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Sha Tao

Princeton UniversityPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0002-0928-0681 · 15 papers)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Sha TaoiD15 papers · Beijing Normal University

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:protein structure· 2 Research Focus:protein design· 1

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Guanyu LiaoiD· 2 shared Michael H. HechtiD· 2 shared Jessica L. DessauiD· 1 shared Kodai Kurihara· 1 shared Koji UmezawaiD· 1 shared Mina Nagahara· 1 shared Ryoichi AraiiD· 1 shared Yejin BanniD· 1 shared

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An Insoluble De Novo Protein Enables Survival of E. coli by Co-precipitating with a Gene Repressor

Guanyu Liao, Sha Tao, Jessica L. Dessau, Yejin Bann, Michael H. Hecht

The paper identifies a de novo protein, Resc4, that rescues E. coli growth by upregulating an alternative enzyme through co-precipitation with a gene repressor.

bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Engineering a Covalent Linkage into a Dimeric De Novo Enzyme Reveals a Novel Life-Sustaining Mechanism

Guanyu Liao, Sha Tao, Mina Nagahara, Kodai Kurihara, Koji Umezawa, Ryoichi Arai, Michael H. Hecht

The paper engineers a covalent linkage into a de novo enzyme, revealing that the modified protein rescues cells through upregulating siderophore biosynthesis rather than catalyzing iron release.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology