Lily Yeh Jan

81.2k total citations · 21 hit papers
443 papers, 64.7k citations indexed

About

Lily Yeh Jan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lily Yeh Jan has authored 443 papers receiving a total of 64.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 354 papers in Molecular Biology, 260 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 79 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Lily Yeh Jan's work include Ion channel regulation and function (165 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (133 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (98 papers). Lily Yeh Jan is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (165 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (133 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (98 papers). Lily Yeh Jan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Lily Yeh Jan's co-authors include Yuh Nung Jan, Morgan Sheng, Diane M. Papazian, Bruce L. Tempel, Tong Cheng, Noa Zerangue, Andrew P. Jarman, Thomas L. Schwarz, Larry Ackerman and Marta Margeta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lily Yeh Jan

441 papers receiving 63.6k citations

Hit Papers

Interactions between heterologous helix-loop-helix protei... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1989 1979 1994 2008 1999 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Interactions between heterologous helix-loop-helix proteins generate complexes that bind specifically to a common DNA sequence
    1989 1.6k citations Harald Vaessin, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Cell profile →
  2. Synaptic vesicle exocytosis captured by quick freezing and correlated with quantal transmitter release.
    1979 1.1k citations Lily Yeh Jan et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  3. Changing subunit composition of heteromeric NMDA receptors during development of rat cortex
    1994 1.1k citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Nature profile →
  4. Expression Cloning of TMEM16A as a Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel Subunit
    2008 940 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Cell profile →
  5. A New ER Trafficking Signal Regulates the Subunit Stoichiometry of Plasma Membrane KATP Channels
    1999 874 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Neuron profile →
  6. Primary structure and functional expression of a mouse inward rectifier potassium channel
    1993 862 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Nature profile →
  7. Distinct morphogenetic functions of similar small GTPases: Drosophila Drac1 is involved in axonal outgrowth and myoblast fusion.
    1994 843 citations Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Genes & Development profile →
  8. Antibodies to horseradish peroxidase as specific neuronal markers in Drosophila and in grasshopper embryos.
    1982 650 citations Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Asymmetric distribution of numb protein during division of the sensory organ precursor cell confers distinct fates to daughter cells
    1994 627 citations Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Cell profile →
  10. G Protein-Coupled Inwardly Rectifying K+ Channels (GIRKs) Mediate Postsynaptic but Not Presynaptic Transmitter Actions in Hippocampal Neurons
    1997 617 citations Lily Yeh Jan et al. Neuron profile →
  11. A Trafficking Checkpoint Controls GABAB Receptor Heterodimerization
    2000 567 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Neuron profile →
  12. Cloning of Genomic and Complementary DNA from Shaker , a Putative Potassium Channel Gene from Drosophila
    1987 563 citations Bruce L. Tempel, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Science profile →
  13. Control of Daughter Cell Fates during Asymmetric Division: Interaction of Numb and Notch
    1996 557 citations Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Neuron profile →
  14. A protein component of Drosophila polar granules is encoded by vasa and has extensive sequence similarity to ATP-dependent helicases
    1988 544 citations Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Cell profile →
  15. Primary structure and functional expression of a rat G-protein-coupled muscarinic potassium channel
    1993 514 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Nature profile →
  16. Sequence of a Probable Potassium Channel Component Encoded at Shaker Locus of Drosophila
    1987 511 citations Bruce L. Tempel, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Science profile →
  17. Branching out: mechanisms of dendritic arborization
    2010 507 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan profile →
  18. Activation of the cloned muscarinic potassium channel by G protein βγ subunits
    1994 403 citations Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan et al. Nature profile →
  19. Molecular Basis for Interactions of G Protein βγ Subunits with Effectors
    1998 361 citations Lily Yeh Jan et al. Science profile →
  20. Role of neurogenic genes in establishment of follicle cell fate and oocyte polarity during oogenesis in Drosophila
    1991 342 citations Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan et al. Cell profile →
  21. The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo Inhibits Axon Regeneration
    2019 146 citations Tun Li, Katherine L. Thompson-Peer et al. Neuron profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lily Yeh Jan United States 154 47.5k 30.5k 11.5k 8.0k 6.1k 443 64.7k
Yuh Nung Jan United States 152 46.7k 1.0× 29.1k 1.0× 12.3k 1.1× 6.8k 0.9× 6.5k 1.1× 432 63.4k
Roger Y. Tsien United States 151 70.9k 1.5× 28.4k 0.9× 11.9k 1.0× 4.3k 0.5× 5.5k 0.9× 321 111.4k
Michael J. Berridge United Kingdom 96 42.2k 0.9× 19.2k 0.6× 9.8k 0.9× 4.2k 0.5× 3.2k 0.5× 210 65.7k
William A. Catterall United States 141 54.4k 1.1× 37.3k 1.2× 4.3k 0.4× 15.3k 1.9× 4.9k 0.8× 484 70.1k
Paul Greengard United States 182 69.9k 1.5× 52.0k 1.7× 22.4k 1.9× 2.8k 0.4× 6.5k 1.1× 961 112.1k
Michael E. Greenberg United States 125 58.5k 1.2× 26.4k 0.9× 7.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.2× 10.0k 1.7× 251 88.7k
David E. Clapham United States 117 33.0k 0.7× 17.0k 0.6× 4.0k 0.3× 6.1k 0.8× 3.4k 0.6× 326 57.4k
Eric N. Olson United States 199 109.1k 2.3× 9.3k 0.3× 11.8k 1.0× 20.7k 2.6× 15.5k 2.6× 761 135.3k
Erwin Neher Germany 110 42.8k 0.9× 33.9k 1.1× 11.3k 1.0× 7.7k 1.0× 944 0.2× 256 57.0k
Morgan Sheng United States 132 32.9k 0.7× 29.8k 1.0× 10.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.2× 5.1k 0.8× 257 56.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jan, Lily Yeh. (2024). Voltage sensors. Molecular Pharmacology. 107(2). 100011–100011. 1 indexed citations
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Attali, Bernard, K. George Chandy, M. Hunter Giese, et al.. (2023). Voltage-gated potassium channels (K<sub>v</sub>) in GtoPdb v.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2023(1). 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Caitlin E., Susan Younger, Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (2022). The GARP complex prevents sterol accumulation at the trans-Golgi network during dendrite remodeling. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(1). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Kexin, Chao Chen, Wei Zhou, et al.. (2021). Kv1.1 channels regulate early postnatal neurogenesis in mouse hippocampus via the TrkB signaling pathway. eLife. 10. 14 indexed citations
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Thompson-Peer, Katherine L., Laura DeVault, Tun Li, Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (2016). In vivo dendrite regeneration after injury is different from dendrite development. Genes & Development. 30(15). 1776–1789. 33 indexed citations
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Yuan, Quan, Yang Xiang, Zhiqiang Yan, et al.. (2011). Light-Induced Structural and Functional Plasticity in Drosophila Larval Visual System. Science. 333(6048). 1458–1462. 64 indexed citations
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Song, Wei, Maika Onishi, Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (2007). Peripheral multidendritic sensory neurons are necessary for rhythmic locomotion behavior in Drosophila larvae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(12). 5199–5204. 135 indexed citations
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Kim, Michael D., Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (2006). The bHLH-PAS protein Spineless is necessary for the diversification of dendrite morphology of Drosophila dendritic arborization neurons. Genes & Development. 20(20). 2806–2819. 98 indexed citations
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Grabe, Michael, Delphine Bichet, Xiang Qian, Yuh Nung Jan, & Lily Yeh Jan. (2006). K + channel selectivity depends on kinetic as well as thermodynamic factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(39). 14361–14366. 25 indexed citations
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Raab‐Graham, Kimberly F., Patrick C. G. Haddick, Yuh Nung Jan, & Lily Yeh Jan. (2006). Activity- and mTOR-Dependent Suppression of Kv1.1 Channel mRNA Translation in Dendrites. Science. 314(5796). 144–148. 223 indexed citations
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Cohen, Bruce E., Arnd Pralle, Xiao-Jie Yao, et al.. (2005). A fluorescent probe designed for studying protein conformational change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(4). 965–970. 100 indexed citations
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Hong, Yang, Larry Ackerman, Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (2003). Distinct roles of Bazooka and Stardust in the specification of Drosophila photoreceptor membrane architecture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(22). 12712–12717. 68 indexed citations
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Moore, Adrian W., Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (2002). hamlet , a Binary Genetic Switch Between Single- and Multiple- Dendrite Neuron Morphology. Science. 297(5585). 1355–1358. 99 indexed citations
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Chien, Cheng‐Ting, Shuwen Wang, Michael E. Rothenberg, Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (1998). Numb-Associated Kinase Interacts with the Phosphotyrosine Binding Domain of Numb and Antagonizes the Function of Numb In Vivo. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(1). 598–607. 66 indexed citations
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Kanekar, Shami, Muriel Perron, Richard I. Dorsky, et al.. (1997). Xath5 Participates in a Network of bHLH Genes in the Developing Xenopus Retina. Neuron. 19(5). 981–994. 216 indexed citations
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Xu, Jia, Weifeng Yu, Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan, & Min Li. (1995). Assembly of Voltage-gated Potassium Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(42). 24761–24768. 154 indexed citations
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Vaessin, Harald, Michael Brand, Lily Yeh Jan, & Yuh Nung Jan. (1994). daughterless is essential for neuronal precursor differentiation but not for initiation of neuronal precursor formation in Drosophila embryo. Development. 120(4). 935–945. 66 indexed citations
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Jan, Lily Yeh & Yuh Nung Jan. (1994). Potassium channels and their evolving gates. Nature. 371(6493). 119–122. 230 indexed citations
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Tempel, Bruce L., Yuh Nung Jan, & Lily Yeh Jan. (1988). Cloning of a probable potassium channel gene from mouse brain. Nature. 332(6167). 837–839. 255 indexed citations

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