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63
Citations
20673
World Ranking
10010
National Ranking
4383

Overview

Jae-Hyuk Yu is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, contributing extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as agricultural and biological sciences and medicine. Their research work spans multiple subfields such as plant science, molecular biology, pharmacology, food science, and infectious diseases.

Their main topics of study include mycotoxins in agriculture and food, fungal and yeast genetics research, fungal biology and applications, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, and wheat and barley genetics and pathology.

Jae-Hyuk Yu has published numerous papers across scientific journals, with notable recent works including:

  • Regulation of Conidiogenesis in Aspergillus flavus, 2022, published in Cells
  • Comprehensive Review of Aflatoxin Contamination, Impact on Health and Food Security, and Management Strategies in Pakistan, 2022, published in Toxins
  • Transcriptomic, Protein-DNA Interaction, and Metabolomic Studies of VosA, VelB, and WetA in Aspergillus nidulans Asexual Spores, 2021, published in mBio
  • Development of a novel homogeneous immunoassay using the engineered luminescent enzyme NanoLuc for the quantification of the mycotoxin fumonisin B1, 2020, published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Analysis of E.U. Rapid Alert System (RASFF) Notifications for Aflatoxins in Exported U.S. Food and Feed Products for 2010-2019, 2021, published in Toxins

Frequent collaborators have included Hee-Soo Park, Heungyun Moon, Mi-Kyung Lee, Ye-Eun Son, and Dasol Choi, with coauthorship counts ranging from 11 to 24 publications.

Jae-Hyuk Yu's research has appeared in multiple scientific venues with the highest concentration of publications in:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Cells
  • Toxins
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Microbiology Spectrum

The diversity of publication venues and collaborations indicates a broad engagement with research communities focused on fungal biology, toxicology, and agricultural sciences. The scientist's work particularly addresses issues regarding fungal pathogens, mycotoxin contamination, and related biosynthetic and genetic mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

  • Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Christina Cuomo;Li Jun Ma

  • Double-joint PCR: a PCR-based molecular tool for gene manipulations in filamentous fungi.

    Jae Hyuk Yu;Zsuzsanna Hamari;Kap Hoon Han;Jeong Ah Seo

  • Occurrence, Toxicity, and Analysis of Major Mycotoxins in Food

    Ahmad Alshannaq;Jae Hyuk Yu

  • VelB/VeA/LaeA Complex Coordinates Light Signal with Fungal Development and Secondary Metabolism

    Özgür Bayram;Sven Krappmann;Min Ni;Jin Woo Bok

  • Asexual Sporulation in Aspergillus nidulans

    Thomas H. Adams;Jenny K. Wieser;Jae-Hyuk Yu

  • Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Filamentous Fungi

    Jae-Hyuk Yu;Nancy Keller

  • Twenty-five coregulated transcripts define a sterigmatocystin gene cluster in Aspergillus nidulans.

    D W Brown;J H Yu;J H Yu;H S Kelkar;M Fernandes

  • Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald P. de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

  • Aspergillus sporulation and mycotoxin production both require inactivation of the FadA Gα protein-dependent signaling pathway

    Julie K. Hicks;Jae‐Hyuk Yu;Nancy P. Keller;Thomas H. Adams

  • The Aspergillus FlbA RGS domain protein antagonizes G protein signaling to block proliferation and allow development

    J. H. Yu;J. Wieser;T. H. Adams

  • Genetic control of asexual sporulation in filamentous fungi

    Hee-Soo Park;Jae-Hyuk Yu

  • LaeA Control of Velvet Family Regulatory Proteins for Light-Dependent Development and Fungal Cell-Type Specificity

    Özlem Sarikaya Bayram;Özgür Bayram;Oliver Valerius;Hee Soo Park

  • Conservation of structure and function of the aflatoxin regulatory gene aflR from Aspergillus nidulans and A. flavus

    Jae-Hyuk Yu;Robert A. E. Butchko;Mary Fernandes;Nancy P. Keller

  • A novel regulator couples sporogenesis and trehalose biogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans.

    Min Ni;Jae-Hyuk Yu

  • The nsdD gene encodes a putative GATA-type transcription factor necessary for sexual development of Aspergillus nidulans.

    Kap-Hoon Han;Kyu-Yong Han;Jae-Hyuk Yu;Keon-Sang Chae

  • Fungal cytochrome P450 monooxygenases: Their distribution, structure, functions, family expansion, and evolutionary origin

    Wanping Chen;Mi-Kyung Lee;Colin Jefcoate;Sun Chang Kim

  • Sterigmatocystin biosynthesis in Aspergillus nidulans requires a novel type I polyketide synthase.

    J H Yu;T J Leonard

  • Heterotrimeric G protein signaling and RGSs in Aspergillus nidulans.

    Jae-Hyuk Yu

  • Additional file 8: of Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard H. Braus
Gerhard H. Braus University of Göttingen
Claudio Scazzocchio
Claudio Scazzocchio Imperial College London
Jennifer R. Wortman
Jennifer R. Wortman Broad Institute
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
David B. Archer
David B. Archer University of Nottingham
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Berl R. Oakley
Berl R. Oakley University of Kansas
Alla Lapidus
Alla Lapidus Saint Petersburg State University
Sun Chang Kim
Sun Chang Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Camila Caldana
Camila Caldana Max Planck Society

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