Q. Xiong

This study demonstrates that DNA origami vaccine nanoparticles enhance both humoral and cellular immune responses against infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and Ebola.

The paper identifies two European bat MERS-related coronaviruses that use ACE2 as their receptor, revealing a distinct binding mode and host tropism determinants.

This study investigates the reverse evolution of duckweed from land back to water, showing gradual degeneration in root structure, stomatal function, and lignocellulose content, along with gene pathway changes.

This study identifies a comprehensive allergen profile of Blomia tropicalis and validates novel allergens for component-resolved diagnosis of mite allergy.

This study reveals a comprehensive allergen profile of Tyrophagus putrescentiae using multi-omic approaches, identifying 37 allergen groups and five novel allergens.

The paper identifies host range determinants of ACE2-using MERS-related coronaviruses by analyzing receptor recognition across mammals.

This study investigates reductive genome evolution in Cardinium endosymbionts, identifying endogenous plasmids and their enzymes as drivers of genome reduction.

This study identifies gene novelties in Amphioxus genomes that contribute to adaptive traits like immunity, glycolysis, and calcium regulation, offering insights into early deuterostome evolution.

This study evaluates an Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine, showing it elicits strong antibody responses and outperforms WT boosters against Omicron and Delta variants.

This study identifies ACE2 as the receptor for NeoCoV and PDF-2180-CoV, two close MERS-CoV relatives in bats, showing they can use bat ACE2 and, with mutation, human ACE2.

This study evaluates variant-specific LNP-mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, showing differential neutralization and immune responses in animal models.

This study identifies AI-2 as a quorum sensing signal that inhibits sporulation in Bacillus velezensis SQR9 by interacting with RapC and ComA, revealing a population-level regulatory mechanism.

This study shows that Bacillus velezensis SQR9 uses a type VII secretion system to acquire iron from plant roots, enhancing its colonization.

The paper tracks iron translocation in wheat grains using isotope labeling and imaging, revealing symplastic transport and new iron storage structures.

This study uses DNA-origami NPC mimics to show HIV-1 capsid uses a trimeric interface and RRR motif to pass through nuclear pores, bypassing the FG motif of NUP153.

This paper introduces a DNA-brick assisted centrifugation method to sort liposomes by size, enabling the study of membrane curvature effects on protein activity.

The paper introduces Split-miniSOG, a PCA method to detect and localize PPIs using correlated light and electron microscopy.