Zhi‐Jie Liu

13.6k citations

184 papers · 5.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 41

Molecular Biology top 2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
Immunology top 5%
Infectious Diseases top 2%
Materials Chemistry top 10%

Co-authors: Bi‐Cheng Wang Songying Ouyang Neil Shaw Tian Hua Eugene S. Vysotski John P. Rose Suwen Zhao Wei Ding
Topics: Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers)Enzyme Structure and Function (21 papers)Protein Structure and Dynamics (15 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Immunology
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: China United States Russia

In The Last Decade

Zhi‐Jie Liu

179 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs

2019 396 citations Qingtong Zhou, Dehua Yang et al. eLife profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural basis of stepwise proton sensing-mediated GPCR activation 2025 ·Cell Research ·Xu Yue,Peng Li,(unknown),Bingjie Zhang,Xiaodan Zhang,(unknown),Yuan Pei,Xiaoting Li,(unknown),Wenqing Shui,Lijie Wu,Huji Xu,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Tian Hua	1
2	Crystal structures of agonist-bound human cannabinoid receptor CB1 2025 ·Nature ·Tian Hua,Kiran Vemuri,Spyros P. Nikas,Yiran Wu,Lu Qu,Mengchen Pu,Anisha Korde,Shan Jiang,Jo‐Hao Ho,Gye Won Han,Kang Ding,Xuanxuan Li,Haiguang Liu,Michael A. Hanson,Suwen Zhao,Laura Bohn,Alexandros Makriyannis,Raymond C. Stevens,Zhi‐Jie Liu	1
3	A novel tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile-crosslinked quercetin/chitosan adsorbent and its adsorption properties for dyes 2023 ·Journal of Molecular Structure ·(unknown),Hongliu Jiang,(unknown),(unknown),Zhi‐Jie Liu,Fu‐An He	11
4	Structural basis of selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Xiaoting Li,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Partha Mukhopadhyay,János Pálóczi,Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa,(unknown),(unknown),Lijie Wu,(unknown),Richard J. B. H. N. van den Berg,Antonius P. A. Janssen,Aron H. Lichtman,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Pál Pacher,Mario van der Stelt,Laura H. Heitman,Tian Hua	35
5	Structural basis of selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation 2023 ·Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances ·Xiaoting Li,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Partha Mukhopadhyay,(unknown),Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa,(unknown),(unknown),Lijie Wu,(unknown),(unknown),Antonius P. A. Janssen,Aron H. Lichtman,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Pál Pacher,Mario van der Stelt,Laura H. Heitman,Tian Hua	2
6	Polydopamine-modification of a magnetic composite constructed from citric acid–cross-linked cyclodextrin and graphene oxide for dye removal from waters 2023 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·(unknown),Hongliu Jiang,Kwok Ho Lam,Zhipeng Hu,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Huaying Wang,(unknown),Omirserik Baigenzhenov,Ahmad Hosseini–Bandegharaei,Fu‐An He	17
7	Structural insights into the activation of chemokine receptor CXCR2 2021 ·FEBS Journal ·Kaiwen Liu,Ling Shen,Meng Wu,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Tian Hua	12
8	Rational Remodeling of Atypical Scaffolds for the Design of Photoswitchable Cannabinoid Receptor Tools 2021 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Tao Hu,Guoxun Zheng,Dongxiang Xue,Simeng Zhao,Fei Li,Fang Zhou,Fei Zhao,Linshan Xie,(unknown),Tian Hua,Suwen Zhao,Yueming Xu,Guisheng Zhong,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Alexandros Makriyannis,Raymond C. Stevens,Houchao Tao	12
9	PTPN3 Inhibits the Growth and Metastasis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma via Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling 2020 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·(unknown),Junping Yang,(unknown),Rui Sun,Yun Cao,Lisheng Zheng,Li‐Xia Peng,(unknown),Yan Mei,(unknown),Dong‐Fang Meng,Zhi‐Jie Liu,(unknown),Fangjian Zhou,Bi‐Jun Huang,Chao‐Nan Qian	19
10	ETV4 is a theranostic target in clear cell renal cell carcinoma that promotes metastasis by activating the pro-metastatic gene FOSL1 in a PI3K-AKT dependent manner 2020 ·Cancer Letters ·Liang Xu,Hao Hu,Li-Sheng Zheng,(unknown),Yan Mei,Li-Xia Peng,(unknown),(unknown),Dong‐Fang Meng,(unknown),Zhi‐Jie Liu,Xinjian Li,Bi-Jun Huang,Chao-Nan Qian	28
11	Structural basis of CXC chemokine receptor 2 activation and signalling 2020 ·Nature ·Kaiwen Liu,Lijie Wu,Shuguang Yuan,Meng Wu,Yueming Xu,Qianqian Sun,Shu Li,Suwen Zhao,Tian Hua,Zhi‐Jie Liu	166
12	Complete genome sequence and antimicrobial activity of Bacillus velezensis JT3-1, a microbial germicide isolated from yak feces 2020 ·3 Biotech ·Youquan Li,Xuan Li,Dan Jia,Junlong Liu,Jinming Wang,Aihong Liu,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Guiquan Guan,Guangyuan Liu,Jianxun Luo,Hong Yin	18
13	A Novel G Protein-Biased and Subtype-Selective Agonist for a G Protein-Coupled Receptor Discovered from Screening Herbal Extracts 2020 ·ACS Central Science ·Bingjie Zhang,Simeng Zhao,Dehua Yang,Yiran Wu,Xin Ye,(unknown),Xi‐Ping Huang,Xiaoqing Cai,Wen Sun,Na Ye,Yueming Xu,Yao Peng,Suwen Zhao,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Guisheng Zhong,Ming‐Wei Wang,Wenqing Shui	36
14	Molecular Mechanism of Acetate Transport through the Acetate Channel SatP 2019 ·Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling ·Meng Wu,Liping Sun,Qingtong Zhou,Yao Peng,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Suwen Zhao	8
15	Elucidating the active δ-opioid receptor crystal structure with peptide and small-molecule agonists 2019 ·Science Advances ·(unknown),Jing Yu,Véronique Blais,Nilkanth Patel,Charlotte Martin,Lijie Wu,Gye Won Han,Brian J. Holleran,(unknown),Kate L. White,Michael A. Hanson,Philippe Sarret,Louis Gendron,Vadim Cherezov,Vsevolod Katritch,Steven Ballet,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Christa E. Müller,Raymond C. Stevens	86
16	Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRsbreakdown → 2019 ·eLife ·Qingtong Zhou,Dehua Yang,Meng Wu,Yu Guo,Wanjing Guo,Zhong Li,Xiaoqing Cai,Antao Dai,Wonjo Jang,Eugene I. Shakhnovich,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Raymond C. Stevens,Nevin A. Lambert,M. Madan Babu,Ming‐Wei Wang,Suwen Zhao	396
17	Structural Basis of the Diversity of Adrenergic Receptors 2019 ·Cell Reports ·Lu Qu,Qingtong Zhou,Yueming Xu,Yu Guo,Xiaoyu Chen,Deqiang Yao,Gye Won Han,Zhi‐Jie Liu,Raymond C. Stevens,Guisheng Zhong,Dong Wu,Suwen Zhao	34
18	Ligand identification of the adenosine A_2Areceptor in self-assembled nanodiscs by affinity mass spectrometry 2017 ·Analytical Methods ·Jun Ma,Yan Lu,Dong Wu,Yao Peng,(unknown),Chao Peng,Ronald J. Quinn,Wenqing Shui,Zhi‐Jie Liu	5
19	Structural Basis for the Inhibition of Human 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase by N10-Substituted Folate Analogues 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Dong Wu,Yang Li,Gaojie Song,Chongyun Cheng,Rongguang Zhang,A. Joachimiak,Neil Shaw,Zhi‐Jie Liu	19
20	Investigations of the bonding layer in commercial CVD coated cemented carbide inserts 2004 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·Zhi‐Jie Liu,Zi‐Kui Liu,(unknown),(unknown),A. Inspektor	15

About Zhi‐Jie Liu

Zhi‐Jie Liu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, having authored 184 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (21 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (3.6k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (898 citations) and Immunology (814 citations). Zhi‐Jie Liu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Bi‐Cheng Wang, Songying Ouyang, Neil Shaw, Tian Hua, Eugene S. Vysotski, John P. Rose, Suwen Zhao, Wei Ding, Raymond C. Stevens and Meng Wu. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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