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Hongyan Zhao

Michigan State University

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1

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Symmetry Analysis and Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction Reveal a Symmetrical Translocation Pathway and Activity Determinants of ZIP Metal Transporter

Yao Zhang, Tianqi Wang, Hongyan Zhao, Jian Ping Hu

This study uses symmetry analysis and ancestral sequence reconstruction to uncover the symmetric translocation pathway and activity determinants of ZIP metal transporters.

Protein Science · Sep 16, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Functional screening of ZIP8 naturally occurring variants identifies pathogenic mutations and trafficking defects

Michael Nikolovski, Tianqi Wang, Aaron C. Sue, Keith W. MacRenaris, Hongyan Zhao, Thomas V. O’Halloran, Jian Ping Hu

The paper functionally screens ZIP8 variants to identify pathogenic mutations and trafficking defects using a combined experimental and computational approach.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

An N-terminal amphipathic helix governs activity and conformational dynamics of Nramp metal transporters

Majid Jafari, Hongyan Zhao, Yao Zhang, Tianqi Wang, Kenneth M. Merz, Jian Ping Hu

This study investigates the role of an N-terminal amphipathic helix in Nramp transporters, showing it regulates conformational dynamics and metal ion transport.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Jun 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry