S. Ahn

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

S. Ahn is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Ahn has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in S. Ahn's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers). S. Ahn is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers). S. Ahn collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Canada. S. Ahn's co-authors include Stephen Buratowski, Minkyu Kim, Nevan J. Krogan, Jack Greenblatt, Andrew Emili, Sungyoul Hong, Hoi Young Lee, Michael‐Christopher Keogh, Hong‐Yeoul Ryu and Gerard Cagney and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

S. Ahn

40 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Cotranscriptional Set2 Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 36 Recruits a Repressive Rpd3 Complex

2005 633 citations Michael‐Christopher Keogh, Siavash K. Kurdistani et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Ahn South Korea	21	2.7k	225	199	144	140	41	2.9k
Tamaki Suganuma United States	17	2.3k 0.9×	273 1.2×	119 0.6×	201 1.4×	189 1.4×	30	2.5k
Haruhiko Ishii United States	11	2.6k 1.0×	298 1.3×	287 1.4×	266 1.8×	197 1.4×	15	2.8k
Jian-Min Sun Canada	11	2.2k 0.8×	193 0.9×	204 1.0×	248 1.7×	112 0.8×	13	2.4k
Jeffrey K. Tong United States	11	2.4k 0.9×	232 1.0×	303 1.5×	232 1.6×	117 0.8×	15	2.7k
Reiko Ohba Japan	13	2.1k 0.8×	269 1.2×	141 0.7×	146 1.0×	89 0.6×	16	2.3k
Phillip R. Musich United States	23	1.3k 0.5×	305 1.4×	274 1.4×	195 1.4×	175 1.3×	58	1.8k
Laura J. Duggan United States	7	2.5k 0.9×	379 1.7×	153 0.8×	158 1.1×	89 0.6×	10	2.6k
Daniel E. Eyler United States	10	1.7k 0.6×	108 0.5×	131 0.7×	116 0.8×	149 1.1×	15	1.9k
Daniel Robyr Switzerland	17	1.5k 0.6×	212 0.9×	247 1.2×	434 3.0×	150 1.1×	22	1.9k
Adam P. Rosebrock United States	20	1.7k 0.6×	221 1.0×	400 2.0×	184 1.3×	178 1.3×	30	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Ahn

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Park, Sejung, et al.. (2025). Epigenetic regulation of intracellular branched-chain amino acid homeostasis maintains a normal lifespan. iScience. 28(7). 112846–112846.

Ahn, Hyo‐Jeong, et al.. (2021). The Spt7 subunit of the SAGA complex is required for the regulation of lifespan in both dividing and nondividing yeast cells. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 196. 111480–111480. 8 indexed citations

Ryu, Hong‐Yeoul, et al.. (2019). Symmetric dimethylation on histone H4R3 associates with histone deacetylation to maintain properly polarized cell growth. Research in Microbiology. 171(2). 91–98. 4 indexed citations

Ryu, Hong‐Yeoul, et al.. (2019). Yeast symmetric arginine methyltransferase Hsl7 has a repressive role in transcription. Research in Microbiology. 170(4-5). 222–229. 6 indexed citations

Ryu, Hong‐Yeoul, et al.. (2014). Loss of the Set2 histone methyltransferase increases cellular lifespan in yeast cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 446(1). 113–118. 22 indexed citations

Ryu, Hong‐Yeoul, et al.. (2013). Cellular aging is associated with increased ubiquitylation of histone H2B in yeast telomeric heterochromatin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 439(4). 570–575. 33 indexed citations

Kwon, O Sang, et al.. (2012). Effects of Moxibustion at Combined Acupoints of ST36, BL21 and CV12 on Small Intestinal Motility for Sex and Ages of Rats. Korean Journal of Acupuncture. 29(4). 604–615. 1 indexed citations

Park, Jae‐Hyun & S. Ahn. (2010). IMP dehydrogenase is recruited to the transcription complex through serine 2 phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 392(4). 588–592. 12 indexed citations

Ahn, S., Michael‐Christopher Keogh, & Stephen Buratowski. (2009). Ctk1 promotes dissociation of basal transcription factors from elongating RNA polymerase II. The EMBO Journal. 28(3). 205–212. 41 indexed citations

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Ahn, S., et al.. (2009). A Bre1-associated Protein, Large 1 (Lge1), Promotes H2B Ubiquitylation during the Early Stages of Transcription Elongation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(4). 2361–2367. 44 indexed citations

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Lee, Eun Kyung, Gyu‐Un Bae, Jueng Soo You, et al.. (2008). Reversine Increases the Plasticity of Lineage-committed Cells toward Neuroectodermal Lineage. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(5). 2891–2901. 33 indexed citations

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Ahn, S., Jong Woo Park, Eun Kyung Lee, et al.. (2007). PKCε is essential for gelsolin expression by histone deacetylase inhibitor apicidin in human cervix cancer cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 354(3). 769–775. 13 indexed citations

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You, Jin, Jaeku Kang, Jaechun Lee, et al.. (2007). Histone deacetylase inhibitor apicidin downregulates DNA methyltransferase 1 expression and induces repressive histone modifications via recruitment of corepressor complex to promoter region in human cervix cancer cells. Oncogene. 27(10). 1376–1386. 63 indexed citations

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Kim, SoYoung, Jaeku Kang, Yong Kee Kim, et al.. (2006). Histone deacetylase inhibitor apicidin induces cyclin E expression through Sp1 sites. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 342(4). 1168–1173. 37 indexed citations

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Keogh, Michael‐Christopher, Siavash K. Kurdistani, Stephanie A. Morris, et al.. (2005). Cotranscriptional Set2 Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 36 Recruits a Repressive Rpd3 Complex. Cell. 123(4). 593–605. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Minkyu, S. Ahn, Nevan J. Krogan, Jack Greenblatt, & Stephen Buratowski. (2004). Transitions in RNA polymerase II elongation complexes at the 3′ ends of genes. The EMBO Journal. 23(2). 354–364. 252 indexed citations

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Kwon, So Hee, S. Ahn, Yong Kee Kim, et al.. (2002). Apicidin, a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Induces Apoptosis and Fas/Fas Ligand Expression in Human Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(3). 2073–2080. 179 indexed citations

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Han, Jeung‐Whan, S. Ahn, Yong Kee Kim, et al.. (2001). Activation of p21WAF1/Cip1 Transcription through Sp1 Sites by Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Apicidin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(45). 42084–42090. 81 indexed citations

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Ahn, S., Dong Wan Seo, Youngkwon Ko, et al.. (1998). NO/cGMP pathway is involved in exocrine secretion from rat pancreatic acinar cells. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 21(6). 657–663. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Young‐Jin, et al.. (1997). Changes of nitric oxide synthase activity and free methylarginines contents in regenerating rat liver after partial hepatectomy. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 20(3). 239–246. 2 indexed citations

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