L. Zhang

This paper describes the development of NTR 2.0, a modified nitroreductase with significantly improved efficacy for targeted cell ablation using metronidazole.

This paper develops CNN models to automatically classify Nugent scores from vaginal microscopy images, achieving higher accuracy than human experts.

The paper identifies lipid droplets in multiple bacterial phyla, shows their conservation and inheritance, and estimates their origin to 3.19 billion years ago.

The paper identifies two metabolic subclasses in pancreatic cancer cells and shows asparagine's role in supporting proliferation under mitochondrial stress, suggesting a new therapeutic strategy.

This study rapidly identifies a potent human monoclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-2 that neutralizes the virus in animal models and shows promise for therapeutic use.

The paper identifies two SNPs in SARS-CoV-2 genomes prevalent in North America, traces their origin to Europe, and suggests they could be targets for surveillance and treatment.

This paper describes a growth-based selection platform for evolving 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase to accept 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, achieving higher catalytic efficiency.

This study identifies Ppd-1's role in regulating floral development and spike architecture in wheat, linking it to grain yield through phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses.

The paper shows that pericytes, not endothelial cells, express ACE2 in microvessels, suggesting they may be infected in COVID-19 and contribute to microvascular inflammation and hypercoagulopathy.

The paper shows that shoot and root growth responses to high temperature are coordinated during early seedling development through shared signaling modules and auxin regulation.

The paper identifies low-molecular-weight drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 main protease using a fragment-based approach, finding niacin and hit 1 bind to the catalytic pocket and leading to the discovery of four drug candidates.

A 573 bp insertion in the YFT1 gene's 5' UTR disrupts ethylene signaling and carotenoid synthesis, causing yellow fruit in tomato mutants.

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that Remdesivir's 1-cyano group inhibits SARS-CoV-2 RdRp by disrupting nucleotide addition and proofreading, providing insights for drug design.

This paper presents an HCV vaccine strategy using redesigned E2 cores displayed on nanoparticles to elicit broadly neutralizing B-cell responses.

This study shows that prenatal arsenic exposure in mice leads to transgenerational impairments in spermatogenesis, associated with epigenetic changes in Igf2 and H19.

The paper analyzes the Human Protein Atlas database to identify potential key molecules in the airway epithelial cell microenvironment that may facilitate SARS-CoV-2 entry and immune response activation.

This paper presents a CAD system for pulmonary nodule detection that improves recall, reduces false positives, and optimizes time consumption using a multi-model ensemble approach.

This study shows that immunization with SARS-CoV-2 RBD elicits potent neutralizing antibodies without antibody-dependent enhancement in rodents.

This study shows Carmofur inhibits SARS-CoV-2 main protease by covalently binding to Cys145 and occupying the S2 subsite, with an EC50 of 24.30 M in cell-based viral replication assays.

The paper develops CAR-expressing iPSC-derived macrophage cells with antigen-dependent anti-cancer functions effective against both liquid and solid tumors.

The paper investigates the role of inter-domain dynamics in cholesterol transport by NPC1 and NPC1L1 proteins, showing that domain movement is essential and that Ezetimibe inhibits NPC1L1 by binding to multiple domains.

This study designs, synthesizes, and evaluates two peptidomimetic aldehydes as antiviral drug candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2 main protease, showing potent inhibition and anti-infection activity.

This study isolates and characterizes 206 RBD-specific monoclonal antibodies from SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals, finding diverse neutralizing activity and species-specific antibody responses.

NAD+ supplementation enhances T cell activation and tumor-killing capacity in immunotherapies.

This paper identifies lipid imbalances caused by IDH1 mutations that lead to organelle dysfunction, with therapeutic implications for glioma treatment.

The paper reports the cryo-EM structure of 2019-nCoV RdRp complexed with cofactors, revealing key residues and remdesivir binding, aiding antiviral drug design.

This study shows that reducing TNFR2 signaling in mice increases breast cancer incidence and aggressiveness, suggesting TNFR2 agonists could help prevent breast cancer in high-risk populations.

The paper profiles SARS-CoV-2 main protease substrate specificity to design activity-based probes for imaging Mpro in patient samples.

This study screens covalently-linked photostabilizers on fluorescent proteins, finding that azobenzene derivatives significantly enhance photostability compared to other stabilizers.

This study investigates the transcriptomic response of Caenorhabditis elegans to acidic stress environments, identifying two major pathways involved in cuticle synthesis and xenobiotic metabolism.