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Mechanisms of cancer metastasis

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Qinru Zhan
Sun Yat-sen University
2
Vignesh Sakthivelu
University of Cologne
3
Fernando J. de Miguel
Yale Cancer Center
4
Mona Teng
University Health Network
5
Daniel P. Bondeson
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
6
Bojian Ding
Tianjin Medical University
7
Chandra Sekhar Amara
Baylor College of Medicine
8
Gujie Wu
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
9
Arif Celik
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
10
Zizhao Wang
Soochow University

Papers

1
Insights into phosphate homeostasis regulation by XPR1
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology|2024
2 cit.
2
Abstract 1542 Dysregulated phosphate homeostasis as precision cancer medicine
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2024
0 cit.
3
Abstract 1766 Mapping nutrient transporter networks in human health and disease
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Yulong Ma
Chinese PLA General Hospital
2
Xing‐Hua Liao
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
3
Jian Zhang
Sun Yat-sen University
4
Rachel Litman Flynn
Boston University
5
Xiaoming Li
Central South University
6
Juan Xu
Zhejiang University
7
Shaoyu Su
Sichuan University
8
Jinpeng Zhou
Northwest University
9
Haixiao Liu
Tang Du Hospital
10
Veerle Melotte
Maastricht University Medical Centre

Papers

1
PRMT5 regulates RNA m6A demethylation for doxorubicin sensitivity in breast cancer
Molecular Therapy|2022
123 cit.
2
Circadian clock disruptions link oxidative stress and systemic inflammation to metabolic syndrome in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Frontiers in Physiology|2022
33 cit.
3
MIR99AHG inhibits EMT in pulmonary fibrosis via the miR-136-5p/USP4/ACE2 axis
Journal of Translational Medicine|2022
32 cit.
4
Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) as a potential predictor and intervention target for perioperative ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Anesthesiology|2023
29 cit.
5
The m6A Methyltransferase METTL3-Mediated N6-Methyladenosine Modification of DEK mRNA to Promote Gastric Cancer Cell Growth and Metastasis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2022
27 cit.
6
TDO2 modulates liver cancer cell migration and invasion via the Wnt5a pathway
International Journal of Oncology|2022
26 cit.
7
Cottonseed oil alleviates ischemic stroke injury by inhibiting ferroptosis
Brain and Behavior|2023
24 cit.
8
CENPA regulates tumor stemness in lung adenocarcinoma
Aging|2022
22 cit.
9
Interaction of MRPL9 and GGCT Promotes Cell Proliferation and Migration by Activating the MAPK/ERK Pathway in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2022
22 cit.
10
Obstructive sleep apnea-increased DEC1 regulates systemic inflammation and oxidative stress that promotes development of pulmonary arterial hypertension
APOPTOSIS|2022
22 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Yasuhiro Minami
University of Electro-Communications
2
Patricia S. Steeg
National Cancer Institute
3
Des R. Richardson
Griffith University
4
Danny R. Welch
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
5
Charles W.M. Roberts
Harvard University
6
Kounosuke Watabe
Wake Forest University
7
Hong Wu
University of Alberta
8
Martin Karplus
Harvard University
9
Libo Yao
Civil Aviation University of China
10
Paul B. Fisher
Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers

1
Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness
Scientific Reports|2017
16.1k cit.
2
<scp>CHARMM</scp>: A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations
Journal of Computational Chemistry|1983
14.9k cit.
3
All-Atom Empirical Potential for Molecular Modeling and Dynamics Studies of Proteins
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B|1998
14.5k cit.
4
Contact Electron-Spin Coupling of Nuclear Magnetic Moments
The Journal of Chemical Physics|1959
3k cit.
5
A combined quantum mechanical and molecular mechanical potential for molecular dynamics simulations
Journal of Computational Chemistry|1990
2.5k cit.
6
<b>Vicinal Proton Coupling in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance</b>
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1963
2.4k cit.
7
Dynamics of folded proteins
Nature|1977
2k cit.
8
Crystallographic <i>R</i> Factor Refinement by Molecular Dynamics
Science|1987
2k cit.
9
β-Lactam antibiotics offer neuroprotection by increasing glutamate transporter expression
Nature|2005
1.5k cit.
10
Simulation of activation free energies in molecular systems
The Journal of Chemical Physics|1996
1.4k cit.

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