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Lixia Miao
Basic Medical Sciences
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Centipede
Venom
Peptides
Antitumor
Research
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Toxin
Cancer Therapy
Areas of Focus
- Research on antitumor effects of centipede venom peptides
Work Experience
- 2015-present Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University
- 2014-2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Meharry Medical College, USA
- 2012-2014 Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Wuhan University
- 2007-2011 Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Wuhan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-2007 PhD: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
- 2000-2003 Master's Degree: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
- 1995-1999 Bachelor's Degree: Henan Normal University, School of Life Sciences
Publications
- ImKTx96, a peptide blocker of the Kv1.2 ion channel from the venom of the scorpion Isometrus maculates, Li S, Sunchen S, He D, Qin C, Zuo Z, Shen B, Cao Z, Hong W, Miao L, 2020
- ML-SA1, a selective TRPML agonist, inhibits DENV2 and ZIKV by promoting lysosomal acidification and protease activity, Xia Z, Wang L, Li S, Tang W, Sun F, Wu Y, Miao L, Cao Z, 2020
- Nuclear matrix metalloproteinases: functions resemble the evolution from the intracellular to the extracellular compartment, Xie Y, Mustafa A, Yerzhan A, Merzhakupova D, Yerlan P, N Orakov A, Wang X, Huang Y, Miao L, 2017
- High-density lipoprotein-mediated transcellular cholesterol transport in mouse aortic endothelial cells, Miao L, Okoro EU, Cao Z, Yang H, Motley-Johnson E, Guo Z, 2015
- Molecular cloning and characterization of a new cDNA encoding a trypsin-like serine protease from the venom gland of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans, Guo Junli, Zhang Ruhong, Wang Junfu, Miao Lixia, 2013
