Chaojun Yan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Chaojun Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaojun Yan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Chaojun Yan's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). Chaojun Yan is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). Chaojun Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Chaojun Yan's co-authors include Zhiyin Song, Li Chen, Bing Liu, Ling Zeng, Mingliang Tang, Laurent Désaubry, Meng Xu, Hussein Abou‐Hamdan, Bin Lü and Shi Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Cell, Hepatology and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Chaojun Yan

14 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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PHB2 (prohibitin 2) promotes PINK1-PRKN/Parkin-dependent mitophagy by the PARL-PGAM5-PINK1 axis

2019 301 citations Chaojun Yan, Li Chen et al. Autophagy profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Chaojun Yan

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaojun Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chaojun Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chaojun Yan 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 Chaojun Yan. Chaojun Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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18 of 18 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hypoxia-induced phase separation of ZHX2 alters chromatin looping to drive cancer metastasis 2025 ·Molecular Cell ·Chuan Gao, Ang Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Yan Guo, Zhigang Peng, Weiwei Jiang, (unknown), Zirui Zhou, Chaojun Yan, Wentong Fang, Hankun Hu, Guangya Zhu, Jing Zhang	6
2	Mitochondrial cristae remodeling: Mechanisms, functions, and pathology 2025 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Yi Luo, Jiacheng Lin, Zhuofan Li, (unknown), (unknown), Chaojun Yan, Zhiyin Song	0
3	VAMP8 stabilization by DRAM1 enables autophagosome-lysosome fusion and promotes metastatic extravasation 2025 ·Autophagy ·(unknown), Vincenzo Torraca, Chaojun Yan, Hao Lyu, Shuai Xiao, Dong Guo, Qi Zhang, Cefan Zhou, Jingfeng Tang	0
4	Transcription, Maturation and Degradation of Mitochondrial RNA: Implications for Innate Immune Response 2025 ·Biomolecules ·Chaojun Yan, (unknown), Hao Lyu, Shuai Xiao, Dong Guo, (unknown), Rui Zhang, Jingfeng Tang, Zhiyin Song, Cefan Zhou	0
5	Hypoxic stabilization of RIPOR3 mRNA via METTL3-mediated m6A methylation drives breast cancer progression and metastasis 2024 ·Oncogene ·(unknown), Zirui Zhou, (unknown), Qifang Li, (unknown), (unknown), Chaojun Yan, Jing Zhang	0
6	A cleaved METTL3 potentiates the METTL3–WTAP interaction and breast cancer progression 2023 ·eLife ·Chaojun Yan, (unknown), Zirui Zhou, Qifang Li, Chuan Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Jinpeng Li, (unknown), Chen‐Song Zhang, Cheguo Cai, Haojian Zhang, Jing Zhang	10
7	A cleaved METTL3 potentiates the METTL3–WTAP interaction and breast cancer progression 2023 ·eLife ·Chaojun Yan, (unknown), Zirui Zhou, Qifang Li, Chuan Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Jinpeng Li, (unknown), Chen‐Song Zhang, Cheguo Cai, Haojian Zhang, Jing Zhang	6
8	FDXR drives primary and endocrine-resistant tumor cell growth in ER+ breast cancer via CPT1A-mediated fatty acid oxidation 2023 ·Frontiers in Oncology ·Chaojun Yan, (unknown), Chuan Gao, Kai Hong, Meng Cheng, Xiaojing Liu, Qing Zhang, Jing Zhang	10
9	α-Ketoglutarate-dependent Enzymes in Breast Cancer and Therapeutic Implications 2023 ·Endocrinology ·(unknown), Chaojun Yan, Qing Zhang, Jing Zhang	2
10	LonP1 Links Mitochondria–ER Interaction to Regulate Heart Function 2023 ·Research ·Yujie Li, Da‐Wei Huang, Lianqun Jia, Fugen Shangguan, (unknown), Linhua Lan, Zhiyin Song, Juan Xu, Chaojun Yan, Tongke Chen, (unknown), Yongzhang Liu, Xingxu Huang, Carolyn K. Suzuki, Zhongzhou Yang, Guanlin Yang, Bin Lü	26
11	Loss of Sam50 in hepatocytes induces cardiolipin‐dependent mitochondrial membrane remodeling to trigger mtDNA release and liver injury 2022 ·Hepatology ·Li Chen, Jun Dong, (unknown), Siyou Wang, Zhida Wu, Meiling Zuo, Bing Liu, Chaojun Yan, Yong Chen, He He, Qingtao Meng, Zhiyin Song	84
12	OMA1 reprograms metabolism under hypoxia to promote colorectal cancer development 2020 ·EMBO Reports ·Zhida Wu, Meiling Zuo, Ling Zeng, Kaisa Cui, Bing Liu, Chaojun Yan, Li Chen, Jun Dong, Fugen Shangguan, Wanglai Hu, He He, Bin Lü, Zhiyin Song	94
13	Mitochondrial DNA: Distribution, Mutations, and Elimination 2019 ·Cells ·Chaojun Yan, (unknown), Ling Zeng, Bing Liu, Zhiyin Song	219
14	Sam50–Mic19–Mic60 axis determines mitochondrial cristae architecture by mediating mitochondrial outer and inner membrane contact 2019 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·(unknown), Kuan Zhang, Jun Dong, Chaojun Yan, (unknown), (unknown), Liangyi Chen, Shi Chen, Huabin Zhao, Zhiyin Song	78
15	The Paf1 complex transcriptionally regulates the mitochondrial-anchored protein Atg32 leading to activation of mitophagy 2019 ·Autophagy ·(unknown), (unknown), Yumin Li, Muriel Mari, Chaojun Yan, Dehe Wang, (unknown), Wei Jiang, Yu Zhou, Koji Okamoto, Fulvio Reggiori, Daniel J. Klionsky, Zhiyin Song, Hai‐Ning Du	26
16	PHB2 (prohibitin 2) promotes PINK1-PRKN/Parkin-dependent mitophagy by the PARL-PGAM5-PINK1 axis breakdown → 2019 ·Autophagy ·Chaojun Yan, (unknown), Li Chen, Meng Xu, Hussein Abou‐Hamdan, Mingliang Tang, Laurent Désaubry, Zhiyin Song	301
17	Sam50 Regulates PINK1-Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy by Controlling PINK1 Stability and Mitochondrial Morphology 2018 ·Cell Reports ·Fenglei Jian, Dan Chen, Li Chen, Chaojun Yan, Bin Lü, Yushan Zhu, Shi Chen, Anbing Shi, David C. Chan, Zhiyin Song	86
18	A small natural molecule promotes mitochondrial fusion through inhibition of the deubiquitinase USP30 2014 ·Cell Research ·Wen Yue, Ziheng Chen, Hai‐Yang Liu, Yan Chen, Ming Chen, Du Feng, Chaojun Yan, Hao Wu, Lei Du, Yueying Wang, Jinhua Liu, Xiaohu Huang, Laixin Xia, Lei Liu, Xiaohui Wang, Haijing Jin, Jun Wang, Zhiyin Song, Xiao‐Jiang Hao, Quan Chen	169

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