Laura Conforti

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Laura Conforti is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Conforti has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Laura Conforti's work include Ion channel regulation and function (27 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (15 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). Laura Conforti is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (27 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (15 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). Laura Conforti collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Laura Conforti's co-authors include Michael P. Coleman, Jonathan Gilley, David E. Millhorn, V. Hugh Perry, M. Di Stefano, Andrea Tarlton, Ameet A. Chimote, Giulio Magni, Róbert Adalbert and Lisa Neumeier and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Laura Conforti

118 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Wallerian degeneration of injured axons and synapses is delayed by a Ube4b/Nmnat chimeric gene

2001 501 citations Bogdan Beirowski, Weiqian Mi et al. profile →
Wallerian degeneration: an emerging axon death pathway linking injury and disease

2014 437 citations Laura Conforti, Jonathan Gilley et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Conforti

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura Conforti. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura Conforti based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Laura Conforti. Laura Conforti is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Proton Treatment Suppresses Exosome Production in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2024 ·Cancers ·Ameet A. Chimote, Maria Lehn, (unknown), Anthony Mascia, Mathieu Sertorio, Michael Lamba, Dan Ionascu, Alice L. Tang, Scott M. Langevin, Marat Khodoun, Trisha M. Wise‐Draper, Laura Conforti	4
2	A novel ion channel-mediated mechanism facilitates the inhibitory effect of exosomes on anti-tumor immune responses 2023 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Ameet A. Chimote, (unknown), (unknown), Scott M. Langevin, Trisha M. Wise‐Draper, Marat Khodoun, Laura Conforti	0
3	NMN Deamidase Delays Wallerian Degeneration and Rescues Axonal Defects Caused by NMNAT2 Deficiency In Vivo 2017 ·Current Biology ·M. Di Stefano, Andrea Loreto, Giuseppe Orsomando, Valerio Mori, Federica Zamporlini, Richard P. Hulse, Jamie Webster, Lucy F. Donaldson, Martin Gering, Nadia Raffaelli, Michael P. Coleman, Jonathan Gilley, Laura Conforti	84
4	Kv1.3 Channels Mark Functionally Competent CD8+ Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Head and Neck Cancer 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Ameet A. Chimote, Péter Hajdú, (unknown), (unknown), Trisha M. Wise‐Draper, Keith Casper, Laura Conforti	41
5	The C-terminus SH3-binding domain of Kv1.3 is required for the actin-mediated immobilization of the channel via cortactin 2015 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Péter Hajdú, (unknown), Ameet A. Chimote, (unknown), Koichi Takimoto, Laura Conforti	21
6	Wallerian Degeneration Is Executed by an NMN-SARM1-Dependent Late Ca2+ Influx but Only Modestly Influenced by Mitochondria 2015 ·Cell Reports ·Andrea Loreto, M. Di Stefano, Martin Gering, Laura Conforti	99
7	Modulation of T cell activation by localized K+ accumulation at the immunological synapse—A mathematical model 2012 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·(unknown), Yeoheung Yun, Laura Conforti	6
8	Disruption of Kv1.3 Channel Forward Vesicular Trafficking by Hypoxia in Human T Lymphocytes 2011 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ameet A. Chimote, (unknown), Laura Conforti	31
9	Adaptation to G93Asuperoxide dismutase 1 in a motor neuron cell line model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2009 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown), Giuseppina D’Alessandro, Elisabetta Babetto, Milena Rizzardini, Laura Conforti, L Cantoni	10
10	Differential calcium signaling and Kv1.3 trafficking to the immunological synapse in systemic lupus erythematosus 2009 ·Cell Calcium ·(unknown), Lisa Neumeier, Koichi Takimoto, Susan Molleran Lee, Heather J. Duncan, Shashi Kant, (unknown), Alexandra H. Filipovich, Laura Conforti	32
11	Evolutionary divergence of valosin‐containing protein/cell division cycle protein 48 binding interactions among endoplasmic reticulum‐associated degradation proteins 2009 ·FEBS Journal ·Giacomo Morreale, Laura Conforti, John Coadwell, Anna Wilbrey, Michael P. Coleman	38
12	Neuronal death: where does the end begin? 2007 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Laura Conforti, Róbert Adalbert, Michael P. Coleman	124
13	NAD+ and axon degeneration revisited: Nmnat1 cannot substitute for WldS to delay Wallerian degeneration 2006 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Laura Conforti, Guofu Fang, Bogdan Beirowski, (unknown), Leonardo Sorci, Pamela J. Shaw, Róbert Adalbert, (unknown), Katherine Bridge, (unknown), Giulio Magni, Jonathan D. Glass, Michael P. Coleman	113
14	Genotyping methods to detect a unique neuroprotective factor (Wlds) for axons 2002 ·Journal of Neuroscience Methods ·Weiqian Mi, Laura Conforti, Michael P. Coleman	15
15	O₂‐sensitive K⁺ channels: role of the Kv1.2 α‐subunit in mediating the hypoxic response 2000 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Laura Conforti, Ilona Bódi, (unknown), David E. Millhorn	83
16	Chronic hypoxia reduces adenosine A_2A receptor‐mediated inhibition of calcium current in rat PC12 cells via downregulation of protein kinase A 1998 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Shuichi Kobayashi, Dana Beitner‐Johnson, Laura Conforti, David E. Millhorn	33
17	The histaminase activity of rat white adipocytes 1997 ·Inflammation Research ·Laura Raimondi, G. Banchelli, G. Ignesti, R. Pirisino, Laura Conforti	6
18	The uptake of histamine in rat white adipose tissue 1994 ·Florence Research (University of Florence) ·Laura Conforti, Laura Raimondi, (unknown)	1
19	Diphenylamine-2-car☐ylate blocks voltage-dependent Na+ and Ca2+ channels in rat ventricular cardiomyocytes 1994 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Laura Conforti, (unknown), N. Sperelakis	9
20	Bay K 8644 enhances Ca2+ channel activities in embryonic chick heart cells without prolongation of open times 1991 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Noritsugu Tohse, Laura Conforti, Nicholas Sperelakis	11

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