Kit I. Tong

11.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
43 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Kit I. Tong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kit I. Tong has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kit I. Tong's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (16 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (9 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Kit I. Tong is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (16 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (9 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Kit I. Tong collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Kit I. Tong's co-authors include Masayuki Yamamoto, Akira Kobayashi, Ken Itoh, Mitsuhiko Ikura, Moon-Il Kang, H. Kurokawa, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Tsutomu Ohta, Keiko Taguchi and Yasutake Katoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kit I. Tong

41 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1

2010 2.0k citations Masaaki Komatsu, H. Kurokawa et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
Oxidative and Electrophilic Stresses Activate Nrf2 through Inhibition of Ubiquitination Activity of Keap1

2005 779 citations Akira Kobayashi, Moon-Il Kang et al. profile →
Molecular mechanism activating nrf2–keap1 pathway in regulation of adaptive response to electrophiles

2004 759 citations Kit I. Tong, Masayuki Yamamoto et al. profile →
Keap1 Recruits Neh2 through Binding to ETGE and DLG Motifs: Characterization of the Two-Site Molecular Recognition Model

2006 607 citations Kit I. Tong, Toshiyuki Tanaka et al. profile →
Cancer related mutations in NRF2 impair its recognition by Keap1-Cul3 E3 ligase and promote malignancy

2008 602 citations Tatsuhiro Shibata, Tsutomu Ohta et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Structural Basis for Defects of Keap1 Activity Provoked by Its Point Mutations in Lung Cancer

2006 594 citations Balasundaram Padmanabhan, Kit I. Tong et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kit I. Tong Japan	30	7.5k	1.1k	842	642	571	43	9.3k
Patrice X. Petit France	40	6.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	530 0.6×	333 0.5×	649 1.1×	90	9.1k
Dennis R. Petersen United States	53	4.4k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	981 1.2×	667 1.0×	588 1.0×	177	9.2k
Vladimir Gogvadze Sweden	47	6.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	651 0.8×	350 0.5×	486 0.9×	121	10.1k
Suzanne Jackowski United States	68	8.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	2.3k 2.7×	444 0.7×	643 1.1×	168	12.4k
Deepak Nijhawan United States	19	6.8k 0.9×	981 0.9×	749 0.9×	314 0.5×	530 0.9×	28	9.1k
Bernard Mignotte France	31	5.2k 0.7×	610 0.5×	488 0.6×	320 0.5×	486 0.9×	75	7.8k
Isabel Marzo Spain	48	8.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	681 0.8×	998 1.6×	719 1.3×	109	11.7k
Ryuichi Kato Japan	49	4.3k 0.6×	784 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	438 0.7×	512 0.9×	272	7.8k
Junichi Fujii Japan	53	6.1k 0.8×	659 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	381 0.6×	677 1.2×	265	11.8k

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Tong, Kit I., Ting Liu, Yong Zeng, et al.. (2024). GNAS knockout potentiates HDAC3 inhibition through viral mimicry-related interferon responses in lymphoma. Leukemia. 38(10). 2210–2224. 2 indexed citations

Tong, Kit I., Keren Isaev, Gilbert G. Privé, et al.. (2021). Combined EZH2 Inhibition and IKAROS Degradation Leads to Enhanced Antitumor Activity in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(19). 5401–5414. 16 indexed citations

Tong, Kit I., Kouichiro Goto, Shuta Tomida, et al.. (2017). The H3K27 demethylase, Utx, regulates adipogenesis in a differentiation stage-dependent manner. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173713–e0173713. 9 indexed citations

Tong, Kit I., Masayuki Yamamoto, & Toshiyuki Tanaka. (2012). Selective Isotope Labeling of Recombinant Proteins in Escherichia coli. PubMed. 896. 439–448. 4 indexed citations

Kansanen, Emilia, Gustavo Bonacci, Francisco J. Schöpfer, et al.. (2011). Electrophilic Nitro-fatty Acids Activate NRF2 by a KEAP1 Cysteine 151-independent Mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(16). 14019–14027. 166 indexed citations

Komatsu, Masaaki, H. Kurokawa, Satoshi Waguri, et al.. (2010). The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1. Nature Cell Biology. 12(3). 213–223. 1958 indexed citations breakdown →

Shibata, Tatsuhiro, Tsutomu Ohta, Kit I. Tong, et al.. (2008). Cancer related mutations in NRF2 impair its recognition by Keap1-Cul3 E3 ligase and promote malignancy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(36). 13568–13573. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

Tong, Kit I., Masayuki Yamamoto, & Toshiyuki Tanaka. (2008). A simple method for amino acid selective isotope labeling of recombinant proteins in E. coli. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 42(1). 59–67. 50 indexed citations

Padmanabhan, Balasundaram, Kit I. Tong, Akira Kobayashi, Masayuki Yamamoto, & Shigeyuki Yokoyama. (2008). Structural insights into the similar modes of Nrf2 transcription factor recognition by the cytoplasmic repressor Keap1. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 15(3). 273–276. 27 indexed citations

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Padmanabhan, Balasundaram, Kit I. Tong, Tsutomu Ohta, et al.. (2006). Structural Basis for Defects of Keap1 Activity Provoked by Its Point Mutations in Lung Cancer. Molecular Cell. 21(5). 689–700. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tong, Kit I., Akira Kobayashi, Fumiki Katsuoka, & Masayuki Yamamoto. (2006). Two-site substrate recognition model for the Keap1-Nrf2 system: a hinge and latch mechanism. Biological Chemistry. 387(10/11). 1311–20. 387 indexed citations

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Osawa, Masanori, et al.. (2005). Mg2+ and Ca2+ Differentially Regulate DNA Binding and Dimerization of DREAM. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(18). 18008–18014. 87 indexed citations

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Padmanabhan, Balasundaram, Kit I. Tong, Yoshihiro Nakamura, et al.. (2004). Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the Kelch-like motif region of mouse Keap1. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 61(1). 153–155. 15 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Hideaki, Tapas K. Mal, Kit I. Tong, et al.. (2003). Photo-Induced Peptide Cleavage in the Green-to-Red Conversion of a Fluorescent Protein. Molecular Cell. 12(4). 1051–1058. 230 indexed citations

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Cheng, Hai‐Ying Mary, Graham M. Pitcher, Steven R. Laviolette, et al.. (2002). DREAM Is a Critical Transcriptional Repressor for Pain Modulation. Cell. 108(1). 31–43. 221 indexed citations

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Bagby, Stefan, Kit I. Tong, & Mitsuhiko Ikura. (2001). Optimization of Protein Solubility and Stability for Protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 339. 20–41. 48 indexed citations

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Inouye, Masayori, Mitsuhiko Ikura, Toshiyuki Tanaka, et al.. (1999). Solution structure of the homodimeric core domain of Escherichia coli histidine kinase EnvZ.. Nature Structural Biology. 6(8). 729–734. 188 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Toshiyuki, Soumitra Kumar Saha, Rieko Ishima, et al.. (1998). NMR structure of the histidine kinase domain of the E. coli osmosensor EnvZ. Nature. 396(6706). 88–92. 206 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Fumiaki, Rieko Ishima, Dingjiang Liu, et al.. (1998). Human General Transcription Factor TFIIB: Conformational Variability and Interaction with VP16 Activation Domain. Biochemistry. 37(22). 7941–7951. 37 indexed citations

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Bagby, Stefan, et al.. (1997). The button test: A small scale method using microdialysis cells for assessing protein solubility at concentrations suitable for NMR. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 10(3). 279–282. 34 indexed citations

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