2026 Sharon Y.R. Dent: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	54	2312	2080	1140	1014	113	13080

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sharon Y.R. Dent is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on Molecular Biology. Other subfields of study include Oncology, Plant Science, Neurology, and Cancer Research.

The main research topics of Sharon Y.R. Dent include:

Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
RNA modifications and cancer
Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments

Their recent papers reflect ongoing contributions to the understanding of molecular mechanisms and cancer biology. Notable publications include:

Now open: Evolving insights to the roles of lysine acetylation in chromatin organization and function, 2022, Molecular Cell
Complex functions of Gcn5 and Pcaf in development and disease, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
Transcriptional Activation of MYC-Induced Genes by GCN5 Promotes B-cell Lymphomagenesis, 2020, Cancer Research
Conservation and diversity of the eukaryotic SAGA coactivator complex across kingdoms, 2021, Epigenetics & Chromatin
Targeting the SAGA and ATAC Transcriptional Coactivator Complexes in MYC-Driven Cancers, 2020, Cancer Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sharon Y.R. Dent include Evangelia Koutelou, Kevin Lin, Yue Lu, Xianghong Kuang, and Joseph C. Y. Chen. The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Cell, Science Advances, and Frontiers in Epigenetics and Epigenomics.

Sharon Y.R. Dent was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

New nomenclature for chromatin-modifying enzymes.

C. David Allis;Shelley L. Berger;Jacques Cote;Sharon R Dent

1120
Citations
Distinct roles of GCN5/PCAF‐mediated H3K9ac and CBP/p300‐mediated H3K18/27ac in nuclear receptor transactivation

Qihuang Jin;Li Rong Yu;Lifeng Wang;Zhijing Zhang

874
Citations
HDAC6 Modulates Cell Motility by Altering the Acetylation Level of Cortactin

Xiaohong Zhang;Zhigang Yuan;Yingtao Zhang;Sarah Yong

795
Citations
Histone H3 lysine 4 methylation is mediated by Set1 and required for cell growth and rDNA silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Scott D. Briggs;Mary Bryk;Brian D. Strahl;Wang L. Cheung

762
Citations
Chromatin modifiers and remodellers: regulators of cellular differentiation

Taiping Chen;Sharon Y. R. Dent

708
Citations
Cross-regulation of histone modifications

John A Latham;Sharon Y R Dent

530
Citations
DANPOS: dynamic analysis of nucleosome position and occupancy by sequencing.

Kaifu Chen;Yuanxin Xi;Xuewen Pan;Zhaoyu Li

400
Citations
AF9 YEATS Domain Links Histone Acetylation to DOT1L-Mediated H3K79 Methylation.

Yuanyuan Li;Hong Wen;Yuanxin Xi;Kaori Tanaka

383
Citations
Multiple faces of the SAGA complex

Evangelia Koutelou;Calley L. Hirsch;Sharon Y.R. Dent

295
Citations
The HP1α–CAF1–SetDB1-containing complex provides H3K9me1 for Suv39-mediated K9me3 in pericentric heterochromatin

Alejandra Loyola;Alejandra Loyola;Alejandra Loyola;Hideaki Tagami;Tiziana Bonaldi;Danièle Roche

261
Citations
Regulation of the osteoblast‐specific transcription factor Osterix by NO66, a Jumonji family histone demethylase

Krishna M Sinha;Hideyo Yasuda;Madelene M Coombes;Sharon Y R Dent

219
Citations
Gcn5 and SAGA Regulate Shelterin Protein Turnover and Telomere Maintenance

Boyko S. Atanassov;Yvonne A. Evrard;Asha S. Multani;Zhijing Zhang

212
Citations
R loops stimulate genetic instability of CTG·CAG repeats

Yunfu Lin;Sharon Y. R. Dent;John H. Wilson;Robert D. Wells

210
Citations
Transcriptional repression by Tup1-Ssn6

Tania M. MalavéT.M. Malavé;Sharon Y.R. DentS.Y. Dent

200
Citations
Histone modifying enzymes and cancer: going beyond histones

Ke Zhang;Sharon Y R Dent

197
Citations
Chromatin “Prepattern” and Histone Modifiers in a Fate Choice for Liver and Pancreas

Cheng Ran Xu;Philip A. Cole;David J. Meyers;Jay Kormish;Jay Kormish

190
Citations
c-Myc transformation domain recruits the human STAGA complex and requires TRRAP and GCN5 acetylase activity for transcription activation.

Xiaohui Liu;Jerusalem Tesfai;Yvonne A. Evrard;Sharon Y.R. Dent

186
Citations
The Set1 Methyltransferase Opposes Ipl1 Aurora Kinase Functions in Chromosome Segregation

Ke Zhang;Wenchu Lin;John A. Latham;Gary M. Riefler

186
Citations
Loss of Gcn5 Acetyltransferase Activity Leads to Neural Tube Closure Defects and Exencephaly in Mouse Embryos

Ping Bu;Yvonne A. Evrard;Yvonne A. Evrard;Guillermina Lozano;Sharon Y Roth Dent

182
Citations
Regulation of the osteoblast-specific transcription factor Osterix by NO66, a Jumonji family histone demethylase This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalauthorandsourcearecredited.Thislicensedoesnot permit commercial exploitation without specific permission.

Krishna M Sinha;Hideyo Yasuda;Madelene M Coombes;Sharon Yr Dent

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Frequent Co-Authors

Yue Lu The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Michelle Craig Barton The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mark T. Bedford The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Xiaobing Shi Van Andel Institute

Michael P. Washburn University of Kansas

Deyu Fang Northwestern University

Jason Roszik The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jerry L. Workman Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Jianjun Shen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Richard D. Wood The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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