Zhenkun Na

1.7k citations

31 papers · 1.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 16

Co-authors: Sarah A. Slavoff Yang Luo Shao Q. Yao Sijun Pan Lin Li Mahesh Uttamchandani Danyang Wang Zhengqiu Li
Topics: RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers)Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (7 papers)Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (7 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Organic Chemistry Cancer Research
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Angewandte Chemie International Edition Nature Communications
Partner nations: Singapore United States China

In The Last Decade

Zhenkun Na

28 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cancer cell-derived arginine fuels polyamine biosynthesis in tumor-associated macrophages to promote immune evasionbreakdown → 2025 ·Cancer Cell ·Yinghua Zhu,Ziwei Zhou,(unknown),Xiaorong Lin,(unknown),Si Chen,Yiwei Sun,(unknown),Zhenkun Na,Zhi‐Yong Wu,Jiaxin Zhong,(unknown),(unknown),Wenkui Fu,Hongde Li,Man‐Li Luo,Hai Hu	26
2	The ERVK3-1 Microprotein Interacts with the HUSH Complex 2025 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Shu-Jian Zheng,Haomiao Su,Lichong Yan,Jin-Young Choi,Joan Vaughan,Antonella Bacchiocchi,Zhenkun Na,Xiongwen Cao,Ruth Halaban,Alan Saghatelian,Joseph Craft,Y. Grace Chen,Sarah A. Slavoff	0
3	LZTR1 is a melanoma oncogene that promotes invasion and suppresses apoptosis 2025 ·Oncogene ·Antonella Bacchiocchi,Michael Mak,(unknown),Xiangyu Gong,Mario Sznol,Zhenkun Na,Haomiao Su,Lok-Hei Chan,Qin Yan,Dejian Zhao,(unknown),James Knight,Sarah A. Slavoff,Ruth Halaban	0
4	A high-affinity antibody-drug conjugates Actuximab-MMAE for potent and selective targeting of CEACAM5-Positive tumors 2025 ·Cancer Letters ·(unknown),(unknown),Jing Yuan,Xiaobao Gong,Yue Zhu,Hongde Li,(unknown),Fang Zheng,Yuliang Ran,Zhenkun Na,Hai Hu	2
5	Nuclear PHGDH regulates macrophage polarization through transcriptional repression of GLUD1 and GLS2 in breast cancer 2025 ·Cancer Biology and Medicine ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Jiaxin Zhong,Junying Yuan,(unknown),(unknown),Wenkui Fu,Hongde Li,Hai Hu,Zhenkun Na	0
6	Unannotated microprotein EMBOW regulates the interactome and chromatin and mitotic functions of WDR5 2023 ·Cell Reports ·Yanran Chen,Haomiao Su,Jianing Zhao,Zhenkun Na,(unknown),Antonella Bacchiocchi,Ken H. Loh,Ruth Halaban,Zhentian Wang,Xiongwen Cao,Sarah A. Slavoff	14
7	Massively parallel knock-in engineering of human T cells 2023 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Xiaoyun Dai,Jonathan J. Park,Yaying Du,Zhenkun Na,Stanley Z. Lam,Ryan D. Chow,Paul Renauer,Jianlei Gu,Xin Shan,Zhiyuan Chu,Cun Liao,Paul Clark,Hongyu Zhao,Sarah A. Slavoff,Sidi Chen	34
8	Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID 2022 ·Molecular Cell ·Zhenkun Na,Xiaoyun Dai,Shu-Jian Zheng,(unknown),Ken H. Loh,Haomiao Su,Yang Luo,(unknown),Xiongwen Cao,Susan J. Baserga,Sidi Chen,Sarah A. Slavoff	34
9	Alt-RPL36 downregulates the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway by interacting with TMEM24 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Xiongwen Cao,Alexandra Khitun,Yang Luo,Zhenkun Na,(unknown),Khomkrit Sappakhaw,(unknown),Chayasith Uttamapinant,Sarah A. Slavoff	33
10	Discovery of cellular substrates of human RNA-decapping enzyme DCP2 using a stapled bicyclic peptide inhibitor 2020 ·Cell chemical biology ·Yang Luo,Jeremy A. Schofield,Zhenkun Na,(unknown),Matthew D. Simon,Sarah A. Slavoff	17
11	MSN‐on‐a‐Chip: Cell‐Based Screenings Made Possible on a Small‐Molecule Microarray of Native Natural Products 2018 ·ChemBioChem ·Bo Peng,Changmin Yu,Shubo Du,Si Si Liew,Xin Mao,Peiyan Yuan,Zhenkun Na,Shao Q. Yao	11
12	Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors of BRCA1 Discovered Using Small Molecule Microarrays 2016 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Zhenkun Na,Sijun Pan,Mahesh Uttamchandani,Shao Q. Yao	6
13	A Small‐Molecule Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitor of PARP1 That Targets Its BRCT Domain 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Zhenkun Na,Bo Peng,Shukie Ng,Sijun Pan,Jun‐Seok Lee,Han‐Ming Shen,Shao Q. Yao	39
14	Microarray immobilization of biomolecules using a fast trans-cyclooctene (TCO)–tetrazine reaction 2014 ·Chemical Communications ·Ping Wang,Zhenkun Na,Jiaqi Fu,(unknown),Huatang Zhang,Shao Q. Yao,Hongyan Sun	18
15	Discovery of Cell‐Permeable Inhibitors That Target the BRCT Domain of BRCA1 Protein by Using a Small‐Molecule Microarray 2014 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Zhenkun Na,Sijun Pan,Mahesh Uttamchandani,Shao Q. Yao	32
16	Site-specific immobilization of biomolecules by a biocompatible reaction between terminal cysteine and 2-cyanobenzothiazole 2013 ·Chemical Communications ·Ping Wang,Chong‐Jing Zhang,Ganchao Chen,Zhenkun Na,Shao Q. Yao,Hongyan Sun	24
17	Profiling human Src homology 2 (SH2) domain proteins and ligand discovery using a peptide-hybrid small molecule microarray 2013 ·Chemical Communications ·Jiaqi Fu,Zhenkun Na,Mahesh Uttamchandani,Shao Q. Yao	2
18	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 2013 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Chong‐Jing Zhang,(unknown),Jingyan Ge,Zhenkun Na,Grace Y. J. Chen,Mahesh Uttamchandani,Hongyan Sun,Shao Q. Yao	39
19	Microarray-guided discovery of two-photon (2P) small molecule probes for live-cell imaging of cysteinyl cathepsin activities 2012 ·Chemical Communications ·Zhenkun Na,Lin Li,Mahesh Uttamchandani,Shao Q. Yao	21
20	Dynamic Monitoring of Newly Synthesized Proteomes: Up‐Regulation of Myristoylated Protein Kinase A During Butyric Acid Induced Apoptosis 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Kai Liu,Pengyu Yang,Zhenkun Na,Shao Q. Yao	14

About Zhenkun Na

Zhenkun Na is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 31 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers), Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (865 citations), Organic Chemistry (194 citations) and Cancer Research (77 citations). Zhenkun Na has collaborated with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

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