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Yujie Tong

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Yao CongiD· 2 shared Cheng Lin· 1 shared Fei SuniD· 1 shared Guoliang YiniD· 1 shared Jiayi LiiD· 1 shared Jun FangiD· 1 shared Lihua ZhangiD· 1 shared Luan Li· 1 shared

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Chaperonin TRiC bridges radial spokes for folding proteins locally translated in mammalian sperm flagella

Xueming Meng, Luan Li, Cheng Lin, Yun Zhu, Yanyan Feng, Qun Zhao, Nan Jing Zhao, Xuehai Zhou, Yujie Tong, Shanshan Wang, Guoliang Yin, Ruimin Liu, Lihua Zhang, Fei Sun, Xiumin Yan, , Yao Cong

The paper identifies TRiC/CCT as a chaperonin in mammalian sperm flagella that folds locally translated proteins, supporting flagellar function and fertility.

Molecular Cell · Apr 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

TRiC folds the giant ciliary protein IFT172 via a non-canonical open-state mechanism

Qiaoyu Zhao, Jiayi Li, Yujie Tong, Yurui Li, Wenyu Han, Zuyang Li, yanxing wang, Yue Yin, Jun Fang, Wanying Jiang, Qianqian Song, Shengyou Huang, Yidong Shen, Yao Cong

This study reveals how TRiC folds the large ciliary protein IFT172 using a non-canonical open-state mechanism involving Z-shaped bending and fold-and-eject dynamics.

bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry