Valerie M. Weaver

Also affiliated with Broad Center, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicineEngineering

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Driven by 44 papers. Top paper: “A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts”.

A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Nature reviews. Cancer(2020)10.1038/s41568-019-0238-1

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9.0DataRank · unranked

3845 citations

Igor Astsaturov, Edna Cukierman, David G. DeNardo, Mikala Egeblad, Ronald M. Evans +24 more

Fibrosis and cancer: A strained relationship

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer(2020)10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188356

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0.980DataRank · unranked

688 citations

Mary-Kate Hayward, Valerie M. Weaver, Bram Piersma

Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth

Nature Cell Biology(2023)10.1038/s41556-023-01092-1

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0.818DataRank · unranked

232 citations

Di-Ao Liu, Lei Guan, Phyoe Kyawe Myint, LiKang Chin, Hien Dang +16 more

Adhesion-mediated mechanosignaling forces mitohormesis

Cell Metabolism(2021)10.1016/j.cmet.2021.04.017

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0.745DataRank · unranked

143 citations

Ryo Higuchi‐Sanabria, Greg A. Timblin, Breanna Ford, Carlos Garzón-Coral, Catherine P. Schneider +22 more

ECM dimensionality tunes actin tension to modulate endoplasmic reticulum function and spheroid phenotypes of mammary epithelial cells

The EMBO Journal(2022)10.15252/embj.2021109205

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0.723DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Guanqing Ou, Richard W. Tourdot, Connor Stashko, Guido Gaietta, Mark F. Swift +16 more

Targeting acid ceramidase inhibits YAP/TAZ signaling to reduce fibrosis in mice

Science Translational Medicine(2020)10.1126/scitranslmed.aay8798

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0.721DataRank · unranked

121 citations

Stephanie A. Christenson, Amy Yu, Nadia M.E. Ayad, Meghan Mooring, Joe M. Segal +28 more

Differential stiffness between brain vasculature and parenchyma promotes metastatic infiltration through vessel co-option

Nature Cell Biology(2024)10.1038/s41556-024-01532-6

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0.720DataRank · unranked

28 citations

Amy E. Stoddard, Bryan P. Sutherland, Olivia Courbot, Roger Oria, Linqing Li +10 more

A convolutional neural network STIFMap reveals associations between stromal stiffness and EMT in breast cancer

Nature Communications(2023)10.1038/s41467-023-39085-1

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0.609DataRank · unranked

57 citations

Mary-Kate Hayward, Jason J. Northey, Neil D. Pearson, Alastair Ironside, Johnathon N. Lakins +9 more

Uptake of tumor-derived microparticles induces metabolic reprogramming of macrophages in the early metastatic lung

Cell Reports(2023)10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112582

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0.464DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Ran You, Sophia Liang, Kevin M. Tharp, Joshua L. Pollack, Valerie M. Weaver +3 more

Programming the Self-Organization of Endothelial Cells into Perfusable Microvasculature

Tissue Engineering Part A(2022)10.1089/ten.tea.2022.0072

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0.385DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Vasudha Srivastava, Austin J. Graham, Maxwell C. Coyle, Connor Stashko, Valerie M. Weaver +2 more

A STAT3/integrin axis accelerates pancreatic cancer initiation and progression

Cell Reports(2025)10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116010

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0.373DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Ryan M. Shepard, Z. Ortega, Ingrid Heumann, Anna E. Wilke, Arin Nam +13 more

Low lamin A levels enhance confined cell migration and metastatic capacity in breast cancer

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.07.12.451842

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0.360DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Pragya Shah, Noam Zuela-Sopilniak, Dong-Sung Kim, Alice‐Anaïs Varlet, Julien Morival +11 more

Mechanical regulation of extracellular vesicle activity during tumour progression

Nature Biomedical Engineering(2025)10.1038/s41551-025-01446-0

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0.330DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Di-Ao Liu, Ghmkin Hassan, David Issadore, Paul A. Janmey, Valerie M. Weaver +3 more

ECM dimensionality tunes actin tension to modulate the endoplasmic reticulum and spheroid phenotype

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.07.14.452329

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Guanqing Ou, Richard W. Tourdot, Connor Stashko, Guido Gaietta, Mark F. Swift +16 more

Low lamin A levels enhance confined cell migration and metastatic capacity in breast cancer

Oncogene(2022)10.1038/s41388-022-02420-9

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0DataRank · unranked

123 citations

Pragya Shah, Noam Zuela-Sopilniak, Dong-Sung Kim, Alice‐Anaïs Varlet, Julien Morival +11 more

Screening of organoids derived from patients with breast cancer implicates the repressor NCOR2 in cytotoxic stress response and antitumor immunity

Nature Cancer(2022)10.1038/s43018-022-00375-0

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0DataRank · unranked

43 citations

Shenq‐Shyang Huang, Jason J. Northey, Wen‐Ying Liao, Chung‐Chi Hsu, Li‐Hsin Cheng +6 more

Immunosuppressive glycoproteins associate with breast tumor fibrosis and aggression

Matrix Biology Plus(2022)10.1016/j.mbplus.2022.100105

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0DataRank · unranked

14 citations

Mary-Kate Hayward, Eric B. Berens, Alastair Ironside, Connor Stashko, E. Shelley Hwang +2 more

Novel cryo-tomography workflow reveals nanometer-scale responses of epithelial cells to matrix stiffness and dimensionality

Molecular Biology of the Cell(2022)10.1091/mbc.e22-03-0092

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

FuiBoon Kai, Mark F. Swift, Valerie M. Weaver, Niels Volkmann, Dorit Hanein +1 more

Mechanosensitive Steroid Hormone Signaling and Cell Fate

Endocrinology(2022)10.1210/endocr/bqac085

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0DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Valerie M. Weaver, Jason J. Northey

Design of a mucin-selective protease for targeted degradation of cancer-associated mucins

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.05.20.492748

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

D. Judy Shon, Gabrielle S. Tender, Natália Rodrigues Mantuano, Jason J. Northey, Kevin J. Metcalf +13 more

Microenvironmental engineering improves the self-organization of patterned microvascular networks

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.04.04.487052

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Vasudha Srivastava, Maxwell C. Coyle, Connor Stashko, Valerie M. Weaver, Zev J. Gartner +1 more

STIFMap employs a convolutional neural network to reveal spatial mechanical heterogeneity and tension-dependent activation of an epithelial to mesenchymal transition within human breast cancers

Research Square(2022)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2063113/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Connor Stashko, Mary-Kate Hayward, Jason J. Northey, Neil D. Pearson, Alastair Ironside +8 more

Design of a mucin-selective protease for targeted degradation of cancer-associated mucins

Nature Biotechnology(2023)10.1038/s41587-023-01840-6

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0DataRank · unranked

88 citations

D. Judy Shon, Gabrielle S. Tender, Natália Rodrigues Mantuano, Jason J. Northey, Kevin J. Metcalf +14 more

The microenvironment dictates glycocalyx construction and immune surveillance

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3164966/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Sangwoo Park, Greg A. Timblin, Alicia Richards, Nicholas Twells, Nicholas M. Riley +19 more

Tumor-associated macrophages restrict CD8+ T cell function through collagen deposition and metabolic reprogramming of the breast cancer microenvironment

Nature Cancer(2024)10.1038/s43018-024-00775-4

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0DataRank · unranked

254 citations

Kelly Kersten, Ori Maller, Greg A. Timblin, Connor Stashko, Fernando P. Canale +12 more

Patterning and folding of intestinal villi by active mesenchymal dewetting

Cell(2024)10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.039

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0DataRank · unranked

88 citations

Teemu J. Häkkinen, Hikaru Miyazaki, Vasudha Srivastava, Emilie Barruet, Christopher S. McGinnis +14 more

Mechanosensitive hormone signaling promotes mammary progenitor expansion and breast cancer risk

Cell stem cell(2024)10.1016/j.stem.2023.12.002

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0DataRank · unranked

32 citations

Mary-Kate Hayward, Yoshihiro Yui, Connor Stashko, FuiBoon Kai, Janna K. Mouw +8 more

Assessing Heterogeneity in the N-Telopeptides of Type I Collagen by Mass Spectrometry

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.03.31.587441

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Maxwell C. McCabe, Alex Barrett, Lauren R. Schmitt, Mark Maslanka, Anthony J. Saviola +8 more

Free energy calculations for membrane morphological transformations and insights to physical biology and oncology

Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology(2024)10.1016/bs.mie.2024.03.028

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Seunghyun Ko, Ryan Bradley, Phillip R. Taylor, N. Ramakrishnan, Tobias Baumgart +5 more

Asymmetric crowders and membrane morphology at the nexus of intracellular trafficking and oncology

Mechanobiology in Medicine(2024)10.1016/j.mbm.2024.100071

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Seunghyun Ko, Ryan Bradley, Phillip R. Taylor, N. Ramakrishnan, Tobias Baumgart +5 more

Live imaging of the extracellular matrix with a glycan-binding fluorophore

Nature Methods(2025)10.1038/s41592-024-02590-2

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0DataRank · unranked

21 citations

G. Yu, Jason J. Northey, Ronak Patel, Thomas A. Ravenscroft, Richard Ikegami +10 more

Proteomic characterization of type I collagen N-terminal crosslinked peptides

Matrix Biology Plus(2025)10.1016/j.mbplus.2025.100179

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Maxwell C. McCabe, Alex Barrett, Lauren R. Schmitt, Mark Maslanka, Anthony J. Saviola +8 more

Mechanical Tension Promotes Formation of Gastrulation-like Nodes and Patterns Mesoderm Specification in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Developmental Cell(2020)10.1016/j.devcel.2020.10.015

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0DataRank · unranked

147 citations

Nadia M.E. Ayad, Johnathon N. Lakins, Xufeng Xue, Jianping Fu, Valerie M. Weaver +1 more

Tumour-associated macrophages drive stromal cell-dependent collagen crosslinking and stiffening to promote breast cancer aggression

Nature Materials(2020)10.1038/s41563-020-00849-5

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

308 citations

Allison P. Drain, Alexander Barrett, Signe Borgquist, Brian Ruffell, Igor Zakharevich +21 more

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression is restrained by stromal matrix

Journal of Clinical Investigation(2020)10.1172/jci136760

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0DataRank · unranked

136 citations

Robert J. Torphy, Katja Steiger, Henry Hongo, Alexa J. Ritchie, Mark Kriegsmann +18 more

Proteoglycans as Mediators of Cancer Tissue Mechanics

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology(2020)10.3389/fcell.2020.569377

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0DataRank · unranked

72 citations

Alexander Buffone, Martin Žídek, Valerie M. Weaver, Anna Barkovskaya

Derivation of a nuclear heterogeneity image index to grade DCIS

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal(2020)10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.040

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0DataRank · unranked

20 citations

J. Louise Jones, Allison Hall, Lorraine King, Alastair Ironside, Andrew C. Nelson +3 more

Inflammation promotes tumor aggression by stimulating stromal cell-dependent collagen crosslinking and stromal stiffening

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.02.13.948141

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Allison P. Drain, Alexander Barrett, Signe Borgquist, Brian Ruffell, Pham Thi Thanh +19 more

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/s8hf-9q84

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Amato J. Giaccia, David L. Gasser, Sheri F T Fong, Valerie M. Weaver, Mikala Egeblad +8 more

Tissue mechanics in stem cell fate, development, and cancer

Developmental Cell(2021)10.1016/j.devcel.2021.05.011

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0DataRank · unranked

163 citations

Jonathon M. Muncie, Valerie M. Weaver, Mary-Kate Hayward

Leveraging microenvironmental synthetic lethalities to treat cancer

Journal of Clinical Investigation(2021)10.1172/jci143765

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0DataRank · unranked

40 citations

Alaa Alazzeh, Zena Werb, Valerie M. Weaver, Kevin J. Metcalf

EPH/EPHRIN regulates cellular organization by actomyosin contractility effects on cell contacts

The Journal of Cell Biology(2021)10.1083/jcb.202005216

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0DataRank · unranked

37 citations

Vasudha Srivastava, Jonathon M. Muncie, Valerie M. Weaver, Zev J. Gartner, Jeffrey O. Bush +1 more

Improving DCIS diagnosis and predictive outcome by applying artificial intelligence

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer(2021)10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188555

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Valerie M. Weaver, Mary-Kate Hayward

Autophagy in stromal fibroblasts promotes tumor desmoplasia and mammary tumorigenesis

Genes & Development(2021)10.1101/gad.345629.120

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0DataRank · unranked

43 citations

Teresa Monkkonen, Florie A. Mar, J. Matthew Barnes, Hanna Starobinets, Juliet Goldsmith +5 more