Ru Cao

11.4k citations

28 papers · 9.0k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 23

Impact in

Aging top 1%
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Cancer-related gene regulation
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Papers in

Aging 2
Molecular Biology 25
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 20
- Cancer-related gene regulation 16
- RNA modifications and cancer 9
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 5
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 2
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways 2

Co-authors: Yi Zhang Hengbin Wang Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage Paul Tempst Liangjun Wang Richard S. Jones Li Xia Yu-ichi Tsukada
Journals: Molecular Cell (5 papers)Current Biology (2 papers)Science (2 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (2 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Germany

In The Last Decade

Ru Cao

27 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Role of Bmi-1 and Ring1A in H2A Ubiquitylation and Hox Gene Silencing 2005 · 676 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.

2005 Molecular Cell
2004 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
2004 Molecular Cell
2003 Science
2002 Science

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ru Cao, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Abstract 215: Oncomineprecision assay - an integrated and automatic next generation sequencing workflow for both FFPE tissue and plasma based cancer research Cancer Research ·Ru Cao, Jian Gu, Xin'ai, Alfredo Pérez Guiot, Wang Chunjun, Amir Marcovitz, Paul D. Williams, Halonen Rj, Karen Giselle Valiente Estrada, Kelli Bramlett	2020	1
2	CGG allele size somatic mosaicism and methylation in FMR1 premutation alleles Journal of Medical Genetics ·Dalyir Pretto, Isabel Olmos Lázaro, Joyce Lo, Ru Cao, Andrew G. Hadd, Gary J. Latham, Blythe Durbin‐Johnson, Randi J. Hagerman, Flora Tassone	2014	66
3	Identification of PAQR3 as a new candidate tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma Oncology Reports ·Ana Andreea Florea, Wen Jie Zhang, Qian Ding, Gang Peng, 黃枝連, Ting Liu, Ru Cao, Wa Ode Pina, Nikolaus Heinrich Bieler, Kun Yang, Jian Hu, Hans-Peter Bipp, Gang Wu, Pin Dong Li	2014	34
4	Fragile X full mutation expansions are inhibited by one or more AGG interruptions in premutation carriers Genetics in Medicine ·Sarah L. Nolin, Anne Glicksman, Kushagra Singh Bisen, Carl Dobkin, W. Ted Brown, Ru Cao, アイダスグループ, Sachin Sah, Gary J. Latham, Andrew G. Hadd	2014	101
5	A Novel Methylation PCR that Offers Standardized Determination of FMR1 Methylation and CGG Repeat Length without Southern Blot Analysis Journal of Molecular Diagnostics ·Marina Grasso, Elles M. J. Boon, Stela Filipovic-Sadic, Chris Rauseo, Elena Di Gennaro, Ru Cao, Gary J. Latham, Andrew G. Hadd, Domenico Coviello	2013	35
6	The histone methyltransferase Set7/9 promotes myoblast differentiation and myofibril assembly The Journal of Cell Biology ·Yazhong Tao, Ronald L. Neppl, Zhan‐Peng Huang, Jian‐Fu Chen, Ruhang Tang, Ru Cao, Yi Zhang, Suk‐Won Jin, سید احسان فیضیان	2011	89
7	Genome-Wide uH2A Localization Analysis Highlights Bmi1-Dependent Deposition of the Mark at Repressed Genes PLoS Genetics ·Eric M. Kallin, Ru Cao, Raja Jothi, Kai Xia, Kairong Cui, Keji Zhao, Yi Zhang	2009	53
8	pRB family proteins are required for H3K27 trimethylation and Polycomb repression complexes binding to and silencing p16^INK4a tumor suppressor gene Genes & Development ·Yojiro Kotake, Ru Cao, Patrick Viatour, Julien Sage, Yi Zhang, Yue Xiong	2007	251
9	Substrate Preferences of the EZH2 Histone Methyltransferase Complex Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Cyrus Martin, Ru Cao, Yi Zhang	2006	80
10	Structure of a Bmi-1-Ring1B Polycomb Group Ubiquitin Ligase Complex Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Zhizhong Li, Ru Cao, Ming Wang, Michael P. Myers, Yi Zhang, Rui-Ming Xu	2006	190
11	Role of Bmi-1 and Ring1A in H2A Ubiquitylation and Hox Gene Silencing Molecular Cell ·Ru Cao, Yu-ichi Tsukada, Yi Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2005	676
12	Imprinting along the Kcnq1 domain on mouse chromosome 7 involves repressive histone methylation and recruitment of Polycomb group complexes Nature Genetics ·David Umlauf, Yuji Goto, Ru Cao, Frédérique Cerqueira, Alexandre Wagschal, Yi Zhang, Robert Feil	2004	332
13	The functions of E(Z)/EZH2-mediated methylation of lysine 27 in histone H3 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·Ru Cao, Yi Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2004	728
14	SUZ12 Is Required for Both the Histone Methyltransferase Activity and the Silencing Function of the EED-EZH2 Complex Molecular Cell ·Ru Cao, Yi Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2004	638
15	The MES-2/MES-3/MES-6 Complex and Regulation of Histone H3 Methylation in C. elegans Current Biology ·Laurel B. Bender, Ru Cao, Yi Zhang, Susan Strome	2004	131
16	Hierarchical Recruitment of Polycomb Group Silencing Complexes Molecular Cell ·Liangjun Wang, J. Lesley Brown, Ru Cao, Yi Zhang, Judith A. Kassis, Richard S. Jones	2004	425
17	mAM Facilitates Conversion by ESET of Dimethyl to Trimethyl Lysine 9 of Histone H3 to Cause Transcriptional Repression Molecular Cell ·Hengbin Wang, Woojin An, Ru Cao, Xia Li, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Bruno Chatton, Paul Tempst, R G Roeder, Yi Zhang	2003	265
18	Role of Histone H3 Lysine 27 Methylation in Polycomb-Group Silencing Science ·Ru Cao, Liangjun Wang, Hengbin Wang, Li Xia, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Paul Tempst, Richard S. Jones, Yi Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2002	2927
19	Purification and Functional Characterization of SET8, a Nucleosomal Histone H4-Lysine 20-Specific Methyltransferase Current Biology ·Jia Fang, Qin Feng, Carrie S. Ketel, Hengbin Wang, Ru Cao, Li Xia, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Paul Tempst, Jeffrey A. Simon, Yi Zhang	2002	274
20	Purification and Functional Characterization of a Histone H3-Lysine 4-Specific Methyltransferase Molecular Cell ·Hengbin Wang, Ru Cao, Xia Li, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Christoph H. Borchers, Paul Tempst, Yi Zhang	2001	436

About Ru Cao

Ru Cao is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 28 papers that have together received 9.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (16 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (5 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (5 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (2 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (233 citations), Molecular Biology (8.2k citations), Cancer Research (1.1k citations), Genetics (1.7k citations) and Hematology (235 citations). Ru Cao has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Yi Zhang, Hengbin Wang, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Paul Tempst, Liangjun Wang, Richard S. Jones, Li Xia, Yu-ichi Tsukada, Jia Fang and Kathleen A. Worringer. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Cell, Current Biology, Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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