Wěi Li

Also affiliated with Nantong University, Hospital 463 People's Liberation Army, Yancheng First People's Hospital, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Sichuan Province, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 303 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Shougang (China)

MedicineChemistry

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Driven by 60 papers. Top paper: “Expression of CCL2/CCR2 signaling proteins in breast carcinoma cells is associated with invasive progression”.

Expression of CCL2/CCR2 signaling proteins in breast carcinoma cells is associated with invasive progression

Scientific Reports(2021)10.1038/s41598-021-88229-0

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30 citations

Diana S. Acevedo, Curtis Smart, Brandon Zinda, Nadia Alissa, K. A. Warren +10 more

Design and synthesis of novel 4-aryl-2-benzoyl-imidazoles as colchicine binding site inhibitors

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2025)10.1016/j.ejmech.2025.118021

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4 citations

Yang Xie, Qinghui Wang, Darcie J. Miller, Judith Quadrozzi Gruntz, Michael L. Oldham +6 more

CYP11A1-derived vitamin D3 products protect against UVB-induced inflammation and promote keratinocytes differentiation

Free Radical Biology and Medicine(2020)10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.05.016

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47 citations

Zorica Janjetović, Tae‐Kang Kim, Robert C. Tuckey, Wěi Li, Chander Raman +3 more

Secondary extended mannan side chains and attachment of the arabinan in mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan

Communications Chemistry(2020)10.1038/s42004-020-00356-3

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22 citations

Wěi Li, Claudia M. Boot, Mary Jackson, Michael McNeil, Shiva K. Angala

Nanoformulation design and therapeutic potential of a novel tubulin inhibitor in pancreatic cancer

Journal of Controlled Release(2020)10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.09.052

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15 citations

Virender Kumar, Svetlana Romanova, Jitender Bariwal, Hao Chen, Shanshan Deng +5 more

Orally available tubulin inhibitor VERU-111 enhances antitumor efficacy in paclitaxel-resistant lung cancer

Cancer Letters(2020)10.1016/j.canlet.2020.09.004

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37 citations

Shanshan Deng, Hao Chen, Duane D. Miller, Wěi Li, Foyez Mahmud

Prenatal alcohol exposure reduces magnetic susceptibility contrast and anisotropy in the white matter of mouse brains

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/7sa8-r898

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Wei Cao, G. Allan Johnson, Kathleen K. Sulik, Hui Han, Chunlei Liu +2 more

Neonatal cardiac dysfunction and transcriptome changes caused by the absence of Celf1

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/y5pq-1s98

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Zheng Xia, Thomas A. Cooper, Jimena Giudice, Wěi Li

Molecular interactions at the colchicine binding site in tubulin: An X-ray crystallography perspective

Drug Discovery Today(2021)10.1016/j.drudis.2021.12.001

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101 citations

Duane D. Miller, Wěi Li, Jiaxing Wang

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Stable Colchicine-Binding Site Tubulin Inhibitors 6-Aryl-2-benzoyl-pyridines as Potential Anticancer Agents

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2021)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00715

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55 citations

Shanshan Deng, Najah Albadari, Mi‐Kyung Yun, Sicheng Zhang, Yong Li +8 more

Unique Features of Mycobacterium abscessus Biofilms Formed in Synthetic Cystic Fibrosis Medium

Frontiers in Microbiology(2021)10.3389/fmicb.2021.743126

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39 citations

Wěi Li, Charlotte Avanzi, Shiva K. Angala, Elena Lian, Crystal J. Wiersma +12 more

Non-Musculoskeletal Benefits of Vitamin D beyond the Musculoskeletal System

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2021)10.3390/ijms22042128

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50 citations

Duane D. Miller, Wěi Li, Sicheng Zhang

X-ray Crystallography-Guided Design, Antitumor Efficacy, and QSAR Analysis of Metabolically Stable Cyclopenta-Pyrimidinyl Dihydroquinoxalinone as a Potent Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitor

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2021)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01202

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31 citations

Foyez Mahmud, Shanshan Deng, Lingling Ma, Mi‐Kyung Yun, Sayo O. Fakayode +12 more

20S-Hydroxyvitamin D3, a Secosteroid Produced in Humans, Is Anti-Inflammatory and Inhibits Murine Autoimmune Arthritis

Frontiers in Immunology(2021)10.3389/fimmu.2021.678487

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24 citations

Robert C. Tuckey, Tae‐Kang Kim, Wěi Li, Syamal K. Bhattacharya, Linda K. Myers +3 more

The Tubulin Inhibitor VERU-111 in Combination With Vemurafenib Provides an Effective Treatment of Vemurafenib-Resistant A375 Melanoma

Frontiers in Pharmacology(2021)10.3389/fphar.2021.637098

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14 citations

Qinghui Wang, Duane D. Miller, Wěi Li, Hongmei Cui

17,20S(OH)2pD Can Prevent the Development of Skin Fibrosis in the Bleomycin-Induced Scleroderma Mouse Model

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2021)10.3390/ijms22168926

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16 citations

Imara-Safi O. Scott, Andrzej Słomiński, Karen A. Hasty, Sicheng Zhang, Duane D. Miller +7 more

In Silico Screening and In Vivo Evaluation of Potential CACNA2D1 Antagonists as Intraocular Pressure-Reducing Agents in Glaucoma Therapy

Pharmaceuticals(2021)10.3390/ph14090887

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10 citations

Mohamed Moustafa Ibrahim, Hao Chen, Wěi Li, Monica M. Jablonski, Hanxuan Li

Discovery of N-(3,4-Dimethylphenyl)-4-(4-isobutyrylphenyl)-2,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydrofuro[3,2-c]quinoline-8-sulfonamide as a Potent Dual MDM2/XIAP Inhibitor

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2021)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00932

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16 citations

Lubing Gu, Sicheng Zhang, Tao Liu, Pradeep B. Lukka, Bernd Meibohm +4 more

Synthesis and biological evaluation of selective survivin inhibitors derived from the MX-106 hydroxyquinoline scaffold

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2021)10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113719

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7 citations

Shanshan Deng, Hao Chen, Guannan Zhao, Junming Yue, Sicheng Zhang +4 more

A Luminacin D Analog HL142 Inhibits Ovarian Tumor Growth and Metastasis by Reversing EMT and Attenuating the TGFβ and FAK Pathways

Journal of Cancer(2021)10.7150/jca.61066

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6 citations

Hanxuan Li, Xinxin Zhao, Wenjing Zhang, Guannan Zhao, Zhongzhi Wu +7 more

Molecular modelling guided design, synthesis and QSAR analysis of new small molecule non-lipid autotaxin inhibitors

(2021)10.1021/scimeetings.1c00687

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Derek D. Norman, Shanshan Deng, Sayo Fakayode, Sue-Chin Lee, Abby Parrill-Baker +4 more

Therapeutic efficacy of antimalarial drugs targeting DosRS signaling in Mycobacterium abscessus

Science Translational Medicine(2022)10.1126/scitranslmed.abj3860

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35 citations

Deepshikha Verma, Wěi Li, Charlotte Avanzi, Crystal J. Wiersma, John T. Williams +21 more

CYP11A1‑derived vitamin D hydroxyderivatives as candidates for therapy of basal and squamous cell carcinomas

International Journal of Oncology(2022)10.3892/ijo.2022.5386

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35 citations

Anna A. Brożyna, Tae‐Kang Kim, Mahmoud Elsayed, Zorica Janjetović, Shariq Qayyum +11 more

SB226, an inhibitor of tubulin polymerization, inhibits paclitaxel-resistant melanoma growth and spontaneous metastasis

Cancer Letters(2022)10.1016/j.canlet.2022.216046

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29 citations

Souvik Banerjee, Hao Chen, Satyanarayana Pochampally, Yuxi Wang, Mi‐Kyung Yun +8 more

Sabizabulin, a Potent Orally Bioavailable Colchicine Binding Site Agent, Suppresses HER2+ Breast Cancer and Metastasis

Cancers(2022)10.3390/cancers14215336

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23 citations

Kelli L. Hartman, Damilola Oluwalana, Hilaire C. Playa, Deanna N. Parke, Hao Chen +4 more

TRPC channels as emerging targets for seizure disorders

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences(2022)10.1016/j.tips.2022.06.007

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22 citations

Wěi Li, Jianxiong Jiang, Ying Yu

Allosteric inhibition of HTRA1 activity by a conformational lock mechanism to treat age-related macular degeneration

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-32760-9

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19 citations

Mark Ultsch, Wanjian Tang, Evan Green, Jeffrey K. Holden, Wěi Li +6 more

Cryptotanshinone inhibits ovarian tumor growth and metastasis by degrading c-Myc and attenuating the FAK signaling pathway

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology(2022)10.3389/fcell.2022.959518

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10 citations

Wenjing Zhang, Jiaxing Wang, Guannan Zhao, Yaohong Wang, Bing‐Mei Zhu +7 more

Colchicine-Binding Site Agent CH-2-77 as a Potent Tubulin Inhibitor Suppressing Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics(2022)10.1158/1535-7163.mct-21-0899

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14 citations

Raisa I. Krutilina, Kelli L. Hartman, Hao Chen, Deanna N. Parke, Rui Wang +8 more

2-Aminoimidazoles Inhibit Mycobacterium abscessus Biofilms in a Zinc-Dependent Manner

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2022)10.3390/ijms23062950

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10 citations

Wěi Li, Kevin H. Martin, Michael J. Zeiler, Elena Lian, Charlotte Avanzi +9 more

Discovery of agonist–antagonist pairs for the modulation of Ca [2]+ and voltage-gated K+ channels of large conductance that contain beta1 subunits

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry(2022)10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116876

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2 citations

Christy L. Dyer, Dejian Ma, Wěi Li, Anna N. Bukiya, Abby L. Parrill +2 more

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Pyrimidine Dihydroquinoxalinone Derivatives as Tubulin Colchicine Site-Binding Agents That Displayed Potent Anticancer Activity Both In Vitro and In Vivo

ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2023)10.1021/acsptsci.2c00108

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18 citations

Kelli L. Hartman, Rui Wang, Jiaxing Wang, Mi‐Kyung Yun, Keyur Parmar +6 more

The MT1 receptor as the target of ramelteon neuroprotection in ischemic stroke

Journal of Pineal Research(2023)10.1111/jpi.12925

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17 citations

Bin Peng, Shenqi Zhang, Jian Wang, Yuan Xiong, Sharon Peled +20 more

Genetic interactions between polycystin-1 and Wwtr1 in osteoblasts define a novel mechanosensing mechanism regulating bone formation in mice

Bone Research(2023)10.1038/s41413-023-00295-4

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15 citations

Li Cao, Micholas Dean Smith, Hanxuan Li, Wěi Li, Jeremy C. Smith +2 more

Targeting the MYCN-MDM2 pathways for cancer therapy: Are they druggable?

Genes & Diseases(2023)10.1016/j.gendis.2023.101156

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7 citations

Yi Du, Sayantap Datta, Josef F. Fowler, Hannah T. Sang, Najah Albadari +4 more

Synthesis and biological evaluation of dual MDM2/XIAP inhibitors based on the tetrahydroquinoline scaffold

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2023)10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115423

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7 citations

Yang Xie, Tao Liu, Rui Wang, Lubing Gu, Muxiang Zhou +3 more

JW-1-283 inhibits melanoma tumor growth via stabilization of the p53 pathway

Genes & Diseases(2023)10.1016/j.gendis.2023.06.009

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2 citations

R. Hou, Kelli L. Hartman, Jianxiong Jiang, Zhongzhi Wu, Wěi Li +1 more

A Selective TRPC3 Antagonist Rescues Neuronal Loss and Facilitates Spatial Learning and Memory in Alzheimer’s Model

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics(2023)10.1124/jpet.122.142680

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Sicheng Zhang, Vijay K. Boda, Zhongzhi Wu, Wěi Li, Jiaxing Wang

Genetic interactions between Polycystin-1 and TAZ in osteoblasts define a novel mechanosensing mechanism regulating bone formation in mice

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2957026/v1

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Micholas Dean Smith, Hanxuan Li, Wěi Li, Jeremy C. Smith, L. Darryl Quarles +2 more

MDM2 Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy: The Past, Present, and Future

Pharmacological Reviews(2024)10.1124/pharmrev.123.001026

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127 citations

Najah Albadari, Yi Du, Josef F. Fowler, Hannah T. Sang, Wa Xian +5 more

Biological Effects of CYP11A1-Derived Vitamin D and Lumisterol Metabolites in the Skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2024)10.1016/j.jid.2024.04.022

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96 citations

Tae‐Kang Kim, Zorica Janjetović, Radomir M. Slominski, Wěi Li, Anton M. Jetten +4 more

Deciphering treatment resistance in metastatic colorectal cancer: roles of drug transports, EGFR mutations, and HGF/c-MET signaling

Frontiers in Pharmacology(2024)10.3389/fphar.2023.1340401

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23 citations

Yang Xie, Wěi Li, Najah Albadari

Pathophysiological significance and modulation of the transient receptor potential canonical 3 ion channel

Medicinal Research Reviews(2024)10.1002/med.22048

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10 citations

Nelufar Yasmen, Jianxiong Jiang, Wěi Li, Vijay K. Boda

Allosteric coupling of substrate binding and proton translocation in MmpL3 transporter from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

mBio(2024)10.1128/mbio.02183-24

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8 citations

Wěi Li, Lixinhao Yang, Anna E. Grzegorzewicz, Mary Jackson, James C. Gumbart +2 more

Biological activity of a stable 6-aryl-2-benzoyl-pyridine colchicine-binding site inhibitor, 60c, in metastatic, triple-negative breast cancer

Cancer Letters(2024)10.1016/j.canlet.2024.217011

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4 citations

Kelli L. Adeleye, Raisa I. Krutilina, Hao Chen, Hilaire C. Playa, Shanshan Deng +11 more

Novel Antimitotic Agent SP-1-39 Inhibits Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Journal of Dental Research(2024)10.1177/00220345241261982

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3 citations

A.R. Li, Yang Xie, Satyanarayana Pochampally, David J. Hamilton, Franklin Garcı́a-Godoy +3 more

Novel Vitamin D3 Hydroxymetabolites Require Involvement of the Vitamin D Receptor or Retinoic Acid-Related Orphan Receptors for Their Antifibrogenic Activities in Human Fibroblasts

Cells(2024)10.3390/cells13030239

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9 citations

Shariq Qayyum, Sivani B. Reddy, Ewa Podgórska, Steven Gates Scott, Justyna Szpotan +8 more

VERU-111, an orally available tubulin inhibitor, suppresses ovarian tumor growth and metastasis

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics(2024)10.1124/jpet.124.002298

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4 citations

Guannan Zhao, Ziping Liu, Hao Chen, Wenjing Zhang, Yaohong Wang +4 more

A multi-modal framework improves prediction of tissue-specific gene expression from a surrogate tissue

EBioMedicine(2024)10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105305

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3 citations

Chunfeng He, Jiayao Fan, Yuan Zhou, Chunxiao Cheng, Ran Meng +5 more

Correlations of blood and brain NMR metabolomics with Alzheimer’s disease mouse models

Translational Psychiatry(2025)10.1038/s41398-025-03293-8

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7 citations

Ella Zhang, Rajshree Ghosh Biswas, Marta Kobus, J. Chen, Jonathan Zhou +11 more

Soluble β-Amyloid Oligomers Selectively Upregulate TRPC3 in Excitatory Neurons via Calcineurin-Coupled NFAT

Cells(2025)10.3390/cells14110843

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5 citations

Dongyi Ding, Jiaxing Wang, Chen Ling, Qingming Dong, Moumita Khamrai +9 more

Discovery of Potent and Brain-Penetrable Tubulin Inhibitors that Effectively Suppress Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics(2025)10.1158/1535-7163.mct-25-0538

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2 citations

Kelli L. Adeleye, Hilaire C. Playa, Satyanarayana Pochampally, Souvik Banerjee, Damilola Oluwalana +6 more

Anti‐mitotic agent SB‐216 overcomes taxane resistance in castration‐resistant prostate cancer and exhibits anti‐tumour efficacy in pancreatic cancer

British Journal of Pharmacology(2025)10.1111/bph.70294

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1 citations

Chun Cai, Shanshan Deng, Yang Xie, Satyanarayana Pochampally, David P. Hamilton +5 more

ATAD2 as a Cancer Target: Insights into Its Structure, Functions, Mechanisms, and Drug Development

Cancers(2025)10.3390/cancers17203337

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1 citations

Prateek Rai, Wěi Li, Souvik Banerjee, Tanya Garain

Lipid nanomedicine simultaneously inhibits BRD4/PI3K and MDM2/XIAP signaling pathways for effective treatment of Medulloblastoma

Journal of Controlled Release(2025)10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.114266

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1 citations

Aditya K. Gupta, Qiaoyu Pan, Sohan Mahto, Ajaykumar Chittipolu, Helen Erickson +9 more

Reprogramming oncogenic mitochondria in pancreatic adenocarcinoma through BRD4 inhibition leads to programmed cell death

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics(2025)10.1016/j.jpet.2025.103751

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Michael W. Spinrad, Lauren C. Gattie, Rui Wang, Mohammad Amir Afjal, Jun Yang +6 more

Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of retinal processing

The Journal of Physiology(2025)10.1113/jp290088

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Karin Dedek, Wěi Li, Jonathan B. Demb

Osteoporosis: Mechanism, Molecular Target and Current Status on Drug Development

Current Medicinal Chemistry(2020)10.2174/0929867327666200330142432

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225 citations

Zhousheng Xiao, L. Darryl Quarles, Wěi Li, Hanxuan Li

S-cone-specific circuitry in the outer plexiform layer of a cone-dominant mammal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2025)10.1073/pnas.2504954122

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Shan Chen, Haohua Qian, Wěi Li, J M Ball, Yizhen Zhang

Recent Advances in Elucidating Paclitaxel Resistance Mechanisms in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Strategies to Overcome Drug Resistance

Current Medicinal Chemistry(2020)10.2174/0929867326666191016113631

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66 citations

Kinsie E. Arnst, Duane D. Miller, Wěi Li, Hongmei Cui