Enfu Hui

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Enfu Hui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Enfu Hui has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Immunology and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Enfu Hui's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (15 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (14 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers). Enfu Hui is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (15 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (14 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers). Enfu Hui collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Enfu Hui's co-authors include Ronald D. Vale, Edwin R. Chapman, Xiaolei Su, Jun Huang, Ira Mellman, Dibyendu K. Sasmal, Marcus J. Taylor, Jeong Kim, Jing Zhu and Heidi Ackerly Wallweber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Enfu Hui

35 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

T cell costimulatory receptor CD28 is a primary target for PD-1–mediated inhibition

2017 1.2k citations Enfu Hui, Jeanne Cheung et al. Science profile →
Phase separation of signaling molecules promotes T cell receptor signal transduction

2016 904 citations Xiaolei Su, Jonathon A. Ditlev et al. Science profile →
Mechanistic convergence of the TIGIT and PD-1 inhibitory pathways necessitates co-blockade to optimize anti-tumor CD8+ T cell responses

2022 215 citations Karl L. Banta, Xiaozheng Xu et al. Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Enfu Hui United States	26	2.3k	1.8k	1.6k	1.1k	402	37	4.5k
Sara Sigismund Italy	27	3.9k 1.7×	693 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.9×	246 0.6×	38	5.9k
Catrin Pritchard United Kingdom	36	3.9k 1.7×	558 0.3×	1.9k 1.2×	845 0.8×	210 0.5×	88	5.9k
Stefano Confalonieri Italy	39	3.5k 1.6×	474 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	253 0.6×	63	5.2k
Suzie J. Scales United States	35	4.7k 2.1×	571 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	282 0.7×	53	6.4k
Ugo Cavallaro Italy	35	2.8k 1.2×	561 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	875 0.8×	249 0.6×	78	4.4k
Patrick T. Caswell United Kingdom	32	2.9k 1.3×	431 0.2×	1.2k 0.7×	2.8k 2.6×	339 0.8×	53	5.3k
Connie L. Sommers United States	33	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	483 0.5×	119 0.3×	59	4.7k
Gerburg M. Wulf United States	41	5.6k 2.5×	2.1k 1.2×	3.8k 2.4×	668 0.6×	509 1.3×	100	7.8k
Rushika M. Perera United States	31	3.8k 1.7×	914 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	141 0.4×	38	6.8k
Marcus J. Taylor United Kingdom	12	1.3k 0.6×	958 0.5×	883 0.5×	897 0.8×	113 0.3×	17	2.7k

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Masubuchi, Takeya, Christine Caron, Jibin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Functional differences between rodent and human PD-1 linked to evolutionary divergence. Science Immunology. 10(103). eads6295–eads6295. 16 indexed citations

Borowska, Marta T., Nathanael A. Caveney, Kevin M. Jude, et al.. (2024). Orientation-dependent CD45 inhibition with viral and engineered ligands. Science Immunology. 9(100). eadp0707–eadp0707.

Zhao, Yunlong, Christine Caron, Calvin K. Lee, et al.. (2023). cis-B7:CD28 interactions at invaginated synaptic membranes provide CD28 co-stimulation and promote CD8+ T cell function and anti-tumor immunity. Immunity. 56(6). 1187–1203.e12. 43 indexed citations

Xu, Xiaozheng, Jibin Zhang, Alice Sherrard, et al.. (2023). CTLA4 depletes T cell endogenous and trogocytosed B7 ligands via cis-endocytosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(7). 25 indexed citations

Banta, Karl L., Xiaozheng Xu, Avantika S. Chitre, et al.. (2022). Mechanistic convergence of the TIGIT and PD-1 inhibitory pathways necessitates co-blockade to optimize anti-tumor CD8+ T cell responses. Immunity. 55(3). 512–526.e9. 215 indexed citations breakdown →

Wu, Wei, Qiuping Zhou, Takeya Masubuchi, et al.. (2020). Multiple Signaling Roles of CD3ε and Its Application in CAR-T Cell Therapy. Cell. 182(4). 855–871.e23. 137 indexed citations

Sasmal, Dibyendu K., Wei Feng, Sobhan Roy, et al.. (2019). TCR–pMHC bond conformation controls TCR ligand discrimination. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 17(3). 203–217. 28 indexed citations

Hui, Enfu. (2019). Immune checkpoint inhibitors. The Journal of Cell Biology. 218(3). 740–741. 41 indexed citations

Zhao, Yunlong, Calvin K. Lee, Chia‐Hao Lin, et al.. (2019). PD-L1:CD80 Cis-Heterodimer Triggers the Co-stimulatory Receptor CD28 While Repressing the Inhibitory PD-1 and CTLA-4 Pathways. Immunity. 51(6). 1059–1073.e9. 250 indexed citations

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Carbone, Catherine B., Nadja Kern, Ricardo A. Fernandes, et al.. (2017). In vitro reconstitution of T cell receptor-mediated segregation of the CD45 phosphatase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(44). E9338–E9345. 63 indexed citations

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Hui, Enfu, Jeanne Cheung, Jing Zhu, et al.. (2017). T cell costimulatory receptor CD28 is a primary target for PD-1–mediated inhibition. Science. 355(6332). 1428–1433. 1180 indexed citations breakdown →

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Su, Xiaolei, Jonathon A. Ditlev, Enfu Hui, et al.. (2016). Phase separation of signaling molecules promotes T cell receptor signal transduction. Science. 352(6285). 595–599. 904 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chang, Che-Wei, Enfu Hui, Jihong Bai, et al.. (2015). A Structural Role for the Synaptobrevin 2 Transmembrane Domain in Dense-Core Vesicle Fusion Pores. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(14). 5772–5780. 41 indexed citations

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Hui, Enfu & Ronald D. Vale. (2014). In vitro membrane reconstitution of the T-cell receptor proximal signaling network. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 21(2). 133–142. 112 indexed citations

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Hui, Enfu, Jon D. Gaffaney, Zhao Wang, et al.. (2011). Mechanism and function of synaptotagmin-mediated membrane apposition. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 18(7). 813–821. 62 indexed citations

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Hui, Enfu, Colin P. Johnson, Jun Yao, F. Mark Dunning, & Edwin R. Chapman. (2009). Synaptotagmin-Mediated Bending of the Target Membrane Is a Critical Step in Ca2+-Regulated Fusion. Cell. 138(4). 709–721. 238 indexed citations

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Chicka, Michael C., Enfu Hui, Huisheng Liu, & Edwin R. Chapman. (2008). Synaptotagmin arrests the SNARE complex before triggering fast, efficient membrane fusion in response to Ca2+. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 15(8). 827–835. 156 indexed citations

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Paddock, Brie, et al.. (2008). Ca²⁺-Dependent, Phospholipid-Binding Residues of Synaptotagmin Are Critical for Excitation–Secretion CouplingIn Vivo. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(30). 7458–7466. 39 indexed citations

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Czibener, Cecilia, Nathan M. Sherer, Steven M. Becker, et al.. (2006). Ca2+ and synaptotagmin VII–dependent delivery of lysosomal membrane to nascent phagosomes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(7). 997–1007. 129 indexed citations

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Czibener, Cecilia, Nathan M. Sherer, Steven M. Becker, et al.. (2006). Ca2+ and synaptotagmin VII–dependent delivery of lysosomal membrane to nascent phagosomes. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(10). i26–i26. 3 indexed citations

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