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Biology and Biochemistry
Korea
2025

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
24427
World Ranking
2610
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Seong-Jin Kim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has contributed to several research fields primarily within medicine and biochemistry. Their scholarly work spans studies in molecular biology, oncology, dermatology, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of focus are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Dermatology
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The core research topics covered in their publications comprise:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Hair Growth and Disorders

Among recent notable papers, the following stand out:

  • RNA-binding protein NONO contributes to cancer cell growth and confers drug resistance as a theranostic target in TNBC, 2020, Theranostics
  • Topical TRPM8 Agonist for Relieving Neuropathic Ocular Pain in Patients with Dry Eye: A Pilot Study, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Identification of susceptibility loci for cardiovascular disease in adults with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, 2021, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • A Potential Predictive Role of the Scalp Microbiome Profiling in Patients with Alopecia Areata: Staphylococcus caprae, Corynebacterium, and Cutibacterium Species, 2022, Microorganisms
  • Understanding the genetic architecture of the metabolically unhealthy normal weight and metabolically healthy obese phenotypes in a Korean population, 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology
  • Cancer Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ki Baik Hahm
  • Youhyun Song
  • Ja-Eun Choi
  • Yu-Jin Kwon
  • Jung Oh Kim

Best Publications

  • Activin receptor-like kinase 1 modulates transforming growth factor-β1 signaling in the regulation of angiogenesis

    S. Paul Oh;Tsugio Seki;Kendrick A. Goss;Takeshi Imamura

  • Autoinduction of transforming growth factor beta 1 is mediated by the AP-1 complex.

    Seong Jin Kim;Peter Angel;Robert Lafyatis;Kazue Hattori

  • A Transforming Growth Factor β Receptor Type II Gene Mutation Common in Colon and Gastric but Rare in Endometrial Cancers with Microsatellite Instability

    Lois L. Myeroff;Ramon Parsons;Seong Jin Kim;Lora Hedrick

  • Characterization of the promoter region of the human transforming growth factor-β1 gene

    Seong-Jin Kim;A. Glick;M. B. Sporn;A. B. Roberts

  • Methylation of the CDH1 promoter as the second genetic hit in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.

    William M. Grady;Joseph Willis;Parry J. Guilford;Anita K. Dunbier

  • Genetic changes in the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) type II receptor gene in human gastric cancer cells: correlation with sensitivity to growth inhibition by TGF-beta

    Keunchil Park;Seong Jin Kim;Yung Jue Bang;Jae Gahb Park

  • Smad4 signalling in T cells is required for suppression of gastrointestinal cancer

    Byung Gyu Kim;Cuiling Li;Wenhui Qiao;Mizuko Mamura

  • Promoter Sequences of the Human Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Gene Responsive to Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Autoinduction

    Seong-Jin Kim;Kuan-Teh Jeang;A. B. Glick;M. B. Sporn

  • Disruption of T Cell Homeostasis in Mice Expressing a T Cell–Specific Dominant Negative Transforming Growth Factor β II Receptor

    Philip J. Lucas;Seong-Jin Kim;Spencer J. Melby;Ronald E. Gress

  • Transcriptional activation of transforming growth factor beta1 and its receptors by the Kruppel-like factor Zf9/core promoter-binding protein and Sp1. Potential mechanisms for autocrine fibrogenesis in response to injury.

    Yongseok Kim;Vlad Ratziu;Shin-Geon Choi;Avraham Lalazar

  • Retinoblastoma gene product activates expression of the human TGF-β2 gene through transcription factor ATF-2

    Seong Jin Kim;Susanne Wagner;Fang Liu;Michael A. O'Reilly

  • The retinoblastoma gene product regulates Sp1-mediated transcription

    Seong Jin Kim;Uche S. Onwuta;Young Ik Lee;Rong Li

  • Transactivation of the transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) gene by human T lymphotropic virus type 1 tax: a potential mechanism for the increased production of TGF-beta 1 in adult T cell leukemia.

    Seong Jin Kim;John H. Kehrl;Jack Burton;Craig L. Tendler

  • Repression of the gene encoding the TGF-beta type II receptor is a major target of the EWS-FLI1 oncoprotein.

    Ki-Baik Hahm;Keuna Cho;Cecile Lee;Young-Hyuck Im

  • A novel mitochondrial septin-like protein, ARTS, mediates apoptosis dependent on its P-loop motif.

    Sarit Larisch;Youngsuk Yi;Rona Lotan;Hedviga Kerner

  • Haploid loss of the tumor suppressor Smad4/Dpc4 initiates gastric polyposis and cancer in mice

    Xiaoling Xu;S. G. Brodie;Xiao Yang;Y.-H. Im

  • Transforming growth factor-beta: multifunctional regulator of differentiation and development.

    A. B. Roberts;K. C. Flanders;U. I. Heine;S. Jakowlew

  • Repression of the transforming growth factor-beta 1 gene by the Wilms' tumor suppressor WT1 gene product.

    B. R. Dey;V. P. Sukhatme;A. B. Roberts;M. B. Sporn

  • Molecular mechanisms of inactivation of TGF-β receptors during carcinogenesis

    S. J. Kim;Y. H. Im;Sanford D Markowitz;Y. J. Bang

  • The androgen receptor represses transforming growth factor-β signaling through interaction with Smad3

    Jerry E. Chipuk;Susan C. Cornelius;Nicole J. Pultz;Joan S. Jorgensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anita B. Roberts
Anita B. Roberts National Institutes of Health
Michael B. Sporn
Michael B. Sporn Dartmouth College
Yung-Jue Bang
Yung-Jue Bang Seoul National University
Kyeong Sook Choi
Kyeong Sook Choi Ajou University
Robert Lafyatis
Robert Lafyatis University of Pittsburgh
David Danielpour
David Danielpour Case Western Reserve University
Francis W. Ruscetti
Francis W. Ruscetti National Institutes of Health
Michael A. O'Reilly
Michael A. O'Reilly The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adam B. Glick
Adam B. Glick Pennsylvania State University
Paul D. Robbins
Paul D. Robbins University of Minnesota

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