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Ming-Liang He is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China and has a significant corpus of research focused on several intersecting fields within medicine and molecular biology. Their work spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, oncology, infectious diseases, and organic chemistry. The subfields represented in their research include molecular biology, cancer research, infectious diseases, and organic chemistry.

The main topics addressed in Ming-Liang He's research encompass:

  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Viral infections and immunology research
  • Cancer-related molecular pathways
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis

Their recent publications have appeared across several specialized venues, with multiple papers contributing to the following journals and conferences:

  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • MedComm
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Science
  • Genes & Diseases

Some of Ming-Liang He's recent notable papers include:

  • Molecular mechanisms of chemo- and radiotherapy resistance and the potential implications for cancer treatment, published in 2021 in MedComm
  • Circular RNA MAPK4 (circ-MAPK4) inhibits cell apoptosis via MAPK signaling pathway by sponging miR-125a-3p in gliomas, published in 2020 in Molecular Cancer
  • Stress proteins: the biological functions in virus infection, present and challenges for target-based antiviral drug development, published in 2020 in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum(IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner, published in 2023 in Nature Chemistry
  • Lipid metabolism alteration contributes to and maintains the properties of cancer stem cells, published in 2020 in Theranostics

Collaborative work is a notable component of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mandi Wu
  • Xi Yao
  • Qianya Wan
  • Yiran Wang
  • Bin Li

Best Publications

  • MiR-26a Inhibits Cell Growth and Tumorigenesis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma through Repression of EZH2

    Juan Lu;Ming-Liang He;Lu Wang;Ying Chen

  • MiRNA-20a promotes osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells by co-regulating BMP signaling

    Jin-fang Zhang;Wei-ming Fu;Ming-liang He;Wei-dong Xie

  • microRNA-146b inhibits glioma cell migration and invasion by targeting MMPs.

    Hongping Xia;Yanting Qi;Samuel S. Ng;Xiaona Chen

  • Preemptive use of lamivudine reduces hepatitis B exacerbation after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

    George K. K. Lau;Ming‐Liang He;Daniel Y. T. Fong;Angeline Bartholomeusz

  • Molecular mechanisms of chemo- and radiotherapy resistance and the potential implications for cancer treatment

    Ya-Ping Liu;Can-Can Zheng;Yun-Na Huang;Ming-Liang He

  • MiR-637 maintains the balance between adipocytes and osteoblasts by directly targeting Osterix

    Jin Fang Zhang;Wei Ming Fu;Ming Liang He;Hua Wang

  • Lentivirus-mediated RNA interference targeting enhancer of zeste homolog 2 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth through down-regulation of stathmin

    Yangchao Chen;Marie C. Lin;Hong Yao;Hua Wang

  • Hsa-let-7g inhibits proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by downregulation of c-Myc and upregulation of p16(INK4A).

    Fei Fei Lan;Hua Wang;Yang Chao Chen;Chu Yan Chan

  • MicroRNA-15b regulates cell cycle progression by targeting cyclins in glioma cells

    Hongping Xia;Yanting Qi;Samuel S. Ng;Xiaona Chen

  • The Adamantane-Derived Bananins Are Potent Inhibitors of the Helicase Activities and Replication of SARS Coronavirus

    Julian A. Tanner;Bo Jian Zheng;Jie Zhou;Rory M. Watt

  • HBx-upregulated lncRNA UCA1 promotes cell growth and tumorigenesis by recruiting EZH2 and repressing p27Kip1/CDK2 signaling.

    Jiao-Jiao Hu;Wei Song;Shao-Dan Zhang;Xiao-Hui Shen

  • Enterovirus 71 Disrupts Interferon Signaling by Reducing the Level of Interferon Receptor 1

    Jing Lu;Lina Yi;Jin Zhao;Jin Zhao;Jun Yu

  • Synthesis and characterization of folate-PEG-grafted-hyperbranched-PEI for tumor-targeted gene delivery.

    Bing Liang;Ming-Liang He;Zhong-Peng Xiao;Yi Li

  • Flavonoids of Herba Epimedii regulate osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells through BMP and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

    Jin-fang Zhang;Guo Li;Chu-yan Chan;Chun-ling Meng

  • HBV cccDNA in patients’ sera as an indicator for HBV reactivation and an early signal of liver damage

    Ying Chen;Johnny Sze;Ming-Liang He

  • Ascorbic acid inhibits ROS production, NF-κB activation and prevents ethanol-induced growth retardation and microencephaly

    Ying Peng;K.H.H. Kwok;Pai-Hao Yang;Samuel S.M. Ng

  • Primate‐specific microRNA‐637 inhibits tumorigenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma by disrupting signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling

    Jin fang Zhang;Ming liang He;Wei ming Fu;Hua Wang

  • Comparative proteomic analysis of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human bone marrow, umbilical cord and placenta: implication in the migration

    Guo Li;Xiao-Ai Zhang;Hua Wang;Xin Wang

  • Transcription repression by Xenopus ET and its human ortholog TBX3, a gene involved in ulnar-mammary syndrome.

    Ming Liang He;Leng Wen;Christine E. Campbell;Jane Y. Wu

  • A new and sensitive method for the quantification of HBV cccDNA by real-time PCR.

    Ming-Liang He;Jun Wu;Ying Chen;Marie C Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hsiang-Fu Kung
Hsiang-Fu Kung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Bo-Jian Zheng
Bo-Jian Zheng University of Hong Kong
Jian-Dong Huang
Jian-Dong Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Benny Chung-ying Zee
Benny Chung-ying Zee Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paul B.S. Lai
Paul B.S. Lai Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dan Xie
Dan Xie Sun Yat-sen University
Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong

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