Lee Zou

22.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
127 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Lee Zou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Zou has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Oncology and 26 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lee Zou's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (93 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (29 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (23 papers). Lee Zou is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (93 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (29 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (23 papers). Lee Zou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Lee Zou's co-authors include Stephen J. Elledge, Bruce Stillman, Bunsyo Shiotani, Rachel Litman Flynn, Alexandre Maréchal, Li Lan, Rémi Buisson, Jian Ouyang, Hai Dang Nguyen and Stephanie A. Yazinski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lee Zou

124 papers receiving 15.9k 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.

Sensing DNA Damage Through ATRIP Recognition of RPA-ssDNA Complexes

2003 2.1k citations Lee Zou, Stephen J. Elledge Science profile →
A Chromatin-Mediated Reversible Drug-Tolerant State in Cancer Cell Subpopulations

2010 1.8k citations Lee Zou, Sridhar Ramaswamy et al. profile →
RNA m6A methylation regulates the ultraviolet-induced DNA damage response

2017 683 citations Lee Zou et al. profile →
Alternative lengthening of telomeres renders cancer cells hypersensitive to ATR inhibitors

2015 376 citations Rachel Litman Flynn, Maya Jeitany et al. Science profile →
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids

2022 223 citations Eva Petermann, Li Lan et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Hallmarks of DNA replication stress

2022 208 citations Sneha Saxena, Lee Zou Molecular Cell profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Zou

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	APOBEC3A induces DNA gaps through PRIMPOL and confers gap-associated therapeutic vulnerability 2024 ·Science Advances ·Ajinkya S. Kawale, Xiaojuan Ran, Parasvi S. Patel, Sneha Saxena, Michael S. Lawrence, Lee Zou	21
2	An ATR-PrimPol pathway confers tolerance to oncogenic KRAS-induced and heterochromatin-associated replication stress 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Takaaki Yasuhara, (unknown), (unknown), Makoto Nishino, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yukihiro Yoshida, Nobuhiko Takamatsu, Akihide Yoshimi, Kouya Shiraishi, Hidehito Horinouchi, Takashi Kohno, Ryuji Hamamoto, Jun Adachi, Lee Zou, Bunsyo Shiotani	21
3	Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids breakdown → 2022 ·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·Eva Petermann, Li Lan, Lee Zou	223
4	Temporally distinct post-replicative repair mechanisms fill PRIMPOL-dependent ssDNA gaps in human cells 2021 ·Molecular Cell ·Stephanie Tirman, Annabel Quinet, Matthew Wood, Alice Meroni, Emily Cybulla, Jessica Jackson, Silvia Pegoraro, Antoine Simoneau, Lee Zou, Alessandro Vindigni	115
5	An extended APOBEC3A mutation signature in cancer 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Adam Langenbucher, (unknown), Ramin Sakhtemani, Elodie Bournique, Jillian F. Wise, Lee Zou, Ashok S. Bhagwat, Rémi Buisson, Michael S. Lawrence	68
6	Oncogenic KIT Induces Replication Stress and Confers Cell Cycle Checkpoint Vulnerability in Melanoma 2021 ·Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Ching-Ni Jenny Njauw, Zhenyu Ji, Duc Minh Pham, Antoine Simoneau, Raj Kumar, Keith T. Flaherty, Lee Zou, Hensin Tsao	4
7	BRCA2 associates with MCM10 to suppress PRIMPOL-mediated repriming and single-stranded gap formation after DNA damage 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Zhihua Kang, Pan Fu, Allen L. Alcivar, Haiqing Fu, Christophe E. Redon, Tzeh Keong Foo, (unknown), (unknown), Ryan M. Baxley, Advaitha Madireddy, Rémi Buisson, Anja‐Katrin Bielinsky, Lee Zou, Zhiyuan Shen, Mirit I. Aladjem, Bing Xia	55
8	Synthetic lethality by targeting the RUVBL1/2-TTT complex in mTORC1-hyperactive cancer cells 2020 ·Science Advances ·Seung Ho Shin, (unknown), Jiamin Zhang, (unknown), Žarko Bošković, Ran Zhao, Mengqiu Song, Rui Wang, Jie Tian, Mee‐Hyun Lee, Jae Hwan Kim, (unknown), Jung‐Hyun Lee, Michael Petukhov, Sam W. Lee, Sang Gyun Kim, Lee Zou, Sanguine Byun	25
9	cGAS suppresses genomic instability as a decelerator of replication forks 2020 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Hao Chen, Jiamin Zhang, Yumin Wang, Antoine Simoneau, Hui Yang, (unknown), Lee Zou, Zhijian J. Chen, Li Lan	100
10	The CHK1 Inhibitor Prexasertib Exhibits Monotherapy Activity in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Models and Sensitizes to PARP Inhibition 2019 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Kalindi Parmar, Bose Kochupurakkal, Jean‐Bernard Lazaro, Zhigang C. Wang, Sangeetha Palakurthi, Paul T. Kirschmeier, Chunyu Yang, Larissa A. Sambel, Anniina Färkkilä, Elizaveta Reznichenko, Hunter D. Reavis, Connor E. Dunn, Lee Zou, T. Khanh, Panagiotis A. Konstantinopoulos, Ursula A. Matulonis, Joyce F. Liu, Alan D. D’Andrea, Geoffrey I. Shapiro	103
11	Passenger hotspot mutations in cancer driven by APOBEC3A and mesoscale genomic features 2019 ·Science ·Rémi Buisson, Adam Langenbucher, (unknown), Eugene E. Kwan, Cyril H. Benes, Lee Zou, Michael S. Lawrence	181
12	Spliceosome Mutations Induce R Loop-Associated Sensitivity to ATR Inhibition in Myelodysplastic Syndromes 2018 ·Cancer Research ·Hai Dang Nguyen, Wan Yee Leong, Weiling Li, Pavankumar N.G. Reddy, (unknown), Matthew J. Walter, Lee Zou, Timothy A. Graubert	115
13	APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B Activities Render Cancer Cells Susceptible to ATR Inhibition 2017 ·Cancer Research ·Rémi Buisson, Michael S. Lawrence, Cyril H. Benes, Lee Zou	95
14	A mitosis-specific and R loop–driven ATR pathway promotes faithful chromosome segregation 2017 ·Science ·Lilian Kabeche, Hai Dang Nguyen, Rémi Buisson, Lee Zou	232
15	Collaboration in Cancer Trials (October 26–27, 2015) 2015 ·The Oncologist ·Michel Sadelain, David Avigan, Priscilla K. Brastianos, Leif W. Ellisen, Alan D. D’Andrea, Lee Zou, Rakesh K. Jain, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Geoffrey M. Wahl	2
16	Alternative lengthening of telomeres renders cancer cells hypersensitive to ATR inhibitors breakdown → 2015 ·Science ·Rachel Litman Flynn, (unknown), Maya Jeitany, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Alysia R. Bryll, Neil J. Ganem, Francesca Bersani, José Ramón Pineda, Mario L. Suvà, Cyril H. Benes, Daniel A. Haber, François D. Boussin, Lee Zou	376
17	EGFR-Activating Mutations Correlate with a Fanconi Anemia–like Cellular Phenotype That Includes PARP Inhibitor Sensitivity 2013 ·Cancer Research ·(unknown), Meng Wang, Liliana Gheorghiu, (unknown), Patricia Greninger, Kerstin Borgmann, Jeffrey Settleman, Cyril H. Benes, Lecia V. Sequist, Lee Zou, Henning Willers	35
18	Curcumin suppresses multiple DNA damage response pathways and has potency as a sensitizer to PARP inhibitor 2013 ·Carcinogenesis ·Hideaki Ogiwara, Ayako Ui, Bunsyo Shiotani, Lee Zou, Akira Yasui, Takashi Kohno	61
19	Prevalence and Functional Analysis of Sequence Variants in the ATR Checkpoint Mediator Claspin 2009 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Jianmin Zhang, Young‐Han Song, Brian W. Brannigan, Doke C.R. Wahrer, Taryn A. Schiripo, Patricia L. Harris, Sara M. Haserlat, Lindsey E. Ulkus, Kristen Shannon, Judy E. Garber, Matthew L. Freedman, Brian E. Henderson, Lee Zou, Dennis C. Sgroi, Daniel A. Haber, Daphne W. Bell	12
20	Sensing DNA Damage Through ATRIP Recognition of RPA-ssDNA Complexes breakdown → 2003 ·Science ·Lee Zou, Stephen J. Elledge	2103

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