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Di Yan

University of Science and Technology of ChinaORCID 0000-0002-9503-2157Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Di Yan1 paper · Shandong Agricultural University

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Organism:E. coli· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Xinxing YangiD· 3 shared Shishen DuiD· 2 shared Han Gong· 1 shared Hao LiiD· 1 shared Haofeng He· 1 shared Jiajia WangiD· 1 shared Jieke Sheng· 1 shared Jinchan XueiD· 1 shared

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Dynamic allocation of MurJ coordinates bacterial growth and division

Di Yan, Shuming Duan, Haofeng He, Jieke Sheng, Yan Zhang, Yonghang Li, Shishen Du, Shan Tang, Yiben Fu, Xinxing Yang

The paper shows that MurJ, a Lipid II flippase, dynamically coordinates bacterial growth and division by transiently capturing at division sites during septal synthesis.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

ZapA employs a two-pronged mechanism to facilitate Z ring formation in Escherichia coli

Yuanyuan Cui, Han Gong, Di Yan, Hao Li, Wenjie Yang, Ying Li, Xiangdong Chen, Joe Lutkenhaus, S Huang, Xinxing Yang, Shishen Du

This study identifies how ZapA interacts with FtsZ to facilitate Z ring formation in E. coli by using a dual binding mechanism.

mLife · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Recruitment of the outer-membrane lipoprotein DolP to thedivision site via cardiolipin-mediated diffusion-stateswitching

Jinchan Xue, Di Yan, Jiajia Wang, Yuzhi Hong, Xinxing Yang

This study shows DolP is recruited to the division site via cardiolipin-mediated immobilization, revealing a mechanism for its septal enrichment in Escherichia coli.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology