Hongmei Wen

Prof. Dr. Hongmei Wen

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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29 July 2024 in Cancer Research
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XWXinzhi Wang
Xinzhi Wang
YQYi Qu
Yi Qu
QXQianqian Xu
Qianqian Xu
ZJZeyu Jiang
Zeyu Jiang
HWHang Wang
Hang Wang
Jian-Hua MaoJian-Hua Mao
Jian-Hua Mao
Metastasis to the lungs is a leading cause of death for patients with breast cancer. Therefore, effective therapies are urgently needed to prevent and treat lung metastasis. In this study, we uncovered a mechanism by which NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) orchestrates lung metastasis. NQO1 stabilized and upregulated peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A (PPIA), a chaperone that regulates protein conformation and activity, by preventing its oxidation at a critical cysteine residue C161. PPIA subsequently activated CD147, a membrane protein that facilitates cell invasion. Moreover, NQO1-induced secretion of PPIA modulated the immune landscape of both primary and lung metastatic sites. Secreted PPIA engaged CD147 on neutrophils and triggered the release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NET) and neutrophil elastase, which enhanced tumor progression, invasiveness, and lung colonization. Pharmacological targeting of PPIA effectively inhibited NQO1-mediated breast cancer lung metastasis. These findings reveal a previously unrecognized NQO1-PPIA-CD147-NET axis that drives breast cancer lung metastasis. Inhibiting this axis is a potential therapeutic strategy to limit lung metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Significance: NQO1 stabilizes and promotes the secretion of PPIA to activate CD147 in neutrophils and stimulate NET formation, promoting breast cancer lung metastasis and providing therapeutic targets for this fatal condition.

1 January 2011 in Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
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MHMin Hong
Min Hong
XWXinzhi Wang
Xinzhi Wang
LWLiang Wang
Liang Wang
HYHua Yongqing
Hua Yongqing
HWHongmei Wen
Hongmei Wen
JDJin'ao Duan
Jin'ao Duan

1 November 2019 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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JZJiyun Zhang
Jiyun Zhang
HWHongmei Wen
Hongmei Wen
FSFei Shen
Fei Shen
XWXinzhi Wang
Xinzhi Wang
CSChenxiao Shan
Chenxiao Shan
WLWei Li
Wei Li

26 June 2022 in Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
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YSYi Shu
Yi Shu
CHChaoqun Huang
Chaoqun Huang
HLHongjing Liu
Hongjing Liu
FHFeiyang Hu
Feiyang Hu
HWHongmei Wen
Hongmei Wen
WLWei Li
Wei Li

21 May 2022 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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CHChaoqun Huang
Chaoqun Huang
YSYi Shu
Yi Shu
YZYueyue Zhu
Yueyue Zhu
HLHongjing Liu
Hongjing Liu
XWXinzhi Wang
Xinzhi Wang
WLWei Li
Wei Li

30 March 2023 in Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
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LHLiangjun Hu
Liangjun Hu
NLNa Liu
Na Liu
YLYanchao Li
Yanchao Li
QZQiancheng Zhang
Qiancheng Zhang
XCXiaobing Cui
Xiaobing Cui
HWHongmei Wen
Hongmei Wen