Chengkai Dai

Combined activation of Ras and Akt in neural progenitors induces glioblastoma formation in mice

Eric C. Holland, Joseph Celestino, Chengkai Dai et al. · Nature Genetics · 2000 · 903 citations

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +12

Heat Shock Factor 1 Is a Powerful Multifaceted Modifier of Carcinogenesis

Chengkai Dai, Luke Whitesell, Arlin B. Rogers et al. · Cell · 2007 · 839 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology +14

PDGF autocrine stimulation dedifferentiates cultured astrocytes and induces oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas from neural progenitors and astrocytes in vivo

Chengkai Dai, Joseph Celestino, Yoshifumi Okada et al. · Genes & Development · 2001 · 710 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neuroscience, Oncology +14

Ink4a-Arf loss cooperates with KRas activation in astrocytes and neural progenitors to generate glioblastomas of various morphologies depending on activated Akt.

Lene Uhrbom, Chengkai Dai, Joseph Celestino et al. · PubMed · 2002 · 292 citations · Full text

Medicine, Genetics, Oncology +16

Dose-Dependent Effects of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-B on Glial Tumorigenesis

Alan H. Shih, Chengkai Dai, Xiaoyi Hu et al. · Cancer Research · 2004 · 224 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +17