Menq-Jer Lee

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Menq-Jer Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Menq-Jer Lee has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Menq-Jer Lee's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (15 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers). Menq-Jer Lee is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (15 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers). Menq-Jer Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Menq-Jer Lee's co-authors include Timothy Hla, Shobha Thangada, Sarah Spiegel, Catherine H. Liu, James R. Van Brocklyn, Ramil Menzeleev, Arthur R. Hand, Manuel Morales‐Ruiz, William C. Sessa and Mark Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Menq-Jer Lee

19 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Sphingosine-1-Phosphate as a Ligand for the G Protein-Coupled Receptor EDG-1

1998 882 citations Menq-Jer Lee, James R. Van Brocklyn et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Menq-Jer Lee United States	18	2.2k	911	349	279	149	19	2.5k
Meryem Bektas United States	24	1.9k 0.9×	743 0.8×	367 1.1×	436 1.6×	74 0.5×	36	2.4k
Shawn G. Payne United States	20	2.6k 1.2×	800 0.9×	366 1.0×	371 1.3×	87 0.6×	24	2.9k
Graham M. Strub United States	9	1.9k 0.9×	710 0.8×	276 0.8×	363 1.3×	64 0.4×	25	2.2k
Steven W. Paugh United States	18	2.1k 1.0×	708 0.8×	346 1.0×	536 1.9×	61 0.4×	26	2.6k
Junko Kon Japan	21	1.5k 0.7×	548 0.6×	229 0.7×	175 0.6×	70 0.5×	28	1.9k
Hideo Ohta Japan	20	1.5k 0.7×	544 0.6×	344 1.0×	145 0.5×	132 0.9×	38	1.8k
Ming-Tao Wu United States	11	1.7k 0.8×	443 0.5×	169 0.5×	261 0.9×	120 0.8×	11	2.5k
Grzegorz Sowa United States	16	925 0.4×	604 0.7×	483 1.4×	133 0.5×	112 0.8×	26	1.5k
Songzhu An United States	27	3.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	511 1.5×	389 1.4×	361 2.4×	35	4.1k
Athanasia Skoura United States	18	1.6k 0.7×	535 0.6×	219 0.6×	303 1.1×	66 0.4×	31	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Menq-Jer Lee

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All Works

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19 of 19 papers shown

Gartung, Allison, Jiawei Zhao, Simon Chen, et al.. (2016). Characterization of Eicosanoids Produced by Adipocyte Lipolysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(31). 16001–16010. 43 indexed citations

Zhao, Jiawei, Jingjing Liu, Wenliang Zhang, et al.. (2016). TGF-β/SMAD3 Pathway Stimulates Sphingosine-1 Phosphate Receptor 3 Expression IMPLICATION OF SPHINGOSINE-1 PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR 3 IN LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA PROGRESSION. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(53). 27343–27353. 34 indexed citations

Zhao, Jiawei, et al.. (2015). Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Subtype 2 Signaling in Endothelial Senescence-Associated Functional Impairments and Inflammation. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 17(5). 504–504. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenliang, Emilio P. Mottillo, Jiawei Zhao, et al.. (2014). Adipocyte Lipolysis-stimulated Interleukin-6 Production Requires Sphingosine Kinase 1 Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(46). 32178–32185. 64 indexed citations

Muradashvili, Nino, Syed J. Khundmiri, Allison Gartung, et al.. (2014). Sphingolipids affect fibrinogen-induced caveolar transcytosis and cerebrovascular permeability. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 307(2). C169–C179. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenliang, Jin An, Deanna Siow, et al.. (2013). Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor-2 mediated NFκB activation contributes to tumor necrosis factor-α induced VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells. Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators. 106. 62–71. 51 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenliang, Jiawei Zhao, Allison Gartung, et al.. (2013). ETS-1-mediated Transcriptional Up-regulation of CD44 Is Required for Sphingosine-1-phosphate Receptor Subtype 3-stimulated Chemotaxis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(45). 32126–32137. 19 indexed citations

Estrada, Rosendo, Lichun Wang, Venkatakrishna R. Jala, et al.. (2008). Ligand-induced nuclear translocation of S1P1 receptors mediates Cyr61 and CTGF transcription in endothelial cells. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 131(2). 239–249. 22 indexed citations

Wang, Lichun, et al.. (2008). Rho GTPases mediated integrin αvβ3 activation in sphingosine-1-phosphate stimulated chemotaxis of endothelial cells. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 129(5). 579–588. 22 indexed citations

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Gordon, Sharon, Rosendo Estrada, Lichun Wang, et al.. (2008). Balance of S1P₁and S1P₂signaling regulates peripheral microvascular permeability in rat cremaster muscle vasculature. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 296(1). H33–H42. 69 indexed citations

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Eskan, Mehmet A., Beate G. Rose, Manjunatha R. Benakanakere, Menq-Jer Lee, & Denis F. Kinane. (2008). Sphingosine 1-Phosphate 1 and TLR4 Mediate IFN-β Expression in Human Gingival Epithelial Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 180(3). 1818–1825. 24 indexed citations

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Ozaki, Harunobu, et al.. (2006). Sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling regulates lamellipodia localization of cortactin complexes in endothelial cells. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 126(3). 297–304. 47 indexed citations

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Ozaki, Harunobu, Timothy Hla, & Menq-Jer Lee. (2003). Sphingosine-1-phosphate Signaling in Endothelial Activation. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 10(3). 125–131. 48 indexed citations

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Lee, Menq-Jer, Shobha Thangada, Ji-Hye Paik, et al.. (2001). Akt-Mediated Phosphorylation of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor EDG-1 Is Required for Endothelial Cell Chemotaxis. Molecular Cell. 8(3). 693–704. 262 indexed citations

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Morales‐Ruiz, Manuel, Menq-Jer Lee, Stefan Zöllner, et al.. (2001). Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Activates Akt, Nitric Oxide Production, and Chemotaxis through a GiProtein/Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Pathway in Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(22). 19672–19677. 241 indexed citations

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Lee, Menq-Jer, James R. Van Brocklyn, Shobha Thangada, et al.. (1998). Sphingosine-1-Phosphate as a Ligand for the G Protein-Coupled Receptor EDG-1. Science. 279(5356). 1552–1555. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brocklyn, James R. Van, Menq-Jer Lee, Ramil Menzeleev, et al.. (1998). Dual Actions of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate: Extracellular through the Gi-coupled Receptor Edg-1 and Intracellular to Regulate Proliferation and Survival. The Journal of Cell Biology. 142(1). 229–240. 436 indexed citations

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Lee, Menq-Jer, Mark Evans, & Timothy Hla. (1996). The Inducible G Protein-coupled Receptor edg-1 Signals via the Gi/Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(19). 11272–11279. 148 indexed citations

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Lee, Menq-Jer, et al.. (1992). Expression of the non-proliferation-specific protein, statin, in grey matter neuroglia of the aging rat brain. Brain Research. 591(1). 129–136. 2 indexed citations

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