Tianyan Gao

9.0k citations

99 papers · 7.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 44

Molecular Biology top 1%
Cancer Research top 1%
Oncology top 5%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%

Co-authors: Alexandra C. Newton Frank B. Furnari B. Mark Evers Heidi L. Weiss John Brognard Marie Thérèse Hosey Jianyu Liu Payton D. Stevens
Topics: PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (22 papers)Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (14 papers)Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers)
Cited by: Cancer Research Molecular Biology Cell Biology
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry Journal of Clinical Investigation
Partner nations: United States China Canada

In The Last Decade

Tianyan Gao

95 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

PHLPP: A Phosphatase that Directly Dephosphorylates Akt, Promotes Apoptosis, and Suppresses Tumor Growth

2005 725 citations Tianyan Gao, Alexandra C. Newton et al. Molecular Cell profile →
Na/K-ATPase Y260 Phosphorylation–mediated Src Regulation in Control of Aerobic Glycolysis and Tumor Growth

2018 468 citations Daheng He, Chi Wang et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	PLK1-mediated PDHA1 phosphorylation drives mitochondrial dysfunction, mitophagy, and cancer progression in Cr(VI)-associated lung cancer 2025 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Zhiguo Li,Xiongjian Rao,Derek B. Allison,(unknown),Zhuangzhuang Zhang,Yifan Kong,Yanquan Zhang,Ruixin Wang,Jinghui Liu,Xinyi Wang,Chaohao Li,Fengyi Mao,Qing Shao,Tianyan Gao,Xiaoqi Liu	2
2	Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Signaling Enhances Intestinal Crypt Epithelial Cell Recovery after Radiation 2025 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Evan B. Lynch,Neeraj Kapur,Tatiana Goretsky,Emily Bradford,Hemendra J. Vekaria,(unknown),Syed Adeel Hassan,(unknown),(unknown),Goo Lee,Tianyan Gao,Patrick G. Sullivan,Terrence A. Barrett	0
3	An artificial intelligence-based limited area model for forecasting of surface meteorological variables 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown),Xiaogu Zheng,Tianyan Gao,Yu Wang,Junping Yin,Juan Zhang,Xuanze Zhang,(unknown),Ying‐Ping Wang,Zhimin Zhang,(unknown),Xiaoxu Chen	1
4	RSK1-driven TRIM28/E2F1 feedback loop promotes castration-resistant prostate cancer progression 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown),Jinpeng Liu,Yanquan Zhang,Ruixin Wang,(unknown),(unknown),Derek B. Allison,Chi Wang,Tianyan Gao,Xiaoqi Liu,Ka-wing Fong	0
5	Examining Geographic Disparity: Variation in Cancer Outcomes Within Appalachia 2025 ·Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·(unknown),Pamela C. Hull,Krystle A. Lang Kuhs,Tianyan Gao,Christine F. Brainson,B. Mark Evers	0
6	Anti-β2GPI/β2GPI complex promotes thrombosis by activating the P2Y2/MAPKs pathway to increase human neutrophil peptides 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Wen Liu,Tianyan Gao,Wenying Jin,Yueqiu Gao,(unknown),Liqiong Guo,(unknown)	0
7	Potent Synergistic Effect on C-Myc–Driven Colorectal Cancers Using a Novel Indole-Substituted Quinoline with a Plk1 Inhibitor 2021 ·Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Yanqi Xie,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Vitaliy M. Sviripa,Xi Chen,Xifu Liu,Eun Y. Lee,Daheng He,Chi Wang,Tianyan Gao,Xiaoqi Liu,B. Mark Evers,David S. Watt,Chunming Liu	6
8	The leucine‐rich repeat signaling scaffolds Shoc2 and Erbin: cellular mechanism and role in disease 2020 ·FEBS Journal ·Hyein Jang,Payton D. Stevens,Tianyan Gao,Emilia Galperin	21
9	Upregulation of CPT1A is essential for the tumor-promoting effect of adipocytes in colon cancer 2020 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Xiaopeng Xiong,Yang‐An Wen,(unknown),Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva,Heidi L. Weiss,B. Mark Evers,Tianyan Gao	62
10	Erbin Suppresses KSR1-Mediated RAS/RAF Signaling and Tumorigenesis in Colorectal Cancer 2018 ·Cancer Research ·Payton D. Stevens,Yang‐An Wen,Xiaopeng Xiong,Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva,(unknown),Chi Wang,(unknown),(unknown),Tong J. Gan,Heidi L. Weiss,Masaki Inagaki,Sylvie Marchetto,Jean‐Paul Borg,Tianyan Gao	24
11	De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis-Driven Sphingolipid Metabolism Promotes Metastatic Potential of Colorectal Cancer 2018 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Naser Jafari,(unknown),Andrew J. Morris,Fredrick O. Onono,Payton D. Stevens,Tianyan Gao,Jinpeng Liu,Chi Wang,Eun Y. Lee,Heidi L. Weiss,B. Mark Evers,Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva	58
12	Beta-catenin cleavage enhances transcriptional activation 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Tatiana Goretsky,Emily Bradford,Qing Ye,(unknown),(unknown),Mary Pat Moyer,(unknown),Preetika Sinh,Josep M. Llovet,Tianyan Gao,Qing‐Bai She,Linheng Li,Terrence A. Barrett	24
13	DNA polymerase gamma (Polγ) deficiency triggers a selective mTORC2 prosurvival autophagy response via mitochondria-mediated ROS signaling 2018 ·Oncogene ·Sanjit K. Dhar,Vasudevan Bakthavatchalu,(unknown),Jing Chen,(unknown),Haining Zhu,Tianyan Gao,Daret K. St. Clair	15
14	Adipocytes activate mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and autophagy to promote tumor growth in colon cancer 2017 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Yang‐An Wen,(unknown),Jennifer W. Harris,Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva,Mihail I. Mitov,Dana Napier,Heidi L. Weiss,B. Mark Evers,Tianyan Gao	223
15	p70S6K1 (S6K1)-mediated Phosphorylation Regulates Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate 5-Kinase Type I γ Degradation and Cell Invasion 2016 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Liqing Li,Wei Li,Lei S. Qi,Jianyong Xiao,Tianyan Gao,Cai Huang	22
16	Targeted Inhibition of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Inhibits Tumorigenesis of Colorectal Cancer 2009 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Pat Gulhati,Qingsong Cai,Jing Li,Jianyu Liu,Piotr Rychahou,Suimin Qiu,Eun Y. Lee,Scott R. Silva,Kanika A. Bowen,Tianyan Gao,B. Mark Evers	145
17	PHLPP and a Second Isoform, PHLPP2, Differentially Attenuate the Amplitude of Akt Signaling by Regulating Distinct Akt Isoforms 2007 ·Molecular Cell ·John Brognard,Emma Sierecki,Tianyan Gao,Alexandra C. Newton	469
18	Proteolytic Processing of the C Terminus of the α1CSubunit of L-type Calcium Channels and the Role of a Proline-rich Domain in Membrane Tethering of Proteolytic Fragments 2000 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Brian L. Gerhardstein,Tianyan Gao,Moritz Bünemann,Tipu S. Puri,(unknown),Hong Ma,Marie Thérèse Hosey	92
19	Membrane Targeting of L-type Calcium Channels 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Andy J. Chien,Tianyan Gao,Edward Perez‐Reyes,M. Marlene Hosey	100
20	cAMP-Dependent Regulation of Cardiac L-Type Ca2+ Channels Requires Membrane Targeting of PKA and Phosphorylation of Channel Subunits 1997 ·Neuron ·Tianyan Gao,Atsuko Yatani,Mark L. Dell’Acqua,Hidenori Sako,Stuart A. Green,Nathan Dascal,John D. Scott,Marie Thérèse Hosey	422

About Tianyan Gao

Tianyan Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 99 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (22 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (14 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (1.4k citations), Molecular Biology (5.4k citations) and Cell Biology (700 citations). Tianyan Gao has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Alexandra C. Newton, Frank B. Furnari, B. Mark Evers, Heidi L. Weiss, John Brognard, Marie Thérèse Hosey, Jianyu Liu, Payton D. Stevens, Emma Sierecki and Brian L. Gerhardstein. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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