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Overview

Mong Hong Lee is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers several specific research topics, including:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism
  • Cancer, lipids, and metabolism
  • Pancreatic and hepatic oncology research
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer research and treatments

Publications by Mong Hong Lee have appeared in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Advanced Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancer Communications
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Among recent notable papers are:

  • Tuning Push-Pull Electronic Effects of AIEgens to Boost the Theranostic Efficacy for Colon Cancer (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • ACTL6A protects gastric cancer cells against ferroptosis through induction of glutathione synthesis (2023, Nature Communications)
  • FBXW7β loss-of-function enhances FASN-mediated lipogenesis and promotes colorectal cancer growth (2023, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • Therapeutic potential of Clostridium butyricum anticancer effects in colorectal cancer (2023, Gut Microbes)
  • Tumor-Associated Microbiota in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)

Collaborations are an integral part of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Baifu Qin
  • Qihao Pan
  • Lekun Fang
  • Xiangqi Meng
  • Shaomin Zou

Best Publications

  • Cytoplasmic localization of p21Cip1/WAF1 by Akt-induced phosphorylation in HER-2/neu-overexpressing cells.

    Binhua P. Zhou;Yong Liao;Weiya Xia;Bill Spohn

  • Interleukin-2-mediated elimination of the p27Kip1 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor prevented by rapamycin.

    Jamison Nourse;Eduardo Firpo;W. Michael Flanagan;Steve Coats

  • Roles of p53, Myc and HIF-1 in Regulating Glycolysis — the Seventh Hallmark of Cancer

    Unknown

  • Cancer metabolic reprogramming: importance, main features, and potentials for precise targeted anti-cancer therapies.

    Unknown

  • p27Kip1: Chromosomal Mapping to 12p12–12p13.1 and Absence of Mutations in Human Tumors

    M V Ponce-Castañeda;M H Lee;E Latres;K Polyak

  • Association of the Cyclin-dependent Kinases and 14-3-3 Sigma Negatively Regulates Cell Cycle Progression

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  • 14-3-3σ Positively Regulates p53 and Suppresses Tumor Growth

    Heng Yin Yang;Yu Ye Wen;Chih Hsin Chen;Guillermina Lozano

  • Negative regulators of cyclin-dependent kinases and their roles in cancers.

    Unknown

  • Obesity-associated NLRC4 inflammasome activation drives breast cancer progression.

    Ryan Kolb;Liem Phan;Liem Phan;Nicholas Borcherding;Yinghong Liu

  • Use of in vivo complementation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify a genomic fragment associated with virulence.

    L. Pascopella;F. M. Collins;J. M. Martin;Mong Hong Lee

  • Oncogenic signals of HER-2/neu in regulating the stability of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27.

    Heng-Yin Yang;Binhua P. Zhou;Mien-Chie Hung;Mong-Hong Lee

  • Aurora B kinase phosphorylates and instigates degradation of p53

    Chris P. Gully;Guermarie Velazquez-Torres;Ji Hyun Shin;Enrique Fuentes-Mattei

  • Regulators of G1 cyclin-dependent kinases and cancers.

    Unknown

  • Fatty acid synthase phosphorylation: a novel therapeutic target in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells

    Quanri Jin;Linda X Yuan;Delphine Boulbes;Jong Min Baek

  • Regulation of the p53-MDM2 pathway by 14-3-3 σ and other proteins

    Mong Hong Lee;Guillermina Lozano

  • DNA damage-induced protein 14-3-3 σ inhibits protein kinase B/Akt activation and suppresses Akt-activated cancer

    Unknown

  • Antineoplastic effects of an Aurora B kinase inhibitor in breast cancer

    Unknown

  • A hypoxia-responsive TRAF6-ATM-H2AX signalling axis promotes HIF1α activation, tumorigenesis and metastasis.

    Abdol Hossein Rezaeian;Abdol Hossein Rezaeian;Chien Feng Li;Ching Yuan Wu;Xian Zhang;Xian Zhang

  • Hypoxia-Mediated Up-Regulation of Pim-1 Contributes to Solid Tumor Formation

    Jian Chen;Jian Chen;Masanobu Kobayashi;Stephanie Darmanin;Yi Qiao;Yi Qiao

  • Pim-1 plays a pivotal role in hypoxia-induced chemoresistance

    J Chen;M Kobayashi;M Kobayashi;S Darmanin;Y Qiao;Y Qiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Mien Chie Hung
Mien Chie Hung China Medical University
Huamin Wang
Huamin Wang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Joan Massagué
Joan Massagué Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Francisco J. Esteva
Francisco J. Esteva New York University
Wallace L. McKeehan
Wallace L. McKeehan Texas A&M Health Science Center
Melvin M. Scheinman
Melvin M. Scheinman University of California, San Francisco
Graham F. Hatfull
Graham F. Hatfull University of Pittsburgh
Weiya Xia
Weiya Xia The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Binhua P. Zhou
Binhua P. Zhou University of Kentucky

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