Qinghong Dan

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Qinghong Dan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qinghong Dan has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Qinghong Dan's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (6 papers), Immune cells in cancer (6 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (5 papers). Qinghong Dan is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (6 papers), Immune cells in cancer (6 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (5 papers). Qinghong Dan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Denmark. Qinghong Dan's co-authors include Katalin Szászi, András Kapùs, Faiza Waheed, Pam Speight, Stephen G. Szeto, Darren A. Yuen, Boris Hinz, Mingliang Lu, Lauren Chan and Syamantak Majumder and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Blood and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Qinghong Dan

29 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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YAP/TAZ Are Mechanoregulators of TGF-β-Smad Signaling and Renal Fibrogenesis

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Kazumasa Moriwaki Japan

Janet Beckmann Germany

Martina Baliova Slovakia

Hedwich F. Kuipers United States

Matthew Glyn United Kingdom

Luis Caveda Italy

Mariya T. Sweetwyne United States

François Binet Canada

Harunobu Ozaki Japan

Mei Zheng China

Kazumasa Moriwaki Japan

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325 ×3.2

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Dan, Qinghong, et al.. (2025). Keratinocyte-derived VEGF-A is an essential pro-migratory autocrine mediator, acting through the KDR/GEF-H1/RhoA pathway. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1601887–1601887.

Dan, Qinghong, Michael Kofler, Matthew D. Layne, et al.. (2024). Regulation of the RhoA exchange factor GEF-H1 by profibrotic stimuli through a positive feedback loop involving RhoA, MRTF, and Sp1. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 327(2). C387–C402. 5 indexed citations

Lichner, Zsuzsanna, Mei Ding, Tarang Khare, et al.. (2024). Myocardin-Related Transcription Factor Mediates Epithelial Fibrogenesis in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Cells. 13(11). 984–984. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Mei, Pam Speight, Qinghong Dan, et al.. (2019). Profibrotic epithelial phenotype: a central role for MRTF and TAZ. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4323–4323. 32 indexed citations

Dan, Qinghong, Yixuan Shi, R. Rabani, et al.. (2019). Claudin-2 suppresses GEF-H1, RHOA, and MRTF, thereby impacting proliferation and profibrotic phenotype of tubular cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(42). 15446–15465. 25 indexed citations

Speight, Pam, Qinghong Dan, Tony Yeung, et al.. (2017). TGF-β1 regulates the expression and transcriptional activity of TAZ protein via a Smad3-independent, myocardin-related transcription factor-mediated mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(36). 14902–14920. 79 indexed citations

Speight, Pam, Qinghong Dan, Stephen G. Szeto, et al.. (2015). Myocardin-related Transcription Factor Regulates Nox4 Protein Expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(1). 227–243. 29 indexed citations

Waheed, Faiza, et al.. (2012). Affinity Precipitation of Active Rho-GEFs Using a GST-tagged Mutant Rho Protein (GST-RhoA(G17A)) from Epithelial Cell Lysates. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 11 indexed citations

Martín-Martín, Natalia, Qinghong Dan, Faiza Waheed, et al.. (2011). RhoA and Rho kinase mediate cyclosporine A and sirolimus-induced barrier tightening in renal proximal tubular cells. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 44(1). 178–188. 18 indexed citations

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Kakiashvili, Eli, et al.. (2011). The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mediates Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Activation of the ERK/GEF-H1/RhoA Pathway in Tubular Epithelium. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(11). 9268–9279. 62 indexed citations

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Waheed, Faiza, et al.. (2010). Extracellular signal-regulated kinase and GEF-H1 mediate depolarization-induced Rho activation and paracellular permeability increase. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 298(6). C1376–C1387. 44 indexed citations

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Ge, Lisheng, Jian Gang Zhang, Christina Delgado, et al.. (2009). Cytotoxic T cell immunity against the non-immunogenic, murine, hepatocellular carcinoma Hepa1-6 is directed towards the novel alternative form of macrophage colony stimulating factor. Cellular Immunology. 259(2). 117–127. 5 indexed citations

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Gordon, Joseph W., Christina Pagiatakis, Salma Jahan, et al.. (2009). Protein Kinase A-regulated Assembly of a MEF2·HDAC4 Repressor Complex Controls c-Jun Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(28). 19027–19042. 56 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiangang, Qinghong Dan, Timothy Fong, et al.. (2005). Macrophage colony-stimulating factor expression in retrovirally transduced cells is dependent upon both the adherence status of the target cells and its 5′ flanking untranslated region. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 330(4). 1275–1284. 1 indexed citations

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Dan, Qinghong, et al.. (2004). Interaction between the Polyol Pathway and Non-Enzymatic Glycation on Mesangial Cell Gene Expression. Nephron Experimental Nephrology. 98(3). e89–e99. 20 indexed citations

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Dan, Qinghong, Rachel L.C. Wong, Sookja Kim Chung, Stephen S.M. Chung, & Karen S.L. Lam. (2004). Interaction between the polyol pathway and non-enzymatic glycation on aortic smooth muscle cell migration and monocyte adhesion. Life Sciences. 76(4). 445–459. 23 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Ramón L., Christopher Williams, Qinghong Dan, et al.. (2002). T9 glioma cells expressing membrane-macrophage colony stimulating factor produce CD4+ T cell-associated protective immunity against T9 intracranial gliomas and systemic immunity against different syngeneic gliomas. Cellular Immunology. 215(1). 1–11. 11 indexed citations

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Williams, Christopher C., Qinghong Dan, Ramón L. Sánchez, et al.. (2001). Membrane Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor on MADB106 Breast Cancer Cells Does Not Activate Cytotoxic Macrophages but Immunizes Rats against Breast Cancer. Molecular Therapy. 3(2). 216–224. 19 indexed citations

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Dan, Qinghong, et al.. (2001). Dexamethasone increases the expression of membrane macrophage colony stimulating factor from retrovirally transduced tumor cells expressing macrophage colony stimulating factor. International Immunopharmacology. 1(4). 737–748. 3 indexed citations

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Dan, Qinghong, Ramón L. Sánchez, Christina Delgado, et al.. (2001). Non-immunogenic Murine Hepatocellular Carcinoma Hepa1-6 Cells Expressing the Membrane Form of Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor Are Rejected in Vivo and Lead to CD8+ T-Cell Immunity Against the Parental Tumor. Molecular Therapy. 4(5). 427–437. 27 indexed citations

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