Lela Lackey

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Lela Lackey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lela Lackey has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Virology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lela Lackey's work include RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers). Lela Lackey is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers). Lela Lackey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Slovakia. Lela Lackey's co-authors include Reuben S. Harris, William L. Brown, Emily K. Law, Eric W. Refsland, Allison M. Land, Michael A. Carpenter, Judd F. Hultquist, Brandon Leonard, Anurag S. Rathore and Joy Lengyel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Lela Lackey

21 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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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.

  1. APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer
    2013 639 citations Michael B. Burns, Lela Lackey et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lela Lackey United States 14 1.1k 452 357 329 282 21 1.6k
Eric W. Refsland United States 9 963 0.9× 707 1.6× 322 0.9× 424 1.3× 273 1.0× 13 1.7k
Stephen J. Anderson United States 18 1.6k 1.4× 243 0.5× 336 0.9× 128 0.4× 181 0.6× 26 2.0k
Y. Ramanathan United States 11 1.1k 1.0× 365 0.8× 132 0.4× 130 0.4× 292 1.0× 13 1.5k
Matjaž Barborič United States 19 1.4k 1.2× 663 1.5× 158 0.4× 119 0.4× 202 0.7× 23 1.9k
María Inés Gutiérrez Italy 15 859 0.8× 554 1.2× 119 0.3× 172 0.5× 194 0.7× 22 1.4k
Michelle J. West United Kingdom 21 793 0.7× 426 0.9× 137 0.4× 324 1.0× 663 2.4× 41 1.7k
Ryan P. Bennett United States 15 930 0.8× 356 0.8× 167 0.5× 244 0.7× 63 0.2× 24 1.3k
Uwe Schaefer United States 7 1.4k 1.3× 315 0.7× 62 0.2× 190 0.6× 197 0.7× 8 2.0k
Gary L. Buchschacher United States 17 588 0.5× 342 0.8× 95 0.3× 118 0.4× 348 1.2× 42 1.2k
Bojana Lucic Germany 12 805 0.7× 477 1.1× 80 0.2× 106 0.3× 228 0.8× 15 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lela Lackey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shankar, Vijay, et al.. (2025). Altered polyadenylation site usage in SERPINA1 3’UTR in response to cellular stress affects A1AT protein expression. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 23510–23510. 1 indexed citations
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Lackey, Lela, et al.. (2023). How does precursor RNA structure influence RNA processing and gene expression?. Bioscience Reports. 43(3). 6 indexed citations
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Weidmann, Chase A., Lela Lackey, Anthony M. Mustoe, et al.. (2022). Global 5′-UTR RNA structure regulates translation of a SERPINA1 mRNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(17). 9689–9704. 12 indexed citations
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Lackey, Lela, Auyon Ghosh, Vijay Shankar, et al.. (2021). Alternative poly-adenylation modulates α1-antitrypsin expression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PLoS Genetics. 17(11). e1009912–e1009912. 6 indexed citations
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Brown, William L., Emily K. Law, Prokopios P. Argyris, et al.. (2019). A Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody against the Antiviral and Cancer Genomic DNA Mutating Enzyme APOBEC3B. Antibodies. 8(3). 47–47. 28 indexed citations
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Lackey, Lela, et al.. (2018). Allele-specific SHAPE-MaP assessment of the effects of somatic variation and protein binding on mRNA structure. RNA. 24(4). 513–528. 19 indexed citations
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Linnstaedt, Sarah D., Katrina M. Kutchko, Lela Lackey, et al.. (2018). A Functional riboSNitch in the 3′ Untranslated Region ofFKBP5Alters MicroRNA-320a Binding Efficiency and Mediates Vulnerability to Chronic Post-Traumatic Pain. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(39). 8407–8420. 48 indexed citations
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Lackey, Lela, et al.. (2017). Comparative Visualization of the RNA Suboptimal Conformational Ensemble In Vivo. Biophysical Journal. 113(2). 290–301. 31 indexed citations
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Corley, Meredith, Amanda Solem, Gabriela Phillips, et al.. (2017). An RNA structure-mediated, posttranscriptional model of human α-1-antitrypsin expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(47). E10244–E10253. 40 indexed citations
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Lackey, Lela, Evonne McArthur, & Alain Laederach. (2015). Increased Transcript Complexity in Genes Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140885–e0140885. 16 indexed citations
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Burns, Michael B., Lela Lackey, Michael A. Carpenter, et al.. (2013). APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer. Nature. 494(7437). 366–370. 639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lackey, Lela, Emily K. Law, William L. Brown, & Reuben S. Harris. (2013). Subcellular localization of the APOBEC3 proteins during mitosis and implications for genomic DNA deamination. Cell Cycle. 12(5). 762–772. 111 indexed citations
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Land, Allison M., Emily K. Law, Michael A. Carpenter, et al.. (2013). Endogenous APOBEC3A DNA Cytosine Deaminase Is Cytoplasmic and Nongenotoxic. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(24). 17253–17260. 68 indexed citations
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Burns, Michael B., Lela Lackey, Michael A. Carpenter, et al.. (2013). Correction: Corrigendum: APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer. Nature. 502(7472). 580–580. 2 indexed citations
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Lackey, Lela, Zachary L. Demorest, Allison M. Land, et al.. (2012). APOBEC3B and AID Have Similar Nuclear Import Mechanisms. Journal of Molecular Biology. 419(5). 301–314. 72 indexed citations
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Carpenter, Michael A., Ming Li, Anurag S. Rathore, et al.. (2012). Methylcytosine and Normal Cytosine Deamination by the Foreign DNA Restriction Enzyme APOBEC3A. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(41). 34801–34808. 111 indexed citations
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Hultquist, Judd F., Joy Lengyel, Eric W. Refsland, et al.. (2011). Human and Rhesus APOBEC3D, APOBEC3F, APOBEC3G, and APOBEC3H Demonstrate a Conserved Capacity To Restrict Vif-Deficient HIV-1. Journal of Virology. 85(21). 11220–11234. 280 indexed citations
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Shlyakhtenko, Luda S., Alexander Y. Lushnikov, Ming Li, et al.. (2010). Atomic Force Microscopy Studies Provide Direct Evidence for Dimerization of the HIV Restriction Factor APOBEC3G. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(5). 3387–3395. 71 indexed citations
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Tran, Elizabeth, Xinxin Zhang, Lela Lackey, & Elizabeth S. Maxwell. (2005). Conserved spacing between the box C/D and C′/D′ RNPs of the archaeal box C/D sRNP complex is required for efficient 2′-O-methylation of target RNAs. RNA. 11(3). 285–293. 37 indexed citations

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