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53
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16332
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79

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  • 2012 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Lu-Hai Wang is a researcher affiliated with the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan, focusing primarily on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, oncology, immunology, cancer research, and cell biology.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics related to cancer and the immune system, including:

  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers
  • Cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism
  • Cancer cells and metastasis
  • Fibroblast growth factor research
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses

Lu-Hai Wang's recent publications illustrate their involvement in cancer biology and related molecular pathways. Selected papers include:

  • "Hydrogen sulfide coordinates glucose metabolism switch through destabilizing tetrameric pyruvate kinase M2," Nature Communications, 2024
  • "Periostin promotes ovarian cancer metastasis by enhancing M2 macrophages and cancer-associated fibroblasts via integrin-mediated NF-κB and TGF-β2 signaling," Journal of Biomedical Science, 2022
  • "MicroRNA-485-5p targets keratin 17 to regulate oral cancer stemness and chemoresistance via the integrin/FAK/Src/ERK/β-catenin pathway," Journal of Biomedical Science, 2022
  • "Monocytes secrete CXCL7 to promote breast cancer progression," Cell Death and Disease, 2021
  • "Effects of synthetic glucocorticoids on breast cancer progression," Steroids, 2020

The publication venues where Wang frequently contributes include:

  • Journal of Biomedical Science
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Collaborating regularly with several coauthors, Lu-Hai Wang has strong research connections with Kai-Ti Lin, Shih-Hsuan Chan, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Po-Ming Chen, and Shiao-Lin Tung. These collaborations reflect consistent teamwork on cancer-related molecular and cellular biology topics.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Lu-Hai Wang was named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Twist Transcriptionally Up-regulates AKT2 in Breast Cancer Cells Leading to Increased Migration, Invasion, and Resistance to Paclitaxel

    George Z. Cheng;Joseph Chan;Qi Wang;Weizhou Zhang

  • Twist is transcriptionally induced by activation of STAT3 and mediates STAT3 oncogenic function.

    George Z Cheng;Wei Zhou Zhang;Mei Sun;Qi Wang

  • RACK1, an insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) receptor-interacting protein, modulates IGF-I-dependent integrin signaling and promotes cell spreading and contact with extracellular matrix.

    Ulrich Hermanto;Cong S. Zong;Weiqun Li;Lu-Hai Wang

  • Mechanism of STAT3 activation by insulin-like growth factor I receptor.

    Cong S. Zong;Joseph Chan;David E. Levy;Curt Horvath

  • New dimension of glucocorticoids in cancer treatment.

    Kai-Ti Lin;Lu-Hai Wang

  • Receptor for RACK1 Mediates Activation of JNK by Protein Kinase C

    Pablo López-Bergami;Hasem Habelhah;Anindita Bhoumik;Weizhou Zhang

  • Advances of AKT pathway in human oncogenesis and as a target for anti-cancer drug discovery.

    Lu-Hai Wang;George Z. Cheng;Sungman Park;Shaokun Shu

  • miRNA-491-5p and GIT1 Serve as Modulators and Biomarkers for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Invasion and Metastasis

    Wei-Chieh Huang;Shih-Hsuan Chan;Te-Hsuan Jang;Jer-Wei Chang

  • Stat5 is a physiological substrate of the insulin receptor

    Jing Chen;Henry B. Sadowski;Ronald A. Kohanski;Lu-Hai Wang

  • Vav3 Mediates Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase Signaling, Regulates GTPase Activity, Modulates Cell Morphology, and Induces Cell Transformation

    Liyu Zeng;Pallavi Sachdev;Lunbiao Yan;Joseph L. Chan

  • Regulation of cancer cell survival, migration, and invasion by Twist: AKT2 comes to interplay.

    George Z. Cheng;Weizhou Zhang;Lu-Hai Wang

  • Regulation of cancer metastasis by microRNAs

    Shih-Hsuan Chan;Lu-Hai Wang

  • Human c-ros-1 gene homologous to the v-ros sequence of UR2 sarcoma virus encodes for a transmembrane receptorlike molecule.

    H Matsushime;L H Wang;M Shibuya

  • Location of envelope-specific and sarcoma-specific oligonucleotides on RNA of Schmidt-Ruppin Rous sarcoma virus.

    Lu-Hai Wang;Peter H. Duesberg;Sadaaki Kawai;Hidesaburo Hanafusa

  • Characterization of the transforming gene of Fujinami sarcoma virus.

    T Hanafusa;L H Wang;S M Anderson;R E Karess

  • MicroRNA-149 targets GIT1 to suppress integrin signaling and breast cancer metastasis

    Chan Sh;Huang Wc;Chang Jw;Chang Kj

  • Upregulation of SOX9 in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Its Involvement in the Regulation of Cell Growth and Tumorigenicity

    Shih Sheng Jiang;Wen-Tsen Fang;Ya-Hsiue Hou;Ya-Hsiue Hou;Shiu-Feng Huang

  • RACK1 recruits STAT3 specifically to insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors for activation, which is important for regulating anchorage-independent growth.

    Weizhou Zhang;Cong S. Zong;Ulrich Hermanto;Pablo Lopez-Bergami

  • Avian sarcoma virus UR2 encodes a transforming protein which is associated with a unique protein kinase activity.

    R A Feldman;L H Wang;H Hanafusa;P C Balduzzi

  • Glucocorticoids mediate induction of microRNA-708 to suppress ovarian cancer metastasis through targeting Rap1B

    Kai-Ti Lin;Yu-Ming Yeh;Chi-Mu Chuang;Scarlett Y. Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidesaburo Hanafusa
Hidesaburo Hanafusa Osaka Bioscience Institute
Peter H. Duesberg
Peter H. Duesberg University of California, Berkeley
Peter K. Vogt
Peter K. Vogt Scripps Research Institute
Richard A. Roth
Richard A. Roth Stanford University
William J. Rutter
William J. Rutter University of California, San Francisco
Ze'ev Ronai
Ze'ev Ronai Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Marius Sudol
Marius Sudol Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pamela L. Mellon
Pamela L. Mellon University of California, San Diego
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Jin Q. Cheng
Jin Q. Cheng University of South Florida

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