Juliette Gafni

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Juliette Gafni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Juliette Gafni has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Juliette Gafni's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (4 papers). Juliette Gafni is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (4 papers). Juliette Gafni collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Juliette Gafni's co-authors include Lisa Ellerby, Michelle C. Catlin, Tadeusz F. Molinski, Lucio G. Costa, Isaac N. Pessah, Cheryl L. Wellington, Michael R. Hayden, Evan Hermel, Jessica E. Young and Christopher A. Ross and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Juliette Gafni

19 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Xestospongins: Potent Membrane Permeable Blockers of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor

1997 525 citations Juliette Gafni, Michelle C. Catlin et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Juliette Gafni United States	19	1.9k	1.7k	483	357	221	19	2.7k
Srinivasa Subramaniam United States	27	1.3k 0.7×	942 0.6×	332 0.7×	266 0.7×	327 1.5×	44	2.2k
Mathieu Lesort United States	31	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	646 1.3×	321 0.9×	681 3.1×	53	2.8k
Vilen Movsesyan United States	22	1.1k 0.6×	756 0.4×	293 0.6×	148 0.4×	238 1.1×	27	2.0k
Mariaelena Repici Italy	19	924 0.5×	629 0.4×	287 0.6×	170 0.5×	336 1.5×	37	1.9k
Maureen W. McEnery United States	25	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	147 0.3×	137 0.4×	289 1.3×	38	2.8k
Simonetta Sipione Canada	30	3.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	775 1.6×	402 1.1×	544 2.5×	51	4.2k
Douglas B. Kintner United States	27	1.1k 0.6×	944 0.6×	183 0.4×	159 0.4×	233 1.1×	53	2.1k
Isao Nishimura Japan	17	953 0.5×	548 0.3×	422 0.9×	270 0.8×	545 2.5×	25	1.7k
Marianna Storto Italy	29	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	214 0.4×	83 0.2×	457 2.1×	60	2.5k
Pascal Dournaud France	27	1.1k 0.6×	909 0.5×	231 0.5×	130 0.4×	311 1.4×	58	2.5k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Gafni, Juliette, Jennifer Holcomb, Sylvia Chen, et al.. (2012). Caspase-6 Activity in a BACHD Mouse Modulates Steady-State Levels of Mutant Huntingtin Protein But Is Not Necessary for Production of a 586 Amino Acid Proteolytic Fragment. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(22). 7454–7465. 36 indexed citations

Miller, John P., Bridget Yates, Ismael Al‐Ramahi, et al.. (2012). A Genome-Scale RNA–Interference Screen Identifies RRAS Signaling as a Pathologic Feature of Huntington's Disease. PLoS Genetics. 8(11). e1003042–e1003042. 35 indexed citations

Leyva, Melissa J., Linda S. Kaltenbach, Jennifer Holcomb, et al.. (2010). Identification and Evaluation of Small Molecule Pan-Caspase Inhibitors in Huntington's Disease Models. Chemistry & Biology. 17(11). 1189–1200. 42 indexed citations

Landles, Christian, Kirupa Sathasivam, Andreas Weiss, et al.. (2010). Proteolysis of Mutant Huntingtin Produces an Exon 1 Fragment That Accumulates as an Aggregated Protein in Neuronal Nuclei in Huntington Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(12). 8808–8823. 258 indexed citations

Miller, John P., Jennifer Holcomb, Ismael Al‐Ramahi, et al.. (2010). Matrix Metalloproteinases Are Modifiers of Huntingtin Proteolysis and Toxicity in Huntington's Disease. Neuron. 67(2). 199–212. 136 indexed citations

Gafni, Juliette, Xin Cong, Sylvia F. Chen, Bradford W. Gibson, & Lisa Ellerby. (2009). Calpain-1 Cleaves and Activates Caspase-7. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(37). 25441–25449. 57 indexed citations

Schilling, Birgit, Juliette Gafni, Xin Cong, et al.. (2006). Huntingtin Phosphorylation Sites Mapped by Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(33). 23686–23697. 115 indexed citations

Jin, Kunlin, Michelle LaFevre-Bernt, Yunjuan Sun, et al.. (2005). FGF-2 promotes neurogenesis and neuroprotection and prolongs survival in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(50). 18189–18194. 168 indexed citations

Tanaka, Yuji, Shuichi Igarashi, Masayuki Nakamura, et al.. (2005). Progressive phenotype and nuclear accumulation of an amino-terminal cleavage fragment in a transgenic mouse model with inducible expression of full-length mutant huntingtin. Neurobiology of Disease. 21(2). 381–391. 56 indexed citations

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Hermel, Evan, Juliette Gafni, Stephanie Propp, et al.. (2004). Specific caspase interactions and amplification are involved in selective neuronal vulnerability in Huntington's disease. Cell Death and Differentiation. 11(4). 424–438. 168 indexed citations

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Gafni, Juliette, Evan Hermel, Jessica E. Young, et al.. (2004). Inhibition of Calpain Cleavage of Huntingtin Reduces Toxicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(19). 20211–20220. 226 indexed citations

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Gafni, Juliette. (2003). Non-coplanar 2,2',3,5',6-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 95) Amplifies Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Signaling in Embryonic Cerebellar Granule Neurons by a Mechanism Involving Ryanodine Receptors. Toxicological Sciences. 77(1). 72–82. 45 indexed citations

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Gafni, Juliette & Lisa Ellerby. (2002). Calpain Activation in Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(12). 4842–4849. 254 indexed citations

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Wellington, Cheryl L., Lisa Ellerby, Claire‐Anne Gutekunst, et al.. (2002). Caspase Cleavage of Mutant Huntingtin Precedes Neurodegeneration in Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(18). 7862–7872. 303 indexed citations

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Gafni, Juliette, et al.. (1997). Xestospongins: Potent Membrane Permeable Blockers of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor. Neuron. 19(3). 723–733. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cj, Epstein, et al.. (1996). Neuroprotective role of CuZn-superoxide dismutase in ischemic brain damage.. PubMed. 71. 271–280. 22 indexed citations

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Chan, Pak H., C. J. Epstein, Hiroyuki Kinouchi, et al.. (1994). SOD‐1 Transgenic Mice as a Model for Studies of Neuroprotection in Stroke and Brain Trauma^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 738(1). 93–103. 34 indexed citations

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Karibe, Hiroshi, Sylvia F. Chen, Gregory J. Zarow, et al.. (1994). Mild intraischemic hypothermia suppresses consumption of endogenous antioxidants after temporary focal ischemia in rats. Brain Research. 649(1-2). 12–18. 84 indexed citations

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Chan, Pak H., et al.. (1993). Brain infarction is not reduced in SOD-1 transgenic mice after a permanent focal cerebral ischemia. Neuroreport. 5(3). 293–296. 103 indexed citations

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