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Citations
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15140
National Ranking
6331

Overview

John Yu is affiliated with Memorial Hospital of South Bend in the United States, with a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work integrates multiple subfields including molecular biology, immunology, oncology, genetics, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's recent publications include significant contributions in cancer biology and immunotherapy. Notable papers published in 2020 are:

  • Sialylation of CD55 by ST3GAL1 Facilitates Immune Evasion in Cancer, Cancer Immunology Research
  • Targeting glycosphingolipids for cancer immunotherapy, FEBS Letters
  • Dissecting the conformation of glycans and their interactions with proteins, Journal of Biomedical Science
  • Radiation Induces Pulmonary Fibrosis by Promoting the Fibrogenic Differentiation of Alveolar Stem Cells, Stem Cells International
  • B3GALT5 knockout alters glycosphingolipid profile and facilitates transition to human naïve pluripotency, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The body of work often addresses topics related to glycosylation and glycoproteins research, galectins and cancer biology, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research. Other prominent topics include microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, cancer cells and metastasis, pancreatic function and diabetes, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with John Yu encompass:

  • Alice L. Yu
  • Jung-Tung Hung
  • Tsai-Hsien Hung
  • Sheng-Hung Wang
  • Jing-Yan Cheng

John Yu's work has been published multiple times in several venues, primarily including:

  • EMPIAR dataset
  • Journal of Biomedical Science
  • Oncogene
  • Cancer Immunology Research
  • Stem Cells International

The spectrum of John Yu's publications and research topics outline a comprehensive engagement with molecular and cellular mechanisms relevant to cancer, immunology, and regenerative medicine, supported by collaborations that span multiple research domains and institutions.

Best Publications

  • Selective solubilization of proteins and phospholipids from red blood cell membranes by nonionic detergents

    John Yu;Donald A. Fischman;Theodore L. Steck

  • Selective solubilization of proteins from red blood cell membranes by protein perturbants.

    Theodore L. Steck;John Yu

  • Importance of fsh releasing protein and inhibin in erythrodifferentiation

    John Yu;Li-en Shao;Victor Lemas;Alice L. Yu

  • Isolation and characterization of band 3, the predominant polypeptide of the human erythrocyte membrane.

    J Yu;T L Steck

  • Glioblastoma stem cell-derived exosomes induce M2 macrophages and PD-L1 expression on human monocytes

    Konrad Gabrusiewicz;Xu Li;Jun Wei;Yuuri Hashimoto

  • Tracking the engraftment and regenerative capabilities of transplanted lung stem cells using fluorescent nanodiamonds.

    Tsai-Jung Wu;Yan-Kai Tzeng;Yan-Kai Tzeng;Wei-Wei Chang;Chi-An Cheng

  • Reconstitution of intramembrane particles in recombinants of erythrocyte protein band 3 and lipid: effects of spectrin-actin association.

    John Yu;Daniel Branton

  • Frequent and selective methylation of p15 and deletion of both p15 and p16 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Ayse Batova;Mitchell B. Diccianni;John C. Yu;Tsutomu Nobori

  • Identification of pulmonary Oct-4+ stem/progenitor cells and demonstration of their susceptibility to SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection in vitro

    Thai Yen Ling;Ming Der Kuo;Chung Leung Li;Alice L. Yu

  • Consensus Guidance for Banking and Supply of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines for Research Purposes

    Peter W. Andrews;Javard Arias-Diaz;Jonathan Auerbach;Manuel Alvarez

  • Expression of Globo H and SSEA3 in breast cancer stem cells and the involvement of fucosyl transferases 1 and 2 in Globo H synthesis

    Wen-Wei Chang;Chien Hsin Lee;Peishan Lee;Juway Lin

  • The G12/13-RhoA signaling pathway contributes to efficient lysophosphatidic acid-stimulated cell migration.

    D. Bian;C. Mahanivong;J. Yu;S. M. Frisch

  • Syndeins: the spectrin-binding protein(s) of the human erythrocyte membrane

    John Yu;Steven R. Goodman

  • Switching of the core structures of glycosphingolipids from globo- and lacto- to ganglio-series upon human embryonic stem cell differentiation

    Yuh-Jin Liang;Huan-Hsien Kuo;Chi-Hung Lin;Yen-Ying Chen

  • c-Myb Is an Evolutionary Conserved miR-150 Target and miR-150/c-Myb Interaction Is Important for Embryonic Development

    You-Chin Lin;Ming-Wei Kuo;John Yu;Huan-Hsien Kuo

  • Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Regulation Is Associated with the Maintenance of the Undifferentiated Phenotype of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Tung-Ying Lu;Ruei-Min Lu;Mei-Ying Liao;John Yu

  • Clinical significance of p53 mutations in relapsed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    M B Diccianni;J Yu;M Hsiao;S Mukherjee

  • Effect of activin A on globin gene expression in purified human erythroid progenitors

    Li-en Shao;Normand L. Frigon;Arlene L. Young;Alice L. Yu

  • The ISSCR Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    George Q. Daley;Lars Ahrlund Richter;Jonathan M. Auerbach;Nissim Benvenisty

  • Methylation of p16INK4A in primary gynecologic malignancy.

    Y.F Wong;T.K.H Chung;T.H Cheung;T Nobori

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice L. Yu
Alice L. Yu University of California, San Diego
Han-Chung Wu
Han-Chung Wu National Chung Hsing University
Chi-Huey Wong
Chi-Huey Wong Scripps Research Institute
Richard Smith
Richard Smith University of Exeter
Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li Academia Sinica
Theodore L. Steck
Theodore L. Steck University of Chicago
Chung-Yi Wu
Chung-Yi Wu Academia Sinica
Kay-Hooi Khoo
Kay-Hooi Khoo National Taiwan University
Wylie Vale
Wylie Vale Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Christine L. Mummery
Christine L. Mummery Leiden University Medical Center

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