Kaveh Ashrafi

4.5k citations

43 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Molecular Biology top 5%
Aging top 0.05%
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.5%
Physiology top 5%
Biochemistry top 1%

Co-authors: Gary Ruvkun Andrew Fraser Julie Ahringer Jennifer L. Watts Ravi S. Kamath Kevin T. Jones George A. Lemieux Jeffrey I. Gordon
Topics: Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (30 papers)Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers)Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers)
Cited by: Aging Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Biochemistry
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Brazil Denmark

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Kaveh Ashrafi

43 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Genome-wide RNAi analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans fat regulatory genes

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Identifying lipid particle sub-types in live Caenorhabditis elegans with two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging 2023 ·Frontiers in Chemistry ·Wei‐Wen Chen,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),George A. Lemieux,Kaveh Ashrafi,Marcus T. Cicerone	3
2	The steroid hormone ADIOL promotes learning by reducing neural kynurenic acid levels 2023 ·Genes & Development ·George A. Lemieux,(unknown),Lin Lin,(unknown),Kaveh Ashrafi	1
3	Age- and stress-associated C. elegans granulins impair lysosomal function and induce a compensatory HLH-30/TFEB transcriptional response 2019 ·PLoS Genetics ·Victoria Butler,Fuying Gao,(unknown),Wilian A. Cortopassi,Benjamı́n Caballero,(unknown),Kaveh Ashrafi,Ana María Cuervo,Matthew P. Jacobson,Giovanni Coppola,Aimee W. Kao	27
4	Kynurenic acid accumulation underlies learning and memory impairment associated with aging 2018 ·Genes & Development ·(unknown),George A. Lemieux,Lin Lin,Kaveh Ashrafi	22
5	Investigating Connections between Metabolism, Longevity, and Behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans 2016 ·Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism ·George A. Lemieux,Kaveh Ashrafi	34
6	Conserved Genetic Interactions between Ciliopathy Complexes Cooperatively Support Ciliogenesis and Ciliary Signaling 2015 ·PLoS Genetics ·(unknown),Francesc R. García-Gonzalo,Rachel V. Bowie,Chunmei Li,(unknown),Kaveh Ashrafi,Oliver E. Blacque,Michel R. Leroux,Jeremy F. Reiter	66
7	Kynurenic Acid Is a Nutritional Cue that Enables Behavioral Plasticity 2015 ·Cell ·George A. Lemieux,Katherine A. Cunningham,Lin Lin,Fahima Mayer,Zena Werb,Kaveh Ashrafi	60
8	OCT1 is a high-capacity thiamine transporter that regulates hepatic steatosis and is a target of metformin 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ligong Chen,Yan Shu,Xiaomin Liang,Eugene C. Chen,Sook Wah Yee,Arik A. Zur,Shuanglian Li,Lu Xu,Kayvan R. Keshari,(unknown),Huan‐Chieh Chien,Youcai Zhang,Kari M. Morrissey,Jason Liu,J.M. Ostrem,Noah Younger,John Kurhanewicz,Kevan M. Shokat,Kaveh Ashrafi,Kathleen M. Giacomini	182
9	Dopamine Signaling Regulates Fat Content through β-Oxidation in Caenorhabditis elegans 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Jéssika Cristina Bridi,Bruno Rezende Souza,Célio José de Castro,Karen Torres,Leandro M. Malard,Ado Jório,Débora Marques de Miranda,Kaveh Ashrafi,Marco Aurélio Romano‐Silva	19
10	Insights and challenges in usingC. elegansfor investigation of fat metabolism 2014 ·Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·George A. Lemieux,Kaveh Ashrafi	44
11	Sumoylated NHR-25/NR5A Regulates Cell Fate during C. elegans Vulval Development 2013 ·PLoS Genetics ·Jordan D. Ward,Nagagireesh Bojanala,(unknown),Kaveh Ashrafi,Masako Asahina,Keith R. Yamamoto	30
12	Analyses of C. elegans Fat Metabolic Pathways 2012 ·Methods in cell biology ·(unknown),Jason Liu,George A. Lemieux,Brendan Mullaney,Kaveh Ashrafi	33
13	Hyperactive Neuroendocrine Secretion Causes Size, Feeding, and Metabolic Defects of C. elegans Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Mutants 2011 ·PLoS Biology ·Brian H. Lee,Jason Liu,(unknown),S R Srinivasan,Kaveh Ashrafi	37
14	Regulation of C. elegans Fat Uptake and Storage by Acyl-CoA Synthase-3 Is Dependent on NR5A Family Nuclear Hormone Receptor nhr-25 2010 ·Cell Metabolism ·Brendan Mullaney,Raymond D. Blind,George A. Lemieux,(unknown),Ida C. Elle,Nils J. Færgeman,Marc R. Van Gilst,Holly A. Ingraham,Kaveh Ashrafi	54
15	A Stress-Responsive System for Mitochondrial Protein Degradation 2010 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown),Nurit Livnat‐Levanon,Eric B. Taylor,Kevin T. Jones,Noah Dephoure,Julia Ring,Jianxin Xie,Jeffrey L. Brodsky,Frank Madeo,Steven P. Gygi,Kaveh Ashrafi,Michael H. Glickman,Jared Rutter	255
16	C. elegans fat storage and metabolic regulation 2009 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·Brendan Mullaney,Kaveh Ashrafi	96
17	Fat Rationing in Dauer Times 2009 ·Cell Metabolism ·Katherine A. Cunningham,Kaveh Ashrafi	7
18	Serotonin Regulates C. elegans Fat and Feeding through Independent Molecular Mechanisms 2008 ·Cell Metabolism ·S R Srinivasan,Leila Sadegh,Ida C. Elle,(unknown),Nils J. Færgeman,Kaveh Ashrafi	164
19	Impaired processing of FLP and NLP peptides in carboxypeptidase E (EGL‐21)‐deficient Caenorhabditis elegans as analyzed by mass spectrometry 2007 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Steven Husson,Tom Janssen,Geert Baggerman,(unknown),Amanda Kahn-Kirby,Kaveh Ashrafi,Liliane Schoofs	76
20	A Role for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fatty Acid Activation Protein 4 in Regulating ProteinN-Myristoylation during Entry into Stationary Phase 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Kaveh Ashrafi,Thalia A. Farazi,Jeffrey I. Gordon	85

About Kaveh Ashrafi

Kaveh Ashrafi is a scholar working on Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Biological Psychiatry, having authored 43 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (30 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (1.7k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (771 citations) and Biochemistry (319 citations). Kaveh Ashrafi has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Gary Ruvkun, Andrew Fraser, Julie Ahringer, Jennifer L. Watts, Ravi S. Kamath, Kevin T. Jones, George A. Lemieux, Jeffrey I. Gordon, Brian H. Lee and Brendan Mullaney. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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