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Yang Zhao

Augusta University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Mining of natural diversity enables efficient and expressible peptide asparaginyl ligases

Wenyu Du, Shi Qi, 甄明明, Miao Liao, Yang Zhao, Jiahui Ma, Yining Hao, Jiang Hui, Gengyu Lu, Chong Wai Liew, Niying Chua, Huachao Chen, Guangwan Hu, Xinya Hemu

The paper discovers new peptide asparaginyl ligases (PALs) from Viola species, identifies a highly efficient variant, and develops a structure-based engineering strategy to improve expression.

Nature Communications · Apr 27, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Distinct and cooperative roles of host and tumor Osteopontin in colorectal cancer liver metastasis

Patrick Czabala, Yang Zhao, John David Klement, Priscilla S. Redd, Dakota B. Poschel, Kristen Carver, Kendra Fick, Zainab A. Tiamiyu, Martina Zoccheddu, Patricia Veronica Schoenlein, Jennifer L. Waller, Huidong Shi, Kebin Liu

This study investigates the distinct and cooperative roles of host and tumor-derived Osteopontin in colorectal cancer liver metastasis using genetic knockout models and spatial transcriptomics.

bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2026 · PreprintImmunology