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Qiang Ding

University of California, Los Angeles

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid induces hyperinflammation and vascular leakage through the Toll-like receptor signaling axis in macrophages

Zhenlan Yao, Pablo A. Alvarez, Carolina Chavez, Yennifer Delgado, Prashant Kaushal, David Austin, Qian Li, Yanying Yu, Anne K. Zaiss, Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami, Qiang Ding, Jeffrey J. Hsu, Robert D. Damoiseaux, Hector C. Aguilar, Mehdi Bouhaddou, , Melody M. H. Li

This study shows the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein drives hyperinflammation and vascular leakage in macrophages via Toll-like receptor signaling, contributing to severe COVID-19 complications.

Science Advances · Aug 5, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

In vivo structural characterization of the whole SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome identifies host cell target proteins vulnerable to re-purposed drugs

Lei Sun, Pan Li, Xiaohui Ju, Jian Rao, Wenze Huang, Shaojun Zhang, Tuanlin Xiong, Kui Xu, Xiaolin Zhou, Lili Ren, Qiang Ding, Jianwei Wang, Qiangfeng Cliff Zhang

The paper maps the in vivo structure of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, identifies novel structural features, and predicts host proteins interacting with the RNA using deep learning.

Cell · Apr 1, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology