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Overview

Naiqian Cheng is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific emphasis on molecular biology, ecology, epidemiology, hepatology, and materials chemistry. The main topics of their work include bacteriophages and microbial interactions, hepatitis B virus studies, hepatitis C virus research, chemical synthesis and analysis, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Their publication record includes contributions to a variety of scientific venues. Naiqian Cheng has published most frequently with OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, followed by publications in the journal Viruses and PLoS Computational Biology.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Cheng include the following:

  • The Mottled Capsid of the Salmonella Giant Phage SPN3US, a Likely Maturation Intermediate with a Novel Internal Shell, 2020, Viruses
  • Expression of quasi-equivalence and capsid dimorphism in the Hepadnaviridae, 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
  • Biphasic Packing of DNA and Internal Proteins in Bacteriophage T4 Heads Revealed by Bubblegram Imaging, 2020, Viruses
  • Comparison of the quality of structures in this study with reference structures., 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Conformational analysis of chain pairs with Dyndom1., 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Naiqian Cheng frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Alasdair C. Steven, Weimin Wu, Norman R. Watts, Paul T. Wingfield, and Rick Huang.

Best Publications

  • Papillomavirus L1 major capsid protein self-assembles into virus-like particles that are highly immunogenic.

    R Kirnbauer;F Booy;N Cheng;D R Lowy

  • Visualization of a 4-helix bundle in the hepatitis B virus capsid by cryo-electron microscopy

    J F Conway;N Cheng;A Zlotnick;P T Wingfield

  • Encapsidated Conformation of Bacteriophage T7 DNA

    Mario E Cerritelli;Naiqian Cheng;Alan H Rosenberg;Catherine E McPherson

  • Arrangement of L2 within the Papillomavirus Capsid

    Christopher B. Buck;Naiqian Cheng;Cynthia D. Thompson;Douglas R. Lowy

  • A novel class of herpesvirus with bivalve hosts.

    Andrew J. Davison;Benes L. Trus;Naiqian Cheng;Alasdair C. Steven

  • Dimorphism of Hepatitis B Virus Capsids Is Strongly Influenced by the C-Terminus of the Capsid Protein

    A Zlotnick;N Cheng;J F Conway;F P Booy

  • Three-dimensional structure of poliovirus receptor bound to poliovirus.

    David M. Belnap;Brian Michael McDermott;David J. Filman;Naiqian Cheng

  • Molecular Tectonic Model of Virus Structural Transitions: the Putative Cell Entry States of Poliovirus

    David M. Belnap;David J. Filman;Benes L. Trus;Naiqian Cheng

  • Prion Domain Initiation of Amyloid Formation in Vitro from Native Ure2p

    Kimberly L. Taylor;Naiqian Cheng;Robert W. Williams;Alasdair C. Steven

  • Localization of the C Terminus of the Assembly Domain of Hepatitis B Virus Capsid Protein: Implications for Morphogenesis and Organization of Encapsidated RNA

    A. Zlotnick;N. Cheng;S. J. Stahl;J. F. Conway

  • Novel fold and capsid-binding properties of the lambda-phage display platform protein gpD.

    Fan Yang;Patrik Forrer;Zbigniew Dauter;James F. Conway

  • Virus maturation involving large subunit rotations and local refolding.

    J. F. Conway;W. R. Wikoff;N. Cheng;R. L. Duda

  • Structure and Polymorphism of the UL6 Portal Protein of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

    Benes L. Trus;Naiqian Cheng;William W. Newcomb;Fred L. Homa

  • Virus maturation: dynamics and mechanism of a stabilizing structural transition that leads to infectivity

    Alasdair C Steven;J Bernard Heymann;Naiqian Cheng;Benes L Trus

  • Dynamics of herpes simplex virus capsid maturation visualized by time-lapse cryo-electron microscopy.

    J. Bernard Heymann;Naiqian Cheng;William W. Newcomb;Benes L. Trus;Benes L. Trus

  • Proteolytic and Conformational Control of Virus Capsid Maturation: The Bacteriophage HK97 System

    J.F. Conway;R.L. Duda;N. Cheng;R.W. Hendrix

  • A virus capsid-like nanocompartment that stores iron and protects bacteria from oxidative stress

    Colleen A McHugh;Juan Fontana;Daniel Nemecek;Naiqian Cheng

  • Beta‐helix model for the filamentous haemagglutinin adhesin of Bordetella pertussis and related bacterial secretory proteins

    Andrey V. Kajava;Naiqian Cheng;Ryan Cleaver;Martin Kessel

  • Architecture of Ure2p Prion Filaments: THE N-TERMINAL DOMAINS FORM A CENTRAL CORE FIBER *

    Ulrich Baxa;Kimberly L. Taylor;Joseph S. Wall;Martha N. Simon

  • Allosteric Signaling and a Nuclear Exit Strategy: Binding of UL25/UL17 Heterodimers to DNA-Filled HSV-1 Capsids

    Benes L. Trus;William W. Newcomb;Naiqian Cheng;Giovanni Cardone

Frequent Co-Authors

Alasdair C. Steven
Alasdair C. Steven National Institutes of Health
James F. Conway
James F. Conway University of Pittsburgh
Paul T. Wingfield
Paul T. Wingfield National Institutes of Health
Benes L. Trus
Benes L. Trus National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. Stahl
Stephen J. Stahl National Institutes of Health
Roger W. Hendrix
Roger W. Hendrix University of Pittsburgh
William W. Newcomb
William W. Newcomb National Institutes of Health
Jay C. Brown
Jay C. Brown University of Virginia
Adam Zlotnick
Adam Zlotnick Indiana University
Leonard Mindich
Leonard Mindich Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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