Charleen T. Chu

35.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
146 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Charleen T. Chu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charleen T. Chu has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Neurology and 57 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Charleen T. Chu's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (55 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (53 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (33 papers). Charleen T. Chu is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (55 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (53 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (33 papers). Charleen T. Chu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Charleen T. Chu's co-authors include Jianhui Zhu, Scott Kulich, Ruben K. Dagda, Salvatore J. Cherra, Salvatore V. Pizzo, Craig Horbinski, Edward D. Plowey, Simon C. Watkins, Manish Verma and Anurag Tandon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Charleen T. Chu

141 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Loss of PINK1 Function Promotes Mitophagy through Effects on Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Fission

2009 787 citations Ruben K. Dagda, Salvatore J. Cherra et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Expression of Nrf2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases

2007 625 citations Chenere P. Ramsey, Charles A. Glass et al. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology profile →
α-Synuclein binds to TOM20 and inhibits mitochondrial protein import in Parkinson’s disease

2016 463 citations Charleen T. Chu, Teresa G. Hastings et al. profile →
PINK1 deficiency impairs mitochondrial homeostasis and promotes lung fibrosis

2014 447 citations Charleen T. Chu et al. profile →
Excitotoxicity, calcium and mitochondria: a triad in synaptic neurodegeneration

2022 266 citations Charleen T. Chu et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tectonic Corneal Transplant in the Management of Congenital Anterior Staphyloma 2025 ·Cornea ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brenda L. Bohnsack, Natalie C. Kerr, Mélanie Schmitt, Amanda Way, William W. Motley, Erin D. Stahl, Massimiliano Serafino, Charleen T. Chu, Ken K. Nischal	0
2	The Role of Autophagy in Excitotoxicity, Synaptic Mitochondrial Stress and Neurodegeneration 2025 ·PubMed ·Charleen T. Chu	4
3	PINK1 Interacts with VCP/p97 and Activates PKA to Promote NSFL1C/p47 Phosphorylation and Dendritic Arborization in Neurons 2018 ·eNeuro ·Kent Z.Q. Wang, Erin Steer, P. Anthony Otero, Nicholas W. Bateman, Mary Hongying Cheng, Ana Lígia Scott, Christine C. Wu, İvet Bahar, Yu‐Tzu Shih, Yi‐Ping Hsueh, Charleen T. Chu	35
4	Mechanisms of selective autophagy and mitophagy: Implications for neurodegenerative diseases 2018 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Charleen T. Chu	165
5	Exercise increases mitochondrial complex I activity and DRP1 expression in the brains of aged mice 2017 ·Experimental Gerontology ·Aaron M. Gusdon, Jason Callio, Giovanna Distéfano, Robert M. O’Doherty, Bret H. Goodpaster, Paul M. Coen, Charleen T. Chu	77
6	Beyond Mitophagy: Cytosolic PINK1 as a Messenger of Mitochondrial Health 2015 ·Antioxidants and Redox Signaling ·Erin Steer, Michelle K. Dail, Charleen T. Chu	25
7	ERK-mediated phosphorylation of TFAM downregulates mitochondrial transcription: Implications for Parkinson's disease 2014 ·Mitochondrion ·Kent Z.Q. Wang, Jianhui Zhu, Ruben K. Dagda, Guy Uechi, Salvatore J. Cherra, Aaron M. Gusdon, Manimalha Balasubramani, Charleen T. Chu	61
8	Altered transcription factor trafficking in oxidatively-stressed neuronal cells 2012 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease ·Vivek P. Patel, Donald Defranco, Charleen T. Chu	14
9	Peroxiredoxin-2 Protects against 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration via Attenuation of the Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase (ASK1) Signaling Cascade 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Xiaoming Hu, Zhongfang Weng, Charleen T. Chu, Lili Zhang, Guodong Cao, Yanqin Gao, Armando P. Signore, Jianhui Zhu, Teresa G. Hastings, J. Timothy Greenamyre, Jun Chen	128
10	Diversity in the Regulation of Autophagy and Mitophagy: Lessons from Parkinson's Disease 2011 ·Parkinson s Disease ·Charleen T. Chu	29
11	Monitoring Mitophagy in Neuronal Cell Cultures 2011 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Jianhui Zhu, Ruben K. Dagda, Charleen T. Chu	52
12	Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease 2010 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·Jianhui Zhu, Charleen T. Chu	133
13	Peroxidase Mechanism of Lipid-dependent Cross-linking of Synuclein with Cytochrome c 2009 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Hülya Bayιr, Alexandr A. Kapralov, (unknown), Zhentai Huang, Yulia Y. Tyurina, Vladimir A. Tyurin, Qing Zhao, Natalia A. Belikova, Irina I. Vlasova, Akihiro Maeda, Jianhui Zhu, (unknown), Pier G. Mastroberardino, Louis J. Sparvero, Andrew A. Amoscato, Charleen T. Chu, J. Timothy Greenamyre, Valerian E. Kagan	87
14	Tickled PINK1: Mitochondrial homeostasis and autophagy in recessive Parkinsonism 2009 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease ·Charleen T. Chu	42
15	Mitochondrial autophagy as a compensatory response to PINK1 deficiency 2009 ·Autophagy ·Salvatore J. Cherra, Ruben K. Dagda, Anurag Tandon, Charleen T. Chu	34
16	Starving Neurons Show Sex Difference in Autophagy 2008 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Lina Du, Robert W. Hickey, Hülya Bayιr, Simon C. Watkins, Vladimir A. Tyurin, Fengli Guo, Patrick M. Kochanek, Larry W. Jenkins, Jin Ren, Greg Gibson, Charleen T. Chu, Valerian E. Kagan, Robert S. B. Clark	164
17	Expression of Nrf2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases breakdown → 2007 ·Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology ·Chenere P. Ramsey, Charles A. Glass, (unknown), Kathryn A. Lindl, (unknown), (unknown), Ronald L. Hamilton, Charleen T. Chu, Kelly L. Jordan‐Sciutto	625
18	Hippocampal long-term potentiation, memory, and longevity in mice that overexpress mitochondrial superoxide dismutase 2006 ·Neurobiology of Learning and Memory ·(unknown), Peng Cao, Edda Thiels, Charleen T. Chu, Gang‐Yi Wu, Tim D. Oury, Eric Klann	106
19	Autophagic Stress in Neuronal Injury and Disease 2006 ·Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology ·Charleen T. Chu	175
20	Electron Microscopic Diagnosis of Human Flavivirus Encephalitis 1999 ·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology ·Charleen T. Chu, David N. Howell, Joel C. Morgenlander, Christine M. Hulette, Roger E. McLendon, Sara Miller	5

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