Moses V. Chao

45.1k total citations · 16 hit papers
296 papers, 35.2k citations indexed

About

Moses V. Chao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Moses V. Chao has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 35.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Molecular Biology, 175 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 56 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Moses V. Chao's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (146 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (56 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (46 papers). Moses V. Chao is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (146 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (56 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (46 papers). Moses V. Chao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Moses V. Chao's co-authors include Barbara L. Hempstead, Francis S. Lee, Patrizia Casaccia‐Bonnefil, Rithwick Rajagopal, Hiroko Yano, Dionisio Martín‐Zanca, Freddy Jeanneteau, Mark Bothwell, Haeyoung Kong and Gus Khursigara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Moses V. Chao

289 papers receiving 34.6k 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.

Neurotrophins and their receptors: A convergence point for many signalling pathways

2003 1.8k citations Moses V. Chao profile →
High-affinity NGF binding requires coexpression of the trk proto-oncogene and the low-affinity NGF receptor

1991 1.1k citations Barbara L. Hempstead, Dionisio Martín‐Zanca et al. profile →
Bradykinin and nerve growth factor release the capsaicin receptor from PtdIns(4,5)P2-mediated inhibition

2001 1.0k citations Haeyoung Kong, Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
TRANCE Is a Novel Ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family That Activates c-Jun N-terminal Kinase in T Cells

1997 880 citations Moses V. Chao et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Neuroprotective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rodent and primate models of Alzheimer's disease

2009 837 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
Expression and structure of the human NGF receptor

1986 832 citations Amita Sehgal, Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
Targeted mutation of the gene encoding the low affinity NGF receptor p75 leads to deficits in the peripheral sensory nervous system

1992 827 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
p75 and Trk: A two-receptor system

1995 741 citations Moses V. Chao, Barbara L. Hempstead profile →
Death of oligodendrocytes mediated by the interaction of nerve growth factor with its receptor p75

1996 679 citations Patrizia Casaccia‐Bonnefil, Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
Neurotrophin receptors: A window into neuronal differentiation

1992 627 citations Moses V. Chao profile →
Akt Phosphorylates and Negatively Regulates Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1

2001 606 citations Albert H. Kim, Gus Khursigara et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Exercise promotes the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) through the action of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate

2016 575 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
Neuregulin-1 Type III Determines the Ensheathment Fate of Axons

2005 562 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
Neurotrophin signalling in health and disease

2006 514 citations Moses V. Chao, Rithwick Rajagopal et al. profile →
Oxytocin enables maternal behaviour by balancing cortical inhibition

2015 507 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
Differences in human α- and β-globin gene expression in mouse erythroleukemia cells: The role of intragenic sequences

1984 284 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Astrocytes in the mouse brain respond bilaterally to unilateral retinal neurodegeneration 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Melissa Cooper, Holly K. Gildea, (unknown), (unknown), Shane A. Liddelow, Moses V. Chao	3
2	Ketogenic Food Ameliorates Activity‐Based Anorexia of Adult Female Mice 2024 ·International Journal of Eating Disorders ·(unknown), (unknown), Latika Khatri, Moses V. Chao, Chiye Aoki	4
3	Rapamycin blocks the neuroprotective effects of sex steroids in the adult birdsong system 2019 ·Developmental Neurobiology ·Thorsten M. Kranz, Karin Lent, (unknown), Moses V. Chao, Eliot A. Brenowitz	2
4	Prefrontal neuronal integrity predicts symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia and is sensitive to genetic heterogeneity 2016 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Dolores Malaspina, Thorsten M. Kranz, Adriana Heguy, Sheila Harroch, (unknown), Karen Rothman, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Antonius, Raymond R. Goetz, Mariana Lazar, Moses V. Chao, Oded Gonen	10
5	Rare variants in the neurotrophin signaling pathway implicated in schizophrenia risk 2015 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Thorsten M. Kranz, Ray Goetz, Julie Walsh‐Messinger, Deborah Goetz, Daniel Antonius, Igor Dolgalev, Adriana Heguy, Marco Seandel, Dolores Malaspina, Moses V. Chao	21
6	BDNF and glucocorticoids regulate corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) homeostasis in the hypothalamus 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Freddy Jeanneteau, W. Marcus Lambert, Naı̈ma Ismaı̈li, Kevin G. Bath, Francis S. Lee, Michael J. Garabedian, Moses V. Chao	196
7	Ankyrin Repeat-Rich Membrane Spanning Protein (Kidins220) Is Required for Neurotrophin and Ephrin Receptor-Dependent Dendrite Development 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Yan Chen, Wai Yuen Fu, Jacque Pak Kan Ip, (unknown), Amy K.Y. Fu, Moses V. Chao, Nancy Y. Ip	20
8	Spatial segregation of BDNF transcripts enables BDNF to differentially shape distinct dendritic compartments 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gabriele Baj, (unknown), Moses V. Chao, Enrico Tongiorgi	154
9	TrkB as a Potential Synaptic and Behavioral Tag 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Yuan Lü, Yuanyuan Ji, Sundar Ganesan, Robert J. Schloesser, Keri Martinowich, Mu Sun, Fan Mei, Moses V. Chao, Bai Lu	96
10	Activation of Trk neurotrophin receptors by glucocorticoids provides a neuroprotective effect 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Freddy Jeanneteau, Michael J. Garabedian, Moses V. Chao	172
11	Variant Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Val66Met) Alters Adult Olfactory Bulb Neurogenesis and Spontaneous Olfactory Discrimination 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Kevin G. Bath, Nathalie Mandairon, Deqiang Jing, Rithwick Rajagopal, Ruchi Kapoor, Zhe-Yu Chen, (unknown), Catia C. Proenca, Rosemary Kraemer, Thomas A. Cleland, Barbara L. Hempstead, Moses V. Chao, Francis S. Lee	132
12	Adenosine receptor A _2A -R contributes to motoneuron survival by transactivating the tyrosine kinase receptor TrkB 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Stefan Wiese, Sibylle Jablonka, Bettina Holtmann, Nadiya Orel, Rithwick Rajagopal, Moses V. Chao, Michael Sendtner	92
13	Pharmacologically Diverse Antidepressants Rapidly Activate Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Receptor TrkB and Induce Phospholipase-Cγ Signaling Pathways in Mouse Brain 2007 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Tomi Rantamäki, Panu Hendolin, Aino Kankaanpää, Jelena Mijatovic, Petteri Piepponen, Enrico Domenici, Moses V. Chao, Pekka T. Männistö, Eero Ċastrén	254
14	Kainate Receptors Expressed by a Subpopulation of Developing Nociceptors Rapidly Switch from High to Low Ca²⁺Permeability 2001 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·C. Justin Lee, Haeyoung Kong, M. Chiara Manzini, Cristóvão Albuquerque, Moses V. Chao, Amy B. MacDermott	68
15	The uniqueness of being a neurotrophin receptor 2001 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Francis S. Lee, Albert H. Kim, Gus Khursigara, Moses V. Chao	162
16	TrkA Immunoglobulin-Like Ligand Binding Domains Inhibit Spontaneous Activation of the Receptor 2000 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Juan Carlos Arévalo, (unknown), Barbara L. Hempstead, Moses V. Chao, Dionisio Martín‐Zanca, Pilar Pérez	84
17	Apoptotic Signaling through the β-Adrenergic Receptor 2000 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Chenghua Gu, Yongchao Ma, Jonathan Benjamin, Dan R. Littman, Moses V. Chao, Xin-Yun Huang	99
18	Neurotrophins: the biological paradox of survival factors eliciting apoptosis 1998 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Patrizia Casaccia‐Bonnefil, Haeyoung Kong, Moses V. Chao	123
19	Regulation of Id1 and Its Association with Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins during Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Differentiation of PC12 Cells 1995 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Margret B. Einarson, Moses V. Chao	46
20	A Constitutive Promoter Directs Expression of the Nerve Growth Factor Receptor Gene 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Amita Sehgal, Nila Patil, Moses V. Chao	74

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