Fengwei Bai

IL-17A Restrains Antiviral Immunity to Promote Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis in the Heart

This study identifies IL-17A signaling as a critical factor promoting CHIKV infection and cardiac inflammation, showing that its inhibition reduces viral replication and cardiac damage.

Disulfide cross-linked redox-sensitive peptide condensates are efficient cell delivery vehicles of molecular cargo.

This study demonstrates that disulfide-cross-linked peptide condensates efficiently deliver various molecular cargos, including DNA and mRNA, into HeLa cells with higher transfection efficiency than commercial agents.

Processing of Genomic RNAs by Dicer in Bat Cells Limits SARS-CoV-2 Replication

The paper shows that Dicer processes SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNAs in bat cells, limiting viral replication, and highlights distinct antiviral mechanisms in bats compared to other mammals.