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Training Experience
2012 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan |
Research Interests
I have been working on prostate cancer and epigenetics for over 15 years and published over 30 peer-reviewed publications. My major contributions to the field of prostate cancer and other cancer research include: (1) identification of PcG protein histone methyltransferase EZH2 as a biomarker for aggressive breast and prostate cancer; (2) characterization of EZH2 as an oncogene by repressing multiple tumor suppressors in breast and prostate cancer; (3) discovery of genomic loss of miR-101 in breast and prostate cancer and the upregulation of EZH2 by miR-101 in cancer; and (4) the coordinated regulation between Polycomb Repressive Complexes 1 and 2 in breast and prostate cancer progression. My work has demonstrated EZH2 and BMI1 as valuable therapeutic targets in cancer, and several pharmaceutical companies are developing EZH2- or BMI1- specific inhibitors for cancer therapy.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Pathology, University of Michigan
… → 2008
MS, Cell Biology, Peking University
… → 2001
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing the Comprehensive Investigation of AR mRNA Interactome in Advanced Prostate Cancer
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/1/23 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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The regulatory axis of lncRNA PRCAT71-AR in advanced prostate cancer
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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A non-canonical role for EZH2 in rRNA methtlation
Cao, Q., Cao, Q., Abdulkadir, S. A., Abdulkadir, S. A., Platanias, L. C., Platanias, L. C., Yi, Y. & Yi, Y.
7/15/21 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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The role of BMI1-associated lncRNAs in advanced prostate cancer
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/30/20 → 9/29/24
Project: Research project
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Effects of Epigenetic Regulation in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Thumbikat, P., Cao, Q., Flury, S. C. & Schaeffer, A. J.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
9/15/20 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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Epigenetic landscape reveals MECOM as an endothelial lineage regulator
Lv, J., Meng, S., Gu, Q., Zheng, R., Gao, X., Kim, J. D., Chen, M., Xia, B., Zuo, Y., Zhu, S., Zhao, D., Li, Y., Wang, G., Wang, X., Meng, Q., Cao, Q., Cooke, J. P., Fang, L., Chen, K. & Zhang, L., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 2390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Low RNA stability signifies increased post-transcriptional regulation of cell identity genes
Li, Y., Yi, Y., Lv, J., Gao, X., Yu, Y., Babu, S. S., Bruno, I., Zhao, D., Xia, B., Peng, W., Zhu, J., Chen, H., Zhang, L., Cao, Q. & Chen, K., Jul 7 2023, In: Nucleic acids research. 51, 12, p. 6020-6038 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Publisher Correction: Epigenetic landscape reveals MECOM as an endothelial lineage regulator (Nature Communications, (2023), 14, 1, (2390), 10.1038/s41467-023-38002-w)
Lv, J., Meng, S., Gu, Q., Zheng, R., Gao, X., Kim, J. D., Chen, M., Xia, B., Zuo, Y., Zhu, S., Zhao, D., Li, Y., Wang, G., Wang, X., Meng, Q., Cao, Q., Cooke, J. P., Fang, L., Chen, K. & Zhang, L., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 2842.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Unveiling the non-canonical functions of EZH2 in prostate cancer
Yi, Y., Li, Y., Chen, K. & Cao, Q., 2023, In: Oncotarget. 14, p. 127-128 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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CHD6 promotes broad nucleosome eviction for transcriptional activation in prostate cancer cells
Zhao, D., Zhang, M., Huang, S., Liu, Q., Zhu, S., Li, Y., Jiang, W., Kiss, D. L., Cao, Q., Zhang, L. & Chen, K., Nov 28 2022, In: Nucleic acids research. 50, 21, p. 12186-12201 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Coordinated regulation of polycomb group complexes through microRNAs in cancer
Cao, Q. (Contributor), Ateeq, B. (Contributor), Jing, X. (Contributor), Cao, X. (Contributor), Wang, R. (Contributor), Li, Y. (Contributor), Dahiya, A. (Contributor), Wang, L. (Contributor), Pandhi, M. (Contributor), Palanisamy, N. (Contributor), Qin, Z. (Contributor), Yu, J. (Contributor) & Varambally, S. (Contributor), ArrayExpress, 2011
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-GEOD-26996
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TADsplimer reveals splits and mergers of topologically associating domains for epigenetic regulation of transcription
Wang, G. (Creator), Meng, Q. (Contributor), Xia, B. (Creator), Zhang, S. (Creator), Lv, J. (Creator), Zhao, D. (Contributor), Li, Y. (Contributor), Wang, X. (Creator), Zhang, L. (Creator), Cooke, J. P. (Creator), Cao, Q. (Creator), Chen, K. (Contributor) & Yanqiang, L. (Contributor), figshare, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4920906.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/TADsplimer_reveals_splits_and_mergers_of_topologically_associating_domains_for_epigenetic_regulation_of_transcription/4920906/1
Dataset
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Additional file 2 of LncGSEA: a versatile tool to infer lncRNA associated pathways from large-scale cancer transcriptome sequencing data
Ren, Y. (Creator), Wang, T. (Creator), Anderton, L. C. (Creator), Cao, Q. (Creator) & Yang, R. (Creator), figshare, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.15064797, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_LncGSEA_a_versatile_tool_to_infer_lncRNA_associated_pathways_from_large-scale_cancer_transcriptome_sequencing_data/15064797
Dataset
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LncGSEA: a versatile tool to infer lncRNA associated pathways from large-scale cancer transcriptome sequencing data
Ren, Y. (Creator), Wang, T. (Creator), Anderton, L. C. (Creator), Cao, Q. (Creator) & Yang, R. (Creator), figshare, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5531415.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/LncGSEA_a_versatile_tool_to_infer_lncRNA_associated_pathways_from_large-scale_cancer_transcriptome_sequencing_data/5531415/1
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