Academician of Academia Sinica · Elected 2010

Lu-Hai Wang

王陸海

Academician, Academia Sinica · Distinguished Chair Professor, China Medical University · Director, Chinese Medicine Research Center · Investigator Emeritus, NHRI

From oncogenes to the tumor microenvironment — decoding metastasis and enabling translational cancer medicine.

About

From the Oncogene Revolution to Metastasis Biology

Dr. Lu-Hai Wang is an Academician of Academia Sinica (elected 2010) and a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS, 2012). He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, trained with Peter Duesberg and later with Hidesaburo Hanafusa at Rockefeller University, and served as a tenured professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Since returning to Taiwan in 2008, he has led the Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine at the National Health Research Institutes and served as NHRI Acting President and Vice President. His research spans oncogenes, receptor tyrosine kinase signaling, cancer metastasis, microRNAs, the tumor microenvironment, and translational strategies including herbal and antibody therapeutics. He served as Vice President of China Medical University (2017–2025) and is now Distinguished Chair Professor at the Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine and Director of its Chinese Medicine Research Center.

Lineage: Peter Duesberg (viral RNA genetics) → Hidesaburo Hanafusa (oncogenes) → independent laboratory (ros / receptor PTK / metastasis) — squarely within the core laboratory chain of the 1970s–80s “oncogene revolution.”

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2026-07

Meeting the Paradigm: Taiwan’s Scientific Innovation & Achievements

At the National Museum of Natural Science special exhibition (Jul 1 – Aug 30, 2026), Academician Wang is featured among Taiwan’s paradigm-setting scientists, and appeared in person to share his research journey.

Venue: National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung
1966–1970
B.S., Zoology, National Taiwan University
Book Award, 1969; additional chemistry training
1971–1976
Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UC Berkeley
Peter H. Duesberg lab — RNA tumor virus genetic structure and enzymology
1977–1979
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University
Hidesaburo Hanafusa lab — avian sarcoma virus recombination and the origin of transforming genes

Career Timeline

1979–1988
Assistant → Associate Professor, Rockefeller University
Viral and cellular oncogenes, viral RNA processing, growth-factor receptor transforming potential
1988–2009
Associate → Tenured Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dept. of Microbiology; joint appointments at Ruttenberg Cancer Center (1999–2004) and Oncological Sciences (2004–2009)
2008–2017
Distinguished Investigator & Director, Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, NHRI
Returned to Taiwan; built the metastasis and microRNA research program
2012–2014
Acting President → Vice President, NHRI
Acting President (Sep–Dec 2012); Vice President (Dec 2012–Jul 2014); previously Acting VP and Acting Director of the Immunology Research Center
2017–2025
Vice President, China Medical University
Also Director of the Chinese Medicine Research Center and Chair Professor; joint appointments at NTU, NTHU, NYCU and NCU
2025 —
Distinguished Chair Professor, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, CMU
Also Director of the Chinese Medicine Research Center; Investigator Emeritus at NHRI

Honors & Awards

2010 Academician, Academia Sinica 2012 TWAS Fellow 2025 Taichung Good People & Good Deeds Lifetime Model Award 1979–84 NIH Research Career Development Award 2010–14 President, CSCMB 2013 Breast Cancer Research Award 1998 Honorary Professor, Peking Union Medical College 1977 Damon Runyon–Walter Winchell Fellowship 1969 NTU Book Award
Research

Decoding Metastasis, Enabling Translational Medicine

Exploring the cellular and molecular basis of tumor growth and metastasis in breast, ovarian, oral, lung and prostate cancers — with emphasis on tumor–stroma interactions, cancer stem cells, metastasis suppressors (including microRNAs), and biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic intervention.

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Tumor Microenvironment & Metastasis

Using isogenic high/low-metastatic cell pairs, syngeneic and xenograft mouse models, and clinical specimens to dissect how STAT3–Twist–AKT2, Vav3–Rac1 and CTH–H₂S signaling axes drive invasion and distant metastasis.

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microRNAs & Biomarkers

Discovering metastasis-suppressing microRNAs — miR-149 and miR-491-5p (targeting GIT1), miR-138 (SOX4 / HIF-1α), and glucocorticoid-induced miR-708 (Rap1B) — toward diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers.

03

Cancer Stem Cells, Resistance & Relapse

Investigating the role of cancer stem cells in chemoresistance — including the Twist–AKT2 mechanism of paclitaxel resistance — and relapse, seeking actionable vulnerabilities.

04

Herbal, Antibody & Immune-Modulating Translation

Leveraging the Chinese Medicine Research Center to evaluate botanicals and antibody therapeutics for immune modulation of the tumor microenvironment, advancing integrative anticancer strategies and drug development.

Three Phases of Research

1970s · Phase A

RNA Tumor Virus Gene Mapping

Mapped sarcoma- and envelope-specific sequences of avian tumor viruses using RNase T1-resistant oligonucleotide fingerprinting; classic work on viral recombination and gene mapping.

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1980s–2000s · Phase B

ros / Receptor PTK Signaling

The ros sequence and transforming protein of UR2, the human c-ros-1 receptor-like molecule, IGF–STAT3, RACK1 and Vav3 — crystallized in the STAT3 → Twist → AKT2 functional axis.

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2008–present · Phase C

Metastasis, miRNA, Microenvironment & Translation

Spanning breast, ovarian, oral, lung and prostate cancers — aiming at mechanism, prognostic biomarkers and testable intervention hypotheses.

Recent Research Highlights

CD24 Immune-Checkpoint Antibody (HH0146)

Identified the surface molecule CD24 as linked to breast cancer progression and lung/lymph-node metastasis (2015), publishing the first study on CD24-driven tumor growth and metastasis in 2018. The team subsequently developed the humanized anti-CD24 monoclonal antibody HH0146, which reactivates macrophage phagocytosis of cancer cells and reverses the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, significantly suppressing triple-negative breast cancer growth and distant metastasis in animal models. The technology received the 2025 Future Tech Award and was selected by NSTC as a featured highlight, and is advancing toward IND-enabling studies.

Cancer Stem-Cell Regulation (EDIL3 / Themis2)

Cancer stem cells comprise only ~1–2% of a tumor yet drive post-chemotherapy relapse and metastasis. The team identified EDIL3 as a key regulator of cancer stemness linked to chemoresistance, and is developing an anti-EDIL3 monoclonal antibody as a candidate therapeutic against triple-negative breast and ovarian cancer recurrence. Themis2 is also being pursued as a therapeutic target to overcome drug resistance in triple-negative breast cancer.

Cancer Metabolic Reprogramming (TKT / α-KG)

Found that the glucose-metabolism enzyme transketolase (TKT) increases with tumor growth and governs the balance between glycolysis and aerobic respiration. Suppressing TKT or supplementing its downstream tumor-suppressive metabolite α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) shifts breast cancer glucose metabolism toward normal aerobic respiration, inhibiting triple-negative breast cancer growth and metastasis in animal models — a new strategic direction for hard-to-treat breast cancer.

Botanical Formulas in Translation (HBK / SV)

Guided by an integrative Chinese–Western medicine vision, the Chinese Medicine Research Center team developed the non-toxic botanical formula Herbao-Kang (HBK): in mouse lung-cancer models it increased tumor-antagonizing immune cells, modulated the tumor microenvironment, and suppressed tumor growth, metastasis and post-surgical recurrence without observable toxicity. HBK has been licensed to Wilikon Biotech for commercialization. The team also continues long-term research on the immune-modulating and anticancer potential of the botanical formula SV.

Cancer Focus & Methodology

Breast Ovarian Oral Lung Prostate

Methodology: cell culture, syngeneic / xenograft mouse models, clinical specimens, selection of high- and low-invasive isogenic lines, and gene & miRNA microarray profiling.

Research themes and evidence notes →
Complete Publications

The Complete Research Bibliography of Lu-Hai Wang

A complete bibliography compiled from the public CMU curriculum vitae, with individual Google Scholar lookups.

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2024–2026 · Latest Papers & Research Abstracts

Ten recent studies, ordered from newest to oldest. Traditional Chinese abstracts are displayed in full; no expansion is required.

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2026 06.01
Risk biomarkers

Identifying expression and DNA methylation biomarkers for lung adenocarcinoma risk in East Asia

東亞肺腺癌風險的基因表達與 DNA 甲基化生物標記鑑定

Journal of the National Cancer Institute,2026 年 6 月 1 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: 肺腺癌(LUAD)是最常見的肺癌類型。近期一項針對東亞族群的肺腺癌全基因組關聯研究,在 25 個基因座中發現 28 個彼此獨立的易感變異,並利用與族群 ancestry 相符的肺組織表達數量性狀基因座(expression quantitative trait loci,eQTL)資料集,找出 2 個其基因預測表達量與肺腺癌風險相關的基因。當前仍有必要找出更多易感基因座,並了解其背後的生物學機制。

方法: 研究團隊結合擴充後的東亞肺腺癌全基因組關聯研究,以及與族群 ancestry 相符的肺組織基因表達數量性狀基因座(eQTL)和 DNA 甲基化數量性狀基因座(mQTL)資料集,同時進行全轉錄體關聯分析與全 DNA 甲基化組關聯分析,並檢視基因實際表達量與鄰近 CpG 位點 DNA 甲基化之間的關聯。若基因、鄰近 CpG 位點與肺腺癌之間同時符合這三項關聯,研究團隊便將其稱為「CpG–基因–LUAD 三元組」。

結果: 在 Bonferroni 校正後的 P 值小於 0.05 的標準下,研究團隊找出一個新的易感基因座(6p21.31;主要單核苷酸多型性為 rs7772643)、10 個與肺腺癌相關的基因,以及 86 個與肺腺癌相關的 CpG 位點。在錯誤發現率(false discovery rate,FDR)q 值小於 0.05 的標準下,研究團隊找出 28 個與肺腺癌相關的基因、220 個與肺腺癌相關的 CpG 位點,以及 45 個 CpG–基因–LUAD 三元組;其中 43 個三元組在三項關聯中的方向一致。

這些結果顯示,已知的 28 個東亞肺腺癌易感變異中,有 23 個位於這些基因或 CpG 位點附近。此外,MARCH3、ELF5、IKZF3、GSDMB、CCDC116 與 DSP 可能是新的候選基因,而其中少數曾在歐洲族群的肺腺癌研究中被報告。

結論: 本研究大幅增進我們對東亞肺腺癌病因的理解,並可能有助於發展轉譯醫學應用。

2026 02.03
HCC & resistance

Novel function of GTPBP2 in promoting hepatocellular carcinoma progression through inhibition of BTRC-mediated KRAS degradation

GTPBP2 透過抑制 BTRC 介導的 KRAS 降解,促進肝細胞癌進展的新功能

Cancer Cell International,2026 年 2 月 3 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: 儘管標靶治療近期已有進展,肝細胞癌(HCC)的治療抗性仍限制其臨床療效,因此亟需找出參與疾病進展與藥物抗性的全新分子標靶。

方法: 研究團隊利用基因集富集分析(GSEA)及實驗性基因表達分析,並以肝細胞癌組織樣本與細胞株評估 GTPBP2 在肝細胞癌臨床病理發展中的作用。

結果: 本研究首次揭示 GTP 結合蛋白 2(GTPBP2)是肝細胞癌進展及索拉非尼治療抗性的重要促成因子。研究結果顯示,相較於鄰近正常肝組織,肝細胞癌組織中的 GTPBP2 顯著過度表達;其表達量也與較晚期的腫瘤分期、較大的腫瘤體積、較高的甲型胎兒蛋白(AFP)濃度、較強的索拉非尼抗性,以及較差的患者存活結果密切相關。

功能性研究進一步證實,GTPBP2 會促進更具侵襲性的腫瘤行為,包括增強細胞遷移與侵襲能力。在機制上,研究團隊發現 GTPBP2 可透過競爭性結合 βTrCP/BTRC,使 KRAS 癌蛋白穩定化,進而抑制 KRAS 的泛素化及後續降解。KRAS 穩定化後,會提高 p-AKT 與 p-MEK 等關鍵下游訊號路徑的活化程度;這些路徑與腫瘤生長、轉移及藥物抗性有關。

結論: GTPBP2 可望成為具潛力的新型生物標記與治療標靶。本研究為肝細胞癌的致病機制提供重要洞見,也為克服治療抗性及改善患者預後帶來新的轉譯醫學機會。

2025 08.27
Herbal translation

Development of a compound herbal formulation (HBK) with antitumor and antioxidant functions for cancer adjuvant therapy

具抗腫瘤與抗氧化功能之複方草本配方 HBK 的開發:用於癌症輔助治療

Phytomedicine,2025 年 8 月 27 日線上先行出版;卷期為 2025 年 11 月

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: 癌症仍是全球死亡的主要原因之一,其治療面臨轉移、復發及治療抗性等挑戰。將傳統中醫藥與現代生物醫學整合,已展現提升治療效果的潛力。腫瘤微環境(TME),尤其是其中的免疫圖譜,在癌症進展中扮演重要角色。

目的: 本研究探討由 17 種草本與食材組成的 HBK 配方,是否能調節腫瘤微環境並增強抗腫瘤免疫力。

方法: 研究團隊在 BALB/c 肺癌模型中,讓帶有 L1 腫瘤的小鼠食用添加 HBK 的飼料或對照飼料。研究測量腫瘤生長、血清細胞激素及抗氧化酵素,並以流式細胞分析、RNA 定序及西方墨點法分析腫瘤與脾臟。

結果: HBK 含有多種生物活性化合物,包括 β-葡聚糖、類黃酮及多酚,這些成分已知具有免疫調節特性。在小鼠肺癌模型中,HBK 治療顯著抑制腫瘤生長並減少肺部轉移。接受 HBK 治療小鼠的血清抗氧化酵素——超氧化物歧化酶及穀胱甘肽過氧化酶——以及關鍵抗腫瘤細胞激素——IL-12、IL-2、IFN-γ 與 MIP-1β——濃度均顯著升高。

腫瘤微環境分析顯示,免疫狀態轉向抗腫瘤圖譜,其特徵包括促腫瘤免疫細胞——MDSCs、Th2、Th17、M2 型巨噬細胞及調節型 T 細胞(Tregs)——減少,以及具細胞毒性的自然殺手(NK)細胞與 CD8⁺ T 細胞增加。RNA 定序分析發現,NK 細胞活化及趨化因子訊號路徑上調;西方墨點法則顯示,接受治療腫瘤中的 NF-κB 與 TLR3 路徑下調。

結論: 本研究完整評估了以傳統中醫藥為基礎的複方草本配方在肺癌中的免疫調節與抗氧化效果。HBK 顯著增強抗腫瘤免疫力,提高抗氧化酵素與細胞激素活性,並重塑腫瘤微環境。值得注意的是,這些效果是透過抑制 TLR3/NF-κB 訊號路徑所介導。儘管個別草本成分過去已被發現與此路徑相關,本研究首次證實,以傳統中醫藥為基礎的複方草本配方能在活體中透過抑制 TLR3/NF-κB 來調節腫瘤免疫。

2025 08.09
Tumor immunity

CD24a knockout results in an enhanced macrophage- and CD8⁺ T cell-mediated anti-tumor immune responses in tumor microenvironment in a murine triple-negative breast cancer model

在小鼠三陰性乳癌模型中,CD24a 基因剔除增強巨噬細胞與 CD8⁺ T 細胞介導的抗腫瘤免疫反應

Journal of Biomedical Science,2025 年 8 月 9 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: CD24 不僅在促進腫瘤進展與轉移方面扮演重要角色,也會調節巨噬細胞介導的抗腫瘤免疫。然而,CD24 對腫瘤微環境(TME)免疫圖譜的影響仍未獲充分探討。本研究在小鼠三陰性乳癌(TNBC)模型中,研究小鼠 CD24 基因 CD24a 在腫瘤進展及腫瘤微環境免疫動態中的作用。

方法: 研究團隊運用 CRISPR/Cas9 基因剔除技術,在小鼠三陰性乳癌細胞株 4T1 中建立 CD24a 基因剔除株。在原位小鼠 4T1 乳癌模型中,利用流式細胞分析腫瘤、脾臟及骨髓中的免疫細胞族群,包括骨髓來源抑制細胞(MDSCs)、自然殺手細胞、T 細胞及巨噬細胞。研究團隊也以免疫螢光染色偵測腫瘤切片中的免疫細胞,並使用高速共軛焦顯微鏡對 4T1 原位腫瘤中的免疫細胞進行三維定位分析。

結果: 在活體中剔除 CD24a 顯著降低腫瘤生長速度,並延長小鼠存活時間。腫瘤樣本的流式細胞分析及免疫螢光分析顯示,CD24a 缺失會顯著促進 M1 型巨噬細胞與具細胞毒性的 CD8⁺ T 細胞浸潤腫瘤微環境,同時降低顆粒性骨髓來源抑制細胞(gMDSCs)的募集與擴增。

體外共培養實驗顯示,CD24a 缺失會顯著增強巨噬細胞介導的吞噬作用,以及 CD8⁺ T 細胞介導的細胞毒殺作用;重新表達 CD24a 後,這些效果會部分逆轉。此外,在活體中去除巨噬細胞與 CD8⁺ T 細胞,會逆轉 CD24a 基因剔除所造成的腫瘤生長延遲,凸顯這兩類免疫細胞在抑制腫瘤生長方面的重要性。腫瘤微環境的三維免疫細胞定位分析,也確認了 CD24a 基因剔除 4T1 腫瘤具有抗腫瘤免疫圖譜。

此外,體外分析顯示,CD24a 缺失會提高巨噬細胞集落刺激因子的表達,同時降低 CXCL1、CXCL5 及 CXCL10 的濃度;這些趨化因子已知會促進 gMDSCs 招募,進一步為巨噬細胞募集增加及 gMDSC 累積減少提供分子基礎。

結論: 本研究結果顯示,CD24a 可能調節三陰性乳癌腫瘤微環境中的免疫抑制。標靶化 CD24a 可增強巨噬細胞與 CD8⁺ T 細胞介導的抗腫瘤免疫反應,並使腫瘤微環境轉向更具免疫原性的狀態,進而抑制腫瘤生長。這些結果支持 CD24 成為三陰性乳癌具潛力的免疫治療標靶。

2025 04.03
Breast cancer metastasis

ST6GAL1-Mediated Sialylation of PECAM-1 Promotes a Transcellular Diapedesis-Like Process That Directs Lung Tropism of Metastatic Breast Cancer

ST6GAL1 介導的 PECAM-1 唾液酸化促進跨細胞類穿越內皮過程,導引轉移性乳癌的肺部嗜性

Cancer Research,2025 年 4 月 3 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

乳癌轉移是患者死亡的主要原因,其中肺部轉移尤其具破壞性。若能辨識決定轉移器官嗜性的過程,便有機會發展預防及治療乳癌轉移的方法。本研究發現,具有肺部嗜性的乳癌細胞與不具肺部嗜性的乳癌細胞,對唾液酸的反應不同,因而影響細胞表面蛋白的唾液酸化程度。具有肺部嗜性的細胞,其 ST6GAL1 表達量較高;相對地,不具肺部嗜性的細胞則具有較多 ST3GAL1。

相較於 ST3GAL1 介導的 α-2,3-唾液酸化,ST6GAL1 介導的 α-2,6-唾液酸化會透過促進癌細胞穿越肺部內皮層,並降低細胞連接蛋白的含量,增加肺部轉移。乳癌細胞上的 α-2,6-唾液酸化血小板/內皮細胞黏附分子 1(PECAM-1),會促進癌細胞穿出肺部血管內皮,這是肺部轉移的關鍵步驟。剔除 ST6GAL1 或 PECAM-1,均能顯著降低肺部轉移。

人類肺部血管內皮也呈現高量 PECAM-1。具有 ST6GAL1 的癌細胞,其 α-2,6-唾液酸化 PECAM-1 可透過與肺部 PECAM-1 的同源親和性相互作用,增加癌細胞穿出肺部血管內皮的能力,形成一種類似穿越內皮細胞的、細胞自主性過程。此外,具有肺部嗜性的癌細胞及其外泌體,會提高肺部血管內皮細胞的通透性,促進非細胞自主性的轉移過程。

對人類乳癌樣本的分析顯示,ST6GAL1/PECAM-1 表達升高與肺部轉移具有相關性。這些結果指出,標靶 ST6GAL1 介導的 α-2,6-唾液酸化,可能成為預防乳癌患者肺部轉移的治療策略。

研究意義: ST6GAL1 介導的 PECAM-1 α-2,6-唾液酸化會決定乳癌細胞的肺部轉移嗜性,顯示乳癌細胞的唾液酸化模式是影響轉移器官嗜性的因素,也可能成為治療標靶。

2025 01.09
HER2 response biomarker

Histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT) as a potential auxiliary biomarker for predicting adaptability to anti-HER2 drug treatment in breast cancer patients

組織胺 N-甲基轉移酶(HNMT)作為預測乳癌患者抗 HER2 藥物治療適應性的潛在輔助生物標記

Biomarker Research,2025 年 1 月 9 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: 接受曲妥珠單抗(trastuzumab)治療的乳癌患者,十年內仍有最高約 23% 復發;另一方面,部分 HER2 低表達的轉移性乳癌也會對曲妥珠單抗德魯斯替康(trastuzumab deruxtecan,T-DXd)產生反應,顯示僅以 HER2 作為單一診斷標記,尚不足以預測抗 HER2 藥物療效。本研究探討組織胺 N-甲基轉移酶(HNMT)與 HER2 的交互作用,評估 HNMT 是否可作為治療反應的輔助預測標記。

方法: 研究團隊利用患者來源與細胞株來源的異種移植模型,從活體與離體層面評估 HNMT 表達對抗 HER2 治療效益的影響;並以 Förster 共振能量轉移(FRET)比較曲妥珠單抗敏感與抗藥腫瘤組織中的 HNMT–HER2 交互作用。研究另運用螢光壽命影像顯微術、分裂螢光素酶、免疫沉澱、流式細胞分析、雙重螢光染色、DeltaVision 顯微影像與 ChIP 定序,解析兩者的作用動態與下游標的。

結果: 在曲妥珠單抗敏感的腫瘤組織(n = 50)中,HNMT 與 HER2 呈現顯著交互作用,支持 HNMT 作為治療反應預測因子的潛力。機制研究顯示,HNMT–HER2 交互作用可在轉錄層級提高 HER2 蛋白表達,進而影響抗 HER2 治療效果。此外,一部分 HNMT 過度表達的三陰性乳癌,也對 T-DXd 等 HER2 抗體藥物複合體呈現敏感性。

結論: HNMT 可望成為 HER2 陽性乳癌的輔助生物標記,並幫助辨識可能受益於抗 HER2 治療的患者,尤其是 HER2 低表達族群。

2024 11.08
Gene × smoking

Investigation of the α9-nicotinic receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms induced oncogenic properties and molecular mechanisms in breast cancer

α9 型菸鹼性乙醯膽鹼受體單核苷酸多型性在乳癌中誘發的致癌特性與分子機制之研究

Human Molecular Genetics,2024 年 11 月 8 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: α9 型菸鹼性乙醯膽鹼受體(α9-nAChR)在女性乳癌組織中的表達量明顯高於正常組織。先前研究指出,CHRNA9 基因的特定單核苷酸多型性(SNP)可能與吸菸交互作用,提高乳癌風險。本研究聚焦 α9-nAChR 的 rs10009228(NM_017581.4:c.1325A > G)變異,解析其致癌特性與分子機制。

方法: 研究納入 308 名乳癌患者與 198 名健康對照者,評估臺灣女性族群中 rs10009228 基因型與吸菸的聯合風險;並比較 N442(A/A)與 S442(G/G)型 α9-nAChR 在乳癌細胞中的功能。研究也使用四種具有不同基因型(A/A、A/G、G/G)的三陰性乳癌患者來源異種移植模型,觀察長期尼古丁暴露對腫瘤生長與下游訊號的影響。

結果: 在吸菸情境下,A/G 異型合子或 A/A 基因型者的乳癌易感性高於 G/G 變異型者。此錯義變異會使 α9-nAChR 的第 442 位胺基酸由天門冬醯胺(N442)變為絲胺酸(S442),並影響受體磷酸化。相較於 S442(G/G),N442(A/A)過度表達可顯著增強乳癌細胞存活、遷移與癌幹性;長期尼古丁暴露則會持續活化 AKT/ERK/STAT3 致癌路徑,尤其在 A/G 與 A/A 基因型模型中加速腫瘤生長。

結論: α9-nAChR 的遺傳變異會與吸菸暴露共同促進乳癌發展,顯示規劃乳癌預防與治療策略時,應審慎納入基因與環境交互作用。

2024 10.17
Cell-death mechanism

Dissociation of the nuclear WWOX/TRAF2 switch renders UV/cold shock-mediated nuclear bubbling cell death at low temperatures

核內 WWOX/TRAF2 分子開關解離,促成低溫下 UV/冷休克介導的核起泡細胞死亡

Cell Communication and Signaling,2024 年 10 月 17 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: 具有功能性腫瘤抑制蛋白 WWOX 的正常細胞(WWOXf)在紫外線照射後,會因核內一氧化氮氣體累積並推擠核膜與細胞膜,而在室溫或更低溫度下出現「起泡細胞死亡」(bubbling cell death,BCD)。相對地,WWOX 缺失或功能異常的細胞(WWOXd)會發生「核爆出式死亡」(nuclear pop-out explosion death,POD)。本研究比較 BCD 與細胞凋亡的形態與生化差異。

方法: 研究團隊讓 WWOXf 與 WWOXd 細胞接受紫外線及/或冷休克,並在 4、22 或 37°C 下,以縮時顯微與縮時全像顯微觀察 BCD 或 POD;同時測量一氧化氮產生、鈣離子流入、碘化丙啶攝取與核小體間 DNA 斷裂,以評估細胞死亡過程。

結果: 紫外線會先誘發鈣離子流入與一氧化氮產生,接著造成核起泡與死亡。冷休克預處理可在 37°C 完全抑制紫外線介導的起泡,使細胞轉而凋亡;若沒有冷休克,紫外線在各溫度皆可誘發起泡,但 37°C 的效率降低超過一半。WWOXd 癌細胞則發生不依賴一氧化氮的 POD。紫外線促使 WWOX/TRAF2 複合體共同移入細胞核,其中促存活蛋白 TRAF2 會抑制促凋亡 WWOX;冷休克造成核內複合體解離,有利於 BCD,而在 37°C 下,WWOX/TRAF2 與 p53 的結合增強,支持細胞凋亡。

結論: 對溫度敏感的核內 WWOX/TRAF2 複合體是一個分子開關:低溫下的解離偏向啟動 BCD,37°C 下的結合則支持紫外線處理後的細胞凋亡。

2024 08.29
Cancer metabolism

Hydrogen sulfide coordinates glucose metabolism switch through destabilizing tetrameric pyruvate kinase M2

硫化氫透過使四聚體丙酮酸激酶 M2 失穩,協調葡萄糖代謝轉換

Nature Communications,2024 年 8 月 29 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

背景: 多數癌細胞會把葡萄糖代謝由氧化磷酸化重新導向有氧糖解,以支應能量與快速增殖所需的大分子合成。降低丙酮酸激酶 M2(PKM2)的酵素活性,可使更多糖解中間產物流向生合成路徑。

結果: 本研究顯示,硫化氫(H₂S)會使 PKM2 的半胱胺酸發生硫氫化(sulfhydration),其中以 C326 位點尤為關鍵;此修飾會使具高活性的 PKM2 四聚體失穩並轉為單體/二聚體,降低其代謝酵素活性,同時提高 PKM2 介導的轉錄活化功能。

機制驗證: 將 C326 突變為不易被硫氫化的絲胺酸(C326S)後,可穩定 PKM2 四聚體;晶體結構也進一步呈現 PKM2-C326S 的四聚體組態。癌細胞表達此突變型後,葡萄糖代謝轉向粒線體呼吸,並顯著抑制腫瘤生長。

結論: H₂S 透過 PKM2 硫氫化來降低其酵素活性並促進腫瘤生成;阻斷這項修飾可能成為標靶癌細胞代謝的治療策略。

2024 03.03
Triple-negative breast cancer

Immunotherapeutic IL-6R and targeting the MCT-1/IL-6/CXCL7/PD-L1 circuit prevent relapse and metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer

IL-6R 免疫治療與標靶 MCT-1/IL-6/CXCL7/PD-L1 迴路,可預防三陰性乳癌復發與轉移

Theranostics,2024 年 3 月 3 日

Abstract in Traditional Chinese

研究理據: T 細胞惡性腫瘤多重拷貝基因 1(MCT-1)是侵襲性乳癌的預後生物標記。MCT-1 過度表達會活化 IL-6/IL-6R/gp130/STAT3 軸,促進上皮—間質轉化與癌幹性,而癌幹性是腫瘤轉移與復發的重要驅動因素。本研究評估抑制 MCT-1 與阻斷 IL-6R 能否逆轉這些作用。

方法: 研究團隊在原位同系小鼠模型中,以 MCT-1 基因沉默(shMCT-1)、IL-6R 與 PD-L1 免疫治療的單獨、合併及序列給藥策略,評估原發腫瘤侵襲、術後局部復發、遠端轉移與存活。

結果: shMCT-1 可抑制三陰性乳癌細胞的發炎反應與轉移訊號轉錄體,降低異種移植小鼠的復發、轉移與死亡;與 IL-6R 免疫治療合併後,進一步減少腫瘤內 M2 型巨噬細胞與調節型 T 細胞,並抑制術後腫瘤擴張。抗 IL-6R 治療可增加淋巴系統中的輔助型 T 細胞、細胞毒性 T 細胞與自然殺手細胞,並降低復發與轉移腫瘤中的調節型 T 細胞。IL-6R 與 PD-L1 合併治療比單藥更能降低癌幹性與 M2 巨噬細胞活性;其中先後給予 PD-L1 與 IL-6R 的序列療法,在 shMCT-1 背景下具有最佳存活與最低術後復發、轉移。研究也辨識出 MCT-1/IL-6/IL-6R/CXCL7/PD-L1 的多重正向回饋迴路,會強化轉移棲位與免疫抑制微環境;臨床資料顯示,相關高表達組合與較差預後及存活相關。

結論: 系統性標靶 MCT-1/IL-6/IL-6R/CXCL7/PD-L1 互作網絡,可增強免疫監視並抑制三陰性乳癌的侵襲、術後復發與轉移。

1973–2023 · Complete Bibliography

146 筆 / works
1970s · Research works
1973
DNA polymerase of murine sarcoma-leukemia virus: Lack of detectable RNase H and low activity with viral RNA and natural DNA templates
Wang L-H, Duesberg P — Journal of Virology 12:1512–1521
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1974
Properties and location of poly(A) in Rous sarcoma virus RNA
Wang L-H, Duesberg P — Journal of Virology 14:1515–1529
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1975
Location of envelope-specific oligonucleotides on RNA of Schmidt-Ruppin Rous sarcoma virus
Wang L-H, Duesberg PH, Kawai S, Hanafusa H — Comparative Leukemia Research 1975, Bibliotheca Haematologica 43:542–548
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1975
Mapping RNase T1-resistant oligonucleotides of avian tumor virus RNAs: Sarcoma-specific oligonucleotides are near the poly(A) end and oligonucleotides common to sarcoma and transformation-defective viruses are at the poly(A) end
Wang L-H, Duesberg P, Beemon K, Vogt PK — Journal of Virology 16:1051–1070
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1975
RNA of replication-defective strains of Rous sarcoma virus
Duesberg PH, Kawai S, Wang L-H, Vogt PK, Murphy HM, Hanafusa H — PNAS 72:1569–1573
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1975
Sequences and functions of Rous sarcoma virus RNA
Duesberg PH, Wang L-H, Beemon K, Kawai S, Hanafusa H — Modern Trends in Human Leukemia II, pp. 327–339
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1976
Distribution of envelope-specific and sarcoma-specific nucleotide sequences from different parents in the RNAs of avian tumor virus recombinants
Wang L-H, Duesberg P, Mellon P, Vogt P — PNAS 73:1073–1077
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1976
Location of envelope-specific and sarcoma-specific oligonucleotides on RNA of Schmidt-Ruppin Rous sarcoma virus
Wang L-H, Duesberg PH, Kawai S, Hanafusa H — PNAS 73:447–451
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1976
Towards a complete genetic map of Rous sarcoma virus
Duesberg PH, Wang L-H, Mellon P, Mason WS, Vogt PK — Animal Virology, pp. 107–125
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1977
Mapping oligonucleotides of Rous sarcoma virus RNA that segregate with polymerase and group-specific antigen markers in recombinants
Wang L-H, Galehouse D, Mellon P, Duesberg P, Mason WS, Vogt PK — PNAS 73:3952–3956
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1977
The genetic map of Rous sarcoma virus
Duesberg PH, Wang L-H, Mellon P, Mason WS, Vogt PK — Genetic Manipulation as it Affects the Cancer Problem, pp. 161–179
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1977
The terminal oligonucleotides of avian tumor virus RNAs are genetically linked
Wang L-H, Duesberg PH, Robins T, Yokota H, Vogt PK — Virology 82:472–492
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1978
N-methyl Isatin B-thiosemicarbazon-copper complex inhibits RNA-dependent DNA polymerase but not ribonuclease H of Rous sarcoma virus
Wang L-H, Levinson W — Bioinorganic Chemistry 8:535–540
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1978
Recombination between viral and cellular sequence to generate transforming sarcoma virus
Wang L-H, Halpern CC, Nadel M, Hanafusa H — PNAS 75:5812–5816
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1978
The gene order of avian RNA tumor viruses derived from biochemical analyses of deletion mutants and viral recombinants
Wang L-H — Annual Review of Microbiology 32:561–592
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1979
Analysis of src gene of recombinant viruses between transformation-defective mutant of Rous sarcoma virus and normal quail cells
Wang L-H, Karess R, Moscovici C, Hanafusa H — Journal of Virology 32:546–556
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1980s · Research works
1980
Characterization of a new transforming gene of Fujinami sarcoma virus
Hanafusa T, Wang L-H, Anderson SM, Karess RE, Hayward WS, Hanafusa H — PNAS 77:3009–3013
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1980
Comparative analysis of cellular and viral sequences related to sarcomagenic cell transformation
Wang L-H, Snyder P, Hanafusa T, Moscovici C, Hanafusa H — Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 44:755–764
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1980
Evidence for the common origin of viral and cellular sequences involved in sarcomagenic transformation
Wang L-H, Snyder P, Hanafusa T, Hanafusa H — Journal of Virology 35:52–64
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1980
The nature and origin of the transforming gene of avian sarcoma viruses
Hanafusa H, Wang L-H, Hanafusa T, Anderson SM, Karess RE, Hayward WS — Animal Virus Genetics 18:483–497
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1981
Genetic structure, transforming sequence and gene product of avian sarcoma virus UR1
Wang L-H, Feldman R, Shibuya M, Hanafusa H, Notter MFD, Balduzzi PC — Journal of Virology 40:258–267
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1982
Avian sarcoma virus UR2 encodes a transforming protein associated with a unique protein kinase activity
Feldman RA, Wang L-H, Hanafusa H, Balduzzi PC — Journal of Virology 42:228–236
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1982
Genetic structure and transforming sequence of avian sarcoma virus UR2
Wang L-H, Hanafusa H, Notter MFD, Balduzzi PC — Journal of Virology 41:833–841
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1982
Isolation of 16L virus: A rapidly transforming sarcoma virus from an avian leukosis virus-induced sarcoma
Neel BG, Wang L-H, Mathey-Prevot B, Hanafusa T, Hanafusa H, Hayward WS — PNAS 79:5088–5092
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1982
Molecular cloning of Fujinami sarcoma virus genome and its comparison with sequences of other related transforming viruses
Shibuya M, Wang L-H, Hanafusa H — Journal of Virology 42:1007–1016
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1982
Participation of subgenomic messenger RNAs in recombination
Wang L-H, Stacey D — Journal of Virology 41:919–930
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1984
Identification of the viral sequence required for generation of recovered avian sarcoma viruses and characterization of replication-defective rASVs
Wang L-H, Beckson M, Anderson S, Hanafusa H — Journal of Virology 49:881–891
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1984
Induction of tumors and generation of recovered sarcoma viruses by two molecularly cloned src deletion mutants
Wang L-H, Edelstein B, Mayer BJ — Journal of Virology 50:904–913
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1984
Mechanism for generation of src-deletion mutants and recovered sarcoma viruses
Parvin JD, Wang L-H — Virology 138:236–245
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1984
Molecular cloning of avian sarcoma virus UR2 and comparison of its transforming sequence with those of other ASVs
Neckameyer WS, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 50:914–921
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1985
Deletion in the 3′ pol sequence correlates with aberration of RNA expression in certain replication-defective avian sarcoma viruses
Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 54:446–459
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1985
Nucleotide sequence of avian sarcoma virus UR2 and comparison of its transforming gene with other members of the tyrosine protein kinase oncogene family
Neckameyer WS, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 53:879–884
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1985
Partial nucleotide sequence of Rous sarcoma virus-29 provides evidence that the original Rous sarcoma virus was replication-defective
Dutta A, Wang L-H, Hanafusa T, Hanafusa H — Journal of Virology 55:728–735
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1986
Human c-ros-1 gene homologous to the v-ros sequence of UR2 sarcoma virus encodes a transmembrane receptor-like molecule
Matsushime H, Wang L-H, Shibuya M — Molecular and Cellular Biology 6:3000–3004
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1986
Mechanism of c-src transduction by a src deletion mutant of Rous sarcoma virus
Soong M-M, Iijima S, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 59:556–563
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1986
Mechanism of receptor-mediated transmembrane communication
Ellis L, Morgan DO, Clauser E, Reddy M, Jong S-M, Wang L-H, Roth R, Rutter WJ — Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 51:773–784
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1986
Proto-oncogene c-ros codes for a molecule with structural features common to growth factor receptors and displays tissue-specific and developmentally regulated expression
Neckameyer WS, Shibuya M, Hsu M-T, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 6:1478–1486
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1987
Activation of the transforming potential of the human insulin receptor gene
Wang L-H, Lin B, Jong S-M, Dixon D, Ellis L, Rutter WJ, Roth R — PNAS 84:5725–5729
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1987
Analysis of structure and activation of receptor-type tyrosine kinase oncogenes
Shibuya M, Matsushime H, Yamazaki H, Wang L-H, Fukui Y, Ueyama Y, Tamaoki N — Oncogenes and Cancer, pp. 195–202
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1987
Heterologous transmembrane signaling by a human insulin receptor/v-ros hybrid in CHO cells
Ellis L, Morgan DO, Jong S-M, Wang L-H, Roth RA, Rutter WJ — PNAS 84:5101–5105
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1987
Regulation of proto-oncogene c-src expression by alternative RNA splicing in chicken skeletal muscle
Wang L-H, Iijima I, Dorai T, Lin B — Oncogene Research 1:43–59
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1987
The mechanism of c-src transduction by avian retroviruses
Wang L-H — Mutation Research 186:135–147
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1987
The structurally distinct form of pp60c-src detected in neuronal cells is encoded by a unique c-src mRNA
Levy JB, Dorai T, Wang L-H, Brugge JS — Molecular and Cellular Biology 7:4142–4145
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1987
The transforming protein P68gag-ros of avian sarcoma virus UR2 is a transmembrane protein with the p19 portion protruding extracellularly
Jong S-M, Wang L-H — Oncogene Research 1:7–21
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1988
Membrane-linked insulin receptor tyrosine kinase stimulates the insulin-specific response
Rutter WJ, Morgan D, Ebina Y, Wang L-H, Roth R, Ellis L — Proceedings of the International Conference on Insulin Action and Diabetes
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1988
Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA for the chick yes proto-oncogene: Comparison with the viral yes gene
Sudol M, Kieswetter C, Zhao Y-H, Dorai T, Wang L-H, Hanafusa H — Nucleic Acids Research 16:9876
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1988
The avian sarcoma viruses
Wang L-H, Hanafusa H — Virus Research 9:159–203
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1988
The ros oncogene
Wang L-H — Oncogene Handbook, chapter 9, pp. 135–148
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1989
Phosphatidylinositol kinase type I-like activity associated with various oncogene products
Fukui Y, Kornbluth S, Jong S-M, Wang L-H, Hanafusa H — Oncogene Research 4:283–292
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1990s · Research works
1990
An alternative non-tyrosine protein kinase product of the c-src gene in chicken skeletal muscle
Dorai T, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 10:4068–4079
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1990
Evidence for insulin-dependent activation of S6 and MAP-2 kinases via a human insulin receptor/v-ros hybrid
Boulton TG, Gregory JS, Jong S-M, Wang L-H, Ellis L, Cobb MH — Journal of Biological Chemistry 265:2713–2719
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1990
Role of gag sequence in the biochemical properties and transforming activity of the UR2-encoded gag-ros fusion protein
Jong S-MJ, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 64:5997–6009
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1991
Analysis of cDNAs of proto-oncogene c-src: Heterogeneity in 5′ exons and possible genesis of the 3′ end of v-src
Dorai T, Levy JB, Kang L, Brugge JS, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 11:4165–4176
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1991
Molecular basis for activation of the tumorigenic potential of a gag-human insulin receptor fusion gene
Poon B, Dixon D, Ellis L, Roth RA, Rutter WJ, Wang L-H — PNAS 88:877–881
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1991
Proto-oncogene c-ros codes for a transmembrane tyrosine protein kinase homologous to Drosophila sevenless
Chen J, Heller D, Poon B, Kang L, Wang L-H — Oncogene 6:257–264
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1991
Two point mutations in the transmembrane domain of P68gag-ros inactivate transforming activity and delay membrane association
Jong S-MJ, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 65:180–189
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1992
Enhancement of transforming potential of the human IGF-I receptor by N-terminal truncation and fusion to UR2 gag sequence
Liu D, Chen E, Poon B, Rutter WJ, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 66:374–385
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1992
Modulatory effect of the extracellular sequence of the human IGF-I receptor on transforming and tumorigenic potential
Liu D, Rutter WJ, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 67:9–18
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1992
Transforming properties and substrate specificities of ros, src and their recombinants
Jong S-MJ, Dorai T, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 66:4909–4918
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1993
Distinctive effect of the carboxyl-terminal sequence of the IGF-I receptor on signaling functions
Liu D, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 67:6835–6840
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1993
Molecular and biochemical basis for activation of the transforming potential of proto-oncogene c-ros
Zong CS, Poon B, Chen J, Wang L-H — Journal of Virology 67:6453–6462
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1994
Alanine-to-glycine mutation in the catalytic loop confers temperature sensitivity on ros, insulin receptor and IGF-I receptor kinases
Chen J, Hanafusa T, Wang L-H — PNAS 91:321–325
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1994
Modulatory effect of the transmembrane domain of oncogene ros protein kinase on biological function and substrate interaction
Zong CS, Wang L-H — PNAS 91:10982–10986
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1994
Oncogenes, protein tyrosine kinases and signal transduction
Liu D, Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 1:65–82
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1994
Tissue- and epithelial-cell-specific expression of chicken c-ros suggests roles in organ development and mature functions
Chen J, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Oncogene 9:773–780
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1995
Cloning and functional characterization of the chicken c-ros promoter
Chen J, Tong J, Tanaka-Sukegawa I, Wang L-H — Cell Growth & Differentiation 6:1523–1530
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1995
c-Ros protein tyrosine kinase
Wang L-H — The Protein Tyrosine Kinase Factsbook, pp. 202–204
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1996
Chimeric EGFR/c-Ros receptors differing in transmembrane domains have opposite effects on cell growth
Xiong Q, Chan JLK, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 16:1509–1518
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1996
Cloning and expression of chicken protein tyrosine phosphatase gamma
Xiong Q, Guo X, Zong CS, Jong S-MJ, Jiang Y, Chan J, Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 3:266–274
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1996
Effect of tyrosine mutations on kinase activity and transforming potential of an oncogenic human IGF-I receptor
Jiang Y, Chan JK, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 271:160–167
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1997
Effect of dimerization on signal transduction and biological function of oncogenic Ros, insulin and IGF-I receptors
Chan JLK, Lai M, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 272:146–153
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1997
Mutation of Ros differentially affects signaling pathways leading to cell growth and transformation
Zong CS, Chan JLK, Yang SK, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 272:1500–1506
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1997
Stat5 is a physiological substrate of the insulin receptor
Chen J, Sadowski H, Kohanski R, Wang L-H — PNAS 94:2295–2300
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1998
Protein kinase C delta is important in IGF-I receptor-mediated cell transformation but not mitogenicity
Li W, Jiang YX, Zhang J, Kapoor V, Pierce JH, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 18:5888–5898
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1998
Stat3 plays an important role in oncogenic Ros- and IGF-I-receptor-mediated cell transformation
Zong CS, Zeng L, Sadowski H, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 273:28065–28072
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1999
IGF-I synergizes with interleukin-4 for hematopoietic cell proliferation independent of insulin receptor substrate expression
Soon L, Flechner L, Gutkind JS, Wang L-H, Baserga R, Pierce JH, Li W — Molecular and Cellular Biology 19:3816–3828
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2000s · Research works
2000
Differential requirement of MAP kinase and PI3 kinase pathways for epithelial transformation by src versus oncogenic insulin and IGF-I receptors
Nguyen TK, Wang L-H — Oncogene 19:5385–5397
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2000
Inhibition of MEK selectively inhibits proliferation in breast cancer cells with enhanced IGF-I-mediated MAP kinase activation
Hermanto U, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Cell Growth & Differentiation 11:655–664
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2000
Mechanism of STAT3 activation by insulin-like growth factor I receptor
Zong CS, Chan J, Levy DE, Horvath C, Sadowski HB, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 275:15099–15105
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2000
Vav3 mediates receptor tyrosine kinase signaling, modulates cell morphology and has cell-transforming potential
Zeng L, Sachdev P, Yan L, Trenkel T, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 20:9212–9224
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2001
Differential requirement for Rho-family GTPases in oncogenic IGF-I-receptor-induced cell transformation
Sachdev P, Jiang Y, Li W, Miki T, Maruta H, Nur-E-Kamal MSA, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 276:26461–26471
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2001
Direct regulation of IGF-I and SOCS-2 expression by growth hormone in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells
Sadowski CL, Wheeler TT, Wang L-H, Sadowski HB — Endocrinology 142:3890–3900
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2001
ErbB2-overexpressing mammary cancer cells have increased dependence on PI3K signaling for anchorage-independent growth
Hermanto U, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Oncogene 20:7551–7562
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2001
Insulin induction of SOCS-2 and SOCS-3 mRNA in C2C12 cells is mediated by Stat5
Sadowski CL, Choi TS, Le M, Wheeler TT, Wang L-H, Sadowski HB — Journal of Biological Chemistry 276:20703–20710
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2001
Pilot study of a specific dietary supplement in tumor-bearing mice and stage IIIB/IV non-small-cell lung carcinoma patients
Sun AS, Yeh HC, Wang L-H, Huang YP, Maeda H, et al. — Nutrition and Cancer 39:85–95
Scholar ↗
2002
Distinct roles of PI3K and Rho-family GTPases in Vav3-induced transformation, motility and morphology
Sachdev P, Zeng L, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 277:17638–17648
Scholar ↗
2002
Dual mechanism of Stat5 activation by the insulin receptor
Le MN, Kohanski RA, Wang L-H, Sadowski H — Molecular Endocrinology 16:2764–2779
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2002
RACK1, an IGF-I-receptor-interacting protein, regulates focal-adhesion signaling, proliferation and colony formation
Hermanto U, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 22:2345–2365
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2002
Role of PI3K, Rho-family GTPases and Stat3 in ros-induced cell transformation
Nguyen T, Zong CS, Uttamsingh S, Sachdev P, et al. — Journal of Biological Chemistry 277:11107–11115
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2003
Matrix-independent activation of PI3K, Stat3 and cyclin A-associated Cdk2 is essential for anchorage-independent growth of v-Ros-transformed fibroblasts
Uttamsingh S, Zong CS, Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 278:18798–18810
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2004
Molecular signaling regulating anchorage-independent growth of cancer cells
Wang L-H — Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 71:361–367
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2005
RACK1 mediates activation of JNK by protein kinase C
Lopez-Bergami P, Habelhah H, Bhoumik A, Zhang W, Wang L-H, Ronai Z — Molecular Cell 19:309–320
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2005
RACK1 recruits STAT3 to insulin and IGF-I receptors for activation and anchorage-independent growth
Zhang W, Zong CS, Hermanto U, Lopez-Bergami P, Ronai Z, Wang L-H — Molecular and Cellular Biology 26:413–424
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2006
Trefoil factor family-1 mutations enhance gastric cancer cell invasion through distinct signaling pathways
Yio X, Diamond M, Zhang JY, Weinstein H, Wang L-H, Werther L, Itzkowitz S — Gastroenterology 130:1696–1706
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2006
Vav3 oncogene is overexpressed and regulates cell growth and androgen receptor activity in prostate cancer
Dong Z, Liu Y, Lu S, Wang A, Lee K, Wang L-H, et al. — Molecular Endocrinology 20:2315–2325
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2007
Rapamycin plus Herceptin increases antitumor efficacy in ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells
Wang L-H, Chan JLK, Li W — International Journal of Cancer, pp. 157–164
Scholar ↗
2007
Transcriptional profile of Rous sarcoma virus-transformed chicken fibroblasts reveals new signaling targets of viral src
Masker K, Golden A, Gaffney CJ, et al., Wang L-H — Virology 364:10–20
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2007
Twist transcriptionally up-regulates AKT2 in breast cancer cells, increasing migration, invasion and paclitaxel resistance
Cheng GZ, Chan J, Sun CD, Wang Q, Zhang W, Wang L-H — Cancer Research 67:1979–1987
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2008
Advances of the AKT pathway in human oncogenesis and as a target for anticancer drug discovery
Cheng GZ, Park S, Shu S, et al., Wang L-H — Current Cancer Drug Targets 8:2–6
Scholar ↗
2008
Overview of modular domains and adaptor proteins
Wang L-H — Adaptor Proteins and Cancer, pp. 1–32
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2008
RACK1 and CIS mediate the degradation of BimEL in cancer cells
Zhang W, Cheng GZ, Hermanto U, et al., Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 283:16416–16426
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2008
Regulation of cancer cell survival, migration and invasion by Twist: AKT2 comes into play
Cheng GZ, Zhang W, Wang L-H — Cancer Research 68:957–960
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2008
Synergistic effect between EGF and TGF-β1 in inducing oncogenic properties of intestinal epithelial cells
Uttamsingh S, Bao X, Nguyen KT, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene 27:2626–2634
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2008
Twist is transcriptionally induced by activation of STAT3 and mediates STAT3 oncogenic function
Cheng GZ, Zhang W, Sun M, et al., Wang L-H — Journal of Biological Chemistry 283:14665–14673
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2009
Rapamycin alone and additively with carboplatin inhibits ovarian cancer-cell growth
Schlosshauer PW, Li W, Lin KT, Chan JLK, Wang L-H — Gynecologic Oncology 114:516–522
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2010s · Research works
2010
Upregulation of SOX9 in lung adenocarcinoma and its role in cell growth and tumorigenicity
Jiang SS, Fang WT, Ho YS, et al., Wang L-H, Chang IS — Clinical Cancer Research 16:4363–4373
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2011
Interferon-β autocrine signaling promotes oncogenic Ras-induced cell transformation
Tsai YC, Pestka S, Wang L-H, et al. — PLOS ONE 6:e24291
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2012
Clinical significance of increased guanine nucleotide exchange factor Vav3 expression in human gastric cancer
Lin KY, Wang L-H, Hseu YC, et al. — Molecular Cancer Research 10:750–759
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2012
Involvement of MCT-1 oncoprotein in inducing mitotic catastrophe and nuclear abnormalities
Shih HJ, Chu KL, Wu MH, et al., Wang L-H — Cell Cycle 11:934–952
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2012
Targeting MCT-1 oncogene inhibits Shc pathway and xenograft tumorigenicity
Shih HJ, Chen HH, Chen YA, et al., Wang L-H — Oncotarget 3:1401–1415
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2012
Vav3-Rac1 signaling regulates prostate cancer metastasis and correlates with progression and recurrence
Lin KT, Gong J, Jang TH, et al., Wang L-H — Cancer Research 72:3000–3009
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2013
MicroRNA-138 suppresses ovarian cancer-cell invasion and metastasis by targeting SOX4 and HIF-1α
Yeh YM, Chuang CM, Chao KC, Wang L-H — International Journal of Cancer 133:867–878
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2014
Downregulation of tumor suppressor BMP4 by SOX2 promotes lung squamous-cell carcinoma growth
Fang WT, Fan CC, Li SM, et al., Wang L-H — International Journal of Cancer 135:809–819
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2014
Interleukin-32 increases human gastric cancer-cell invasion associated with progression and metastasis
Tsai CY, Wang CS, Tsai MM, et al., Wang L-H — Clinical Cancer Research 20:2276–2288
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2014
MCT-1 expression and PTEN deficiency synergistically promote neoplastic multinucleation via Src/p190B signaling
Wu MH, Chen YA, Chen HH, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene 33:5109–5120
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2014
MicroRNA-149 targets GIT1 to suppress breast cancer metastasis
Chan SH, Huang WC, Chang JW, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene 33:4496–4507
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2014
MicroRNA-491-5p and GIT1 serve as modulators and biomarkers for oral squamous-cell carcinoma invasion and metastasis
Huang WC, Chan SH, Jang TH, et al., Wang L-H — Cancer Research 74:751–764
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2015
Glucocorticoids induce microRNA-708 to suppress ovarian cancer invasion and metastasis through Rap1B
Lin KT, Yeh YM, Yang SY, et al., Wang L-H — Nature Communications 6:5917
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2015
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells as an immune parameter with concurrent sunitinib and stereotactic radiotherapy
Chen HM, Ma G, Gildener-Leapman N, et al., Wang L-H — Clinical Cancer Research 21:4073–4085
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2015
Regulation of cancer metastasis by microRNAs
Chan SH, Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 22:9
Scholar ↗
2015
Vav3 oncogene expression in colorectal cancer: Clinical aspects and functional characterization
Uen YH, Fang CL, Hseu YC, et al., Wang L-H — Scientific Reports 5:9360
Scholar ↗
2016
New dimension of glucocorticoids in cancer treatment
Lin KT, Wang L-H — Steroids 111:84–88
Scholar ↗
2017
EZH2-mediated upregulation of ROS1 oncogene promotes oral cancer metastasis
Shih CH, Chang YJ, Huang WC, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene 36:6542–6554
Scholar ↗
2017
Low-dose glucocorticoids suppress ovarian tumor growth and metastasis in an immunocompetent syngeneic mouse model
Lin KT, Sun SP, Wu JI, Wang L-H — PLOS ONE 12:e0178937
Scholar ↗
2017
MiRNA-34c-5p inhibits amphiregulin-induced ovarian cancer stemness and drug resistance via the AREG–EGFR–ERK pathway
Tung SL, Huang WC, Hsu FC, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogenesis 6:e326
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2018
Gjb4 serves as a biomarker for lung cancer and promotes metastasis and chemoresistance via Src activation
Lin YP, Wu JI, Chen HJ, Wang L-H — Oncogene, doi:10.1038/s41388-018-0471-1
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2018
Novel role of CD24 as an oncogenesis regulator and therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer
Chan SH, Chiu SY, Kuo WH, et al., Wang L-H — Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, doi:10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-18-0292
Scholar ↗
2018
Transketolase regulates the dynamic switch of glucose metabolism to control breast-cancer metastasis via α-ketoglutarate signaling
Tseng CW, Kuo WH, Chan SH, et al., Wang L-H — Cancer Research 78:2799–2812
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2018
Wild-type p53 upregulates GAS7 to suppress metastasis via the GAS7–CYFIP1 signaling pathway
Chang JW, Chan SH, Chang KJ, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene 37:4137–4150
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2019
Cancer-derived VEGF-C increases chemokine production in lymphatic endothelial cells to promote CXCR2-dependent invasion and MDSC recruitment
Chen JY, Lai YS, Chu PY, et al., Wang L-H — Cancers 11:1120
Scholar ↗
2019
Dysregulation of cystathionine γ-lyase promotes prostate-cancer progression and metastasis
Wang YH, Huang JT, Chen WL, et al., Wang L-H — EMBO Reports e45986
Scholar ↗
2019
ETS homologous factor/Keratin 16 axis promotes oral squamous-cell carcinoma metastasis via β5-integrin/c-Met signaling
Huang WC, Jang TH, Tung SL, et al., Wang L-H — Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 38:89
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2019
Emerging roles of gap-junction connexins in cancer metastasis, chemoresistance and clinical application
Wu JI, Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 26:8
Scholar ↗
2019
Stress-inducible Crabp2 promotes anchorage-independent survival and lung colonization via HuR and integrin signaling
Wu JI, Lin YP, Chen HJ, Wang L-H — Scientific Reports 9:845
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2020s · Research works
2020
DOCK6 promotes chemo- and radioresistance of gastric cancer by modulating WNT/β-catenin signaling and cancer stem-cell traits
Lin KH, Chi HC, Tsai CY, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene 39:5933–5949
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2020
Effects of synthetic glucocorticoids on breast-cancer progression
Pang JM, Huang YC, Sun SP, et al., Wang L-H — Steroids 164:108738
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2021
Arginine starvation elicits chromatin leakage and cGAS–STING activation via epigenetic silencing of metabolic and DNA-repair genes
Hsu SC, Chen CL, Cheng ML, et al., Wang L-H — Theranostics 11:7527–7545
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2021
LOC550643, a long noncoding RNA, acts as a novel oncogene regulating breast-cancer growth and metastasis
Tsai KW, Chong KH, Li CH, et al., Wang L-H — Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 9:695632
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2021
Monocytes secrete CXCL7 to promote breast-cancer progression
Wang YH, Shen CY, Lin SC, et al., Wang L-H — Cell Death & Disease 12:1090
Scholar ↗
2021
Novel function of THEMIS2 in enhancing cancer stemness and chemoresistance by releasing PTP1B from Met
Huang WC, Yen JH, Sung YW, et al., Wang L-H — Oncogene, doi:10.1038/s41388-021-02136-2
Scholar ↗
2021
Nutrient supplements from selected botanicals mediate immune modulation of the tumor microenvironment and antitumor mechanisms
Chen HM, Sun L, Pan PY, Wang L-H, Chen SH — Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
Scholar ↗
2022
Deglycosylated membrane PD-L1 in tumor tissues as a biomarker for responsiveness to atezolizumab in advanced breast cancer
Ou-Yang F, Li CL, Chen CC, et al., Wang L-H — American Journal of Cancer Research 12:123–137
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2022
MicroRNA-485-5p targets keratin 17 to regulate oral-cancer stemness and chemoresistance via integrin/FAK/Src/ERK/β-catenin
Jang TH, Huang WC, Tung SL, et al., Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 29:42
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2022
Periostin promotes ovarian-cancer metastasis by enhancing M2 macrophages and cancer-associated fibroblasts via integrin-mediated NF-κB and TGFβ signaling
Lin SC, Liao YC, Chen PM, et al., Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 29:109
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2023
Inhibition of CDCP1 by 8-isopentenylnaringenin synergizes with EGFR inhibitors in lung-cancer treatment
Wong SC, Yeh CC, Zhang XY, et al., Wang L-H — Molecular Oncology 17:1648–1665
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2023
SCEL regulates switches between pro-survival and apoptosis of the TNF-α/TNFR1/NF-κB/c-FLIP axis to control lung colonization of triple-negative breast cancer
Chan SH, Kuo WH, Wang L-H — Journal of Biomedical Science 30:93
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Lab & Center

A Translational Platform & Network

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Chinese Medicine Research Center, CMU

Current administrative and translational platform — advancing integrative anticancer strategies, international exchange, industry collaboration and drug development.

Center website ↗
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Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine

Academic home at CMU's College of Chinese Medicine, where he serves as Distinguished Chair Professor — mentoring graduate researchers on metastasis, microRNAs and the tumor microenvironment.

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Inst. of Molecular & Genomic Medicine, NHRI

Investigator Emeritus. Previously Distinguished Investigator and Director (2008–2017), where he built the metastasis and microRNA research program.

Institute page ↗

Public collaborators (from publication networks): Kai-Ti Lin, Shih-Hsuan Chan, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Po-Ming Chen, Shiao-Lin Tung, Hsing-Jien Kung

Cancer biologyMetastasisCancer stem cellsSignal transductionOncogenesmicroRNATumor microenvironmentAntibody & herbal therapeuticsVirology
Videos

On Screen: Interviews & Lectures

From the 2025 FTV “Decision Maker” interview series (host Chia-Lin Wang) to his NHRI Wu Ta-You Memorial Lecture — the inflammation–cancer link, metastasis mechanisms, integrative Chinese–Western oncology and new drug development, in his own words after nearly five decades of tumor research.

《決策者》台灣健康頭號殺手!發炎是一切疾病的元兇?中研院院士曝關鍵 影片縮圖
FTV Decision Maker · 2025

Taiwan's No. 1 Health Killer — Is Inflammation the Root of All Disease?

Cancer has topped Taiwan's causes of death for 42 consecutive years — Academician Wang explains the chronic inflammation–cancer link and the rise of integrative treatment.

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《決策者》中醫藥是癌症治療的關鍵拼圖 影片縮圖
FTV Decision Maker · Apr 2025

Chinese Medicine: A Key Piece of the Cancer-Treatment Puzzle

The Chinese Medicine Research Center director on TCM's role in cancer care, the scientific evidence, and the integrative anticancer strategy.

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《決策者》中西醫共治變新趨勢!對抗惡性腫瘤二刀流?新藥開發如何彎道超車 影片縮圖
FTV Decision Maker · 2025

A Two-Pronged Fight Against Malignant Tumors — and a Fast Track for New Drugs

Integrative Chinese–Western anticancer care — and how China Medical University turns industry partnerships into drug-development wins.

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腫瘤轉移及復發:挑戰與曙光|王陸海院士 影片縮圖
NHRI Wu Ta-You Lecture · 2016

Tumor Metastasis and Recurrence: Challenges and Hope

The 2016 Wu Ta-You Memorial Lecture — a systematic account of the mechanisms behind metastasis, recurrence and drug resistance, delivered as Director of NHRI's Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine.

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《決策者》中國醫藥大學多贏策略 影片縮圖
FTV Decision Maker · Public TV airing

Industry–Academia Synergy: CMU's Win-Win Strategy

Vice President Wang on how CMU combines Chinese and Western medical strengths with clinical practice to drive biotech and TCM drug development through win-win industry partnerships.

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《決策者》中國醫藥大學副校長王陸海座右銘 影片縮圖
Decision Maker Extra · 2025

His Motto: Integrative Care — Coexisting with Cancer

A short extra from the show — facing a disease that has topped Taiwan's causes of death for over four decades, Vice President Wang shares his personal motto with viewers.

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More videos: FTV Thumbs Up · China Medical University · CMU College of Chinese Medicine (public third-party content owned by FTV and CMU)

News

Recent News & Talks

2025-10

Humanized CD24 antibody HH0146 receives the 2025 Future Tech Award

The team's “Therapeutic humanized CD24 monoclonal antibody for precision immune-targeted therapy of triple-negative breast cancer” received the 2025 Future Tech Award and was recommended by NSTC as a featured highlight technology. Team members include Assistant Professor Shih-Hsuan Chan of CMU's Department of Chinese Medicine, among others.

2025-04

Interview with Decision Maker: “Chinese medicine is a key piece of the cancer-treatment puzzle”

Director Wang discusses integrative Chinese-Western anticancer research and new drug development.

2023-03-29

Talk at NRICM: Overcome the challenge of cancer chemo resistance and recurrence — the role of herbal medicine

2022-11

Botanical formula Herbao-Kang (HBK) licensed to Wilikon Biotech

The non-toxic botanical formula HBK was shown in mouse lung-cancer models to increase tumor-antagonizing immune cells and suppress tumor growth, metastasis and recurrence. The technology was licensed to Wilikon Biotech and commercialized as a non-toxic daily health supplement, offering a new adjunct option for cancer patients.

2021-02-04

Talk at NSYSU: CTH promotes prostate cancer progression and metastasis (H₂S / NF-κB / PKM2 axis)

Contact

Contact Information

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Office of the President, China Medical University

Questions and verified sources

What are Lu-Hai Wang’s current primary roles?

According to Academia Sinica, he is Distinguished Chair Professor at the Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine and Director of the Chinese Medicine Research Center at China Medical University. His vice-presidential term ended on July 31, 2025. View source

What are his main research fields?

The Academia Sinica profile lists oncology, cell transformation and signal transduction, and anticancer drug development. View source

Where can I find papers and Chinese abstracts?

The publication index links to 10 recent study pages with fully visible Traditional Chinese abstracts, DOI links and PubMed records. View source