L.C. Boffa

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

L.C. Boffa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, L.C. Boffa has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in L.C. Boffa's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). L.C. Boffa is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). L.C. Boffa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. L.C. Boffa's co-authors include V. G. Allfrey, G. Vidali, Robert S. Mann, E. Morton Bradbury, Jonathan Karn, M. Mariani, Richard Sterner, Marcello Ceppi, J. R. Lupton and Mack Lipkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

L.C. Boffa

18 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Suppression of histone deacetylation in vivo and in vitro by sodium butyrate.

1978 406 citations L.C. Boffa, G. Vidali et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L.C. Boffa Italy	13	1.4k	217	210	119	112	18	1.7k
JoAnn Hoskins United States	19	723 0.5×	168 0.8×	212 1.0×	88 0.7×	82 0.7×	23	1.5k
Jochen Huber Germany	16	1.5k 1.1×	91 0.4×	171 0.8×	61 0.5×	66 0.6×	24	1.9k
L. I. Huschtscha Australia	13	884 0.6×	417 1.9×	236 1.1×	206 1.7×	314 2.8×	16	1.4k
Joël Capdevielle France	15	1.0k 0.7×	112 0.5×	120 0.6×	66 0.6×	92 0.8×	20	1.5k
Bernhard Polzar Germany	15	886 0.6×	147 0.7×	113 0.5×	77 0.6×	73 0.7×	22	1.4k
Richard G. Kulka Israel	23	1.4k 1.0×	215 1.0×	197 0.9×	133 1.1×	262 2.3×	62	2.0k
G. Vidali United States	26	2.4k 1.7×	390 1.8×	372 1.8×	155 1.3×	188 1.7×	69	3.0k
Satoshi Mizuno Japan	22	1.1k 0.8×	195 0.9×	140 0.7×	108 0.9×	150 1.3×	74	1.8k
Shogo Ikeda Japan	22	1.4k 1.0×	251 1.2×	194 0.9×	238 2.0×	50 0.4×	75	1.8k
Harriet C. Isom United States	27	946 0.7×	333 1.5×	321 1.5×	116 1.0×	76 0.7×	83	2.5k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Matis, Serena, M. Mariani, Giovanna Cutrona, et al.. (2009). PNAEμ can significantly reduce Burkitt's lymphoma tumor burden in a SCID mice model: cells dissemination similar to the human disease. Cancer Gene Therapy. 16(10). 786–793. 7 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., Paola Menichini, Claudia Bolognesi, et al.. (2007). Lack of mutagenicity and clastogenicity of PNAEμ-NLS targeted to a regulatory sequence of the translocated c-myc oncogene in Burkitt's lymphoma. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 628(2). 129–137. 6 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., Giovanna Cutrona, Michele Cilli, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of Burkitt's lymphoma cells growth in SCID mice by a PNA specific for a regulatory sequence of the translocated c-myc. Cancer Gene Therapy. 14(2). 220–226. 28 indexed citations

Cutrona, Giovanna, Mariella Dono, Silvio Roncella, et al.. (2002). CD10 is a marker for cycling cells with propensity to apoptosis in childhood ALL. British Journal of Cancer. 86(11). 1776–1785. 33 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., Sonia Scarfı̀, M. Mariani, et al.. (2000). Dihydrotestosterone as a selective cellular/nuclear localization vector for anti-gene peptide nucleic acid in prostatic carcinoma cells.. PubMed. 60(8). 2258–62. 56 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., Elisabetta M. Carpaneto, & V. G. Allfrey. (1995). Isolation of active genes containing CAG repeats by DNA strand invasion by a peptide nucleic acid.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(6). 1901–1905. 53 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., et al.. (1993). Recovery of transcriptionally active chromatin restriction fragments by binding to organomercurial-agarose magnetic beads. A rapid and sensitive method for monitoring changes in higher order chromatin structure during gene activation and repression.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(31). 23409–23416. 20 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., J. R. Lupton, M. Mariani, et al.. (1992). Modulation of colonic epithelial cell proliferation, histone acetylation, and luminal short chain fatty acids by variation of dietary fiber (wheat bran) in rats.. PubMed. 52(21). 5906–12. 162 indexed citations

Boffa, L.C., Claudia Bolognesi, & M. Mariani. (1987). Specific targets of alkylating agents in nuclear proteins of cultured hepatocytes. Mutation Research Letters. 190(2). 119–123. 10 indexed citations

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Boffa, L.C., et al.. (1981). Manifold effects of sodium butyrate on nuclear function. Selective and reversible inhibition of phosphorylation of histones H1 and H2A and impaired methylation of lysine and arginine residues in nuclear protein fractions.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 256(18). 9612–9621. 166 indexed citations

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Sterner, Richard, L.C. Boffa, & G. Vidali. (1978). Comparative structural analysis of high mobility group proteins from a variety of sources. Evidence for a high mobility group protein unique to avian erythrocyte nuclei.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 253(11). 3830–3836. 78 indexed citations

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Boffa, L.C., G. Vidali, Robert S. Mann, & V. G. Allfrey. (1978). Suppression of histone deacetylation in vivo and in vitro by sodium butyrate.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 253(10). 3364–3366. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vidali, G., L.C. Boffa, E. Morton Bradbury, & V. G. Allfrey. (1978). Butyrate suppression of histone deacetylation leads to accumulation of multiacetylated forms of histones H3 and H4 and increased DNase I sensitivity of the associated DNA sequences.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 75(5). 2239–2243. 388 indexed citations

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Boffa, L.C., Jonathan Karn, G. Vidali, & V. G. Allfrey. (1977). Distribution of NG, NG-dimethylarginine in nuclear protein fractions. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 74(3). 969–976. 106 indexed citations

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Karn, Jonathan, G. Vidali, L.C. Boffa, & V. G. Allfrey. (1977). Characterization of the non-histone nuclear proteins associated with rapidly labeled heterogeneous nuclear RNA.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 252(20). 7307–7322. 156 indexed citations

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Boffa, L.C., G. Vidali, & V. G. Allfrey. (1976). Changes in nuclear non-histone protein composition during normal differentiation and carcinogenesis of intestinal epithelial cells. Experimental Cell Research. 98(2). 396–410. 30 indexed citations

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Boffa, L.C., Edward L. Gershey, & G. Vidali. (1971). Changes of the histone deacetylase activity during chick embryo muscle development. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 254(1). 135–143. 12 indexed citations

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Boffa, L.C., et al.. (1971). CHROMOSOMAL NUCLEOPROTEINS:CD STUDIES ON RECONSTITUTED NUCLEOHISTONES FROM AVIAN ERYTHROCYTES. PubMed. 3(1-4). 357–363. 3 indexed citations

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