Our Publications

Our goal is to publish impactful and high-quality papers.


Highlighted Publications


CDT1 inhibits CMG helicase in early S phase to separate origin licensing from DNA synthesis. Ratnayeke N, Baris Y, Chung M, Yeeles JTP, Meyer T. Molecular Cell. 2023 Jan 5. [Pubmed link] [News and Views] [WCM News article]

Early enforcement of cell identity by a functional component of the terminally differentiated state. Bahrami-Nejad Z, Zhang ZB, Tholen S, Sharma S, Rabiee A, Zhao ML, Kraemer FB, Teruel MN. PLoS Biology. 2022 Dec. [Pubmed link]

The circadian clock mediates daily bursts of cell differentiation by periodically restricting cell-differentiation commitment. Zhang ZB, Sinha J, Bahrami-Nejad Z, Teruel MN. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Aug 16. [Pubmed link] [WCM News article] [PNAS Kudos writeup]

CDC7-independent G1/S transition revealed by targeted protein degradation. Suski JM, Ratnayeke N, ….,Meyer T*, Sicinski P*. Nature. 2022 May 4. *co-corresponding authors. [Pubmed link] [WCM News article]

Flattening of circadian glucocorticoid oscillations drives acute hyperinsulinemia and adipocyte hypertrophy. Tholen S, Patel R*, Agas A*, ….., Kraemer FB, Teruel MN. Cell Reports. 2022 Jun 28. *equal contribution. [Pubmed link] [Kudos writeup] [WCM News article]

Membrane-proximal F-actin restricts local membrane protrusions and directs cell migration. Bisaria A, Hayer A, Garbett D, Cohen D, Meyer T. Science. 2020 Jun 12. [Pubmed link]

A transcriptional circuit filters oscillating circadian hormonal inputs to regulate fat cell differentiation. Bahrami-Nejad Z*, Zhao ML*, Hunderdosse D, Tholen S, Tkach KE, van Schie S, Chung M, Teruel MN. (2018). Cell Metabolism Apr 3. *equal contribution. [Pubmed link] [Stanford News article]

  • Highlighted in Nature, NIH Research Matters, ScienceNews, F1000-the Faculty of 1000, the Times (London), ABC News, CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Reuters.

  • Awarded the inaugural Diabetes Knowledge Advancement (DKA) Award by the Stanford Diabetes Research Center, given to the most impactful, original diabetes-related research publication from Stanford (2017-2018).

EMI1 switches from being a substrate to an inhibitor of APC/C(CDH1) to start the cell cycle. Cappell SD, Mark KG, Garbett D, Pack LR, Rape M, Meyer T. Nature. 2018 Jun. [Pubmed link]

Controlling low rates of cell differentiation through noise and ultra-high feedback. Ahrends R, Ota A, Kovary KM, Kudo T, Park BO, Teruel MN. (2014). Science. Jun 20. Awarded an Editors’ Choice rating by the Science magazine signaling editors. [Pubmed link]