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67
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1550
National Ranking
35

Overview

Mian Wu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China, with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research contributions span 115 publications within this main field, with significant work in several subfields including molecular biology, cancer research, plant science, biomedical engineering, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics emphasizing cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA research, and membrane technologies. The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials

Mian Wu has published several papers across high-impact journals and specialized venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations," 2023, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • "Controllable amorphization engineering on bimetallic metal-organic frameworks for ultrafast oxygen evolution reaction," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "The long noncoding RNA glycoLINC assembles a lower glycolytic metabolon to promote glycolysis," 2022, Molecular Cell
  • "LncRNA GIRGL drives CAPRIN1-mediated phase separation to suppress glutaminase-1 translation under glutamine deprivation," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Improved CO2/N2 separation performance of Pebax composite membrane containing polyethyleneimine functionalized ZIF-8," 2020, Separation and Purification Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers such as Rick F. Thorne, Xu Dong Zhang, Jinming Li, Xiaobing Li, and Lianxin Liu. These partnerships have resulted in multiple joint publications, often appearing in prominent venues.

Publication outlets where Mian Wu has been most prolific consist of:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Cell Reports
  • Advanced Science
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • p53 regulates biosynthesis through direct inactivation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

    Peng Jiang;Wenjing Du;Wenjing Du;Xingwu Wang;Anthony Mancuso

  • Reciprocal Regulation of HIF-1α and LincRNA-p21 Modulates the Warburg Effect

    Fan Yang;Huafeng Zhang;Yide Mei;Mian Wu

  • Cleavage of RIP3 inactivates its caspase-independent apoptosis pathway by removal of kinase domain.

    Shanshan Feng;Yonghui Yang;Yide Mei;Li Ma

  • Direct interaction between survivin and Smac/DIABLO is essential for the anti-apoptotic activity of survivin during taxol-induced apoptosis.

    Zhiyin Song;Xuebiao Yao;Mian Wu

  • Regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway in cancer

    Peng Jiang;Wenjing Du;Mian Wu

  • The lncRNA Neat1 promotes activation of inflammasomes in macrophages.

    Pengfei Zhang;Limian Cao;Rongbin Zhou;Xiaolu Yang

  • Acetylation of p53 at lysine 373/382 by the histone deacetylase inhibitor depsipeptide induces expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1).

    Ying Zhao;Shaoli Lu;Lipeng Wu;Guolin Chai

  • DJ-1 Decreases Bax Expression through Repressing p53 Transcriptional Activity

    Jun Fan;Haigang Ren;Nali Jia;Erkang Fei

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • GUARDIN is a p53-responsive long non-coding RNA that is essential for genomic stability.

    Wang Lai Hu;Lei Jin;An Xu;Yu Fang Wang

  • TAp73 enhances the pentose phosphate pathway and supports cell proliferation

    Wenjing Du;Peng Jiang;Peng Jiang;Anthony Mancuso;Aaron Stonestrom

  • CircACC1 Regulates Assembly and Activation of AMPK Complex under Metabolic Stress

    Qidong Li;Yichun Wang;Shuang Wu;Zhong Zhou

  • Orphan nuclear receptor TR3 acts in autophagic cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway

    Wei-jia Wang;Yuan Wang;Hang-zi Chen;Yong-zhen Xing

  • Characterization of acid-sensing ion channels in dorsal horn neurons of rat spinal cord.

    Long Jun Wu;Long Jun Wu;Bo Duan;Bo Duan;Yi De Mei;Jun Gao;Jun Gao

  • Assembly of the mitochondrial membrane system. Analysis of structural mutants of the yeast coenzyme QH2-cytochrome c reductase complex.

    M. D. Crivellone;Mian Wu;A. Tzagoloff

  • Mitochondrial and cytoplasmic fumarases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are encoded by a single nuclear gene FUM1.

    Mian Wu;A. Tzagoloff

  • The Bad guy cooperates with good cop p53: Bad is transcriptionally up-regulated by p53 and forms a Bad/p53 complex at the mitochondria to induce apoptosis.

    Peng Jiang;Wenjing Du;Klaus Heese;Mian Wu

  • MicroRNA-149*, a p53-responsive microRNA, functions as an oncogenic regulator in human melanoma

    Lei Jin;Wang Lai Hu;Chen Chen Jiang;Jia Xu Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Tzagoloff
Alexander Tzagoloff Columbia University
Longping Wen
Longping Wen South China University of Technology
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Xiaolu Yang
Xiaolu Yang University of Pennsylvania
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Wei-Guo Zhu
Wei-Guo Zhu Shenzhen University
Nobuyuki Nukina
Nobuyuki Nukina Doshisha University
Yee-Joo Tan
Yee-Joo Tan National University of Singapore
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana

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