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Dan Yu

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Chaoyu Liu· 1 shared Feiyue Xu· 1 shared Fengjun Cao· 1 shared Fenglei Yu· 1 shared Geng TianiD· 1 shared Jiankui HeiD· 1 shared Jujun ZhouiD· 1 shared Masoud VedadiiD· 1 shared

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Inhibition of Clostridioides difficile-specific DNA adenine methyltransferase CamA by analogs of S-adenosyl-L-methionine

Jujun Zhou, Youchao Deng, Dan Yu, Taraneh Hajian, Masoud Vedadi, Xing Zhang, Robert Blumenthal, Rong Huang, Xiaodong Cheng

This study identifies SAM analogs that inhibit specific methyltransferases in pathogens and humans, offering potential antivirulence agents and chemical probes.

ACS Omega · Nov 17, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

The Early Diagnosis in Lung Cancer by the Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA

Geng Tian, Xiaohua Li, Yuancai Xie, Feiyue Xu, Dan Yu, Fengjun Cao, Xuanbin Wang, Fenglei Yu, Weiquan Zhong, Shixin Lu, Xiaonian Tu, Xumei Yao, Jiankui He, Chaoyu Liu

This study develops a method to improve ctDNA detection in lung cancer by comparing mutations in tumor tissue and blood, showing higher sensitivity than traditional biomarkers.

bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2017 · PreprintCancer Biology