| The Xenopus cdc2 protein is a component of MPF, a cytoplasmic regulator of mitosis | Cell | 1988 | 801 |
| Transcription by RNA polymerase III | Annual Review of Biochemistry | 1988 | 644 |
| The thyroid hormone receptor binds with opposite transcriptional effects to a common sequence motif in thyroid hormone and estrogen response elements | Cell | 1988 | 632 |
| Cellular determination in the Xenopus retina is independent of lineage and birth date | Neuron | 1988 | 588 |
| Retinoic acid and thyroid hormone induce gene expression through a common responsive element | Nature | 1988 | 548 |
| Directional selection and the evolution of breeding date in birds | Science | 1988 | 543 |
| Nuclear import can be separated into distinct steps in vitro: nuclear pore binding and translocation | Cell | 1988 | 529 |
| Activation of cell-specific expression of rat growth hormone and prolactin genes by a common transcription factor | Science | 1988 | 477 |
| Firefly luciferase as a tool in molecular and cell biology | Analytical Biochemistry | 1988 | 316 |
| Identification of peroxisomal targeting signals located at the carboxy terminus of four peroxisomal proteins | Journal of Cell Biology | 1988 | 313 |
| Morphological response of axotomized septal neurons to nerve growth factor | Journal of Comparative Neurology | 1988 | 291 |
| Establishment of a transient expression system for Dictyostelium discoideum | Nucleic Acids Research | 1988 | 216 |
| Development of voltage-dependent calcium, sodium, and potassium currents in Xenopus spinal neurons | Journal of Neuroscience | 1988 | 214 |
| Delayed treatment with nerve growth factor reverses the apparent loss of cholinergic neurons after acute brain damage | Experimental Neurology | 1988 | 198 |
| Hematopoietic growth factors activate the tyrosine phosphorylation of distinct sets of proteins in interleukin-3-dependent murine cell lines | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 1988 | 196 |
| Selection of amino acid sequences in the beta chain of the T cell antigen receptor | Science | 1988 | 193 |
| Dynamic membrane-cytoskeletal interactions: specific association of integrin and talin arises in vivo after phorbol ester treatment of peripheral blood lymphocytes | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1988 | 190 |
| Nerve growth factor induces protein-tyrosine phosphorylation | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1988 | 174 |
| Site-directed mutations in the VDJ junctional region of a T cell receptor beta chain cause changes in antigenic peptide recognition | Cell | 1988 | 170 |
| Role of vitamin-K-dependent proteins in bone metabolism | Annual Review of Nutrition | 1988 | 156 |
| The phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system in gram-positive bacteria: properties, mechanism, and regulation | CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology | 1988 | 156 |
| Molecular characterization of a cloned dolphin mitochondrial genome | Journal of Molecular Evolution | 1988 | 150 |
| Lung, heart, and kidney express high levels of mRNA for the vitamin K-dependent matrix Gla protein. Implications for the possible functions of matrix Gla protein and for the tissue distribution of the gamma-carboxylase | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 1988 | 145 |
| Veto cells | Annual Review of Immunology | 1988 | 143 |
| Unraveling of mitotic control mechanisms | Cell | 1988 | 141 |
