R. Qi

Multi-dimensional protein solubility optimization with an ultra-high-throughput microfluidic platform

This paper introduces a high-throughput microfluidic platform for protein solubility screening, enabling rapid and efficient optimization of formulation additives and mutations.

Intranasal delivery of NS1-deleted influenza virus vectored COVID-19 vaccine restrains the SARS-CoV-2 inflammatory response

This study evaluates an intranasal influenza-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants, showing it reduces inflammatory response and tissue damage through local immunity.

FOXP2 confers oncogenic effects in prostate cancer through activating MET signalling

This study identifies FOXP2 as an oncogene in prostate cancer that activates MET signaling, promoting tumorigenicity through both full-length and truncated forms.

A live attenuated influenza virus-vectored intranasal COVID-19 vaccine provides rapid, prolonged, and broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection

This study develops an intranasal vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 using an influenza virus vector and shows it provides rapid, prolonged, and broad protection against multiple variants in hamsters.

The chromatin regulator HMGA1a undergoes phase separation in the nucleus

This study shows HMGA1a undergoes phase separation in the nucleus, driven by protein-DNA interactions and its disordered C-terminal tail.

Structure of Infective Getah Virus at 2.8 A-resolution Determined by Cryo-EM

The paper determines the structure of infective Getah virus at 2.8 Å resolution using cryo-EM, revealing glycosylation, S-acylation sites, and lipid interactions critical for immune evasion and host cell invasion.

Sterilizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters conferred by a novel recombinant subunit vaccine

This paper develops a subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that induces sterilizing immunity in hamsters, with high neutralizing antibody titers and protection against infection and symptoms.

Rotavirus Replication Factories Are Complex Ribonucleoprotein Condensates

This study shows rotavirus replication factories are RNA-protein condensates formed by phase separation, with unique features that could be targeted for antiviral therapies.

Construction of a liquid-liquid phase separation system from the gel-sol transition of elongated protein microgels in a crowding agent

This study constructs a liquid-liquid phase separation system through a gel-sol transition of elongated protein microgels in a crowding agent, enabling tunable and monitorable models for drug release applications.

Machine learning models for predicting protein condensate formation from sequence determinants and embeddings

This paper develops machine learning models to predict protein condensate formation using sequence determinants and embeddings, achieving high accuracy and sensitivity.

High Resolution Biomolecular Condensate Phase Diagrams with a Combinatorial Microdroplet Platform

This paper introduces a microdroplet platform to rapidly generate high-resolution phase diagrams of biomolecular condensates and demonstrates its application in studying phase transitions.

Nucleolin is essential for rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus replication by providing a physical link in replication complex formation

This study identifies nucleolin as essential for RHDV replication by facilitating the formation of replication complexes through interactions with viral proteins.