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67
Citations
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World Ranking
8168
National Ranking
31

Overview

Henry Yang is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore and has a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their published work predominantly contributes to the fields of molecular biology, immunology, genetics, cancer research, and hematology.

The scientist's research integrates various topics, including:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia research
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Prominent recent papers by Henry Yang include:

  • "Cis- and trans-regulations of pre-mRNA splicing by RNA editing enzymes influence cancer development" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "DUSP16 promotes cancer chemoresistance through regulation of mitochondria-mediated cell death" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "ADARs act as potent regulators of circular transcriptome in cancer" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "RNA editing mediates the functional switch of COPA in a novel mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis" (2020, Journal of Hepatology)
  • "Demethylation and Up-Regulation of an Oncogene after Hypomethylating Therapy" (2022, New England Journal of Medicine)

Henry Yang has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Ömer An
  • Daniel G. Tenen
  • Ying Li
  • Wee Joo Chng
  • Leilei Chen

Their work has appeared mainly in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Blood
  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Endothelin-1 supports clonal derivation and expansion of cardiovascular progenitors derived from human embryonic stem cells

    Boon-Seng Soh;Shi-Yan Ng;Hao Wu;Kristina Buac

  • Genomic and molecular characterization of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    De-Chen Lin;De-Chen Lin;Jia-Jie Hao;Yasunobu Nagata;Liang Xu

  • LSD1 Ablation Stimulates Anti-tumor Immunity and Enables Checkpoint Blockade

    Wanqiang Sheng;Wanqiang Sheng;Martin W. LaFleur;Thao H. Nguyen;Sujun Chen;Sujun Chen

  • Tumor cells disseminate early, but immunosurveillance limits metastatic outgrowth, in a mouse model of melanoma

    Jo Eyles;Anne Laure Puaux;Xiaojie Wang;Benjamin Toh

  • Human Monocytes Undergo Functional Re-programming during Sepsis Mediated by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α

    Irina N. Shalova;Jyue Yuan Lim;Manesh Chittezhath;Annelies S. Zinkernagel

  • Generating specificity and diversity in the transcriptional response to hypoxia.

    Urban Lendahl;Kian Leong Lee;Henry Yang;Lorenz Poellinger;Lorenz Poellinger

  • Transcriptome analysis of zebrafish embryogenesis using microarrays.

    Sinnakaruppan Mathavan;Serene G. P Lee;Alicia Mak;Lance D Miller

  • Chemokine-driven lymphocyte infiltration: an early intratumoural event determining long-term survival in resectable hepatocellular carcinoma

    Valerie Chew;Jinmiao Chen;Deming Lee;Evelyn Loh

  • The genomic landscape of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

    De-Chen Lin;Xuan Meng;Masaharu Hazawa;Yasunobu Nagata

  • MicroRNA-125b Promotes Neuronal Differentiation in Human Cells by Repressing Multiple Targets

    Minh T. N. Le;Huangming Xie;Huangming Xie;Huangming Xie;Beiyan Zhou;Poh Hui Chia

  • Molecular profiling reveals a tumor-promoting phenotype of monocytes and macrophages in human cancer progression.

    Manesh Chittezhath;Manprit Kaur Dhillon;Jyue Yuan Lim;Damya Laoui

  • Oncofetal Gene SALL4 in Aggressive Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Kol Jia Yong;Chong Gao;Joline S.J. Lim;Joline S.J. Lim;Benedict Yan

  • Aberrant splicing of U12-type introns is the hallmark of ZRSR2 mutant myelodysplastic syndrome

    Vikas Madan;Deepika Kanojia;Jia Li;Ryoko Okamoto

  • Bromodomain-Containing-Protein 4 (BRD4) Regulates RNA Polymerase II Serine 2 Phosphorylation in Human CD4+ T Cells

    Weishi Zhang;Celine Prakash;Calvin Sum;Yue Gong

  • Profiling of somatic mutations in acute myeloid leukemia with FLT3-ITD at diagnosis and relapse

    Manoj Garg;Yasunobu Nagata;Deepika Kanojia;Anand Mayakonda

  • Targeting super-enhancer-associated oncogenes in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Yan Yi Jiang;De Chen Lin;De Chen Lin;Anand Mayakonda;Masaharu Hazawa

  • Tumour-initiating cell-specific miR-1246 and miR-1290 expression converge to promote non-small cell lung cancer progression.

    Wen Cai Zhang;Tan Min Chin;Henry Yang;Min En Nga

  • Conserved regulation of p53 network dosage by microRNA-125b occurs through evolving miRNA-target gene pairs.

    Minh T. N. Le;Ng Shyh-Chang;Ng Shyh-Chang;Swea Ling Khaw;Lingzi Chin

  • C/EBPa controls acquisition and maintenance of adult haematopoietic stem cell quiescence

    Min Ye;Hong Zhang;Hong Zhang;Giovanni Amabile;Giovanni Amabile;Henry Yang

  • Conserved Regulation of p53 Network Dosage by MicroRNA–125b Occurs through Evolving miRNA–Target Gene Pairs

    Minh T. N. Le;Ng Shyh-Chang;Swea Ling Khaw;Lingzi Chin

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Phillip Koeffler
H. Phillip Koeffler Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Daniel G. Tenen
Daniel G. Tenen National University of Singapore
Jonathan W. Said
Jonathan W. Said University of California, Los Angeles
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University
Wee Joo Chng
Wee Joo Chng National University of Singapore
Masashi Sanada
Masashi Sanada Kyoto University
Hong Zhang
Hong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bing Lim
Bing Lim Thymmune Therapeutics
Lorenz Poellinger
Lorenz Poellinger Karolinska Institute
Satoru Miyano
Satoru Miyano Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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