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h-index: 32
Works: 85
Citations: 3,707

Most-cited papers

The motor protein myosin-I produces its working stroke in two steps
C. Veigel, L. M. Coluccio, J. Jontes, J. Sparrow +2 more
1999Nature317 citations
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The stiffness of rabbit skeletal actomyosin cross-bridges determined with an optical tweezers transducer.
C. Veigel, M. Bartoo, D. White, J. Sparrow +1 more
1998Biophysical Journal234 citations Open access
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Muscle disease caused by mutations in the skeletal muscle alpha-actin gene (ACTA1).
J. Sparrow, K. Nowak, H. Durling, A. Beggs +4 more
2003Neuromuscular Disorders222 citations
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Mutations and Polymorphisms of the Skeletal Muscle α-Actin Gene (ACTA1)
N. Laing, D. Dye, C. Wallgren-Pettersson, G. Richard +10 more
2009Human Mutation204 citations Open access
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The initial steps of myofibril assembly: integrins pave the way
J. Sparrow, Frieder Schöck
2009Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology203 citations
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Arthrin, a myofibrillar protein of insect flight muscle, is an actin-ubiquitin conjugate.
E. Ball, Christine C. Karlik, C. Beall, D. Saville +3 more
1987Cell187 citations
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Actin mutations are one cause of congenital fibre type disproportion
N. Laing, N. Clarke, D. E. Dye, K. Liyanage +9 more
2004Annals of Neurology153 citations
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Neuromuscular organization and aminergic modulation of contractions in the Drosophila ovary
C. Middleton, Upendra Nongthomba, Katherine Parry, S. Sweeney +2 more
2006BMC Biology152 citations Open access
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Characterisation of missense mutations in the Act88F gene of Drosophila melanogaster
D. Drummond, E. Hennessey, J. Sparrow
1991Molecular and General Genetics MGG119 citations
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Contractility of single human dermal myofibroblasts and fibroblasts.
L. Wrobel, T. Fray, J. Molloy, Julian J. Adams +2 more
2002Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton108 citations
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Single-molecule mechanics of heavy meromyosin and S1 interacting with rabbit or Drosophila actins using optical tweezers.
J. Molloy, J. Burns, J. Sparrow, R. Tregear +2 more
1995Biophysical Journal103 citations
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Physiological properties of the dorsal longitudinal flight muscle and the tergal depressor of the trochanter muscle ofDrosophila melanogaster
M. Peckham, J. Molloy, J. Sparrow, D. White
1990Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility100 citations
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Suppression of muscle hypercontraction by mutations in the myosin heavy chain gene of Drosophila melanogaster.
Upendra Nongthomba, M. Cummins, S. Clark, J. Vigoreaux +1 more
2003Genetics81 citations
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Alternative Exon-encoded Regions of Drosophila Myosin Heavy Chain Modulate ATPase Rates and Actin Sliding Velocity*
D. Swank, M. Bartoo, A. Knowles, C. Iliffe +3 more
2001Journal of Biological Chemistry77 citations Open access
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Interaction of troponin-H and glutathione S-transferase-2 in the indirect flight muscles of Drosophila melanogaster
J. Clayton, Richard M. Cripps, J. Sparrow, B. Bullard
1998Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility69 citations
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The function of the M-line protein obscurin in controlling the symmetry of the sarcomere in the flight muscle of Drosophila
Anja Katzemich, Nina Kreisköther, Alexander Alexandrovich, Christopher Elliott +4 more
2012Journal of Cell Science64 citations Open access
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Troponin I is required for myofibrillogenesis and sarcomere formation in Drosophila flight muscle
Upendra Nongthomba, S. Clark, M. Cummins, M. Ansari +2 more
2004Journal of Cell Science64 citations
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A spectrophotometric assay for Drosophila dopa decarboxylase.
Allen F. Sherald, J. Sparrow, T. R. Wright
1973Analytical Biochemistry61 citations
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Alteration in crossbridge kinetics caused by mutations in actin
D. Drummond, M. Peckham, J. Sparrow, D. White
1990Nature60 citations
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Distance and force production during jumping in wild-type and mutant Drosophila melanogaster
Nina Zumstein, O. Forman, Upendra Nongthomba, J. Sparrow +1 more
2004Journal of Experimental Biology59 citations
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Aberrant Splicing of an Alternative Exon in the Drosophila Troponin-T Gene Affects Flight Muscle Development
Upendra Nongthomba, M. Ansari, Divesh Thimmaiya, M. Stark +1 more
2007Genetics58 citations Open access
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Actin Residue Glu93 Is Identified as an Amino Acid Affecting Myosin Binding*
A. Razzaq, Stephan Schmitz, C. Veigel, J. Molloy +2 more
1999Journal of Biological Chemistry58 citations Open access
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Molecular motors: force and movement generated by single myosin II molecules.
Caspar Rüegg, C. Veigel, J. Molloy, Stephan Schmitz +2 more
2002News in Physiological Sciences - NIPS55 citations
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Intranuclear rod myopathy: molecular pathogenesis and mechanisms of weakness
Ana Domazetovska, B. Ilkovski, Vikash Kumar, Valentina A. Valova +7 more
2007Annals of Neurology53 citations
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Tropomyosin and Troponin Regulation of Wild Type and E93K Mutant Actin Filaments from Drosophila Flight Muscle
W. Bing, A. Razzaq, J. Sparrow, Steven B Marston
1998Journal of Biological Chemistry50 citations Open access
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Expression and function of the Drosophila ACT88F actin isoform is not restricted to the indirect flight muscles
Upendra Nongthomba, Sara Pasalodos-Sanchez, S. Clark, J. Clayton +1 more
2004Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility48 citations
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DAAM Is Required for Thin Filament Formation and Sarcomerogenesis during Muscle Development in Drosophila
Imre Molnár, E. Migh, Szilárd Szikora, T. Kalmár +11 more
2014PLoS Genetics44 citations Open access
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A tropomyosin-2 mutation suppresses a troponin I myopathy in Drosophila.
B. Naimi, Andrew Harrison, M. Cummins, Upendra Nongthomba +4 more
2001Molecular Biology of the Cell42 citations Open access
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Drosophila muscle regulation characterized by electron microscopy and three-dimensional reconstruction of thin filament mutants.
A. Cammarato, V. Hatch, J. Saide, R. Craig +3 more
2004Biophysical Journal41 citations Open access
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Myosin isoform switching during assembly of the Drosophila flight muscle thick filament lattice
Zacharias Orfanos, J. Sparrow
2013Journal of Cell Science39 citations
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Sallimus and the dynamics of sarcomere assembly in Drosophila flight muscles.
Zacharias Orfanos, K. Leonard, Christopher Elliott, Anja Katzemich +2 more
2015Journal of Molecular Biology34 citations
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Binding partners of the kinase domains in Drosophila obscurin and their effect on the structure of the flight muscle
Anja Katzemich, Ryan J H West, A. Fukuzawa, S. Sweeney +3 more
2015Journal of Cell Science32 citations Open access
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Actomyosin kinetics and in vitro motility of wild-type Drosophila actin and the effects of two mutations in the Act88F gene.
M. Anson, D. Drummond, M. Geeves, E. Hennessey +2 more
1995Biophysical Journal32 citations Open access
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Pupation in drosophila melanogaster and the effect of the Lethalcryptocephal mutation
Colin G. Chadfield, J. Sparrow
198432 citations
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Structural Comparisons of Muscle and Nonmuscle Actins Give Insights Into the Evolution of Their Functional Differences
N. Mounier, J. Sparrow
1997Journal of Molecular Evolution31 citations
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Drosophila ACT88F indirect flight muscle-specific actin is not N-terminally acetylated: a mutation in N-terminal processing affects actin function.
Stephan Schmitz, Jonathan C. Clayton, Upendra Nongthomba, H. Prinz +3 more
2000Journal of Molecular Biology30 citations
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Drosophila indirect flight muscle specific Act88F actin mutants as a model system for studying congenital myopathies of the human ACTA1 skeletal muscle actin gene.
S. E. Haigh, Sheetal S. Salvi, M. Sevdali, M. Stark +5 more
2010Neuromuscular Disorders28 citations
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Structural studies of arthrin: monoubiquitinated actin.
S. Burgess, M. Walker, P. Knight, J. Sparrow +6 more
2004Journal of Molecular Biology28 citations
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Nemaline myopathy with stiffness and hypertonia associated with an ACTA1 mutation
R. Jain, S. Jayawant, W. Squier, F. Muntoni +11 more
2012Neurology27 citations
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The structural role of high molecular weight tropomyosins in dipteran indirect flight muscle and the effect of phosphorylation
Jesús Mateos, R. Herranz, A. Domingo, J. Sparrow +1 more
2006Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility25 citations Open access
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Protein engineering and the study of muscle contraction in Drosophila flight muscles
J. Sparrow, D. Drummond, M. Peckham, E. Hennessey +1 more
1991Journal of Cell Science23 citations
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Other model organisms for sarcomeric muscle diseases
J. Sparrow, S. Hughes, L. Ségalat
2008Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology22 citations Open access
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A mutation affecting larval muscle development in Drosophila melanogaster
E. Ball, S. Ball, J. Sparrow
198520 citations
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Isolation and kinetic characterisation of myosin and myosin S1 from the Drosophila indirect flight muscles
R. Silva, J. Sparrow, M. Geeves
2004Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility19 citations
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Human congenital myopathy actin mutants cause myopathy and alter Z-disc structure in Drosophila flight muscle.
M. Sevdali, Vikash Kumar, M. Peckham, J. Sparrow
2013Neuromuscular Disorders18 citations
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The function of the M-line protein obscurin in controlling the symmetry of the sarcomere in the flight muscle of Drosophila
Anja Katzemich, Nina Kreisköther, Alexander Alexandrovich, Christopher Elliott +4 more
2012Journal of Cell Science18 citations
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The selection for mutants in Drosophila melanogaster hypersensitive to α-methyl dopa, a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor
J. Sparrow, T. R. Wright
1974Molecular and General Genetics MGG17 citations
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In vivo measurement of muscle output in intact Drosophila.
C. Elliott, J. Sparrow
2012Methods14 citations
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Fetal akinesia caused by a novel actin filament aggregate myopathy skeletal muscle actin gene (ACTA1) mutation.
W. Stenzel, S. Prokop, W. Kress, S. Huppmann +6 more
2010Neuromuscular Disorders14 citations
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Direct Measurement of the Performance of the Drosophila Jump Muscle in Whole Flies
C. Elliott, Holly L Brunger, M. Stark, J. Sparrow
2007Fly14 citations Open access
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