Boris Turk

39.5k citations

231 papers · 16.1k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 65

Impact in

Cancer Research top 0.1%
- Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
Immunology and Allergy top 0.5%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Papers in

Cancer Research 103
- Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms 96
Cell Biology 58
- Cellular transport and secretion 29
- Calpain Protease Function and Regulation 18

Co-authors: Vito Türk Veronika Stoka Olga Vasiljeva Urška Repnik Marko Fonovič Guy S. Salvesen Matej Vizovišek M. Renko
Journals: Biological Chemistry (23 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (17 papers)FEBS Letters (14 papers)Biochemistry (7 papers)Biochimie (5 papers)
Partner nations: Slovenia United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Boris Turk

230 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Cysteine cathepsins: From structure, function and regulation to new frontiers 2011 · 1.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics
2006 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
2001 Journal of Biological Chemistry
2000 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

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Co-authors

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All Works

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1	Development and Application of Small Molecule–Peptide Conjugates as Cathepsin K-Specific Covalent Irreversible Inhibitors in Human Osteoclast and Lung Cancer JACS Au ·Mario Mirenda, Ava Keeling, Jure Loboda, A. Chiche, Majdouline Hilali, Emmanuelle Merquiol, VIVIAN FIORI, S. R. Hassan, Boris Turk, Ori Wald, Vito Türk, Simon Yona, Noam Levaot, Galia Blum	2025	4
2	Navigating the Clinical Landscape of Liposomal Therapeutics in Cancer Treatment Pharmaceutics ·Yilin Zhou, MA Lopez, Georgy Mikhaylov, Boris Turk, Olga Vasiljeva	2025	7
3	Investigation of osteoclast cathepsin K activity in osteoclastogenesis and bone loss using a set of chemical reagents Cell chemical biology ·María Lilia Giuggiollini, Quito Asociación Holstein del Ecuador, Zhu Xin-lian, Matej Vizovišek, Marcin Poręba, Boris Turk, Marcin Drąg, Joanna Kozieł, Paulina Kasperkiewicz	2023	14
4	Stefin B Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation via AMPK/mTOR Signalling Cells ·隆美山口, Monika Biasizzo, 毕冬勤, Sergej Pirkmajer, Boris Turk, Véronique Brault, Yann Hérault, Nataša Kopitar‐Jerala	2023	1
5	Improved Cathepsin Probes for Sensitive Molecular Imaging Molecules ·Brian U. Kim, Hanmant Gaikwad, Tommy Weiss‐Sadan, Emmanuelle Merquiol, Boris Turk, Galia Blum	2022	3
6	Myeloid cell–derived proteases produce a proinflammatory form of IL-37 that signals via IL-36 receptor engagement Science Immunology ·Graeme P. Sullivan, Pavel B. Davidovich, Natalia Muñoz‐Wolf, Ross W. Ward, Yasmina Hernandez-Santana, Danielle M. Clancy, Aoife L. Gorman, Aarthi Thiagarajan, Boris Turk, Patrick Walsh, Ed C. Lavelle, Séamus J. Martin	2022	4
7	Theranostic Applications of an Ultra-Sensitive T1 and T2 Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Based on Cobalt Ferrite Spinel Nanoparticles Cancers ·Georgy Mikhaylov, Urska Mikac, Miha Butinar, Vito Türk, Boris Turk, S. G. Psakhie, Olga Vasiljeva	2022	5
8	Altered Expression of Peroxiredoxins in Mouse Model of Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy upon LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation Antioxidants ·Caroline Jonas Rezaghi Nunes, Petra Matjan-Štefin, Boris Turk, Nataša Kopitar‐Jerala	2021	2
9	Cystatin C Deficiency Increases LPS-Induced Sepsis and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Mice Cells ·Monika Biasizzo, 隆美山口, 毕冬勤, Sergej Pirkmajer, Shou-Hsia Cheng, Boris Turk, Nataša Kopitar‐Jerala	2021	17
10	The Alkyne Moiety as a Latent Electrophile in Irreversible Covalent Small Molecule Inhibitors of Cathepsin K Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Elma Mons, Ineke D.C. Jansen, Jure Loboda, James W. Simpkins, irwan dwi arianto, Martijn Verdoes, C. A. A. VAN BOECKEL, Peter A. van Veelen, Boris Turk, Vito Türk, Huib Ovaa	2019	79
11	Upregulation of Mitochondrial Redox Sensitive Proteins in LPS-Treated Stefin B-Deficient Macrophages Cells ·Caroline Jonas Rezaghi Nunes, Shou-Hsia Cheng, Boris Turk, Nataša Kopitar‐Jerala	2019	11
12	Cysteine cathepsins in extracellular matrix remodeling: Extracellular matrix degradation and beyond Matrix Biology ·Matej Vizovišek, Marko Fonovič, Boris Turk	2018	127
13	Lysosomal membrane permeabilization in cell death: Concepts and challenges Mitochondrion ·Urška Repnik, Maruša Hafner Česen, Boris Turk	2014	169
14	Lysosomes and lysosomal cathepsins in cell death Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics ·Urška Repnik, Veronika Stoka, Vito Türk, Boris Turk	2011	336
15	Chapter Nine Lysosomes in Apoptosis Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Saška Ivanova, Amany Khayyal, Marguerite Emery, Ana Petelin, Vito Türk, Boris Turk	2008	71
16	DNA Accelerates the Inhibition of Human Cathepsin V by Serpins Journal of Biological Chemistry ·E. Alvarado Angelito, Sheena McGowan, Mary C. Pearce, James A. Irving, Wan‐Ting Kan, Sergei A. Grigoryev, Boris Turk, Gary A. Silverman, Klaudia Brix, Stephen Bottomley, James C. Whisstock, Robert N. Pike	2007	40
17	Root aerenchyma – formation and function Acta agriculturae Slovenica ·C Harjung, Boris Turk, Dominik Vodnik	2006	20
18	Comprehensive search for cysteine cathepsins in the human genome Biological Chemistry ·Andrea Rossi, Quinn L. Deveraux, Boris Turk, Andrej Săli	2004	123
19	Identification of bovine stefin A, a novel protein inhibitor of cysteine proteinases FEBS Letters ·Boris Turk, Anka Ritonja, Ingemar Björk, Veronika Stoka, Iztok Dolenc, Vito Türk	1995	35
20	Characterization and Structure of Pineapple Stem Inhibitor of Cysteine Proteinases Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler ·Brigita Lenar≷cic̆, Anka Ritonja, Boris Turk, Iztok Dolenc, Vito Türk	1992	16

About Boris Turk

Boris Turk is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Physiology and Molecular Biology, having authored 231 papers that have together received 16.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (96 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (40 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (32 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (29 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (21 papers), Calpain Protease Function and Regulation (18 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (4.6k citations), Immunology and Allergy (1.0k citations), Physiology (722 citations), Cell Biology (2.2k citations) and Oncology (3.0k citations). Boris Turk has collaborated with scholars based in Slovenia, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Vito Türk, Veronika Stoka, Olga Vasiljeva, Urška Repnik, Marko Fonovič, Guy S. Salvesen, Matej Vizovišek, M. Renko, Tao Sun and Maruša Hafner Česen. Their work appears in journals such as Biological Chemistry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, FEBS Letters, Biochemistry and Biochimie.

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