A-Lien Lu

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

A-Lien Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, A-Lien Lu has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in A-Lien Lu's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (49 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (21 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (13 papers). A-Lien Lu is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (49 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (21 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (13 papers). A-Lien Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Sweden. A-Lien Lu's co-authors include Dau‐Yin Chang, Paul Modrich, Suzanne Clark, Yesong Gu, Patrick M. Wright, Xianghong Li, Haibo Bai, Katherine M. Welsh, Antony R. Parker and Guoli Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

A-Lien Lu

63 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Methyl-directed repair of DNA base-pair mismatches in vitro. 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Methyl-directed repair of DNA base-pair mismatches in vitro.
    1983 281 citations A-Lien Lu, Suzanne Clark et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A-Lien Lu United States 31 3.0k 867 609 605 395 63 3.4k
Tadahide Izumi United States 30 4.2k 1.4× 202 0.2× 380 0.6× 812 1.3× 809 2.0× 51 4.7k
Malcolm C. Paterson Canada 34 3.1k 1.0× 177 0.2× 366 0.6× 1.2k 2.0× 705 1.8× 88 3.8k
Dmitry O. Zharkov Russia 33 3.8k 1.3× 119 0.1× 612 1.0× 526 0.9× 344 0.9× 165 4.2k
Isao Kuraoka Japan 30 3.9k 1.3× 132 0.2× 498 0.8× 791 1.3× 689 1.7× 77 4.2k
Marietta Lee United States 35 2.7k 0.9× 136 0.2× 417 0.7× 455 0.8× 829 2.1× 72 3.1k
Puck Knipscheer Netherlands 23 2.9k 1.0× 142 0.2× 334 0.5× 418 0.7× 842 2.1× 35 3.3k
Gavin R. Schnitzler United States 22 2.7k 0.9× 181 0.2× 790 1.3× 145 0.2× 169 0.4× 40 3.3k
Karin G. Au United States 12 1.8k 0.6× 623 0.7× 352 0.6× 277 0.5× 117 0.3× 12 2.0k
Kerry W. Brookman United States 20 2.3k 0.8× 146 0.2× 265 0.4× 873 1.4× 502 1.3× 30 2.5k
Esther W. Hou United States 27 1.9k 0.6× 109 0.1× 212 0.3× 360 0.6× 616 1.6× 42 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A-Lien Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A-Lien Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A-Lien Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A-Lien Lu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A-Lien Lu. A-Lien Lu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gupta, Aditi, et al.. (2022). Mammalian MutY Homolog (MYH or MUTYH) is Critical for Telomere Integrity under Oxidative Stress. PubMed. 6(2). 1–28. 2 indexed citations
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Hwang, Bor‐Jang, et al.. (2022). DNA binding by the Rad9A subunit of the Rad9-Rad1-Hus1 complex. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0272645–e0272645. 5 indexed citations
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Hwang, Bor‐Jang, Jin Jin, Amrita Madabushi, et al.. (2015). Association of the Rad9–Rad1–Hus1 checkpoint clamp with MYH DNA glycosylase and DNA. DNA repair. 31. 80–90. 18 indexed citations
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Jin, Jin, et al.. (2014). Interaction of apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 2 (Apn2) with Myh1 DNA glycosylase in fission yeast. DNA repair. 15. 1–10. 6 indexed citations
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Chang, Dau‐Yin, Guoli Shi, Mickaël Durand‐Dubief, Karl Ekwall, & A-Lien Lu. (2010). The Role of MutY Homolog (Myh1) in Controlling the Histone Deacetylase Hst4 in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Journal of Molecular Biology. 405(3). 653–665. 13 indexed citations
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Madabushi, Amrita, et al.. (2009). Insights into the role of Val45 and Gln182 of Escherichia coli MutY in DNA substrate binding and specificity. BMC Biochemistry. 10(1). 19–19. 7 indexed citations
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Guan, Xin, Amrita Madabushi, Dau‐Yin Chang, et al.. (2007). The human checkpoint sensor Rad9–Rad1–Hus1 interacts with and stimulates DNA repair enzyme TDG glycosylase. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(18). 6207–6218. 55 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien. (2006). MutY and MutY homologs (MYH) in genome maintenance. Frontiers in bioscience. 11(1). 3062–3062. 30 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien. (2003). Repair of A/G and A/8-oxoG Mismatches by MutY Adenine DNA Glycosylase. Humana Press eBooks. 152. 3–16. 19 indexed citations
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Timchenko, Nikolai A., et al.. (1999). CUG repeat binding protein (CUGBP1) interacts with the 5' region of C/EBP  mRNA and regulates translation of C/EBP  isoforms. Nucleic Acids Research. 27(22). 4517–4525. 148 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien & William P. Fawcett. (1998). Characterization of the Recombinant MutY Homolog, an Adenine DNA Glycosylase, from Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(39). 25098–25105. 67 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien, et al.. (1996). Catalytic Mechanism and DNA Substrate Recognition of Escherichia coli MutY Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(39). 24138–24143. 40 indexed citations
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Fronticelli, Clara, et al.. (1995). Allosteric Modulation by Tertiary Structure in Mammalian Hemoglobins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(51). 30588–30592. 38 indexed citations
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Militello, Valeria, Antonio Cupane, Maurizio Leone, et al.. (1995). Dynamic properties of some β‐chain mutant hemoglobins. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 22(1). 12–19. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien, et al.. (1995). DNA Determinants and Substrate Specificities of Escherichia coli MutY. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(40). 23582–23588. 85 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien, et al.. (1992). Escherichia coli MutY protein has both N-glycosylase and apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease activities on A.C and A.G mispairs.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(18). 8779–8783. 124 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien, et al.. (1991). Base mismatch-specific endonuclease activity in extracts fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(17). 4761–4766. 10 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien, et al.. (1990). Specific A/G-to-C.G mismatch repair in Salmonella typhimurium LT2 requires the mutB gene product. Journal of Bacteriology. 172(3). 1232–1240. 13 indexed citations
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Lu, A-Lien, Suzanne Clark, & Paul Modrich. (1983). Methyl-directed repair of DNA base-pair mismatches in vitro.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 80(15). 4639–4643. 281 indexed citations breakdown →

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