Z. Ren

This study reports the crystal structure of a far-red-sensing cyanobacteriochrome and identifies key protein-chromophore interactions that enable far-red light perception.

This study presents the structure of primate ferroportin and elucidates its mechanism of iron transport and regulation by hepcidin.

ISRIB reduces pulmonary fibrosis severity in young and old mice by modulating stress response signaling in alveolar epithelial cells.

This study determines the structure of hDGAT1 with a substrate, revealing its homodimeric organization and substrate-binding sites.

This study shows that the aging lung microenvironment shapes alveolar macrophage identity, influencing their phenotype during aging and after injury.

This paper analyzes serial crystallographic data to reveal ultrafast structural changes in carbonmonoxy myoglobin during ligand photodissociation, validating previous spectroscopic and simulation findings.

This study compares the efficacy of new bio-pesticides and conventional chemical pesticides against Tetranychus cinnabarinus, finding abamectin to be the most effective.

This study identifies a Clostridia-rich microbiota as a contributor to excessive bile acid excretion in IBS-D patients through metagenomic and metabolomic analyses.

This study identifies and genotypes Trichosporon species isolated from giant pandas, finding 11 species with varying pathogenicity and genotypes.

The paper improves rice genome annotation by analyzing RNA-Seq and proteomics data, identifying 692 genomic loci with potential annotation updates.