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Dik-Lung Ma is affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University in China. Their research portfolio spans several key areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, incorporating a significant focus on medicine. The main fields of study encompass biochemical and molecular biological approaches with an emphasis on molecular biology and oncology, along with contributions to materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's research covers multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Histone deacetylase inhibitors research
  • Peptidase inhibition and analysis
  • Protein degradation and inhibitors
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Luminescence and fluorescent materials

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (4 publications)
  • Journal of Hematology & Oncology (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2 publications)

Recent published papers by Dik-Lung Ma include:

  • "A small molecule HIF-1α stabilizer that accelerates diabetic wound healing," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The emerging role of KDM5A in human cancer," 2021, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • "The design and development of covalent protein-protein interaction inhibitors for cancer treatment," 2020, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • "Peptide-Conjugated Long-Lived Theranostic Imaging for Targeting GRPr in Cancer and Immune Cells," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Inhibition of the CDK9-cyclin T1 protein-protein interaction as a new approach against triple-negative breast cancer," 2021, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

Dik-Lung Ma collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Chung-Hang Leung (50 joint publications)
  • Wanhe Wang (31 joint publications)
  • Ke-Jia Wu (14 joint publications)
  • Guan-Jun Yang (13 joint publications)
  • Wu Chun (13 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • New Perspectives on How to Discover Drugs from Herbal Medicines: CAM's Outstanding Contribution to Modern Therapeutics.

    Si Yuan Pan;Shu Feng Zhou;Si Hua Gao;Zhi Ling Yu

  • Bioactive Luminescent Transition‐Metal Complexes for Biomedical Applications

    Dik-Lung Ma;Hong-Zhang He;Ka-Ho Leung;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan

  • Platinum(II) complexes with dipyridophenazine ligands as human telomerase inhibitors and luminescent probes for G-quadruplex DNA.

    Dik-Lung Ma;Chi-Ming Che;Siu-Cheong Yan

  • Bioactive iridium and rhodium complexes as therapeutic agents

    Chung-Hang Leung;Hai-Jing Zhong;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Dik-Lung Ma

  • Stabilization of G-quadruplex DNA and down-regulation of oncogene c-myc by quindoline derivatives

    Tian-Miao Ou;Yu-Jing Lu;Chi Zhang;Zhi-Shu Huang

  • Group 9 organometallic compounds for therapeutic and bioanalytical applications.

    Dik-Lung Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung

  • Recent advances in luminescent heavy metal complexes for sensing

    Dik-Lung Ma;Victor Pui-Yan Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Ka-Ho Leung

  • Drug repositioning by structure-based virtual screening

    Dik-Lung Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung

  • A Highly Selective Luminescent Switch‐On Probe for Histidine/Histidine‐Rich Proteins and Its Application in Protein Staining

    Dik Lung Ma;Wing Leung Wong;Wai Hong Chung;Fung Yi Chan

  • Luminescent chemosensors by using cyclometalated iridium(iii) complexes and their applications.

    Dik-Lung Ma;Sheng Lin;Wanhe Wang;Chao Yang

  • Label-free luminescent oligonucleotide-based probes

    Dik-Lung Ma;Hong-Zhang He;Ka-Ho Leung;Hai-Jing Zhong

  • Luminescence switch-on detection of protein tyrosine kinase-7 using a G-quadruplex-selective probe

    Sheng Lin;Wei Gao;Zeru Tian;Chao Yang

  • Cyclometalated gold(III) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands as topoisomerase I poisons

    Jessie Jing Yan;Andy Lok-Fung Chow;Chung-Hang Leung;Raymond Wai-Yin Sun

  • Stabilization of G-Quadruplex DNA with Platinum(II) Schiff Base Complexes: Luminescent Probe and Down-Regulation of c-myc Oncogene Expression

    Peng Wu;Dik-Lung Ma;Chung-Hang Leung;Siu-Cheong Yan

  • Molecular docking for virtual screening of natural product databases

    Dik-Lung Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung

  • Cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes as highly sensitive luminescent switch-on probes for practical application in protein staining and cell imaging.

    Peng Wu;Ella Lai-Ming Wong;Dik-Lung Ma;Glenna So-Ming Tong

  • Structure Characterization and Immunomodulating Effects of Polysaccharides Isolated from Dendrobium officinale.

    Wei Wei;Lei Feng;Wan-Rong Bao;Dik-Lung Ma

  • Selective Inhibition of Lysine-Specific Demethylase 5A (KDM5A) Using a Rhodium(III) Complex for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy.

    Guan-Jun Yang;Wanhe Wang;Simon Wing Fai Mok;Chun Wu

  • Some uses of transition metal complexes as anti-cancer and anti-HIV agents†

    Raymond Wai-Yin Sun;Dik-Lung Ma;Ella Lai-Ming Wong;Chi-Ming Che

  • Development of a Long-Lived Luminescence Probe for Visualizing β-Galactosidase in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells.

    Wanhe Wang;Kasipandi Vellaisamy;Guodong Li;Chun Wu

  • DNA binding and cytotoxicity of ruthenium(II) and rhenium(I) complexes of 2-amino-4-phenylamino-6-(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine.

    Dik Lung Ma;Chi Ming Che;Fung Ming Siu;Mengsu Yang

  • A Bifunctional Platinum(II) Complex Capable of Intercalation and Hydrogen‐Bonding Interactions with DNA: Binding Studies and Cytotoxicity

    Dik-Lung Ma;Chi-Ming Che

Frequent Co-Authors

Chung-Hang Leung
Chung-Hang Leung University of Macau
Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan
Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan University of Cambridge
Philip Wai Hong Chan
Philip Wai Hong Chan Monash University
Quan-Bin Han
Quan-Bin Han Hong Kong Baptist University
Chi-Ming Che
Chi-Ming Che University of Hong Kong
Jin-Jian Lu
Jin-Jian Lu University of Macau
Xiuping Chen
Xiuping Chen University of Macau
Kwok-Yin Wong
Kwok-Yin Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yitao Wang
Yitao Wang University of Macau

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