Diane Crighton

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Diane Crighton is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Diane Crighton has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oncology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Diane Crighton's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (13 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (5 papers). Diane Crighton is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (13 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (5 papers). Diane Crighton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy. Diane Crighton's co-authors include Kevin M. Ryan, Simon Wilkinson, Jim O’Prey, Tim Crook, Ornella Garrone, Nelofer Syed, Milena Gasco, Paul R. Harrison, Paul Smith and Michael F. Olson and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Diane Crighton

24 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

DRAM, a p53-Induced Modulator of Autophagy, Is Critical f... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. DRAM, a p53-Induced Modulator of Autophagy, Is Critical for Apoptosis
    2006 1.1k citations Diane Crighton, Simon Wilkinson et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Diane Crighton United Kingdom 17 1.3k 935 581 397 355 24 2.1k
Chandreyee Mukherjee United States 7 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 283 0.5× 375 0.9× 367 1.0× 8 2.1k
Fabien Gautier France 17 1.4k 1.0× 799 0.9× 346 0.6× 249 0.6× 292 0.8× 35 2.1k
Margaret A. Park United States 28 1.4k 1.0× 513 0.5× 574 1.0× 311 0.8× 164 0.5× 55 2.1k
Anne M. Strohecker United States 17 1.9k 1.4× 1.7k 1.8× 368 0.6× 441 1.1× 751 2.1× 21 2.9k
Jacqueline Thorburn United States 20 1.2k 0.9× 919 1.0× 190 0.3× 185 0.5× 316 0.9× 25 1.8k
Zhiyong Ding China 20 1.3k 1.0× 400 0.4× 454 0.8× 254 0.6× 450 1.3× 44 2.0k
Leyuan Liu United States 28 1.2k 0.9× 712 0.8× 192 0.3× 353 0.9× 311 0.9× 57 1.9k
Marco B.E. Schaaf Netherlands 16 847 0.6× 680 0.7× 447 0.8× 166 0.4× 358 1.0× 19 1.9k
Jeannick Cizeau Canada 15 1.5k 1.1× 851 0.9× 288 0.5× 180 0.5× 525 1.5× 28 2.3k
Mahito Sadaie Japan 13 1.7k 1.3× 548 0.6× 208 0.4× 173 0.4× 255 0.7× 20 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diane Crighton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baudot, Alice D., Diane Crighton, Jim O’Prey, et al.. (2016). p53 directly regulates the glycosidase FUCA1 to promote chemotherapy-induced cell death. Cell Cycle. 15(17). 2299–2308. 25 indexed citations
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Unbekandt, Mathieu, Daniel R. Croft, Diane Crighton, et al.. (2014). A novel small-molecule MRCK inhibitor blocks cancer cell invasion. Cell Communication and Signaling. 12(1). 54–54. 2 indexed citations
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Long, Jaclyn S., Diane Crighton, Gillian Mackay, et al.. (2013). Extracellular Adenosine Sensing—A Metabolic Cell Death Priming Mechanism Downstream of p53. Molecular Cell. 50(3). 394–406. 39 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane & Michael F. Olson. (2011). Trailblazing LIM kinases take the lead in collective tumor cell invasion. PubMed. 1(1). 5–8. 2 indexed citations
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Wheatley, E.R., Diane Crighton, Ewald Schröder, et al.. (2011). Co-Crystal Structures of Inhibitors with MRCKβ, a Key Regulator of Tumor Cell Invasion. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24825–e24825. 37 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane, et al.. (2011). Modeling and Imaging 3-Dimensional Collective Cell Invasion. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 12 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane, et al.. (2011). Modeling and Imaging 3-Dimensional Collective Cell Invasion. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations
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Croft, Daniel R., Diane Crighton, Michael S. Samuel, et al.. (2010). p53-mediated transcriptional regulation and activation of the actin cytoskeleton regulatory RhoC to LIMK2 signaling pathway promotes cell survival. Cell Research. 21(4). 666–682. 64 indexed citations
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O’Prey, Jim, Diane Crighton, Ángel G. Martín, et al.. (2010). p53-mediated induction of Noxa and p53AIP1 requires NFκB. Cell Cycle. 9(5). 947–952. 32 indexed citations
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Huser, Camille, Marie Anne Pringle, Victoria J. Heath, et al.. (2009). TSC-22D1 isoforms have opposing roles in mammary epithelial cell survival. Cell Death and Differentiation. 17(2). 304–315. 12 indexed citations
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Martín, Ángel G., Jason P. Trama, Diane Crighton, Kevin M. Ryan, & Howard O. Fearnhead. (2009). Activation of p73 and induction of Noxa by DNA damage requires NF-kappa B. Aging. 1(3). 335–349. 31 indexed citations
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Huser, Camille, Victoria J. Heath, Marie Anne Pringle, et al.. (2008). TSC22 in mammary gland development and breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research. 10(S2). 1 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane, Simon Wilkinson, & Kevin M. Ryan. (2007). DRAM Links Autophagy to p53 and Programmed Cell Death. Autophagy. 3(1). 72–74. 168 indexed citations
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Bell, Helen, Christine Dufès, Jim O’Prey, et al.. (2007). A p53-derived apoptotic peptide derepresses p73 to cause tumor regression in vivo. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(4). 1008–1018. 59 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane, Jim O’Prey, Helen Bell, & Kevin M. Ryan. (2007). p73 regulates DRAM-independent autophagy that does not contribute to programmed cell death. Cell Death and Differentiation. 14(6). 1071–1079. 82 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane, Simon Wilkinson, Jim O’Prey, et al.. (2006). DRAM, a p53-Induced Modulator of Autophagy, Is Critical for Apoptosis. Cell. 126(1). 121–134. 1093 indexed citations breakdown →
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Crighton, Diane & Kevin M. Ryan. (2004). Splicing DNA-damage responses to tumour cell death. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1705(1). 3–15. 48 indexed citations
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Crighton, Diane. (2003). p53 represses RNA polymerase III transcription by targeting TBP and inhibiting promoter occupancy by TFIIIB. The EMBO Journal. 22(11). 2810–2820. 112 indexed citations
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Stein, Torsten, et al.. (2002). Several regions of p53 are involved in repression of RNA polymerase III transcription. Oncogene. 21(36). 5540–5547. 24 indexed citations
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Stein, Torsten, Diane Crighton, John M. Boyle, Jennifer M. Varley, & Robert J. White. (2002). RNA polymerase III transcription can be derepressed by oncogenes or mutations that compromise p53 function in tumours and Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Oncogene. 21(19). 2961–2970. 29 indexed citations

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