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Y. Leng

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Bioengineering· 1 Physiology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1

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A. Dumaine· 1 shared B. Huang· 1 shared B. J. Steffenson· 1 shared B. Steuernagel· 1 shared B. Zhao· 1 shared C. M. Bergey· 1 shared C. Sun· 1 shared CREAM Bioelectromagnetism Group· 1 shared

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A. Dumaine

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A barley MLA receptor is targeted by a non-ribosomal peptide effector of the necrotrophic spot blotch fungus for disease susceptibility

Y. Leng, F. Kümmel, M. Zhao, I. Molnar, J. Dolezel, E. Logemann, P. Köchner, P. Xi, S. Yang, M. J. Moscou, J. D. Fiedler, Y. Du, B. Steuernagel, S. Meinhardt, B. J. Steffenson, , S. Zhong

This study identifies Scs6, a barley gene required for susceptibility to the necrotrophic fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana, and shows it is targeted by a non-ribosomal peptide effector.

bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology

Monitoring the intestinal magnetic field with optically pumped atomic magnetometers

C. Sun, B. Zhao, T. Wu, J. Zhang, Y. Leng, H. Guo, CREAM Bioelectromagnetism Group

This study uses optically pumped magnetometers to measure the intestinal magnetic field of a rabbit, showing their potential for noninvasive disease detection.

bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2022 · PreprintPhysiology

Expanding adult tubular microvessels on stiff substrates with endothelial cells and pericytes from the same tissue

X. Song, Y. Yu, J. Mu, Z. Wang, Y. Leng, Y. Xu, H. Zhu, X. Qiu, P. Li, J. Li, D. Wang

This study develops a culture model to expand adult tubular microvessels on stiff substrates using endothelial cells and pericytes from the same tissue, showing improved growth and morphology with a custom medium.

bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2022Bioengineering

Molecular evolution of SARS-CoV-2 structural genes: evidence of positive selection in spike glycoprotein

X.-Y. Zhan, Y. Zhang, X. Zhou, K. Huang, Y. Qian, Y. Leng, L. Yan, B. Huang, Y. He

This study identifies positive selection in the SARS-CoV-2 spike gene, particularly the D614G mutation, which may enhance viral entry and adaptability during the pandemic.

bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Natural selection contributed to immunological differences between human hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists

G. F. Harrison, J. Sanz, J. Boulais, M. J. Mina, J.-C. Grenier, Y. Leng, A. Dumaine, V. Yotova, C. M. Bergey, S. J. Elledge, E. Schurr, L. Quintana-Murci, G. H. Perry, L. B. Barreiro

The paper compares transcriptional immune responses between hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists, finding greater divergence in viral response and evidence of natural selection in hunter-gatherers.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2018Evolutionary Biology