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Overview

Xiaoling Yang is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research concentrates on molecular biology, with a significant focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as a broader field of study. Their work also intersects substantially with medicine.

The subfields of Yang's research encompass molecular biology, cancer research, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, physiology, and epidemiology. These areas reflect a diverse range of biomedical topics addressing cellular and disease mechanisms.

Yang's main research topics include:

  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Telomeres, telomerase, and senescence
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Diabetes treatment and management

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues. Notable frequent venues include:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Aging Cell
  • Molecular Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OncoTargets and Therapy

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Yang include:

  • "circSamd4 represses myogenic transcriptional activity of PUR proteins", 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "AUF1 ligand circPCNX reduces cell proliferation by competing with p21 mRNA to increase p21 production", 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "The Novel Circular RNA Circ-PGAP3 Promotes the Proliferation and Invasion of Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Regulating the miR-330-3p/Myc Axis", 2020, OncoTargets and Therapy
  • "Interaction of OIP5-AS1 with MEF2C mRNA promotes myogenic gene expression", 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Long-Acting Metformin Vs. Metformin Immediate Release in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review", 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Yang collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, who contribute consistently to the body of work in these research areas. Regular co-authors include Jennifer L. Martindale, Myriam Gorospe, Rachel Munk, Dimitrios Tsitsipatis, and Supriyo De.

Best Publications

  • LincRNA-p21 Suppresses Target mRNA Translation

    Je Hyun Yoon;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Subramanya Srikantan;Xiaoling Yang

  • Phosphorylation of HuR by Chk2 regulates SIRT1 expression

    Kotb Abdelmohsen;Rudolf Pullmann;Ashish Lal;Hyeon Ho Kim

  • Identification of a target RNA motif for RNA-binding protein HuR

    Isabel López de Silanes;Ming Zhan;Ashish Lal;Xiaoling Yang

  • Concurrent versus individual binding of HuR and AUF1 to common labile target mRNAs

    Ashish Lal;Krystyna Mazan-Mamczarz;Tomoko Kawai;Xiaoling Yang

  • Scaffold function of long non-coding RNA HOTAIR in protein ubiquitination

    Je-Hyun Yoon;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Jiyoung Kim;Xiaoling Yang

  • RNA-Binding Proteins HuR and PTB Promote the Translation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α

    Stefanie Galbán;Yuki Kuwano;Rudolf Pullmann;Jennifer L. Martindale

  • p16INK4a Translation Suppressed by miR-24

    Ashish Lal;Ashish Lal;Hyeon-Ho Kim;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Yuki Kuwano

  • Role of the RNA-binding protein HuR in colon carcinogenesis.

    Isabel López de Silanes;Jinshui Fan;Xiaoling Yang;Alan B Zonderman

  • Increased AMP:ATP ratio and AMP-activated protein kinase activity during cellular senescence linked to reduced HuR function.

    Wengong Wang;Xiaoling Yang;Isabel López de Silanes;David Carling

  • Global analysis of stress-regulated mRNA turnover by using cDNA arrays.

    Jinshui Fan;Xiaoling Yang;Wengong Wang;William H. Wood

  • AMP-activated kinase regulates cytoplasmic HuR.

    Wengong Wang;Jinshui Fan;Xiaoling Yang;Stefanie Fürer-Galban

  • Identification and functional outcome of mRNAs associated with RNA-binding protein TIA-1.

    Isabel López de Silanes;Stefanie Galbán;Jennifer L. Martindale;Xiaoling Yang

  • MKP-1 mRNA Stabilization and Translational Control by RNA-Binding Proteins HuR and NF90

    Yuki Kuwano;Hyeon Ho Kim;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Rudolf Pullmann

  • Analysis of turnover and translation regulatory RNA-binding protein expression through binding to cognate mRNAs.

    Rudolf Pullmann;Hyeon Ho Kim;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Ashish Lal

  • Nuclear HuR accumulation through phosphorylation by Cdk1

    Hyeon Ho Kim;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Ashish Lal;Rudolf Pullmann

  • Translational Control of Cytochrome c by RNA-Binding Proteins TIA-1 and HuR

    Tomoko Kawai;Ashish Lal;Xiaoling Yang;Stefanie Galban

  • Loss of HuR is linked to reduced expression of proliferative genes during replicative senescence.

    Wengong Wang;Xiaoling Yang;Vincent J. Cristofalo;Nikki J. Holbrook

  • Identification of senescence-associated circular RNAs (SAC-RNAs) reveals senescence suppressor CircPVT1.

    Amaresh C. Panda;Ioannis Grammatikakis;Kyoung Mi Kim;Supriyo De

  • Identification of senescent cell surface targetable protein DPP4.

    Kyoung Mi Kim;Ji Heon Noh;Monica Bodogai;Jennifer L. Martindale

  • HuR and GRSF1 modulate the nuclear export and mitochondrial localization of the lncRNA RMRP

    Ji Heon Noh;Kyoung Mi Kim;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Je-Hyun Yoon

Frequent Co-Authors

Myriam Gorospe
Myriam Gorospe National Institutes of Health
Jennifer L. Martindale
Jennifer L. Martindale National Institutes of Health
Kotb Abdelmohsen
Kotb Abdelmohsen National Institutes of Health
Ashish Lal
Ashish Lal National Institutes of Health
Kevin G. Becker
Kevin G. Becker National Institutes of Health
Rafael de Cabo
Rafael de Cabo National Institutes of Health
Markus Hafner
Markus Hafner National Institutes of Health
Nora I. Perrone-Bizzozero
Nora I. Perrone-Bizzozero University of New Mexico
Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
Francesco Cucca
Francesco Cucca University of Sassari

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