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Ming-Wei Wang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has an extensive record of research contributions primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Oncology, and Immunology.

The scientist's primary research interests focus on receptor mechanisms and signaling, with significant investigations into neuropeptides and animal physiology, diabetes treatment and management, pancreatic function related to diabetes, RNA modifications in cancer, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research.

Ming-Wei Wang has published a considerable number of papers in several academic venues, showing a presence in both biology and medical sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • Nature Communications

Among the recent papers associated with their research are:

  • "G protein-coupled receptors: structure- and function-based drug discovery" (2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • "Organic fertilization promotes crop productivity through changes in soil aggregation" (2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • "Molecular recognition of morphine and fentanyl by the human μ-opioid receptor" (2022, Cell)
  • "Transcriptional and proteomic insights into the host response in fatal COVID-19 cases" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Structural basis of G s and G i recognition by the human glucagon receptor" (2020, Science)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Dehua Yang
  • Qingtong Zhou
  • Antao Dai
  • H. Eric Xu
  • Xiaoqing Cai

Best Publications

  • Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs.

    Qingtong Zhou;Dehua Yang;Meng Wu;Meng Wu;Yu Guo;Yu Guo

  • G protein-coupled receptors: structure- and function-based drug discovery.

    Dehua Yang;Qingtong Zhou;Viktorija Labroska;Shanshan Qin

  • Structure of the human glucagon class B G-protein-coupled receptor

    Fai Yiu Siu;Min He;Chris De Graaf;Gye Won Han

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 and its class B G protein-coupled receptors: A long march to therapeutic successes

    Chris de Graaf;Dan Donnelly;Denise Wootten;Jesper Lau

  • Phase-plate cryo-EM structure of a biased agonist-bound human GLP-1 receptor-Gs complex.

    Yi Lynn Liang;Maryam Khoshouei;Alisa Glukhova;Sebastian G.B. Furness

  • Insights into the structure of class B GPCRs.

    Kaspar Hollenstein;Chris de Graaf;Andrea Bortolato;Ming-Wei Wang

  • Development and application of rodent models for type 2 diabetes

    Desu Chen;Ming-Wei Wang

  • Human GLP-1 receptor transmembrane domain structure in complex with allosteric modulators

    Gaojie Song;Dehua Yang;Yuxia Wang;Chris de Graaf

  • A nonpeptidic agonist of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors with efficacy in diabetic db/db mice

    Desu Chen;Jiayu Liao;Na Li;Caihong Zhou

  • Structure of the full-length glucagon class B G-protein-coupled receptor

    Haonan Zhang;Anna Qiao;Dehua Yang;Linlin Yang

  • Structure and dynamics of the active human parathyroid hormone receptor-1.

    L.H. Zhao;S. Ma;I. Sutkeviciute;D.D. Shen

  • Neutrophil-Derived Cathelicidin Promotes Adhesion of Classical Monocytes

    Sarawuth Wantha;Jean-Eric Alard;Remco T.A. Megens;Anne M. van der Does

  • Transcriptional and proteomic insights into the host response in fatal COVID-19 cases.

    Meng Wu;Yaobing Chen;Han Xia;Changli Wang

  • Bioactive compounds from Peperomia pellucida

    Su Xu;Na Li;Meng-Meng Ning;Cai-Hong Zhou

  • Botanical drugs: challenges and opportunities: contribution to Linnaeus Memorial Symposium 2007

    Yixuan Liu;Ming-Wei Wang

  • Revisiting Attribute-Based Encryption With Verifiable Outsourced Decryption

    S. Lin;R. Zhang;H. Ma;M. Wang

  • Biological screening of natural products and drug innovation in China.

    Ming-Wei Wang;Xiaojiang Hao;Kaixian Chen

  • Activation of the GLP-1 receptor by a non-peptidic agonist

    Peishen Zhao;Yi Lynn Liang;Matthew J. Belousoff;Giuseppe Deganutti

  • The Role of Tanshinone IIA in the Treatment of Obesity through Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Antagonism

    Zhenwei Gong;Cheng Huang;Xiaoyan Sheng;Yuebo Zhang

  • 3.3 angstrom phase-plate cryo-EM structure of a biased agonist-bound human GLP-1 receptor-Gs complex

    Y.L. Liang;M. Khoshouei;A. Glukhova;S.G.B. Furness

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Eric Xu
H. Eric Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Patrick M. Sexton
Patrick M. Sexton Monash University
Raymond C. Stevens
Raymond C. Stevens University of Southern California
Denise Wootten
Denise Wootten Monash University
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chris de Graaf
Chris de Graaf Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Karsten Melcher
Karsten Melcher Van Andel Institute
Richard D. Ye
Richard D. Ye Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Arthur Christopoulos
Arthur Christopoulos Monash University
Hong Liu
Hong Liu Shandong University

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