Jian Cheng Tu

6.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
21 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Jian Cheng Tu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian Cheng Tu has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jian Cheng Tu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Jian Cheng Tu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Jian Cheng Tu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Jian Cheng Tu's co-authors include Paul Worley, Bo Xiao, Joseph P. Yuan, Anthony A. Lanahan, Scott Naisbitt, Morgan Sheng, Ronald S. Petralia, Andrew Doan, Carlo Sala and Richard J. Weinberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Jian Cheng Tu

21 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Coupling of mGluR/Homer and PSD-95 Complexes by the Shank Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins

1999 879 citations Jian Cheng Tu, Bo Xiao et al. Neuron profile →
Shank, a Novel Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins that Binds to the NMDA Receptor/PSD-95/GKAP Complex and Cortactin

1999 830 citations Scott Naisbitt, Eunjoon Kim et al. Neuron profile →
Homer Binds a Novel Proline-Rich Motif and Links Group 1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors with IP3 Receptors

1998 723 citations Jian Cheng Tu, Bo Xiao et al. Neuron profile →
Homer Regulates the Association of Group 1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors with Multivalent Complexes of Homer-Related, Synaptic Proteins

1998 551 citations Bo Xiao, Jian Cheng Tu et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian Cheng Tu United States	16	3.5k	3.3k	938	728	668	21	5.1k
Michael A. Sutton United States	31	3.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	615 0.8×	651 1.0×	50	4.6k
Manabu Abe Japan	37	2.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	969 1.0×	471 0.6×	587 0.9×	140	4.7k
Maria Passafaro Italy	36	2.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	586 0.6×	678 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	82	4.8k
Allen A. Fienberg United States	37	4.0k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	548 0.8×	439 0.7×	66	6.8k
Michael R. Kreutz Germany	42	3.1k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	871 0.9×	999 1.4×	1.5k 2.2×	183	6.2k
Reed C. Carroll United States	26	3.8k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	624 0.9×	701 1.0×	34	5.3k
Kogo Takamiya United States	38	3.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	390 0.5×	779 1.2×	69	5.8k
Nathalie Sans France	25	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	632 0.7×	563 0.8×	876 1.3×	49	3.9k
Christopher W. Cowan United States	31	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	547 0.6×	750 1.0×	697 1.0×	71	4.3k
Ozlem Bozdagi United States	22	2.3k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	913 1.3×	516 0.8×	30	4.6k

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Tu, Jian Cheng, et al.. (2024). Correlation between surface hydrophobicity changes and surface activity changes of soybean protein isolates caused by structural changes. International Food Research Journal. 31(4). 952–967. 2 indexed citations

Tu, Jian Cheng, et al.. (2019). Long non-coding SNHG1 in cancer. Clinica Chimica Acta. 494. 38–47. 98 indexed citations

Liu, Xuefang, et al.. (2018). LncRNA-DANCR: A valuable cancer related long non-coding RNA for human cancers. Pathology - Research and Practice. 214(6). 801–805. 101 indexed citations

Tu, Jian Cheng, Baian Chen, Lifeng Yang, et al.. (2015). Amyloid-β Activates Microglia and Regulates Protein Expression in a Manner Similar to Prions. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 56(2). 509–518. 19 indexed citations

Tu, Jian Cheng, Lifeng Yang, Xiangmei Zhou, et al.. (2013). PrP106-126 and Aβ1-42 Peptides Induce BV-2 Microglia Chemotaxis and Proliferation. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 52(1). 107–116. 5 indexed citations

Kouadir, Mohammed, Lifeng Yang, Jian Cheng Tu, et al.. (2011). Comparison of mRNA Expression Patterns of Class B Scavenger Receptors in BV2 Microglia upon Exposure to Amyloidogenic Fragments of Beta-Amyloid and Prion Proteins. DNA and Cell Biology. 30(11). 893–897. 12 indexed citations

Benediktsson, Adrienne M., Glen S. Marrs, Jian Cheng Tu, et al.. (2011). Neuronal activity regulates glutamate transporter dynamics in developing astrocytes. Glia. 60(2). 175–188. 96 indexed citations

Foa, Lisa, Kendall Jensen, Indrani Rajan, et al.. (2005). Homer expression in the Xenopus tadpole nervous system. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 487(1). 42–53. 9 indexed citations

Roussignol, Gautier, Fabrice Ango, Stefano Romorini, et al.. (2005). Shank Expression Is Sufficient to Induce Functional Dendritic Spine Synapses in Aspiny Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(14). 3560–3570. 243 indexed citations

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Szumlinski, Karen K., Marlin H. Dehoff, Shin Hyeok Kang, et al.. (2004). Homer Proteins Regulate Sensitivity to Cocaine. Neuron. 43(3). 401–413. 189 indexed citations

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Ango, Fabrice, David Robbe, Jian Cheng Tu, et al.. (2002). Homer-Dependent Cell Surface Expression of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Type 5 in Neurons. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 20(2). 323–329. 131 indexed citations

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Ango, Fabrice, Laurent Prézeau, Thomas Müller, et al.. (2001). Agonist-independent activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors by the intracellular protein Homer. Nature. 411(6840). 962–965. 345 indexed citations

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Tu, Jian Cheng, Bo Xiao, Mutsuo Nuriya, et al.. (2000). Structure of the Homer EVH1 Domain-Peptide Complex Reveals a New Twist in Polyproline Recognition. Neuron. 26(1). 143–154. 138 indexed citations

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Kammermeier, Paul J., Bo Xiao, Jian Cheng Tu, Paul Worley, & Stephen R. Ikeda. (2000). Homer Proteins Regulate Coupling of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors to N-Type Calcium and M-Type Potassium Channels. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(19). 7238–7245. 167 indexed citations

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Xiao, Bo, Jian Cheng Tu, & Paul Worley. (2000). Homer: a link between neural activity and glutamate receptor function. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 10(3). 370–374. 343 indexed citations

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Tu, Jian Cheng, Bo Xiao, Scott Naisbitt, et al.. (1999). Coupling of mGluR/Homer and PSD-95 Complexes by the Shank Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins. Neuron. 23(3). 583–592. 879 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roche, Katherine W., Jian Cheng Tu, Ronald S. Petralia, et al.. (1999). Homer 1b Regulates the Trafficking of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(36). 25953–25957. 183 indexed citations

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Naisbitt, Scott, Eunjoon Kim, Jian Cheng Tu, et al.. (1999). Shank, a Novel Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins that Binds to the NMDA Receptor/PSD-95/GKAP Complex and Cortactin. Neuron. 23(3). 569–582. 830 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xiao, Bo, Jian Cheng Tu, Ronald S. Petralia, et al.. (1998). Homer Regulates the Association of Group 1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors with Multivalent Complexes of Homer-Related, Synaptic Proteins. Neuron. 21(4). 707–716. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tu, Jian Cheng, Bo Xiao, Joseph P. Yuan, et al.. (1998). Homer Binds a Novel Proline-Rich Motif and Links Group 1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors with IP3 Receptors. Neuron. 21(4). 717–726. 723 indexed citations breakdown →

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