OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Genetics and Molecular Biology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Evolutionary and structural aspects of Solanaceae RNases T2	24
Genetic diversity of Moroccan date palm revealed by microsatellite markers	17
Putative protective genomic variation in the Lithuanian population	15
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Vincetoxicum mongolicum (Apocynaceae), a perennial medicinal herb	15
Genetic associations with disease in populations with Indigenous American ancestries	14
LINC00974 sponges miR-33a to facilitate cell proliferation, invasion, and EMT of ovarian cancer through HMGB2 upregulation	13
The good, the bad and the ugly of transposable elements annotation tools	10
Morphological and transcriptional analysis of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum race 7 during early stages of infection in common bean	10
Adaptive strategies of aquatic mammals: Exploring the role of the HIF pathway and hypoxia tolerance	9
What we know so far and what we can expect next: A molecular investigation of plant parasitism	9
Investigating the evolutionary dynamics of diploid number variation in Ctenomys (Ctenomyidae, Rodentia)	9
Clusters of oculocutaneous albinism in isolated populations in Brazil: A community genetics challenge	9
Genome editing in maize: Toward improving complex traits in a global crop	8
The rs1800469 T/T and rs1800470 C/C genotypes of the TGFB1 gene confer protection against diabetic retinopathy in a Southern Brazilian population	8
Variability and functional characterization of the Phakopsora pachyrhizi Egh16-like effectors	8
Implications of the microbiome and metabolic intermediaries produced by bacteria in breast cancer	8
Phylogeography and karyotypic evolution of some Deuterodon species from southeastern Brazil (Characiformes, Characidae, Stethaprioninae)	7
Comparative structural studies on Bovine papillomavirus E6 oncoproteins: Novel insights into viral infection and cell transformation from homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations	7
TMEM147 is a novel biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma	7
Oral microbiota, co-evolution, and implications for health and disease: The case of indigenous peoples	7
Exosomes secreted from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells suppress cardiomyocyte hypertrophy through Hippo-YAP pathway in heart failure	7
Homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in Phenylketonuria patients	6
Analysis of parental origin of de novo pathogenic CNVs in patients with intellectual disability	6
Identification and characterization of waterlogging-responsive genes in the parental line of maize hybrid An’nong 876	6
Boosting life sciences research in Brazil: building a case for a local Drosophila stock center	6

Comparative genomics and phylogenomics of the Ralstonia solanacearum Moko ecotype and its symptomatological variants	6
Chromosomal characterization of three species of Serrasalmini (Serrasalmidae: Characiformes)	5
Interchromosomal translocation in neural progenitor cells exposed to L1 retrotransposition	5
The use of adenoviral vectors in gene therapy and vaccine approaches	5
The order of events on Avian coronavirus life cycle shapes the order of quasispecies evolution during host switches	5
Phenotypic and molecular basis for genetic variation in jelly palms (Butia sp.): where are we now and where are we headed to?	5
EPO activates PI3K-IKKα-CDK1 signaling pathway to promote the proliferation of Glial Cells under hypoxia environment	5
Systematic analyses of a novel circRNA-related miRNAs prognostic signature for Cervical Cancer	5
Interpopulation variation of transposable elements of the hAT superfamily in Drosophila willistoni (Diptera: Drosophilidae): in-situ approach	4
Lack of genotoxicity of iron oxide maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles to Oreochromis niloticus after acute exposures	4
Investigation of genetic markers associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus in Santarém-Pará	4
Cu(bta)(1,10-phen)ClO4 copper complex modulates the carcinogenicity of carboplatin in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster	4
Revealing the role of Peg13: A promising therapeutic target for mitigating inflammation in sepsis	4
Unstable environment of coastal lagoons drives genetic variation in the amphipod Quadrivisio lutzi	4
Ancient origin of Jingchuvirales derived glycoproteins integrated in arthropod genomes	4
A genomic perspective on South American human history	4
Karyotypic characterization of Centromochlus schultzi Rössel 1962 (Auchenipteridae, Centromochlinae) from the Xingu River basin: New inferences on chromosomal evolution in Centromochlus	4
Transcriptome data-based screening of potential host of genetic transformation for a blue-hued Bougainvillea transgene	4
Prevalence and molecular characterization of alpha and beta-Thalassemia mutations among Hakka people in southern China	4
Transcriptional signature of host shift in the seed beetle Zabrotes subfasciatus	3
Molecular evolution and structural analyses of proteins involved in metabolic pathways of volatile organic compounds in Petunia hybrida (Solanaceae)	3
GJB2 c.35del variant up-regulates GJA1 gene expression and affects differentiation of human stem cells	3
Neonatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy: A pilot study in Brazil	3
Capra hircus outliers markers in Brazil: Searching for genomic regions under the action of natural selection	3
miR-140-3p suppresses the proliferation and migration of macrophages	3
Beyond transcription factors: more regulatory layers affecting soybean gene expression under abiotic stress	3
Sending out an SOS - the bacterial DNA damage response	3
Disentangling the causes of high polymorphism sharing in sympatric Petunia species from subtropical highland grasslands: insights from nuclear diversity	3
Microcephaly in South Brazil: Are cases of Congenital Zika Syndrome increasing in recent years?	3
The past, present and future of genomics and bioinformatics: A survey of Brazilian scientists	3
Frequency of CFTR variants in southern Brazil and indication for modulators therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis	3
Erratum: Investigating the shared genetic architecture between breast and ovarian cancers	3
Modulation of tumor plasticity by senescent cells: Deciphering basic mechanisms and survival pathways to unravel therapeutic options	3
Increased runs of homozygosity in the autosomal genome of Brazilian individuals with neurodevelopmental delay/intellectual disability and/or multiple congenital anomalies investigated by chromosomal m	3
Broken silence: 22,841 predicted deleterious synonymous variants identified in the human exome through computational analysis	3
Protection is not always a good thing: The immune system’s impact on gene therapy	3
LncRNA AK001796 promotes cell proliferation via acting as a ceRNA of miR-150 in hepatocellular carcinoma	3
Ethnicity-specific associations between the promoter region G-308A polymorphism (rs1800629) of the TNF-α gene and the development of end-stage renal disease: An evidence-based meta-analysis and trial	3
Fire ants: What do rural and urban areas show us about occurrence, diversity, and ancestral state reconstruction?	3
Mutations and insights into the molecular mechanisms of resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line	2
Phylomitogenomics of two Neotropical species of long-legged crickets Endecous Saussure, 1878 (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae)	2
Analysis of renal lesions in Chinese tuberous sclerosis complex patients with different types of TSC gene mutations	2
A variant W chromosome in Centromochlus heckelii (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) and the role of repeated DNA in its heteromorphism	2
Clinical and epidemiological characterisation of neurofibromatosis type 1: Combined analysis of a reference hospital in Brazil and DataSUS	2
APOE and KLF14 genetic variants are sex-specific for low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol identified by a genome-wide association study	2
Cranial morphological variation of Ctenomys lami (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in a restricted geographical distribution	2
Genomic characterization of SNW-1, a novel prophage of the deep-sea vent chemolithoautotroph Sulfurimonas indica NW79	2
Molecular identification of Austrodiplostomum sp., an eye parasite among farmed tambaqui in Amazonia	2
Mosquito long non-coding RNAs are enriched with Transposable Elements	2
Genome-wide, evolutionary, and functional analyses of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) family in Poaceae species	2

Genetic diversity of toxigenic Fusarium verticillioides associated with maize grains, India	2
Position Weight Matrix or Acyclic Probabilistic Finite Automaton: Which model to use? A decision rule inferred for the prediction of transcription factor binding sites	2
Chromosomal diversity in three species of Lycosa Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Lycosidae): Inferences on diversification of diploid number and sexual chromosome systems in Lycosinae	2
Social information as an entrainment cue for the circadian clock	2
The role of chaperone-mediated autophagy in drug resistance	2
KDELR2 as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of bladder urothelial carcinoma and its correlation with immune infiltration	2
Mismatch uracil DNA glycosylase (Mug) is maintained in the Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis genome and exhibits affinity for uracil but not other types of damage	2
Epigenomic integrative analysis pinpoint master regulator transcription factors associated with tumorigenesis in squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue	2
Clinical genomics and precision medicine	2
A phylogenetic review of cancer resistance highlights evolutionary solutions to Peto’s Paradox	2
ΔNp63α promotes cigarette smoke-induced renal cancer stem cell activity via the Sonic Hedgehog pathway	2
Study of four Neotropical species of tree crickets Oecanthus Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) using cytogenetic and molecular markers	2
Applications of massively parallel sequencing in forensic genetics	2
Uncovering a novel mechanism: Butyrate induces estrogen receptor alpha activation independent of estrogen stimulation in MCF-7 breast cancer cells	2
Characterization of the chemoreceptor repertoire of a highly specialized fly with comparisons to other Drosophila species	2
How are people with orofacial clefts attended in northwest region of São Paulo state, Brazil?	2
Association between cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator genotype and clinical outcomes, glucose homeostasis indices and CF-related diabetes risk in adults with CF	2
The inhibition of Beclin1-dependent autophagy sensitizes PTC cells to ABT737-induced death	2
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago barcoded: Fish diversity in the remoteness and DNA barcodes reference library for metabarcoding monitoring	2
The first complete plastome of Mimusops coriacea (A. DC.) Miq. (Sapotaceae)	1
Phylogenomic Analysis of Dichrocephala benthamii and Comparative Analysis within Tribe Astereae (Asteraceae)	1
In vitro substrate reduction, chaperone and immunomodulation treatments reduce heparan sulfate in mucolipidosis III human fibroblasts	1
Re-evaluating evidence for giant genomes in amoebae	1
DNA repair-related genes and adipogenesis: Lessons from congenital lipodystrophies	1
DNA copy number profiles and systems biology connect chromatin remodeling and DNA repair in high-risk neuroblastoma	1
Tailed bacteriophages (Caudoviricetes) dominate the microbiome of a diseased stingless bee	1
Insights into the evolutionary history of the most skilled tool-handling platyrrhini monkey: Sapajus libidinosus from the Serra da Capivara National Park	1
Combined expression of JHDM1D/KDM7A gene and long non-coding RNA RP11-363E7.4 as a biomarker for urothelial cancer prognosis	1
Accuracy of genotype imputation of a low-density SNP array for the Amazon fish Colossoma macropomum	1
Characterization of the 3'UTR of the BTD gene and identification of regulatory elements and microRNAs	1
bHLH-regulated routes in anther development in rice and Arabidopsis	1
CCR5Δ32 and HLA allele diversity in bone marrow donors from southern Brazil	1
Haplotypes of single cancer driver genes and their local ancestry in a highly admixed long-lived population of Northeast Brazil	1
Exploring the diversity of AVPR2 in Primates and its evolutionary implications	1
Investigating the effects of Carpesii fructus extract on the liver transcriptome of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) as a potential antiparasitic agent	1
Shades of white: The Petunia long corolla tube clade evolutionary history	1
The complete plastid genome of Bactris riparia (Arecaceae) and a comparative analysis in Bactridinae (Cocoseae, Arecaceae)	1
Functional analysis of alternative castor bean DGAT enzymes	1
DOF gene family expansion and diversification	1
Niclosamide is a potential candidate for the treatment of chemo-resistant osteosarcoma	1
Enhancer in cancer pathogenesis and treatment	1
COVID-19 impact on the diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Data from a reference center in Brazil	1
Genome-based taxonomy of Burkholderia sensu lato: Distinguishing closely related species	1
Molecular and morphometric analysis of nominal Brachidontes exustus (Mollusca, Mytilidae) in Brazilian waters	1
miRNAs and NFKB1 and TRAF6 target genes: The initial functional study in CD14+ monocytes in rheumatoid arthritis patients	1
Expression profile of inflammasome genes in individuals with Down syndrome	1
An adult with cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency, camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome, and deafness: A case report	1
Genetic diversity and conservation in Bromeliaceae based on SSR markers	1
Sampling strategies for sugarcane using either clonal replicates or diverse genotypes can bias the conclusions of RNA-Seq studies	1
Evolutionary breakpoint regions and chromosomal remodeling in Harttia (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) species diversification	1
Discovery of novel genetic syndromes in Latin America: Opportunities and challenges	1
Vitamin D and estrogen steroid hormones and their immunogenetic roles in Infectious respiratory (TB and COVID-19) diseases	1
Development and identification of an elite wheat-Hordeum californicum T6HcS/6BL translocation line ND646 containing several desirable traits	1
An overview of actionable and potentially actionable TSC1 and TSC2 germline variants in an online Database	1
The complete chloroplast genome of Dicliptera tinctoria (Nees) Kostel. and comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes in Acanthaceae	1
Evolutionary history of the SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant of concern (P.1): a perfect storm	1
Intercepting biological messages: Antibacterial molecules targeting nucleic acids during interbacterial conflicts	1
Structural and evolutive features of the Plinia phitrantha and P. cauliflora plastid genomes and evolutionary relationships within tribe Myrteae (Myrtaceae)	1
The chloroplast genome of Rosa rugosa × Rosa sertata (Rosaceae): genome structure and comparative analysis	1
Genetic structure and diversity of the Chilean flat oyster Ostrea chilensis (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) along its natural distribution from natural beds subject to different fishing histories	1
Karyotype variability in six Amazonian species of the family Curimatidae (Characiformes) revealed by repetitive sequence mapping	1
Transcriptome analysis reveals gene expression changes of pigs infected with non-lethal African swine fever virus	1