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Shao Cong Sun is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, medicine, as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including immunology, molecular biology, oncology, cancer research, and mechanical engineering.

The main topics explored in their publications include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

The scientist has contributed notably to several recent research papers, a selection of which includes:

  • "Vitamin E Enhances Cancer Immunotherapy by Reinvigorating Dendritic Cells via Targeting Checkpoint SHP1," 2022, Cancer Discovery
  • "Verteporfin Inhibits PD-L1 through Autophagy and the STAT1-IRF1-TRIM28 Signaling Axis, Exerting Antitumor Efficacy," 2020, Cancer Immunology Research
  • "NF-κB-inducing kinase maintains T cell metabolic fitness in antitumor immunity," 2021, Nature Immunology
  • "Targeting ubiquitin signaling for cancer immunotherapy," 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • "Peli1 facilitates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by mediating ASC ubiquitination," 2021, Cell Reports

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Nature Immunology
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Science Advances
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Thin-Walled Structures

Collaborations with other researchers are an evident aspect of Shao Cong Sun's work. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Xuhong Cheng
  • Xiaoping Xie
  • Xiaofei Zhou
  • Lele Zhu
  • Chun-Jung Ko

Best Publications

  • NF-κB signaling in inflammation

    Ting Liu;Lingyun Zhang;Donghyun Joo;Shao Cong Sun;Shao Cong Sun

  • Activation by IKKα of a Second, Evolutionary Conserved, NF-κB Signaling Pathway

    Uwe Senftleben;Yixue Cao;Gutian Xiao;Florian R. Greten

  • NF-κB controls expression of inhibitor IκBα : evidence for an inducible autoregulatory pathway

    Shao Cong Sun;Parham A. Ganchi;Dean W. Ballard;Warner C. Greene

  • The non-canonical NF-κB pathway in immunity and inflammation.

    Shao Cong Sun

  • Non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathway

    Shao Cong Sun

  • NF-κB-Inducing Kinase Regulates the Processing of NF-κB2 p100

    Gutian Xiao;Edward W. Harhaj;Shao Cong Sun

  • Potentiating the antitumour response of CD8 + T cells by modulating cholesterol metabolism

    Wei Yang;Yibing Bai;Ying Xiong;Jin Zhang

  • The noncanonical NF-κB pathway.

    Shao Cong Sun

  • Inflammatory T cell responses rely on amino acid transporter ASCT2 facilitation of glutamine uptake and mTORC1 kinase activation.

    Mako Nakaya;Yichuan Xiao;Xiaofei Zhou;Jae Hoon Chang

  • Regulation of the NF-κB-inducing Kinase by Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-associated Factor 3-induced Degradation

    Gongxian Liao;Gongxian Liao;Minying Zhang;Edward W. Harhaj;Shao Cong Sun

  • Ubiquitin signaling in immune responses

    Hongbo Hu;Shao Cong Sun

  • New insights into NF-κB regulation and function

    Shao Cong Sun;Steven C. Ley

  • Deubiquitylation and regulation of the immune response

    Shao Cong Sun

  • Induction of p100 processing by NF-κB-inducing kinase involves docking IκB kinase α (IKKα) to p100 and IKKα-mediated phosphorylation

    Gutian Xiao;Gutian Xiao;Abraham Fong;Shao Cong Sun

  • Retroviral oncoprotein Tax induces processing of NF‐κB2/p100 in T cells: evidence for the involvement of IKKα

    Gutian Xiao;Mary Ellen Cvijic;Abraham Fong;Edward W. Harhaj

  • The Notch/Hes1 pathway sustains NF-κB activation through CYLD repression in T cell leukemia

    Lluis Espinosa;Severine Cathelin;Teresa D'Altri;Thomas Trimarchi

  • NF-κB in inflammation and renal diseases.

    Haisong Zhang;Shao Cong Sun

  • I kappa B/MAD-3 masks the nuclear localization signal of NF-kappa B p65 and requires the transactivation domain to inhibit NF-kappa B p65 DNA binding.

    P. A. Ganchi;Shao-Cong Sun;W. C. Greene;D. W. Ballard

  • Regulation of nuclear factor-κB in autoimmunity

    Shao Cong Sun;Jae Hoon Chang;Jin Jin

  • Hemolin: an insect-immune protein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily

    Shao Cong Sun;Ingrid Lindström;Hans G. Boman;Ingrid Faye

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephanie S. Watowich
Stephanie S. Watowich The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sanjay B. Maggirwar
Sanjay B. Maggirwar George Washington University
Warner C. Greene
Warner C. Greene University of California, San Francisco
Dean W. Ballard
Dean W. Ballard Vanderbilt University
Chen Dong
Chen Dong Tsinghua University
Xin Lin
Xin Lin Tsinghua University
Roza Nurieva
Roza Nurieva The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hong-Gang Wang
Hong-Gang Wang Pennsylvania State University
Thomas P. Loughran
Thomas P. Loughran University of Virginia
Guillermina Lozano
Guillermina Lozano The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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