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Yu Cao

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

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Biophysics· 2 Microbiology· 1 Neuroscience· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Cooperative Regulation of Membrane Domain Registration by Lipid Headgroup Properties and Cholesterol Dynamics

Jinyu Chen, Yu Cao, D. Peter Tieleman, Qing Duo Liang

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to show how lipid headgroup properties and cholesterol concentration cooperatively regulate domain registration and anti-registration in model membranes.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Phosphorylation and pocket-binding ligands rewire the coupled networks in multidomain protein condensate

Yu Cao, Jinyu Chen, Xiakun Chu

This study shows how phosphorylation and pocket-binding ligands regulate condensate organization in multidomain proteins like HDAC6 through distinct electrostatic and interaction mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Plasticity in inhibitory networks improves pattern separation in early olfactory processing

Shruti Joshi, Seth Haney, Zhenyu Wang, Fernando Federico Locatelli, Hong Lei, Yu Cao, Brian H. Smith, Maxim Bazhenov

The paper investigates how inhibitory plasticity in the honeybee antennal lobe improves pattern separation during odor learning by suppressing shared compounds and enhancing distinct ones.

Communications Biology · Apr 9, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The barley MLA13-AVRA13 heterodimer reveals principles for immunoreceptor recognition of RNase-like powdery mildew effectors

Aaron W. Lawson, Andrea Flores-Ibarra, Yu Cao, Chunpeng An, Ulla Neumann, Monika Gunkel, Isabel M. L. Saur, Jijie Chai, Elmar Behrmann, Paul Schulze‐Lefert

The paper determines the cryo-EM structure of the MLA13-AVRA13-1 heterodimer and shows how a single amino acid substitution in MLA7 expands effector recognition.

The EMBO Journal · Feb 13, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Structural variability and functional association in the epiphytic bacteria assemblies of freshwater macrophytes (Myriophyllum spicatum)

Ling Xian, Tao Wan, Yu Cao, Junyao Sun, Ting Wu, Suting Zhao, Andrew Apudo Apudo, Wei Li, Fan Liu

This study investigates how host macrophytes and water body conditions influence epiphytic bacterial community assembly in freshwater environments.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology