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I have an MS in Physiology and a BS in computers. I currently manage the lab ordering and mice. I am helping the lab mates for many projects and also doing my own project. I am interested in cancer metastasis in the mouse models.
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Frequent collaborators of Minghui Zhao's published research.
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A big-picture view of Minghui Zhao's research output by year.
Don Nguyen, PhD, BSc
Amer Balabaki
Anna Arnal Estape, PhD, BS
D. S. Fahmeed Hyder, PhD
Qin Yan, PhD
Wenxue Li
6Publications
243Citations
Publications
2022
Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation
Cai WL, Chen JF, Chen H, Wingrove E, Kurley SJ, Chan LH, Zhang M, Arnal-Estape A, Zhao M, Balabaki A, Li W, Yu X, Krop ED, Dou Y, Liu Y, Jin J, Westbrook TF, Nguyen DX, Yan Q. Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation. ELife 2022, 11: e78163. PMID: 36043466, PMCID: PMC9584608, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBreast cancer cellsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerRibosomal gene expressionCancer cellsKnockdown of WDR5Vivo genetic screenReversible epigenetic mechanismsGenetic screenTranslation regulationTriple-negative breast cancerEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsBreast cancer growthCancer-related deathTranslation efficiencyWDR5Novel therapeutic strategiesTranslation rateGene expressionCell growthAdvanced diseaseEffective therapyMetastatic capabilityPotent suppression
2019
Adaptive Protein Translation by the Integrated Stress Response Maintains the Proliferative and Migratory Capacity of Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells
Albert AE, Adua SJ, Cai WL, Arnal-Estapé A, Cline GW, Liu Z, Zhao M, Cao PD, Mariappan M, Nguyen DX. Adaptive Protein Translation by the Integrated Stress Response Maintains the Proliferative and Migratory Capacity of Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells. Molecular Cancer Research 2019, 17: 2343-2355. PMID: 31551255, PMCID: PMC6938689, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-0245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 4Adenocarcinoma of LungAmino AcidsCarbon-Nitrogen Ligases with Glutamine as Amide-N-DonorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin B1Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein BiosynthesisProteostasisSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsIntegrated stress responseProtein translationCell cycle progressionLung adenocarcinoma cellsLung cancer cellsNew regulatory layerCertain oncogenic mutationsAmino acid limitationNovel regulatory mechanismControl of proteostasisCancer cellsDifferent biological consequencesEIF2α-dependent mannerAmino acid metabolismAdenocarcinoma cellsNrf2 protein levelsPI3K pathwayConserved pathwayRegulatory layerISR pathwayATF4 branchCell cycle regulator cyclin B1MTOR/PI3K pathwaySelect proteinsAsparagine synthetaseMA09.06 Adaptive Mechanisms of Resistance to Targeted Therapy in EGFR Mutant Brain Metastasis
Adua S, Zhao M, Cross D, Smith P, Nguyen D. MA09.06 Adaptive Mechanisms of Resistance to Targeted Therapy in EGFR Mutant Brain Metastasis. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: s283. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.569.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Targeted Therapy Response in Brain Metastasis
Adua S, Zhao M, Parent M, Hyder F, Nguyen D. Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Targeted Therapy Response in Brain Metastasis. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2017, 12: s1547. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.06.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2014
Histone Demethylase RBP2 Is Critical for Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Cao J, Liu Z, Cheung WK, Zhao M, Chen SY, Chan SW, Booth CJ, Nguyen DX, Yan Q. Histone Demethylase RBP2 Is Critical for Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis. Cell Reports 2014, 6: 868-877. PMID: 24582965, PMCID: PMC4014129, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDisease ProgressionEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistone DemethylasesHumansMaleMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMice, TransgenicNeoplasm MetastasisRetinol-Binding Proteins, CellularTransfectionConceptsHistone demethylase RBP2MMTV-neu transgenic miceHuman breast cancer cellsMajor clinical challengeBreast cancer metastasisBreast cancer progressionBreast cancer cellsClinical challengeBreast cancer gene expression data setsTherapeutic targetingTransgenic miceMetastasisMetastatic progressionPutative mediatorsTumor progressionCancer metastasisCancer treatmentCancer progressionTumor metastasisTumor formationCancer cellsProgressionAberrant epigenetic modificationsMetastasis genesMice
2013
Control of Alveolar Differentiation by the Lineage Transcription Factors GATA6 and HOPX Inhibits Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastasis
Cheung WK, Zhao M, Liu Z, Stevens LE, Cao PD, Fang JE, Westbrook TF, Nguyen DX. Control of Alveolar Differentiation by the Lineage Transcription Factors GATA6 and HOPX Inhibits Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastasis. Cancer Cell 2013, 23: 725-738. PMID: 23707782, PMCID: PMC3697763, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTranscription factor GATA6Normal cell differentiationAlveolar differentiationTumor cell survivalTranscriptional programsLung adenocarcinoma progressionMolecular programsEpithelial specificationTarget genesAirway epithelial differentiationCell differentiationMetastatic competenceCell survivalLung adenocarcinoma metastasisInhibition of metastasisGATA6Adenocarcinoma progressionEpithelial differentiationDifferentiationGenesHOPXADC subtypesAdenocarcinoma metastasisLung cancerADC cells