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Torry Li

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Exploring the bistable equilibrium of methylated CpG DNA recognition by the MBD2 protein

Senta Volkenandt, Julia Belyaeva, Torry Li, Matthias Elgeti, Ralf Metzler, Petra Imhof, David C Williams, Mahdi Bagherpoor Helabad

The paper uses molecular dynamics simulations and experimental assays to show MBD2 binds methylated CpG DNA with a bistable equilibrium, involving two stable conformations with different affinities.

Nucleic Acids Research · Oct 13, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Structure-guided targeting of the GATAD2A-CHD4 interaction within the MBD2-NuRD complex results in high levels of HbF in adult erythroid cells

Shengzhe Shang, Sangam Giri Goswami, Torry Li, Wang He, Christopher R. Travis, Mikhail G. Dozmorov, David C. Williams, Gordon D. Ginder

This paper identifies critical interaction domains in the GATAD2A-CHD4 complex within the MBD2-NuRD complex that, when disrupted, increase fetal hemoglobin (HbF) expression in adult erythroid cells.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Macrocycle screening against the C-terminal region of CHD4 uncovers its role as an interaction hub in the formation of the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase complex

David C. Williams, Jie Ren, Torry Li, Jarrett M. Pelton, Dhanushi Dedakia, Robert K. McGinty, Gordon D. Ginder, Albert A. Bowers

The paper identifies macrocyclic peptides that disrupt the CHD4-GATAD2A interaction in NuRD, revealing CHD4's role as an interaction hub and suggesting a therapeutic strategy for beta-hemoglobinopathies.

bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics