Ruiqi Cai

755 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 518 citations indexed

About

Ruiqi Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruiqi Cai has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 518 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Sensory Systems and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ruiqi Cai's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (7 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (3 papers). Ruiqi Cai is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (7 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (3 papers). Ruiqi Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Ruiqi Cai's co-authors include Spencer A. Freeman, Benjamin E. Steinberg, Yusuke Hirata, Yoshiro Saito, Atsushi Matsuzawa, Allen Volchuk, Sergio Grinstein, Xing‐Zhen Chen, Jingfeng Tang and Wang Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ruiqi Cai

21 papers receiving 511 citations

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Lipid peroxidation increases membrane tension, Piezo1 gating, and cation permeability to execute ferroptosis

2023 149 citations Yusuke Hirata, Ruiqi Cai et al. Current Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	More Physical Exercise is Beneficial to Glycemic Control in Late Pregnancy Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Findings Based on Trajectory Model in a Prospective Cohort in Shanghai 2025 ·Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity ·Xiuqi Zhang, Yunfang Ding, Zhenhua Duan, Ruiqi Cai, (unknown), Rui Zhang, Ruiping Wang	0
2	Advanced maternal age, overweight and obese positively correlate to the abnormal plasma glucose among gestational diabetes mellitus women even with physical exercise > 90 min/day: a prospective cohort study in Shanghai 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Xiuqi Zhang, Ruiqi Cai, Zhenhua Duan, (unknown), (unknown), Rui Zhang, Qing Yang, Ruiping Wang	0
3	Phosphatidylethanolamine is a phagocytic ligand implicated in the binding and removal of apoptotic and bacterial extracellular vesicles 2025 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kirsten J. Meyer, (unknown), Ruiqi Cai, Pedro Elias Marques, Justin R. Nodwell, Spencer A. Freeman	0
4	Ligustrazine nano-drug delivery system ameliorates doxorubicin-mediated myocardial injury via piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1-prohibitin 2-mediated mitochondrial quality surveillance 2025 ·Journal of Nanobiotechnology ·(unknown), Haowen Zhuang, Chun Li, Ruiqi Cai, Hongshuo Shi, (unknown), Zhijiang Guo, Sang‐Bing Ong, (unknown), Yingzhen Du, Hao Zhou, Xing Chang	13
5	Pressure sensing of lysosomes enables control of TFEB responses in macrophages 2024 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Ruiqi Cai, Ori Scott, Gang Ye, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Blayne A. Sayed, Roberto J. Botelho, Amra Sarić, Stefan Uderhardt, Spencer A. Freeman	13
6	Lipid peroxidation increases membrane tension, Piezo1 gating, and cation permeability to execute ferroptosis breakdown → 2023 ·Current Biology ·Yusuke Hirata, Ruiqi Cai, Allen Volchuk, Benjamin E. Steinberg, Yoshiro Saito, Atsushi Matsuzawa, Sergio Grinstein, Spencer A. Freeman	149
7	Expression and Development of TARP γ-4 in Embryonic Zebrafish 2022 ·Developmental Neuroscience ·(unknown), Md Ruhul Amin, (unknown), (unknown), Ruiqi Cai, Jingfeng Tang, Xing‐Zhen Chen, Declan W. Ali	1
8	Molecular insights into the structural and dynamical changes of calcium channel TRPV6 induced by its interaction with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 2022 ·Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·Lingyun Wang, Ruiqi Cai, Xing‐Zhen Chen, Ji‐Bin Peng	4
9	Roles of Intramolecular Interactions in the Regulation of TRP Channels 2022 ·Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology ·Ruiqi Cai, Xing‐Zhen Chen	6
10	Ion permeation controlled by hydrophobic residues and proton binding in the proton-activated chloride channel 2021 ·iScience ·Ruiqi Cai, Jingfeng Tang, Xing‐Zhen Chen	7
11	Auto-inhibitory intramolecular S5/S6 interaction in the TRPV6 channel regulates breast cancer cell migration and invasion 2021 ·Communications Biology ·Ruiqi Cai, Lingyun Wang, Xiong Liu, Marek Michalak, Jingfeng Tang, Ji‐Bin Peng, Xing‐Zhen Chen	10
12	Autoinhibition of TRPV6 Channel by Intramolecular Interactions 2020 ·Biophysical Journal ·Ruiqi Cai, Xiong Liu, (unknown), Wang Zheng, (unknown), Veit Flockerzi, Xing‐Zhen Chen	1
13	Autoinhibition of TRPV6 Channel and Regulation by PIP2 2020 ·iScience ·Ruiqi Cai, Xiong Liu, Rui Zhang, (unknown), Wang Zheng, Md Ruhul Amin, Lingyun Wang, (unknown), Ji‐Bin Peng, Marek Michalak, Veit Flockerzi, Declan W. Ali, Xing‐Zhen Chen, Jingfeng Tang	24
14	Unveiling the Distinct Mechanisms by which Disease-Causing Mutations in the Kelch Domain of KLHL3 Disrupt the Interaction with the Acidic Motif of WNK4 through Molecular Dynamics Simulation 2019 ·Biochemistry ·Lingyun Wang, Chen Jiang, Ruiqi Cai, Xing‐Zhen Chen, Ji‐Bin Peng	7
15	Hydrophobic pore gates regulate ion permeation in polycystic kidney disease 2 and 2L1 channels 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Wang Zheng, Xiaoyong Yang, (unknown), Ruiqi Cai, (unknown), Zhifei Wang, (unknown), Xiong Liu, David Bulkley, Yong Yu, Jingfeng Tang, Veit Flockerzi, Ying Cao, Erhu Cao, Xing‐Zhen Chen	50
16	Direct Binding between Pre-S1 and TRP-like Domains in TRPP Channels Mediates Gating and Functional Regulation by PIP2 2018 ·Cell Reports ·Wang Zheng, Ruiqi Cai, (unknown), Vasyl Nesin, (unknown), Wentong Long, Mohammad Fatehi, Xiong Liu, Shaimaa Hussein, Tim Kong, Jingru Li, Peter E. Light, Jingfeng Tang, Veit Flockerzi, Leonidas Tsiokas, Xing-Zhen Chen	35
17	Identification and characterization of hydrophobic gate residues in TRP channels 2017 ·The FASEB Journal ·Wang Zheng, (unknown), Ruiqi Cai, (unknown), (unknown), Mohammad Fatehi, Wentong Long, Tim Kong, Jingfeng Tang, Peter E. Light, Veit Flockerzi, Ying Cao, Xing‐Zhen Chen	29
18	Regulation of TRPP3 Channel Function by N-terminal Domain Palmitoylation and Phosphorylation 2016 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Wang Zheng, Jungwoo Yang, Erwan Beauchamp, Ruiqi Cai, Shaimaa Hussein, (unknown), Qiang Li, Veit Flockerzi, Luc G. Berthiaume, Jingfeng Tang, Xing‐Zhen Chen	15
19	Predictive value of plasma β2-microglobulin on human body function and senescence. 2016 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Ruiqi Cai, Fan Yang, YY Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	8
20	Identification of Protein Network Alterations upon Retinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Quantitative Proteomics Using a Rattus norvegicus Model 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Han Tian, Leilei Wang, Ruiqi Cai, Ling Zheng, Lin Guo	11

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