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Zhi‐Yong Yang

Utah State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8186-9450Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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PhysiologyCell DiscoveryPeer-reviewedFeb 9, 2025

A tumor-secreted protein utilizes glucagon release to cause host wasting

Guangming Ding, Yingge Li, Cheng Chen…·Wei Song

This study identifies a tumor-secreted protein that activates a host hormone pathway to induce systemic wasting in both flies and mammals.

12 citations

Drosophilamouse

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Evolutionary BiologymBioPeer-reviewedJun 13, 2024

The Origins of ATP Dependence in Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Derek F. Harris, Holly R. Rucker, Amanda K. Garcia…·Lance C. Seefeldt

This study experimentally reconstructs an ancestral nitrogenase enzyme and shows it strictly requires ATP hydrolysis for N2 reduction, decoupling cofactor selection from environmental availability.

22 citations

experimental assay

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