Leona D. Samson

21.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
168 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Leona D. Samson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leona D. Samson has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Cancer Research and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Leona D. Samson's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (118 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (36 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (32 papers). Leona D. Samson is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (118 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (36 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (32 papers). Leona D. Samson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Leona D. Samson's co-authors include John Cairns, Dragony Fu, Jennifer A. Calvo, Scott A. Jelinsky, Bevin P. Engelward, Thomas J. Begley, Mark J. Hickman, Albert Y. Lau, Brian Glassner and G. William Rebeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Leona D. Samson

168 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

SERIES: Genomic instability in cancer Balancing repair and tolerance of DNA damage caused by alkylating agents

2012 696 citations Dragony Fu, Jennifer A. Calvo et al. profile →
A new pathway for DNA repair in Escherichia coli

1977 598 citations Leona D. Samson et al. profile →
The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA

2019 436 citations Matthew R. Wilson, Yindi Jiang et al. Science profile →
Inflammation-induced DNA damage, mutations and cancer

2019 313 citations Jennifer E. Kay, Leona D. Samson et al. DNA repair profile →

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Molecular origins of mutational spectra produced by the environmental carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine and SN1 chemotherapeutic agents 2023 ·NAR Cancer ·Amanda L. Armijo, (unknown), Bogdan I. Fedeles, (unknown), Jennifer E. Kay, Joshua J. Corrigan, (unknown), (unknown), Leona D. Samson, Sebastian E. Carrasco, Bevin P. Engelward, James G. Fox, Robert G. Croy, John M. Essigmann	9
2	A DNA repair-independent role for alkyladenine DNA glycosylase in alkylation-induced unfolded protein response 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas C. Cox, (unknown), Marcos Paulo Machado Thomé, Ruan Elliott, Leona D. Samson, Jean‐Yves Masson, Guido Lenz, João Antônio Pêgas Henriques, Axel Nohturfft, Lisiane B. Meira	9
3	CometChip enables parallel analysis of multiple DNA repair activities 2021 ·DNA repair ·Jing Ge, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer E. Kay, Patrizia Mazzucato, (unknown), Jessica Fessler, David M. Weingeist, Robert W. Sobol, Leona D. Samson, Scott Floyd, Bevin P. Engelward	9
4	Alkyladenine DNA glycosylase associates with transcription elongation to coordinate DNA repair with gene expression 2019 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Diana L. Bordin, Alessandro Brambilla, (unknown), Sarah L. Fordyce Martin, (unknown), (unknown), Per Arne, Antonia Furrer, Lene C. Olsen, (unknown), Marit Otterlei, Pål Sætrom, Magnar Bjørås, Leona D. Samson, Barbara van Loon	27
5	The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA breakdown → 2019 ·Science ·Matthew R. Wilson, Yindi Jiang, Peter W. Villalta, Alessia Stornetta, Paul D. Boudreau, Andrea Carrà, Caitlin A. Brennan, Eunyoung Chun, (unknown), Leona D. Samson, Bevin P. Engelward, Wendy S. Garrett, Silvia Balbo, Emily P. Balskus	436
6	Nitric oxide induced S-nitrosation causes base excision repair imbalance 2018 ·DNA repair ·(unknown), Isaac A. Chaim, Zachary D. Nagel, Steven R. Tannenbaum, Leona D. Samson, Bevin P. Engelward	17
7	DNA Repair Capacity in Multiple Pathways Predicts Chemoresistance in Glioblastoma Multiforme 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Zachary D. Nagel, Gaspar J. Kitange, Shiv K. Gupta, Brian A. Joughin, Isaac A. Chaim, Patrizia Mazzucato, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Jann N. Sarkaria, Leona D. Samson	102
8	Minor Changes in Expression of the Mismatch Repair Protein MSH2 Exert a Major Impact on Glioblastoma Response to Temozolomide 2015 ·Cancer Research ·José L. McFaline‐Figueroa, Christian Braun, Monica Stanciu, Zachary D. Nagel, Patrizia Mazzucato, Dewakar Sangaraju, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Natalia Tretyakova, Jacqueline A. Lees, Michael T. Hemann, Forest M. White, Leona D. Samson	91
9	The interaction between ALKBH2 DNA repair enzyme and PCNA is direct, mediated by the hydrophobic pocket of PCNA and perturbed in naturally-occurring ALKBH2 variants 2015 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), Dragony Fu, Leona D. Samson, Barbara van Loon	8
10	Multiplexed DNA repair assays for multiple lesions and multiple doses via transcription inhibition and transcriptional mutagenesis 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zachary D. Nagel, Carrie M. Margulies, Isaac A. Chaim, (unknown), Patrizia Mazzucato, Anwaar Ahmad, Ryan Abo, Vincent L. Butty, Anthony L. Forget, Leona D. Samson	105
11	Genome-wide single-cell-level screen for protein abundance and localization changes in response to DNA damage in S. cerevisiae 2013 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Aprotim Mazumder, Laia Quirós Pesudo, (unknown), Mark Bathe, Leona D. Samson	31
12	DNA repair is indispensable for survival after acute inflammation 2012 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Jennifer A. Calvo, Lisiane B. Meira, Chun‐Yue I. Lee, Catherine A. Moroski-Erkul, Nona Abolhassani, Koli Taghizadeh, Lindsey Eichinger, Sureshkumar Muthupalani, Line M. Nordstrand, Arne Klungland, Leona D. Samson	64
13	Direct repair of 3,N[superscript 4]-ethenocytosine by the human ALKBH2 dioxygenase is blocked by the AAG/MPG glycosylase 2011 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Dragony Fu, Leona D. Samson	1
14	Substrate specificity and sequence-dependent activity of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase (Mag) 2008 ·DNA repair ·Gondichatnahalli M. Lingaraju, Maria Kartalou, Lisiane B. Meira, Leona D. Samson	10
15	The adaptive imbalance in base excision–repair enzymes generates microsatellite instability in chronic inflammation 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Lorne J. Hofseth, Mohammed Abdul Sattar Khan, Mark Ambrose, О. Nikolayeva, Meng Xu‐Welliver, Maria Kartalou, S. Perwez Hussain, Richard B. Roth, Xiaoling Zhou, Leah E. Mechanic, Irit Zurer, Varda Rotter, Leona D. Samson, Curtis C. Harris	18
16	The adaptive imbalance in base excision–repair enzymes generates microsatellite instability in chronic inflammation 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Lorne J. Hofseth, Khan Ma, Mark Ambrose, Olga Nikolayeva, Meng Xu‐Welliver, Maria Kartalou, S. Perwez Hussain, Richard B. Roth, Xiaoling Zhou, Leah E. Mechanic, Irit Zurer, Varda Rotter, Leona D. Samson, Curtis C. Harris	170
17	Molecular basis for discriminating between normal and damaged bases by the human alkyladenine glycosylase, AAG 2001 ·Albert Y. Lau, (unknown), Brian Glassner, Leona D. Samson, Tom Ellenberger, Anton B. Guliaev, B. Singer	8
18	Great leaps forward: translesion synthesis gets unstalled 2000 ·Trends in Cell Biology ·Miriam Sander, Leona D. Samson, (unknown)	1
19	Regulatory Networks Revealed by Transcriptional Profiling of Damaged Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells: Rpn4 Links Base Excision Repair with Proteasomes 2000 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Scott A. Jelinsky, Preston W. Estep, George M. Church, Leona D. Samson	276
20	A Common Element Involved in Transcriptional Regulation of Two DNA Alkylation Repair Genes ( MAG and MGT1 ) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1993 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Wei Xiao, Keshav K. Singh, (unknown), Leona D. Samson	14

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