M. Renko

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

M. Renko is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Renko has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biotechnology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in M. Renko's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (7 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (7 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers). M. Renko is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (7 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (7 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers). M. Renko collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, United Kingdom and Switzerland. M. Renko's co-authors include Vito Türk, Boris Turk, Olga Vasiljeva, Tao Sun, Veronika Stoka, Takashi Morimoto, Daniel B. Rifkin, Natalina Quarto, Janko Kos and Jerica Sabotič and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

M. Renko

36 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

  1. Cysteine cathepsins: From structure, function and regulation to new frontiers
    2011 1.0k citations Vito Türk, Veronika Stoka et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M. Renko 1.4k 469 355 342 257 37 2.5k
Eurı́dice Carmona 1.3k 0.9× 592 1.3× 635 1.8× 314 0.9× 312 1.2× 60 2.5k
M A Brown 1.3k 0.9× 582 1.2× 618 1.7× 347 1.0× 203 0.8× 16 2.5k
Richard A. Williamson 1.4k 1.0× 752 1.6× 612 1.7× 491 1.4× 394 1.5× 73 3.0k
Kelly M. Boatright 2.0k 1.4× 311 0.7× 403 1.1× 274 0.8× 503 2.0× 9 2.6k
Kazunori Hanada 1.8k 1.3× 700 1.5× 683 1.9× 483 1.4× 212 0.8× 71 3.4k
Byoung Chul Park 1.6k 1.1× 215 0.5× 287 0.8× 199 0.6× 267 1.0× 107 2.3k
A A Kembhavi 1.0k 0.7× 540 1.2× 397 1.1× 278 0.8× 116 0.5× 8 1.9k
Walter K. Nishioka 1.6k 1.1× 196 0.4× 542 1.5× 259 0.8× 470 1.8× 19 2.5k
Hakim Djaballah 1.8k 1.3× 432 0.9× 604 1.7× 162 0.5× 606 2.4× 81 3.3k
Roger A. Poorman 1.3k 0.9× 327 0.7× 279 0.8× 181 0.5× 124 0.5× 42 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Renko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Renko

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All Works

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Coscia, Francesca, Ajda Taler‐Verčič, Veronica T. Chang, et al.. (2020). The structure of human thyroglobulin. Nature. 578(7796). 627–630. 73 indexed citations
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Usenik, Aleksandra, M. Renko, Marko Mihelič, et al.. (2017). The CWB2 Cell Wall-Anchoring Module Is Revealed by the Crystal Structures of the Clostridium difficile Cell Wall Proteins Cwp8 and Cwp6. Structure. 25(3). 514–521. 31 indexed citations
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Mihelič, Marko, Kristina Vlahoviček‐Kahlina, M. Renko, et al.. (2017). The mechanism behind the selection of two different cleavage sites in NAG-NAM polymers. IUCrJ. 4(2). 185–198. 12 indexed citations
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Kramer, Lovro, M. Renko, Vito Türk, et al.. (2017). Non-invasive in vivo imaging of tumour-associated cathepsin B by a highly selective inhibitory DARPin. Theranostics. 7(11). 2806–2821. 42 indexed citations
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Gammons, Melissa V., M. Renko, C. Mark Johnson, Trevor J. Rutherford, & Mariann Bienz. (2016). Wnt Signalosome Assembly by DEP Domain Swapping of Dishevelled. Molecular Cell. 64(1). 92–104. 134 indexed citations
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Renko, M., et al.. (2014). Fungal β-trefoil trypsin inhibitors cnispin and cospin demonstrate the plasticity of the β-trefoil fold. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1844(10). 1749–1756. 8 indexed citations
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Renko, M., Ajda Taler‐Verčič, Marko Mihelič, Eva Žerovnik, & Vito Türk. (2014). Partial rotational lattice order–disorder in stefin B crystals. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 70(4). 1015–1025. 11 indexed citations
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Puizdar, Vida, Eva Žerovnik, M. Renko, et al.. (2012). Biochemical characterization and structural modeling of human cathepsin E variant 2 in comparison to the wild-type protein. Biological Chemistry. 393(3). 177–186. 3 indexed citations
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Obermajer, Nataša, Bojana Mirković, Urban Švajger, et al.. (2012). Regulation of cathepsins S and L by cystatin F during maturation of dendritic cells. European Journal of Cell Biology. 91(5). 391–401. 43 indexed citations
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Sabotič, Jerica, Silvia Bleuler‐Martinez, M. Renko, et al.. (2011). Structural Basis of Trypsin Inhibition and Entomotoxicity of Cospin, Serine Protease Inhibitor Involved in Defense of Coprinopsis cinerea Fruiting Bodies. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(6). 3898–3907. 44 indexed citations
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Türk, Vito, Veronika Stoka, Olga Vasiljeva, et al.. (2011). Cysteine cathepsins: From structure, function and regulation to new frontiers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1824(1). 68–88. 1009 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mirković, Bojana, M. Renko, Samo Turk, et al.. (2011). Novel Mechanism of Cathepsin B Inhibition by Antibiotic Nitroxoline and Related Compounds. ChemMedChem. 6(8). 1351–1356. 77 indexed citations
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Renko, M., et al.. (2010). Stefin A displaces the occluding loop of cathepsin B only by as much as required to bind to the active site cleft. FEBS Journal. 277(20). 4338–4345. 45 indexed citations
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Čeru, Slavko, Špela Konjar, Urška Repnik, et al.. (2010). Stefin B Interacts with Histones and Cathepsin L in the Nucleus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(13). 10078–10086. 77 indexed citations
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Renko, M., Jerica Sabotič, Jože Brzin, & Vito Türk. (2009). Structural studies of mycocypins, a new family of cysteine protease inhibitors. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 65(a1). s136–s136. 1 indexed citations
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Renko, M., Jerica Sabotič, Marko Mihelič, et al.. (2009). Versatile Loops in Mycocypins Inhibit Three Protease Families. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(1). 308–316. 46 indexed citations
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Štrukelj, Borut, et al.. (1993). Inhibitory Effect of Carnosolic Acid on HIV-1 Protease in Cell-Free Assays. Journal of Natural Products. 56(8). 1426–1430. 55 indexed citations
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Ritonja, Anka, et al.. (1992). Extracellular α-amylase from Streptomyces rimosus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 37(2). 202–204. 3 indexed citations

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