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Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Jinglin Wang, Pan Sun, Lei XU, Yao Wang, Wei Zhu, Yan Zhang, Yao Tang, Juan Yang
The paper evaluates an eight-gene module associated with trogocytosis in CRC, finding its correlation with T-cell fraction is typical of random modules, suggesting it reflects cellular composition rather than trogocytosis.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics
Lei Xu, 黄建安, Damin Pan, Conghui Wu, Tianyuan Chang, Jiaxing Lu, Xinfang Zhao, Hongjin Wang, Shuyu Li, Lingfang Zhu, 孙义成, Yao Wang, Xihui Shen
The paper shows ESAT-6 and CFP-10 limit cGAS-STING activation by degrading DNA and restricting Zn2+ availability during mycobacterial infection.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology
Zirui Gao, Feixue Li, Hao Wang, Xi Liu, Ningning Li, Weijia Xiong, Weidong Ma, Demei Sun, Dingfei Yan, Qing Ma, Lei Xu, Yi Zhang
The paper investigates the structural and functional role of QueC-family protein QatC in the QatABCD anti-phage system, showing its role in protein modification similar to type IV CBASS.
Nature Communications · Sep 4, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry
Chunfang Zhang, Florent Sebbane, Chutian Zhang, Jason D. Whittington, Yong Zhao, Chaolemen, Ruifu Yang, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Lei Xu
This study shows rodent activity creates nitrate-rich soil microhabitats that alter amoeba-bacteria interactions and bacterial functional potential, potentially promoting pathogenic bacteria.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2026 · PreprintEcology
Shichu Chang, Weijia Fan, Jiahui Wu, Lei Xu, V C Lee, Charlotte Zhang, Edward P. Kronenberg, Wenjin Xu, Hu Yang, Hao F. Zhang, Xiaorong Liu
The paper identifies vitreous hyperreflective foci (VHRFs) as an early inflammatory indicator of retinal ganglion cell loss following optic nerve injury in mice and shows IL-1 signaling inhibition reduces VHRFs and delays cell loss.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience
qiumin lin, Baose Lai, Peiyun Zhong, Zuogui Lin, Lei Xu, Xiaohong Huang, Hui Yang
This study examines NAGase localization in Duroc boar testis and sperm, finding its presence in sperm head, tail, and spermatoplasm, and its role in acrosome integrity, mitochondrial activity, and motility.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2025 · PreprintZoology
Anjugam Paramanantham, Rahmat Asfiya, Yariswamy Manjunath, Lei Xu, Grace McCully, Siddharth Das, Hu Yang, Jussuf T. Kaifi, Akhil Srivastava
This study develops ExoFeR, a system combining extracellular vesicles and iron oxide nanoparticles, to induce ferroptosis and overcome cisplatin resistance in lung cancer cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2024 · PreprintCancer Biology
Yikui Zhang, Mengyun Li, Bo Yu, Shengjian Lu, Lujie Zhang, Senmiao Zhu, Zhonghao Yu, Tian Xia, Haoliang Huang, WenHao Jiang, Si Zhang, Lanfang Sun, Qian Ye, Jiaying Sun, Hui Zhu, , Wencan Wu
This paper develops a cold-protective treatment for traumatic optic neuropathy using a clinically relevant animal model, showing that combined hypothermia and cold protection reduces inflammation and metabolic stress without cellular damage.
eLife · Mar 30, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience