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Yi Zeng
Researcher at University of Southern California
Publications - 4
Citations - 228
Yi Zeng is an academic researcher from University of Southern California. The author has contributed to research in topics: Deamidation & Innate immune system. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 162 citations.
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Species-Specific Deamidation of cGAS by Herpes Simplex Virus UL37 Protein Facilitates Viral Replication.
Junjie Zhang,Jun Zhao,Simin Xu,Junhua Li,Shanping He,Yi Zeng,Linshen Xie,Na Xie,Ting Liu,Katie Lee,Gil Ju Seo,Lin Chen,Alex C. Stabell,Zanxian Xia,Sara L. Sawyer,Jae U. Jung,Canhua Huang,Pinghui Feng +17 more
TL;DR: It is reported that variation of a single amino acid residue in the innate immune sensor cGAS determines species-specific inactivation by HSV-1, and a single asparagine in human and mouse cG AS that is not conserved in many non-human primates is identified.
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A Viral Deamidase Targets the Helicase Domain of RIG-I to Block RNA-Induced Activation
Jun Zhao,Yi Zeng,Simin Xu,Jie Chen,Jie Chen,Guobo Shen,Caiqun Yu,David M. Knipe,Weiming Yuan,Jian Peng,Wenqing Xu,Chao Zhang,Zanxian Xia,Pinghui Feng +13 more
TL;DR: It is reported here that UL37 of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a protein deamidase that targets RIG-I to block RNA-induced activation and restrict viral replication.
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β-catenin regulates IRF3-mediated innate immune signalling in colorectal cancer.
Chengming Ding,Chengming Ding,Chengming Ding,Jun He,Jun Zhao,Junhua Li,Jie Chen,Wenyan Liao,Yi Zeng,Jing Zhong,Chaoying Wei,Liming Zhang,Mei Zhou,Zeming Jia,Yaoting Zhang,Hui Li,Yuzheng Zhou,Xiaolong Xiao,Dong Han,Chong Li,Zhu Zhu,Zanxian Xia,Jian Peng +22 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study is to characterize the role of β‐catenin in inhibiting RIG‐I‐like receptor (RLR)‐mediated IFN‐β signalling in colorectal cancer.
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Antiviral activity of a purine synthesis enzyme reveals a key role of deamidation in regulating protein nuclear import
Junhua Li,Jun Zhao,Simin Xu,Shu Zhang,Junjie Zhang,Jun Xiao,Jun Xiao,Ruoyun Gao,Mao Tian,Yi Zeng,Katie Lee,Vera L. Tarakanova,Ke Lan,Hao Feng,Pinghui Feng +14 more
TL;DR: An unexpected function of a metabolic enzyme is uncovered in restricting viral replication and a key role of deamidation in regulating protein nuclear import is revealed in regulating gamma herpesviruses.