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Wenjing Li

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science CenterORCID 0000-0001-9151-9219Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Wenjing Li2 papers

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Biochemistry· 2 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:biophysical modeling· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Weixing ZhaoiD· 3 shared Alexander V. MaziniD· 2 shared David S. LibichiD· 2 shared Patrick SungiD· 2 shared Robert HromasiD· 2 shared Sandeep BurmaiD· 2 shared Tengyang NiiD· 2 shared Youngho KwoniD· 2 shared

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Engineered Chimeric Proteins Functionally Replace ALS-causing Endogenous FUS and TDP-43 to Improve Neuronal Health

Miyuki Hayashi, Brigid K. Jensen, Amandeep Girdhar, Shashirekha S. Markandaiah, Ying‐Hui Ko, Nikhita Arunprakash, Jacquelyn A. DePierro, Tengyang Ni, Wenjing Li, Weixing Zhao, Gino Cingolani, Piera Pasinelli, Lin E. Guo

The paper engineers chimeric proteins to replace ALS-causing FUS and TDP-43, improving neuronal health by reducing aggregation and restoring nuclear functions.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

BRCA1 promotes homologous recombination through separable DNA and RAD51 binding activities within its disordered region.

Angela M. Jasper, Hoang H. Dinh, Wenjing Li, Qingming Fang, Cody M. Rogers, Sameer J. Salunkhe, Korilynn G. Kelly, Hardeep Kaur, Antoine Baudin, Xiaoping Xu, Tengyang Ni, Youngho Kwon, James M. Daley, Robert Hromas, Simon A. Gayther, , David S. Libich

This study identifies DNA binding and RAD51 interaction interfaces in BRCA1's disordered region and shows their distinct roles in homologous recombination and DNA repair.

bioRxiv · May 30, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Distinct roles of the two BRCA2 DNA binding domains in DNA damage repair and replication fork preservation

Francisco E. Neal, Wenjing Li, Mollie E. Uhrig, Jeffrey N. Katz, Shahrez Syed, Neelam Sharma, Arijit Dutta, Sandeep Burma, Robert Hromas, Alexander V. Mazin, Eloise V. Dray, David S. Libich, Shaun K. Olsen, Elizabeth V. Wasmuth, Weixing Zhao, , Patrick Sung

This study identifies distinct roles of BRCA2's two DNA binding domains in DNA repair and replication fork stability using genetic and biochemical methods.

Cell Reports · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry