Dapeng Zhang

The paper identifies an Esx secretion system in Actinomycetota that defends against parasitic Patescibacteria by sensing epibionts and triggering a transcriptional response.

This study shows that dietary iron overload increases susceptibility to Yersinia enterocolitica infection in mice, with iron chelation therapies being harmful during infection.

The paper shows that Pseudomonas bacteria use a single regulatory pathway to coordinate defense against both bacterial and viral threats across multiple species.

The paper identifies teichuronic acid oligosaccharides as the receptor for umbrella toxins and shows targeting specificity arises from lectin domain recognition of variable TUA-WTA structures.

This study shows that secretoneurin stimulates ovulation in zebrafish by increasing gene expression in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and inducing ovulation in anovulatory females.

This paper identifies human identical sequences in SARS-CoV-2 that upregulate hyaluronan via a miRNA-enhancer network, contributing to cytokine storm and ARDS in COVID-19, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies.