Mo‐Fang Liu

9.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
73 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Mo‐Fang Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mo‐Fang Liu has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cancer Research and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mo‐Fang Liu's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (30 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (20 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers). Mo‐Fang Liu is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (30 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (20 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers). Mo‐Fang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Mo‐Fang Liu's co-authors include Ligang Wu, Yao Zhang, Jinbiao Ma, Hao Du, Ya Zhao, Jinqiu He, En-Duo Wang, Shuai Jiang, Yong Li and Hong-Wei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Mo‐Fang Liu

69 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

YTHDF2 destabilizes m6A-containing RNA through direct recruitment of the CCR4–NOT deadenylase complex

2016 1.1k citations Mo‐Fang Liu, Ligang Wu et al. Nature Communications profile →
MicroRNA-21 promotes cell transformation by targeting the programmed cell death 4 gene

2008 593 citations Mo‐Fang Liu et al. profile →
MicroRNA-155 Functions as an OncomiR in Breast Cancer by Targeting the Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Gene

2010 569 citations Shuai Jiang, Hong-Wei Zhang et al. Cancer Research profile →
The microRNA miR-29 controls innate and adaptive immune responses to intracellular bacterial infection by targeting interferon-γ

2011 542 citations Mo‐Fang Liu, Min-Min Hua et al. profile →
Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI-interacting RNAs

2022 157 citations Anne Ramat, Martine Simonelig et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mo‐Fang Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mo‐Fang Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mo‐Fang Liu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mo‐Fang Liu. Mo‐Fang Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC19 regulates histone-to-protamine exchange during spermiogenesis in mice 2025 ·Science Advances ·Jiaoyang Li, (unknown), Bo Jiao, Zhitong Li, Donghe Li, Pengfei Xu, Yi Huang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rui Zhang, Wei Huang, Xinru Wang, (unknown), Mo‐Fang Liu, (unknown), Ruibao Ren	0
2	NSUN7 is a catalytically inactive RNA m5C methyltransferase essential for sperm flagellum assembly 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Jing Li, Wenyu Zhu, (unknown), Yuanyuan Zhang, Min-Min Hua, Qingyun Liu, Y. L. Zhou, Xinjiang Wu, Hao Li, Mo‐Fang Liu, Ru‐Juan Liu	0
3	Exploring noncoding variants in genetic diseases: from detection to functional insights 2024 ·Journal of genetics and genomics ·(unknown), Fengxiao Bu, Yang Wu, Gen Zhang, (unknown), Shunmin He, Mo‐Fang Liu, Runsheng Chen, Huijun Yuan	7
4	Diverse roles of biomolecular condensation in eukaryotic translational regulation 2023 ·RNA Biology ·Yuhan Zhang, Jun-Yan Kang, Mo‐Fang Liu, Ying Huang	5
5	A novel microRNA-182/Interleukin-8 regulatory axis controls osteolytic bone metastasis of lung cancer 2023 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Mingna Zhao, Ling-Fei Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xianzhou Zhang, Lei Wu, Wenli Qian, Qiaomei Guo, (unknown), Xueqing Wang, Fei Wu, Lin Wang, Yutong Gu, Mo‐Fang Liu, Jiatao Lou	13
6	Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI-interacting RNAs breakdown → 2022 ·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·(unknown), Anne Ramat, Martine Simonelig, Mo‐Fang Liu	157
7	Publisher Correction: Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI- interacting RNAs 2022 ·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·(unknown), Anne Ramat, Martine Simonelig, Mo‐Fang Liu	12
8	Potential transmission chains of variant B.1.1.7 and co-mutations of SARS-CoV-2 2021 ·Cell Discovery ·Jingsong Zhang, Yang Zhang, Jun-Yan Kang, (unknown), Yongqun He, (unknown), Mo‐Fang Liu, Lina Lu, (unknown), Zhigang Yi, Luonan Chen	14
9	piRNA-independent function of PIWIL1 as a co-activator for anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome to drive pancreatic cancer metastasis 2020 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Feng Li, Peng Yuan, (unknown), Chunhui Jin, Wei Tang, Yefei Rong, Yunping Hu, Fengjuan Zhang, Tao Wei, Qi Yin, Tingbo Liang, Ligang Wu, Jinsong Li, Dangsheng Li, Yingbin Liu, Wenhui Lou, Shuang Zhao, Mo‐Fang Liu	54
10	PHB regulates meiotic recombination via JAK2-mediated histone modifications in spermatogenesis 2020 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Ling-Fei Zhang, (unknown), Xiaohui Li, Mo‐Fang Liu, Huijuan Shi, Patricia A. Martin‐DeLeon, O Wai‐Sum, Hong Chen	20
11	LARP7-Mediated U6 snRNA Modification Ensures Splicing Fidelity and Spermatogenesis in Mice 2020 ·Molecular Cell ·Xin Wang, Zhitong Li, (unknown), Penghui Lin, Wei Tang, Daniele Hasler, (unknown), Li Ye, Min-Min Hua, (unknown), (unknown), Huijuan Shi, Jingyi Hui, Jinsong Li, Dangsheng Li, Jianhua Yang, Jinzhong Lin, Gunter Meister, Utz Fischer, Mo‐Fang Liu	43
12	The histone modification reader ZCWPW1 is required for meiosis prophase I in male but not in female mice 2019 ·Science Advances ·Miao Li, Tao Huang, Mengjing Li, Chuanxin Zhang, Xiaochen Yu, Yingying Yin, Chao Liu, Xin Wang, Haiwei Feng, Tuo Zhang, Mo‐Fang Liu, Chunsheng Han, Gang Lü, Wei Li, Jinlong Ma, Zi‐Jiang Chen, Hongbin Liu, Kui Liu	42
13	Ubiquitination-Deficient Mutations in Human Piwi Cause Male Infertility by Impairing Histone-to-Protamine Exchange During Spermiogenesis 2017 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Lan‐Tao Gou, Jun-Yan Kang, Peng Dai, Xin Wang, Feng Li, Shuang Zhao, Man Zhang, Min-Min Hua, Yi Lü, (unknown), Zheng Li, Hong Chen, Ligang Wu, Dangsheng Li, Xiangdong Fu, Jinsong Li, Huijuan Shi, Mo‐Fang Liu	4
14	KRAS/NF-κB/YY1/miR-489 Signaling Axis Controls Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Peng Yuan, (unknown), (unknown), Jing Cao, Yong Li, (unknown), Yingbin Liu, Dangsheng Li, Wenhui Lou, Mo‐Fang Liu	86
15	Suppression of miR‐199a maturation by HuR is crucial for hypoxia‐induced glycolytic switch in hepatocellular carcinoma 2015 ·The EMBO Journal ·Lingfei Zhang, Jiatao Lou, Minghua Lü, Chunfang Gao, Shuang Zhao, Biao Li, Sheng Liang, Yong Li, Dangsheng Li, Mo‐Fang Liu	87
16	IL-1β-Mediated Repression of microRNA-101 Is Crucial for Inflammation-Promoted Lung Tumorigenesis 2014 ·Cancer Research ·Lin Wang, Ling-Fei Zhang, Jing Wu, Shujun Xu, Yangyang Xu, Dangsheng Li, Jiatao Lou, Mo‐Fang Liu	93
17	piRNA-Triggered MIWI Ubiquitination and Removal by APC/C in Late Spermatogenesis 2013 ·Developmental Cell ·Shuang Zhao, (unknown), Man Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Hua Ye, (unknown), Yong Li, Jinsong Li, Dangsheng Li, En-Duo Wang, Mo‐Fang Liu	97
18	MicroRNA-155 Functions as an OncomiR in Breast Cancer by Targeting the Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Gene breakdown → 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Shuai Jiang, Hong-Wei Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Yong Li, Hua Gu, Mo‐Fang Liu, En-Duo Wang	569
19	A mutant spacer sequence between -35 and -10 elements makes the P _lac promoter hyperactive and cAMP receptor protein-independent 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mo‐Fang Liu, Michael Tolstorukov, Victor B. Zhurkin, Susan Garges, Sankar Adhya	86
20	Kinetics of Transcription Initiation at lacP1 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mo‐Fang Liu, (unknown), Siddhartha Roy, Rajiv P. Bandwar, Smita S. Patel, Susan Garges	19

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