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Shang Fa Yang

Shang Fa Yang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
22888
World Ranking
5858
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Shang Fa Yang was affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and contributed primarily to the field of neuroscience, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their research spanned several subfields including molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, computer vision and pattern recognition, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their work extensively covered topics such as photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroscience and neural engineering, circadian rhythm and melatonin, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neural dynamics and brain function, phosphodiesterase function and regulation, and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research.

The scientist published frequently in several venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • eLife
  • Sustainability
  • PLoS ONE

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "PACmn for improved optogenetic control of intracellular cAMP", 2021, BMC Biology
  • "Visual function restoration with a highly sensitive and fast Channelrhodopsin in blind mice", 2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Other relevant papers they were associated with include:

  • "Hypothalamic dopamine neurons motivate mating through persistent cAMP signalling", 2021, Nature
  • "A modular chemigenetic calcium indicator for multiplexed in vivo functional imaging", 2024, Nature Methods

The scientist collaborated frequently with several coauthors throughout their career. Key collaborators include Shiqiang Gao, Georg Nagel, Ran Wang, Eric R. Schreiter, and Zhongming Yu.

Yang received distinctions including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1990 and was a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1982.

Best Publications

  • Ethylene biosynthesis and its regulation in higher plants

    Shang Fa Yang;Neil E. Hoffman

  • Ethylene biosynthesis: Identification of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid as an intermediate in the conversion of methionine to ethylene.

    D. O. Adams;S. F. Yang

  • A simple and sensitive assay for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid.

    M C Lizada;S F Yang

  • Xylem Transport of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid, an Ethylene Precursor, in Waterlogged Tomato Plants.

    Kent J. Bradford;Shang Fa Yang

  • 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylate synthase, a key enzyme in ethylene biosynthesis

    Yeong-Biau Yu;Douglas O. Adams;Shang Fa Yang

  • Formation of cyanide from carbon 1 of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid during its conversion to ethylene.

    Galen D. Peiser;Tsu-Tsuen Wang;Neil E. Hoffman;Shang Fa Yang

  • Purification and characterization of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase from apple fruit.

    Jian Guo Dong;Juan Carlos Fernandez-Maculet;Shang Fa Yang

  • Inhibition of ethylene production by cobaltous ion.

    Oi-Lim Lau;Shang F. Yang

  • Biosynthesis of stress ethylene induced by water deficit.

    Akiva Apelbaum;Shang Fa Yang

  • Identification of 1-(malonylamino) cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid as a major conjugate of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, an ethylene precursor in higher plants.

    Neil E. Hoffman;Shang F. Yang;Tom McKeon

  • Methionine metabolism in apple tissue: implication of s-adenosylmethionine as an intermediate in the conversion of methionine to ethylene.

    Douglas O. Adams;Shang Fa Yang

  • Biosynthesis of Wound Ethylene

    Yeong-Biau Yu;Shang Fa Yang

  • Biosynthesis and action of ethylene

    S.F. Yang

  • Induction of Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase and Increase in Phenolics in Lettuce Leaves in Relation to the Development of Russet Spotting Caused by Ethylene

    Hiroshi Hyodo;Hiroyuki Kuroda;Shang Fa Yang

  • Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Ethylene

    Thomas A. McKeon;Shang-Fa Yang

  • Differential accumulation of transcripts for four tomato 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase homologs under various conditions.

    Wing-Kin Yip;Thomas Moore;Shang Fa Yang

  • Cloning of a cDNA encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase and expression of its mRNA in ripening apple fruit.

    Jian Guo Dong;Woo Taek Kim;Wing Kin Yip;Gregory A. Thompson

  • Ethylene evolution from 2-chloroethylphosphonic Acid.

    S. F. Yang

  • The methionine salvage pathway in relation to ethylene and polyamine biosynthesis

    John H. Miyazaki;Shang Fa Yang

  • Changes in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid content in ripening fruits in relation to their ethylene production rates.

    Neil E. Hoffman;Shang Fa Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent J. Bradford
Kent J. Bradford University of California, Davis
Woo Taek Kim
Woo Taek Kim Yonsei University
Theodore C. Hsiao
Theodore C. Hsiao University of California, Davis
Michael S. Reid
Michael S. Reid University of California, Davis
Sonia Philosoph-Hadas
Sonia Philosoph-Hadas Agricultural Research Organization
Joseph Riov
Joseph Riov Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alan B. Bennett
Alan B. Bennett University of California, Davis
Jei-Fu Shaw
Jei-Fu Shaw I-Shou University
Christopher T. Walsh
Christopher T. Walsh Stanford University
Kang Chong
Kang Chong Chinese Academy of Sciences

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