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61
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11571
National Ranking
369

Overview

An-Gang Yang is affiliated with the Air Force Medical University in China and has a significant body of research spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work focuses predominantly on molecular biology and immunology, with notable contributions to cancer research, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, epigenetics and DNA methylation, immune cell function and interaction, CAR-T cell therapy, RNA research and splicing, and microRNA in disease regulation. These thematic areas reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach combining molecular mechanisms with immune and cancer biology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by An-Gang Yang include:

  • RNA m6A methylation orchestrates cancer growth and metastasis via macrophage reprogramming (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Re-recognition of pseudogenes: From molecular to clinical applications (2020, Theranostics)
  • N6-methyladenosine RNA modification suppresses antiviral innate sensing pathways via reshaping double-stranded RNA (2021, Nature Communications)
  • EZH2-mediated Epigenetic Silencing of miR-29/miR-30 targets LOXL4 and contributes to Tumorigenesis, Metastasis, and Immune Microenvironment Remodeling in Breast Cancer (2020, Theranostics)
  • Interaction between HLA-G and NK cell receptor KIR2DL4 orchestrates HER2-positive breast cancer resistance to trastuzumab (2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)

An-Gang Yang frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Rui Zhang, Lintao Jia, Weihong Wen, Donghui Han, and Wenjin Xi, reflecting a collaborative research network.

Their publications are often featured in journals such as:

  • Research Square
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Theranostics

This combination of publication venues demonstrates a focus on immunology and molecular biology within high-impact research environments.

Overall, the research contributions of An-Gang Yang span a range of topics centered on RNA biology, cancer mechanisms, immune interactions, and epigenetic regulation, underpinning ongoing efforts to understand and influence disease progression at a molecular and cellular level.

Best Publications

  • Overexpression of YAP and TAZ Is an Independent Predictor of Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer and Related to the Proliferation and Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells

    Lijuan Wang;Shengjia Shi;Zhangyan Guo;Xiang Zhang

  • MicroRNA Let-7a Inhibits Proliferation of Human Prostate Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by Targeting E2F2 and CCND2

    Qingchuan Dong;Ping Meng;Tao Wang;Weiwei Qin

  • RNA m6A methylation orchestrates cancer growth and metastasis via macrophage reprogramming.

    Huilong Yin;Xiang Zhang;Pengyuan Yang;Xiaofang Zhang

  • Circular RNAs in immune responses and immune diseases.

    Xu Chen;Tian Yang;Wei Wang;Wenjin Xi

  • B7-H1 expression is associated with poor prognosis in colorectal carcinoma and regulates the proliferation and invasion of HCT116 colorectal cancer cells.

    Sheng-Jia Shi;Li-Juan Wang;Guo-Dong Wang;Zhang-Yan Guo

  • MiR-200c suppresses TGF-β signaling and counteracts trastuzumab resistance and metastasis by targeting ZNF217 and ZEB1 in breast cancer.

    Wen-Dong Bai;Xing-Ming Ye;Meng-Yao Zhang;Hua-Yu Zhu

  • c‐Myc‐mediated epigenetic silencing of MicroRNA‐101 contributes to dysregulation of multiple pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Lei Wang;Xiang Zhang;Lin-Tao Jia;Si-Jun Hu

  • Notch activation promotes cell proliferation and the formation of neural stem cell-like colonies in human glioma cells

    Xue-Ping Zhang;Gang Zheng;Lian Zou;Hui-Ling Liu

  • HER2 interacts with CD44 to up-regulate CXCR4 via epigenetic silencing of microRNA-139 in gastric cancer cells.

    Wei Bao;Hai–Jing Fu;Qiao–Sheng Xie;Lei Wang

  • MicroRNA-320a suppresses human colon cancer cell proliferation by directly targeting β-catenin.

    Jian-Yong Sun;Yi Huang;Ji-Peng Li;Xiang Zhang

  • Pseudogene OCT4-pg4 functions as a natural micro RNA sponge to regulate OCT4 expression by competing for miR-145 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Lei Wang;Zhang-Yan Guo;Rui Zhang;Bo Xin

  • Inactivation of HIV-1 chemokine co-receptor CXCR-4 by a novel intrakine strategy.

    Ji-Dai Chen;Xuefan Bai;An-Gang Yang;Yanping Cong

  • Phenotypic Knockout of HIV Type 1 Chemokine Coreceptor CCR-5 by Intrakines as Potential Therapeutic Approach for HIV-1 Infection

    An-Gang Yang;Xuefan Bai;Xue F. Huang;Changping Yao

  • MiR-9 promotes tumorigenesis and angiogenesis and is activated by MYC and OCT4 in human glioma.

    Xu Chen;Fan Yang;Tianze Zhang;Wei Wang

  • Potent antitumour activity of a new class of tumour-specific killer cells.

    S Y Chen;A G Yang;J D Chen;T Kute

  • Epigenetic silencing of miR-375 induces trastuzumab resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer by targeting IGF1R

    Xing-Ming Ye;Xing-Ming Ye;Hua-Yu Zhu;Wen-Dong Bai;Ting Wang

  • MicroRNA-7 arrests cell cycle in G1 phase by directly targeting CCNE1 in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

    Xiao Zhang;Shijie Hu;Xiang Zhang;Lei Wang

  • The repression of human differentiation related gene NDRG2 expression by MYC via MIZ-1 dependent interaction with the NDRG2 core promoter

    Jian Zhang;Fuyang Li;Xinping Liu;Lan Shen

  • N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2 is involved in p53-mediated apoptosis

    Na Liu;Lifeng Wang;Xia Li;Qi Yang

  • MicroRNA-203 leads to G1 phase cell cycle arrest in laryngeal carcinoma cells by directly targeting survivin.

    Ka Bian;Jing Fan;Xiang Zhang;Xin-Wei Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Boquan Jin
Boquan Jin Air Force Medical University
Libo Yao
Libo Yao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Daiming Fan
Daiming Fan Air Force Medical University
Feng Zhu
Feng Zhu Zhejiang University
Kaichun Wu
Kaichun Wu Air Force Medical University
Yongzhan Nie
Yongzhan Nie Air Force Medical University
Hermann Bujard
Hermann Bujard Heidelberg University
Dimiter S. Dimitrov
Dimiter S. Dimitrov University of Pittsburgh
Shengli Zhang
Shengli Zhang Hanshan Normal University

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