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Zhen Zhang

Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesORCID 0000-0002-1644-5085Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Zhen Zhang6 papers · Baylor College of Medicine

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:zebrafish· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Chao RaniD· 3 shared Yalin YangiD· 3 shared Qianwen DingiD· 2 shared Shichang Xu· 2 shared Wenhao ZhouiD· 2 shared Zhigang ZhouiD· 2 shared Chen WangiD· 1 shared Delong MengiD· 1 shared

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Bacillus velezensis-derived muropeptide promotes growth of zebrafish via NOD2-mediated induction of IGF1 signaling

Delong Meng, Wenhao Zhou, Hui Liang, Shichang Xu, Yuanpei Zhang, Yi Wang, Yalin Yang, Zhen Zhang, Yuanyuan Yao, Qianwen Ding, Ming Li, Nan Wang, Chen Wang, Yuling Tao, Zhigang Zhou, Chao Ran

This study shows that a muropeptide from Bacillus velezensis promotes zebrafish growth through NOD2-mediated IGF1 signaling.

bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Dietary quorum quenching AHL lactonase impairs the adaptation of commensal bacterium to host innate immunity

Rui Xia, Yuanyuan Yao, Delong Meng, Yajie Zhao, Shichang Xu, Ya Jin, Zhen Zhang, Yalin Yang, Chao Ran, Zhigang Zhou

The paper shows dietary quorum quenching AHL lactonase disrupts Aeromonas adaptation to host immunity, altering zebrafish microbiota composition through ecological competition with Plesiomonas.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

The intestinal microbiome and Cetobacterium somerae inhibit viral infection through TLR2-type I IFN signaling axis in zebrafish

Hui Liang, Ming Li, Jie Chen, Wenhao Zhou, Dongmei Xia, Qianwen Ding, Yalin Yang, Zhen Zhang, Chao Ran, Zhigang Zhou

The study shows that the intestinal microbiome, specifically Cetobacterium somerae, inhibits viral infection in zebrafish via a TLR2-type I IFN signaling pathway.

Microbiome · Nov 18, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology