François Fuks

16.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
83 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

François Fuks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, François Fuks has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in François Fuks's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (57 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (38 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (29 papers). François Fuks is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (57 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (38 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (29 papers). François Fuks collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. François Fuks's co-authors include Tony Kouzarides, Rachel Deplus, Wendy A. Burgers, Luciano Di Croce, Emilie Calonne, Hélène Denis, Matthieu Defrance, Carmen Brenner, Luke Hughes‐Davies and Yvan de Launoit and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

François Fuks

81 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA met... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2005 2000 2003 2002 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA methylation
    2005 1.7k citations Emmanuelle Viré, Carmen Brenner et al. profile →
  2. DNA methyltransferase Dnmt1 associates with histone deacetylase activity
    2000 771 citations François Fuks, Luke Hughes‐Davies et al. profile →
  3. The Methyl-CpG-binding Protein MeCP2 Links DNA Methylation to Histone Methylation
    2003 768 citations François Fuks, Tony Kouzarides et al. profile →
  4. Methyltransferase Recruitment and DNA Hypermethylation of Target Promoters by an Oncogenic Transcription Factor
    2002 605 citations Luciano Di Croce, François Fuks et al. profile →
  5. The DNA methyltransferases associate with HP1 and the SUV39H1 histone methyltransferase
    2003 565 citations François Fuks profile →
  6. SOX2 controls tumour initiation and cancer stem-cell functions in squamous-cell carcinoma
    2014 521 citations Benjamin Delatte, Christine Dubois et al. profile →

Peers

François Fuks
Matthew G. Guenther United States
Paul A. Wade United States
John M. Greally United States
Wilfred F. J. van IJcken Netherlands
Diego H. Castrillón United States
Yujiang Geno Shi United States
Esteban Ballestar Spain
Dustin E. Schones United States
Suneet Agarwal United States
Mitsuyoshi Nakao Japan
Matthew G. Guenther United States
François Fuks
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Fields of papers citing papers by François Fuks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Fuks

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pinello, Natalia, Renhua Song, Quintin Lee, et al.. (2024). A multiomics dataset for the study of RNA modifications in human macrophage differentiation and polarisation. Scientific Data. 11(1). 252–252. 2 indexed citations
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Goethem, Freddy Van, Emilie Calonne, Rachel Deplus, et al.. (2024). The N6-methyladenosine RNA epigenetic modification modulates the amplification of coxsackievirus B1 in human pancreatic beta cells. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1501061–1501061. 1 indexed citations
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Bizet, Martin, Justine Bellier, Marie‐Julie Nokin, et al.. (2023). Methylglyoxal: a novel upstream regulator of DNA methylation. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 42(1). 78–78. 10 indexed citations
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Lin, Xionghui, Benjamin Swedlund, Mai-Linh Ton, et al.. (2022). Mesp1 controls the chromatin and enhancer landscapes essential for spatiotemporal patterning of early cardiovascular progenitors. Nature Cell Biology. 24(7). 1114–1128. 12 indexed citations
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Bonvin, Elise, Enrico Radaelli, Martin Bizet, et al.. (2018). TET2-Dependent Hydroxymethylome Plasticity Reduces Melanoma Initiation and Progression. Cancer Research. 79(3). 482–494. 22 indexed citations
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Gu‐Trantien, Chunyan, Baharak Hooshiar Kashani, Matthieu Defrance, et al.. (2018). The transcription factors Runx3 and ThPOK cross-regulate acquisition of cytotoxic function by human Th1 lymphocytes. eLife. 7. 52 indexed citations
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Jeschke, Jana, Martin Bizet, Christine Desmedt, et al.. (2017). DNA methylation–based immune response signature improves patient diagnosis in multiple cancers. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(8). 3090–3102. 110 indexed citations
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Denis, Hélène, Benjamin Delatte, Sarah Dedeurwaerder, et al.. (2015). MicroRNAs regulate KDM5 histone demethylases in breast cancer cells. Molecular BioSystems. 12(2). 404–413. 35 indexed citations
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Milenković, Dragan, Wim Vanden Berghe, Karen Heyninck, et al.. (2015). 9th Congress of the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics (ISNN). May 17-19, 2015 Chapel Hill, N.C., USA: Abstracts. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 8(1). 1–25. 1 indexed citations
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Youssef, Khalil Kass, Adriana Sánchez‐Danés, Vijayakumar Sukumaran, et al.. (2015). Sox9 Controls Self-Renewal of Oncogene Targeted Cells and Links Tumor Initiation and Invasion. Cell stem cell. 17(1). 60–73. 121 indexed citations
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Delatte, Benjamin, Rachel Deplus, & François Fuks. (2014). Playing TET ris with DNA modifications. The EMBO Journal. 33(11). 1198–1211. 89 indexed citations
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Ndlovu, Matladi, Hélène Denis, & François Fuks. (2011). Exposing the DNA methylome iceberg. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 36(7). 381–7. 68 indexed citations
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Bossuyt, Wouter, Avedis Kazanjian, Natalie De Geest, et al.. (2009). Atonal homolog 1 Is a Tumor Suppressor Gene. PLoS Biology. 7(2). e1000039–e1000039. 89 indexed citations
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Hellebrekers, Debby M.E.I., Veerle Melotte, Emmanuelle Viré, et al.. (2007). Identification of Epigenetically Silenced Genes in Tumor Endothelial Cells. Cancer Research. 67(9). 4138–4148. 113 indexed citations
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Brenner, Carmen & François Fuks. (2007). A Methylation Rendezvous: Reader Meets Writers. Developmental Cell. 12(6). 843–844. 40 indexed citations
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Villa, Raffaella, Diego Pasini, Arantxa Gutiérrez, et al.. (2007). Role of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Cancer Cell. 11(6). 513–525. 191 indexed citations
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Hellebrekers, Debby M.E.I., Karolien Castermans, Emmanuelle Viré, et al.. (2006). Epigenetic Regulation of Tumor Endothelial Cell Anergy: Silencing of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 by Histone Modifications. Cancer Research. 66(22). 10770–10777. 129 indexed citations
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Brenner, Carmen & François Fuks. (2006). DNA Methyltransferases: Facts, Clues, Mysteries. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 301. 45–66. 58 indexed citations
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Milner, J, François Fuks, Luke Hughes‐Davies, & Tony Kouzarides. (2000). The BRCA2 activation domain associates with and is phosphorylated by a cellular protein kinase. Oncogene. 19(38). 4441–4445. 19 indexed citations
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Deleu, Laurent, et al.. (1998). Opposite Transcriptional Effects of Cyclic AMP-Responsive Elements in Confluent or p27 KIP -Overexpressing Cells versus Serum-Starved or Growing Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(1). 409–419. 34 indexed citations

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