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Overview

Binhua P. Zhou is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research is primarily situated in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on subfields such as Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work explores a range of topics, including:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

They have contributed to recent papers such as:

  • Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (2020), published in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Hsp47 promotes cancer metastasis by enhancing collagen-dependent cancer cell-platelet interaction (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Dysregulated Glutamate Transporter SLC1A1 Propels Cystine Uptake via Xc− for Glutathione Synthesis in Lung Cancer (2020), published in Cancer Research
  • PTGES/PGE2 signaling links immunosuppression and lung metastasis in Gprc5a-knockout mouse model (2020), published in Oncogene
  • Detection of organophosphorus pesticides by nanogold/mercaptomethamidophos multi-residue electrochemical biosensor (2021), published in Food Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhou include:

  • Kaimi Li
  • Jiong Deng
  • Wenzheng Guo
  • Yueling Liao
  • Hongyong Song

They have published multiple articles in the following venues:

  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • JCI Insight
  • Molecular Cancer
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Dual regulation of Snail by GSK-3β-mediated phosphorylation in control of epithelial–mesenchymal transition

    Binhua P. Zhou;Jiong Deng;Weiya Xia;Jihong Xu

  • Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

    Jing Yang;Parker Antin;Geert Berx;Cédric Blanpain

  • Cytoplasmic localization of p21Cip1/WAF1 by Akt-induced phosphorylation in HER-2/neu-overexpressing cells.

    Binhua P. Zhou;Yong Liao;Weiya Xia;Bill Spohn

  • HER-2 / neu induces p53 ubiquitination via Akt-mediated MDM2 phosphorylation

    Binhua P. Zhou;Yong Liao;Weiya Xia;Yiyu Zou

  • The Role of Snail in EMT and Tumorigenesis.

    Yifan Wang;Jian Shi;Kequn Chai;Xuhua Ying

  • Loss of FBP1 by Snail-mediated repression provides metabolic advantages in basal-like breast cancer.

    Chenfang Dong;Tingting Yuan;Yadi Wu;Yifan Wang

  • Upregulation of CXCR4 is essential for HER2-mediated tumor metastasis

    Yan M. Li;Yong Pan;Yongkun Wei;Xiaoyun Cheng;Xiaoyun Cheng

  • Akt-Mediated Phosphorylation of EZH2 Suppresses Methylation of Lysine 27 in Histone H3

    Tai Lung Cha;Tai Lung Cha;Binhua P. Zhou;Weiya Xia;Yadi Wu

  • HER-2/neu Blocks Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Apoptosis via the Akt/NF-κB Pathway

    Binhua P. Zhou;Mickey C T Hu;Stephanie A. Miller;Zhenming Yu

  • Disrupting the Interaction of BRD4 With Diacetylated Twist Suppresses Tumorigenesis in Basal-Like Breast Cancer

    Jian Shi;Yifan Wang;Yifan Wang;Lei Zeng;Yadi Wu

  • G9a interacts with Snail and is critical for Snail-mediated E-cadherin repression in human breast cancer

    Chenfang Dong;Yadi Wu;Jun Yao;Yifan Wang

  • β-catenin interacts with and inhibits NF-κB in human colon and breast cancer

    Jiong Deng;Stephanie A. Miller;Hong Ying Wang;Weiya Xia

  • Inflammation: a driving force speeds cancer metastasis.

    Yadi Wu;Binhua P. Zhou

  • The SNAG domain of Snail1 functions as a molecular hook for recruiting lysine‐specific demethylase 1

    Yiwei Lin;Yadi Wu;Junlin Li;Chenfang Dong

  • Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: The challenge ahead

    William H Goodson;Leroy Lowe;David O Carpenter;Michael Gilbertson

  • Snail: More than EMT.

    Yadi Wu;Binhua P Zhou

  • Metabolic reprogramming of cancer-associated fibroblasts by IDH3α downregulation.

    Daoxiang Zhang;Daoxiang Zhang;Yongbin Wang;Zhimin Shi;Jingyi Liu

  • Stress-induced epinephrine enhances lactate dehydrogenase A and promotes breast cancer stem-like cells

    Bai Cui;Yuanyuan Luo;Pengfei Tian;Fei Peng

  • Interaction with Suv39H1 is critical for Snail-mediated E-cadherin repression in breast cancer

    C. Dong;Y. Wu;Y. Wang;C. Wang

  • Phosphorylation/Cytoplasmic Localization of p21Cip1/WAF1 Is Associated with HER2/neu Overexpression and Provides a Novel Combination Predictor for Poor Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients

    Weiya Xia;Jin Shing Chen;Jin Shing Chen;Xian Zhou;Pei Rong Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Mien Chie Hung
Mien Chie Hung China Medical University
B. Mark Evers
B. Mark Evers University of Kentucky
Weiya Xia
Weiya Xia The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alain Puisieux
Alain Puisieux Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Olivier Thibault
Olivier Thibault University of Kentucky
Lei Zeng
Lei Zeng Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jun Yao
Jun Yao The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mong Hong Lee
Mong Hong Lee Sun Yat-sen University
Tong Wang
Tong Wang University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Fahd Al-Mulla
Fahd Al-Mulla Kuwait University

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