Dr CHEUNG Yuen-Nei, Jenny | jennyync@pathology.hku.hk
PhD HK
Research Interest
Dysregulation of translation in breast cancer
Recent Publication Lists
eIF1 controls multiple steps in start codon recognition during eukaryotic translation initiation. Cheung YN, Nanda JS, Takacs JE, Martin-Marcos P, Saini AK, Hinnebusch AG, Lorsch JR. Journal of Molecular Biology 2009 (in press)
Polyphyllin D induces mitochondrial fragmentation and acts directly on the mitochondria to induce apoptosis in drug-resistant HepG2 cells. Ong RC, Lei J, Lee RK, Cheung JY, Fung KP, Lin C, Ho HP, Yu B, Li M, Kong SK. Cancer Letter 2008 Mar 18;261(2):158-64
Dissociation of eIF1 from the 40S ribosomal subunit is a key step in start codon selection in vivo. Cheung YN, Maag D, Mitchell SF, Fekete CA, Algire MA, Takacs JE, Shirokikh N, Pestova T, Lorsch JR, Hinnebusch AG. Genes & Development 2007 May 15;21(10):1217-30
Polyphyllin D is a potent apoptosis inducer in drug-resistant HepG2 cells. Cheung JY, Ong RC, Suen YK, Ooi V, Wong HN, Mak TC, Fung KP, Yu B, Kong SK. Cancer Letter 2005 Jan 20;217(2):203-11