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Wenxin Zhang

Shandong University

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Cell Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Microbiology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Ange Dai· 1 shared Axel ViseliD· 1 shared Benjamin ColeiD· 1 shared Bingbing Xie· 1 shared Chris G. DaumiD· 1 shared Christopher R. BakeriD· 1 shared Cuicui JiaoiD· 1 shared Dandan Zheng· 1 shared

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The Two-Component System CrdRS Mediates Sub-inhibitory Antibiotic-Induced Biofilm Formation in Helicobacter pylori via Bidirectional Regulation of Transporters PlpA and GlnP

Wenxin Zhang, Lu Zhang, Yanlin Sun, Mingzhong Zhao, 徐书景, Han Yu, Wenjing Wang, Jinmeng Liu, Wenyue Ma, Xiaoyu Wang, Ziyan Zhang, Yundong Sun

This study identifies the CrdRS two-component system as a key regulator of antibiotic-induced biofilm formation in H. pylori through bidirectional control of transporters PlpA and GlnP.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · Oct 5, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Multi-season analysis reveals hundreds of drought-responsive genes in sorghum

Benjamin Cole, Wenxin Zhang, Junming Shi, Hao Wang, Christopher R. Baker, Nelle Varoquaux, Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Hutmacher, Jeffery A. Dahlberg, Grady Pierroz, Kerrie Barry, Vasanth R. Singan, Yuko Yoshinaga, Chris G. Daum, Matthew Zane, , John P. Vogel

This study identifies hundreds of drought-responsive genes in sorghum using multi-season transcriptomic data from field experiments.

The Plant Journal · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Longitudinal analysis of retinal cell state transitions in RB1-deficient retinal organoids reveals the nascent cone precursors are the earliest cell-origin of human retinoblastoma

Ke Ye, Yuan Wang, Ping Xu, Bingbing Xie, Shijing Wu, Wenxin Zhang, Guanjie Gao, Dandan Zheng, Xiaojing Song, Suai Zhang, Fuying Guo, Yongping Li, Yizhi Liu, Jie Wang, Ruifang Sui, Xiufeng Zhong

This study identifies ATOH7+ nascent cone precursors as the earliest cell-of-origin for human retinoblastoma using RB1-deficient retinal organoids and scRNA-seq.

Cell Death and Disease · Jan 14, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

GPR30 in spinal cholecystokinin-positive neurons modulates neuropathic pain

Qing Chen, Hui Bing K. Wu, Shulan Xie, Fangfang Zhu, Fang Xu, Qi Xu, Lihong Sun, Yue Yang, Linghua Xie, Jiaqian Xie, Hua Li, Ange Dai, Wenxin Zhang, Luyang Wang, Cuicui Jiao, , Xinzhong Chen

This study identifies GPR30 in spinal CCK+ neurons and S1-SDH postsynaptic neurons as critical for neuropathic pain, suggesting it as a therapeutic target.

eLife · Dec 23, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience