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Xun Li

A Novartis Subsidiary

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Bioengineering· 1 Cancer Biology· 1 Cell Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Alyssa Synan· 1 shared Andrew Green· 1 shared Anthony Malamas· 1 shared Changlong XuiD· 1 shared Chuanhuo HuiD· 1 shared Claude Logel· 1 shared Daoyi Guo· 1 shared Dominik Hainzl· 1 shared

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Alyssa Synan

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Trehalose exerts cryoprotective effects on piglet testicular tissue

Yuanyuan Huang, Nian Liu, Juan Liu, Yixian Wei, Xiaoye Wang, Xun Li, Jiaming Zheng, Changlong Xu, Chuanhuo Hu

This study shows that trehalose improves cryopreservation of piglet testicular tissue by enhancing mitochondrial function and reducing oxidative stress.

bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

A bispecific antibody-drug conjugate targeting pCAD and CDH17 has antitumor activity and improved tumor specificity

Alyssa Synan, Nila C. Wu, Roberto Velazquez, Thomas Gesner, Claude Logel, Kathrin Mueller, Andrew Green, Patrizia Barzaghi-Rinaudo, Quincey Simmons, Samuele Mercan, Xingyi Shi, Xun Li, Vivek Sagar, Joshua Korn, Margaret McLaughlin, , Joseph A. D’Alessio

This study develops a bispecific antibody-drug conjugate targeting pCAD and CDH17, showing antitumor activity in dual antigen-expressing tumors but not in single antigen-expressing tumors.

bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2024Cancer Biology

Synthesis of three major auxins from glucose in Engineered Escherichia coli

Daoyi Guo, Lihua Zhang, Sijia Kong, Zhijie Liu, Xu Chu, Xun Li, Hong Pan

This study engineered Escherichia coli to produce three auxins (IAA, PAA, 4HPA) from glucose using enzymes with broad substrate ranges.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2018 · PreprintBioengineering