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Overview

Ming Yao is affiliated with Renji Hospital in China, specializing in research areas tied to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans both fundamental molecular biology and applied cancer research, focusing extensively on the mechanisms underlying cancer progression and molecular regulation.

The scientist has contributed notably to the fields of molecular biology and cancer research, with research interests that include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Cancer-related molecular pathways

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Ming Yao are:

  • Fangyu Zhao
  • Hong Li
  • Jinjun Li
  • Chao Ge
  • Hua Tian

The researcher has published multiple articles in respected journals within the oncology and molecular biology fields. The most common publication venues include:

  • Hepatology
  • Cancer Letters
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Oncogene
  • Theranostics

Recent papers authored by Ming Yao include:

  • "PPARγ Coactivator-1α Suppresses Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Inhibiting Warburg Effect by PPARγ-Dependent WNT/β-Catenin/Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Isozyme 1 Axis" (2020, Hepatology)
  • "Mitochondrial Protein UQCRC1 is Oncogenic and a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pancreatic Cancer" (2020, Theranostics)
  • "ZNF143-Mediated H3K9 Trimethylation Upregulates CDC6 by Activating MDIG in Hepatocellular Carcinoma" (2020, Cancer Research)
  • "cFLIP suppression and DR5 activation sensitize senescent cancer cells to senolysis" (2022, Nature Cancer)
  • "Long noncoding RNA LHFPL3-AS2 suppresses metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer by interacting with SFPQ to regulate TXNIP expression" (2022, Cancer Letters)

Best Publications

  • CD133 positive hepatocellular carcinoma cells possess high capacity for tumorigenicity

    Shengyong Yin;Jinjun Li;Chen Hu;Xinhua Chen

  • Cancer stem/progenitor cells are highly enriched in CD133+CD44+ population in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Zheng Zhu;Xiangfang Hao;Mingxia Yan;Ming Yao

  • Identification and characterization of a novel peptide ligand of epidermal growth factor receptor for targeted delivery of therapeutics

    Zonghai Li;Ruijiao Zhao;Xianghua Wu;Ye Sun

  • STAT3-mediated upregulation of lncRNA HOXD-AS1 as a ceRNA facilitates liver cancer metastasis by regulating SOX4.

    Hui Wang;Xisong Huo;Xin-Rong Yang;Jia He

  • Gain of miR-151 on chromosome 8q24.3 facilitates tumour cell migration and spreading through downregulating RhoGDIA

    Jie Ding;Shenglin Huang;Shunquan Wu;Yingjun Zhao;Yingjun Zhao

  • circTP63 functions as a ceRNA to promote lung squamous cell carcinoma progression by upregulating FOXM1.

    Zhuoan Cheng;Chengtao Yu;Shaohua Cui;Hui Wang

  • MicroRNA-125b suppressesed human liver cancer cell proliferation and metastasis by directly targeting oncogene LIN28B2

    Linhui Liang;Chun-Ming Wong;Qiao Ying;Dorothy Ngo-Yin Fan

  • MicroRNA-30d promotes tumor invasion and metastasis by targeting Galphai2 in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Jian Yao;Jian Yao;Linhui Liang;Shenglin Huang;Jie Ding

  • Hypoxia-inducible microRNA-210 augments the metastatic potential of tumor cells by targeting vacuole membrane protein 1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Qiao Ying;Linhui Liang;Weijie Guo;Ruopeng Zha

  • MiR-199a-5p is negatively associated with malignancies and regulates glycolysis and lactate production by targeting hexokinase 2 in liver cancer.

    Weijie Guo;Weijie Guo;Zhaoping Qiu;Zhichao Wang;Qifeng Wang

  • Cbx4 Governs HIF-1α to Potentiate Angiogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Its SUMO E3 Ligase Activity

    Jie Li;Ying Xu;Xi-Dai Long;Wei Wang

  • The growth and metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma xenografts are inhibited by small interfering RNA targeting to the subunit ATP6L of proton pump.

    Xiaodong Lu;Wenxin Qin;Jinjun Li;Ning Tan

  • Hypoxia‐inducible factor 1 alpha–activated angiopoietin‐like protein 4 contributes to tumor metastasis via vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1/integrin β1 signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    Hong Li;Chao Ge;Fangyu Zhao;Mingxia Yan

  • Long noncoding RNA TSLNC8 is a tumor suppressor that inactivates the interleukin-6/STAT3 signaling pathway.

    Jiwei Zhang;Zhe Li;Longzi Liu;Qifeng Wang

  • Analysis of ABCG2 expression and side population identifies intrinsic drug efflux in the HCC cell line MHCC-97L and its modulation by Akt signaling

    Chen Hu;Hong Li;Jinjun Li;Zheng Zhu

  • The LINC01138 drives malignancies via activating arginine methyltransferase 5 in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Zhe Li;Jiwei Zhang;Xinyang Liu;Shengli Li

  • Long noncoding RNA miR503HG, a prognostic indicator, inhibits tumor metastasis by regulating the HNRNPA2B1/NF-κB pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hui Wang;Linhui Liang;Qiongzhu Dong;Lin Huan

  • MetaLnc9 Facilitates Lung Cancer Metastasis via a PGK1-Activated AKT/mTOR Pathway.

    Tao Yu;Yingjun Zhao;Zhixiang Hu;Jing Li

  • Induction of autophagy contributes to cisplatin resistance in human ovarian cancer cells

    Lingjie Bao;Melba C. Jaramillo;Zhenbo Zhang;Yunxi Zheng

  • Genome-wide copy number analyses identified novel cancer genes in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Deshui Jia;Lin Wei;Lin Wei;Weijie Guo;Weijie Guo;Ruopeng Zha;Ruopeng Zha

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinjun Li
Jinjun Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shenglin Huang
Shenglin Huang Fudan University
Hui Wang
Hui Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jia Fan
Jia Fan Fudan University
Jing-Yuan Fang
Jing-Yuan Fang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hongyang Wang
Hongyang Wang Second Military Medical University
Hai Wang
Hai Wang Stanford University
Zhigang Zhang
Zhigang Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Irene Oi-Lin Ng
Irene Oi-Lin Ng University of Hong Kong
Changchun Wang
Changchun Wang Fudan University

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