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Michael Nikolovski

Michigan State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Jian Ping HuiD· 2 shared Keith W. MacRenarisiD· 2 shared Thomas V. O’HalloraniD· 2 shared Aaron C. SueiD· 1 shared Hongyan Zhao· 1 shared Tianqi WangiD· 1 shared Tianqi WangiD· 1 shared Yuhan JiangiD· 1 shared

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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

Targeting the selectivity filter to drastically alter the activity and substrate spectrum of a promiscuous metal transporter

Yuhan Jiang, Michael Nikolovski, Tianqi Wang, Keith W. MacRenaris, Thomas V. O’Halloran, Jian Ping Hu

This study modifies key residues in ZIP8 to alter its metal transport activity and substrate spectrum, identifying variants with enhanced activity and expanded substrate preferences.

Chemical Science · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry