Xianrong Mao

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Xianrong Mao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianrong Mao has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xianrong Mao's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (7 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers). Xianrong Mao is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (7 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers). Xianrong Mao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Xianrong Mao's co-authors include Jeffrey Milbrandt, Aaron DiAntonio, Yo Sasaki, Steven W. Barger, Daniel W. Summers, Kow Essuman, C. Michael Crowder, A. Moerman, Takashi Nakagawa and Barbara A. Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xianrong Mao

24 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

The SARM1 Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor Domain Possesses Intrinsic NAD+ Cleavage Activity that Promotes Pathological Axonal Degeneration

2017 429 citations Kow Essuman, Daniel W. Summers et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xianrong Mao United States	20	765	331	316	260	248	25	1.7k
Daniel W. Summers United States	17	1.1k 1.4×	537 1.6×	408 1.3×	284 1.1×	243 1.0×	24	2.1k
Nobumasa Hara Japan	21	573 0.7×	243 0.7×	296 0.9×	369 1.4×	214 0.9×	57	1.3k
Bindi Patel United States	18	1.1k 1.4×	236 0.7×	89 0.3×	227 0.9×	216 0.9×	25	2.1k
Matthieu Y. Pasco France	11	482 0.6×	418 1.3×	57 0.2×	127 0.5×	162 0.7×	11	1.4k
Hua She United States	17	697 0.9×	251 0.8×	64 0.2×	81 0.3×	77 0.3×	32	1.5k
Ivana Peluso Italy	15	1.1k 1.4×	203 0.6×	59 0.2×	445 1.7×	182 0.7×	20	2.2k
Jonathon L. Burman United States	12	2.2k 2.9×	593 1.8×	130 0.4×	183 0.7×	177 0.7×	14	3.6k
Michael D. Conkright United States	15	2.2k 2.9×	553 1.7×	65 0.2×	49 0.2×	234 0.9×	21	3.2k
Adam I. Fogel United States	13	2.4k 3.2×	493 1.5×	162 0.5×	288 1.1×	212 0.9×	15	4.2k
Tiemo J. Klisch United States	21	1.1k 1.4×	128 0.4×	38 0.1×	139 0.5×	103 0.4×	35	2.2k

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Bloom, A. Joseph, Xianrong Mao, Amy Strickland, et al.. (2022). Constitutively active SARM1 variants that induce neuropathy are enriched in ALS patients. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 17(1). 1–1. 68 indexed citations

Brace, E. J., Kow Essuman, Xianrong Mao, et al.. (2022). Distinct developmental and degenerative functions of SARM1 require NAD+ hydrolase activity. PLoS Genetics. 18(6). e1010246–e1010246. 11 indexed citations

Shen, Chen, Pengfei Zhang, Xianrong Mao, et al.. (2021). Multiple domain interfaces mediate SARM1 autoinhibition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(4). 41 indexed citations

Zhu, Jian, Amy Strickland, Kwang Woo Ko, et al.. (2021). Neurotoxins subvert the allosteric activation mechanism of SARM1 to induce neuronal loss. Cell Reports. 37(3). 109872–109872. 25 indexed citations

Hughes, Robert, Todd Bosanac, Xianrong Mao, et al.. (2021). Small Molecule SARM1 Inhibitors Recapitulate the SARM1−/− Phenotype and Allow Recovery of a Metastable Pool of Axons Fated to Degenerate. Cell Reports. 34(1). 108588–108588. 119 indexed citations

Essuman, Kow, Daniel W. Summers, Yo Sasaki, et al.. (2018). TIR Domain Proteins Are an Ancient Family of NAD+-Consuming Enzymes. Current Biology. 28(3). 421–430.e4. 178 indexed citations

Essuman, Kow, Daniel W. Summers, Yo Sasaki, et al.. (2017). The SARM1 Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor Domain Possesses Intrinsic NAD+ Cleavage Activity that Promotes Pathological Axonal Degeneration. Neuron. 93(6). 1334–1343.e5. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

Mao, Xianrong, et al.. (2016). Nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase promotes hypoxic survival by activating the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. Cell Death and Disease. 7(2). e2113–e2113. 17 indexed citations

Sasaki, Yo, Takashi Nakagawa, Xianrong Mao, Aaron DiAntonio, & Jeffrey Milbrandt. (2016). NMNAT1 inhibits axon degeneration via blockade of SARM1-mediated NAD+ depletion. eLife. 5. 150 indexed citations

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Mao, Xianrong, Bounleut Phanavanh, Hamdan Hamdan, A. Moerman, & Steven W. Barger. (2016). NFκB‐inducing kinase inhibits NFκB activity specifically in neurons of the CNS. Journal of Neurochemistry. 137(2). 154–163. 11 indexed citations

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Scott, Barbara A., Xianrong Mao, Yu Cong, et al.. (2013). Role of oxygen consumption in hypoxia protection by translation factor depletion. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(Pt 12). 2283–92. 17 indexed citations

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Anderson, Lori L., Xianrong Mao, Barbara A. Scott, & C. Michael Crowder. (2009). Survival from Hypoxia in C. elegans by Inactivation of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases. Science. 323(5914). 630–633. 83 indexed citations

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Mao, Xianrong, A. Moerman, Yuzhi Chen, & Steven W. Barger. (2009). Unique aspects of transcriptional regulation in neurons - nuances in NFkappaB and Sp1-related factors. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 6(1). 16–16. 44 indexed citations

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Mabon, Meghann E., et al.. (2008). Systematic Identification of Gene Activities Promoting Hypoxic Death. Genetics. 181(2). 483–496. 30 indexed citations

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Mao, Xianrong, Shao‐Hua Yang, James W. Simpkins, & Steven W. Barger. (2006). Glutamate receptor activation evokes calpain‐mediated degradation of Sp3 and Sp4, the prominent Sp‐family transcription factors in neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 100(5). 1300–1314. 42 indexed citations

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Massa, Paul T., Hossein Aleyasin, David S. Park, Xianrong Mao, & Steven W. Barger. (2006). NFκB in neurons? The Uncertainty Principle in neurobiology. Journal of Neurochemistry. 97(3). 607–618. 40 indexed citations

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Barger, Steven W., A. Moerman, & Xianrong Mao. (2005). Molecular Mechanisms of Cytokine-Induced Neuroprotection: NFκB and Neuroplasticity. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 11(8). 985–998. 31 indexed citations

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Mao, Xianrong, A. Moerman, & Steven W. Barger. (2002). Neuronal κB-binding Factors Consist of Sp1-related Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(47). 44911–44919. 33 indexed citations

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Moerman, A., et al.. (1999). Characterization of a neuronal κB-binding factor distinct from NF-κB. Molecular Brain Research. 67(2). 303–315. 40 indexed citations

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Mao, Xianrong & Steven W. Barger. (1998). Neuroprotection by dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate. Neuroreport. 9(4). 759–763. 93 indexed citations

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