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58
Citations
30971
World Ranking
12877
National Ranking
146

Overview

Sung Hee Baek is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research contributions span the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with particular focus on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Oncology, Plant Science, and Physiology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Sung Hee Baek has published extensively in journals such as Nature Communications, Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Cancer, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Control of protein stability by post-translational modifications, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Roles of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) in homeostasis and diseases, 2021, Journal of Biomedical Science
  • Pontin arginine methylation by CARM1 is crucial for epigenetic regulation of autophagy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Unraveling the physiological roles of retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor α, 2021, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • PHF7 Modulates BRDT Stability and Histone-to-Protamine Exchange during Spermiogenesis, 2020, Cell Reports

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several peers, including:

  • Keun Il Kim
  • Chang Rok Kim
  • Dongha Kim
  • Young Suk Yu
  • Gibeom Kim

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • MicroRNA genes are transcribed by RNA polymerase II.

    Yoontae Lee;Minju Kim;Jinju Han;Kyu Hyun Yeom

  • Molecular determinants of resistance to antiandrogen therapy

    Charlie D Chen;Derek S Welsbie;Chris Tran;Sung Hee Baek

  • Exchange of N-CoR Corepressor and Tip60 Coactivator Complexes Links Gene Expression by NF-κB and β-Amyloid Precursor Protein

    Sung Hee Baek;Kenneth A. Ohgi;David W. Rose;Edward H. Koo

  • Identification of a Wnt/Dvl/β-Catenin → Pitx2 Pathway Mediating Cell-Type-Specific Proliferation during Development

    Chrissa Kioussi;Paola Briata;Sung Hee Baek;David W. Rose

  • AMPK–SKP2–CARM1 signalling cascade in transcriptional regulation of autophagy

    Hi Jai R. Shin;Hyunkyung Kim;Sungryong Oh;Jun Gi Lee

  • Transcriptional regulation of a metastasis suppressor gene by Tip60 and beta-catenin complexes.

    Jung Hwa Kim;Bogyou Kim;Ling Cai;Hee June Choi

  • Macrophage/Cancer Cell Interactions Mediate Hormone Resistance by a Nuclear Receptor Derepression Pathway

    Ping Zhu;Sung Hee Baek;Sung Hee Baek;Eliot M. Bourk;Kenneth A. Ohgi

  • Promoter-Specific Roles for Liver X Receptor/Corepressor Complexes in the Regulation of ABCA1 and SREBP1 Gene Expression

    Brandee L. Wagner;Annabel F. Valledor;Gang Shao;Chris L. Daige

  • Deubiquitinating enzymes: their diversity and emerging roles.

    Chin Ha Chung;Sung Hee Baek

  • EZH2 Generates a Methyl Degron that Is Recognized by the DCAF1/DDB1/CUL4 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Complex

    Ji Min Lee;Jason S. Lee;Hyunkyung Kim;Kyeongkyu Kim

  • BTB domain-containing speckle-type POZ protein (SPOP) serves as an adaptor of Daxx for ubiquitination by Cul3-based ubiquitin ligase.

    Jeong Eun Kwon;Muhnho La;Kyu Hee Oh;Young Mi Oh

  • RORα Attenuates Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling by PKCα-Dependent Phosphorylation in Colon Cancer

    Ji Min Lee;Ik Soo Kim;Hyunkyung Kim;Jason S. Lee

  • Versatile protein tag, SUMO: its enzymology and biological function.

    Keun Il Kim;Sung Hee Baek;Chin Ha Chung

  • Methylation-dependent regulation of HIF-1α stability restricts retinal and tumour angiogenesis

    Yunho Kim;Hye Jin Nam;Junyeop Lee;Do Young Park

  • Temporal regulation of a paired-like homeodomain repressor/TLE corepressor complex and a related activator is required for pituitary organogenesis.

    Jeremy S. Dasen;Juan-Pedro Martinez Barbera;Thomas S. Herman;Shawn O' Connell

  • Regulated subset of G1 growth-control genes in response to derepression by the Wnt pathway

    Sung Hee Baek;Chrissa Kioussi;Chrissa Kioussi;Paola Briata;Degeng Wang

  • Modification of ASC1 by UFM1 Is Crucial for ERα Transactivation and Breast Cancer Development

    Hee Min Yoo;Sung Hwan Kang;Jae Yeon Kim;Joo Eun Lee

  • Negative Regulation of Hypoxic Responses via Induced Reptin Methylation

    Jason S. Lee;Yunho Kim;Ik Soo Kim;Bogyou Kim

  • A New SUMO-1-specific Protease, SUSP1, That Is Highly Expressed in Reproductive Organs

    Keun Il Kim;Sung Hee Baek;Young Joo Jeon;Shigeki Nishimori;Shigeki Nishimori

Frequent Co-Authors

Chin Ha Chung
Chin Ha Chung Seoul National University
Michael G. Rosenfeld
Michael G. Rosenfeld University of California, San Diego
Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Daehee Hwang
Daehee Hwang Seoul National University
David W. Rose
David W. Rose University of California, San Diego
Yoon Kyung Jeon
Yoon Kyung Jeon Seoul National University Hospital
Dong Ha Kim
Dong Ha Kim Ewha Womans University
Bong-Kiun Kaang
Bong-Kiun Kaang Seoul National University
Christopher K. Glass
Christopher K. Glass University of California, San Diego
Hyo-Soo Kim
Hyo-Soo Kim Seoul National University Hospital

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