Michele LeRoux

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Michele LeRoux is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele LeRoux has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Endocrinology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michele LeRoux's work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (14 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (6 papers). Michele LeRoux is often cited by papers focused on Vibrio bacteria research studies (14 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (6 papers). Michele LeRoux collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michele LeRoux's co-authors include Joseph D. Mougous, Alistair B. Russell, Waldemar Vollmer, Nhat Khai Bui, Rachel D. Hood, Michael T. Laub, P Despas, Peter T. Macklem, Paul A. Wiggins and Danielle M. Agnello and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michele LeRoux

40 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells

2011 555 citations Alistair B. Russell, Rachel D. Hood et al. Nature profile →
Toxin-Antitoxin Systems as Phage Defense Elements

2022 123 citations Michele LeRoux, Michael T. Laub profile →
The DarTG toxin-antitoxin system provides phage defence by ADP-ribosylating viral DNA

2022 104 citations Michele LeRoux, Sriram Srikant et al. Nature Microbiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michele LeRoux United States	22	1.2k	920	619	598	431	40	2.5k
Ina Attrée France	35	1.6k 1.3×	2.0k 2.2×	1.3k 2.1×	1.3k 2.2×	401 0.9×	94	3.7k
Jessica A. Thompson Portugal	13	453 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	473 0.8×	301 0.5×	253 0.6×	17	2.1k
Timothy L. Yahr United States	39	1.8k 1.4×	2.9k 3.2×	1.9k 3.0×	1.7k 2.8×	450 1.0×	78	4.3k
Sachiko Miyata United States	7	454 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	675 1.1×	621 1.0×	264 0.6×	8	2.0k
Roman G. Gerlach Germany	23	600 0.5×	742 0.8×	485 0.8×	177 0.3×	415 1.0×	47	1.9k
Tone Tønjum Norway	35	422 0.3×	1.9k 2.0×	1.1k 1.7×	425 0.7×	497 1.2×	121	3.8k
Elizabeth A. Frey Canada	20	2.0k 1.6×	754 0.8×	967 1.6×	289 0.5×	277 0.6×	25	3.1k
Thierry Pédron France	27	553 0.4×	1.6k 1.8×	415 0.7×	88 0.1×	249 0.6×	58	3.1k
Régis Tournebize France	19	580 0.5×	2.0k 2.2×	250 0.4×	609 1.0×	119 0.3×	43	3.7k
Sheng‐He Huang United States	31	455 0.4×	982 1.1×	326 0.5×	232 0.4×	98 0.2×	90	2.6k

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Walker, Forrest C., et al.. (2025). Acinetobacter phages use distinct strategies to breach the capsule barrier. PLoS Pathogens. 21(9). e1013536–e1013536. 1 indexed citations

Tamman, Hedvig, Tatsuaki Kurata, Michele LeRoux, et al.. (2022). Direct activation of a bacterial innate immune system by a viral capsid protein. Nature. 612(7938). 132–140. 93 indexed citations

LeRoux, Michele, Sriram Srikant, Gabriella I. C. Teodoro, et al.. (2022). The DarTG toxin-antitoxin system provides phage defence by ADP-ribosylating viral DNA. Nature Microbiology. 7(7). 1028–1040. 104 indexed citations breakdown →

LeRoux, Michele, et al.. (2020). Stress Can Induce Transcription of Toxin-Antitoxin Systems without Activating Toxin. Molecular Cell. 79(2). 280–292.e8. 93 indexed citations

LeRoux, Michele, et al.. (2017). Thrombose de valve post-TAVI. Annales de Cardiologie et d Angéiologie. 66(6). 447–452. 4 indexed citations

McFarland, Kirsty A., Emily L. Dolben, Michele LeRoux, et al.. (2015). A self-lysis pathway that enhances the virulence of a pathogenic bacterium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(27). 8433–8438. 37 indexed citations

LeRoux, Michele, S. Brook Peterson, & Joseph D. Mougous. (2015). Bacterial danger sensing. Journal of Molecular Biology. 427(23). 3744–3753. 51 indexed citations

LeRoux, Michele, et al.. (2015). Dissecting the Mechanism of Type VI Secretion System Effector Delivery by Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 600a–600a. 1 indexed citations

Russell, Alistair B., Michele LeRoux, Danielle M. Agnello, et al.. (2013). Diverse type VI secretion phospholipases are functionally plastic antibacterial effectors. Nature. 496(7446). 508–512. 303 indexed citations

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LeRoux, Michele, Nathan J. Kuwada, Alistair B. Russell, et al.. (2012). Quantitative single-cell characterization of bacterial interactions reveals type VI secretion is a double-edged sword. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(48). 19804–19809. 81 indexed citations

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Chou, Seemay, Nhat Khai Bui, Alistair B. Russell, et al.. (2012). Structure of a Peptidoglycan Amidase Effector Targeted to Gram-Negative Bacteria by the Type VI Secretion System. Cell Reports. 1(6). 656–664. 77 indexed citations

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Ndiaye, Daouda, Vishal Patel, Allison Demas, et al.. (2010). A Non-Radioactive DAPI-based High-Throughput In Vitro Assay to Assess Plasmodium falciparum Responsiveness to Antimalarials—Increased Sensitivity of P. falciparum to Chloroquine in Senegal. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 82(2). 228–230. 26 indexed citations

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LeRoux, Michele, Edmond J. Auzenne, Sukhen C. Ghosh, et al.. (2009). MRP- and BCL-2-mediated drug resistance in human SCLC: Effects of apoptotic sphingolipids in vitro. Lung Cancer. 66(1). 48–57. 7 indexed citations

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Klostergaard, Jim, et al.. (2006). Hyperthermia engages the intrinsic apoptotic pathway by enhancing upstream caspase activation to overcome apoptotic resistance in MCF‐7 breast adenocarcinoma cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 98(2). 356–369. 24 indexed citations

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Auzenne, Edmond J., et al.. (1998). Cytotoxic effects of sphingolipids as single or multi-modality agents on human melanoma and soft tissue sarcoma in vitro. Melanoma Research. 8(3). 227–239. 23 indexed citations

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Klostergaard, Jim, et al.. (1995). Multi-chemothermoimmunotherapy for human colon adenocarcinoma in vitro. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 37(3). 235–241. 3 indexed citations

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Burger, B. V., et al.. (1995). Mammalian exocrine secretions: IX. Constituents of preorbital secretion of oribi,Ourebia, ourebi. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 21(8). 1191–1215. 21 indexed citations

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Klostergaard, Jim, Michele LeRoux, & Mien‐Chie Hung. (1991). Cellular models of macrophage tumoricidal effector mechanisms in vitro. Characterization of cytolytic responses to tumor necrosis factor and nitric oxide pathways in vitro. The Journal of Immunology. 147(8). 2802–2808. 63 indexed citations

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Klostergaard, Jim & Michele LeRoux. (1989). L-Arginine independent macrophage tumor cytotoxicity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 165(3). 1262–1266. 4 indexed citations

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Lamy, Jean, et al.. (1976). Efficacite comparee du volume globulaire moyen (VGM) et de la gamma-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) serique comme tests de triage des buveurs excessifs d'alcool. Clinica Chimica Acta. 68(3). 321–326. 6 indexed citations

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