Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

…, ED Yeboah, JE Mensah, YJ Lu, HW Zhang, N Feng… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is a highly heritable disease with large disparities in incidence rates across
ancestry populations. We conducted a multiancestry meta-analysis of prostate cancer …

Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

…, SL Kerns, H Ostrer, YJ Lu, HW Zhang, N Feng… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and fine-mapping efforts to date have identified
more than 100 prostate cancer (PrCa)-susceptibility loci. We meta-analyzed genotype data …

miR-143 decreases prostate cancer cells proliferation and migration and enhances their sensitivity to docetaxel through suppression of KRAS

…, D Wu, Z Wang, P Li, W Zhang, H Wu, N Feng… - Molecular and cellular …, 2011 - Springer
MicroRNAs have been implicated in regulating diverse cellular pathways. Emerging evidence
indicates that miR-143 plays causal roles in cancer tumorigenesis as a tumor suppress …

MiR‐146a suppresses tumor growth and progression by targeting EGFR pathway and in ap‐ERK‐dependent manner in castration‐resistant prostate cancer

…, N Tong, N Shao, J Tao, P Li, X Niu, N Feng… - The …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Castration‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a leading cause of cancer‐related
deaths in elder men. This disease has limited therapeutic options and poor prognosis …

[HTML][HTML] Tumour PDGF-BB expression levels determine dual effects of anti-PDGF drugs on vascular remodelling and metastasis

…, P Rouhi, X Yang, L Jensen, S Lim, N Feng… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Anti-platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) drugs are routinely used in front-line therapy for
the treatment of various cancers, but the molecular mechanism underlying their dose-…

[HTML][HTML] Hsa_circ_0003258 promotes prostate cancer metastasis by complexing with IGF2BP3 and sponging miR-653-5p

…, JD Guo, DJ Fu, KJ Li, DL Wu, FL Chan, NH Feng… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background More and more studies have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play a critical
regulatory role in many cancers. However, the potential molecular mechanism of circRNAs …

Collaborative interplay between FGF-2 and VEGF-C promotes lymphangiogenesis and metastasis

R Cao, H Ji, N Feng, Y Zhang, X Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Interplay between various lymphangiogenic factors in promoting lymphangiogenesis and
lymphatic metastasis remains poorly understood. Here we show that FGF-2 and VEGF-C, two …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-diabetic Effects of Clostridium butyricum CGMCC0313.1 through Promoting the Growth of Gut Butyrate-producing Bacteria in Type 2 Diabetic Mice

L Jia, D Li, N Feng, M Shamoon, Z Sun, L Ding… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have decreased butyrate-producing bacteria. We hypothesized
that supplementation with butyrate-producing bacteria may exert beneficial effects on …

Characterizing prostate cancer risk through multi-ancestry genome-wide discovery of 187 novel risk variants

…, ED Yeboah, JE Mensah, YJ Lu, HW Zhang, N Feng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The transferability and clinical value of genetic risk scores (GRSs) across populations remain
limited due to an imbalance in genetic studies across ancestrally diverse populations. Here …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 Tat promotes Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) vIL-6-induced angiogenesis and tumorigenesis by regulating PI3K/PTEN/AKT/GSK-3β …

…, J Zhu, T Hao, L Cheng, X Chen, Z Bai, N Feng… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is etiologically associated with KS,
the most common AIDS-related malignancy. KS is characterized by vast angiogenesis and …