Robert Tjian

85.3k citations
337 papers · 69.9k · 46 hit papers · h-index 137

Impact in

    • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
    • RNA Research and Splicing
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
    • RNA modifications and cancer
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
    • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
    • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Aging top 0.1%

Papers in

    • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 163
    • RNA Research and Splicing 113
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 55
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 54
    • RNA modifications and cancer 36
    • Virus-based gene therapy research 26

Robert Tjian

337 papers receiving 67.6k citations

Robert Tjian's Hit Papers

Enhancer–promoter interactions and transcription are largely maintained upon acute loss of CTCF, cohesin, WAPL or YY1 2022 · 230 citations
2300+11+22Years since publication250500750

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Robert Tjian
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  • Molecular Biology 55.5k
  • Aging 1.0k
  • Genetics 13.6k
  • Virology 1.5k
  • Immunology 6.7k
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All Works

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Transcriptional Regulation in Mammalian Cells by Sequence-Specific DNA Binding Proteins
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19892874
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Purified transcription factor AP-1 interacts with TPA-inducible enhancer elements
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19871899
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Isolation of cDNA encoding transcription factor Sp1 and functional analysis of the DNA binding domain
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19871490
4
Purification and Biochemical Characterization of the Promoter-Specific Transcription Factor, Sp1
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19861377
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The promoter-specific transcription factor Sp1 binds to upstream sequences in the SV40 early promoter
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19831334
6
Analysis of Sp1 in vivo reveals mutiple transcriptional domains, including a novel glutamine-rich activation motif
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19881289
7
Human Proto-Oncogene c- jun Encodes a DNA Binding Protein with Structural and Functional Properties of Transcription Factor AP-1
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19871238
8
Control of eukaryotic messenger RNA synthesis by sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins
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19851140
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Affinity purification of sequence-specific DNA binding proteins.
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19861122
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A cellular DNA-binding protein that activates eukaryotic transcription and DNA replication
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1987997
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Transcriptional activation: A complex puzzle with few easy pieces
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1994989
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Promoter-specific activation of RNA polymerase II transcription by Sp1
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1986989
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Transcription regulation and animal diversity
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2003948
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Mechanism of transcriptional activation by Sp1: Evidence for coactivators
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1990940
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Positive and negative regulation of transcription in vitro: Enhancer-binding protein AP-2 is inhibited by SV40 T antigen
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1987922
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Two distinct RNase activities of CRISPR-C2c2 enable guide-RNA processing and RNA detection
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2016902
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O-glycosylation of eukaryotic transcription factors: Implications for mechanisms of transcriptional regulation
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1988795
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Two distinct transcription factors bind to the HSV thymidine kinase promoter in vitro
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1985772
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The proline-rich transcriptional activator of CTF/NF-I is distinct from the replication and DNA binding domain
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1989726
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A family of human CCAAT-box-binding proteins active in transcription and DNA replication: cloning and expression of multiple cDNAs
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1988693

About Robert Tjian

Robert Tjian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Immunology and Plant Science, having authored 337 papers that have together received 69.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (163 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (113 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (55 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (54 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (36 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (26 papers), Polyomavirus and related diseases (25 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (55.5k citations), Aging (1.0k citations), Genetics (13.6k citations), Virology (1.5k citations) and Immunology (6.7k citations). Robert Tjian has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Pamela J. Mitchell, James T. Kadonaga, William S. Dynan, B. Franklin Pugh, Katherine A. Jones, Arie Admon, Albert J. Courey, Xavier Darzacq, Stephen P. Jackson and Michael Levine. Their work appears in journals such as Cell, Genes & Development, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science and Nature.

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