Xintong Cai

740 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

Xintong Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Xintong Cai has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Xintong Cai's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Xintong Cai is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Xintong Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xintong Cai's co-authors include Pascal S. Kaeser, Changliang Liu, Yulong Li, Shutao Zheng, Brigitte Schlegelberger, Zayd M. Khaliq, Stefan Hallermann, Andreas Ritzau‐Jost, P. Kramer and John T. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Xintong Cai

28 papers receiving 455 citations

Hit Papers

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An action potential initiation mechanism in distal axons for the control of dopamine release

2022 122 citations Changliang Liu, Xintong Cai et al. Science profile →

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Synphen H. Wu United States

Euan Parnell United States

Elena Vezzoli Italy

Alessandra Folci Italy

Yosef Avchalumov United States

Krithi Irmady United States

Rhalena A. Thomas Canada

Sebastian Illes Sweden

Karen C. Dietz United States

Young‐Jin Kang United States

Synphen H. Wu United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xintong Cai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Xintong, et al.. (2025). Adenomyosis and endometrial cancer: determining its role as a biological contributor or incidental coexistence. BMC Cancer. 25(1). 984–984.

Zhao, Shihong, Hongyan Huang, Xintong Cai, et al.. (2025). Causal relationship between Faecalibacterium abundance and risk of Faecalibacterium-related diseases: a two-sample bi-directional Mendelian randomisation study. Beneficial Microbes. 16(3). 363–376.

Cai, Xintong, Changliang Liu, Iku Tsutsui‐Kimura, et al.. (2024). Dopamine dynamics are dispensable for movement but promote reward responses. Nature. 635(8038). 406–414. 19 indexed citations

Cai, Xintong, et al.. (2024). Identification of Disulfidptosis-Related LncRNA Subtypes, Establishment of a Prognostic Signature, and Characterization of Immune Infiltration in Ovarian Cancer. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 28(16). 2897–2916. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Jianfeng, et al.. (2024). Glycometabolism and lipid metabolism related genes predict the prognosis of endometrial carcinoma and their effects on tumor cells. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 571–571. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Yue, Wei Chen, Jing Qi, et al.. (2023). D-galactose causes sinoatrial node dysfunction: from phenotype to mechanism. Aging. 15(21). 12551–12569. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Li, et al.. (2023). Construction and comprehensive analysis of a curoptosis-related lncRNA signature for predicting prognosis and immune response in cervical cancer. Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1023613–1023613. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Yinuo, et al.. (2023). Future directions in ventilator-induced lung injury associated cognitive impairment: a new sight. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1308252–1308252. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Liang, Hua Ye, Xintong Cai, et al.. (2022). Recombinase polymerase amplification combined with fast DNA extraction for on–spot identification of Deinagkistrodon acutus, a threatened species. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 69–78. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Changliang, Xintong Cai, Andreas Ritzau‐Jost, et al.. (2022). An action potential initiation mechanism in distal axons for the control of dopamine release. Science. 375(6587). 1378–1385. 122 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Yue, Lu Ren, Jing Qi, et al.. (2022). NRF‐2/HO‐1 Pathway‐Mediated SHOX2 Activation Is a Key Switch for Heart Rate Acceleration by Yixin‐Fumai Granules. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 8488269–8488269. 6 indexed citations

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Cai, Xintong, et al.. (2022). Several nAChRs gene variants are associated with phenotypes of heroin addiction in Chinese Han population. Neuroscience Letters. 774. 136532–136532. 2 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Aditi, Cordelia Imig, Noa Lipstein, et al.. (2021). Molecular and functional architecture of striatal dopamine release sites. Neuron. 110(2). 248–265.e9. 31 indexed citations

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Chen, Keyan, Yongping Lu, Jing Qi, et al.. (2021). Yixin-Fumai granules improve sick sinus syndrome in aging mice through Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway: A new target for sick sinus syndrome. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 277. 114254–114254. 13 indexed citations

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Cai, Xintong, et al.. (2020). microRNA-422a Inhibits DCC Expression in a Manner Dependent on SNP rs12607853. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 160(2). 63–71. 2 indexed citations

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Robinson, Brooks G., Xintong Cai, Jiexin Wang, et al.. (2019). RIM is essential for stimulated but not spontaneous somatodendritic dopamine release in the midbrain. eLife. 8. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianbo, Peng Yan, Xintong Cai, et al.. (2018). A 35.8 kilobases haplotype spanning ANKK1 and DRD2 is associated with heroin dependence in Han Chinese males. Brain Research. 1688. 54–64. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianbo, Bo Chen, Jing He, et al.. (2016). Blockade of Cannabinoid CB1 receptor attenuates the acquisition of morphine-induced conditioned place preference along with a downregulation of ERK, CREB phosphorylation, and BDNF expression in the nucleus accumbens and hippocampus. Neuroscience Letters. 630. 70–76. 34 indexed citations

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El‐Gazzar, Ahmed, Xintong Cai, Rebecca S. Reeves, et al.. (2013). Effects on tumor development and metastatic dissemination by the NKG2D lymphocyte receptor expressed on cancer cells. Oncogene. 33(41). 4932–4940. 12 indexed citations

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Cai, Xintong, et al.. (1998). Assignment<footref rid="foot01">1</footref> of human putative tumor suppressor genes ST13 (alias SNC6) and ST14 (alias SNC19) to human chromosome bands 22q13 and 11q24→q25 by in situ hybridization. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 83(1-2). 56–57. 65 indexed citations

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