Grants per year
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Research Interests
protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, amyloidogenesis, prion, yeast genetics and protein misfolding disorders.
Training Experience
| 2009 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University |
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Heidelberg, Germany
… → 2002
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Prions
Medicine & Life Sciences
Erwinia amylovora
Agriculture & Biology
Yeasts
Medicine & Life Sciences
levan
Agriculture & Biology
Yeast
Chemical Compounds
Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
Medicine & Life Sciences
Erwinia
Medicine & Life Sciences
Saccharomycetales
Medicine & Life Sciences
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Grants 2014 2023
Prion-mediated protein aggregation/co-aggregation and cellular consequence
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
8/1/18 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
Prions
Prion Diseases
Proteostasis Deficiencies
Yeasts
Amyloid
High Throughput Screening for Small-molecules Facilitating Prion Study
Du, Z., Ferreira, A. B., Li, L. & Luan, C.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/14 → 6/30/18
Project: Research project
Prions
Prion Diseases
Uracil
Yeasts
PrPC Proteins
Research Output 1994 2019
Identifying Anti-prion Chemical Compounds Using a Newly Established Yeast High-Throughput Screening System
Du, Z., Valtierra, S., Cardona, L. R., Dunne, S. F., Luan, C. H. & Li, L., Dec 19 2019, In : Cell Chemical Biology. 26, 12, p. 1664-1680.e4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Chemical compounds
Prions
Yeast
Screening
Yeasts
3
Citations
(Scopus)
A brief overview of the Swi1 prion-[SWI+
Goncharoff, D. K., Du, Z. & Li, L., Sep 1 2018, In : FEMS yeast research. 18, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prions
Yeasts
Protein Conformation
Saccharomycetales
Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
7
Citations
(Scopus)
Analysis of [SWI+] formation and propagation events
Du, Z., Goncharoff, D. K., Cheng, X. & Li, L., Apr 1 2017, In : Molecular Microbiology. 104, 1, p. 105-124 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prions
Molecular Chaperones
Protein Conformation
Saccharomycetales
Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
4
Citations
(Scopus)
Analysis of small critical regions of Swi1 conferring prion formation, maintenance, and transmission
Valtierra, S., Du, Z. & Li, L., Oct 1 2017, In : Molecular and cellular biology. 37, 20, e00206-17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prions
Maintenance
Amino Acids
Protein Conformation
Asparagine
22
Citations
(Scopus)
The Yeast Prion [SWI(+)] Abolishes Multicellular Growth by Triggering Conformational Changes of Multiple Regulators Required for Flocculin Gene Expression
Du, Z., Zhang, Y. & Li, L., Dec 29 2015, In : Cell reports. 13, 12, p. 2865-2878 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prions
Gene expression
Yeast
Yeasts
Gene Expression