Andréa C. LeBlanc

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Andréa C. LeBlanc is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andréa C. LeBlanc has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Physiology and 22 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Andréa C. LeBlanc's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (37 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (23 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (15 papers). Andréa C. LeBlanc is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (37 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (23 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (15 papers). Andréa C. LeBlanc collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. Andréa C. LeBlanc's co-authors include Cynthia G. Goodyer, Cynthia G. Goodyer, Maria Koutroumanis, Jennifer Hammond, Joseph F. Poduslo, Bénédicte Foveau, Éric Paradis, Joseph Flores, Xavier Roucou and Yan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Andréa C. LeBlanc

103 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Involvement of Caspases in Proteolytic Cleavage of Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Precursor Protein and Amyloidogenic Aβ Peptide Formation

1999 673 citations François G. Gervais, Daigen Xu et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andréa C. LeBlanc Canada	44	4.5k	2.6k	1.4k	1.3k	846	103	6.9k
Sic L. Chan United States	44	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	2.1k 1.7×	955 1.1×	83	8.1k
Efrat Levy United States	45	3.8k 0.9×	3.9k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	872 0.7×	882 1.0×	105	7.5k
Steven Estus United States	44	4.4k 1.0×	4.4k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	753 0.9×	87	8.3k
Jorge Busciglio United States	43	3.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	826 1.0×	65	7.9k
Philippe Marambaud United States	38	3.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	649 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	793 0.9×	87	6.6k
Maria Ankarcrona Sweden	36	4.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	777 0.6×	2.2k 1.7×	868 1.0×	70	8.0k
Carmela R. Abraham United States	48	3.7k 0.8×	4.1k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	604 0.7×	126	9.1k
Nikolaos K. Robakis United States	51	4.1k 0.9×	4.3k 1.6×	845 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	133	7.3k
Robert E. Pitas United States	51	4.7k 1.1×	4.2k 1.6×	836 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	821 1.0×	88	11.0k
Steven W. Barger United States	45	3.9k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.7×	2.1k 1.7×	415 0.5×	111	8.5k

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Beautrait, Alexandre, Gyanesh Sharma, A. Gorelik, et al.. (2019). Identification of Allosteric Inhibitors against Active Caspase-6. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Libin, et al.. (2018). Rare human Caspase-6-R65W and Caspase-6-G66R variants identify a novel regulatory region of Caspase-6 activity. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4428–4428. 9 indexed citations

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Kaushal, Vandana, Prateep Pakavathkumar, Bénédicte Foveau, et al.. (2015). Neuronal NLRP1 inflammasome activation of Caspase-1 coordinately regulates inflammatory interleukin-1-beta production and axonal degeneration-associated Caspase-6 activation.. PMC. 4 indexed citations

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Pakavathkumar, Prateep, Gyanesh Sharma, Vikas Kaushal, Bénédicte Foveau, & Andréa C. LeBlanc. (2015). Methylene Blue Inhibits Caspases by Oxidation of the Catalytic Cysteine. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13730–13730. 32 indexed citations

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Kaushal, Vandana, Prateep Pakavathkumar, Bénédicte Foveau, et al.. (2015). Neuronal NLRP1 inflammasome activation of Caspase-1 coordinately regulates inflammatory interleukin-1-beta production and axonal degeneration-associated Caspase-6 activation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 22(10). 1676–1686. 247 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Andréa C., Veronica M. Afonso, Édith Hamel, et al.. (2014). Caspase-6 activity in the CA1 region of the hippocampus induces age-dependent memory impairment. Cell Death and Differentiation. 21(5). 696–706. 42 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Alexander A., Adam Beach, Gerald F. Davies, et al.. (2011). Lithocholic bile acid selectively kills neuroblastoma cells, while sparing normal neuronal cells. Oncotarget. 2(10). 761–782. 83 indexed citations

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Champagne, Nathalie, et al.. (2010). Alternatively Spliced Caspase-6B Isoform Inhibits the Activation of Caspase-6A. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(42). 31974–31984. 16 indexed citations

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Albrecht, Steffen, Nenad Bogdanović, Bernardino Ghetti, Bengt Winblad, & Andréa C. LeBlanc. (2009). Caspase-6 Activation in Familial Alzheimer Disease Brains Carrying Amyloid Precursor Protein or Presenilin I or Presenilin II Mutations. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 68(12). 1282–1293. 65 indexed citations

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Champagne, Nathalie, et al.. (2008). Self-activation of Caspase-6 in vitro and in vivo: Caspase-6 activation does not induce cell death in HEK293T cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1793(3). 592–601. 82 indexed citations

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Albrecht, Steffen, et al.. (2007). Activation of Caspase-6 in Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment. American Journal Of Pathology. 170(4). 1200–1209. 131 indexed citations

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Guo, Hui‐Shan, et al.. (2004). Active Caspase-6 and Caspase-6-Cleaved Tau in Neuropil Threads, Neuritic Plaques, and Neurofibrillary Tangles of Alzheimer's Disease. American Journal Of Pathology. 165(2). 523–531. 237 indexed citations

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Tounekti, Omar, et al.. (2004). Proteasomal degradation of caspase‐6 in 17β‐estradiol‐treated neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 89(3). 561–568. 15 indexed citations

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Tobias, Sheila, Yves Robitaille, William F. Hickey, et al.. (2001). Canadian Association of Neuropathologists Abstracts of papers and cases presented at the 41st Annual Meeting. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 28(4). 369–375. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, Omar Tounekti, Beverly R. Akerman, Cynthia G. Goodyer, & Andréa C. LeBlanc. (2001). 17-beta-estradiol induces an inhibitor of active caspases.. PubMed. 21(20). RC176–RC176. 68 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, Omar Tounekti, Beverly R. Akerman, Cynthia G. Goodyer, & Andréa C. LeBlanc. (2001). 17-β-Estradiol Induces an Inhibitor of Active Caspases. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(20). RC176–RC176. 56 indexed citations

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Gervais, François G., Daigen Xu, George S. Robertson, et al.. (1999). Involvement of Caspases in Proteolytic Cleavage of Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Precursor Protein and Amyloidogenic Aβ Peptide Formation. Cell. 97(3). 395–406. 673 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nitríni, Ricardo, Sérgio Rosemberg, Maria Rita Passos‐Bueno, et al.. (1996). 643 Familial spongiform encephalopathy with distinct clinico-pathological features associated with a novel mutation of the prion protein gene. Neurobiology of Aging. 17(4). S160–S160. 1 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Andréa C., H. Y. Chen, L. Autilio‐Gambetti, & Pierluigi Gambetti. (1991). Differential APP gene expression in rat cerebral cortex, meninges, and primary astroglial, microglial and neuronal cultures. FEBS Letters. 292(1-2). 171–178. 57 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Andréa C. & Catherine Mezei. (1985). In vitro translation of mRNA from the developing sciatic nerve. Developmental Brain Research. 20(2). 302–305. 6 indexed citations

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