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Molecular Biology

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77
Citations
14995
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1125
National Ranking
17

Best Publications

  • DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) mutations in ICF syndrome lead to altered epigenetic modifications and aberrant expression of genes regulating development, neurogenesis and immune function

    Bilian Jin;Qian Tao;Jinrong Peng;Hui Meng Soo

  • Functional epigenetics identifies a protocadherin PCDH10 as a candidate tumor suppressor for nasopharyngeal, esophageal and multiple other carcinomas with frequent methylation

    J Ying;H Li;T J Seng;C Langford

  • Methylation of protocadherin 10, a novel tumor suppressor, is associated with poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.

    Jun Yu;Yuenyee Cheng;Qian Tao;Kinfai Cheung

  • The stress-responsive gene GADD45G is a functional tumor suppressor, with its response to environmental stresses frequently disrupted epigenetically in multiple tumors.

    Jianming Ying;Jianming Ying;Gopesh Srivastava;Wen Son Hsieh;Zifen Gao

  • Inactivation of Wnt inhibitory factor-1 (WIF1) expression by epigenetic silencing is a common event in breast cancer

    Lingbao Ai;Qian Tao;Sheng Zhong;C. Robert Fields

  • Nasal NK- and T-cell lymphomas share the same type of Epstein-Barr virus latency as nasopharyngeal carcinoma and Hodgkin's disease

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  • Defective de novo methylation of viral and cellular DNA sequences in ICF syndrome cells

    Qian Tao;He Huang;Theresa M. Geiman;Chai Yen Lim

  • Cellular uptake, evolution, and excretion of silica nanoparticles in human cells.

    Zhiqin Chu;Yuanjie Huang;Qian Tao;Quan Li

  • The tumor suppressor UCHL1 forms a complex with p53/MDM2/ARF to promote p53 signaling, and is frequently silenced in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

    Li Li;Qian Tao;Hongchuan Jin;Andrew Van Hasselt

  • Frequent epigenetic inactivation of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) by promoter methylation in human gastric cancer.

    Y. Y. Cheng;J. Yu;Y. P. Wong;E. P.S. Man

  • Azacitidine induces demethylation of the Epstein-Barr virus genome in tumors.

    Anthony T.C. Chan;Qian Tao;Keith D. Robertson;Ian W. Flinn

  • Epigenetic silencing of a Ca2+-regulated Ras GTPase-activating protein RASAL defines a new mechanism of Ras activation in human cancers

    Hongchuan Jin;Xian Wang;Jianming Ying;Ada H.Y. Wong

  • KRAB zinc finger protein ZNF382 is a proapoptotic tumor suppressor that represses multiple oncogenes and is commonly silenced in multiple carcinomas.

    Yingduan Cheng;Hua Geng;Suk Hang Cheng;Pei Liang

  • The Ubiquitin Peptidase UCHL1 Induces G0/G1 Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis Through Stabilizing p53 and Is Frequently Silenced in Breast Cancer

    Unknown

  • OPCML is a broad tumor suppressor for multiple carcinomas and lymphomas with frequently epigenetic inactivation

    Yan Cui;Ying Ying;Andrew Van Hasselt;Ka Man Ng

  • Stealth technology: how Epstein-Barr virus utilizes DNA methylation to cloak itself from immune detection

    Qian Tao;Keith D Robertson

  • Epigenetic inactivation of the CpG demethylase TET1 as a DNA methylation feedback loop in human cancers

    Lili Li;Chen Li;Haitao Mao;Zhenfang Du

  • Methylation Status of the Epstein-Barr Virus Major Latent Promoter C in Iatrogenic B Cell Lymphoproliferative Disease: Application of PCR-Based Analysis

    Qian Tao;Lode J. Swinnen;Jie Yang;Gopesh Srivastava

  • Epigenetic identification of ADAMTS18 as a novel 16q23.1 tumor suppressor frequently silenced in esophageal, nasopharyngeal and multiple other carcinomas.

    Hongchuan Jin;Xian Wang;Jianming Ying;Ada Ho Yan Wong

  • CMTM3, Located at the Critical Tumor Suppressor Locus 16q22.1, Is Silenced by CpG Methylation in Carcinomas and Inhibits Tumor Cell Growth through Inducing Apoptosis

    Yu Wang;Jisheng Li;Yan Cui;Ting Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony T.C. Chan
Anthony T.C. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Richard F. Ambinder
Richard F. Ambinder Johns Hopkins University
Sai Wah Tsao
Sai Wah Tsao University of Hong Kong
Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sun Young Rha
Sun Young Rha Yonsei University
Winnie Yeo
Winnie Yeo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Fai So
Kwok-Fai So University of Hong Kong

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