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Haitao Hu

The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonORCID 0000-0002-6964-2314Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Haitao Hu1 paper · University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Microbiology· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Jiani Bei· 2 shared Nicholas C. Hazell· 2 shared Srinivasa Reddy BonamiD· 2 shared Cheng‐Ming ChiangiD· 1 shared David Hughes WalkeriD· 1 shared Fuquan LongiD· 1 shared Guiquan GuaniD· 1 shared Haiying CheniD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Mechanistic insights and in vivo HIV suppression by the BRD4-targeting small molecule ZL0580

Naveen Sanath Kumar, Zonghui Ma, Fuquan Long, Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, Hsien‐Tsung Lai, Shwu-Yuan Wu, Haiying Chen, Nicholas C. Hazell, Jiani Bei, Xue Liu, Yeqing Chen, Zhi Wei, Cheng‐Ming Chiang, Jia Zhou, Hu Haitao

This study identifies ZL0580 as a BRD4-targeting small molecule that suppresses HIV in vivo through epigenetic mechanisms, showing potent antiviral effects in a humanized mouse model.

PLoS Pathogens · Feb 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

mRNA-delivered neutralizing antibodies confer protection against SARS-CoV-2 variant in the lower and upper respiratory tract

Nicholas C. Hazell, Rachel A. Reyna, Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, Jiani Bei, Naveen Kumar, Tina Nguyen, Jessica A. Plante, David Hughes Walker, Tian Wang, Kenneth S. Plante, Haitao Hu

This study develops mRNA-LNPs encoding neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, showing protection against the Omicron variant in mouse and hamster models.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Inhibition of BET family proteins suppresses African swine fever virus infection

Yaru Zhao, Qingli Niu, Saixia Yang, Jifei Yang, Zhonghui Zhang, Shuxian Geng, Jie Fan, Zhijie Liu, Guiquan Guan, Zhiqing Liu, Jia Zhou, Haitao Hu, Jianxun Luo, Hong Yin

This study identifies BET/BRD4 inhibitors that suppress ASFV infection in pig macrophages by targeting viral replication and transcription.

Microbiology Spectrum · Jun 27, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology