Michael X. Zhu

18.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
232 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Michael X. Zhu is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael X. Zhu has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Sensory Systems, 106 papers in Molecular Biology and 60 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael X. Zhu's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (118 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (69 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (36 papers). Michael X. Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (118 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (69 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (36 papers). Michael X. Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Michael X. Zhu's co-authors include Jisen Tang, Hongzhen Hu, Chunbo Wang, Lutz Birnbaumer, Yakang Lin, Jinbin Tian, Rui Xiao, Veit Flockerzi, Craig K. Colton and Jackie D. Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael X. Zhu

227 papers receiving 13.4k 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.

NAADP mobilizes calcium from acidic organelles through two-pore channels

2009 621 citations Michael X. Zhu et al. profile →
TPC Proteins Are Phosphoinositide- Activated Sodium-Selective Ion Channels in Endosomes and Lysosomes

2012 419 citations Michael X. Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael X. Zhu United States	65	6.5k	6.2k	3.2k	2.9k	1.5k	232	13.5k
Donald L. Gill United States	66	6.9k 1.1×	7.8k 1.3×	4.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	134	13.3k
Murali Prakriya United States	45	6.3k 1.0×	5.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	839 0.3×	980 0.7×	81	11.2k
Haoxing Xu United States	53	3.5k 0.5×	4.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	4.4k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	97	12.5k
Natalia Prevarskaya France	63	4.7k 0.7×	6.8k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	749 0.3×	932 0.6×	192	11.4k
Reinhold Penner United States	66	10.2k 1.6×	9.1k 1.5×	5.1k 1.6×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	129	18.5k
Thomas Gudermann Germany	69	6.3k 1.0×	7.6k 1.2×	4.1k 1.3×	615 0.2×	2.0k 1.4×	317	17.2k
Michael Schaefer Germany	54	4.0k 0.6×	4.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	776 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	131	9.5k
Günter Schultz Germany	67	5.3k 0.8×	8.8k 1.4×	4.5k 1.4×	907 0.3×	3.0k 2.0×	148	15.3k
Gary S. Bird United States	51	4.4k 0.7×	4.9k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	759 0.3×	939 0.6×	109	8.8k
Indu S. Ambudkar United States	57	5.0k 0.8×	4.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	554 0.2×	1.6k 1.1×	172	9.3k

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Moore, Travis I., Insuk So, Marc Freichel, et al.. (2025). TRPC4 regulates limbic behavior and neuronal development by stabilizing dendrite branches through actomyosin-driven integrin activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(33). e2511037122–e2511037122.

Chen, Xiaoying, Xue Zhang, Ming Li, et al.. (2025). Mechanism of capsaicin entry into buried vanilloid sites in TRPV1. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(12). 1957–1969. 4 indexed citations

Koeltzow, Timothy E., et al.. (2024). Transcriptomic Profile Analysis of Brain Tissue in the Absence of Functional TRPM8 Calcium Channel. Biomedicines. 13(1). 75–75.

Weng, Weiji, Xiaokun Gu, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). N-terminal α-amino SUMOylation of cofilin-1 is critical for its regulation of actin depolymerization. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5688–5688. 13 indexed citations

Xue, Chu, Xian Zhang, Fang Zhao, et al.. (2023). Total flavone of flowers of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medic inhibits the expression of adhesion molecules in primary mesenteric arterial endothelial cells and ameliorates dextran sodium sulphate-induced ulcerative colitis in mice. Phytomedicine. 112. 154713–154713. 14 indexed citations

Qi, Xin, Fan Liu, Qin Hu, et al.. (2022). ASIC1a senses lactate uptake to regulate metabolism in neurons. Redox Biology. 51. 102253–102253. 19 indexed citations

Zhao, Fang, et al.. (2021). Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺‐ATPase (SERCA2b) mediates oxidation‐induced endoplasmic reticulum stress to regulate neuropathic pain. British Journal of Pharmacology. 179(9). 2016–2036. 22 indexed citations

Ma, Xuefei, Yun Tian, Zhihong Xiao, et al.. (2021). A conserved residue in the P2X4 receptor has a nonconserved function in ATP recognition. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100655–100655. 4 indexed citations

Li, Wei‐Guang, Yan‐Jiao Wu, Xue Gu, et al.. (2021). Input associativity underlies fear memory renewal. National Science Review. 8(9). nwab004–nwab004. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Lina, Weiji Weng, Yingping Wang, et al.. (2020). DUSP6 SUMOylation protects cells from oxidative damage via direct regulation of Drp1 dephosphorylation. Science Advances. 6(13). 62 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongbo, Xiaoding Cheng, Jinbin Tian, et al.. (2020). TRPC channels: Structure, function, regulation and recent advances in small molecular probes. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 209. 107497–107497. 150 indexed citations

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Thakur, Dhananjay, et al.. (2020). Intracellular acidification facilitates receptor‐operated TRPC4 activation through PLCδ1 in a Ca²⁺‐dependent manner. The Journal of Physiology. 598(13). 2651–2667. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Fan, et al.. (2020). ASIC1a channels regulate mitochondrial ion signaling and energy homeostasis in neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 153(2). 203–215. 15 indexed citations

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Qi, Xin, Ying Li, Oleksandr Maximyuk, et al.. (2019). Protein Kinase C Lambda Mediates Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a-Dependent Cortical Synaptic Plasticity and Pain Hypersensitivity. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(29). 5773–5793. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Bin, Jin Wang, Xiaoyang Cheng, et al.. (2018). Molecular mechanism underlying the subtype-selectivity of competitive inhibitor NF110 and its distinct potencies in human and rat P2X3 receptors. Science Bulletin. 63(24). 1616–1625. 12 indexed citations

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Tian, Jinbin & Michael X. Zhu. (2018). GABAB Receptors Augment TRPC3-Mediated Slow Excitatory Postsynaptic Current to Regulate Cerebellar Purkinje Neuron Response to Type-1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Activation. Cells. 7(8). 90–90. 9 indexed citations

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Xie, Rui, Jingyu Xu, Yufeng Xiao, et al.. (2017). Calcium Promotes Human Gastric Cancer via a Novel Coupling of Calcium-Sensing Receptor and TRPV4 Channel. Cancer Research. 77(23). 6499–6512. 88 indexed citations

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Sun, Hao, Yong Zuo, Yan Wang, et al.. (2014). Kainate receptor activation induces glycine receptor endocytosis through PKC deSUMOylation. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4980–4980. 41 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Ye Yu, Yan Liu, et al.. (2012). Highly Conserved Salt Bridge Stabilizes Rigid Signal Patch at Extracellular Loop Critical for Surface Expression of Acid-sensing Ion Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(18). 14443–14455. 17 indexed citations

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Kinoshita-Kawada, Mariko, John Oberdick, & Michael X. Zhu. (2004). A Purkinje cell specific GoLoco domain protein, L7/Pcp-2, modulates receptor-mediated inhibition of Cav2.1 Ca2+ channels in a dose-dependent manner. Molecular Brain Research. 132(1). 73–86. 28 indexed citations

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