Lan Xu

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Lan Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lan Xu has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Lan Xu's work include TGF-β signaling in diseases (11 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (6 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (5 papers). Lan Xu is often cited by papers focused on TGF-β signaling in diseases (11 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (6 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (5 papers). Lan Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Lan Xu's co-authors include Christopher K. Glass, Michael G. Rosenfeld, David W. Rose, Joan Massagué, Riki Kurokawa, Joseph Torchia, Thorsten Heinzel, Bernd Gloss, Sheng‐Cai Lin and Yasutomi Kamei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lan Xu

36 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

A CBP Integrator Complex Mediates Transcriptional Activation and AP-1 Inhibition by Nuclear Receptors

1996 1.9k citations Lan Xu, Thorsten Heinzel et al. profile →
Coactivator and corepressor complexes in nuclear receptor function

1999 784 citations Lan Xu, Christopher K. Glass et al. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development profile →
Transcription Factor-Specific Requirements for Coactivators and Their Acetyltransferase Functions

1998 546 citations Edward Korzus, David W. Rose et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lan Xu United States	24	4.4k	1.7k	1.1k	827	706	38	5.9k
Marian L. Waterman United States	44	5.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	789 1.0×	983 1.4×	75	7.2k
Hung‐Ying Kao United States	36	5.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	954 0.8×	740 0.9×	527 0.7×	78	6.3k
David M. Lonard United States	38	4.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	706 0.9×	726 1.0×	86	6.0k
Kristen Jepsen United States	28	3.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	769 0.7×	740 0.9×	703 1.0×	50	4.9k
Lisa Garrett United States	25	3.1k 0.7×	874 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	540 0.7×	503 0.7×	50	5.0k
Régine Losson France	47	6.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	714 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	447 0.6×	84	7.2k
Douglas S. Darling United States	41	4.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	564 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	90	6.5k
Rikiro Fukunaga Japan	32	3.3k 0.8×	831 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	1.7k 2.0×	440 0.6×	71	5.7k
Silvia Cereghini France	38	3.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	626 0.6×	356 0.4×	472 0.7×	74	5.8k
Shaun M. Cowley United Kingdom	28	4.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	425 0.5×	434 0.6×	46	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lan Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lan Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lan Xu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Xu, Yuxiang Wang, Xi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Intact regulation of G1/S transition renders esophageal squamous cell carcinoma sensitive to PI3Kα inhibitors. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 153–153. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Yi, et al.. (2022). Targeting PI3Kα overcomes resistance to KRasG12C inhibitors mediated by activation of EGFR and/or IGF1R. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 44(5). 1083–1094. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Ziqi, Yi Wang, Xi Zhang, et al.. (2021). Repressing MYC by targeting BET synergizes with selective inhibition of PI3Kα against B cell lymphoma. Cancer Letters. 524. 206–218. 11 indexed citations

Li, Qi, Niraj K. Nirala, Yingchao Nie, et al.. (2018). Ingestion of Food Particles Regulates the Mechanosensing Misshapen-Yorkie Pathway in Drosophila Intestinal Growth. Developmental Cell. 45(4). 433–449.e6. 38 indexed citations

Wang, Wenbo, Miao Qu, Lan Xu, et al.. (2016). Sorafenib exerts an anti-keloid activity by antagonizing TGF-β/Smad and MAPK/ERK signaling pathways. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 94(10). 1181–1194. 63 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaochu & Lan Xu. (2015). Genome-Wide RNAi Screening to Dissect the TGF-β Signal Transduction Pathway. Methods in molecular biology. 1344. 365–377. 1 indexed citations

Li, Qi, Shuangxi Li, Sebastian Mana‐Capelli, et al.. (2014). The Conserved Misshapen-Warts-Yorkie Pathway Acts in Enteroblasts to Regulate Intestinal Stem Cells in Drosophila. Developmental Cell. 31(3). 291–304. 116 indexed citations

Su, Zhenyi, Lan Xu, Jinbo Cheng, et al.. (2011). The calcineurin B subunit induces TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) expression via CD11b–NF-κB pathway in RAW264.7 macrophages. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 417(2). 777–783. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaochu & Lan Xu. (2011). Mechanism and Regulation of Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking of Smad. Cell & Bioscience. 1(1). 40–40. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Bin, Lan Xu, Wen Xu, et al.. (2010). A whole-mechanical method to establish human embryonic stem cell line HN4 from discarded embryos. Cytotechnology. 62(6). 509–518. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lijuan, He Huang, Luyao Deng, et al.. (2008). TPX2 in malignantly transformed human bronchial epithelial cells by anti-benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide. Toxicology. 252(1-3). 49–55. 19 indexed citations

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Yao, Xiaohao, et al.. (2008). Preferential Utilization of Imp7/8 in Nuclear Import of Smads. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(33). 22867–22874. 65 indexed citations

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Rud, Jonathan, et al.. (2005). Nuclear Targeting of Transforming Growth Factor-β-activated Smad Complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(22). 21329–21336. 53 indexed citations

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Xu, Lan & Joan Massagué. (2004). Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of signal transducers. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 5(3). 209–219. 219 indexed citations

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Xu, Lan, et al.. (2003). Distinct Domain Utilization by Smad3 and Smad4 for Nucleoporin Interaction and Nuclear Import. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(43). 42569–42577. 96 indexed citations

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Xu, Lan, et al.. (2002). Smad2 Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling by Nucleoporins CAN/Nup214 and Nup153 Feeds TGFβ Signaling Complexes in the Cytoplasm and Nucleus. Molecular Cell. 10(2). 271–282. 198 indexed citations

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Xu, Lan, Ye‐Guang Chen, & Joan Massagué. (2000). The nuclear import function of Smad2 is masked by SARA and unmasked by TGFb-dependent phosphorylation. Nature Cell Biology. 2(8). 559–562. 130 indexed citations

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Xu, Lan, Christopher K. Glass, & Michael G. Rosenfeld. (1999). Coactivator and corepressor complexes in nuclear receptor function. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 9(2). 140–147. 784 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Lan, Jeremy S. Dasen, Sarah E. Flynn, et al.. (1998). Signal-specific co-activator domain requirements for Pit-1 activation. Nature. 395(6699). 301–306. 246 indexed citations

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Kosaki, Atsushi, Tahir S Pillay, Lan Xu, & Nicholas J. G. Webster. (1995). The B Isoform of the Insulin Receptor Signals More Efficiently Than the A Isoform in HepG2 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(35). 20816–20823. 50 indexed citations

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