Ronald C. Wek - Concepedia

Author

Ronald C. Wek

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis ORCID

Also Known As

Islam, A. F. M., R C Wek, R. C. WEK, R. C. Wek, R. Wek, R.C. Wek, Ron C. Wek, Ron Wek, Ronald A. Wek, Ronald C Wek

283

Publications

23.4K

Citations

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139

Concepts

All Affiliations

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Indiana University School of Medicine Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Indiana University Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

About

Ronald C. Wek is an author at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis specializing in medicine, cell biology, and cell signaling.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	41	62	6.3K
2	Natural Sciences	28	37	3.9K
3	Social Sciences	4	4	396
4	Health Sciences	2	2	271
5	Engineering	1	1	129

Ronald C. Wek

140

Publications

17.1K

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	Year	Citations
Reinitiation involving upstream ORFs regulates <i>ATF4</i> mRNA translation in mammalian cells Krishna M. Vattem, Ronald C. Wek Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences	2004	1.7K
Coping with stress: eIF2 kinases and translational control Ronald C. Wek, Hao Jiang, Tracy G. Anthony Biochemical Society Transactions	2006	1.3K
Phosphorylation of initiation factor 2α by protein kinase GCN2 mediates gene-specific translational control of GCN4 in yeast Thomas Dever, Lan Feng, Ronald C. Wek, Cell Signal TransductionCell RegulationNatural SciencesInitiation Factor 2αMolecular Biology	1992	805
Identification and Characterization of Pancreatic Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 α-Subunit Kinase, PEK, Involved in Translational Control Yuguang Shi, Krishna M. Vattem, Ruchira Sood, Molecular and Cellular Biology	1998	767
Activating Transcription Factor 3 Is Integral to the Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Kinase Stress Response Hao-Yuan Jiang, Sheree A. Wek, Barbara C. McGrath, Molecular and Cellular Biology Environmental StressMolecular RegulationCell DeathTranscription Factor 3Transcriptional Regulation	2004	500
The Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase-Related Sequence in the eIF-2α Protein Kinase GCN2 Interacts with tRNA and Is Required for Activation in Response to Starvation for Different Amino Acids Sheree A. Wek, Shuhao Zhu, Ronald C. Wek Molecular and Cellular Biology	1995	488
The GCN2 eIF2α Kinase Is Required for Adaptation to Amino Acid Deprivation in Mice Peichuan Zhang, Barbara C. McGrath, Jamie Reinert, Molecular and Cellular Biology	2002	430
Phosphorylation of eIF2 Facilitates Ribosomal Bypass of an Inhibitory Upstream ORF to Enhance CHOP Translation Lakshmi Reddy Palam, T. Baird, Ronald C. Wek Journal of Biological Chemistry	2011	422
Phosphorylation of the α Subunit of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Is Required for Activation of NF-κB in Response to Diverse Cellular Stresses Hao-Yuan Jiang, Sheree A. Wek, Barbara C. McGrath, Molecular and Cellular Biology Molecular RegulationMolecular BiologyCellular PhysiologyInflammationTranscriptional Regulation	2003	420
The eIF2 kinase PERK and the integrated stress response facilitate activation of ATF6 during endoplasmic reticulum stress Brian F. Teske, Sheree A. Wek, Piyawan Bunpo, Molecular Biology of the Cell	2011	383

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