Fen‐Biao Gao

24.7k citations

107 papers · 8.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 49

Molecular Biology top 1%
Neurology top 0.2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Genetics top 0.5%
Cell Biology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Sandra Almeida Yubing Lu Jin‐A Lee Yuh Nung Jan Leonard Petrucelli Eduardo Gascon Bruce L. Miller Jack D. Keene
Topics: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (49 papers)Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers)RNA Research and Splicing (19 papers)
Cited by: Neurology Genetics Aging
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

Fen‐Biao Gao

105 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

Context-Dependent and Disease-Specific Diversity in Protein Interactions within Stress Granules

2018 626 citations Mark W. Kankel, Fen‐Biao Gao et al. profile →
GGGGCC repeat expansion in C9orf72 compromises nucleocytoplasmic transport

2015 600 citations Yubing Lu, Sandra Almeida et al. profile →
Poly(GR) in C9ORF72 -Related ALS/FTD Compromises Mitochondrial Function and Increases Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in iPSC-Derived Motor Neurons

2016 315 citations Yubing Lu, Tania F. Gendron et al. Neuron profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Nemo-like kinase disrupts nuclear import and drives TDP43 mislocalization in ALS 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Michael E. Bekier,Emile Pinarbasi,Gopinath Krishnan,(unknown),Mary C. Hurley,(unknown),Catherine A. Collins,Layla Ghaffari,Martina de Majo,Erik M. Ullian,Mark Koontz,Sarah K. Coleman,Xingli Li,Elizabeth M.H. Tank,(unknown),Fen‐Biao Gao,Sami J. Barmada	0
2	Inflammatory cytokines disrupt astrocyte exosomal HepaCAM-mediated protection against neuronal excitotoxicity in the SOD1G93A ALS model 2024 ·Science Advances ·Shijie Jin,Yang Tian,(unknown),Xuan Chen,(unknown),(unknown),Rachel Jarvis,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Fen‐Biao Gao,Yongjie Yang	3
3	Loss of TDP-43 function contributes to genomic instability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2023 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·Minggang Fang,Sara K. Evans,Alissa L. Nana,Sarat C. Vatsavayai,Shahid Banday,You Zhou,Sandra Almeida,Alexandra Weiss,Robert H. Brown,William W. Seeley,Fen‐Biao Gao,Michael R. Green	8
4	Ribosome inhibition by C9ORF72-ALS/FTD-associated poly-PR and poly-GR proteins revealed by cryo-EM 2022 ·Nature Communications ·A.B. Loveland,E. Svidritskiy,(unknown),Soojin Lee,(unknown),Sarah N. Zvornicanin,Gabriel Demo,Fen‐Biao Gao,А.A. Коростелев	44
5	Poly(GR) and poly(GA) in cerebrospinal fluid as potential biomarkers for C9ORF72-ALS/FTD 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Gopinath Krishnan,Denitza Raitcheva,Daniel A. Bartlett,Mercedes Prudencio,Diane McKenna‐Yasek,Catherine Douthwright,Björn Oskarsson,Shafeeq Ladha,Oliver D. King,Sami J. Barmada,Timothy M. Miller,Robert Bowser,Jonathan K. Watts,Leonard Petrucelli,Robert H. Brown,Mark W. Kankel,Fen‐Biao Gao	31
6	A C. elegans model of C9orf72-associated ALS/FTD uncovers a conserved role for eIF2D in RAN translation 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Yoshifumi Sonobe,(unknown),Gopinath Krishnan,(unknown),Ghanashyam D. Ghadge,(unknown),(unknown),Yuanzheng Gu,Mark W. Kankel,André EX Brown,Evangelos Kiskinis,Tania F. Gendron,Fen‐Biao Gao,Raymond P. Roos,Paschalis Kratsios	36
7	Ribosome profiling reveals novel regulation of C9ORF72 GGGGCC repeat-containing RNA translation 2021 ·RNA ·(unknown),Emily E. Stackpole,Sandra Almeida,Olga Katsara,Botao Liu,Kuang Shen,Robert J. Schneider,Fen‐Biao Gao,Joel D. Richter	19
8	Ik2/TBK1 and Hook/Dynein, an adaptor complex for early endosome transport, are genetic modifiers of FTD-associated mutant CHMP2B toxicity in Drosophila 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Yubing Lu,Ryan J. H. West,M. Pons�,Sean T. Sweeney,Fen‐Biao Gao	11
9	Dysregulated molecular pathways in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–frontotemporal dementia spectrum disorder 2017 ·The EMBO Journal ·Fen‐Biao Gao,Sandra Almeida,(unknown)	138
10	Targeted manipulation of the sortilin–progranulin axis rescues progranulin haploinsufficiency 2013 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Chris W. Lee,Sandra Almeida,Mercedes Prudencio,Thomas R. Caulfield,Yong‐Jie Zhang,William M. Tay,Peter Bauer,Jeannie Chew,Hiroki Sasaguri,Karen Jansen‐West,Tania F. Gendron,Caroline Stetler,NiCole A. Finch,Ian R. Mackenzie,Rosa Rademakers,Fen‐Biao Gao,Leonard Petrucelli	78
11	Syntaxin 13, a Genetic Modifier of Mutant CHMP2B in Frontotemporal Dementia, Is Required for Autophagosome Maturation 2013 ·Molecular Cell ·Yubing Lu,Zhijun Zhang,Danqiong Sun,Sean T. Sweeney,Fen‐Biao Gao	58
12	Modeling key pathological features of frontotemporal dementia with C9ORF72 repeat expansion in iPSC-derived human neurons 2013 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·Sandra Almeida,Eduardo Gascon,Hélène Tran,(unknown),Tania F. Gendron,Steven R. DeGroot,Andrew R. Tapper,Chantal Sellier,Nicolas Charlet‐Berguerand,Anna Karydas,William W. Seeley,Adam L. Boxer,Leonard Petrucelli,Bruce L. Miller,Fen‐Biao Gao	251
13	Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Models of Progranulin-Deficient Frontotemporal Dementia Uncover Specific Reversible Neuronal Defects 2012 ·Cell Reports ·Sandra Almeida,Zhijun Zhang,Giangennaro Coppola,Wenjie Mao,Kensuke Futai,Anna Karydas,Michael D. Geschwind,Maria Carmela Tartaglia,Fuying Gao,Davide Gianni,Miguel Sena‐Esteves,Daniel H. Geschwind,Bruce L. Miller,Robert V. Farese,Fen‐Biao Gao	3
14	Neurophysiological Defects and Neuronal Gene Deregulation in Drosophila mir-124 Mutants 2012 ·PLoS Genetics ·Kailiang Sun,Jakub Orzechowski Westholm,Kazuya Tsurudome,Joshua W. Hagen,Yubing Lu,Minoree Kohwi,Doron Betel,Fen‐Biao Gao,A. Pejmun Haghighi,Chris Q. Doe,Eric C. Lai	48
15	Roles of ESCRT in autophagy-associated neurodegeneration 2008 ·Autophagy ·(unknown),Fen‐Biao Gao	35
16	ESCRT-III Dysfunction Causes Autophagosome Accumulation and Neurodegeneration 2007 ·Current Biology ·Jin‐A Lee,Anne P. Beigneux,S. Tariq Ahmad,Stephen G. Young,Fen‐Biao Gao	393
17	The Coiled-Coil Protein Shrub Controls Neuronal Morphogenesis in Drosophila 2006 ·Current Biology ·Neal Sweeney,Jay E. Brenman,Yuh Nung Jan,Fen‐Biao Gao	107
18	BTB/POZ-Zinc Finger Protein Abrupt Suppresses Dendritic Branching in a Neuronal Subtype-Specific and Dosage-Dependent Manner 2004 ·Neuron ·Wenjun Li,(unknown),(unknown),Fen‐Biao Gao	82
19	Genetic Manipulation of Single Neurons in Vivo Reveals Specific Roles of Flamingo in Neuronal Morphogenesis 2002 ·Developmental Biology ·Neal Sweeney,Wenjun Li,Fen‐Biao Gao	68
20	Sequoia, a Tramtrack-Related Zinc Finger Protein, Functions as a Pan-Neural Regulator for Dendrite and Axon Morphogenesis in Drosophila 2001 ·Developmental Cell ·Jay E. Brenman,Fen‐Biao Gao,Lily Yeh Jan,Yuh Nung Jan	48

About Fen‐Biao Gao

Fen‐Biao Gao is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 107 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (49 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (2.9k citations), Genetics (1.5k citations) and Aging (174 citations). Fen‐Biao Gao has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Sandra Almeida, Yubing Lu, Jin‐A Lee, Yuh Nung Jan, Leonard Petrucelli, Eduardo Gascon, Bruce L. Miller, Jack D. Keene, Lily Yeh Jan and S. Tariq Ahmad. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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