Miguel Lafarga

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Miguel Lafarga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Miguel Lafarga has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 23 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Miguel Lafarga's work include RNA Research and Splicing (44 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (19 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (19 papers). Miguel Lafarga is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (44 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (19 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (19 papers). Miguel Lafarga collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Miguel Lafarga's co-authors include Marı́a T. Berciano, Íñigo Casafont, Alberto Múñoz, Maria Carmo‐Fonseca, O. Tapia, M.A. Andrés, José Manuel González‐Sancho, Rocío Bengoechea, Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros and Héctor G. Pálmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Miguel Lafarga

171 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Vitamin D3 promotes the differentiation of colon carcinoma cells by the induction of E-cadherin and the inhibition of β-catenin signaling

2001 641 citations José Manuel González‐Sancho, Marı́a T. Berciano et al. profile →
HSP70 chaperones RNA-free TDP-43 into anisotropic intranuclear liquid spherical shells

2021 218 citations O. Tapia, Miguel Lafarga et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Common CTRB misfolding variant associated with pancreatic cancer risk causes ER stress and inflammation in mice 2025 ·Gut ·(unknown), Irene Felipe‐Abrio, Brice Chanez, Miguel Lafarga, Evangelina López de Maturana, Jaime Martínez de Villarreal, Natalia del Pozo, (unknown), Pierfrancesco Vargiu, (unknown), Isabel Peset, (unknown), Jason W. Hoskins, Raúl Méndez, Laufey T. Ámundadóttir, Núria Malats, Sagrario Ortega, Francisco X. Real	4
2	Vitamin D opposes multilineage cell differentiation induced by Notch inhibition and BMP4 pathway activation in human colon organoids 2024 ·Cell Death and Disease ·(unknown), Antonio Barbáchano, (unknown), (unknown), Nuria Rodrı́guez-Salas, I. Prieto, (unknown), Jaime Martínez de Villarreal, Francisco X. Real, José Manuel González‐Sancho, María Jesús Larriba, Miguel Lafarga, Alberto Múñoz, Asunción Fernández‐Barral	7
3	Release of mitochondrial dsRNA into the cytosol is a key driver of the inflammatory phenotype of senescent cells 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Máté Maus, Emmanouil Zacharioudakis, Miguel Lafarga, Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini, (unknown), Marta Kovatcheva, Evripidis Gavathiotis, Manuel Serrano	24
4	miR-30c-5p Gain and Loss of Function Modulate Sciatic Nerve Injury-Induced Nucleolar Stress Response in Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Miguel Lafarga, María A. Hurlé, Mónica Tramullas	1
5	Coaxial Synthesis of PEI-Based Nanocarriers of Encapsulated RNA-Therapeutics to Specifically Target Muscle Cells 2022 ·Biomolecules ·(unknown), Nazely Diban, Marı́a T. Berciano, (unknown), Ane Urtiaga, Miguel Lafarga, José C. Rodríguez‐Rey, O. Tapia	10
6	Neuronal accumulation of unrepaired DNA in a novel specific chromatin domain: structural, molecular and transcriptional characterization 2016 ·Acta Neuropathologica Communications ·(unknown), Íñigo Casafont, O. Tapia, Marı́a T. Berciano, Miguel Lafarga	20
7	Nuclear speckles are involved in nuclear aggregation of PABPN1 and in the pathophysiology of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy 2012 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Rocío Bengoechea, O. Tapia, Íñigo Casafont, José Berciano, Miguel Lafarga, Marı́a T. Berciano	15
8	Differential glial activation during the degeneration of Purkinje cells and mitral cells in the PCD mutant mice 2012 ·Glia ·Fernando C. Baltanás, Marı́a T. Berciano, Jorge Valero, Carmela Gómez, David Díaz, J.R. Alonso, Miguel Lafarga, Eduardo Weruaga	22
9	Vitamin D regulates the phenotype of human breast cancer cells 2006 ·Differentiation ·Natalia Pendás-Franco, José Manuel González‐Sancho, Yajaira Suárez, Óscar Aguilera, Andreas Steinmeyer, Carlos Gamallo, Marı́a T. Berciano, Miguel Lafarga, Alberto Múñoz	103
10	Pre-neurodegeneration of mitral cells in the pcd mutant mouse is associated with DNA damage, transcriptional repression, and reorganization of nuclear speckles and Cajal bodies 2006 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Jorge Valero, Marı́a T. Berciano, Eduardo Weruaga, Miguel Lafarga, J.R. Alonso	31
11	Activation of H-Ras in the Endoplasmic Reticulum by the RasGRF Family Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors 2004 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Imanol Arozarena, David Matallanas, Marı́a T. Berciano, Victoria Sanz‐Moreno, Fernando Calvo, (unknown), Gustavo Egea, Miguel Lafarga, Piero Crespo	83
12	Differences on the Inhibitory Specificities of H-Ras, K-Ras, and N-Ras (N17) Dominant Negative Mutants Are Related to Their Membrane Microlocalization 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·David Matallanas, Imanol Arozarena, Marı́a T. Berciano, David S. Aaronson, Àngel Pellicer, Miguel Lafarga, Piero Crespo	100
13	cAMP‐dependent reorganization of the Cajal bodies and splicing machinery in cultured Schwann cells 2002 ·Glia ·Rosario Fernández, (unknown), (unknown), Íñigo Casafont, Miguel Lafarga, Marı́a T. Berciano	15
14	Apoptosis induced by methylazoxymethanol in developing rat cerebellum: organization of the cell nucleus and its relationship to DNA and rRNA degradation 1997 ·Cell and Tissue Research ·Miguel Lafarga, Ana Lerga, M.A. Andrés, (unknown), (unknown), Marı́a T. Berciano	39
15	Apolipoprotein E expression in the cerebellum of normal and hypercholesterolemic rabbits 1994 ·Molecular Brain Research ·Miguel Lafarga, Piero Crespo, Marı́a T. Berciano, M.A. Andrés, Javier León	9
16	Effects of cycloheximide on the structural organization of the nucleolus and the coiled body in normal and stimulated supraoptic neurons of the rat 1994 ·Journal of Neurocytology ·Miguel Lafarga, Marı́a T. Berciano, M.A. Andrés, Pilar S. Testillano	11
17	Freeze-fracture organization of chromatin and cytoplasm in neurons and astroglia of rat cerebellar cortex 1991 ·Journal of Neurocytology ·Miguel Lafarga, Marı́a T. Berciano, Luis Miguel García‐Segura	8
18	Nucleoli numbers and neuronal growth in supraoptic nucleus neurons during postnatal development in the rat 1988 ·Developmental Brain Research ·Dámaso Crespo, (unknown), Juan Villegas, Miguel Lafarga	35
19	Laminated cytoplasmic bodies in Schwann cells and phagocytes: an ultrastructural and cytochemical study in the normal and lead-damaged peripheral nervous system of the rat. 1986 ·PubMed ·F. Coria, Fernando Montón, (unknown), Rosario Fernández, Miguel Lafarga	2
20	Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy Study on Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type I 1983 ·Acta Haematologica ·E. Condé, (unknown), J Baró, Miguel Lafarga, M A Cuadrado, (unknown), Ana Castro Zubizarreta	5

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