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Mei Hong

Mei Hong

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Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
18877
World Ranking
3498
National Ranking
1140

Overview

Mei Hong is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Chemistry. Their research includes significant work in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Physiology, Materials Chemistry, and Plant Science.

Their scientific contributions prominently address topics including:

  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications

Recent publications highlight a focus on structural biology and spectroscopy. Notable papers include:

  • "Solid-state NMR spectroscopy," published in 2021 in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Structure and drug binding of the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein transmembrane domain in lipid bilayers," 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • "Atomic structures of closed and open influenza B M2 proton channel reveal the conduction mechanism," 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • "Golgi-localized putative S-adenosyl methionine transporters required for plant cell wall polysaccharide methylation," 2022, Nature Plants
  • "Structure and dynamics of the drug-bound bacterial transporter EmrE in lipid bilayers," 2021, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Aurelio J. Dregni, Pu Duan, Nadia El Mammeri, Noah H. Somberg, and João Medeiros-Silva, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Mei Hong's work has often appeared in scientific journals such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Biochemistry
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances

This publication record indicates a consistent engagement with journals spanning chemistry and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Structure of the amantadine binding site of influenza M2 proton channels in lipid bilayers

    Sarah D. Cady;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Jun Wang;Cinque S. Soto

  • Solid-state NMR spectroscopy

    Bernd Reif;Sharon E Ashbrook;Lyndon Emsley;Mei Hong

  • Structure and interactions of plant cell-wall polysaccharides by two- and three-dimensional magic-angle-spinning solid-state NMR.

    Marilú Dick-Pérez;Yuan Zhang;Jennifer Hayes;Andre Salazar

  • Structure and drug binding of the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein transmembrane domain in lipid bilayers.

    Venkata S. Mandala;Matthew J. McKay;Alexander A. Shcherbakov;Aurelio J. Dregni

  • De novo design of a transmembrane Zn2+-transporting four-helix bundle.

    Nathan H. Joh;Tuo Wang;Manasi P. Bhate;Rudresh Acharya

  • Mechanisms of Proton Conduction and Gating in Influenza M2 Proton Channels from Solid-State NMR

    Fanghao Hu;Wenbin Luo;Mei Hong

  • Protonation, Tautomerization, and Rotameric Structure of Histidine: A Comprehensive Study by Magic-Angle-Spinning Solid-State NMR

    Shenhui Li;Mei Hong

  • Site-Resolved Determination of Peptide Torsion Angle O from the Relative Orientations of Backbone N-H and C-H Bonds by Solid-State NMR

    M. Hong;J. D. Gross;R. G. Griffin

  • Membrane-dependent oligomeric structure and pore formation of a β-hairpin antimicrobial peptide in lipid bilayers from solid-state NMR

    Rajeswari Mani;Sarah D. Cady;Ming Tang;Alan J. Waring

  • Cellulose-Pectin Spatial Contacts Are Inherent to Never-Dried Arabidopsis Primary Cell Walls: Evidence from Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Tuo Wang;Yong Bum Park;Daniel J. Cosgrove;Mei Hong

  • Sensitivity-enhanced solid-state NMR detection of expansin’s target in plant cell walls

    Tuo Wang;Yong Bum Park;Marc A. Caporini;Melanie Rosay

  • Selective and extensive 13C labeling of a membrane protein for solid-state NMR investigations.

    M. Hong;K. Jakes

  • Membrane Protein Structure and Dynamics from NMR Spectroscopy

    Mei Hong;Yuan Zhang;Fanghao Hu

  • Solid-state NMR investigations of cellulose structure and interactions with matrix polysaccharides in plant primary cell walls

    Tuo Wang;Mei Hong

  • Orientation and dynamics of an antimicrobial peptide in the lipid bilayer by solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

    Satoru Yamaguchi;Daniel Huster;Alan Waring;Robert I. Lehrer

  • The molecular structure of plant sporopollenin

    Fu-Shuang Li;Pyae Phyo;Joseph Jacobowitz;Mei Hong

  • Solid-State NMR Investigations of Peptide−Lipid Interaction and Orientation of a β-Sheet Antimicrobial Peptide, Protegrin†

    Satoru Yamaguchi;Teresa Hong;Alan Waring;Robert I. Lehrer

  • Icephobic Surfaces Induced by Interfacial Nonfrozen Water

    Dayong Chen;Martin D. Gelenter;Mei Hong;Robert E. Cohen

  • Cellulose microfibril crystallinity is reduced by mutating C-terminal transmembrane region residues CESA1A903V and CESA3T942I of cellulose synthase.

    Darby M. Harris;Kendall Corbin;Tuo Wang;Ryan Gutierrez

  • Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR

    Ming Tang;and Alan J. Waring;Mei Hong

  • Membrane Protein Topology Probed by 1H Spin Diffusion from Lipids Using Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

    Daniel Huster;Xiaolan Yao;Mei Hong

  • Solid-state NMR measurement of Ψ in peptides: a NCCN 2Q-heteronuclear local field experiment

    P.R. Costa;J.D. Gross;M. Hong;R.G. Griffin

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Waring
Alan J. Waring University of California, Los Angeles
Klaus Schmidt-Rohr
Klaus Schmidt-Rohr Brandeis University
William F. DeGrado
William F. DeGrado University of California, San Francisco
Robert I. Lehrer
Robert I. Lehrer University of California, Los Angeles
Alexander Pines
Alexander Pines University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Huster
Daniel Huster Leipzig University
Daniel J. Cosgrove
Daniel J. Cosgrove Pennsylvania State University
Wuyuan Lu
Wuyuan Lu University of Maryland, Baltimore

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