Z. Dai

This study identifies cathepsin B as a protease with unexpected ligase activity, showing it can both cleave and join peptides through a two-step mechanism.

The paper shows that oxidative stress in NSPCs activates the IFN-I response via FOXO3-regulated lamin modifications, preserving their regenerative potential.

This study investigates microbial nitrogen metabolism in chloraminated drinking water reservoirs using metagenomics, revealing key bacterial roles in nitrification and nitrate assimilation.

This paper develops a bio-active scaffold combining HMGB1 and kartogenin to enhance meniscus healing, showing activation of stem cells and promotion of tissue repair in vitro and in vivo.

The paper compares transcriptomic and metabolic profiles of two table grape cultivars with different berry skin colors, identifying differences in flavonoid and primary metabolite composition and gene expression.

This study compares the impact of disinfection and nutrient limitation on drinking water microbiomes, finding that disinfection reduces diversity and selects for microorganisms using decay products.

This study identifies conditions favoring comammox bacteria in wastewater treatment systems and develops a qPCR assay to quantify them.

This study shows that disinfectant residuals in drinking water systems are linked to higher prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in nontuberculous mycobacteria.

This study investigates how thermodynamics and enzyme activity regulate metabolic fluxes in pathways, showing that control is primarily determined by overall flux rather than individual enzymes or thermodynamics.