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Burton B. Yang

Burton B. Yang

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
86
Citations
25855
World Ranking
825
National Ranking
26

Overview

Burton B. Yang is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a research focus primarily rooted in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in medicine. Their main areas of study encompass molecular biology, cancer research, cell biology, oncology, and immunology.

The scientist's research extensively addresses topics such as circular RNAs in diseases, microRNA in disease regulation, RNA research and splicing, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, wound healing and treatments, and fungal biology and applications.

Burton B. Yang has published in a number of frequent venues including:

  • Molecular Therapy
  • Aging
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • Trends in Molecular Medicine
  • Research

Collaborations have been a significant part of their work, with frequent coauthors including William W. Du, Feiya Li, Nan Wu, Javeria Qadir, and Xiangmin Li.

Recent papers authored by Burton B. Yang include:

  • Targeting circular RNAs as a therapeutic approach: current strategies and challenges, 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Specific expression and functions of circular RNAs, 2022, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Circular RNAs: Expression, localization, and therapeutic potentials, 2021, Molecular Therapy
  • Circular RNAs in cancer: Limitations in functional studies and diagnostic potential, 2020, Seminars in Cancer Biology
  • Circular RNA translation: novel protein isoforms and clinical significance, 2022, Trends in Molecular Medicine

Best Publications

  • Foxo3 circular RNA retards cell cycle progression via forming ternary complexes with p21 and CDK2

    William W. Du;Weining Yang;Elizabeth Liu;Elizabeth Liu;Zhenguo Yang;Zhenguo Yang

  • Structure and function of aggrecan

    Chris Kiani;Liwen Chen;Yao Jiong Wu;Albert J Yee

  • MiRNA-Directed Regulation of VEGF and Other Angiogenic Factors under Hypoxia

    Zhong Hua;Qing Lv;Wenbin Ye;Chung-Kwun Amy Wong

  • MicroRNA-378 promotes cell survival, tumor growth, and angiogenesis by targeting SuFu and Fus-1 expression

    Daniel Y. Lee;Zhaoqun Deng;Chia-Hui Wang;Burton B. Yang

  • Foxo3 circular RNA promotes cardiac senescence by modulating multiple factors associated with stress and senescence responses

    William W. Du;William W. Du;Weining Yang;Yu Chen;Zhong-Kai Wu

  • Induction of tumor apoptosis through a circular RNA enhancing Foxo3 activity

    William W Du;Ling Fang;Ling Fang;Ling Fang;Weining Yang;Nan Wu;Nan Wu

  • Identifying and Characterizing circRNA-Protein Interaction.

    William W Du;Chao Zhang;Chao Zhang;Weining Yang;Tianqiao Yong

  • The interaction of versican with its binding partners.

    Yao Jiong Wu;David P La Pierre;David P La Pierre;Jin Wu;Albert J Yee

  • Circbank: a comprehensive database for circRNA with standard nomenclature.

    Ming Liu;Qian Wang;Jian Shen;Burton B Yang

  • Foxo3 activity promoted by non-coding effects of circular RNA and Foxo3 pseudogene in the inhibition of tumor growth and angiogenesis.

    W Yang;W Yang;William W Du;William W Du;Xiaonan Li;Xiaonan Li;A J Yee

  • Targeting circular RNAs as a therapeutic approach: current strategies and challenges

    Alina T. He;Jinglei Liu;Feiya Li;Feiya Li;Burton B. Yang;Burton B. Yang

  • A Circular RNA Binds To and Activates AKT Phosphorylation and Nuclear Localization Reducing Apoptosis and Enhancing Cardiac Repair.

    Yan Zeng;William W Du;William W Du;Yingya Wu;Yingya Wu;Zhenguo Yang;Zhenguo Yang

  • MicroRNA miR-93 promotes tumor growth and angiogenesis by targeting integrin-β8.

    L Fang;L Fang;L Fang;Z Deng;Z Deng;T Shatseva;T Shatseva;J Yang

  • The pro-metastasis effect of circANKS1B in breast cancer

    Kaixuan Zeng;Kaixuan Zeng;Bangshun He;Burton B. Yang;Tao Xu

  • Long non-coding RNAs in ischemic stroke.

    Mei-Hua Bao;Mei-Hua Bao;Vivian Szeto;Burton B Yang;Shu-Zhen Zhu

  • A circular RNA promotes tumorigenesis by inducing c-myc nuclear translocation.

    Qi Yang;William W Du;William W Du;Nan Wu;Nan Wu;Weining Yang

  • MicroRNA MiR-17 retards tissue growth and represses fibronectin expression

    Sze Wan Shan;Daniel Y. Lee;Daniel Y. Lee;Zhaoqun Deng;Tatiana Shatseva

  • Expression of CD44 3′-untranslated region regulates endogenous microRNA functions in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis

    Zina Jeyapalan;Zhaoqun Deng;Tatiana Shatseva;Ling Fang

  • A circular RNA circ-DNMT1 enhances breast cancer progression by activating autophagy

    William W Du;Weining Yang;Xiangmin Li;Faryal Mehwish Awan;Faryal Mehwish Awan

  • Micro-RNA378 (miR-378) Regulates Ovarian Estradiol Production by Targeting Aromatase

    Shengyu Xu;Katja Linher-Melville;Burton B. Yang;De Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaou Zhang
Yaou Zhang Tsinghua University
Chun Peng
Chun Peng York University
Mingyao Liu
Mingyao Liu University Health Network
Arun Seth
Arun Seth Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Jian Ma
Jian Ma City University of Hong Kong
Sergey N. Krylov
Sergey N. Krylov York University
Shaf Keshavjee
Shaf Keshavjee University Health Network
Stephen J. Lye
Stephen J. Lye University of Toronto
Mingzhou Guo
Mingzhou Guo Chinese PLA General Hospital
Andras Kapus
Andras Kapus University of Toronto

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