1. Ji-Sun Kim, Mi-Young Jeong, Ye Eun Yoon, Yeonji Kim, InRyeong Lee, Jung-Won Choi, Ha Lim Lee, Min-Jeong Shin, SungHoi Hong, Sung-Gil Chi, Sung-Joon Lee*. Propionate suppresses colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice by Or51e2. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2025), 189, 118268. IF=7.5
2. Ji-Sun Kim, Sungyun Cho, Mi-Young Jeong, Adriana Rivera-Piza, Yeonji Kim, Chunyan Wu, Ye Eun Yoon, InRyeong Lee, Jung-Won Choi, Ha Lim Lee, Sung Won Shin, Jaeeun Shin, Hyeonmin Gil, Min-Goo Lee, NaNa Keum, Jin-A Kim, Dain Lee, Yong Hun Jung, Seok Chung, Min-Jeong Shin, SungHoi Hong, Sung-Gil Chi and Sung-Joon Lee*. β-Ionone suppresses colorectal tumorigenesis by activating OR51E2, a potential tumor suppressor. Phytomedicine (2025), 140, 156599. IF=8.3
3. Chunyan Wu, Su Hyeon Hwang, Yaoyao Jia, Joobong Choi, Yeonji Kim, Dahee Choi, Duleepa Pathiraja, In-Geol Choi, Seung-Hoi Koo, and Sung-Joon Lee*. Olfactory receptor 544 reduces adiposity by steering fuel preference to fats. Journal of Clinical Investigation (2017), 127(11), 4118–4123. IF=13.6
4. Ji-Sun Kim, Ha Lim Lee, Ji Hyun Jeong, Ye Eun Yoon, In-Ryeong Lee, Ji Min Kim, Chunyan Wu and Sung-Joon Lee*. OR2AT4, an ectopic olfactory receptor, suppresses oxidative stress-induced senescence in human keratinocytes. Antioxidants (2022), 11(11), 2180. IF=6.6
5. Yaoyao Jia, Chunyan Wu, Adriana Rivera-Piza, Yeon-Ji Kim, Ji Hae Lee and Sung-Joon Lee*. Mechanism of action of cyanidin 3-O-glucoside in gluconeogenesis and oxidative stress-induced cancer cell senescence. Antioxidants (2022), 11(4), 749. IF=6.6
6. Chunyan Wu, Mi-Young Jeong, Jung Yeon Kim, Giljae Lee, Ji-Sun Kim, Yu Eun Cheong, Hyena Kang, Chung Hwan Cho, Jimin Kim, Min Kyung Park, You Kyoung Shin, Kyoung Heon Kim, Geun Hee Seol, Seung Hoi Koo, GwangPyo Ko and Sung-Joon Lee*. Activation of ectopic olfactory receptor 544 induces GLP-1 secretion and regulates gut inflammation. Gut Microbes (2021), 13(1), 1987782. IF=11.0
7. Hyo Shin Yoon, Chung Hwan Cho, Myeong Sik Yun, Sung Jae Jang , Hyun Ju You, Jun-hyeong Kim , Dohyun Han, Kwang Hyun Cha, Sung Hyun Moon, Kiuk Lee , Yeon-Ji Kim, Sung-Joon Lee, Tae-Wook Nam and GwangPyo Ko. Akkermansia Muciniphila Secretes a Glucagon-like Peptide-1-Inducing Protein That Improves Glucose Homeostasis and Ameliorates Metabolic Disease in Mice. Nature Microbiology (2021), 6(5), 563–573. IF=19.4
8. Yaoyao Jia#, Chunyan Wu#, Young-Suk Kim#, Seung Ok Yang, Yeonji Kim, Ji-Sun Kim, Mi-Young Jeong, Ji Hae Lee, Bobae Kim, Soyoung Lee, Hyun-Seok Oh, Jia Kim, Min-Young So, Ye Eun Yoon, Trung Thanh Thach, Tai Hyun Park, Sung-Joon Lee*. A dietary anthocyanin cyanidin-3-O-glucoside binds to PPARs to regulate glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in mice. Communications Biology (2020), 3(1), 1–10. IF=5.2
9. Chunyan Wu, Trung Thanh Thach, Yeonji Kim, and Sung-Joon Lee*. Olfactory receptor 43 reduced hepatic lipid a accumulation and adiposity in mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids (2019), 1864(4), 489-499. IF=3.3
10. Sung-Joon Lee*#, Inge Depoortere#, Hanns Hatt#. Therapeutic potential of ectopic olfactory and taste receptors. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (2019), 18(2), 116-138. IF=101.8
11. Ji Min Kim, Sina Dziobaka, Ye Eun Yoon, Ha Lim Lee, Ji Hyun Jeong, In-Ryeong Lee, Daniel Weidinger, Changwon Yang, Deokho Kim, Yalcin Gulperi, Cheol-Koo Lee, Jeongwon Sohn, Gwonhwa Song, Hanns Hatt* and Sung-Joon Lee*. OR2H2 activates CAMKK–AMPK–autophagy signaling axis and suppresses senescence in VK2/E6E7 cells. Pharmaceuticals (2023), 16(9), 1221. IF=4.8
Published >170 papers in SCI-listed journals
Full publication list is available at https://www.ectorbio.com
*, correspondence; #, equal contribution
2. Ji-Sun Kim, Sungyun Cho, Mi-Young Jeong, Adriana Rivera-Piza, Yeonji Kim, Chunyan Wu, Ye Eun Yoon, InRyeong Lee, Jung-Won Choi, Ha Lim Lee, Sung Won Shin, Jaeeun Shin, Hyeonmin Gil, Min-Goo Lee, NaNa Keum, Jin-A Kim, Dain Lee, Yong Hun Jung, Seok Chung, Min-Jeong Shin, SungHoi Hong, Sung-Gil Chi and Sung-Joon Lee*. β-Ionone suppresses colorectal tumorigenesis by activating OR51E2, a potential tumor suppressor. Phytomedicine (2025), 140, 156599. IF=8.3
3. Chunyan Wu, Su Hyeon Hwang, Yaoyao Jia, Joobong Choi, Yeonji Kim, Dahee Choi, Duleepa Pathiraja, In-Geol Choi, Seung-Hoi Koo, and Sung-Joon Lee*. Olfactory receptor 544 reduces adiposity by steering fuel preference to fats. Journal of Clinical Investigation (2017), 127(11), 4118–4123. IF=13.6
4. Ji-Sun Kim, Ha Lim Lee, Ji Hyun Jeong, Ye Eun Yoon, In-Ryeong Lee, Ji Min Kim, Chunyan Wu and Sung-Joon Lee*. OR2AT4, an ectopic olfactory receptor, suppresses oxidative stress-induced senescence in human keratinocytes. Antioxidants (2022), 11(11), 2180. IF=6.6
5. Yaoyao Jia, Chunyan Wu, Adriana Rivera-Piza, Yeon-Ji Kim, Ji Hae Lee and Sung-Joon Lee*. Mechanism of action of cyanidin 3-O-glucoside in gluconeogenesis and oxidative stress-induced cancer cell senescence. Antioxidants (2022), 11(4), 749. IF=6.6
6. Chunyan Wu, Mi-Young Jeong, Jung Yeon Kim, Giljae Lee, Ji-Sun Kim, Yu Eun Cheong, Hyena Kang, Chung Hwan Cho, Jimin Kim, Min Kyung Park, You Kyoung Shin, Kyoung Heon Kim, Geun Hee Seol, Seung Hoi Koo, GwangPyo Ko and Sung-Joon Lee*. Activation of ectopic olfactory receptor 544 induces GLP-1 secretion and regulates gut inflammation. Gut Microbes (2021), 13(1), 1987782. IF=11.0
7. Hyo Shin Yoon, Chung Hwan Cho, Myeong Sik Yun, Sung Jae Jang , Hyun Ju You, Jun-hyeong Kim , Dohyun Han, Kwang Hyun Cha, Sung Hyun Moon, Kiuk Lee , Yeon-Ji Kim, Sung-Joon Lee, Tae-Wook Nam and GwangPyo Ko. Akkermansia Muciniphila Secretes a Glucagon-like Peptide-1-Inducing Protein That Improves Glucose Homeostasis and Ameliorates Metabolic Disease in Mice. Nature Microbiology (2021), 6(5), 563–573. IF=19.4
8. Yaoyao Jia#, Chunyan Wu#, Young-Suk Kim#, Seung Ok Yang, Yeonji Kim, Ji-Sun Kim, Mi-Young Jeong, Ji Hae Lee, Bobae Kim, Soyoung Lee, Hyun-Seok Oh, Jia Kim, Min-Young So, Ye Eun Yoon, Trung Thanh Thach, Tai Hyun Park, Sung-Joon Lee*. A dietary anthocyanin cyanidin-3-O-glucoside binds to PPARs to regulate glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in mice. Communications Biology (2020), 3(1), 1–10. IF=5.2
9. Chunyan Wu, Trung Thanh Thach, Yeonji Kim, and Sung-Joon Lee*. Olfactory receptor 43 reduced hepatic lipid a accumulation and adiposity in mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids (2019), 1864(4), 489-499. IF=3.3
10. Sung-Joon Lee*#, Inge Depoortere#, Hanns Hatt#. Therapeutic potential of ectopic olfactory and taste receptors. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (2019), 18(2), 116-138. IF=101.8
11. Ji Min Kim, Sina Dziobaka, Ye Eun Yoon, Ha Lim Lee, Ji Hyun Jeong, In-Ryeong Lee, Daniel Weidinger, Changwon Yang, Deokho Kim, Yalcin Gulperi, Cheol-Koo Lee, Jeongwon Sohn, Gwonhwa Song, Hanns Hatt* and Sung-Joon Lee*. OR2H2 activates CAMKK–AMPK–autophagy signaling axis and suppresses senescence in VK2/E6E7 cells. Pharmaceuticals (2023), 16(9), 1221. IF=4.8
Published >170 papers in SCI-listed journals
Full publication list is available at https://www.ectorbio.com
*, correspondence; #, equal contribution