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  1. Article: Yeast for virus research.

    Zhao, Richard Yuqi

    Microbial cell (Graz, Austria)

    2017  Volume 4, Issue 10, Page(s) 311–330

    Abstract: Budding yeast ( ...

    Abstract Budding yeast (
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-09-18
    Publishing country Austria
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2814756-X
    ISSN 2311-2638
    ISSN 2311-2638
    DOI 10.15698/mic2017.10.592
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  2. Article: [The application of waterless empirical taste test(WETT

    Zhao, Bingjie / Wang, Yutong / She, Ningning / Yuan, Yuqi / Zhang, Cui / Qin, Qing / Richard, L Doty / Ren, Xiaoyong / Chen, Jingguo

    Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery

    2022  Volume 37, Issue 1, Page(s) 13–19

    Abstract: Objective: ...

    Abstract Objective:
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Humans ; Female ; Taste ; Healthy Volunteers ; East Asian People ; Taste Perception
    Language Chinese
    Publishing date 2022-12-22
    Publishing country China
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ISSN 2096-7993
    ISSN 2096-7993
    DOI 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2023.01.003
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  3. Article ; Online: Yeast for virus research

    Richard Yuqi Zhao

    Microbial Cell, Vol 4, Iss 10, Pp 311-

    2017  Volume 364

    Abstract: Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) are two popular model organisms for virus research. They are natural hosts for viruses as they carry their own indige-nous viruses. Both yeasts have been used for ... ...

    Abstract Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) are two popular model organisms for virus research. They are natural hosts for viruses as they carry their own indige-nous viruses. Both yeasts have been used for studies of plant, animal and human viruses. Many positive sense (+) RNA viruses and some DNA viruses replicate with various levels in yeasts, thus allowing study of those viral ac-tivities during viral life cycle. Yeasts are single cell eukaryotic organisms. Hence, many of the fundamental cellular functions such as cell cycle regula-tion or programed cell death are highly conserved from yeasts to higher eu-karyotes. Therefore, they are particularly suited to study the impact of those viral activities on related cellular activities during virus-host interactions. Yeasts present many unique advantages in virus research over high eukary-otes. Yeast cells are easy to maintain in the laboratory with relative short doubling time. They are non-biohazardous, genetically amendable with small genomes that permit genome-wide analysis of virologic and cellular func-tions. In this review, similarities and differences of these two yeasts are described. Studies of virologic activities such as viral translation, viral replica-tion and genome-wide study of virus-cell interactions in yeasts are high-lighted. Impacts of viral proteins on basic cellular functions such as cell cycle regulation and programed cell death are discussed. Potential applications of using yeasts as hosts to carry out functional analysis of small viral genome and to develop high throughput drug screening platform for the discovery of antiviral drugs are presented.
    Keywords Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe ; virus-host interaction ; viral replication ; cell cycle regulation ; programed cell death ; genome-wide analysis ; high throughput drug screening ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Shared Science Publishers OG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: RUNX represses

    Hall, Ashley / Choi, Kwangmin / Liu, Wei / Rose, Jonathan / Zhao, Chuntao / Yu, Yanan / Na, Youjin / Cai, Yuqi / Coover, Robert A / Lin, Yi / Dombi, Eva / Kim, MiOk / Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram / Boscolo, Elisa / Pan, Dao / Liu, P Paul / Lu, Q Richard / Ratner, Nancy /
    Huang, Gang / Wu, Jianqiang

    Science advances

    2019  Volume 5, Issue 4, Page(s) eaau8389

    Abstract: Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are predisposed to develop neurofibromas, but the underlying molecular mechanisms of neurofibromagenesis are not fully understood. We showed dual genetic deletion ... ...

    Abstract Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are predisposed to develop neurofibromas, but the underlying molecular mechanisms of neurofibromagenesis are not fully understood. We showed dual genetic deletion of
    MeSH term(s) Alleles ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Proliferation ; Cell Survival ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/metabolism ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/metabolism ; Core Binding Factor beta Subunit/metabolism ; Female ; Gene Deletion ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Myelin Proteins/metabolism ; Neurofibroma/metabolism ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism ; Schwann Cells/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Transcriptome
    Chemical Substances CBFB protein, human ; Cbfb protein, mouse ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor beta Subunit ; Myelin Proteins ; PMP22 protein, human ; Pmp22 protein, mouse ; RNA, Small Interfering ; RUNX1 protein, human ; Runx1 protein, mouse ; Runx3 protein, human ; Runx3 protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2810933-8
    ISSN 2375-2548 ; 2375-2548
    ISSN (online) 2375-2548
    ISSN 2375-2548
    DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aau8389
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  5. Article: HIV-1 viral protein R (Vpr) & host cellular responses.

    Zhao, Richard Yuqi / Bukrinsky, Michael / Elder, Robert T

    The Indian journal of medical research

    2005  Volume 121, Issue 4, Page(s) 270–286

    Abstract: During infection of host cells by HIV-1, active host-pathogen interactions take place. The final balance between these interactions determines the efficiency of viral infection and subsequent disease progression. HIV-infected cells respond to viral ... ...

    Abstract During infection of host cells by HIV-1, active host-pathogen interactions take place. The final balance between these interactions determines the efficiency of viral infection and subsequent disease progression. HIV-infected cells respond to viral invasion with various antiviral strategies such as innate, cellular and humoral immune antiviral defense mechanisms. On the other hand, the virus has also developed tactics to suppress these host cellular responses. Among the many viral offensive strategies, viral protein R (Vpr) plays a particularly active role. Vpr involved in nuclear transport of the viral pre-integration complex, activation of viral transcription, induction of cell cycle G2/M arrest and apoptosis of the host cells. However, specific roles of these Vpr activities in viral pathogenesis and their contribution to disease progression are not fully understood. HIV-1 defective for some or all of these Vpr activities have been associated with slow disease progression in some patients. With regard to the host responses to vpr gene expression, studies show that Vpr is specifically targeted by CD8 T-lymphocytes during acute viral infection and that the host innate immune response may also play a crucial role in suppressing the effects of Vpr on various cellular activities. The effect of host cellular responses to vpr gene expression and its roles in nuclear transport, cell cycle G2/M regulation and induction of apoptosis are discussed in this review. Strategies with potential application for future antiviral therapies directed at suppressing Vpr activities are described.
    MeSH term(s) Apoptosis/physiology ; Cell Division ; Disease Progression ; G2 Phase ; Gene Products, vpr/physiology ; Humans ; Immunity, Cellular
    Chemical Substances Gene Products, vpr
    Language English
    Publishing date 2005-04
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 390883-5
    ISSN 0971-5916 ; 0019-5340
    ISSN 0971-5916 ; 0019-5340
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  6. Article ; Online: Complex structured beam direct generation by coherent superposition of a complete set of degenerate eigenmodes.

    Zhang, Zilong / Zhao, Suyi / Wang, Xin / He, Wei / Wang, Yuqi / Zhao, Changming

    Optics express

    2023  Volume 31, Issue 10, Page(s) 15514–15522

    Abstract: Structured beams have played an important role in many fields due to their rich spatial ...

    Abstract Structured beams have played an important role in many fields due to their rich spatial characteristics. The microchip cavity with a large Fresnel number can directly generate structured beams with complex spatial intensity distribution, which provides convenience for further exploring the formation mechanism of structured beams and realizing low-cost applications. In this article, theoretical and experimental studies are carried out on complex structured beams directly generated by the microchip cavity. It is demonstrated that the complex beams generated by the microchip cavity can be expressed by the coherent superposition of whole transverse eigenmodes within the same order, thus forming the eigenmode spectrum. The mode component analysis of complex propagation-invariant structured beams can be realized by the degenerate eigenmode spectral analysis described in this article.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1491859-6
    ISSN 1094-4087 ; 1094-4087
    ISSN (online) 1094-4087
    ISSN 1094-4087
    DOI 10.1364/OE.488812
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  7. Article: Fission yeast homologue of Tip41-like proteins regulates type 2A phosphatases and responses to nitrogen sources.

    Fenyvuesvolgyi, Csaba / Elder, Robert T / Benko, Zsigmond / Liang, Dong / Zhao, Richard Yuqi

    Biochimica et biophysica acta

    2005  Volume 1746, Issue 2, Page(s) 155–162

    Abstract: A fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) gene encoding a member of the TIP41-like protein family was identified and characterized. Deletion of the fission yeast tip41 gene leads to slower growth when ammonium chloride is the nitrogen source, but the ... ...

    Abstract A fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) gene encoding a member of the TIP41-like protein family was identified and characterized. Deletion of the fission yeast tip41 gene leads to slower growth when ammonium chloride is the nitrogen source, but the growth rate is not affected when adenine is the nitrogen source. The tip41 mutant cells also enter the G1 phase of the cell cycle earlier than wild-type cells in response to nitrogen starvation. Overexpression of tip41(+) causes cell death, spherical cell morphology and blocks the shift to G1 phase upon nitrogen starvation. Overexpression of tip41(+) increases the activity of type 2A phosphatase. In a ppa2 deletion strain with reduced PP2A activity, overexpression of tip41(+) no longer blocks the shift to G1 upon nitrogen starvation. These results suggest that fission yeast Tip41 plays a role in cellular responses to nitrogen nutrient conditions at least partly through regulation of type 2A phosphatase activity.
    MeSH term(s) Cloning, Molecular ; G1 Phase ; Genes, Fungal ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism ; Nitrogen/metabolism ; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/genetics ; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Schizosaccharomyces/cytology ; Schizosaccharomyces/genetics ; Schizosaccharomyces/metabolism ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins/genetics ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins/metabolism ; Sequence Deletion ; Species Specificity
    Chemical Substances Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins ; TIP41 protein, S cerevisiae ; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases (EC 3.1.3.16) ; Nitrogen (N762921K75)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2005-12-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 60-7
    ISSN 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650 ; 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    ISSN (online) 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650
    ISSN 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.09.006
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  8. Article ; Online: Structures and Dynamics of β-Rich Oligomers of ATTR (105-115) Assembly.

    Liang, Liqun / Zhang, Yuqi / Zhu, Yanyan / Bai, Juxia / Ni, Yangyang / Wan, Junfeng / Yue, Haiyan / Zhao, Qingjie / Li, Huiyu

    ACS chemical neuroscience

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 7, Page(s) 1356–1365

    Abstract: ... Additionally, interactions between hydrophobic residues L110 and L111 are crucial for the formation of a β-rich ... oligomer formation. These β-rich oligomers may adopt β-barrel conformations, potentially toxic oligomer ... species. Free-energy analysis reveals that β-barrel conformations serve as intermediates for these β-rich ...

    Abstract Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric homologous protein that can dissociate into monomers. Misfolding and aggregation of TTR can lead to amyloid transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), which can cause many diseases (e.g., senile systemic amyloidosis, familial amyloid cardiomyopathy, and familial amyloid polyneuropathy). Despite growing evidence indicating that small oligomers play a critical role in regulating cytotoxicity, the structures of these oligomeric intermediates and their conformational transformations are still unclear, impeding our understanding of neurodegenerative mechanisms and the development of therapeutics targeting early aggregation species. The TTR monomer protein consists of various fragments prone to self-aggregation, including the residue 105-115 sequence. Therefore, our study investigated the assembly progress of ATTR (105-115) peptides using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. The findings indicate that the probability of β-sheet content increases with increasing numbers of peptides. Additionally, interactions between hydrophobic residues L110 and L111 are crucial for the formation of a β-rich oligomer formation. These β-rich oligomers may adopt β-barrel conformations, potentially toxic oligomer species. Free-energy analysis reveals that β-barrel conformations serve as intermediates for these β-rich oligomers. Our insights into the structural ensemble dynamics of ATTR (105-115) contribute to understanding the physical mechanisms underlying the β-barrel oligomers of ATTR. These findings may shed light on the pathological role of ATTR in neurodegenerative diseases and offer potential therapeutic targets.
    MeSH term(s) Prealbumin ; Amyloid/metabolism ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation ; Amyloidogenic Proteins ; Peptides/chemistry ; Entropy ; Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial
    Chemical Substances Prealbumin ; Amyloid ; Amyloidogenic Proteins ; Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1948-7193
    ISSN (online) 1948-7193
    DOI 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00574
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  9. Article: Fermented Wheat Germ Alleviates Depression-like Behavior in Rats with Chronic and Unpredictable Mild Stress.

    Hu, Zheyuan / Zhao, Penghui / Liao, Aimei / Pan, Long / Zhang, Jie / Dong, Yuqi / Huang, Jihong / He, Weiwei / Ou, Xingqi

    Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 5

    Abstract: ... an inexpensive raw material that is rich in bioactive ingredients. For example, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is ...

    Abstract Depression is a chronic mental illness with devastating effects on a person's physical and mental health. Studies have reported that food fermentation with probiotics can enrich the nutritional values of food and produce functional microorganisms that can alleviate depression and anxiety. Wheat germ is an inexpensive raw material that is rich in bioactive ingredients. For example, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is reported to have antidepressant effects. Several studies concluded that
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704223-6
    ISSN 2304-8158
    ISSN 2304-8158
    DOI 10.3390/foods12050920
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  10. Article ; Online: Taiyi: a bilingual fine-tuned large language model for diverse biomedical tasks.

    Luo, Ling / Ning, Jinzhong / Zhao, Yingwen / Wang, Zhijun / Ding, Zeyuan / Chen, Peng / Fu, Weiru / Han, Qinyu / Xu, Guangtao / Qiu, Yunzhi / Pan, Dinghao / Li, Jiru / Li, Hao / Feng, Wenduo / Tu, Senbo / Liu, Yuqi / Yang, Zhihao / Wang, Jian / Sun, Yuanyuan /
    Lin, Hongfei

    Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

    2024  

    Abstract: ... potential for bilingual biomedical multitasking.: Conclusion: Leveraging rich high-quality biomedical ...

    Abstract Objective: Most existing fine-tuned biomedical large language models (LLMs) focus on enhancing performance in monolingual biomedical question answering and conversation tasks. To investigate the effectiveness of the fine-tuned LLMs on diverse biomedical natural language processing (NLP) tasks in different languages, we present Taiyi, a bilingual fine-tuned LLM for diverse biomedical NLP tasks.
    Materials and methods: We first curated a comprehensive collection of 140 existing biomedical text mining datasets (102 English and 38 Chinese datasets) across over 10 task types. Subsequently, these corpora were converted to the instruction data used to fine-tune the general LLM. During the supervised fine-tuning phase, a 2-stage strategy is proposed to optimize the model performance across various tasks.
    Results: Experimental results on 13 test sets, which include named entity recognition, relation extraction, text classification, and question answering tasks, demonstrate that Taiyi achieves superior performance compared to general LLMs. The case study involving additional biomedical NLP tasks further shows Taiyi's considerable potential for bilingual biomedical multitasking.
    Conclusion: Leveraging rich high-quality biomedical corpora and developing effective fine-tuning strategies can significantly improve the performance of LLMs within the biomedical domain. Taiyi shows the bilingual multitasking capability through supervised fine-tuning. However, those tasks such as information extraction that are not generation tasks in nature remain challenging for LLM-based generative approaches, and they still underperform the conventional discriminative approaches using smaller language models.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1205156-1
    ISSN 1527-974X ; 1067-5027
    ISSN (online) 1527-974X
    ISSN 1067-5027
    DOI 10.1093/jamia/ocae037
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