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Overview

Ren Lai is affiliated with the Kunming Institute of Zoology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics, including:

  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Healthcare and Venom Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Ren Lai has published extensively in several venues. They have contributed notably to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Blood, and Frontiers in Microbiology.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Ren Lai include:

  • Chemical modifications to increase the therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides, 2021, Peptides
  • Dalbavancin binds ACE2 to block its interaction with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and is effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal models, 2020, Cell Research
  • Iron-Deficiency and Estrogen Are Associated With Ischemic Stroke by Up-Regulating Transferrin to Induce Hypercoagulability, 2020, Circulation Research
  • A paradigm of thermal adaptation in penguins and elephants by tuning cold activation in TRPM8, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Blood-brain barrier injury and neuroinflammation induced by SARS-CoV-2 in a lung-brain microphysiological system, 2023, Nature Biomedical Engineering

Ren Lai's frequent collaborators include Peter Muiruri Kamau, James Mwangi, Qiumin Lu, Zilei Duan, and Zhiye Zhang, with extensive joint publications reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Genome of the Chinese tree shrew

    Yu Fan;Zhi-Yong Huang;Chang-Chang Cao;Ce-Shi Chen

  • The chemistry and biological activities of peptides from amphibian skin secretions.

    Xueqing Xu;Ren Lai

  • The antimicrobial peptide ZY4 combats multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii infection.

    James Mwangi;James Mwangi;Yizhu Yin;Yizhu Yin;Gan Wang;Min Yang;Min Yang

  • Antimicrobial peptides: new hope in the war against multidrug resistance

    James Mwangi;Xue Hao;Ren Lai;Zhi-Ye Zhang

  • Anti-infection Peptidomics of Amphibian Skin

    Jianxu Li;Xueqing Xu;Chunhua Xu;Weiping Zhou;Weiping Zhou

  • Antimicrobial peptides from skin secretions of Chinese red belly toad Bombina maxima.

    Ren Lai;Yong Tang Zheng;Ji Hong Shen;Guan Jie Liu

  • Odorranalectin-conjugated nanoparticles: preparation, brain delivery and pharmacodynamic study on Parkinson's disease following intranasal administration.

    Ziyi Wen;Zhiqiang Yan;Kaili Hu;Zhiqing Pang

  • Discovery of a selective NaV1.7 inhibitor from centipede venom with analgesic efficacy exceeding morphine in rodent pain models

    Shilong Yang;Yao Xiao;Yao Xiao;Di Kang;Di Kang;Jie Liu;Jie Liu

  • An anionic antimicrobial peptide from toad Bombina maxima.

    Ren Lai;Hen Liu;Wen Hui Lee;Yun Zhang

  • Antioxidant Peptidomics Reveals Novel Skin Antioxidant System

    Hailong Yang;Xu Wang;Xiuhong Liu;Jing Wu;Jing Wu

  • Chemical modifications to increase the therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides.

    Yajun Han;Manli Zhang;Ren Lai;Zhiye Zhang

  • Mitochondrial DNA-LL-37 Complex Promotes Atherosclerosis by Escaping from Autophagic Recognition

    Zhiye Zhang;Zhiye Zhang;Ping Meng;Yajun Han;Chuanbin Shen;Chuanbin Shen

  • Two novel non-cationic defensin-like antimicrobial peptides from haemolymph of the female tick, Amblyomma hebraeum.

    Ren Lai;Lee O. Lomas;Jan Jonczy;Philip C. Turner

  • Chemical punch packed in venoms makes centipedes excellent predators

    Shilong Yang;Shilong Yang;Zhonghua Liu;Yao Xiao;Yao Xiao;Yuan Li

  • A pain-inducing centipede toxin targets the heat activation machinery of nociceptor TRPV1

    Shilong Yang;Shilong Yang;Fan Yang;Ningning Wei;Jing Hong

  • A novel small Odorranalectin-bearing cubosomes: Preparation, brain delivery and pharmacodynamic study on amyloid-β25–35-treated rats following intranasal administration

    Hongbing Wu;Jianxu Li;Qizhi Zhang;Xiluan Yan

  • A Designed Tryptophan- and Lysine/Arginine-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide with Therapeutic Potential for Clinical Antibiotic-Resistant Candida albicans Vaginitis

    Lin Jin;Xuewei Bai;Ning Luan;Huimin Yao

  • A thrombin inhibitor from the ixodid tick, Amblyomma hebraeum

    Ren Lai;Hajime Takeuchi;Jan Jonczy;Huw H. Rees

  • Massilia dura sp. nov., Massilia albidiflava sp. nov., Massilia plicata sp. nov. and Massilia lutea sp. nov., isolated from soils in China

    Yu-Qin Zhang;Yu-Qin Zhang;Wen-Jun Li;Ke-Yun Zhang;Xin-Peng Tian

  • Structure and Function of a Potent Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Peptide

    Lin Wei;Juanjuan Yang;Xiaoqin He;Guoxiang Mo

  • Salivary factor LTRIN from Aedes aegypti facilitates the transmission of Zika virus by interfering with the lymphotoxin-β receptor

    Lin Jin;Xiaomin Guo;Chuanbin Shen;Xue Hao

  • [Insect antimicrobial peptides: structures, properties and gene regulation].

    Yi-Peng Wang;Ren Lai

Frequent Co-Authors

Huan Liu
Huan Liu Tsinghua University
Yong-Tang Zheng
Yong-Tang Zheng Kunming Institute of Zoology
Wen-Jun Li
Wen-Jun Li Sun Yat-sen University
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Yong-Gang Yao
Yong-Gang Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Xiaobo Zhou
Xiaobo Zhou The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ivo M. B. Francischetti
Ivo M. B. Francischetti National Institutes of Health
Haitao Yang
Haitao Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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