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RW

Ronald C. Wek

University of Indianapolis US

0000-0002-2087-5504

284

Publications

23,579

Citations

70

H-Index

162

i10-Index

2.33

2yr Mean Cite

-

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Most Cited Works

Regulated Translation Initiation Controls Stress-Induced Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells OA

Heather P. Harding, Isabel Novoa, Yuhong Zhang, Huiqing Zeng, Ronald C. Wek +2 more

Molecular Cell 2000

3,221

Reinitiation involving upstream ORFs regulates <i>ATF4</i> mRNA translation in mammalian cells OA

Krishna M. Vattem, Ronald C. Wek

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2004

1,695

Coping with stress: eIF2 kinases and translational control

Ronald C. Wek, Hao Jiang, Tracy G. Anthony

Biochemical Society Transactions 2006

1,289

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, A. Mark Cigan, Thomas F. Donahue +1 more

Cell 1992

809

Identification and Characterization of Pancreatic Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 α-Subunit Kinase, PEK, Involved in Translational Control OA

Yuguang Shi, Krishna M. Vattem, Ruchira Sood, Jie An, J. Liang +2 more

Molecular and Cellular Biology 1998

767

Publications

284 total

Role of eIF2α Kinases in Translational Control and Adaptation to Cellular Stress PDF

Ronald C. Wek - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2018

Cited by 545 OpenAlex

Upstream Open Reading Frames Differentially Regulate Gene-specific Translation in the Integrated Stress Response PDF

Sara K. Young, Ronald C. Wek - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016

Cited by 391 OpenAlex

Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Phosphorylation and Translational Control in Metabolism PDF

T. Baird, Ronald C. Wek - Advances in Nutrition, 2012

Cited by 479 OpenAlex

Phosphorylation of eIF2 Facilitates Ribosomal Bypass of an Inhibitory Upstream ORF to Enhance CHOP Translation PDF

Lakshmi Reddy Palam, T. Baird, Ronald C. Wek - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011

Cited by 426 OpenAlex

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, Judy K. Cundiff, Jeanette N. McClintick et al. - Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2011

Cited by 384 OpenAlex

Coping with stress: eIF2 kinases and translational control

Ronald C. Wek, Hao Jiang, Tracy G. Anthony - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2006

Cited by 1,289 OpenAlex

Coping with stress: eIF2 kinases and translational control

Hao-Yuan Jiang, Ronald C. Wek, Tracy G. Anthony - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2005

Cited by 516 OpenAlex

Reinitiation involving upstream ORFs regulates <i>ATF4</i> mRNA translation in mammalian cells PDF

Krishna M. Vattem, Ronald C. Wek - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004

Cited by 1,695 OpenAlex

Activating Transcription Factor 3 Is Integral to the Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Kinase Stress Response

Hao-Yuan Jiang, Sheree A. Wek, Barbara C. McGrath, Dan Lü, Tsonwin Hai et al. - Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2004

Cited by 502 OpenAlex

Phosphorylation of the α Subunit of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Is Required for Activation of NF-κB in Response to Diverse Cellular Stresses PDF

Hao-Yuan Jiang, Sheree A. Wek, Barbara C. McGrath, Donalyn Scheuner, Randal J. Kaufman et al. - Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2003

Cited by 422 OpenAlex

Research Topics

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (100) RNA regulation and disease (95) RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (53) RNA Research and Splicing (45) Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (32)

Frequent Co-Authors

SH

Sheree A. Wek

5 joint publications

KR

Krishna M. Vattem

3 joint publications

TR

Tracy G. Anthony

3 joint publications

BA

Barbara C. McGrath

3 joint publications

DO

Douglas R. Cavener

3 joint publications

HE

Heather P. Harding

2 joint publications

Affiliations

Indiana University Health

US 2025 - 2012

National Institutes of Health

US 1993 - 1990

Pennsylvania State University

US 2005 - 2005

University of Indianapolis

US 2026 - 2012

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

US 2025 - 2025

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