Zhi-Chun Lai

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Zhi-Chun Lai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi-Chun Lai has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zhi-Chun Lai's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (23 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (10 papers). Zhi-Chun Lai is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (23 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (10 papers). Zhi-Chun Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Saudi Arabia. Zhi-Chun Lai's co-authors include Kun‐Liang Guan, Bin Zhao, Weiquan Li, Li Li, Jindan Yu, Xiaomu Wei, Xin Ye, Joungmok Kim, Jiandie D. Lin and Jianjun Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Zhi-Chun Lai

45 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Inactivation of YAP oncoprotein by the Hippo pathway is involved in cell contact inhibition and tissue growth control

2007 2.4k citations Bin Zhao, Xiaomu Wei et al. Genes & Development profile →
TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control

2008 1.9k citations Bin Zhao, Xin Ye et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers

Zhi-Chun Lai

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Kieran F. Harvey Australia

Shian Wu China

Yonggang Zheng United States

Toshiro Moroishi Japan

Nailing Zhang United States

Karen Tumaneng United States

Ryan S. Udan United States

Steven W. Plouffe United States

Hairi Li United States

Hidemasa Goto Japan

Kieran F. Harvey Australia

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5.6k ×1.1

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5.1k ×1.2

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841 ×1.3

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405 ×0.9

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479 ×1.3

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Citations per year, relative to Zhi-Chun Lai Zhi-Chun Lai (= 1×) peers Kieran F. Harvey

Countries citing papers authored by Zhi-Chun Lai

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhi-Chun Lai

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi-Chun Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhi-Chun Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhi-Chun Lai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Zhi-Chun Lai. Zhi-Chun Lai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Jensen, Matthew, Lucilla Pizzo, Erika Gedvilaite, et al.. (2020). Drosophila models of pathogenic copy-number variant genes show global and non-neuronal defects during development. PLoS Genetics. 16(6). e1008792–e1008792. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yifan, et al.. (2018). Dual Role of a C-Terminally Truncated Isoform of Large Tumor Suppressor Kinase 1 in the Regulation of Hippo Signaling and Tissue Growth. DNA and Cell Biology. 38(1). 91–106. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yifan, et al.. (2016). The defender against apoptotic cell death 1 gene is required for tissue growth and efficient N-glycosylation in Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental Biology. 420(1). 186–195. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Qiu & Zhi-Chun Lai. (2014). Recent progress in studies of factors that elicit pancreatic β-cell expansion. Protein & Cell. 6(2). 81–87. 5 indexed citations

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Tian, Yu, John F. Bachman, & Zhi-Chun Lai. (2014). Mutation analysis of large tumor suppressor genes LATS1 and LATS2 supports a tumor suppressor role in human cancer. Protein & Cell. 6(1). 6–11. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Jiong, Xiaohong Chen, Xiangming Ding, et al.. (2013). LATS2 Suppresses Oncogenic Wnt Signaling by Disrupting β-Catenin/BCL9 Interaction. Cell Reports. 5(6). 1650–1663. 63 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yifan, et al.. (2013). Hippo activation through homodimerization and membrane association for growth inhibition and organ size control. Developmental Biology. 375(2). 152–159. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yifan & Zhi-Chun Lai. (2013). Mob as tumor suppressor is regulated by bantam microRNA through a feedback loop for tissue growth control. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 439(4). 438–442. 8 indexed citations

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Song, Shilin, Yuan Yuan, Jinfeng Lü, et al.. (2013). The Drosophila ortholog of breast cancer metastasis suppressor gene, dBrms1, is critical for developmental timing through regulating ecdysone signaling. Developmental Biology. 380(2). 344–350. 6 indexed citations

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Yu, Fa‐Xing, Yifan Zhang, Hyun Woo Park, et al.. (2013). Protein kinase A activates the Hippo pathway to modulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Genes & Development. 27(11). 1223–1232. 272 indexed citations

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Ye, Xin, et al.. (2012). Akt is negatively regulated by Hippo signaling for growth inhibition in Drosophila. Developmental Biology. 369(1). 115–123. 35 indexed citations

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Ye, Xin, Nikolas Nikolaidis, Masatoshi Nei, & Zhi-Chun Lai. (2009). Evolution of the mob Gene Family. 1. 1–11. 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Bin, Xin Ye, Jindan Yu, et al.. (2008). TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control. Genes & Development. 22(14). 1962–1971. 1934 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Yongfei, Vikas Gupta, Li-Lun Ho, et al.. (2008). Both upstream and downstream intergenic regions are critical for the mob as tumor suppressor gene activity in Drosophila. FEBS Letters. 582(12). 1766–1770.

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Wei, Xiaomu, Takeshi Shimizu, & Zhi-Chun Lai. (2007). Mob as tumor suppressor is activated by Hippo kinase for growth inhibition in Drosophila. The EMBO Journal. 26(7). 1772–1781. 176 indexed citations

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Lai, Zhi-Chun, Xiaomu Wei, Takeshi Shimizu, et al.. (2005). Control of Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis by Mob as Tumor Suppressor, Mats. Cell. 120(5). 675–685. 472 indexed citations

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Ramos, Edward, et al.. (2003). Identifying functional cis-acting regulatory modules of the yan gene in Drosophila melanogaster. Development Genes and Evolution. 213(2). 83–89. 2 indexed citations

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Rohrbaugh, Margaret, et al.. (2002). Notch Activation of yan Expression Is Antagonized by RTK/Pointed Signaling in the Drosophila Eye. Current Biology. 12(7). 576–581. 50 indexed citations

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Lai, Zhi-Chun, Mark Fortini, & Gerald M. Rubin. (1991). The embryonic expression patterns of zfh-1 and zfh-2, two Drosophila genes encoding novel zinc-finger homeodomain proteins. Mechanisms of Development. 34(2-3). 123–134. 153 indexed citations

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Fortini, Mark, Zhi-Chun Lai, & Gerald M. Rubin. (1991). The Drosophila zfh-1 and zfh-2 genes encode novel proteins containing both zinc-finger and homeodomain motifs. Mechanisms of Development. 34(2-3). 113–122. 141 indexed citations

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