Junchao Cai

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Junchao Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junchao Cai has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Junchao Cai's work include RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers). Junchao Cai is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers). Junchao Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Junchao Cai's co-authors include Mengfeng Li, Jueheng Wu, Lishan Fang, Hongyu Guan, Xun Zhu, Yongbo Huang, Jie Yuan, Jun Li, Yi Yang and Jie Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Junchao Cai

69 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Targeting Mitochondria-Located circRNA SCAR Alleviates NASH via Reducing mROS Output

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Linda A. Lee United States

Tongsen Zheng China

Matthias S. Matter Switzerland

Jian Xu China

Liwei Dong China

Ye Zhou China

Chen Yang China

Zhongxin Lu China

Arántzazu Alfranca Spain

Linda A. Lee United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junchao Cai

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

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Liu, Shuguang, Hui Gong, Yixuan Li, et al.. (2025). Chemotherapy-induced macrophage CXCL7 expression drives tumor chemoresistance via the STAT1/PHGDH-serine metabolism axis and SAM paracrine feedback to M2 polarization. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 379–379. 2 indexed citations

Cai, Junchao, Xiangshu Cheng, Changmei Chen, et al.. (2025). Near-infrared threonine-quercetin carbon dots for bioimaging and dual protection against liver and brain injury via oral and intravenous administration. Chemical Engineering Journal. 512. 162676–162676. 5 indexed citations

Xu, Xiang, Zhixin Huang, Hui Han, et al.. (2025). N7-methylguanosine tRNA modification promotes gastric cancer progression by activating SDHAF4-dependent mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Cancer Letters. 615. 217566–217566. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Weixiong, Sicong Ma, Yao Liu, et al.. (2025). TP53-centric ctDNA complements PET/CT for non-invasive assessment of pathological complete response and survival after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 111(5). 3256–3268.

Hong, Wen-Jun, et al.. (2024). SeaIceNet: Sea Ice Recognition via Global-Local Transformer in Optical Remote Sensing Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–16. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Ximeng, Xu Li, Shuang Wang, et al.. (2023). ATOH8 binds SMAD3 to induce cellular senescence and prevent Ras-driven malignant transformation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(3). e2208927120–e2208927120. 12 indexed citations

Yang, Xia, Weizhong Chen, Fang Wang, et al.. (2023). m⁶A‐Dependent Modulation via IGF2BP3/MCM5/Notch Axis Promotes Partial EMT and LUAD Metastasis. Advanced Science. 10(20). e2206744–e2206744. 31 indexed citations

Sun, Yan, Xiaolin Lin, Bangdong Liu, et al.. (2021). Loss of ATF4 leads to functional aging-like attrition of adult hematopoietic stem cells. Science Advances. 7(52). eabj6877–eabj6877. 22 indexed citations

Wu, Shanshan, Bangdong Liu, Youhong Zhang, et al.. (2021). Long non-coding RNA LEISA promotes progression of lung adenocarcinoma via enhancing interaction between STAT3 and IL-6 promoter. Oncogene. 40(19). 3449–3459. 10 indexed citations

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Tian, Han, Rong Lian, Yun Li, et al.. (2020). AKT-induced lncRNA VAL promotes EMT-independent metastasis through diminishing Trim16-dependent Vimentin degradation. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5127–5127. 98 indexed citations

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Hu, Yiwen, Xinhuai Dong, Zhenjian He, et al.. (2019). Zika virus antagonizes interferon response in patients and disrupts RIG-I–MAVS interaction through its CARD-TM domains. Cell & Bioscience. 9(1). 46–46. 53 indexed citations

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Cai, Junchao, Lishan Fang, Yongbo Huang, et al.. (2017). Simultaneous overactivation of Wnt/β-catenin and TGFβ signalling by miR-128-3p confers chemoresistance-associated metastasis in NSCLC. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15870–15870. 148 indexed citations

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Ying, Zhe, Han Tian, Yun Li, et al.. (2017). CCT6A suppresses SMAD2 and promotes prometastatic TGF-β signaling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(5). 1725–1740. 85 indexed citations

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Qing, Xin, et al.. (2017). Therapy-related myeloid neoplasm in an 18-year-old boy with B-lymphoblastic leukemia. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 103(3). 263–266. 3 indexed citations

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Cai, Junchao, Lishan Fang, Yongbo Huang, et al.. (2013). miR-205 Targets PTEN and PHLPP2 to Augment AKT Signaling and Drive Malignant Phenotypes in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Research. 73(17). 5402–5415. 176 indexed citations

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Cai, Junchao, Hongyu Guan, Lishan Fang, et al.. (2013). MicroRNA-374a activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling to promote breast cancer metastasis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(2). 566–79. 305 indexed citations

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Huang, Yongbo, Huizhong Zhang, Junchao Cai, et al.. (2013). Overexpression of MACC1 and Its significance in human Breast Cancer Progression. Cell & Bioscience. 3(1). 16–16. 64 indexed citations

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Cai, Junchao, Jueheng Wu, Huizhong Zhang, et al.. (2012). miR-186 Downregulation Correlates with Poor Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma, Where It Interferes with Cell-Cycle Regulation. Cancer Research. 73(2). 756–766. 113 indexed citations

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Burlingham, William J., Robert B. Love, Ewa Jankowska−Gan, et al.. (2007). IL-17–dependent cellular immunity to collagen type V predisposes to obliterative bronchiolitis in human lung transplants. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(11). 3498–3506. 319 indexed citations

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Lü, Wei, Haibo Li, Leixiang Yang, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Compounds Related to 1-Arylnaphthalene Lignans and Isoquinolines. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2(9). 1217–1231. 6 indexed citations

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