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Xu Cao

China Pharmaceutical University

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Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1

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Chang ShaoiD· 1 shared Dexiang WangiD· 1 shared Dongyang XuiD· 1 shared Haiping HaoiD· 1 shared Haoran HuangiD· 1 shared Hui YeiD· 1 shared Jingxian LiuiD· 1 shared Lei ZhangiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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ChemIntelligence Enables Antibody-Free, Ultra-Low-Input Profiling of Lysine Lactylation and Diverse Acyl-Proteomes

Chang Shao, Zimeng He, Qi Yuan, Victor Giurcoiu, Xiangyu He, Xu Cao, Haoran Huang, Yuebo Zhang, Yueyang Zhang, Dexiang Wang, Qihe Jiang, Zizhang Guo, Haiping Hao, Mathias Wilhelm, Hui Ye

ChemIntelligence enables antibody-free, ultra-low-input profiling of lysine lactylation and diverse acyl-proteomes using chemical derivatization and computational methods.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Avs2 drives non-canonical tetrameric assembly of trypsin-like domain for anti-phage defense

Lijie Guo, Pingping Huang, Wenhui Liu, Jingxian Liu, Dongyang Xu, Shengbin Yu, Zongqiang Wang, Lei Zhang, Zhaoxing Li, Xu Cao, Qian Yang, Mengjun Cheng, Nannan Wu, Meiling Lü, Lian‐Wen Qi, , Meirong Chen

The paper elucidates the molecular mechanism of the Avs2-trypsin-MBL system, revealing how phage terminase recognition triggers tetramerization and activation of the system for anti-phage defense.

bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Spatiotemporal biosensor profiling reveals an autonomous mitochondrial NAD+/NMN regulatory network centered on NMNAT3

Liuqing Chen, Xu Cao, Yaqi Wang, Qiuliyang Yu

The paper develops biosensors to study NAD+ and NMN dynamics in subcellular compartments and identifies a mitochondrial regulatory network involving NMNAT3.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology