2005-09 to 2010-06 PhD: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2001-09 to 2005-06 Bachelor's: Beijing Normal University
2017-07 to Present - Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
2010-12 to 2017-06 - University of California, San Francisco - Postdoc, Associate Specialist
Research
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Unfolded Protein Response
VMP1 affects endoplasmic reticulum stress sensitivity via differential modulation of the three unfolded protein response arms., Tao Li, Hongyu Zhao, Gaofeng Guo, Shuwei Xia, Likun Wang, 2023
Targeting ABL-IRE1α Signaling Spares ER-Stressed Pancreatic β Cells to Reverse Autoimmune Diabetes., Morita Shuhei, Villalta S Armando, Feldman Hannah C, Register Ames C, Rosenthal Wendy, HoffmannPetersen Ingeborg T, Mehdizadeh Morvarid, Ghosh Rajarshi, Wang Likun, ColonNegron Kevin, MezaAcevedo Rosa, Backes Bradley J, Maly Dustin J, Bluestone Jeffrey A, Papa Feroz R, 2017
Structural and Functional Analysis of the Allosteric Inhibition of IRE1α with ATP-Competitive Ligands., Feldman Hannah C, Tong Michael, Wang Likun, MezaAcevedo Rosa, Gobillot Theodore A, Lebedev Ivan, Gliedt Micah J, Hari Sanjay B, Mitra Arinjay K, Backes Bradley J, Papa Feroz R, Seeliger Markus A, Maly Dustin J, 2016
Allosteric Inhibition of the IRE1 alpha RNase Preserves Cell Viability and Function during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress., Ghosh, Rajarshi, Wang, Likun, Wang, Eric S, Perera, B Gayani K, Igbaria, Aeid, Morita, Shuhei, Prado, Kris, Thamsen, Maike, Caswell, Deborah, Macias, Hector, Weiberth, Kurt F, Gliedt, Micah J, Alavi, Marcel V, Hari, Sanjay B, Mitra, Arinjay K, Bhhatarai, Barun, Schuerer, Stephan C, Snapp, Erik L, Gould, Douglas B, German, Michael S, Backes, Bradley J, Maly, Dustin J, Oakes, Scott A, Papa, Feroz R, 2014
Divergent allosteric control of the IRE1α endoribonuclease using kinase inhibitors., Wang Likun, 2012
IRE1α Cleaves Select microRNAs during ER Stress to Derepress Translation of Pro-apoptotic Caspase-2., Wang Likun, 2012
Structural insights into the peroxidase activity and inactivation of human peroxiredoxin 4., Wang, Xi, Wang, Likun, Wang, Xie, Sun, Fei, Wang, Chihchen, 2012
Divergent allosteric control of the IRE1 alpha endoribonuclease using kinase inhibitors., Wang, Likun, Perera, B Gayani K, Hari, Sanjay B, Bhhatarai, Barun, Backes, Bradley J, Seeliger, Markus A, Schuerer, Stephan C, Oakes, Scott A, Papa, Feroz R, Maly, Dustin J, 2012
Area of Focus
Cancer | Cell Signaling | Tgf-Beta | Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | Cell Proliferation | Apoptosis | Breast Cancer | Gene Expression | Protein Degradation | Molecular Pathways