Yong Tae Kwon

20.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Yong Tae Kwon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Tae Kwon has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Epidemiology and 42 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yong Tae Kwon's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (64 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (45 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (23 papers). Yong Tae Kwon is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (64 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (45 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (23 papers). Yong Tae Kwon collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Puerto Rico. Yong Tae Kwon's co-authors include Aaron Ciechanover, Takafumi Tasaki, Alexander Varshavsky, Jee Young An, Yong J. Lee, Chang Hoon Ji, Ilia V. Davydov, Bo Yeon Kim, Min Jae Lee and Anna Kashina and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yong Tae Kwon

134 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Degradation of misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases: therapeutic targets and strategies

2015 637 citations Aaron Ciechanover, Yong Tae Kwon Experimental & Molecular Medicine profile →
The Ubiquitin Code in the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System and Autophagy

2017 586 citations Yong Tae Kwon, Aaron Ciechanover profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The structure-function relationship of ATE1 R-transferase of the autophagic Arg/N-degron pathway 2025 ·Autophagy ·Su Kim, Ji Su Lee, (unknown), Wei Huang, Derek J. Taylor, Yong Tae Kwon, Yi Zhang, Chang Hoon Ji	2
2	Oligomerization and a distinct tRNA-binding loop are important regulators of human arginyl-transferase function 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Wei Huang, Su Kim, Dechen Fu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yong Tae Kwon, Chang Hoon Ji, Derek J. Taylor, Yi Zhang	2
3	An Autophagy-Targeting Chimera Induces Degradation of Androgen Receptor Mutants and AR-v7 in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer 2024 ·Cancer Research ·(unknown), Ki Woon Sung, (unknown), Abdo J. Najy, (unknown), (unknown), Su Ran Mun, Seongho Kim, (unknown), Yeon Sung Son, Dongping Shi, (unknown), Elisabeth I. Heath, Michael L. Cher, Yong Tae Kwon, (unknown)	4
4	The N-degron pathway mediates the autophagic degradation of cytosolic mitochondrial DNA during sterile innate immune responses 2024 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sung Tae Kim, Ki Sa Sung, Dae-Ho Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Yeon Sung Son, Jin‐Hyun Ahn, Dohyun Han, Yong Tae Kwon	0
5	Chemical mimetics of the N-degron pathway alleviate systemic inflammation by activating mitophagy and immunometabolic remodeling 2023 ·Experimental & Molecular Medicine ·Prashanta Silwal, Young Jae Kim, (unknown), In Soo Kim, Sang Min Jeon, (unknown), Jin Kyung Kim, Min Joung Lee, Jun Young Heo, Doo Sin Jo, Sang‐Hee Lee, Dong‐Hyung Cho, Jin‐Man Kim, Yong Tae Kwon, Eun‐Kyeong Jo	8
6	The N-degron pathway: From basic science to therapeutic applications 2023 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms ·Ah Jung Heo, Su Kim, Yong Tae Kwon, Chang Hoon Ji	7
7	The Cys-N-degron pathway modulates pexophagy through the N-terminal oxidation and arginylation of ACAD10 2022 ·Autophagy ·Sang Mi Shim, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ki Woon Sung, (unknown), Su Ran Mun, Tae‐Hyun Bae, Dong Hyun Kim, Yeon Sung Son, (unknown), (unknown), Min Jae Lee, (unknown), Yong Tae Kwon	20
8	Chemical modulation of SQSTM1/p62-mediated xenophagy that targets a broad range of pathogenic bacteria 2022 ·Autophagy ·Yoon Jee Lee, Jin Kyung Kim, (unknown), Young Jae Kim, (unknown), Su Hyun Lee, (unknown), Yeon Sung Son, Sang Mi Shim, Sang Min Jeon, Jin Ho Choe, Sang‐Hee Lee, Jake Whang, Kyung‐Cheol Sohn, Gang Min Hur, Hyun Tae Kim, Jinki Yeom, Eun‐Kyeong Jo, Yong Tae Kwon	34
9	KLK6/PAR1 Axis Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis by Regulating Cross-Talk between Tumor Cells and Macrophages 2022 ·Cells ·(unknown), Hee Jun Cho, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jong-Tae Kim, Suk Ran Yoon, Haiyoung Jung, Yong‐Kyung Choe, (unknown), Chul‐Ho Lee, Yong Tae Kwon, Bo Yeon Kim, Hee Gu Lee	10
10	Phosphorylation of β‐catenin Ser60 by polo‐like kinase 1 drives the completion of cytokinesis 2021 ·EMBO Reports ·Ji Eun Yu, Sun‐Ok Kim, (unknown), Jin Tae Hong, Joonsung Hwang, Nak‐Kyun Soung, Hyunjoo Cha‐Molstad, Yong Tae Kwon, Bo Yeon Kim, Kyung Ho Lee	9
11	p62-Induced Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Activation via the Nrf2-ATF6 Pathway Promotes Lung Tumorigenesis 2021 ·Cancers ·Ji In Kang, Dong Hyun Kim, Ki Woon Sung, Sang Mi Shim, Hyunjoo Cha‐Molstad, Nak‐Kyun Soung, Kyung Ho Lee, Joonsung Hwang, Hee Gu Lee, Yong Tae Kwon, Bo Yeon Kim	33
12	Photodynamic Therapy as a Potent Radiosensitizer in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2021 ·Cancers ·Won Jin Cho, David Kessel, J Rakowski, (unknown), Abdo J. Najy, (unknown), Seongho Kim, Yong Tae Kwon, Ikuko Kato, Harold E. Kim, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	16
13	CPPF, A Novel Microtubule Targeting Anticancer Agent, Inhibits the Growth of a Wide Variety of Cancers 2020 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Chanmi Park, Joonsung Hwang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), In‐Ja Ryoo, Kyung Ho Lee, Hyunjoo Cha‐Molstad, Yong Tae Kwon, Bo Yeon Kim, Nak‐Kyun Soung	6
14	Site-specific ubiquitination of pathogenic huntingtin attenuates its deleterious effects 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Chen Cohen-Rosenzweig, Libo Yu-Taeger, Tamar Ziv, Yong Tae Kwon, Olaf Rieß, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Noam Ziv, Aaron Ciechanover	18
15	Cep131 overexpression promotes centrosome amplification and colon cancer progression by regulating Plk4 stability 2019 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Dong Hyun Kim, Jong Seog Ahn, (unknown), Hyemin Kim, Joonsung Hwang, Kyung Ho Lee, Hyunjoo Cha‐Molstad, In‐Ja Ryoo, Jae‐Hyuk Jang, Sung‐Kyun Ko, Jin Ok Yang, Hee Gu Lee, Sangku Lee, Eun Joo Song, Jin Young Kim, Yang Hoon Huh, Yong Tae Kwon, Nak‐Kyun Soung, Bo Yeon Kim	30
16	Regulation of reticulophagy by the N-degron pathway 2019 ·Autophagy ·Chang Hoon Ji, Hee Yeon Kim, Ah Jung Heo, Min Ju Lee, Daniel Youngjae Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Bo Yeon Kim, Yong Tae Kwon	20
17	ZZ-dependent regulation of p62/SQSTM1 in autophagy 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Yi Zhang, Su Ran Mun, Juan F. Linares, Jae‐Woo Ahn, Christina G. Towers, Chang Hoon Ji, Brent E. Fitzwalter, Michael R. Holden, Wenyi Mi, Xiaobing Shi, Jorge Moscat, Andrew Thorburn, María T. Díaz‐Meco, Yong Tae Kwon, Tatiana G. Kutateladze	78
18	Secretory TRAIL-Armed Natural Killer Cell–Based Therapy: In Vitro and In Vivo Colorectal Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Xenograft 2016 ·Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Xinxin Song, (unknown), (unknown), Lisa Bailey, Per Basse, David L. Bartlett, Yong Tae Kwon, Yong J. Lee	17
19	Ablation of Arg-tRNA-protein transferases results in defective neural tube development 2016 ·BMB Reports ·Eun-Kyoung Kim, (unknown), Jung Hoon Lee, Yong Tae Kwon, Min Jae Lee	8
20	Oligomycin A enhances apoptotic effect of TRAIL through CHOP‐mediated death receptor 5 expression 2011 ·Molecular Carcinogenesis ·Long He, Jae Hyuk Jang, (unknown), Sun‐Mi Lee, (unknown), (unknown), Zigang Dong, Yong Tae Kwon, Kyung S. Lee, Ki Won Lee, (unknown), Jong Seog Ahn, Bo Yeon Kim	17

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