X. Cai

This study shows that protoporphyrin IX and verteporfin inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro and in a human ACE2-expressing mouse model by blocking ACE2-S protein interaction.

This study identifies ACE2 orthologs from diverse species that can support SARS-CoV-2 entry, suggesting a broad host range for the virus.

This study identifies a novel G protein-biased and subtype-selective agonist for the 5-HT2C receptor from herbal extracts, showing efficacy in weight loss similar to lorcaserin.

This paper introduces an accelerated SWATH MS method for protein biomarker discovery in FFPE tissues, showing reduced instrument time and batch effects while maintaining good protein quantification and clinical separation.

PulseDIA improves DIA-MS specificity and sensitivity by using gas phase fractionation, achieving higher protein identification rates in cancer proteomics.

The paper develops a DIVA strategy using epitope-containing short peptides (ECSPs) to differentiate vaccinated from infected animals, showing distinct IgG serodynamics that enable effective monitoring.

This study shows that CHL1 overexpression reverses chemoresistance to cisplatin and paclitaxel in lung cancer by inhibiting the Akt pathway.

This study identifies arginine-GlcNAcylation as a mechanism by which bacterial effectors NleB and SseKs modulate host death receptor signaling to promote pathogenesis.

This study analyzes four genomic biomarkers in 1,000 Chinese cancer patients to assess their distribution and associations with cancer types and mutations.

This study characterizes the structural and biochemical interactions of the MazEF-mt9 TA system in M. tb, revealing its cognate and heterologous antitoxin binding and its role in stress adaptation.

This study develops a proteomic workflow for FFPE tissues to stratify prostate cancer and DLBCL samples, identifying MPO as a prognostic marker and showing FFPE's utility for biomarker discovery.

This study introduces SLHC-seq, a new targeted sequencing method that improves detection of pancreatic cancer by analyzing short mutant cfDNA fragments, enabling earlier diagnosis.

This paper develops a method to directly synthesize EM-visible gold nanoparticles on genetically encoded tags for single-molecule visualization in cells, achieving high labeling efficiency in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

The paper identifies structural and thermodynamic rules governing docking domain interactions in NRPSs, enabling predictable changes in peptide product spectra through residue exchange.

This study develops a multi-hierarchical nano-SAR assessment for Fe2O3 nanomaterials, revealing how their properties influence bio-effects like cell migration and inflammation.

The paper identifies a common collagen disease in Puerto Ricans using identity-by-descent mapping and genomic data from a health system.

The paper constructs 3D chromatin structures from Hi-C data and shows how chromatin compartments A and B are defined by distinct domain types with different loop sizes and contact patterns.