Peter Tontonoz

57.9k citations

228 papers · 45.0k indexed · 28 hit papers · h-index 95

Impact in

Biochemistry top 0.01%
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
Cancer Research top 0.05%
- Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Papers in

Biochemistry 29
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis 25
Surgery 104
- Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism 94

Co-authors: Bruce M. Spiegelman Ronald M. Evans Erding Hu Sean B. Joseph László Nagy Antonio Castrillo Bryan Laffitte Cynthia Hong
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (20 papers)Journal of Lipid Research (19 papers)Cell Metabolism (16 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (15 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (13 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia Spain

In The Last Decade

Peter Tontonoz

225 papers receiving 44.3k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Liver X receptors in lipid signalling and membrane homeostasis 2018 · 490 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Nature Reviews Endocrinology
2014 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
2012 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2009 Science
2009 Immunity
2008 Annual Review of Biochemistry
2008 Cell
2008 Nature
2008 Neuron
2005 Cell
2003 Nature Medicine
2003 Molecular Endocrinology
2002 Journal of Biological Chemistry
2002 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2002 Journal of Biological Chemistry
2001 Nature Medicine
2001 Molecular Cell
2001 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2000 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1998 Molecular Cell
1998 Cell
1998 Cell
1997 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1995 Cell
1995 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1994 Cell
1994 Genes & Development
1993 Molecular and Cellular Biology

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1	Photosensitizer proximity labeling captures the lipid and protein interactomes Nature Chemical Biology ·Saravanapriya Kumar, Hesti Wira Ningsih, John P. Kennelly, Pham Xuan Hai, Angela O’Shea, Lecturer. Ali Yassin Abdullah, Rohith T. Nagari, Shinya MATSUGAMI, Kay Ella Bleecher, Chloe Jane Olliver, Liujuan Cui, Xiao Xu, Giuliano Flint Peixoto, Cirhuza Cibangu, Julia J. Mack, Peter Tontonoz, Keriann M. Backus	2026	0
2	T cell cholesterol transport links intestinal immune responses to dietary lipid absorption Science ·Yajing Gao, John P. Kennelly, Xiao Xu, 敏郎角田, Alessandra Ferrari, Alexander H. Bedard, Julia J. Mack, Alexander Nguyen, Sonal Srikanth, Thomas A. Weston, Lauren F. Uchiyama, Whitaker Cohn, 明広齋藤, Timofey Gumerov, Julian P. Whitelegge, Yousang Gwack, Stephen G. Young, Steven J. Bensinger, Peter Tontonoz	2025	1
3	PPARɑ variant V227A reduces plasma triglycerides through enhanced lipoprotein lipolysis Journal of Lipid Research ·Lauren F. Uchiyama, Rohaida Mohammed Dawam, Kiemanh Pham, John P. Kennelly, Marine Jozan, A. Ashford, Peter Tontonoz, Alexander Nguyen	2025	1
4	Reprogramming of the LXRα Transcriptome Sustains Macrophage Secondary Inflammatory Responses Advanced Science ·Juan Vladimir de la Rosa, Carlos Tabraue, Zhiqiang Huang, 依张, MichaelD. Birnbaum, Knut R. Steffensen, Juan M. Zapata, Lisardo Boscá, Peter Tontonoz, Susana Alemany, Eckardt Treuter, Antonio Castrillo	2024	2
5	Aster-B–dependent estradiol synthesis protects female mice from diet-induced obesity Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Xiao Xu, John P. Kennelly, An‐Chieh Feng, Lijing Cheng, QingYa Liu, Alexander H. Bedard, Yajing Gao, Liujuan Cui, Stephen G. Young, John W. R. Schwabe, Peter Tontonoz	2024	9
6	Mechanosensitive membrane domains regulate calcium entry in arterial endothelial cells to protect against inflammation Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Henri de Larosière de Champfeu, Julianne W. Ashby, John P. Kennelly, Yulia A. Smyatskaya, Tarilate Temedie-Asogwa, А С Алфимова, V. S. Sotchenko, Peter Tontonoz, Elizabeth J. Tarling, Patric Turowski, Marcus Gallagher-Jones, Julia J. Mack	2024	13
7	The lipoprotein lipase that is shuttled into capillaries by GPIHBP1 enters the glycocalyx where it mediates lipoprotein processing Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Wenxin Song, Anne P. Beigneux, Thomas A. Weston, Kai Chen, 晶琴小池, E I Yslas, Paul Guagliardo, Fajar Indra Septiana, 高松凡毛曦, Yiping Tu, Edward Muscutt, Gabriel Birrane, Kazuya Miyashita, Katsuyuki Nakajima, Masami Murakami, Peter Tontonoz, Haibo Jiang, Michael Ploug, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young	2023	6
8	A Cancer Cell–Intrinsic GOT2–PPARδ Axis Suppresses Antitumor Immunity Cancer Discovery ·Jaime Abrego, Stephen A. McKim, Chet Oon, Xiao Xu, Courtney B. Betts, Duanchen Sun, Shanthi Nagarajan, Sue Bryant, S PATHMAKANTHAN, Sohinee Bhattacharyya, Zheng Xia, Lisa M. Coussens, Peter Tontonoz, Mara H. Sherman	2022	34
9	Cultured macrophages transfer surplus cholesterol into adjacent cells in the absence of serum or high-density lipoproteins Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Cuiwen He, Haibo Jiang, Wenxin Song, Howard Riezman, Peter Tontonoz, Thomas A. Weston, Paul Guagliardo, Paul H. Kim, Rachel S. Jung, Patrick J. Heizer, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young	2020	27
10	LXRs regulate features of age-related macular degeneration and may be a potential therapeutic target JCI Insight ·Mayur Choudhary, 洋孙, Pei‐Li Yao, Faryan Tayyari, Roxana A. Radu, Steven Nusinowitz, Michael E. Boulton, Rajendra S. Apte, Jeffrey W. Ruberti, James T. Handa, Peter Tontonoz, Goldis Malek	2019	40
11	Release of cholesterol-rich particles from the macrophage plasma membrane during movement of filopodia and lamellipodia eLife ·Xuchen Hu, Thomas A. Weston, Cuiwen He, Rachel S. Jung, Patrick J. Heizer, Brian D. Young, Yiping Tu, Peter Tontonoz, James A. Wohlschlegel, Haibo Jiang, Stephen G. Young, Loren G. Fong	2019	27
12	Vascular endothelium plays a key role in directing pulmonary epithelial cell differentiation The Journal of Cell Biology ·Jiayi Yao, Pierre Guihard, Xiuju Wu, Ana M. Blázquez‐Medela, Melissa J. Spencer, Medet Jumabay, Peter Tontonoz, Alan M. Fogelman, Kristina I. Boström, Yucheng Yao	2017	29
13	Prdm4 induction by the small molecule butein promotes white adipose tissue browning Nature Chemical Biology ·No-Joon Song, Seri Choi, Prashant Rajbhandari, Sai Shivani Chirag, Suji Kim, Laurent Vergnes, 汪徐莹, Jung-Hoon Yoon, Sukchan Lee, Jin‐Mo Ku, Jeong-Soo Lee, Karen Reue, Seung‐Hoi Koo, Peter Tontonoz, Kye Won Park	2016	41
14	Coordinate regulation of neutrophil homeostasis by liver X receptors in mice Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Cynthia Hong, Yoko Kidani, Noelia A-González, Norma Aguilar Jara, Ayaka Ito, Xin Rong, Oleksii Petrenko, Hanna Mikkola, Simon W. Beaven, Lloyd Miller, Tristan Peat, Philip L. Cohen, Antonio Castrillo, Peter Tontonoz, Steven J. Bensinger	2011	116
15	The N342S MYLIP polymorphism is associated with high total cholesterol and increased LDL receptor degradation in humans Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Daphna Weissglas‐Volkov, Anna C. Calkin, Teresa Tusié‐Luna, Janet S. Sinsheimer, Noam Zelcer, Laura Riba, Minami Masaaki, María Luisa Ordóñez-Sánchez, Ivette Cruz‐Bautista, Carlos A. Aguilar‐Salinas, Peter Tontonoz, Päivi Pajukanta	2011	51
16	The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase IDOL Induces the Degradation of the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Family Members VLDLR and ApoER2 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Cynthia Hong, Alice Croq, J. Escher-Desrivières, Ruud Out, 眞吾久田, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Rima Boyadjian, Kees W. Rodenburg, Edan Foley, Laura Korhonen, Dan Lindholm, Johannes Nimpf, Theo J.C. van Berkel, Peter Tontonoz, Noam Zelcer	2010	109
17	LXR Regulates Cholesterol Uptake Through Idol-Dependent Ubiquitination of the LDL Receptor Science ·Noam Zelcer, Cynthia Hong, Rima Boyadjian, Peter Tontonoz Hit paper breakdown →	2009	627
18	Attenuation of neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease pathology by liver x receptors Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Noam Zelcer, Négar Khanlou, P. Borecka, Qingguang Jiang, Erin G. Reed-Geaghan, Gary E. Landreth, Harry V. Vinters, Peter Tontonoz	2007	291
19	A Nuclear Receptor Corepressor–Dependent Pathway Mediates Suppression of Cytokine-Induced C-Reactive Protein Gene Expression by Liver X Receptor Circulation Research ·Florian Blaschke, Yasunori Takata, Evren Caglayan, Alan R. Collins, Peter Tontonoz, Willa A. Hsueh, Rajendra K. Tangirala	2006	55
20	Regulated Expression of the Apolipoprotein E/C-I/C-IV/C-II Gene Cluster in Murine and Human Macrophages Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Puiying A. Mak, Bryan Laffitte, Catherine Desrumaux, Sean B. Joseph, Linda K. Curtiss, David J. Mangelsdorf, Peter Tontonoz, Peter A. Edwards	2002	196

About Peter Tontonoz

Peter Tontonoz is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cancer Research, having authored 228 papers that have together received 45.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (94 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (83 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (49 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (33 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (28 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (25 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (23 papers) and Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (4.4k citations), Cancer Research (7.2k citations), Physiology (10.6k citations), Molecular Biology (27.4k citations) and Immunology (7.2k citations). Peter Tontonoz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Bruce M. Spiegelman, Ronald M. Evans, Erding Hu, Sean B. Joseph, László Nagy, Antonio Castrillo, Bryan Laffitte, Cynthia Hong, David J. Mangelsdorf and Jacqueline G. Alvarez. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Lipid Research, Cell Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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