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Li Tao

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Neuroscience· 2 Genetics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Kang SheniD· 2 shared Ava Miciuda· 1 shared Bo Shen· 1 shared Caitlin Ann TayloriD· 1 shared Changliang Zhu· 1 shared Changmin NiuiD· 1 shared Chen Zongyan· 1 shared Dan Zhou· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 2/yr

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5 papers

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Dual role of RBM3 in PEDV infection: stabilization of viral RNA and upregulation of the entry factor HSPA5

Li Siyu, Zeng Yan, Li Jinze, Liu Yuchang, Liu Huili, Yang Xinyu, Qin Wenzhen, Li Tao, Chen Zongyan, Liu Jingyi, Tong Guangzhi, Xin Cao, Tongling Shan, Kong Ning

This study identifies RBM3 as a host factor that promotes PEDV infection by stabilizing viral RNA and upregulating the entry factor HSPA5.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

COPS5 is Essential for Sertoli Cell Function and Male Fertility in Mice

Changmin Niu, Li Tao, Wei Li, Yi Tian Yap, Qian Huang, Lei Jiang, Opeyemi Dhikhirullahi, Ava Miciuda, Eva Faddoul, Shizheng Song, Michael D. Griswold, Zhibing Zhang

This study shows that COPS5 is essential for Sertoli cell function and male fertility in mice, as its loss causes infertility through disrupted cell polarity, blood-testis barrier integrity, and gap junction communication.

bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2025 · PreprintGenetics

The dual resistance mechanism of CYP325G4 and CYP6AA9 in Culex pipiens pallens legs according to transcriptome and proteome analysis

Yang Xu, Jiajia Du, Kewei Zhang, Jinze Li, Feifei Zou, Xixi Li, Yufen Meng, Yin Chen, Li Tao, Fengming Zhao, Lei Ma, Bo Shen, Dan Zhou, Yan Sun, Guiyun Yan, Changliang Zhu

This study identifies CYP325G4 and CYP6AA9 as key P450 enzymes involved in deltamethrin resistance in Culex pipiens legs through transcriptome and proteome analysis.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology

Stochastic growth and selective stabilization generate stereotyped dendritic arbors

Rebecca Shi, Xue Yan Ho, Li Tao, Caitlin Ann Taylor, Ting Zhao, Wei Zou, Malcolm Lizzappi, Kelsie Eichel, Kang Shen

The paper shows that dendritic growth is stochastic and ligand-free, while ligand binding inhibits growth and specifies shape in C. elegans neurons.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

SAD-1 kinase controls presynaptic phase separation by relieving SYD-2/Liprin-α autoinhibition

Nathan A. McDonald, Li Tao, Meng‐Qiu Dong, Kang Shen

This study identifies SAD-1 kinase as a regulator of SYD-2/Liprin-α phase separation through phosphorylation, essential for presynaptic active zone assembly.

PLoS Biology · Dec 4, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience