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Peng Dai
Life Science
Tongji University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Cellular Compartmentalization
Membrane-Less Organelles
Membrane-Bound Organelles
Spermatogenesis
Translational Control
Functional Studies
Mechanistic Studies
Disease Mechanisms
Regulatory Mechanisms
Cell Biology
Areas of Focus
- Functional and mechanistic studies of compartmentalization in cells, including membrane-less organelles and membrane-bound organelles
- Regulatory mechanisms of spermatogenesis through translational control
- Relationship and mechanisms of cellular compartmentalization abnormalities with diseases
Work Experience
- 2016-2020 - Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Postdoctoral Researcher
- Since August 2020 - Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology: Distinguished Research Fellow
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - Bachelor's Degree: Qingdao Agricultural University
- 2016 - Doctor of Science: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Selected for Shanghai's 2021 'Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan' Star Talent Project
- 2022 - Young Top-Notch Talent by the Organization Department of the Central Committee
Publications
- A dual role of the PIWI/piRNA machinery in regulating mRNAs during mouse spermiogenesis, Dai, P*, Wang X, Liu, M.F., 2020
- A Translation-Activating Function of MIWI/piRNA during Mouse Spermiogenesis, Dai, P*., Wang, X., Gou, L.T., Li, Z.T., Wen, Z., Chen, Z.G., Hua, M.M., Zhong, A., Wang, L., Su, H., Wan, H., Qian, K., Liao, L., Li, J., Tian, B., Li, D., Fu, X.D., Shi, H.J., Zhou, Y., Liu, M.F., 2019
- Ubiquitination-Deficient Mutations in Human Piwi Cause Male Infertility by Impairing Histone-to-Protamine Exchange during Spermiogenesis, Gou, L.T., Kang, J.Y., Dai, P*, Wang, X., Li, F., Zhao, S., Zhang, M., Hua, M.M., Lu, Y., Zhu, Y., Li, Z., Chen, H., Wu, L.G., Li, D., Fu, X.D., Li, J., Shi, H.J., Liu, M.F., 2017
- MIWI and piRNA-mediated cleavage of messenger RNAs in mouse testes, Zhang, P., Kang, J.Y., Gou, L.T., Wang, J., Xue, Y., Skogerboe, G., Dai, P, Huang, D.W., Chen, R., Fu, X.D., Liu, M.F., He, S., 2015
- Pachytene piRNAs instruct massive mRNA elimination during late spermiogenesis, Gou, L.T., Dai, P*, Yang, J.H., Xue, Y., Hu, Y.P., Zhou, Y., Kang, J.Y., Wang, X., Li, H., Hua, M.M., Zhao, S., Hu, S.D., Wu, L.G., Shi, H.J., Li, Y., Fu, X.D., Qu, L.H., Wang, E.D., Liu, M.F., 2014
- Small noncoding RNAs and male infertility, Gou, L.T., Dai, P*, Liu, M.F., 2014
