Saı̈d Sif

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Saı̈d Sif is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Saı̈d Sif has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Saı̈d Sif's work include Cancer-related gene regulation (28 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (26 papers) and Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (17 papers). Saı̈d Sif is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related gene regulation (28 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (26 papers) and Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (17 papers). Saı̈d Sif collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Japan. Saı̈d Sif's co-authors include Robert E. Kingston, Sharmistha Pal, Anthony N. Imbalzano, Robert A. Baiocchi, Michael L. Phelan, Geeta J. Narlikar, Paul Tempst, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Vrajesh Karkhanis and Gavin R. Schnitzler and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Saı̈d Sif

58 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Reconstitution of a Core Chromatin Remodeling Complex from SWI/SNF Subunits

1999 513 citations Michael L. Phelan, Saı̈d Sif et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saı̈d Sif United States	36	5.4k	563	549	542	534	58	6.0k
Lena Ho United States	23	3.7k 0.7×	700 1.2×	402 0.7×	370 0.7×	699 1.3×	37	5.0k
Dominique Leprince France	32	3.2k 0.6×	879 1.6×	552 1.0×	781 1.4×	316 0.6×	81	4.3k
André Nussenzweig United States	26	2.7k 0.5×	1.2k 2.1×	377 0.7×	955 1.8×	337 0.6×	39	4.0k
Ernesto Guccione Singapore	41	5.2k 1.0×	437 0.8×	450 0.8×	791 1.5×	197 0.4×	93	6.3k
Minna Taipale Finland	21	2.7k 0.5×	313 0.6×	483 0.9×	383 0.7×	275 0.5×	32	3.9k
Chih-Lin Hsieh United States	22	3.2k 0.6×	586 1.0×	841 1.5×	248 0.5×	148 0.3×	25	3.9k
Lawryn H. Kasper United States	22	2.7k 0.5×	358 0.6×	320 0.6×	501 0.9×	396 0.7×	26	3.6k
Richard A. Young United States	11	5.5k 1.0×	614 1.1×	611 1.1×	506 0.9×	155 0.3×	11	6.2k
G. Grant Welstead United States	15	4.6k 0.9×	712 1.3×	905 1.6×	458 0.8×	97 0.2×	22	5.6k
Michael H. Kagey United States	15	5.1k 1.0×	505 0.9×	549 1.0×	591 1.1×	149 0.3×	34	5.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sif, Saı̈d, et al.. (2025). Aberrant miRNA expression and protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) in cancer: A review. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1872(3). 119923–119923. 1 indexed citations

Rizeq, Balsam, Saı̈d Sif, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, & Allal Ouhtit. (2020). Novel role of BRCA1 interacting C‐terminal helicase 1 ( BRIP1) in breast tumour cell invasion. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(19). 11477–11488. 9 indexed citations

Smith, Emily M., et al.. (2018). Recent advances in targeting protein arginine methyltransferase enzymes in cancer therapy. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 22(6). 527–545. 47 indexed citations

Banasavadi‐Siddegowda, Yeshavanth, Luke Russell, Vrajesh Karkhanis, et al.. (2016). PRMT5–PTEN molecular pathway regulates senescence and self-renewal of primary glioblastoma neurosphere cells. Oncogene. 36(2). 263–274. 100 indexed citations

LeBlanc, Scott E., et al.. (2016). Promoter–enhancer looping at the PPARγ2 locus during adipogenic differentiation requires the Prmt5 methyltransferase. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(11). 5133–5147. 30 indexed citations

Hu, Yujie, Houda Belaghzal, Wen‐Yu Hsiao, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of adipocyte differentiation by Jumonji domain-containing protein 6. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(16). 7790–7804. 29 indexed citations

Shilo, Konstantin, Xin Wu, M.X. Welliver, et al.. (2013). Cellular localization of protein arginine methyltransferase-5 correlates with grade of lung tumors. Diagnostic Pathology. 8(1). 201–201. 41 indexed citations

Nicholas, Courtney, Jennifer Yang, Sara Peters, et al.. (2013). PRMT5 Is Upregulated in Malignant and Metastatic Melanoma and Regulates Expression of MITF and p27Kip1. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74710–e74710. 71 indexed citations

Tae, Sookil, Vrajesh Karkhanis, Kevin Velasco, et al.. (2011). Bromodomain protein 7 interacts with PRMT5 and PRC2, and is involved in transcriptional repression of their target genes. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(13). 5424–5438. 72 indexed citations

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Mallappa, Chandrashekara, et al.. (2010). The expression of myogenic microRNAs indirectly requires protein arginine methyltransferase (Prmt)5 but directly requires Prmt4. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(4). 1243–1255. 35 indexed citations

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Dacwag, Caroline S., Mark T. Bedford, Saı̈d Sif, & Anthony N. Imbalzano. (2009). Distinct Protein Arginine Methyltransferases Promote ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Function at Different Stages of Skeletal Muscle Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(7). 1909–1921. 93 indexed citations

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Pal, Sharmistha & Saı̈d Sif. (2007). Interplay between chromatin remodelers and protein arginine methyltransferases. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 213(2). 306–315. 122 indexed citations

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Harikrishnan, K N, Maggie Zi Ying Chow, Emma K. Baker, et al.. (2005). Brahma links the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex with MeCP2-dependent transcriptional silencing. Nature Genetics. 37(3). 254–264. 238 indexed citations

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Sif, Saı̈d. (2004). ATP‐dependent nucleosome remodeling complexes: Enzymes tailored to deal with chromatin. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 91(6). 1087–1098. 79 indexed citations

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Hrdličková, Radmila, Jiřı́ Nehyba, Toshio Ikeda, et al.. (2001). The Chicken RelB Transcription Factor Has Transactivation Sequences and a Tissue-Specific Expression Pattern That Are Distinct from Mammalian RelB. PubMed. 4(5). 266–275. 1 indexed citations

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Serna, Ivana L. de la, David A. Hill, Cynthia J. Guidi, et al.. (2000). Mammalian SWI-SNF Complexes Contribute to Activation of the hsp70 Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(8). 2839–2851. 136 indexed citations

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Guyon, Jeffrey R., Geeta J. Narlikar, Saı̈d Sif, & Robert E. Kingston. (1999). Stable Remodeling of Tailless Nucleosomes by the Human SWI-SNF Complex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(3). 2088–2097. 57 indexed citations

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Phelan, Michael L., Saı̈d Sif, Geeta J. Narlikar, & Robert E. Kingston. (1999). Reconstitution of a Core Chromatin Remodeling Complex from SWI/SNF Subunits. Molecular Cell. 3(2). 247–253. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sif, Saı̈d, Beverly K. Jones, Audrey Jackson, et al.. (1999). Ikaros DNA-Binding Proteins Direct Formation of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Lymphocytes. Immunity. 10(3). 345–355. 488 indexed citations

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Sif, Saı̈d, P. Todd Stukenberg, Marc W. Kirschner, & Robert E. Kingston. (1998). Mitotic inactivation of a human SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex. Genes & Development. 12(18). 2842–2851. 233 indexed citations

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