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Sung-Hoon Kim

Sung-Hoon Kim

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
28364
World Ranking
3128
National Ranking
19

Overview

Sung-Hoon Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Their work spans a range of subfields including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA research and splicing, interferon and immune responses, as well as advancements in battery materials and technologies. These topics reflect a focus on molecular and cellular processes alongside applications in materials science.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sung-Hoon Kim include Jong-Min Oh, Ina Yoon, Dae Gyu Kim, Nahum Sonenberg, and Jiwon Kong.

Publication venues where the scientist has contributed multiple papers include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Sustainability
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine

Selected recent publications are as follows:

  • "PHD1 controls muscle mTORC1 in a hydroxylation-independent manner by stabilizing leucyl tRNA synthetase" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Early onset diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease patients via amyloid-β oligomers-sensing probe in cerebrospinal fluid" (2024), Nature Communications
  • "Secreted Akkermansia muciniphila threonyl-tRNA synthetase functions to monitor and modulate immune homeostasis" (2023), Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and amino acid signaling" (2020), Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • "Amine-Functionalized Lignin as an Eco-Friendly Antioxidant for Rubber Compounds" (2023), ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Best Publications

  • PHD1 controls muscle mTORC1 in a hydroxylation-independent manner by stabilizing leucyl tRNA synthetase.

    Gommaar D’Hulst;Inés Soro-Arnaiz;Evi Masschelein;Koen Veys

  • MicroRNA Expression Profiles in Serous Ovarian Carcinoma

    Eun Ji Nam;Heejei Yoon;Sang Wun Kim;Hoguen Kim

  • The BioMart community portal: an innovative alternative to large, centralized data repositories

    Damian Smedley;Syed Haider;Steffen Durinck;Luca Pandini

  • Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Is an Intracellular Leucine Sensor for the mTORC1-Signaling Pathway

    Jung Min Han;Seung Jae Jeong;Min Chul Park;Gyuyoup Kim

  • Pre-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is elevated in epithelial ovarian cancer and predicts survival after treatment

    HanByoul Cho;Hye Won Hur;Sang Wun Kim;Sung Hoon Kim

  • Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases and their connections to disease

    Sang Gyu Park;Paul Schimmel;Sunghoon Kim

  • Functional expansion of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and their interacting factors: new perspectives on housekeepers

    Sang Gyu Park;Karla L. Ewalt;Sunghoon Kim

  • Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and tumorigenesis: more than housekeeping.

    Sunghoon Kim;Sungyong You;Daehee Hwang

  • Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complexes: beyond translation.

    Sang Won Lee;Byeong Hoon Cho;Sang Gyu Park;Sunghoon Kim

  • Noncanonical Function of Glutamyl-Prolyl-tRNA Synthetase: Gene-Specific Silencing of Translation

    Prabha Sampath;Prabha Sampath;Barsanjit Mazumder;Barsanjit Mazumder;Vasudevan Seshadri;Carri A. Gerber

  • Accumulation of the authentic parkin substrate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase cofactor, p38/JTV-1, leads to catecholaminergic cell death.

    Han Seok Ko;Rainer Von Coelln;Sathya R. Sriram;Seong Who Kim

  • Human lysyl-tRNA synthetase is secreted to trigger proinflammatory response

    Sang Gyu Park;Hye Jin Kim;You Hong Min;Eung-Chil Choi

  • Diagnosis and staging of primary ovarian cancer: Correlation between PET/CT, Doppler US, and CT or MRI

    Eun Ji Nam;Mi Jin Yun;Young Taik Oh;Jae Wook Kim

  • Patient-Specific Orthotopic Glioblastoma Xenograft Models Recapitulate the Histopathology and Biology of Human Glioblastomas In Situ

    Kyeung Min Joo;Jinkuk Kim;Juyoun Jin;Misuk Kim

  • Glutamine-dependent Antiapoptotic Interaction of Human Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase with Apoptosis Signal-regulating Kinase 1

    Young Gyu Ko;Eun Kyoung Kim;Taeho Kim;Heonyong Park

  • Long non-coding RNA HOTAIR is associated with human cervical cancer progression

    Hee Jung Kim;Dae Woo Lee;Ga Won Yim;Eun Ji Nam

  • DNA looping generated by DNA bending protein IHF and the two domains of lambda integrase.

    L. Moitoso De Vargas;Sunghoon Kim;A. Landy

  • Transumbilical single-port access versus conventional total laparoscopic hysterectomy: surgical outcomes

    Ga Won Yim;Yong Wook Jung;Jiheum Paek;San Hui Lee

  • Heat shock protein hsp72 is a negative regulator of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1.

    Hee Sae Park;Ssang Goo Cho;Chang Kyun Kim;Hyun Sub Hwang

  • Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases as therapeutic targets

    Nam Hoon Kwon;Paul L. Fox;Sunghoon Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Young Tae Kim
Young Tae Kim Seoul National University Hospital
Young Hee Lee
Young Hee Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Jung Weon Lee
Jung Weon Lee Seoul National University
Nam-In Baek
Nam-In Baek Kyung Hee University
Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim Kyung Hee University
Do-Hyun Nam
Do-Hyun Nam Samsung Medical Center
Jung Hyun Jeong
Jung Hyun Jeong Pukyong National University
Daehee Hwang
Daehee Hwang Seoul National University
Chanhee Chae
Chanhee Chae Seoul National University
Kwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn Kyung Hee University

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