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Overview

William K. K. Wu is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial body of work published in prominent scientific journals.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their notable subfields of study are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Oncology

The key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

William K. K. Wu has contributed to several research papers published in well-known scientific venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery" (2022), New England Journal of Medicine
  • "METTL3 Inhibits Antitumor Immunity by Targeting m6A-BHLHE41-CXCL1/CXCR2 Axis to Promote Colorectal Cancer" (2022), Gastroenterology
  • "Lactobacillus gallinarum modulates the gut microbiota and produces anti-cancer metabolites to protect against colorectal tumourigenesis" (2021), Gut
  • "Altered gut metabolites and microbiota interactions are implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis and can be non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers" (2022), Microbiome
  • "Streptococcus thermophilus Inhibits Colorectal Tumorigenesis Through Secreting β-Galactosidase" (2020), Gastroenterology

Frequent publication venues for William K. K. Wu's work include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Gut
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Oncogene

Collaborations appear regularly with several co-authors, who include:

  • Matthew T.V. Chan
  • Sunny H. Wong
  • Lin Zhang
  • Jun Yu
  • Xiaodong Liu

In addition to journal publications, William K. K. Wu has contributed to book publications, notably:

  • Protein-RNA Interplay-Regulated Signaling in Stem Cells and Cancer (2023), published by Frontiers Media

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Metagenomic analysis of faecal microbiome as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for colorectal cancer

    Jun Yu;Qiang Feng;Sunny Hei Wong;Dongya Zhang

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Gut mucosal microbiome across stages of colorectal carcinogenesis

    Geicho Nakatsu;Xiangchun Li;Haokui Zhou;Jianqiu Sheng

  • Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis

    Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Zhenwei Dai;Yongzhan Nie;Guijun Zhao

  • Gavage of Fecal Samples From Patients With Colorectal Cancer Promotes Intestinal Carcinogenesis in Germ-Free and Conventional Mice

    Sunny H. Wong;Liuyang Zhao;Xiang Zhang;Geicho Nakatsu

  • Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

    Zhenwei Dai;Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Geicho Nakatsu;William K. K. Wu

  • Enteric fungal microbiota dysbiosis and ecological alterations in colorectal cancer

    Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Geicho Nakatsu;Rudin Zhenwei Dai;William Ka Kei Wu

  • MicroRNA dysregulation in gastric cancer: a new player enters the game

    W K K Wu;C W Lee;C H Cho;D Fan

  • Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes

    Geicho Nakatsu;Haokui Zhou;William Ka Kei Wu;Sunny Hei Wong

  • NEAT1: A novel cancer-related long non-coding RNA.

    Xin Yu;Zheng Li;Heyi Zheng;Matthew T. V. Chan

  • The autophagic paradox in cancer therapy.

    W K K Wu;S B Coffelt;C H Cho;X J Wang

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Novel recurrently mutated genes and a prognostic mutation signature in colorectal cancer

    Jun Yu;William K K Wu;Xiangchun Li;Jun He

  • Quantitation of faecal Fusobacterium improves faecal immunochemical test in detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia.

    Sunny H Wong;Thomas N Y Kwong;Tai-Cheong Chow;Arthur K C Luk

  • Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Kelvin K.F. Tsoi;Carol Y.Y. Pau;William K.K. Wu;Francis K.L. Chan

  • Association Between Bacteremia From Specific Microbes and Subsequent Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

    Thomas N.Y. Kwong;Xiansong Wang;Geicho Nakatsu;Tai Cheong Chow

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 in tumorigenesis of gastrointestinal cancers: An update on the molecular mechanisms

    William Ka Kei Wu;Joseph Jao Yiu Sung;Chung Wa Lee;Jun Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew T. V. Chan
Matthew T. V. 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
Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Le Yu
Le Yu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Wing-Tak Wong
Wing-Tak Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Siew C. Ng
Siew C. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ian C. K. Wong
Ian C. K. Wong University of Hong Kong
Ka-Fai To
Ka-Fai To Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher H. K. Cheng
Christopher H. K. Cheng Chinese University of Hong Kong

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