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52
Citations
9770
World Ranking
16686
National Ranking
200

Overview

Yoon Ki Kim is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their primary research focus lies within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions spanning 96 publications. Medicine also forms part of their research scope, represented by 25 publications.

The scientist's work concentrates heavily on Molecular Biology, highlighted by 77 publications, complemented by research in Surgery, Cell Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Cancer Research. Their research delves into various interconnected topics including RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Circular RNAs in diseases, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Cancer-related gene regulation, and MicroRNA in disease regulation.

Frequent publication venues for Yoon Ki Kim include:

  • Nature Communications (8 publications)
  • Experimental & Molecular Medicine (4 publications)
  • Nucleic Acids Research (4 publications)
  • Molecules and Cells (4 publications)
  • Trends in Genetics (3 publications)

Yoon Ki Kim has collaborated regularly with a group of co-authors, namely:

  • Hyun Jung Hwang (13 collaborations)
  • Joori Park (11 collaborations)
  • Jeeyoon Chang (10 collaborations)
  • Yeonkyoung Park (9 collaborations)
  • Min Kyung Shin (7 collaborations)

Several recent publications illustrate the themes explored by Yoon Ki Kim and collaborators:

  • "The emerging role of RNA modifications in the regulation of mRNA stability," 2020, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • "Molecular Mechanisms Driving mRNA Degradation by m6A Modification," 2020, Trends in Genetics
  • "LC3B is an RNA-binding protein to trigger rapid mRNA degradation during autophagy," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "A high-resolution temporal atlas of the SARS-CoV-2 translatome and transcriptome," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Molecular mechanisms of circular RNA translation," 2024, Experimental & Molecular Medicine

Best Publications

  • Mammalian Staufen1 recruits Upf1 to specific mRNA 3'UTRs so as to elicit mRNA decay.

    Yoon Ki Kim;Luc Furic;Luc DesGroseillers;Lynne E. Maquat

  • Endoribonucleolytic Cleavage of m6A-Containing RNAs by RNase P/MRP Complex.

    Ok Hyun Park;Hongseok Ha;Yujin Lee;Sung Ho Boo

  • The emerging role of RNA modifications in the regulation of mRNA stability

    Sung Ho Boo;Yoon Ki Kim

  • Molecular Mechanisms Driving mRNA Degradation by m6A Modification

    Yujin Lee;Junho Choe;Junho Choe;Ok Hyun Park;Yoon Ki Kim

  • Upf1 Phosphorylation Triggers Translational Repression during Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay

    Olaf Isken;Yoon Ki Kim;Nao Hosoda;Greg L. Mayeur

  • Protein-protein interaction among hnRNPs shuttling between nucleus and cytoplasm

    Jong Heon Kim;Bumsuk Hahm;Yoon Ki Kim;Mieyoung Choi

  • Quantitative microarray profiling provides evidence against widespread coupling of alternative splicing with nonsense-mediated mRNA decay to control gene expression

    Qun Pan;Arneet L. Saltzman;Yoon Ki Kim;Christine Misquitta

  • LIN28A Is a Suppressor of ER-Associated Translation in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Jun Cho;Hyeshik Chang;S. Chul Kwon;Baekgyu Kim

  • Staufen1 regulates diverse classes of mammalian transcripts.

    Yoon Ki Kim;Luc Furic;Marc Parisien;François Major

  • Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L interacts with the 3' border of the internal ribosomal entry site of hepatitis C virus.

    Bumsuk Hahm;Yoon Ki Kim;Jong Heon Kim;Tae Yoon Kim

  • Regulation of Multiple Core Spliceosomal Proteins by Alternative Splicing-Coupled Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay

    Arneet L. Saltzman;Yoon Ki Kim;Qun Pan;Matthew M. Fagnani

  • In vivo regeneration of murine prostate from dissociated cell populations of postnatal epithelia and urogenital sinus mesenchyme.

    Li Xin;Hisamitsu Ide;Yoon Kim;Purnima Dubey

  • SMD and NMD are competitive pathways that contribute to myogenesis: effects on PAX3 and myogenin mRNAs

    Chenguang Gong;Yoon Ki Kim;Collynn F. Woeller;Yalan Tang

  • Human proline-rich nuclear receptor coregulatory protein 2 mediates an interaction between mRNA surveillance machinery and decapping complex.

    Hana Cho;Kyoung Mi Kim;Yoon Ki Kim

  • Translation of polioviral mRNA is inhibited by cleavage of polypyrimidine tract-binding proteins executed by polioviral 3C(pro).

    Sung Hoon Back;Yoon Ki Kim;Woo Jae Kim;Sungchan Cho

  • MG53-induced IRS-1 ubiquitination negatively regulates skeletal myogenesis and insulin signalling

    Jae Sung Yi;Jun Sub Park;Young Mi Ham;Nga Nguyen

  • UPFront and center in RNA decay: UPF1 in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and beyond

    Yoon K.I. Kim;Lynne E. Maquat

  • CBP80 promotes interaction of Upf1 with Upf2 during nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in mammalian cells.

    Nao Hosoda;Yoon Ki Kim;Yoon Ki Kim;Yoon Ki Kim;Fabrice Lejeune;Fabrice Lejeune;Fabrice Lejeune;Lynne E Maquat

  • La autoantigen enhances translation of Bip mRNA

    Yoon Ki Kim;Sung Hoon Back;Jungmin Rho;Song Hee Lee

  • Domains I and II in the 5' nontranslated region of the HCV genome are required for RNA replication.

    Yoon Ki Kim;Chon Saeng Kim;Song Hee Lee;Sung Key Jang

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne E. Maquat
Lynne E. Maquat University of Rochester
Sung-Jea Ko
Sung-Jea Ko Korea University
Haiwei Song
Haiwei Song Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Cheolju Lee
Cheolju Lee Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Luc DesGroseillers
Luc DesGroseillers University of Montreal
Eui Ju Choi
Eui Ju Choi Korea University
Hong Gil Nam
Hong Gil Nam Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Coleen T. Murphy
Coleen T. Murphy Princeton University
Benjamin J. Blencowe
Benjamin J. Blencowe University of Toronto
Michinori Kohara
Michinori Kohara Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

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