Virginie Pétrilli

15.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
40 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Virginie Pétrilli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginie Pétrilli has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Virginie Pétrilli's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (29 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (6 papers). Virginie Pétrilli is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (29 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (6 papers). Virginie Pétrilli collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Virginie Pétrilli's co-authors include Jürg Tschopp, Fabio Martinon, Aubry Tardivel, Catherine Dostert, Robin van Bruggen, Chad Steele, Brooke T. Mossman, Daniel A. Muruve, Stéphanie Papin and Thibaut De Smedt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Virginie Pétrilli

40 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

Gout-associated uric acid crystals activate the NALP3 inf... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2008 2007 2008 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Gout-associated uric acid crystals activate the NALP3 inflammasome
    2006 4.1k citations Fabio Martinon, Virginie Pétrilli et al. Nature profile →
  2. Innate Immune Activation Through Nalp3 Inflammasome Sensing of Asbestos and Silica
    2008 2.1k citations Catherine Dostert, Virginie Pétrilli et al. Science profile →
  3. Activation of the NALP3 inflammasome is triggered by low intracellular potassium concentration
    2007 1.2k citations Virginie Pétrilli, Stéphanie Papin et al. profile →
  4. The inflammasome recognizes cytosolic microbial and host DNA and triggers an innate immune response
    2008 750 citations Virginie Pétrilli, Jürg Tschopp et al. Nature profile →
  5. The inflammasome: a danger sensing complex triggering innate immunity
    2007 564 citations Virginie Pétrilli, Catherine Dostert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virginie Pétrilli Switzerland 26 8.4k 5.4k 2.1k 1.4k 1.4k 40 12.5k
Aubry Tardivel Switzerland 38 8.9k 1.1× 6.0k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 54 14.1k
Franz Bauernfeind Germany 21 9.1k 1.1× 6.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 24 12.8k
Hajime Kono Japan 24 5.9k 0.7× 5.0k 0.9× 973 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 60 10.7k
Jianjin Shi China 11 11.1k 1.3× 5.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 11 13.1k
Daniel A. Muruve Canada 50 6.7k 0.8× 3.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 107 11.7k
Luigi Franchi United States 51 11.5k 1.4× 8.7k 1.6× 983 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 2.4k 1.7× 75 17.1k
Hal M. Hoffman United States 60 11.9k 1.4× 6.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 2.2k 1.6× 4.1k 2.9× 152 17.8k
Seth L. Masters Australia 50 7.0k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 753 0.4× 969 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 99 10.4k
Kim Newton United States 48 12.0k 1.4× 7.1k 1.3× 801 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 77 15.9k
Yue Zhao China 25 8.2k 1.0× 4.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 897 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 88 10.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virginie Pétrilli

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huber, Anne‐Laure, et al.. (2024). Crosstalk between inflammasome sensors and DNA damage response pathways. FEBS Journal. 291(18). 3978–3988. 4 indexed citations
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Nadjar, Julien, Sylvain Monnier, Estelle Bastien, et al.. (2024). Optogenetically controlled inflammasome activation demonstrates two phases of cell swelling during pyroptosis. Science Signaling. 17(833). eabn8003–eabn8003. 4 indexed citations
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Huber, Anne‐Laure, Sabine Hacot, Laetitia Gérossier, et al.. (2023). Inflammasome-independent NLRP3 function enforces ATM activity in response to genotoxic stress. Life Science Alliance. 6(4). e202201494–e202201494. 3 indexed citations
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Niu, Tingting, Danish Patoli, Marine Groslambert, et al.. (2021). NLRP3 phosphorylation in its LRR domain critically regulates inflammasome assembly. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5862–5862. 81 indexed citations
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Guey, Baptiste, Nadège Goutagny, Nathalie Bendriss‐Vermare, et al.. (2020). Inflammasome Deletion Promotes Anti-tumor NK Cell Function in an IL-1/IL-18 Independent Way in Murine Invasive Breast Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 1683–1683. 11 indexed citations
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Pétrilli, Virginie, et al.. (2019). Détection de l’ADN cytosolique par la voie cGAS-STING. médecine/sciences. 35(6-7). 527–534. 11 indexed citations
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Guey, Baptiste & Virginie Pétrilli. (2016). Assessing Caspase-1 Activation. Methods in molecular biology. 1417. 197–206. 4 indexed citations
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Malek, Mouhannad, P. Guillaumot, Anne‐Laure Huber, et al.. (2012). LAMTOR1 depletion induces p53-dependent apoptosis via aberrant lysosomal activation. Cell Death and Disease. 3(4). e300–e300. 21 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Elena González, Rama Soundararajan, Anne‐Marie Mérillat, et al.. (2012). The Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper (Gilz/Tsc22d3-2) Gene Locus Plays a Crucial Role in Male Fertility. Molecular Endocrinology. 26(6). 1000–1013. 39 indexed citations
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Guillaumot, P., Mouhannad Malek, Anne‐Laure Huber, et al.. (2010). Pdro, a Protein Associated with Late Endosomes and Lysosomes and Implicated in Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis. PLoS ONE. 5(6). e10977–e10977. 18 indexed citations
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McNeela, Edel A., Daniel R. Neill, Vitor E. Fernandes, et al.. (2010). Pneumolysin Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promotes Proinflammatory Cytokines Independently of TLR4. PLoS Pathogens. 6(11). e1001191–e1001191. 289 indexed citations
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Gasse, Paméla, Nicolas Riteau, Sabine Charron, et al.. (2009). Uric Acid Is a Danger Signal Activating NALP3 Inflammasome in Lung Injury Inflammation and Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(10). 903–913. 346 indexed citations
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Kolly, Laeticia, Leo A. B. Joosten, Sharmal Narayan, et al.. (2009). Inflammatory Role of ASC in Antigen-Induced Arthritis Is Independent of Caspase-1, NALP-3, and IPAF. The Journal of Immunology. 183(6). 4003–4012. 67 indexed citations
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Dostert, Catherine, Virginie Pétrilli, Robin van Bruggen, et al.. (2008). Innate Immune Activation Through Nalp3 Inflammasome Sensing of Asbestos and Silica. Science. 320(5876). 674–677. 2113 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kool, Mirjam, Virginie Pétrilli, Thibaut De Smedt, et al.. (2008). Cutting Edge: Alum Adjuvant Stimulates Inflammatory Dendritic Cells through Activation of the NALP3 Inflammasome. The Journal of Immunology. 181(6). 3755–3759. 478 indexed citations
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Gasse, Paméla, Nicolas Riteau, Virginie Pétrilli, et al.. (2008). Uric acid is a danger signal activating NALP3 inflammasome in lung injury inflammation and fibrosis. Revue des Maladies Respiratoires. 25(9). 1191–1191. 16 indexed citations
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Martinon, Fabio, et al.. (2006). Gout-associated uric acid crystals activate the NALP3 inflammasome. Nature. 440(7081). 237–241. 4142 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pétrilli, Virginie, Stéphanie Papin, & Jürg Tschopp. (2005). The inflammasome. Current Biology. 15(15). R581–R581. 129 indexed citations
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Pétrilli, Virginie, Zdenko Herceg, Paul O. Hassa, et al.. (2004). Noncleavable poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 regulates the inflammation response in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(8). 1072–1081. 84 indexed citations
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Cortes, Ulrich, Wei‐Min Tong, Donna L. Coyle, et al.. (2004). Depletion of the 110-Kilodalton Isoform of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Glycohydrolase Increases Sensitivity to Genotoxic and Endotoxic Stress in Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(16). 7163–7178. 147 indexed citations

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