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Leonidas C. Platanias

Leonidas C. Platanias

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
49470
World Ranking
1235
National Ranking
731

Overview

Leonidas C. Platanias is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. The scientist's research outputs span multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Specific subfields of focus reflect detailed areas of scientific inquiry:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Hematology
  • Immunology

Their main topics of research cover various aspects of cancer and immunology-related studies:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment

Several frequent coauthors collaborate on numerous publications, signifying ongoing partnerships in research:

  • William J. Gradishar (40 publications)
  • Massimo Cristofanilli (35 publications)
  • Lorenzo Gerratana (32 publications)
  • Amir Behdad (27 publications)
  • Andrew A. Davis (26 publications)

Publication venues commonly featuring this scientist's work include:

  • Cancer Research (29 publications)
  • Advances in Oncology (10 publications)
  • Cancers (6 publications)
  • Blood (6 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (6 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Leonidas C. Platanias focus on cancer biology, immunology, and genome studies. Selected recent papers include:

  • Subtype-specific 3D genome alteration in acute myeloid leukaemia, 2022, Nature
  • Type I Interferon (IFN)-Regulated Activation of Canonical and Non-Canonical Signaling Pathways, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Type I and II Interferons in the Anti-Tumor Immune Response, 2021, Cancers
  • Advanced Age Increases Immunosuppression in the Brain and Decreases Immunotherapeutic Efficacy in Subjects with Glioblastoma, 2020, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Glioblastoma as an age-related neurological disorder in adults, 2021, Neuro-Oncology Advances

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Mechanisms of type-I- and type-II-interferon-mediated signalling.

    Leonidas C. Platanias

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Map kinase signaling pathways and hematologic malignancies

    Leonidas C. Platanias

  • DIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH AND DEPHOSPHORYLATION OF JAK2 KINASE BY THE SH2-DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE SHP-1

    Huaiyuan Jiao;Karim Berrada;Wentian Yang;Mina Tabrizi

  • Signaling pathways activated by interferons.

    Leonidas C. Platanias;Eleanor N. Fish

  • Protein kinase C-δ (PKC-δ) is activated by type I interferons and mediates phosphorylation of Stat1 on serine 727

    Shahab Uddin;Antonella Sassano;Dilip K. Deb;Amit Verma

  • Repurposing metformin for cancer treatment: current clinical studies

    Young Kwang Chae;Ayush Arya;Mary Kate Malecek;Daniel Sanghoon Shin

  • Activation of the p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase by Type I Interferons

    Shahab Uddin;Beata Majchrzak;Joanna Woodson;Pony Arunkumar

  • Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase is required for hypoxia signaling.

    Brooke M. Emerling;Leonidas C. Platanias;Emma Black;Angel R. Nebreda

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Role of the Akt pathway in mRNA translation of interferon-stimulated genes.

    Surinder Kaur;Antonella Sassano;Blazej Dolniak;Sonali Joshi

  • Genistein Inhibits p38 Map Kinase Activation, Matrix Metalloproteinase Type 2, and Cell Invasion in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells

    Xiaoke Huang;Shan Chen;Li Xu;Yueqin Liu;Yueqin Liu

  • Phase I trial of a ligand fusion-protein (DAB389IL-2) in lymphomas expressing the receptor for interkeukin-2

    C. F. LeMaistre;Mansoor N. Saleh;Timothy M. Kuzel;Francine Foss

  • Interferon-α Engages the Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 to Associate with the Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase (∗)

    Shahab Uddin;Lynne Yenush;Xiao Jian Sun;Michelle E. Sweet

  • AZD1208, a potent and selective pan-Pim kinase inhibitor, demonstrates efficacy in preclinical models of acute myeloid leukemia.

    Erika K. Keeton;Kristen McEachern;Keith S. Dillman;Sangeetha Palakurthi

  • Interferons: mechanisms of action and clinical applications.

    Simrit Parmar;Leonidas C. Platanias

  • The Rac1/p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway Is Required for Interferon α-dependent Transcriptional Activation but Not Serine Phosphorylation of Stat Proteins

    Shahab Uddin;Fatima Lekmine;Niti Sharma;Beata Majchrzak

  • Statins in tumor suppression.

    Antonella Sassano;Leonidas C. Platanias

Frequent Co-Authors

Shahab Uddin
Shahab Uddin Hamad Medical Corporation
Eleanor N. Fish
Eleanor N. Fish University of Toronto
Massimo Cristofanilli
Massimo Cristofanilli Cornell University
William J. Gradishar
William J. Gradishar Northwestern University
Amit Verma
Amit Verma Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Francis J. Giles
Francis J. Giles Northwestern University
Amittha Wickrema
Amittha Wickrema University of Chicago
Nissim Hay
Nissim Hay University of Illinois at Chicago
Brian J. Druker
Brian J. Druker Oregon Health & Science University
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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