Virna D. Leaner

1.6k total citations
43 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Virna D. Leaner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virna D. Leaner has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Virna D. Leaner's work include Nuclear Structure and Function (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (9 papers). Virna D. Leaner is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Structure and Function (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (9 papers). Virna D. Leaner collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Virna D. Leaner's co-authors include Pauline J. van der Watt, Michael J. Birrer, M. Iqbal Parker, Denver T. Hendricks, Dhirendra Govender, Howard Donninger, Lynette Denny, Christopher Maske, Ichiro Kinoshita and Ajay Rana and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Virna D. Leaner

43 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virna D. Leaner South Africa 22 998 313 184 132 113 43 1.3k
Laura Asnaghi United States 20 924 0.9× 230 0.7× 225 1.2× 218 1.7× 85 0.8× 38 1.4k
Randall P. French United States 18 788 0.8× 249 0.8× 129 0.7× 117 0.9× 104 0.9× 25 1.4k
Susana Llanos Spain 21 991 1.0× 585 1.9× 177 1.0× 128 1.0× 88 0.8× 31 1.4k
Andrey A. Parkhitko United States 19 874 0.9× 197 0.6× 260 1.4× 114 0.9× 115 1.0× 32 1.6k
Aya Kita Japan 18 1.1k 1.1× 501 1.6× 125 0.7× 71 0.5× 169 1.5× 36 1.6k
Valery A. Pospelov Russia 18 951 1.0× 237 0.8× 163 0.9× 90 0.7× 37 0.3× 35 1.3k
Don Benjamin Switzerland 12 1.2k 1.2× 202 0.6× 347 1.9× 121 0.9× 85 0.8× 14 1.7k
Zhiyou Fang China 22 923 0.9× 181 0.6× 338 1.8× 310 2.3× 123 1.1× 44 1.4k
Makoto Katayama Japan 14 723 0.7× 196 0.6× 126 0.7× 68 0.5× 70 0.6× 43 1.2k
Alex Pines Netherlands 26 1.4k 1.4× 463 1.5× 145 0.8× 85 0.6× 63 0.6× 41 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virna D. Leaner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Okpara, Michael, et al.. (2022). A mass spectrometry-based approach for the identification of Kpnβ1 binding partners in cancer cells. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 20171–20171. 1 indexed citations
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Watt, Pauline J. van der, et al.. (2021). Novel small molecule inhibitor of Kpnβ1 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells. Experimental Cell Research. 404(2). 112637–112637. 8 indexed citations
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Watt, Pauline J. van der, et al.. (2020). Circadian Oscillations Persist in Cervical and Esophageal Cancer Cells Displaying Decreased Expression of Tumor-Suppressing Circadian Clock Genes. Molecular Cancer Research. 18(9). 1340–1353. 19 indexed citations
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Watt, Pauline J. van der, et al.. (2019). Interfering with Nuclear Transport as a Means of Interrupting Transcription Factor Activity in Cancer. Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 29(5). 413–424. 10 indexed citations
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Carden, Sarah, et al.. (2018). A tight balance of Karyopherin β1 expression is required in cervical cancer cells. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 1123–1123. 7 indexed citations
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Watt, Pauline J. van der, Sarah Carden, Liselotte Angus, et al.. (2016). Targeting the Nuclear Import Receptor Kpnβ1 as an Anticancer Therapeutic. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(4). 560–573. 59 indexed citations
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Angus, Liselotte, Pauline J. van der Watt, & Virna D. Leaner. (2014). Inhibition of the nuclear transporter, Kpnβ1, results in prolonged mitotic arrest and activation of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in cervical cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 35(5). 1121–1131. 29 indexed citations
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Dzobo, Kevin, Virna D. Leaner, & M. Iqbal Parker. (2014). Absence of feedback regulation in the synthesis of COL1A1. Life Sciences. 103(1). 25–33. 17 indexed citations
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Watt, Pauline J. van der & Virna D. Leaner. (2011). The nuclear exporter, Crm1, is regulated by NFY and Sp1 in cancer cells and repressed by p53 in response to DNA damage. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1809(7). 316–326. 41 indexed citations
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Ward, Michelle C., Pauline J. van der Watt, Gannie Tzoneva, & Virna D. Leaner. (2011). Deregulated LAP2α expression in cervical cancer associates with aberrant E2F and p53 activities. IUBMB Life. 63(11). 1018–1026. 8 indexed citations
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Maritz, Michelle F., et al.. (2011). Inhibition of AP-1 suppresses cervical cancer cell proliferation and is associated with p21 expression. Biological Chemistry. 392(5). 439–48. 14 indexed citations
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Calvisi, Diego F., Howard Donninger, Michele D. Vos, et al.. (2009). NORE1A Tumor Suppressor Candidate Modulates p21CIP1 via p53. Cancer Research. 69(11). 4629–4637. 50 indexed citations
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Leaner, Virna D., Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Howard Donninger, et al.. (2008). Inhibition of AP-1 Transcriptional Activity Blocks the Migration, Invasion, and Experimental Metastasis of Murine Osteosarcoma. American Journal Of Pathology. 174(1). 265–275. 32 indexed citations
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Watt, Pauline J. van der, Christopher Maske, Denver T. Hendricks, et al.. (2008). The Karyopherin proteins, Crm1 and Karyopherin β1, are overexpressed in cervical cancer and are critical for cancer cell survival and proliferation. International Journal of Cancer. 124(8). 1829–1840. 216 indexed citations
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Leaner, Virna D., Howard Donninger, & Michael Birrer. (2007). Transcription Factors as Targets for Cancer Therapy: AP-1 a Potential Therapeutic Target. Current Cancer Therapy Reviews. 3(1). 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Leaner, Virna D. & M. Iqbal Parker. (2006). Phosphorylation of the α 2(1) procollagen promoter binding proteins is required for promoter activity. IUBMB Life. 58(2). 97–102. 1 indexed citations
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Leaner, Virna D., et al.. (2005). Species‐Specific Regulation of the α‐2(I) Procollagen Gene by Proximal Promoter Elements. IUBMB Life. 57(4-5). 363–370. 1 indexed citations
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Kinoshita, Ichiro, Virna D. Leaner, Ramón González Manzano, et al.. (2003). Identification of cJun-responsive genes in Rat-1a cells using multiple techniques: increased expression of stathmin is necessary for cJun-mediated anchorage-independent growth. Oncogene. 22(18). 2710–2722. 36 indexed citations
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Shen, Ying, Jakub Godlewski, Jun Zhu, et al.. (2003). Cross-talk between JNK/SAPK and ERK/MAPK Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(29). 26715–26721. 174 indexed citations
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Leaner, Virna D., Ichiro Kinoshita, & Michael J. Birrer. (2003). AP-1 complexes containing cJun and JunB cause cellular transformation of Rat1a fibroblasts and share transcriptional targets. Oncogene. 22(36). 5619–5629. 44 indexed citations

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