Sang-Oh Yoon

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Sang-Oh Yoon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sang-Oh Yoon has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sang-Oh Yoon's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (8 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (3 papers). Sang-Oh Yoon is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (8 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (3 papers). Sang-Oh Yoon collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Canada. Sang-Oh Yoon's co-authors include John Blenis, Sejeong Shin, Philippe P. Roux, Andrew Y. Choo, An‐Sik Chung, Arthur M. Mercurio, Sang Gyun Kim, Robin E. Bachelder, Moon‐Moo Kim and Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Sang-Oh Yoon

28 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Rapamycin differentially inhibits S6Ks and 4E-BP1 to mediate cell-type-specific repression of mRNA translation

2008 646 citations Sang-Oh Yoon, Philippe P. Roux et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sang-Oh Yoon United States	21	2.0k	584	570	393	240	30	2.8k
Qiming J. Wang United States	31	2.4k 1.2×	577 1.0×	691 1.2×	413 1.1×	346 1.4×	76	3.5k
Yonghe Li United States	35	2.4k 1.2×	807 1.4×	715 1.3×	574 1.5×	340 1.4×	57	3.7k
Sang‐Gu Hwang South Korea	38	2.4k 1.2×	913 1.6×	826 1.4×	450 1.1×	329 1.4×	123	3.9k
Dongmei Zuo Canada	27	1.6k 0.8×	385 0.7×	329 0.6×	311 0.8×	214 0.9×	54	2.2k
Louise R. Howe United States	28	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.9×	702 1.2×	301 0.8×	374 1.6×	37	4.4k
Fumin Chang United States	17	2.3k 1.1×	964 1.7×	527 0.9×	338 0.9×	382 1.6×	26	3.5k
Motoi Ohba Japan	38	2.3k 1.2×	601 1.0×	361 0.6×	421 1.1×	434 1.8×	66	3.3k
Jenny Z. Zheng United States	20	2.1k 1.1×	385 0.7×	1.1k 2.0×	239 0.6×	196 0.8×	23	3.2k
Lucia Magnelli Italy	27	1.4k 0.7×	612 1.0×	647 1.1×	184 0.5×	337 1.4×	83	2.7k
Tao He China	32	2.5k 1.3×	889 1.5×	1.0k 1.8×	525 1.3×	313 1.3×	122	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sang-Oh Yoon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sang-Oh Yoon

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All Works

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Shin, Sejeong, Indravadan H. Patel, Maria Sverdlov, et al.. (2025). mTOR inhibition reprograms cellular lipid homeostasis by inducing alternative lipid uptake and promoting cholesterol transport. Molecular Cell. 85(18). 3486–3504.e7.

Houlès, Thibault, Sang-Oh Yoon, & Philippe P. Roux. (2024). The expanding landscape of canonical and non-canonical protein phosphorylation. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 49(11). 986–999. 7 indexed citations

Shin, Sejeong, Min-Joon Han, Mark P. Jedrychowski, et al.. (2023). mTOR inhibition reprograms cellular proteostasis by regulating eIF3D-mediated selective mRNA translation and promotes cell phenotype switching. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112868–112868. 16 indexed citations

Qi, Qian, et al.. (2019). The primitive growth factor NME7AB induces mitochondrially active naïve-like pluripotent stem cells. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 20. 100656–100656. 2 indexed citations

Cho, Ji‐Hoon, Qian Qi, Jennifer L. Peters, et al.. (2019). Metabolic switching in pluripotent stem cells reorganizes energy metabolism and subcellular organelles. Experimental Cell Research. 379(1). 55–64. 2 indexed citations

Houlès, Thibault, Simon‐Pierre Gravel, Geneviève Lavoie, et al.. (2018). RSK Regulates PFK-2 Activity to Promote Metabolic Rewiring in Melanoma. Cancer Research. 78(9). 2191–2204. 45 indexed citations

Liu, Hongqi, Xizhi Feng, P.N. Sarma, et al.. (2017). Pharmacologic Targeting of S6K1 in PTEN-Deficient Neoplasia. Cell Reports. 18(9). 2088–2095. 16 indexed citations

Yoon, Sang-Oh, Sejeong Shin, Florian A. Karreth, et al.. (2017). Focal Adhesion- and IGF1R-Dependent Survival and Migratory Pathways Mediate Tumor Resistance to mTORC1/2 Inhibition. Molecular Cell. 67(3). 512–527.e4. 39 indexed citations

Li, Jing, Sejeong Shin, Yang Sun, et al.. (2016). mTORC1-Driven Tumor Cells Are Highly Sensitive to Therapeutic Targeting by Antagonists of Oxidative Stress. Cancer Research. 76(16). 4816–4827. 20 indexed citations

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Shin, Sejeong, Laura Wolgamott, Philippe P. Roux, & Sang-Oh Yoon. (2013). Casein Kinase 1ϵ Promotes Cell Proliferation by Regulating mRNA Translation. Cancer Research. 74(1). 201–211. 39 indexed citations

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Shin, Sejeong, et al.. (2010). ERK2 but Not ERK1 Induces Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transformation via DEF Motif-Dependent Signaling Events. Molecular Cell. 38(1). 114–127. 243 indexed citations

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Abe, Yuki, Sang-Oh Yoon, Kazuishi Kubota, et al.. (2009). p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase and p70 Ribosomal S6 Kinase Link Phosphorylation of the Eukaryotic Chaperonin Containing TCP-1 to Growth Factor, Insulin, and Nutrient Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(22). 14939–14948. 79 indexed citations

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Yoon, Sang-Oh, Sejeong Shin, Yuzhen Liu, et al.. (2008). Ran-Binding Protein 3 Phosphorylation Links the Ras and PI3-Kinase Pathways to Nucleocytoplasmic Transport. Molecular Cell. 29(3). 362–375. 67 indexed citations

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Kim, Kyu-Han, Yee Sook Cho, Jongmin Park, et al.. (2007). Pro‐MMP‐2 activation by the PPARγ agonist, ciglitazone, induces cell invasion through the generation of ROS and the activation of ERK. FEBS Letters. 581(17). 3303–3310. 44 indexed citations

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Yoon, Sang-Oh, Sejeong Shin, & Arthur M. Mercurio. (2005). Hypoxia Stimulates Carcinoma Invasion by Stabilizing Microtubules and Promoting the Rab11 Trafficking of the α6β4 Integrin. Cancer Research. 65(7). 2761–2769. 190 indexed citations

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Bachelder, Robin E., Sang-Oh Yoon, Clara Francı́, Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros, & Arthur M. Mercurio. (2005). Glycogen synthase kinase-3 is an endogenous inhibitor of Snail transcription. The Journal of Cell Biology. 168(1). 29–33. 337 indexed citations

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Kim, Moon‐Moo, Sang-Oh Yoon, Yee Sook Cho, & An‐Sik Chung. (2004). Histone deacetylases, HDAC1 and HSIR2, act as a negative regulator of ageing through p53 in human gingival fibroblast. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 125(5). 351–357. 8 indexed citations

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Yoon, Sang-Oh, Soo‐Jin Park, Sun Young Yoon, Chang-Hyun Yun, & An‐Sik Chung. (2002). Sustained Production of H2O2Activates Pro-matrix Metalloproteinase-2 through Receptor Tyrosine Kinases/Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/NF-κB Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(33). 30271–30282. 144 indexed citations

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Yoon, Sang-Oh, Soo‐Jin Park, & An‐Sik Chung. (2002). Selenite Inhibits Apoptosis via Activation of the PI3‐K/Akt Pathway. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 973(1). 221–223. 6 indexed citations

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Yoon, Sang-Oh, Moon‐Moo Kim, & An‐Sik Chung. (2001). Inhibitory Effect of Selenite on Invasion of HT1080 Tumor Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(23). 20085–20092. 154 indexed citations

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