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X. Zhang
Renmin University of ChinaPrimary ORCID profile (0009-0003-1722-6102 · 260 papers)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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- Cancer BiologybioRxivDOI 10.1038/s41420-022-01296-8
- Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
In silico labeling enables kinetic myelination assay in brightfield
J. Fang, E. Y. Bergsdorf, V. Unterreiner…·X. Zhang
This paper develops an in-silico labeling method using a generative adversarial network to predict fluorescent images from brightfield images, enabling kinetic myelination assays.
DOI 10.1101/2022.09.11.507500 - BioengineeringbioRxiv
High Resolution Imaging of the Osteogenic and Angiogenic Interface at the Site of Cranial Bone Defect Repair via Multiphoton Microscopy
K. Schilling, Y. Zhai, Z. Zhou…·X. Zhang
This study uses multiphoton microscopy to examine blood vessel dynamics and oxygen metabolism during cranial bone defect repair, revealing differential metabolic responses between endothelial cells and osteoblasts.
- Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Intestinal stem cell aging at single-cell resolution: functional perturbations alter cell developmental trajectory reversed by gerotherapeutics
J. Choi, M. Houston, R. Wang…·L. H. Augenlicht
This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to show that aging impairs intestinal stem cell maturation, which is reversed by metformin and rapamycin.
- Cancer BiologybioRxiv
CNTNAP4 signaling regulates osteosarcoma disease progression
Q. Qin, S. Ramesh, M. Gomez-Salazar…·A. James
This study shows that CNTNAP4 signaling promotes osteosarcoma progression, and its deletion reduces tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis.
DOI 10.1038/s41698-022-00344-x - EcologybioRxivPreprint
Within-host adaptation alters priority effects within the phyllosphere microbiome
R. Debray, A. Conover, X. Zhang…·B. Koskella
The paper shows that within-host adaptation changes priority effects in the phyllosphere microbiome by altering ecological interactions and host impact.
DOI 10.1101/2022.08.19.504580 - Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
The effector recognition by synthetic sensor NLR receptors requires the concerted action of multiple interfaces within and outside the integrated domain
X. Zhang, Y. Liu, G. Yuan…·Y.-L. Peng
This study shows that synthetic sensor NLR receptors require multiple interfaces within and outside their integrated domain to recognize noncorresponding effectors and activate resistance.
DOI 10.1101/2022.08.17.504349 - BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
ELI trifocal microscope: A precise cryogenic fabrication system to prepare target cryo-lamellae of cells for in situ cryo-ET study
S. Li, Z. Wang, X. Jia…·F. Sun
The paper introduces ELI-TriScope, a cryogenic system for precise cryo-lamella preparation, achieving 100% success in targeting HeLa cell centrosomes for cryo-ET structural analysis.
- Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
A reductase in the lipid metabolism at cross roads between cuticular wax production and jasmonic acid-mediated defenses in maize
J. Liu, L. Li, C. A. M. Robert…·C.-P. Song
This study identifies ZmGL8 as a key gene regulating the balance between cuticular wax production and jasmonic acid-mediated defenses in maize, showing its role in modulating plant defense responses.
DOI 10.1101/2022.08.10.503514 - MicrobiologybioRxiv
RapidAIM 2.0: a high-throughput assay to study functional response of human gut microbiome to xenobiotics
L. Li, J. Mayne, A. Beltran…·D. Figeys
RapidAIM 2.0 evaluates gut microbiome functional responses to xenobiotics using high-throughput metaproteomics and in vitro culturing.
DOI 10.20517/mrr.2023.57 - BiochemistrybioRxiv
Molecular basis for differential activation of p101 and p84 complexes of PI3Kγ by Ras and GPCRs
M. K. Rathinaswamy, M. L. Jenkins, X. Zhang…·J. E. Burke
This study identifies molecular differences between p110γ-p84 and p110γ-p101 complexes that explain their differential activation by GPCRs and Ras.
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112172 - PhysiologybioRxiv
Mechanisms of spontaneous Ca2+ release-mediated arrhythmia in a novel 3D human atrial myocyte model: II. Ca2+-handling protein variation
X. Zhang, C. Smith, S. Morotti…·E. Grandi
This paper uses a 3D human atrial myocyte model to study how changes in Ca2+-handling proteins and TATS density affect arrhythmia mechanisms in disease.
DOI 10.1113/jp283602 - PhysiologybioRxiv
Mechanisms of spontaneous Ca2+ release-mediated arrhythmia in a novel 3D human atrial myocyte model: I. Transverse-axial tubule variation
X. Zhang, H. Ni, S. Morotti…·E. Grandi
This study develops a 3D human atrial myocyte model to investigate how variations in transverse-axial tubule systems (TATS) affect Ca2+ handling and promote arrhythmia through spontaneous Ca2+ release.
DOI 10.1113/jp283363 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Novel insights into L-serine exporters in Corynebacterium glutamicum from gene mining and functional analysis
Y. Gao, X. Zhang, G. Xu…·Z.-H. Xu
This study identifies NCgl0254 and NCgl0255 as novel O_SCPLOWLC_SCPLOW-serine exporters in C. glutamicum and shows that all four exporters (ThrE, SerE, NCgl0254, NCgl0255) are interdependent in O_SCPLOWLC_SCPLOW-serine export, with SerE being the major contributor.
DOI 10.1101/2022.07.13.499997 - MicrobiologybioRxiv
A novel RHH family transcription factor aCcr1 and its viral homologs dictate cell cycle progression in archaea
Y. Yang, J. Liu, X. Fu…·Y. Shen
This study identifies aCcr1, an archaeal transcription factor, and its viral homologs as regulators of cell cycle progression, showing they control cell division by repressing cdvA expression.
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkad006 - Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxiv
Metformin protects trabecular meshwork against oxidative injury via activating integrin/ROCK signals
L. Xu, X. Zhang, Y. Zhao…·Y. Liang
This study shows metformin lowers IOP and protects trabecular meshwork from oxidative damage by activating integrin/ROCK signaling in both in vivo and in vitro models.
- Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Tumor-educated monocytes suppress T cells via adenosine and depletion of adenosine in the tumor microenvironment with adenosine deaminase enzyme promotes response to immunotherapy
O. S. Sarkar, H. Donninger, N. Al Rayyan…·K. Yaddanapudi
This study shows that tumor-educated monocytes suppress T cells via adenosine and that depleting adenosine with PEG-ADA enhances immunotherapy response in preclinical models.
DOI 10.1101/2022.06.22.497260 - Cancer BiologybioRxiv
Receptor for Hyaluronan-Mediated Motility (RHAMM) defines an invasive niche associated with tumor progression and predicts poor outcomes in breast cancer patients.
S. E. Tarullo, Y. He, C. Daughters…·A. C. Nelson
This study identifies RHAMM as a marker of invasive niches in breast cancer, showing its association with poor outcomes and promoting invasion through a 27-gene signature.
DOI 10.1002/path.6082 - Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Regulation of a single Inositol 1-Phosphate Synthase homeolog by HSFA6B contributes to fiber yield maintenance under drought conditions in upland cotton
L. Yu, A. C. Nelson Dittrich, X. Zhang…·D. Pauli
The paper identifies a regulatory mechanism linking drought stress and fiber yield in upland cotton through the interaction of GhHSFA6B-D and GhIPS1-A, showing conservation in Arabidopsis.
DOI 10.1101/2022.06.10.495687 - BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Pathogen-Host Adhesion between SARS-CoV-2 S Proteins from Different Variants and Human ACE2 Probed at Single-Molecule and Single-Cell Levels
X. Zhang, J. Chen, B. Hong…·C. He
This study investigates the adhesion of SARS-CoV-2 S proteins from different variants to human ACE2 using single-molecule and single-cell force spectroscopy, finding Delta variant has the highest binding affinity.
DOI 10.1101/2022.06.05.493249 - BiochemistrybioRxiv
Dose-dependent nuclear delivery and transcriptional repression with a cell-penetrant MeCP2
X. Zhang, M. Zoltek, D. Mozumdar, A. Schepartz
This study shows that ZF-tMeCP2, a cell-penetrant MeCP2 variant, can deliver to the nucleus and repress transcription from methylated promoters, suggesting a potential therapeutic strategy for Rett syndrome.
DOI 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01226 - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Sensitive bacterial Vm sensors revealed the excitability of bacterial Vm and its role in antibiotic tolerance
X. Jin, X. Zhang, X. Ding…·F. Bai
The paper develops bacterial Vm sensors to study Vm dynamics and shows that excitable states enhance antibiotic tolerance.
DOI 10.1101/2022.06.02.494477 - Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Elicitors of plant defense induce the accumulation of amino acids that suppress both bacterial virulence and growth
X. Zhang, P. J. Tubergen, I. Agorsor…·C. H. Danna
The paper shows that plant defense elicitors induce amino acid accumulation, which directly suppresses bacterial virulence and growth.
DOI 10.1101/2022.05.30.494047 - PathologybioRxiv
An Automated Pipeline for Differential Cell Counts on Whole-Slide Bone Marrow Aspirate Smears
J. E. Lewis, C. W. Shebelut, B. R. Drumheller…·D. L. Jaye
This paper develops an automated machine learning pipeline for differential cell counts on whole-slide bone marrow aspirate smears, showing high concordance with manual counts and reduced intra-slide variance.
- Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprint
A "cooperative collaboration" between HAND2 and MYCN shapes neuroblastoma cell identity
M. Xu, M. Sun, X. Zhang…·Z. Liu
This study identifies a cooperative interaction between HAND2 and MYCN in neuroblastoma that regulates enhancer binding and gene transcription, and shows that targeting these factors suppresses tumor growth.
DOI 10.1101/2022.05.18.492511 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
Soluble cyclase-mediated nuclear cAMP synthesis is sufficient for cell proliferation
A. Pizzoni, X. Zhang, N. Naim, D. L. Altschuler
This study demonstrates that nuclear sAC-mediated cAMP synthesis is necessary and sufficient for cAMP-dependent cell proliferation, independent of cytosolic cAMP levels.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2208749120 - Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
MaLAdapt reveals novel targets of adaptive introgression from Neanderthals and Denisovans in worldwide human populations
X. Zhang, B. Y. Kim, A. Singh…·K. E. Lohmueller
MaLAdapt identifies novel adaptive introgression loci from Neanderthals and Denisovans in non-African populations using machine learning.
DOI 10.1093/molbev/msad001 - Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Shared and distinctive neighborhoods of emerin and LBR revealed by proximity labeling and quantitative proteomics
L.-C. Cheng, X. Zhang, K. Abhinav…·L. Gerace
The paper uses proximity labeling and proteomics to identify proteins interacting with emerin and LBR at the inner nuclear membrane, revealing shared and distinct partners.
DOI 10.1101/2022.05.11.491529 - Cell BiologybioRxiv
FIB-SEM analysis on three-dimensional structures of growing organelles in wild Chlorella pyrenoidosa cells
L. Feng, W. Guo, J. Guo…·j. cheng
This study uses FIB-SEM to analyze 3D organelle structures in Chlorella pyrenoidosa during growth stages, revealing changes in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and starch grains.
DOI 10.1007/s00709-022-01821-7 - ImmunologybioRxiv
Orai3 and Orai1 are essential for CRAC channel function and metabolic reprogramming in B cells
S. M. Emrich, R. E. Yoast, X. Zhang…·M. Trebak
This study shows Orai1 and Orai3 are essential for CRAC channel function and metabolic reprogramming in B cells, impacting proliferation, survival, and metabolic processes.
DOI 10.7554/elife.84708