Pixu Liu

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Pixu Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Pixu Liu has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Oncology and 12 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Pixu Liu's work include RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (5 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Pixu Liu is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (5 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Pixu Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Pixu Liu's co-authors include Jean J. Zhao, Hailing Cheng, Thomas M. Roberts, Lei Zhang, Sabina Signoretti, Massimo Loda, Zhenning Liu, Shidong Jia, Sang‐Hyun Lee and Sen Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Pixu Liu

43 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Targeting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in cancer

2009 2.2k citations Pixu Liu, Hailing Cheng et al. profile →
Essential roles of PI(3)K–p110β in cell growth, metabolism and tumorigenesis

2008 553 citations Shidong Jia, Zhenning Liu et al. Nature profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pixu Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Explainable machine learning model for predicting the transarterial chemoembolization response and subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients 2025 ·BMC Gastroenterology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jiawei Lin, Yifan Kong, Dongrui R. Lu, Yan Chen, (unknown), Linfeng Xu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pixu Liu, Zhijie Yu, Jinglin Xia	0
2	Editorial Expression of Concern: Essential roles of PI(3)K–p110β in cell growth, metabolism and tumorigenesis 2025 ·Nature ·Shidong Jia, Zhenning Liu, Sen Zhang, Pixu Liu, Xinyuan Zhang, Sang‐Hyun Lee, Jing Zhang, Sabina Signoretti, Massimo Loda, Thomas M. Roberts, Jean J. Zhao	1
3	Enzalutamide Sensitizes Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer to Copper‐Mediated Cell Death 2024 ·Advanced Science ·Xiang Gao, (unknown), Jiao Liu, Min Wang, (unknown), Wenjun Hao, (unknown), (unknown), Min Zhang, Pixu Liu, Hailing Cheng, Zhiyu Liu	18
4	Presenilin 1 Is a Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Hypertension and Promotes Vascular Remodeling 2024 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Tingting Shen, (unknown), Xijuan Zhao, Li Fu, Na Wang, Xiaodong Zheng, Yingli Chen, Minghui Li, Cui Ma, Pixu Liu, Daling Zhu	1
5	Phenethyl Isothiocyanate Enhances the Cytotoxic Effects of PARP Inhibitors in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Cells 2022 ·Frontiers in Oncology ·(unknown), Min Wang, Xiaolin Sang, Pixu Liu, Jingchun Gao, Kui Jiang, Hailing Cheng	9
6	BTF3 confers oncogenic activity in prostate cancer through transcriptional upregulation of Replication Factor C 2021 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Yuan Zhang, Xiang Gao, (unknown), Xiaolin Sang, (unknown), Zhiwei Tao, Min Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hailing Cheng, Zhiyu Liu, Pixu Liu	17
7	Targeting the EphB4 receptor tyrosine kinase sensitizes HER2-positive breast cancer cells to Lapatinib 2020 ·Cancer Letters ·(unknown), Yating Yao, (unknown), Xiaonan Wang, (unknown), Nan Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Yuan Zhang, Min Wang, Pixu Liu, Mingliang Ye, Man Li, Hailing Cheng	18
8	Macrophages confer resistance to PI3K inhibitor GDC-0941 in breast cancer through the activation of NF-κB signaling 2018 ·Cell Death and Disease ·(unknown), Jing Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Ting Li, Xing Bian, Hailing Cheng, Pixu Liu, Fuwen Luo	31
9	Berberine activates caspase-9/cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis to suppress triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo 2017 ·Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy ·Yuwan Zhao, (unknown), Jian Lv, Zhiwei Zhang, Jintao Lin, Xuejiao Cao, Zinan Zhao, Pixu Liu, Weifeng Mao	103
10	Reviewing the Management of Obstructive Left Colon Cancer: Assessing the Feasibility of the One-stage Resection and Anastomosis After Intraoperative Colonic Irrigation 2017 ·Clinical Colorectal Cancer ·(unknown), (unknown), Wei Sun, (unknown), Zhu Ming, (unknown), Jie Liu, Jiaxi Chen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chen Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Pixu Liu, Fuwen Luo	12
11	Combined inhibition of PI3K and PARP is effective in the treatment of ovarian cancer cells with wild-type PIK3CA genes 2016 ·Gynecologic Oncology ·Dong Wang, Chengbo Li, Yuan Zhang, Min Wang, Nan Jiang, Xiang Lin, Ting Li, Thomas M. Roberts, Jean J. Zhao, Hailing Cheng, Pixu Liu	81
12	Saikosaponin-a Attenuates Oxidized LDL Uptake and Prompts Cholesterol Efflux in THP-1 Cells 2016 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology ·(unknown), Hongyan Wang, (unknown), Xiaoqing Wang, Peng Kuang, Lili Wang, Pixu Liu, Peng Qu	48
13	Chemopreventive effects of aspirin at a glance 2015 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer ·(unknown), Fuwen Luo, Hailing Cheng, Jean J. Zhao, Pixu Liu	33
14	Neuroleukin/Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor Pathway Promotes Proliferation of Articular Chondrocytes through Activation of AKT and Smad2/3 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Kang Tian, Weiliang Zhong, Xifu Zheng, Jinrui Zhang, Pixu Liu, Weiguo Zhang, Han Liu	13
15	Salinomycin exerts anticancer effects on human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cancer stem cells via modulation of Hedgehog signaling 2014 ·Chemico-Biological Interactions ·Ying Lü, Wei Ma, Jun Mao, Xiaotang Yu, (unknown), Shujun Fan, Bo Song, Huan Wang, Jiazhi Li, Le Kang, Pixu Liu, Quentin Liu, Lianhong Li	50
16	A Genetic Mouse Model of Invasive Endometrial Cancer Driven by Concurrent Loss of Pten and Lkb1 Is Highly Responsive to mTOR Inhibition 2013 ·Cancer Research ·Hailing Cheng, Pixu Liu, Fan Zhang, Erbo Xu, (unknown), Carolynn E. Ohlson, Roderick T. Bronson, Sauveur-Michel Maira, Emmanuelle di Tomaso, Jane Li, Andrea P. Myers, Lewis C. Cantley, Gordon B. Mills, Jean J. Zhao	45
17	Oncogenic PIK3CA-driven mammary tumors frequently recur via PI3K pathway–dependent and PI3K pathway–independent mechanisms 2011 ·Nature Medicine ·Pixu Liu, Hailing Cheng, Stephanie Santiago, Maria B. Ræder, Fan Zhang, Adam J. Isabella, Janet Z. Yang, (unknown), Changzhong Chen, Edward A. Fox, Nathanael S. Gray, John E. Monahan, Robert Schlegel, Rameen Beroukhim, Gordon B. Mills, Jean J. Zhao	210
18	Specific Roles of the p110α Isoform of Phosphatidylinsositol 3-Kinase in Hepatic Insulin Signaling and Metabolic Regulation 2010 ·Cell Metabolism ·Victoria Rotter Sopasakis, Pixu Liu, Ryo Suzuki, Tatsuya Kondo, Jonathon N. Winnay, Thien T. Tran, Tomoichiro Asano, Graham Smyth, Mini P. Sajan, Robert V. Farese, C. Ronald Kahn, Jean J. Zhao	114
19	A Nucleoprotein Complex containing CCAAT/Enhancer-binding Protein β Interacts with an Insulin Response Sequence in the Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding Protein-1 Gene and Contributes to Insulin-regulated Gene Expression 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Asish K. Ghosh, Raul Lacson, Pixu Liu, (unknown), Alexey Danilkovich, Shaodong Guo, Terry G. Unterman	42
20	Appearance of some novel proteins binding enhancer element of globin gene (HS_(2)) during erythroid terminal differentiation 1994 ·Chieh P'ou Hsueh Pao ·Xin Wang, Pixu Liu, Jingbo Zhang, (unknown)	1

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