X. Shawn Liu

6.7k citations

41 papers · 3.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 24

Aging top 2%
Molecular Biology top 5%
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 7
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 6
Business and International Management top 5%
Cell Biology top 5%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 13
Oncology top 5%
- Cancer-related Molecular Pathways 6
Genetics
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 10
Neurology
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research 4
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments 3
Cognitive Neuroscience
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research 3

Co-authors: Rudolf Jaenisch Richard A. Young Xiaoqi Liu Xuebing Wu Daniel Benjamin Dadon Jian ShuHao WuJi Xiong
Cited by: Aging Molecular Biology Business and International Management
Partner nations: United States Spain China

In The Last Decade

X. Shawn Liu

39 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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2018 Rescue of Fragile X Syndrome Neurons by DNA Methylation Editing of the FMR1 Gene
2016 Editing DNA Methylation in the Mammalian Genome
2014 Stromal response to Hedgehog signaling restrains pancreatic cancer progression

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1	Mitochondrial dysfunction and increased reactive oxygen species production in MECP2 mutant astrocytes and their impact on neurons Danielle L. Tomasello,M. Inmaculada Barrasa,David Mankus,Katia I Alarcon,Abigail K. R. Lytton‐Jean,X. Shawn Liu,Rudolf Jaenisch	2024	8
2	A genetically encoded actuator boosts L-type calcium channel function in diverse physiological settings Pedro J. del Rivero Morfin,D. Chavez,Srinidhi Jayaraman,Lin Yang,Stefanie M. Geisler,Audrey Lauris Kochiss,Petronel Tuluc,Henry M. Colecraft,Steven O. Marx,X. Shawn Liu,Anjali M. Rajadhyaksha,Manu Ben‐Johny	2024	1
3	Chronic activation of a negative engram induces behavioral and cellular abnormalities Alexandra L. Jellinger,Rebecca L. Suthard,Bingbing Yuan,Michelle Surets,Evan A. Ruesch,Albit J. Caban,X. Shawn Liu,Monika Shpokayte,Steve Ramirez	2024	2
4	A genetically encoded actuator selectively boosts L-type calcium channels in diverse physiological settings Pedro J. del Rivero Morfin,Diego Scala-Chávez,Srinidhi Jayaraman,Lin Yang,Audrey Lauris Kochiss,Henry M. Colecraft,X. Shawn Liu,Steven O. Marx,Anjali M. Rajadhyaksha,Manu Ben‐Johny	2024	1
5	MECP2 directly interacts with RNA polymerase II to modulate transcription in human neurons Yi Liu,Anthony Flamier,George W. Bell,Annette J. Diao,Troy W. Whitfield,Hao‐Che Wang,Yizhe Wu,Fabian Schulte,Max Friesen,Ruisi Guo,Maisam Mitalipova,X. Shawn Liu,Seychelle M. Vos,Richard A. Young,Rudolf Jaenisch	2024	21
6	Multiplex epigenome editing of MECP2 to rescue Rett syndrome neurons Junming Qian,Xiaonan Guan,Bing Xie,Chuanyun Xu,Jacqueline Niu,Xin Tang,Charles H. Li,Henry M. Colecraft,Rudolf Jaenisch,X. Shawn Liu	2023	49
7	Hippocampal cells segregate positive and negative engrams Monika Shpokayte,Olivia McKissick,Xiaonan Guan,Bingbing Yuan,Bahar Rahsepar,Fernando R. Fernandez,Evan A. Ruesch,Stephanie L. Grella,John A. White,X. Shawn Liu,Steve Ramirez	2022	32
8	Fragile X Syndrome Patient–Derived Neurons Developing in the Mouse Brain Show FMR1-Dependent Phenotypes Marine Krzisch,Hao Wu,Bingbing Yuan,Troy W. Whitfield,X. Shawn Liu,Dongdong Fu,Carrie M. Garrett-Engele,Andrew Khalil,Tenzin Lungjangwa,Jennifer Shih,Aaron N. Chang,Stephen T. Warren,Angela Cacace,Kristin Andrykovich,Rosalie Rietjens,Owen B. Wallace,Mriganka Sur,Bhav Jain,Rudolf Jaenisch	2022	0
9	Edaravone efficacy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with reduced forced vital capacity: Post-hoc analysis of Study 19 (MCI186-19) [clinical trial NCT01492686] Benjamin Rix Brooks,Terry Heiman‐Patterson,Martina Wiedau‐Pazos,X. Shawn Liu,Jeffrey Zhang,Stephen Apple	2022	17
10	MeCP2 links heterochromatin condensates and neurodevelopmental disease Charles H. Li,Eliot L. Coffey,Alessandra Dall’Agnese,Nancy M. Hannett,Xin Tang,Jonathan E. Henninger,Jesse M. Platt,Ozgur Oksuz,Alicia V. Zamudio,Lena K. Afeyan,Jurian Schuijers,X. Shawn Liu,Styliani Markoulaki,Tenzin Lungjangwa,Gary LeRoy,Devon S. Svoboda,Emile Wogram,Tong Ihn Lee,Rudolf Jaenisch,Richard A. Young	2020	146
11	Pharmacological enhancement of KCC2 gene expression exerts therapeutic effects on human Rett syndrome neurons and Mecp2 mutant mice Xin Tang,Jesse Drotar,Keji Li,Cullen Clairmont,A. Sophie Brumm,Austin Sullins,Hao Wu,X. Shawn Liu,Jinhua Wang,Nathanael S. Gray,Mriganka Sur,Rudolf Jaenisch	2019	89
12	Plk1 Phosphorylation of Orc2 and Hbo1 Contributes to Gemcitabine Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer Bing Song,X. Shawn Liu,Steven J. Rice,Shihuan Kuang,Bennett D. Elzey,Stephen F. Konieczny,Timothy L. Ratliff,Tony R. Hazbun,E. Gabriela Chiorean,Xiaoqi Liu	2012	62
13	Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1): an Unexpected Player in DNA Replication Bing Song,X. Shawn Liu,Xiaoqi Liu	2012	38
14	Chemical Visualization of Phosphoproteomes on Membrane Anton Iliuk,X. Shawn Liu,Liang Xue,Xiaoqi Liu,W. Andy Tao	2012	24
15	Plk1 Phosphorylation of Orc2 Promotes DNA Replication under Conditions of Stress Bing Song,X. Shawn Liu,(unknown),Korbin M. Davis,Xiaoqi Liu	2011	58
16	Polo-like kinase 1 phosphorylation of p150 ^Glued facilitates nuclear envelope breakdown during prophase Hongchang Li,X. Shawn Liu,Xiaoming Yang,Bing Song,Yun Wang,Xiaoqi Liu	2010	41
17	The substrates of Plk1, beyond the functions in mitosis X. Shawn Liu,Bing Song,Xiaoqi Liu	2010	43
18	Phosphorylation of CLIP‐170 by Plk1 and CK2 promotes timely formation of kinetochore–microtubule attachments Hongchang Li,X. Shawn Liu,Xiaoming Yang,Yingmin Wang,Yun Wang,Jerrold R. Turner,Xiaoqi Liu	2010	76
19	Cdc2-mediated Phosphorylation of CLIP-170 Is Essential for Its Inhibition of Centrosome Reduplication Xiaoming Yang,Hongchang Li,X. Shawn Liu,Anping Deng,Xiaoqi Liu	2009	23
20	Accuracy of Liquid-Based Pap Tests Ming Guo,Lulin Hu,Leanne Martin,X. Shawn Liu,Mithra Baliga,Michael D. Hughson	2005	17

About X. Shawn Liu

X. Shawn Liu is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience, having authored 41 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (13 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (10 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (4 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (92 citations), Molecular Biology (2.3k citations) and Business and International Management (55 citations). X. Shawn Liu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and China. Frequent co-authors include Rudolf Jaenisch, Richard A. Young, Xiaoqi Liu, Xuebing Wu, Daniel Benjamin Dadon, Jian Shu, Hao Wu, Ji Xiong, Szymon Czauderna and Yonatan Stelzer.

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