Ka Young Chung

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ka Young Chung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Ka Young Chung has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 19 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Ka Young Chung's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (56 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (22 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (20 papers). Ka Young Chung is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (56 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (22 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (20 papers). Ka Young Chung collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Ka Young Chung's co-authors include Brian K. Kobilka, Søren G. F. Rasmussen, Roger K. Sunahara, Diane Calinski, Brian T. DeVree, Pil Seok Chae, Georgios Skiniotis, Jan Steyaert, Els Pardon and Andrew C. Kruse and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ka Young Chung

79 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Crystal structure of the β2 adrenergic receptor–Gs protein complex

2011 2.4k citations Søren G. F. Rasmussen, Brian T. DeVree et al. Nature profile →
Conformational changes in the G protein Gs induced by the β2 adrenergic receptor

2011 290 citations Ka Young Chung, Søren G. F. Rasmussen et al. Nature profile →

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Naomi R. Latorraca United States

Daniel H. Arlow United States

Jesper Mosolff Mathiesen Denmark

Brian T. DeVree United States

Xavier Deupí Switzerland

Francesca Fanelli Italy

Alexander S. Hauser Denmark

Matthieu Masureel United States

Tetsuya Hori Japan

Mark T. Griffith United States

Naomi R. Latorraca United States

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1.7k ×0.8

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429 ×0.7

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428 ×0.8

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405 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Ka Young Chung

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ka Young Chung

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ka Young Chung

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, Junyoung & Ka Young Chung. (2025). Effects of Gα C-terminal deletion on the intrinsic GDP release/GTPase activity and conformational dynamics. Journal of Structural Biology. 217(2). 108182–108182. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Hee Ryung, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanism of β-arrestin 2 interaction with phosphorylated intracellular loop 3 of dopamine receptor D2. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1181–1181. 1 indexed citations

Chung, Ka Young, et al.. (2024). Molecular mechanism of β-arrestin-2 pre-activation by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. EMBO Reports. 25(10). 4190–4205. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Wookyung, et al.. (2024). Roles of the gate loop in β-arrestin-1 conformational dynamics and phosphorylated receptor interaction. Structure. 32(9). 1358–1366.e3. 2 indexed citations

Maharana, Jagannath, Fumiya K. Sano, Parishmita Sarma, et al.. (2024). Molecular insights into atypical modes of β-arrestin interaction with seven transmembrane receptors. Science. 383(6678). 101–108. 15 indexed citations

Inoue, Asuka, et al.. (2024). Molecular mechanism of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 interaction with Gq. Communications Biology. 7(1). 362–362. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Yerin, Ka Young Chung, In‐Jeoung Baek, et al.. (2023). Blood flow patterns switch VEGFR2 activity through differential S-nitrosylation and S-oxidation. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113361–113361. 4 indexed citations

Qu, Changxiu, Ji Young Park, Qing‐tao He, et al.. (2021). Scaffolding mechanism of arrestin-2 in the cRaf/MEK1/ERK signaling cascade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(37). 38 indexed citations

Seo, Min Jae, et al.. (2021). Coevolution underlies GPCR-G protein selectivity and functionality. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 7858–7858. 8 indexed citations

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Kim, Hee Ryung, Jun Xu, Shoji Maeda, et al.. (2020). Structural mechanism underlying primary and secondary coupling between GPCRs and the Gi/o family. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3160–3160. 47 indexed citations

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Chung, Ka Young, et al.. (2020). Many faces of the GPCR-arrestin interaction. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 43(9). 890–899. 18 indexed citations

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Park, Ji Young, Changxiu Qu, Fan Yang, et al.. (2019). Structural Mechanism of the Arrestin-3/JNK3 Interaction. Structure. 27(7). 1162–1170.e3. 19 indexed citations

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Jung, Tae‐Yang, Hans Hebert, Ka Young Chung, et al.. (2019). Structural basis of recognition and destabilization of the histone H2B ubiquitinated nucleosome by the DOT1L histone H3 Lys79 methyltransferase. Genes & Development. 33(11-12). 620–625. 69 indexed citations

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Giladi, Moshe, et al.. (2018). Structure-dynamic and functional relationships in a Li+-transporting sodium‑calcium exchanger mutant. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1860(3). 189–200. 13 indexed citations

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Kim, Hee Ryung & Ka Young Chung. (2016). Comparison of the Conformational Dynamics between Different Active States of β-Arrestin1 Analyzed by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 45a–45a.

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Park, Hyeonji, Jeong Kyu Bang, Ka Young Chung, et al.. (2015). Novel anti-melanogenic hexapeptoids, PAL-10 and PAL-12. Archives of Dermatological Research. 307(3). 249–257. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Hee Ryung, et al.. (2015). Different conformational dynamics of various active states of β-arrestin1 analyzed by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Journal of Structural Biology. 190(2). 250–259. 16 indexed citations

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Chung, Ka Young. (2013). Structural Aspects of GPCR-G Protein Coupling. Toxicological Research. 29(3). 149–155. 13 indexed citations

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Chung, Ka Young, Søren G. F. Rasmussen, Tong Liu, et al.. (2011). Conformational changes in the G protein Gs induced by the β2 adrenergic receptor. Nature. 477(7366). 611–615. 290 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chung, Ka Young, et al.. (2008). Contractile regulation by overexpressed ET_Arequires intact T tubules in adult rat ventricular myocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 294(5). H2391–H2399. 9 indexed citations

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