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Tao Zhou

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Immunology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Ailing Li· 1 shared Anna QiaoiD· 1 shared Chaoxiang ReniD· 1 shared Cheng Peng· 1 shared Chulun Wang· 1 shared Guanbo XieiD· 1 shared Hong CaiiD· 1 shared Huanan RaoiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Ailing Li

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Intranasal Fritillaria taipaiensis nanovesicles alleviate acute lung injury via the lung-brain axis

Huanan Rao, Jin Pan, Jinxin Guo, Xiaominting Song, Shukun Gong, Tao Zhou, Qinghua Wu, Yan Huang, Wei Nie, Cheng Peng, Li Zheyuan, Chaoxiang Ren, Jin Pei

This study shows that intranasal Fritillaria taipaiensis nanovesicles reduce acute lung injury and associated brain inflammation by targeting the VEGFR1 pathway via the lung-brain axis.

bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Structural Basis of Ligand-Specific Orthosteric-Allosteric Coupling and Sensory Tuning in the Human Bitter Taste Receptor TAS2R14

Tao Zhou, Jiening Wang, Chulun Wang, Zhen Han, Yi Zhang, Zishao Ouyang, Sheng Ye, Shan Wu, Anna Qiao

The paper reports cryo-EM structures of TAS2R14-Gi1 complexes bound to different ligands, revealing TM6 dynamics that govern agonist efficacy and allosteric-orthosteric coupling.

bioRxiv · May 17, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Microglia-derived IL-18 remodels hippocampal plasticity to constrain traumatic fear memory

xiya fang, yining wang, yezhuang shen, Guanbo Xie, Ran Liu, Hong Cai, Qiuying Han, Xin Xu, Kai Wang, Libing Yin, Jinwei Di, Tao Zhou, Ailing Li, Xiao Han, Weihua Li, Teng Li

This study shows that microglia-derived IL-18 reduces traumatic fear memory by restoring synaptic plasticity and modulating engram cell organization in the hippocampus.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience