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Bruce Wightman | Researchclopedia

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Bruce Wightman

Muhlenberg College ORCID

30

Works

6,013

Citations

16

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19

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Research Topics

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Circadian rhythm and melatonin Spaceflight effects on biology

Affiliations

Harvard University1991–2004

In-Q-Tel2012–2012

Massachusetts General Hospital1991–1996

Muhlenberg College2000–2025

University of California, Berkeley1996–2000

Top Works

Posttranscriptional regulation of the heterochronic gene lin-14 by lin-4 mediates temporal pattern formation in C. elegans

Bruce Wightman,Ilho Ha,et al.

19934,218 citations

Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

A Transparent Window into Biology: A Primer on <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Ann K. Corsi,Bruce Wightman,et al.

2015567 citations

A bulged lin-4/lin-14 RNA duplex is sufficient for Caenorhabditis elegans lin-14 temporal gradient formation.

Ilho Ha,Bruce Wightman,et al.

1996233 citations

Negative regulatory sequences in the lin-14 3'-untranslated region are necessary to generate a temporal switch during Caenorhabditis elegans development.

Bruce Wightman,Thomas R. Bürglin,et al.

1991211 citations

Temporal regulation of lin-14 by the antagonistic action of two other heterochronic genes, lin-4 and lin-28.

Prema Arasu,Bruce Wightman,et al.

1991119 citations

The 20 years it took to recognize the importance of tiny RNAs

Gary Ruvkun,Bruce Wightman,et al.

2004107 citations

vab-8 Is a Key Regulator of Posteriorly Directed Migrations in C. elegans and Encodes a Novel Protein with Kinesin Motor Similarity

Fred W. Wolf,Ming‐Shiu Hung,et al.

199877 citations

Genes that guide growth cones along the <i>C. elegans</i> ventral nerve cord

Bruce Wightman,Renee Baran,et al.

199774 citations

The <i>C. elegans</i> gene <i>vab-8</i> guides posteriorly directed axon outgrowth and cell migration

Bruce Wightman,Scott G. Clark,et al.

199673 citations