Yamada;W. James Nelson

  1249
  Citations

• Adaptation of core mechanisms to generate cell polarity

  W. James Nelson

  1005
  Citations

• THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ARMADILLO REPEAT REGION OF BETA -CATENIN

  A H Huber;W J Nelson;W I Weis

  958
  Citations

• Disruption of the Epithelial Apical-Junctional Complex by Helicobacter pylori CagA

  Manuel R. Amieva;Roger Vogelmann;Antonello Covacci;Lucy S. Tompkins

  938
  Citations

• New Perspectives on Mechanisms Involved in Generating Epithelial Cell Polarity

  Charles Yeaman;Kent K. Grindstaff;W. James Nelson

  765
  Citations

• Mechanisms of Epithelial Cell–Cell Adhesion and Cell Compaction Revealed by High-resolution Tracking of E-Cadherin– Green Fluorescent Protein

  Cynthia L. Adams;Yih-Tai Chen;Stephen J Smith;W. James Nelson

  746
  Citations

• Cadherins, catenins and APC protein: interplay between cytoskeletal complexes and signaling pathways

  Angela Im Barth;Inke S Näthke;W James Nelson

  707
  Citations

• Coordinated protein sorting, targeting and distribution in polarized cells.

  Ira Mellman;W. James Nelson

  679
  Citations

• E-cadherin is under constitutive actomyosin-generated tension that is increased at cell–cell contacts upon externally applied stretch

  Nicolas Borghi;Maria Sorokina;Olga G. Shcherbakova;William I. Weis

  636
  Citations

• The minimal cadherin-catenin complex binds to actin filaments under force

  Craig D. Buckley;Jiongyi Tan;Karen L. Anderson;Dorit Hanein

  635
  Citations

• Sec6/8 Complex Is Recruited to Cell–Cell Contacts and Specifies Transport Vesicle Delivery to the Basal-Lateral Membrane in Epithelial Cells

  Kent K Grindstaff;Charles Yeaman;Niroshana Anandasabapathy;Shu-Chan Hsu

  625
  Citations

• Novel function of the cell adhesion molecule uvomorulin as an inducer of cell surface polarity

  Helen McNeill;Masayuki Ozawa;Rolf Kemler;W.James Nelson

  574
  Citations

• A Septin Diffusion Barrier at the Base of the Primary Cilium Maintains Ciliary Membrane Protein Distribution

  Qicong Hu;Ljiljana Milenkovic;Ljiljana Milenkovic;Hua Jin;Matthew P. Scott

  564
  Citations

• Localized zones of Rho and Rac activities drive initiation and expansion of epithelial cell–cell adhesion

  Soichiro Yamada;W. James Nelson

  561
  Citations

• Regulation of cell-cell adhesion by the cadherin-catenin complex.

  W. James Nelson

  531
  Citations