Dragony Fu

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Dragony Fu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Dragony Fu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Dragony Fu's work include RNA modifications and cancer (26 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Dragony Fu is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (26 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Dragony Fu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Dragony Fu's co-authors include Leona D. Samson, Jennifer A. Calvo, Kathleen Collins, Jenna M. Lentini, Ryan T. Ranallo, Hua Xiao, Raphael Sandaltzopoulos, Ali Hamiche, Stefanie Kellner and Thomas J. Begley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dragony Fu

40 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

SERIES: Genomic instability in cancer Balancing repair and tolerance of DNA damage caused by alkylating agents

2012 696 citations Dragony Fu, Jennifer A. Calvo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dragony Fu United States	21	1.9k	375	331	313	147	42	2.2k
Takehisa Matsumoto Japan	22	1.4k 0.7×	285 0.8×	450 1.4×	288 0.9×	162 1.1×	44	1.8k
Melissa Millard United States	14	1.1k 0.6×	228 0.6×	504 1.5×	298 1.0×	98 0.7×	18	1.9k
Elaine Sanij Australia	25	2.1k 1.1×	277 0.7×	116 0.4×	567 1.8×	137 0.9×	49	2.5k
Brittney‐Shea Herbert United States	23	1.3k 0.7×	173 0.5×	1.2k 3.5×	352 1.1×	169 1.1×	34	2.1k
Andrew J. Deans Australia	24	2.8k 1.5×	575 1.5×	294 0.9×	684 2.2×	447 3.0×	48	3.2k
Antonio Antoccia Italy	28	1.3k 0.7×	684 1.8×	217 0.7×	286 0.9×	184 1.3×	82	2.0k
Xueyan Wang China	18	1.4k 0.7×	380 1.0×	133 0.4×	423 1.4×	82 0.6×	61	2.0k
Zee-Fen Chang Taiwan	23	1.0k 0.5×	170 0.5×	156 0.5×	354 1.1×	136 0.9×	59	1.7k
Kishor K. Bhakat United States	31	2.9k 1.5×	521 1.4×	111 0.3×	681 2.2×	272 1.9×	59	3.4k
Xiaohu Tang United States	28	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 2.8×	212 0.6×	516 1.6×	111 0.8×	40	2.4k

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Lentini, Jenna M., et al.. (2024). tRNA modification enzyme-dependent redox homeostasis regulates synapse formation and memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(46). e2317864121–e2317864121. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Kejia, Katharina Löhner, Henny H. Lemmink, et al.. (2024). Epileptic encephalopathy linked to a DALRD3 missense variant that impairs tRNA modification. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. 6(1). 100377–100377.

Gratz, Scott J., et al.. (2023). Expanded tRNA methyltransferase family member TRMT9B regulates synaptic growth and function. EMBO Reports. 24(10). e56808–e56808. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Kejia, Patrick Eldin, Laurence Briant, et al.. (2023). Proteolytic cleavage and inactivation of the TRMT1 tRNA modification enzyme by SARS-CoV-2 main protease. eLife. 12. 8 indexed citations

Fu, Dragony, et al.. (2021). Detection of tRNA-specific adenosine deaminase activity and wobble inosine modification in human cell lysates. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 658. 311–334. 1 indexed citations

Lentini, Jenna M., Hessa S. Alsaif, Eissa Faqeih, Fowzan S. Alkuraya, & Dragony Fu. (2020). DALRD3 encodes a protein mutated in epileptic encephalopathy that targets arginine tRNAs for 3-methylcytosine modification. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2510–2510. 47 indexed citations

Zhang, Kejia, et al.. (2020). An intellectual disability‐associated missense variant in TRMT1 impairs tRNA modification and reconstitution of enzymatic activity. Human Mutation. 41(3). 600–607. 30 indexed citations

Halvardson, Jonatan, Ekaterina Kuchinskaya, Stefanie Kellner, et al.. (2020). Identification and rescue of a tRNA wobble inosine deficiency causing intellectual disability disorder. RNA. 26(11). 1654–1666. 13 indexed citations

Kulkarni, Chaitanya A., Sergiy M. Nadtochiy, Jimmy Zhang, et al.. (2020). ALKBH7 mediates necrosis via rewiring of glyoxal metabolism. eLife. 9. 12 indexed citations

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Lentini, Jenna M., et al.. (2018). Monitoring the 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine (mcm5s2U) modification in eukaryotic tRNAs via the γ-toxin endonuclease. RNA. 24(5). 749–758. 23 indexed citations

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Nadtochiy, Sergiy M., Xenia Schafer, Dragony Fu, et al.. (2016). Acidic pH Is a Metabolic Switch for 2-Hydroxyglutarate Generation and Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(38). 20188–20197. 116 indexed citations

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Marchildon, François, et al.. (2016). CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta protects muscle satellite cells from apoptosis after injury and in cancer cachexia. Cell Death and Disease. 7(2). e2109–e2109. 15 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony, et al.. (2015). The interaction between ALKBH2 DNA repair enzyme and PCNA is direct, mediated by the hydrophobic pocket of PCNA and perturbed in naturally-occurring ALKBH2 variants. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony, Jennifer Jordan, & Leona D. Samson. (2013). Human ALKBH7 is required for alkylation and oxidation-induced programmed necrosis. Genes & Development. 27(10). 1089–1100. 58 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony, Jennifer A. Calvo, & Leona D. Samson. (2012). Balancing repair and tolerance of DNA damage caused by alkylating agents. Nature reviews. Cancer. 12(2). 104–120. 18 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony & Leona D. Samson. (2011). Direct repair of 3,N[superscript 4]-ethenocytosine by the human ALKBH2 dioxygenase is blocked by the AAG/MPG glycosylase. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony & Leona D. Samson. (2011). Direct repair of 3,N4-ethenocytosine by the human ALKBH2 dioxygenase is blocked by the AAG/MPG glycosylase. DNA repair. 11(1). 46–52. 44 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony, Peter C. Dedon, Leona D. Samson, et al.. (2010). Human AlkB Homolog ABH8 Is a tRNA Methyltransferase Required for Wobble Uridine Modification and DNA Damage Survival. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

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Fu, Dragony. (2005). Interplay between positive and negative activities that influence the role of Bicoid in transcription. Nucleic Acids Research. 33(13). 3985–3993. 14 indexed citations

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Xiao, Hua, et al.. (2001). Dual Functions of Largest NURF Subunit NURF301 in Nucleosome Sliding and Transcription Factor Interactions. Molecular Cell. 8(3). 531–543. 205 indexed citations

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