Layla Azam

2.0k total citations
29 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Layla Azam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Layla Azam has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Layla Azam's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (29 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers). Layla Azam is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (29 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers). Layla Azam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Layla Azam's co-authors include J. Michael McIntosh, Ursula H. Winzer‐Serhan, Baldomero M. Olivera, Doju Yoshikami, Grzegorz Bułaj, Yi-Ling Chen, Frances M. Leslie, Cheryl Dowell, F.M. Leslie and Min-Min Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Layla Azam

26 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Layla Azam United States 22 1.7k 617 178 123 81 29 1.7k
Brian E. Molles United States 11 835 0.5× 374 0.6× 121 0.7× 111 0.9× 90 1.1× 15 969
Lourdes J. Cruz United States 10 1.6k 0.9× 917 1.5× 86 0.5× 61 0.5× 114 1.4× 10 1.7k
Cheryl Dowell United States 18 1.2k 0.7× 314 0.5× 186 1.0× 117 1.0× 38 0.5× 22 1.3k
Morten S. Thomsen Denmark 21 731 0.4× 351 0.6× 133 0.7× 22 0.2× 77 1.0× 36 976
Vladimir M. Mahnir United States 11 835 0.5× 257 0.4× 117 0.7× 37 0.3× 45 0.6× 21 986
R Anand United States 15 1.5k 0.9× 506 0.8× 356 2.0× 196 1.6× 79 1.0× 20 1.7k
S. Couturier Switzerland 6 1.7k 1.0× 719 1.2× 290 1.6× 271 2.2× 32 0.4× 8 1.8k
J. M. McIntosh United States 15 861 0.5× 418 0.7× 87 0.5× 89 0.7× 98 1.2× 18 954
William G. Conroy United States 21 2.5k 1.5× 1.0k 1.7× 374 2.1× 356 2.9× 55 0.7× 38 2.7k
Ellis Cooper Canada 16 924 0.5× 489 0.8× 123 0.7× 74 0.6× 86 1.1× 27 1.1k

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All Works

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Azam, Layla, Maren Watkins, Eddie Rosa, et al.. (2025). An N‐Terminally Elongated Peptide From Conus rolani Defines a New Class of Ribbon α‐Conotoxins Targeting Muscle nAChRs. The FASEB Journal. 39(12). e70698–e70698.
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Azam, Layla, et al.. (2025). Human α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits assemble to form functional receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(2). 108182–108182.
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Azam, Layla, et al.. (2020). αM-Conotoxin MIIIJ Blocks Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors at Neuromuscular Junctions of Frog and Fish. Toxins. 12(3). 197–197. 10 indexed citations
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Hone, Arik J., J. Michael McIntosh, Layla Azam, et al.. (2015). α-Conotoxins Identify the α3β4* Subtype as the Predominant Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Expressed in Human Adrenal Chromaffin Cells. Molecular Pharmacology. 88(5). 881–893. 27 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla & J. Michael McIntosh. (2012). Molecular basis for the differential sensitivity of rat and human α9α10 nAChRs to α‐conotoxin RgIA. Journal of Neurochemistry. 122(6). 1137–1144. 74 indexed citations
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Wilson, Michael J., Doju Yoshikami, Layla Azam, et al.. (2011). μ-Conotoxins that differentially block sodium channels Na V 1.1 through 1.8 identify those responsible for action potentials in sciatic nerve. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(25). 10302–10307. 113 indexed citations
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Wilson, Michael J., Min-Min Zhang, Layla Azam, et al.. (2011). NaVβ Subunits Modulate the Inhibition of NaV1.8 by the Analgesic Gating Modifier μO-Conotoxin MrVIB. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 338(2). 687–693. 42 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla, Uwe Maskos, Jean‐Pierre Changeux, et al.. (2010). α-Conotoxin BuIA[T5A;P6O]: a novel ligand that discriminates between α6β4 and α6β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and blocks nicotine-stimulated norepinephrine release. The FASEB Journal. 24(12). 5113–5123. 68 indexed citations
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Zhang, Minmin, Layla Azam, Baldomero M. Olivera, et al.. (2009). Molecular Determinants of μ-Conotoxin KIIIA Block of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 248a–248a. 1 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla & J. Michael McIntosh. (2009). Alpha-conotoxins as pharmacological probes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 30(6). 771–783. 150 indexed citations
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McArthur, Jeffrey R., Layla Azam, Grzegorz Bułaj, et al.. (2009). Unexpected synergism between Tetrodotoxin and μ-conotoxin in blocking voltage-gated sodium channels. Channels. 3(1). 32–38. 41 indexed citations
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Fiedler, Brian, Min-Min Zhang, Layla Azam, et al.. (2008). Specificity, affinity and efficacy of iota-conotoxin RXIA, an agonist of voltage-gated sodium channels NaV1.2, 1.6 and 1.7. Biochemical Pharmacology. 75(12). 2334–2344. 52 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla, Doju Yoshikami, & J. Michael McIntosh. (2008). Amino Acid Residues That Confer High Selectivity of the α6 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit to α-Conotoxin MII[S4A,E11A,L15A]. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(17). 11625–11632. 37 indexed citations
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Holford, Mandë, Min-Min Zhang, Konkallu Hanumae Gowd, et al.. (2008). Pruning nature: Biodiversity-derived discovery of novel sodium channel blocking conotoxins from Conus bullatus. Toxicon. 53(1). 90–98. 51 indexed citations
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Green, Brad R., Brian Fiedler, Layla Azam, et al.. (2007). Structure/Function Characterization of μ-Conotoxin KIIIA, an Analgesic, Nearly Irreversible Blocker of Mammalian Neuronal Sodium Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(42). 30699–30706. 131 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla & J. Michael McIntosh. (2006). Characterization of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors That Modulate Nicotine-Evoked [3H]Norepinephrine Release from Mouse Hippocampal Synaptosomes. Molecular Pharmacology. 70(3). 967–976. 48 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla & J. Michael McIntosh. (2004). Effect of Novel α-Conotoxins on Nicotine-Stimulated [3H]Dopamine Release from Rat Striatal Synaptosomes. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 312(1). 231–237. 32 indexed citations
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McIntosh, J. Michael, Layla Azam, Cheryl Dowell, et al.. (2004). Analogs of α-Conotoxin MII Are Selective for α6-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Molecular Pharmacology. 65(4). 944–952. 170 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla, Cheryl Dowell, Maren Watkins, et al.. (2004). α-Conotoxin BuIA, a Novel Peptide from Conus bullatus, Distinguishes among Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(1). 80–87. 97 indexed citations
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Azam, Layla, Ursula H. Winzer‐Serhan, Yi-Ling Chen, & Frances M. Leslie. (2002). Expression of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit mRNAs within midbrain dopamine neurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 444(3). 260–274. 222 indexed citations

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