Zhenkun Na

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Zhenkun Na is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenkun Na has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhenkun Na's work include RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers), Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (7 papers). Zhenkun Na is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers), Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (7 papers). Zhenkun Na collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Zhenkun Na's co-authors include Sarah A. Slavoff, Yang Luo, Shao Q. Yao, Sijun Pan, Lin Li, Mahesh Uttamchandani, Danyang Wang, Zhengqiu Li, Alexandra Khitun and Xiongwen Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhenkun Na

28 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

P-Bodies: Composition, Properties, and Functions

2018 386 citations Yang Luo, Zhenkun Na et al. Biochemistry profile →
Cancer cell-derived arginine fuels polyamine biosynthesis in tumor-associated macrophages to promote immune evasion

2025 26 citations Yinghua Zhu, Ziwei Zhou et al. Cancer Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhenkun Na Singapore	16	865	194	114	84	77	31	1.1k
John D. Bagert United States	13	960 1.1×	216 1.1×	135 1.2×	48 0.6×	57 0.7×	15	1.2k
Zhe Zhou China	12	761 0.9×	200 1.0×	125 1.1×	132 1.6×	49 0.6×	19	1.0k
Douglas S. Daniels United States	15	1.2k 1.4×	271 1.4×	99 0.9×	55 0.7×	115 1.5×	23	1.4k
Simon J. de Veer Australia	23	933 1.1×	176 0.9×	174 1.5×	86 1.0×	73 0.9×	50	1.3k
Edward A. Kesicki United States	16	769 0.9×	253 1.3×	240 2.1×	32 0.4×	65 0.8×	18	1.1k
Vaibhav Jadhav Austria	21	1.1k 1.3×	115 0.6×	95 0.8×	82 1.0×	114 1.5×	35	1.2k
Ping-Chiang Lyu Taiwan	17	572 0.7×	96 0.5×	75 0.7×	39 0.5×	119 1.5×	25	907
Jochen Spiegel Germany	16	2.9k 3.4×	461 2.4×	195 1.7×	99 1.2×	72 0.9×	19	3.1k
Chuanzheng Zhou China	23	1.1k 1.2×	320 1.6×	134 1.2×	61 0.7×	56 0.7×	60	1.3k
Gregory M. Lee United States	14	728 0.8×	62 0.3×	101 0.9×	32 0.4×	47 0.6×	21	948

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenkun Na

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Zhu, Yinghua, Ziwei Zhou, Xiaorong Lin, et al.. (2025). Cancer cell-derived arginine fuels polyamine biosynthesis in tumor-associated macrophages to promote immune evasion. Cancer Cell. 43(6). 1045–1060.e7. 26 indexed citations breakdown →

Zheng, Shu-Jian, Haomiao Su, Lichong Yan, et al.. (2025). The ERVK3-1 Microprotein Interacts with the HUSH Complex. Biochemistry. 64(15). 3372–3381.

Bacchiocchi, Antonella, Michael Mak, Xiangyu Gong, et al.. (2025). LZTR1 is a melanoma oncogene that promotes invasion and suppresses apoptosis. Oncogene. 44(41). 3974–3984.

Yuan, Jing, Xiaobao Gong, Yue Zhu, et al.. (2025). A high-affinity antibody-drug conjugates Actuximab-MMAE for potent and selective targeting of CEACAM5-Positive tumors. Cancer Letters. 620. 217685–217685. 2 indexed citations

Zhong, Jiaxin, Junying Yuan, Wenkui Fu, et al.. (2025). Nuclear PHGDH regulates macrophage polarization through transcriptional repression of GLUD1 and GLS2 in breast cancer. Cancer Biology and Medicine. 22(5). 1–23.

Chen, Yanran, Haomiao Su, Jianing Zhao, et al.. (2023). Unannotated microprotein EMBOW regulates the interactome and chromatin and mitotic functions of WDR5. Cell Reports. 42(9). 113145–113145. 14 indexed citations

Dai, Xiaoyun, Jonathan J. Park, Yaying Du, et al.. (2023). Massively parallel knock-in engineering of human T cells. Nature Biotechnology. 41(9). 1239–1255. 34 indexed citations

Na, Zhenkun, Xiaoyun Dai, Shu-Jian Zheng, et al.. (2022). Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID. Molecular Cell. 82(15). 2900–2911.e7. 34 indexed citations

Cao, Xiongwen, Alexandra Khitun, Yang Luo, et al.. (2021). Alt-RPL36 downregulates the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway by interacting with TMEM24. Nature Communications. 12(1). 508–508. 33 indexed citations

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Luo, Yang, et al.. (2020). Discovery of cellular substrates of human RNA-decapping enzyme DCP2 using a stapled bicyclic peptide inhibitor. Cell chemical biology. 28(4). 463–474.e7. 17 indexed citations

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Peng, Bo, Changmin Yu, Shubo Du, et al.. (2018). MSN‐on‐a‐Chip: Cell‐Based Screenings Made Possible on a Small‐Molecule Microarray of Native Natural Products. ChemBioChem. 19(9). 986–996. 11 indexed citations

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Na, Zhenkun, Sijun Pan, Mahesh Uttamchandani, & Shao Q. Yao. (2016). Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors of BRCA1 Discovered Using Small Molecule Microarrays. Methods in molecular biology. 1518. 139–156. 6 indexed citations

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Na, Zhenkun, Bo Peng, Shukie Ng, et al.. (2015). A Small‐Molecule Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitor of PARP1 That Targets Its BRCT Domain. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(8). 2515–2519. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Ping, Zhenkun Na, Jiaqi Fu, et al.. (2014). Microarray immobilization of biomolecules using a fast trans-cyclooctene (TCO)–tetrazine reaction. Chemical Communications. 50(80). 11818–11821. 18 indexed citations

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Na, Zhenkun, Sijun Pan, Mahesh Uttamchandani, & Shao Q. Yao. (2014). Discovery of Cell‐Permeable Inhibitors That Target the BRCT Domain of BRCA1 Protein by Using a Small‐Molecule Microarray. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(32). 8421–8426. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Ping, Chong‐Jing Zhang, Ganchao Chen, et al.. (2013). Site-specific immobilization of biomolecules by a biocompatible reaction between terminal cysteine and 2-cyanobenzothiazole. Chemical Communications. 49(77). 8644–8644. 24 indexed citations

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Fu, Jiaqi, Zhenkun Na, Mahesh Uttamchandani, & Shao Q. Yao. (2013). Profiling human Src homology 2 (SH2) domain proteins and ligand discovery using a peptide-hybrid small molecule microarray. Chemical Communications. 49(83). 9660–9660. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chong‐Jing, Jingyan Ge, Zhenkun Na, et al.. (2013). Preparation of Small‐Molecule Microarrays by trans‐Cyclooctene Tetrazine Ligation and Their Application in the High‐Throughput Screening of Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors of Bromodomains. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(52). 14060–14064. 39 indexed citations

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Na, Zhenkun, Lin Li, Mahesh Uttamchandani, & Shao Q. Yao. (2012). Microarray-guided discovery of two-photon (2P) small molecule probes for live-cell imaging of cysteinyl cathepsin activities. Chemical Communications. 48(58). 7304–7304. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Kai, Pengyu Yang, Zhenkun Na, & Shao Q. Yao. (2011). Dynamic Monitoring of Newly Synthesized Proteomes: Up‐Regulation of Myristoylated Protein Kinase A During Butyric Acid Induced Apoptosis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(30). 6776–6781. 14 indexed citations

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