Keriann M. Backus

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Keriann M. Backus is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keriann M. Backus has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Organic Chemistry and 12 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Keriann M. Backus's work include Click Chemistry and Applications (17 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (11 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (8 papers). Keriann M. Backus is often cited by papers focused on Click Chemistry and Applications (17 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (11 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (8 papers). Keriann M. Backus collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. Keriann M. Backus's co-authors include Benjamin F. Cravatt, Stefano Forli, Bruno E. Correia, John R. Teijaro, Benjamin D. Horning, Kenneth M. Lum, Stephan M. Hacker, Michael R. Lazear, Gonzalo E. González‐Páez and Dennis W. Wolan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Keriann M. Backus

38 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Proteome-wide covalent ligand discovery in native biological systems

2016 636 citations Keriann M. Backus, Bruno E. Correia et al. Nature profile →
Paracrine Induction of HIF by Glutamate in Breast Cancer: EglN1 Senses Cysteine

2016 193 citations Kimberly J. Briggs, Peppi Koivunen et al. Cell profile →

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Rozbeh Jafari Sweden

John K. Buolamwini United States

Marina Ignatushchenko United States

John A. Tallarico United States

Jiyong Hong United States

Anna E Speers United States

Hollis D. Showalter United States

Christopher G. Parker United States

Anne Cleasby United Kingdom

Thomas O’Brien United States

Rozbeh Jafari Sweden

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keriann M. Backus

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Kennelly, John P., Rohith T. Nagari, Liujuan Cui, et al.. (2026). Photosensitizer proximity labeling captures the lipid and protein interactomes. Nature Chemical Biology.

Boatner, Lisa M., et al.. (2024). Generating cysteine-trypsin cleavage sites with 2-chloroacetamidine capping. Chemical Communications. 60(67). 8856–8859. 1 indexed citations

Backus, Keriann M., et al.. (2024). CySP3-96 Enables Scalable, Streamlined, and Low-Cost Sample Preparation for Cysteine Chemoproteomic Applications. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 24(9). 100898–100898. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Tianyang, et al.. (2024). Protocol for organelle-specific cysteine capture and quantification of cysteine oxidation state. STAR Protocols. 5(1). 102865–102865. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Jian, et al.. (2024). Delineating cysteine-reactive compound modulation of cellular proteostasis processes. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(5). 693–705. 10 indexed citations

Boatner, Lisa M., Maria F. Palafox, Devin K. Schweppe, & Keriann M. Backus. (2023). CysDB: a human cysteine database based on experimental quantitative chemoproteomics. Cell chemical biology. 30(6). 683–698.e3. 50 indexed citations

Yan, Tianyang, Lisa M. Boatner, Liujuan Cui, Peter Tontonoz, & Keriann M. Backus. (2023). Defining the Cell Surface Cysteinome Using Two-Step Enrichment Proteomics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(12). 3506–3523. 10 indexed citations

Yan, Tianyang, et al.. (2023). Proximity-labeling chemoproteomics defines the subcellular cysteinome and inflammation-responsive mitochondrial redoxome. Cell chemical biology. 30(7). 811–827.e7. 21 indexed citations

Yan, Tianyang, et al.. (2022). SP3-Enabled Rapid and High Coverage Chemoproteomic Identification of Cell-State–Dependent Redox-Sensitive Cysteines. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 21(4). 100218–100218. 24 indexed citations

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Palafox, Maria F., et al.. (2021). From chemoproteomic‐detected amino acids to genomic coordinates: insights into precise multi‐omic data integration. Molecular Systems Biology. 17(2). e9840–e9840. 15 indexed citations

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Maddox, Sean M., et al.. (2021). Tunable heteroaromatic azoline thioethers (HATs) for cysteine profiling. Chemical Science. 13(3). 763–774. 22 indexed citations

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Backus, Keriann M., et al.. (2021). New approaches to target RNA binding proteins. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 62. 13–23. 48 indexed citations

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Yan, Tianyang, Lisa M. Boatner, Jian Cao, et al.. (2021). SP3‐FAIMS Chemoproteomics for High‐Coverage Profiling of the Human Cysteinome**. ChemBioChem. 22(10). 1841–1851. 46 indexed citations

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Backus, Keriann M., Jian Cao, & Sean M. Maddox. (2019). Opportunities and challenges for the development of covalent chemical immunomodulators. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 27(15). 3421–3439. 15 indexed citations

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Hacker, Stephan M., Keriann M. Backus, Michael R. Lazear, et al.. (2017). Global profiling of lysine reactivity and ligandability in the human proteome. Nature Chemistry. 9(12). 1181–1190. 342 indexed citations

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Bar‐Peled, Liron, Esther K. Kemper, Radu M. Suciu, et al.. (2017). Chemical Proteomics Identifies Druggable Vulnerabilities in a Genetically Defined Cancer. Cell. 171(3). 696–709.e23. 195 indexed citations

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Chang, Fangyuan, Thomas P. Wyche, Keriann M. Backus, et al.. (2017). Discovery of Reactive Microbiota-Derived Metabolites that Inhibit Host Proteases. Cell. 168(3). 517–526.e18. 169 indexed citations

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Briggs, Kimberly J., Peppi Koivunen, Keriann M. Backus, et al.. (2016). Paracrine Induction of HIF by Glutamate in Breast Cancer: EglN1 Senses Cysteine. Cell. 166(1). 126–139. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Backus, Keriann M., Bruno E. Correia, Kenneth M. Lum, et al.. (2016). Proteome-wide covalent ligand discovery in native biological systems. Nature. 534(7608). 570–574. 636 indexed citations breakdown →

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Backus, Keriann M., Michael Dolan, Conor S. Barry, et al.. (2014). The Three Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen 85 Isoforms Have Unique Substrates and Activities Determined by Non-active Site Regions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(36). 25041–25053. 53 indexed citations

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