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L. Zhang
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2021-2021 · peak 30/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- ImmunologybioRxivPreprintDOI 10.1101/2021.10.07.463490
- Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Regulation of drought tolerance in Arabidopsis involves PLATZ4-mediated transcriptional suppression of PIP2;8
This study identifies PLATZ4's role in enhancing drought tolerance and ABA sensitivity in Arabidopsis by suppressing PIP2;8 and upregulating stress-related genes through interaction with AITR6.
DOI 10.1101/2021.10.06.463369 - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
SARS-CoV-2 hijacks neutralizing dimeric IgA for enhanced nasal infection and injury
B. Zhou, R. Zhou, J. F.-W. Chan…·Z. Chen
This study shows that dimeric IgA antibodies can enhance SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection and injury in Syrian hamsters by engaging CD209 as an alternative receptor.
DOI 10.1101/2021.10.05.463282 - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
OXPHOS Promotes Apoptotic Resistance and Persistence in TH17 cells
H. Hong, N. Mbah, M. Shan…·C. A. Lyssiotis
This study shows that OXPHOS enhances TH17 cell survival and persistence by promoting mitochondrial fitness and anti-apoptotic markers.
DOI 10.1101/2021.10.01.462812 - Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Identification and expression analysis of Shaker K+ channel genes in millet (Setaria italica) under abiotic stresses
B. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Guo…·L. Zhang
This study identifies ten Shaker K+ channel genes in foxtail millet and analyzes their expression under abiotic stresses and ABA treatment, revealing distinct regulation patterns.
DOI 10.1101/2021.09.30.462669 - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Role for a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase in cell wall remodelling
X. Zhong, L. Zhang, G. van Wezel…·D. Claessen
The paper identifies two enzymes, CslZ and LpmP, involved in apical glycan deposition in Streptomycetes by remodeling peptidoglycan.
DOI 10.1101/2021.09.29.462439 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
Broad ultra-potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants by monoclonal antibodies specific to the tip of RBD
H. Ma, Y. Guo, H. Tang…·J. Zhu
This paper identifies a monoclonal antibody, 2G1, that neutralizes all SARS-CoV-2 variants with high potency and describes its mechanism of action and therapeutic efficacy in animal models.
DOI 10.1038/s41421-022-00381-7 - PathologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Interleukin-6 mediates PSAT1 expression and serine metabolism in TSC2-deficient cells
J. Wang, H. Filippakis, T. Hougard…·H. C. Lam
This study shows that IL-6 promotes PSAT1 expression and serine metabolism in TSC2-deficient cells, linking IL-6 to mTORC1 hyperactivity and potential therapeutic targets.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2101268118 - MicrobiologybioRxiv
Diet-derived metabolites and mucus link the gut microbiome to fever after cytotoxic cancer treatment
Z. Schwabkey, D. Wiesnoski, C.-C. Chang…·E. J. Shpall
The paper links diet-derived metabolites and mucus to fever after cytotoxic cancer treatment by showing how Akkermansia muciniphila affects colonic mucus and inflammation.
- Cancer BiologybioRxiv
Multi-omic Characterization of Pancreatic Cancer-Associated Macrophage Polarization Reveals Deregulated Metabolic Programs Driven by the GMCSF-PI3K Pathway
S. M. Boyer, H.-J. Lee, N. Steele…·C. A. Lyssiotis
This study identifies metabolic markers and pathways in pancreatic tumor-associated macrophages using multi-omic analysis and in vitro models.
- Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Crossover patterning through kinase-regulated condensation and coarsening of recombination nodules
L. Zhang, W. Stauffer, D. Zwicker, A. Dernburg
The paper shows CDK-2 stabilizes crossover intermediates and pro-crossover factors in C. elegans, proposing a model of recombination nodule formation through condensation and coarsening.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.26.457865 - Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Orchestrated Restructuring Events During Secretory Granule Maturation Mediate Intragranular Cargo Segregation
Z. A. Syed, L. Zhang, D. T. Tran…·K. G. Ten Hagen
This study identifies intragranular restructuring events during secretory granule maturation that mediate cargo segregation and reveals genes and factors involved in these processes.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.16.456250 - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
An ultrapotent neutralizing bispecific antibody with broad spectrum against SARS-CoV-2 variants
H. Zhang, H. Huang, R. Li…·X. Huang
This paper develops a bispecific antibody, 2022, that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 and its variants with high potency, showing strong prophylactic and therapeutic effects in a mouse model.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.10.455627 - EcologybioRxiv
Enhanced soil quality after forest conversion to vegetable cropland and tea plantation has contrasting effects on soil microbial structure and functions
L. Fan, G. Shao, Y. Pan…·W. Han
This study examines how soil quality changes after forest conversion to vegetable cropland and tea plantations, showing contrasting effects on microbial community structure and functions.
DOI 10.1016/j.catena.2022.106029 - BioengineeringbioRxiv
Cross-Individual Affective Detection Using EEG Signals with Audio-Visual Embedding
Z. Liang, X. Zhang, R. Zhou…·Z. Zhang
This paper introduces EEG-AVE, a model that combines EEG signals with audio-visual data to improve cross-individual affective detection performance.
DOI 10.1016/j.neucom.2022.09.078 - BiochemistrybioRxiv
Development of a Novel PROTAC using the Nucleic Acid Aptamer as a Targeting Ligand for Tumor Selective Degradation of Nucleolin
L. Zhang, L. Li, X. Wang…·W. Tan
This paper develops a novel PROTAC, ZL216, using an aptamer as a targeting ligand to selectively degrade nucleolin in breast cancer cells, inhibiting their proliferation and migration.
DOI 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.09.008 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
rRNA Biogenesis Regulates Mouse 2C-like State by 3D Structure Reorganization of Peri-Nucleolar Heterochromatin
H. Yu, Z. Sun, T. Tan…·J. Zhang
This study shows that disrupting rRNA biogenesis in mouse embryonic stem cells induces a 2C-like state through reorganization of peri-nucleolar heterochromatin and activation of the 2C program.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-26576-2 - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A survey of Chinese pig farms and human healthcare isolates reveals separate human and animal MRSA populations
G. Zou, M. MATUSZEWSKA, M. Jia…·R. Zhou
This study compares MRSA populations from Chinese pig farms and hospitals, finding distinct human and animal lineages with different genetic features and no evidence of spillover from farms to humans.
- Cell BiologybioRxiv
Increasing cell size remodels the proteome and promotes senescence
M. C. Lanz, E. Zatulovskiy, M. P. Swaffer…·J. M. Skotheim
The paper shows that increasing cell size remodels the proteome and promotes senescence, but polyploidization can prevent this by altering the DNA-to-ploidy ratio.
DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.07.017 - MicrobiologybioRxiv
Untangling Microbiota Diversity and Assembly Patterns in the World's Largest Water Diversion Canal
L. Zhang, W. Yin, C. Wang…·F. Ju
The paper investigates microbiota dynamics and assembly patterns in a large water diversion canal, finding deterministic processes shape bacterial communities while stochasticity dominates micro-eukaryotic communities.
DOI 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117617 - MicrobiologybioRxiv
Characterizing enterotypes in human metagenomics: a viral perspective
The paper analyzes human fecal virome data to identify viral enterotypes, finding two distinct patterns associated with health and disease.
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2021.740990 - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Previously unrecognized non-reproducible antibody-antigen interactions and their implications for diagnosis of viral infections including COVID-19
J. Pan, L. Yang, Y. Deng…·H. Ma
The paper identifies non-reproducible antibody-antigen interactions in clinical sera and develops a model to explain them, improving serological testing for viral infections like COVID-19.
DOI 10.1101/2021.07.20.453011 - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
NSUN2-mediated m5C methylation of IRF3 mRNA negatively regulates type I interferon responses
H. Wang, L. Zhang, C. Zeng…·Y. Chen
This study shows NSUN2-mediated m5C methylation of IRF3 mRNA reduces type I interferon responses by promoting IRF3 mRNA degradation, and NSUN2 levels decrease during viral infection to enhance antiviral immunity.
DOI 10.1101/2021.07.09.451748 - BiochemistrybioRxiv
Photoredox-catalyzed decarboxylative C-terminal differentiation for bulk and single molecule proteomics
L. Zhang, B. M. Floyd, M. Chilamari…·E. V. Anslyn
This paper introduces a photoredox-catalyzed method for C-terminal labeling of peptides, applicable to bulk and single-molecule proteomics, achieving over 50% labeling efficiency across proteomes.
- Cell BiologybioRxiv
Oxidative phosphorylation safeguards pluripotency via UDP-N-acetylglucosamine
J. Cao, M. Li, K. Liu…·T. Zhao
This paper shows that oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) generates most ATP in mouse ESCs and is essential for pluripotency by coupling with the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway to produce UDP-GlcNAc.
DOI 10.1093/procel/pwac009 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
A comprehensive approach for artifact-free sample preparation and assessment of mitochondrial morphology in tissue and cultured cells
A. Hinton, P. Katti, T. A. Christensen…·E. D. Abel
This paper presents a method for preserving and quantitatively measuring mitochondrial morphology in tissues and cultured cells without introducing artifacts.
DOI 10.1002/adbi.202200202 - Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprint
The PRMT7-dependent methylation of shank2 modulates invasion-proliferation switching during breast cancer metastasis
DOI 10.1101/728410 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
Recruitment of Polo-like kinase couples synapsis to meiotic progression via inactivation of CHK-2
L. Zhang, W. T. Stauffer, J. S. Wang…·A. F. Dernburg
The paper shows that PLK-2 inactivates CHK-2 in C. elegans to promote crossover formation and meiotic progression after synapsis.
DOI 10.7554/elife.84492 - PathologybioRxiv
Sirtuin 5 levels are limiting in preserving cardiac function and suppressing fibrosis in response to pressure overload
A. H. Guo, R. K. Baliira, M. E. Skinner…·D. B. Lombard
This study shows that overexpressing SIRT5 protects against cardiac dysfunction and fibrosis in response to pressure overload in mice.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-16506-7 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
Polypeptides IGF-1C and P24 synergistically promote osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro through the p38 and JNK signaling pathways
G. Ran, W. Fang, L. Zhang…·Y. He
This study shows that IGF-1C and P24 together enhance osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by activating p38 and JNK pathways.
DOI 10.1016/j.biocel.2021.106091