Giorgio Lagna

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Giorgio Lagna is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Giorgio Lagna has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Giorgio Lagna's work include TGF-β signaling in diseases (10 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (10 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers). Giorgio Lagna is often cited by papers focused on TGF-β signaling in diseases (10 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (10 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers). Giorgio Lagna collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Giorgio Lagna's co-authors include Akiko Hata, Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, Ali Hemmati‐Brivanlou, Joan Massagué, Peter Nguyen, Atsushi Suzuki, Paul A. Wilson, Mun Chun Chan, David Wotton and Roger S. Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Giorgio Lagna

39 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

SMAD proteins control DROSHA-mediated microRNA maturation

2008 1.0k citations Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, Giorgio Lagna et al. Nature profile →
Partnership between DPC4 and SMAD proteins in TGF-β signalling pathways

1996 792 citations Giorgio Lagna, Akiko Hata et al. Nature profile →
Smad6 inhibits BMP/Smad1 signaling by specifically competing with the Smad4 tumor suppressor

1998 583 citations Akiko Hata, Giorgio Lagna et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giorgio Lagna United States	24	4.5k	1.8k	573	446	406	41	5.3k
Carlos le Sage Netherlands	24	5.3k 1.2×	4.2k 2.3×	568 1.0×	196 0.4×	389 1.0×	31	6.4k
Klaas Kok Netherlands	38	2.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 1.8×	766 1.7×	977 2.4×	128	4.4k
Jitesh Pratap United States	34	3.2k 0.7×	943 0.5×	1.4k 2.5×	278 0.6×	387 1.0×	67	4.1k
Nathan Bucay United States	19	3.7k 0.8×	912 0.5×	1.6k 2.7×	502 1.1×	507 1.2×	30	5.0k
Marko Rehn Finland	30	2.0k 0.4×	790 0.4×	742 1.3×	310 0.7×	260 0.6×	53	3.2k
Carl‐Henrik Heldin Sweden	23	4.0k 0.9×	664 0.4×	1.3k 2.3×	508 1.1×	417 1.0×	29	5.7k
Anita Morén Sweden	25	2.6k 0.6×	450 0.2×	716 1.2×	239 0.5×	421 1.0×	33	3.3k
L E Gentry United States	28	2.8k 0.6×	662 0.4×	900 1.6×	240 0.5×	453 1.1×	44	4.0k
Jacqueline Doody United States	23	5.2k 1.2×	552 0.3×	1.6k 2.7×	419 0.9×	403 1.0×	34	6.5k
Marta Garcia Del Barrio Spain	6	2.5k 0.6×	629 0.3×	1.4k 2.4×	309 0.7×	332 0.8×	6	3.4k

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Prabhakar, Amit, Meetu Wadhwa, Rahul Kumar, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms underlying age-associated exacerbation of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. JCI Insight. 9(19). 4 indexed citations

Prabhakar, Amit, Rahul Kumar, Meetu Wadhwa, et al.. (2024). Reply to the letter to the editor entitled “Bridging the species divide: The limits of rat models in capturing human PVOD mechanisms” by Perros F. et al.. Pulmonary Circulation. 14(4). e70015–e70015.

Prabhakar, Amit, Rahul Kumar, Meetu Wadhwa, et al.. (2024). Reversal of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease phenotypes by inhibition of the integrated stress response. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 3(7). 799–818. 5 indexed citations

Prabhakar, Amit, et al.. (2023). Essential role of the amino-terminal region of Drosha for the Microprocessor function. iScience. 26(10). 107971–107971. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Xuan, Amit Prabhakar, Barbara Celona, et al.. (2021). Control of ribosomal protein synthesis by the Microprocessor complex. Science Signaling. 14(671). 7 indexed citations

Hata, Akiko & Giorgio Lagna. (2019). Deregulation of Drosha in the pathogenesis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Current Opinion in Hematology. 26(3). 161–169. 5 indexed citations

Jiang, Xuan, Whitney Wooderchak‐Donahue, Jamie McDonald, et al.. (2018). Inactivating mutations in Drosha mediate vascular abnormalities similar to hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Science Signaling. 11(513). 22 indexed citations

Kashima, Risa, Patrick Redmond, Sougata Roy, et al.. (2017). Hyperactive locomotion in a Drosophila model is a functional readout for the synaptic abnormalities underlying fragile X syndrome. Science Signaling. 10(477). 32 indexed citations

Chang, Jonathan, Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, Risa Kashima, et al.. (2013). Acetylation of p53 stimulates miRNA processing and determines cell survival following genotoxic stress. The EMBO Journal. 32(24). 3192–3205. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Dahai, Peter Nguyen, Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, et al.. (2012). Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling in Vascular Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(33). 28067–28077. 34 indexed citations

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Kang, Hara, Alexandra S. Weisman, Jessica Sheu‐Gruttadauria, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of MicroRNA-302 (miR-302) by Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 (BMP4) Facilitates the BMP Signaling Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(46). 38656–38664. 47 indexed citations

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Kang, Hara, Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, Peter Nguyen, et al.. (2011). Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 Promotes Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility by Activating MicroRNA-21 (miR-21), which Down-regulates Expression of Family of Dedicator of Cytokinesis (DOCK) Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(6). 3976–3986. 84 indexed citations

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Chan, Mun Chun, Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, Nicholas S. Hill, et al.. (2009). Molecular basis for antagonism between PDGF and the TGFβ family of signalling pathways by control of miR‐24 expression. The EMBO Journal. 29(3). 559–573. 170 indexed citations

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Schnitzler, Gavin R., et al.. (2009). The Four-and-a-half LIM Domain Protein 2 Regulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Phenotype and Vascular Tone. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(19). 13202–13212. 29 indexed citations

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Davis‐Dusenbery, Brandi N., et al.. (2008). SMAD proteins control DROSHA-mediated microRNA maturation. Nature. 454(7200). 56–61. 1049 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chan, Mun Chun, Peter Nguyen, Brandi N. Davis‐Dusenbery, et al.. (2007). A Novel Regulatory Mechanism of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) Signaling Pathway Involving the Carboxyl-Terminal Tail Domain of BMP Type II Receptor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(16). 5776–5789. 108 indexed citations

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Lagna, Giorgio, et al.. (2007). Control of Phenotypic Plasticity of Smooth Muscle Cells by Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling through the Myocardin-related Transcription Factors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(51). 37244–37255. 142 indexed citations

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Hata, Akiko, et al.. (2000). OAZ Uses Distinct DNA- and Protein-Binding Zinc Fingers in Separate BMP-Smad and Olf Signaling Pathways. Cell. 100(2). 229–240. 361 indexed citations

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Lagna, Giorgio & Ali Hemmati‐Brivanlou. (1997). 4 Use of Dominant Negative Constructs to Modulate Gene Expression. Current topics in developmental biology. 36. 75–98. 9 indexed citations

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Lagna, Giorgio, Akiko Hata, Ali Hemmati‐Brivanlou, & Joan Massagué. (1996). Partnership between DPC4 and SMAD proteins in TGF-β signalling pathways. Nature. 383(6603). 832–836. 792 indexed citations breakdown →

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