Publication

- Kim, J., Byun, I., Kim, D. Y., Joh, H., Kim, H. J., & Lee, M. J. “Targeted protein degradation directly engaging lysosomes or proteasomes” Chem Soc Rev 53, 3253-3272 (2024)  ----------  IF 46.2

- Le, L., L, J., Im, D., Park, S., Hwang, K.-D., Lee, J. H., Jiang, Y., Lee, Y.-S., Suh, Y. H., Kim, H. I. & Lee, M. J. “Self-aggregating tau fragments recapitulate pathologic phenotype and neurotoxicity of Alzheimer’s disease in mice” Advanced Science 10, 2302035 (2023)  ----------  IF 15.1

- Choi, W. H., Yun, Y., Byun, I., Kim, S., Lee, S., Sim, J., Levi, S., Park, S. H., Jun, J., Kleifeld, O., Kim, K. P., Han, D., Chiba, T., Seok, C., Kwon, Y. T., Glickman, M., H., & Lee, M. J. “ECPAS/Ecm29-mediated 26S proteasome disassembly is an adaptive response to glucose starvation” Cell Reports 42, 112701 (2023)  ----------  IF 9.995  

- Shim, S. M., Choi, H. R., Kwon, C. H., Kim, H. Y., Sung, K. W., Jung, E. J., Mun, S. R., Bae, T. H., Kim, D. H., Yeon, Y. S., Son, S., Lee, M. J.*, Park, J.* & Kwon, Y. T.* “The Cys/N-degron pathway modulates pexophagy through the N-terminal oxidation and arginylation of ACAD10” Autophagy 19, 1641-1661 (2022) (*: co-corresponding authors) ----------  IF 13.391   (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

- Kim, J. H., Lee, J., Choi, W. H., Park, S., Park, S. H., Lim, S. M. Mun, J. Y., Cho, H.-S., Han, D., Lee, J. H., Lee, M. J. "CHIP-mediated hyperubiquitylation of tau promotes its self-assembly into insoluble tau filaments" Chemical Science 12, 5599-5610 (2021)  ----------  IF 9.996 (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

- Choi, W. H., Yun, Y., Park, S., Jeon, J. H., Lee, J., Yang, S., Jung, C. H., Lee, J. H., Kim, N.-K., Kwon, Y. T., Han, D., Lim, S. M., and Lee, M. J., “Aggresomal sequestration and STUB1-mediated ubiquitination during mammalian proteaphagy of inhibited proteasomes” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117, 19190-19200 (2020)   ----------  IF 12.279  (Top 10% in  in Multidisciplinary Sciences) 

- Lee, J. H., Park, S., Kim, E., Lee, M. J. "Negative-Feedback Coordination between Proteasomal Activity and Autophagic Flux" Autophagy 15, 726-728 (2019)   ----------  IF 13.391   (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

- Kim, E., Park, S., Lee., J. H., Choi, W. H., Lee, J., Kim, J. H., Park, D. H., Choi, E. K., Kim, H. M., Kim, Y. K., Kim, K. P., Kang, M.-J., Lee, M. J. "Dual function of USP14 deubiquitinase in cellular proteasomal activity and autophagic flux" Cell Reports 24, 732-743 (2018)  ---------- IF 9.995 

- Choi, T. S., Lee, J., Han, J. Y., Chung, B. C., Wonkongkathep, P., Loo, J. A., Lee., M. J.*, Kim, H. I.*   "Supramolecular modulation of structural polymorphism in pathogenic a-synuclein fibrils using Cu(II) coordination " Angewandte Chemie International Edition  57, 3099-3103 (2018) (*: co-corresponding authors)   ----------  IF 16.823  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

- Choi, W. H., de Poot, S., Lee, J. H., Kim, J. H., Han, D. H., Kim, Y. K., Finley, D., & Lee, M. J. "Open-gate mutants of the mammalian proteasome show enhanced ubiquitin-conjugate degradation" [link] Nature Communications 7, 10963, doi:10/1038/ncomms10963 (2016)   ----------  IF 17.694  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

- Jiang, Y., Lee, J., Lee, J. H., Lee, J. W., Kim. J. H., Choi, W. H., Yoo, Y. D., Cha-Molstad, H., Kim, B. Y., Kwon, Y. T., Noh, S. A., Kim, K. P., & Lee, M. J. "The arginylation branch of the N-end rule pathway positively regulates cellular autophagic flux and clearance of proteotoxic protein" [link] Autophagy 12, 2197-2212 (2016)   ----------  IF 13.391  (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

- Lee, J. H., Jiang, Y., Kwon, Y. T., & Lee, M. J. "Pharmacological modulation of the N-end rule pathway and its therapeutic implications" [link] Trends in Pharmacological Sciences  36, 782-797 (2015)  ----------  IF 17.638  (Top 10% in Pharmacology and Pharmacy)

- Han, D. H., Na, H.-K., Choi, W. H., Lee, J. H., Kim, Y. K., Lee, S.-H., Kuret, J., Min, D.-H., & Lee, M. J. "Direct cellular delivery of human proteasomes to delay tau aggregation". [link] Nature Communications 5, 5633, doi:10/1038/ncomms6633 (2014)  -----------  IF 17.694  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

- Jiang, Y., Pore, S. K., Lee, J. H., Sriram, S., Binh, M. K., Zakrzewska, A., Han, D. H., Kim, Y., Banerjee, R., Lee, S.-H., & Lee, M. J. "Characterization of the mammalian N-degrons and development of heterovalent inhibitors of the N-recognins". [link] Chemical Science 4, 3339-3346 (2013)  ----------  IF 9.996 (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

- Lee, M. J.*, Lee., J. H., & Rubinsztein, D. "Tau degradation: Ubiquitin-proteasome system versus autophagy-lysosome system". [link] Progress in Neurobiology 105, 49-59 (2013) (*: corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 10.885  (Top 10 in Neurosciences)

- Lee, B.-H.*, Lee, M. J.*, Park, S., Chen, P.-C., Gartner, C., Oh, D.-C., Dimova, N., Hanna, J., Gygi, S. P., Wilson, M. W., King, R. W., & Finley, D. "Enhancement of proteasome activity by a small-molecule inhibitor of Usp14". [link] Nature 467, 179-184 (2010) (*, equal contribution)  ----------  IF 49.962  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

- Lee, M. J., Pal, K., Tasaki, T., Roy, S., Jiang, Y., An, J. Y., Banerjee, R., & Kwon, Y. T. "Synthetic heterovalentinhibitors targeting recognition E3 components of the N-end rule pathway". [link] Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105, 100-105 (2008)  ----------  IF 12.279  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences) (Eigenfactor 1.557)

- Lee, M. J., Tasaki, T., Moroi, K., An, J. Y., Kimura, S., Davydov,I. V., & Kwon, Y. T. "RGS4 and RGS5 are in vivosubstrates of the N-end rule pathway". [link] Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102, 15030-15035 (2005)  ----------  IF 12.279  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences) (Eigenfactor 1.55

75. Jiang, Y., Kim, J., Kim, H. Y., Lee, M. J. “Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated 20S Proteasome Delivery Facilitates Tau Protein Degradation” (in manuscript preparation)

74. Jeong, D., Park, S. H., Kim, J., Kim, H., Koh, J., Jeon, Y. K., Tasaki, T., Kwon, Y. T., Han, D., Cho, S.-Y., Lee, M. J. “Tumor-Promoting UBR4 Coordinates Impaired Mitophagy-Associated Senescence and Lung Adenocarcinoma Pathogenesis” (submitted)

73. Le, T. H. L., Lee, J. H., & Lee, M. J. “Self-assembly of tau fragments as a key pathologic event in tauopathies” Neural Regen Res 19, 2565-2566 (2024) ----------  IF 6.1

72. Kim, J., Byun, I., Kim, D. Y., Joh, H., Kim, H. J., & Lee, M. J.* “Targeted protein degradation directly engaging lysosomes or proteasomes” Chem Soc Rev 53, 3253-3272 (2024)  ----------  IF 46.2

71. Le, T. H. L., Park, S., Lee, J. H., & Lee, M. J. “N-recognins UBR1 and UBR2 as central ER stress sensors in mammals” Molecules & Cells 47, 100001 (2024) ----------  IF 3.8

70. Byun, I., Seo, H., Kim, J., Jeong, D., Han, D., & Lee, M. J.* “Purification and characterization of different proteasome species from mammalian cells” STAR Protocols 4, 102748 (2023) ----------  IF 1.48

69. Le, L., L, J., Im, D., Park, S., Hwang, K.-D., Lee, J. H., Jiang, Y., Lee, Y.-S., Suh, Y. H., Kim, H. I. & Lee, M. J.* “Self-aggregating tau fragments recapitulate pathologic phenotype and neurotoxicity of Alzheimer’s disease in mice” Advanced Science 10, 2302035 (2023)  ----------  IF 15.1

68. Park, S. H., Lee, S. E., Jeon, J. H., Lee, J. H., Itakura, E., Chang, S.*, Choi, W. H.*, & Lee, M. J.* “Formation of aggresomes with hydrogel-like characteristics by proteasome inhibition” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1866, 194932 (2023) ----------  IF 6.304   

67.  Choi, W. H., Yun, Y., Byun, I., Kim, S., Lee, S., Sim, J., Levi, S., Park, S. H., Jun, J., Kleifeld, O., Kim, K. P., Han, D., Chiba, T., Seok, C., Kwon, Y. T., Glickman, M., H., & Lee, M. J. “ECPAS/Ecm29-mediated 26S proteasome disassembly is an adaptive response to glucose starvation” Cell Reports 42, 112701 (2023)  ----------  IF 9.995  

66. Park, J., Kim, J., Hwang, S., Oh, D., Du, Y. E., Nam, S.-J., Park, H.-G., Lee, M. J.* & Oh, D.-C.* “Sadopeptins A and B, sulfoxide and piperidone-containing cyclic heptapeptides with proteasome inhibitory activity from Streptomyces sp.” Journal of Natural Products doi: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00978 (2023) (*: co-corresponding authors) ----------  IF 4.803 

65. Shim, S. M., Choi, H. R., Kwon, C. H., Kim, H. Y., Sung, K. W., Jung, E. J., Mun, S. R., Bae, T. H., Kim, D. H., Yeon, Y. S., Son, S., Lee, M. J.*, Park, J.* & Kwon, Y. T.* “The Cys/N-degron pathway modulates pexophagy through the N-terminal oxidation and arginylation of ACAD10” Autophagy 19, 1641-1661 (2022) (*: co-corresponding authors) ----------  IF 13.391   (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

64. Kim, S., Park S. H., Choi, W. H. & Lee, M. J. “Evaluation of immunoproteasome-specific proteolytic activity using fluorogenic peptide substrates” Immune Network 22, e23 (2022)  ----------  IF 5.851

63. Park S. H., Choi, W. H. & Lee, M. J. “Effects of mTORC1 inhibition on proteasome activity and levels” BMB Reports 55, 161-165 (2022) ----------  IF 5.041

62. Choi, M., Kim, T. K., Ahn, J., Lee, J. S., Jung, B. C., An, S., Kim, D., Lee, M. J., Mook-Jung, I., Lee, S. H. & Lee, S.-J. “Conformation-specific antibodies targeting aggregated forms of α-synuclein block the propagation of synucleinopathy” Experimental Neurobiology 31, 29-41 (2022) ----------  IF 3.8 

61. Choi, W. H., Kim, S., Kim, H. S., Park, S. & Lee, M. J. “Concept and practice of circulating proteasomes” Experimental & Molecular Medicine 53, 1539-1546 (2021) ----------  IF 12.178  (Top 10% in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) 

60. Lee, J., Le, T. L, Kim, E., Lee, M. J. “Formation of non-nucleoplasmic proteasome foci during the late stage of hyperosmotic stress” Cells 10, 2493 (2021) ----------  IF 7.666 

59. Kang, M.-H., Park, J., Kang, S., Jeon, S., Lee, M., Shim, J., Lee, J., Jeon, T. J., Ahn, M. K., Lee, S. M., Kwon, O., Kim, B. H., Meyerson, J., Lee, M. J., Lim, K., Roh, S., Lee, W. C., Park, J., “Graphene oxide supported microwell grids for preparing cryo-EM samples with controlled ice thickness” Advanced Materials (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202102991 ----------  IF 32.086 (Top 10% in Material Sciences)

58. Jeon, J. H., Oh, T.R., Park, S., Huh, S., Kim, J. H., Mai, B. K., Lee, J.H., Kim, S. H., Lee, M. J. “The antipsychotic drug clozapine suppresses the RGS4 polyubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation mediated by the Arg/N-degron pathway” Neurotherapeutics 18, 1768-1782 (2021)  ----------  IF 6.088 (Top 10% in Clinical Neurology)

57. Kim, J. H., Lee, J., Choi, W. H., Park, S., Park, S. H., Lim, S. M. Mun, J. Y., Cho, H.-S., Han, D., Lee, J. H., Lee, M. J.  "CHIP-mediated hyperubiquitylation of tau promotes its self-assembly into insoluble tau filaments" Chemical Science 12, 5599-5610 (2021) ----------  IF 9.996 (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

56. Klionsky, D. J, Lee, M. J., et al, “Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)” Autophagy, 17, 1-382 (2021)  ----------  IF 13.391   (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

55. Heo, C. E., Han, J. Y., Lim, S., Lee, J., Im, D., Lee, M. J., Kim, Y. K., and Kim. H. I. “ATP kinetically modulates pathogenic tau fibrillations” ACS Chemical Neuroscience,11, 3144-3152 (2020)  ----------  IF 5.78

54. Yun, Y., Lee, S.-Y., Choi, W. H., Park, J.-C., Lee, D. H., Kim. Y. K., Lee, J. H., Lee, J.-Y., Lee, M. J.*, Kim, Y. H. “Proteasome activity in the plasma as a novel biomarker in mild cognitive impairment with chronic tinnitus” Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 78, 195-205 (2020) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 4.16 

53. Hwang, S., Le, T. H. L. L., Jo, S.-I., Shin, J., Lee, M. J.,*, Oh, D.-C.* “Pentaminomycin C-E, Cyclic pentapeptides as autophagy inducers from mealworm beetle-associated bacterium” Microorganisms 117, 19190-19200 (2020) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 4.926

52. Lee, J. H., Jeon, J. H., Lee, M. J. “Docosahexaenoic acid, a potential treatment for sarcopenia, modulates the ubiquitin-proteasome and the autophagy-lysosomal systems” Nutrients 12, 2597 (2020)  ----------  IF 6.706 

51. Choi, W. H., Yun, Y., Park, S., Jeon, J. H., Lee, J., Yang, S., Jung, C. H., Lee, J. H., Kim, N.-K., Kwon, Y. T., Han, D., Lim, S. M., and Lee, M. J., “Aggresomal sequestration and STUB1-mediated ubiquitination during mammalian proteaphagy of inhibited proteasomes” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117, 19190-19200 (2020) ----------   IF 12.279   (Top 10% in  in Multidisciplinary Sciences) 

50. Kim, J. H., Kim, A., Yun, Y., Park, S., Lee, J. H., Lee, Y.-S., Lee, M. J., “Reduced chronic restraint stress in mice overexpressing hyperactive proteasomes in the forebrain” Molecular Brain 13, 4 (2020)  ----------  IF 4.399 

49. Lee, J. H., Park, S., Kim, E., Lee, M. J. "Negative-Feedback Coordination between Proteasomal Activity and Autophagic Flux" Autophagy 15, 726-728 (2019)   ----------  IF 13.391   (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

48. Hwang, S., Yun, Y., Choi., W. H., Kim, S. B., Shin, J., Lee, M. J.*, Oh, D.-C.* "Acidiphilamides A-E, Modified Peptides as Autophagy Inhibitors from an Acidophilic Actinobacterium, Streptacidiphilus rugosus" Journal of Natural Products 82, 341-348 (2019)  ----------  IF 4.62   (Top 10% in Plant Sciences) 

47. Kim, E., Park, S., Lee., J. H., Choi, W. H., Lee, J., Kim, J. H., Park, D. H., Choi, E. K., Kim, H. M., Kim, Y. K., Kim, K. P., Kang, M.-J., Lee, M. J. "Dual function of USP14 deubiquitinase in cellular proteasomal activity and autophagic flux" Cell Reports 24, 732-744 (2018)   ---------- IF 9.995 

46.. Hwang, J., Lee, S., Kim, D, Han, G., Soung, N. K., Cha-Molstad, H., Lee, K. H., Ryoo, I., J., Ahn, M. J., Kim, S. T., Lee, M. J., Yoo, Y. D., Lee, H. G., Hong, J. T., Kim, H., Choi, E. H., Kim, S.-C., Kwon, Y. T., Ahn, J. S., Kim, B. Y. "Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe-based analysis to detect filaggrin mutations in atopic dermatitis patients" Experimental Dermatology 27, 1304-1308 (2018)  ----------  IF 3.960

45. Lee., J. H., Park, S., Yun, Y., Choi, W. H., Kang, M.-J., Lee, M. J. "Inactivation of USP14 perturbs ubiquitin homeostasis and delays the cell cycle in mouse embryonic fibroblasts and in fruit fly Drosophila" Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry 47, 67-82 (2018)  -----------  IF 5.5  (Top 10% in Physiology)

44. Park, S., Lee., J. H., Jeon, J. H.,  Lee, M. J. "Degradation or aggregation: the ramifications of post-translational modifications on tau" BMB Rep 51, 265-273 (2018)  ----------  IF 4.778

43. Choi, T. S., Lee, J., Han, J. Y., Chung, B. C., Wonkongkathep, P., Loo, J. A., Lee., M. J.*, Kim, H. I.*   "Supramolecular modulation of structural polymorphism in pathogenic a-synuclein fibrils using Cu(II) coordination" Angewandte Chemie International Edition  57, 3099-3103 (2018) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 16.823. (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

42. Karabiyik, C., Lee., M. J.*, Rubinsztein, D.* "Autophagy impairment in Parkinson's disease" Essays in Biochemistry 61, 711-720 (2017) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 7.258

41. Cha-Molstad, H., Yu, J. E., Feng, Z., Lee, S. H., Kim, J. G., Yang, P., Han, B., Sung, K. W., Yoo, Y. D., Hwang, J., McGuire, T., Shim, S. M., Song, H. D., Ganipisetti, S., Wang, N., Jang, J. M., Lee, M. J., Kim, S. J., Lee, K. H., Hong, J. T., Ciechanover, A., Mook-Jung, I., Kim, K. P., Xie, X.-Q., Kwon, Y. T., Kim, B. Y. "p62/SQSTM1 /Sequestosome-1 is an N-recognin of the N-end rule pathway, which modulates autophagosome biogenesis" Nature Communications 8, 102, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00085-7 (2017)  ----------  IF 17.694  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

40. Gupta, R., Lan, M., Mojsilovic-Petrovic, J., Choi, W.H., Safren, N, Barmada, S., Lee, M. J.*, & Kalb, R.* "The proline/arginine dipeptide from hexanucleotide repeat expanded C9orf72 inhibits the proteasome" [link] eNeuro 4, e0249-16.2017 (2017) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 4.363

39. Shin, S. K., Kim, J. H., Lee, J. H., Son, Y. H., Lee, M. W., Kim, H. J., Noh, S. A., Kim, K. P., Kim, I.-G., & Lee, M. J. "Docosahexaenoic acid-mediated protein aggregates may reduce proteasome activity and delay myotube degradation during muscle myotrophy in vitro" [link] Experimental & Molecular Medicine 49, e287; doi:10.1038/emm.2016.133 (2017)  ----------  IF 12.178 (Top 10% in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) 

38. Lee, J. H., & Lee, M. J. "Isolation and Characterization of RNA Aptamers against a Proteasome-Associated Deubiquitinating Enzyme UCH37" [link] ChemBioChem 18, 171-175 (2017)  ----------  IF 3.467

37. Choi, W. H., de Poot, S., Lee, J. H., Kim, J. H., Han, D. H., Kim, Y. K., Finley, D., & Lee, M. J. "Open-gate mutants of the mammalian proteasome show enhanced ubiquitin-conjugate degradation" [link] Nature Communications 7, 10963, doi:10/1038/ncomms10963 (2016)  ----------  IF 17.694  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

36. Jiang, Y., Lee, J., Lee, J. H., Lee, J. W., Kim. J. H., Choi, W. H., Yoo, Y. D., Cha-Molstad, H., Kim, B. Y., Kwon, Y. T., Noh, S. A., Kim, K. P., & Lee, M. J. "The arginylation branch of the N-end rule pathway positively regulates cellular autophagic flux and clearance of proteotoxic protein" [link] Autophagy 12, 2197-2212 (2016)   ----------  IF 13.391   (Top 10% in Cell Biology) 

35. Kim, E., Kim, S., Lee, J. H., Kwon, Y. T., & Lee, M. J. "Ablation of Arg-tRNA protein transferase results in defective neural tube development" [link] BMB Reports, 49, 443-448 (2016)  ----------  IF 5.041

34. Kim, J. H., Kim E., Choi, W. H., Lee, J. Lee, J. H., Lee, H., Kim, D.-E., Suh, Y. H., & Lee, M. J. "Inhibitory RNA aptamers of tau oligomerization and their neuroprotective roles against proteotoxic stress" [link] Molecular Pharmaceutics 13, 2039-2048 (2016) ----------  IF 5.364  

33. Lee, J. H., Jiang, Y., Kwon, Y. T., & Lee, M. J. "Pharmacological modulation of the N-end rule pathway and its therapeutic implications" [link] Trends in Pharmacological Sciences  36,  782-797 (2015)   ----------  IF 17.638  (Top 10% in Pharmacology and Pharmacy)

32. Lee, J. H., Jiang, Y., Choi, W. H., Hong, C., Shin, S. K, Kim, D.-E., & Lee, M. J. "Facilitated tau degradation by USP14 aptamers via enhanced proteasome activity" [link] Scientific Reports  5, 10757; doi: 10.1038/srep10757 (2015)  ----------  IF 4.996 

31. Kim, J., Huy, B. T., Sakthivel, K., Choi, H. J., Joo, W. H., Shin, S. K., Lee, M. J., & Lee, Y.-I. "Highly fluorescent CdTe quantum dots with reduced cytotoxicity - A robust biomarker". [link] Sensing and Bio-sensing Research 3, 46-52 (2015)  ----------  IF 4.124 

30. Han, D. H., Na, H.-K., Choi, W. H., Lee, J. H., Kim, Y. K., Lee, S.-H., Kuret, J., Min, D.-H., & Lee, M. J. "Direct cellular delivery of human proteasomes to delay tau aggregation". [link] Nature Communications 5, 5633, doi:10/1038/ncomms6633 (2014)  ----------  IF 17.694  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

 -Selected as a Top 5 Research Achievement in 2015 by BRIC (Biological Research Information Center) [link] 

29. Jiang, Y., Choi, W. H., Lee, J. H., Han, D. H., Kim, J. H., Jung, Y.-S., Kim, S. H., & Lee, M. J. "A neurostimulant para-chloroamphetamine inhibits the arginylation branch of the N-end rule pathway". [link] Scientific Reports 4,6344, doi:10.1038/srep06344 (2014)  ----------  IF 4.996 

28. Lee, J. H., Jiang, Y., Han, D. H., Shin, S. K., Choi, W. H. & Lee, M. J. "Targeting estrogen receptors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease". [link] Molecular Neurobiology 49, 39-49 (2014)  ----------  IF 5.687  (Top 10% in Neurosciences)

27. Jung, H., Kim, B.-G., Han, W. H., Lee, J. H., Cho, J.-Y., Park, W. S., Maurice, M. M., Han, J.-K., Lee, M. J.*, Finley, D.*, & Jho, E*. "Deubiquitination of Dishevelled by Usp14 is required for Wnt signaling". [link] Oncogenesis  (2103) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 6.524

26. Jiang, Y., Pore, S. K., Lee, J. H., Sriram, S., Binh, M. K., Zakrzewska, A., Han, D. H., Kim, Y., Banerjee, R., Lee, S.-H., & Lee, M. J. "Characterization of the mammalian N-degrons and development of heterovalent inhibitors of the N-recognins". [link] Chemical Science 4, 3339-3346 (2013) ----------  IF 9.996 (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

25. Lee, M. J.*, Lee., J. H., & Rubinsztein, D. "Tau degradation: Ubiquitin-proteasome system versus autophagy-lysosome system". [link] Progress in Neurobiology 105, 49-59 (2013) (*: corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 10.885 (Top 10% in Neurosciences)

24. Shin, S. K., Bang, D., Choi, W. H., & Lee, M. J. "Salinosporamides A and B inhibit proteasome activity and delay the degradation of model substrates". [link] B Korean Chem Soc 34, 1425-1428 (2013) ----------  IF 1.241 

23. Jang, H., Ryoo, S.-R., Lee, M. J., Han, S. W. & D.-H. Min. "A new helicase assay based on graphene oxide for anti-hepatitis C virus drug discovery". [link] Molecules and Cells 35, 269-273 (2013)  -----------  IF 5.034

22. Sriram, S., Lee., J. H., Binh, K. M., Jiang, Y., Kim, Y., Yoo, Y. D., Banerjee, R., Lee, S.-H., & Lee, M. J. "Development and Characterization of monomeric N-end rule inhibitors through in vitro model substrates". [link] Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 56, 2540-2546 (2013)  ----------  IF 8.039 (Top 10% in Medicinal Chemistry)

21. Lee, M. J., Kim, D. E., Zakrzewska, A., Yoo, Y. D., Kim. S.-H., Kim, S. T., Seo, J. W., Lee, Y. S., Dorn, G. W., Oh, U. T., Kim, B. Y., & Kwon, Y. T. "Characterization of the arginylation branch of the N-end rule pathway in G-protein-mediated proliferation and signaling of cardiomyocytes". [link] Journal of Biological Chemistry 287, 24043-24052 (2012)  ----------  IF 5.157

20. An, J. Y., Kim, E., Zakrzewska, A., Yoo, Y. D., Jang, J. M., Han, D. H., Lee, M. J., Seo, J. W., Lee, Y. J., Kim, T.-Y., de Rooij, D. G., Kim, B. Y., & Kwon, Y. T. "UBR2 of the N-end Rule Pathway is Required for Chromosome Stability vis Histone Ubiquitylation in Spermatocytes and Somatic Cells". [link] PLoS One, 7, e37414. (2012)  ----------  IF 3.240

19. Son, J. Y., Jung, I., & Lee, M. J. "Local crystallization of non-crystallized PbTiO3 thin film by a heated atomic force microscope tip". [link] J Am Ceram Soc 95, 1511-1513 (2012)  ----------  IF 3.784 (Top 10% in Ceramics Material Sciences)

18. Lee, J., H., & Lee, M. J., "Emerging roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in the steroid receptor signaling". [link] Archives of Pharmacal Research 35, 397-407 (2012)  ----------  IF 4.946

17. Lee, S., Saito, K., Lee, H.-R., Lee, M. J., Shibasaki, Y. Oishi, Y., & Kim., B.-S. "Hyperbranched Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymer Micelles of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Polyglycerol for pH-sensitive Drug Delivery". [link] Biomacromolecules 13, 1190-1196 (2012)  ----------  IF 6.988 (Top 10% in Polymer Science)

16. Pang, S.-C., Hyun, H., Lee, S., Jang, D., Lee, M. J.*, Kang, S. H.*, & Ahn, K. H.* "Photoswitchable fluorescent diarylethene in a turn-on mode for live cell imaging". [link] Chemical Communications 48, 3745-3747 (2012) (*: co-corresponding authors)  ----------  IF 6.222

15. Lee, J., H., & Lee, M. J., "Liposome-mediated cancer gene therapy: clinical trials and their lessons to stem cell therapy". [link]  B Korean Chem Soc 33, 433-442 (2012)  ----------  IF 1.241 

14. Tian, G., Park, S., Lee, M. J., Huck, B., McAllister, F., Hill, C. P., Gygi, S. P., & Finley, D. "An asymmetric interface between the regulatory particle and core particle of the proteasome". [link] Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 18, 1259-1267 (2011) ----------  IF 15.369   (Top 10% in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Top 10 in Biophysics,Top 10 in Cell Biology)

13. Lee, M. J., Lee, B.-H., Hanna, J., King, R. W., & Finley, D." Trimming of ubiquitin chains by proteasome-associated deubiquitinating enzymes". [link] Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 10, R110.003871 (2011)  ----------   IF 5.232 (Top 10% in Biochemical Research Methods)

12. Lee, B.-H.*, Lee, M. J.*, Park, S., Chen, P.-C., Gartner, C., Oh, D.-C., Dimova, N., Hanna, J., Gygi, S. P., Wilson, M. W., King, R. W., & Finley, D. "Enhancement of proteasome activity by a small-molecule inhibitor of Usp14". [link] Nature 467, 179-184 (2010) (*, equal contribution)  ----------  IF 49.962  (Top 10% in Multidisciplinary Sciences)

11. Lee, J. H., Wada, T., Febbraio, M., Matsubara, T., He, J., Lee, M. J., He, J., Gonzalez, F. J., & Xie, W. "A novel role for the dioxin receptor in fatty acid metabolism and hepatic steatosis". [link] Gastroenterology 139, 653-663 (2010)  ----------  IF 22.682 (Top 10 in Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

10. An, J. Y., Kim, E., Jiang, Y., Zakrzewska, A., Kim, D.E., Lee, M. J., Mook-Jung, I., Zhang, Y., & Kwon., Y. T. "UBR2 mediates transcriptional silencing during spermatogenesis via histone ubiquitination". [link] Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107, 1912-1917 (2010) -----------  IF 12.279 (Top 10 in Multidisciplinary Sciences) (Eigenfactor 1.557)

9. Lee, M. J., Pal, K., Tasaki, T., Roy, S., Jiang, Y., An, J. Y., Banerjee, R., & Kwon, Y. T. "Synthetic heterovalent inhibitors targeting recognition E3 components of the N-end rule pathway". [link] P Natl Acad Sci USA 105, 100-105 (2008)  -----------  IF 11.205  (Top 10 in Multidisciplinary Sciences) (Eigenfactor 1.557)

8. An, J. Y., Seo, J. W., Tasaki, T., Lee, M. J., Varshavsky, A., & Kwon, Y. T. "Impaired neurogenesis and cardiovascular development in mice lacking the E3 ubiquitin ligases UBR1 and UBR2 of the N-end rule pathway". [link] Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103, 6212-6217 (2006) ----------  IF 12.279  (Top 10 in Multidisciplinary Sciences) (Eigenfactor 1.557)

7. Lee, M. J., Tasaki, T., Moroi, K., An, J. Y., Kimura, S., Davydov,I. V., & Kwon, Y. T. "RGS4 and RGS5 are in vivo substrates of the N-end rule pathway". [link] Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102, 15030-15035.(2005) ----------  IF 12.279  (Top 10 in Multidisciplinary Sciences) (Eigenfactor 1.557)

6. Tasaki, T., Mulder, L, C. F., Iwamatsu, A., Lee, M. J., Davydov, I. V., Varshavsky, A., Muesing, M., & Kwon, Y. T. "A family of mammalian E3 ubiquitin ligases that contain the UBR motif and recognize N‑degrons". [link] Molecular and Cellular Biology 25, 7120-7136 (2005)  ----------  IF 4.272

5. Lee, M. J., Liu, D., Zhang, G.,& Gao, X. "TAT and TAT-like peptides for protein transduction and intracellular drug delivery" in [link] Cellular Drug Delivery:Principles and Practice, eds. Lu, D. R. & Oie, S. (Humana Press, New Jersey), pp. 95-106 (2004)

4. Lee, M. J., Cho, S.S., You, J. R., Lee, Y., Kang, B. D., Choi, J. S., Park, J. W., Suh, Y. L., Kim, J. A., Kim, D.K., & Park, J. S. "Intraperitoneal gene delivery mediated by a novel cationic liposome in a peritonealdisseminated ovarian cancer model". [link] Gene Therapy 9, 859-866 (2002)   ----------  IF 5.250

3. Lee, M. J., Cho, S. S., Jang, H. S., Lim, Y. S., You, J. R., Park, J., Suh, H., Kim, J. A., Park, J. S., & Kim, D. K. "Optimal salt concentration of vehicle for plasmid DNA enhances gene transfer mediated by electroporation". [link] Experimental and Molecular Medicine 34, 265-272 (2002)   ----------  IF 12.178 (Top 10% in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) 

2. Lim, Y., Kim, S.-M., Lee, Y., Lee, W., Yang T., Lee, M. J., Suh, H., & Park, J. S. "Cationic hyperbranched poly(amino ester): A novel class of DNA condensing molecule with cationic surface, biodegradable three-dimensional structure, and tertiary amine groups in the interior". [link] Journal of The American Chemical Society 123, 2460-2461 (2001)   ----------  IF 15.419 (Top 10 in Multidisciplinary Chemistry)

1. Park, S. W., Gwon, H. C., Jeong, J. O., Byun, J., Kang, H. S., You, J. R., Cho, S. S., Lee, M. J., Lee, Y., Kim, S., & Kim, D.K. "Intracardiac echocardiographic guidance and monitoring during percutaneous endomyocardial gene injection in porcine heart". [link] Human Gene Therapy 12, 893-903 (2001)   ----------  IF 5.695