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Ming Jer Tang is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have extensively worked on subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Urology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Rehabilitation.

The main topics addressed in Ming Jer Tang's research include:

  • Hair Growth and Disorders
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Recent published papers highlight a range of biomedical research interests and applications. These include:

  • "Symmetry breaking of tissue mechanics in wound induced hair follicle regeneration of laboratory and spiny mice," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "PPARγ activation improves the microenvironment of perivascular adipose tissue and attenuates aortic stiffening in obesity," 2021, Journal of Biomedical Science
  • "Precise control of microtubule disassembly in living cells," 2022, The EMBO Journal
  • "YAP nuclear translocation induced by HIF-1α prevents DNA damage under hypoxic conditions," 2023, Cell Death Discovery
  • "Assessment of Tilapia Skin Collagen for Biomedical Research Applications in Comparison with Mammalian Collagen," 2024, Molecules

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Cancer Research, Journal of Biomedical Science, AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Frequent collaborators in their work include Gang-Hui Lee, Michael W. Hughes, Chao-Kai Hsu, Hans I-Chen Harn, and Chao-Chun Yang, reflecting a network of repeated scholarly partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Vimentin contributes to epithelial-mesenchymal transition cancer cell mechanics by mediating cytoskeletal organization and focal adhesion maturation

    Ching Yi Liu;Hsi Hui Lin;Ming Jer Tang;Yang Kao Wang

  • Calcium store sensor stromal-interaction molecule 1-dependent signaling plays an important role in cervical cancer growth, migration, and angiogenesis

    Yih Fung Chen;Wen Tai Chiu;Ying Ting Chen;Pey Yun Lin

  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Cervical Cancer: Correlation with Tumor Progression, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Overexpression, and Snail Up-Regulation

    Mei Yi Lee;Cheng Yang Chou;Ming Jer Tang;Meng Ru Shen

  • Rapamycin attenuates unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal fibrosis

    M. J. Wu;M. J. Wu;M. C. Wen;Y. T. Chiu;Y. Y. Chiou

  • Ureteric bud outgrowth in response to RET activation is mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase

    Ming Jer Tang;Yi Cai;Si Jie Tsai;Yang Kao Wang

  • The RET–Glial Cell-derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Pathway Stimulates Migration and Chemoattraction of Epithelial Cells

    Ming Jer Tang;Dane Worley;Michele Sanicola;Gregory R. Dressler

  • Colonic transit time in long-term dialysis patients.

    Ming Ju Wu;Chi Sen Chang;Chi Hung Cheng;Cheng Hsu Chen

  • Mechanical phenotype of cancer cells: cell softening and loss of stiffness sensing.

    Hsi-Hui Lin;Hsiu-Kuan Lin;I-Hsuan Lin;Yu-Wei Chiou

  • Instructive Nanofiber Scaffolds with VEGF Create a Microenvironment for Arteriogenesis and Cardiac Repair

    Yi Dong Lin;Chwan Yau Luo;Yu Ning Hu;Ming Long Yeh

  • Sequential Caspase-2 and Caspase-8 Activation Upstream of Mitochondria during Ceramideand Etoposide-induced Apoptosis

    Chiou Feng Lin;Chia Ling Chen;Wen Tsan Chang;Ming Shiou Jan

  • Defining a Link with Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in Mice with Congenitally Low Expression of Pkd1

    Si Tse Jiang;Yuan Yow Chiou;Ellian Wang;Hsiu Kuan Lin

  • Mechanotransduction of matrix stiffness in regulation of focal adhesion size and number: reciprocal regulation of caveolin-1 and β1 integrin.

    Yi Chun Yeh;Jin Ying Ling;Wan Chun Chen;Hsi Hui Lin

  • Reduced Pax2 gene dosage increases apoptosis and slows the progression of renal cystic disease.

    Lance Ostrom;Ming Jer Tang;Peter Gruss;Gregory R. Dressler

  • Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Induces Smad3-Dependent β1 Integrin Gene Expression in Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition during Chronic Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis

    Yi Chun Yeh;Wei Chun Wei;Yang Kao Wang;Shih Chieh Lin

  • Suppression of ultraviolet irradiation-induced apoptosis by overexpression of focal adhesion kinase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells

    Po Chao Chan;Jui Fen Lai;Chi Hung Cheng;Ming Jer Tang

  • The tension biology of wound healing.

    Hans I.Chen Harn;Rei Ogawa;Chao Kai Hsu;Michael W. Hughes

  • A Discoidin Domain Receptor 1/SHP-2 Signaling Complex Inhibits α2β1-Integrin–mediated Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 1/3 Activation and Cell Migration

    Chau Zen Wang;Hsiao Wen Su;Yu Chih Hsu;Meng Ru Shen

  • High cumulative incidence of urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma after kidney transplantation in Taiwan.

    Ming Ju Wu;Jong Da Lian;Chi Rei Yang;Chi Hung Cheng

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Role of Excessive Autophagy Induced by Mechanical Overload in Vein Graft Neointima Formation: Prediction and Prevention

    Ya-Ju Chang;Hui-Chun Huang;Yuan-Yu Hsueh;Shao-Wei Wang

  • Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Focal Adhesion Kinase Stimulated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Leads to Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation

    Hong-Chen Chen;Po-Chao Chan;Ming-Jer Tang;Chi-Hung Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Chi-Ying F. Huang
Chi-Ying F. Huang National Yang Ming University
Cheng-Ming Chuong
Cheng-Ming Chuong University of Southern California
John A. McGrath
John A. McGrath King's College London
Fayez K. Ghishan
Fayez K. Ghishan University of Arizona
Gregory R. Dressler
Gregory R. Dressler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ruey-Hwa Chen
Ruey-Hwa Chen Academia Sinica
Shu Chien
Shu Chien University of California, San Diego
Seth L. Alper
Seth L. Alper Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chiou Feng Lin
Chiou Feng Lin Taipei Medical University
Hsiao Sheng Liu
Hsiao Sheng Liu National Cheng Kung University

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