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Zhongmin Liu
Life Science
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
Complexes
Mechanisms
G Protein
Receptors
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of nucleic acid-protein complexes
- Mechanisms of G protein-coupled receptors
Work Experience
- 2019-present - Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology - Assistant Professor
- 2015-2019 - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2015 PhD: Peking University, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Published as first author in top journals like Cell and Nature Chemical Biology
Publications
- Activation of the a2B adrenergic receptor by the sedative sympatholytic dexmedetomidine, Yuan, D., Liu, Z., Kaindl, J., Maeda, S., Zhao, J., Sun X., Xu, J., Gmeiner, P., Wang HW., Kobilka, BK., 2019
- Cryo-EM Structure of Human Dicer and Its Complexes with a Pre-miRNA Substrate, Liu, Z., Wang, J., Cheng, H., Ke, X., Sun, L., Zhang, Q.C., Wang, H.W., 2018
- Origin of the Reflectin Gene and Hierarchical Assembly of Its Protein, Guan, Z., Cai, T., Liu, Z., Dou, Y., Hu, X., Zhang, P., Sun, X., Li, H., Kuang, Y., Zhai, Q., et al., 2017
- A magnetic protein biocompass, Qin, S., Yin, H., Yang, C., Dou, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, P., Yu, H., Huang, Y., Feng, J., Hao, J., et al., 2016
- Structure of precursor microRNA's terminal loop regulates human Dicer's dicing activity by switching DExH/D domain, Liu, Z., Wang, J., Li, G., Wang, H.W., 2015
- Impact of intracellular alpha fetoprotein on retinoic acid receptors-mediated expression of GADD153 in human hepatoma cell lines, Li, C., Wang, S., Jiang, W., Li, H., Liu, Z., Zhang, C., McNutt, M.A., Li, G., 2012
- Alpha-fetoprotein acts as a novel signal molecule and mediates transcription of Fn14 in human hepatocellular carcinoma, Wang, S., Jiang, W., Chen, X., Zhang, C., Li, H., Hou, W., Liu, Z., McNutt, M.A., Lu, F., Li, G., 2012
