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W. Andy Tao is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, where they have contributed to 133 publications. They have also conducted research in medicine, with 57 publications to their credit. Among subfields, Tao's work prominently includes molecular biology, plant science, cancer research, biomedical engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics in Tao's body of work include extracellular vesicles in disease, microRNA in disease regulation, advanced proteomics techniques and applications, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, plant molecular biology research, and protein tyrosine phosphatases. These topics reflect a broad engagement with cellular communication mechanisms and molecular processes relevant to both plant and human biology.

Notable recent publications by W. Andy Tao involve investigations at the intersection of plant biology and molecular signaling. These include:

  • A RAF-SnRK2 kinase cascade mediates early osmotic stress signaling in higher plants, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Mapping proteome-wide targets of protein kinases in plant stress responses, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A phosphorylation-based switch controls TAA1-mediated auxin biosynthesis in plants, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Extracellular Vesicles and Their Emerging Roles as Cellular Messengers in Endocrinology: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement, 2022, Endocrine Reviews
  • CDK8 is associated with RAP2.6 and SnRK2.6 and positively modulates abscisic acid signaling and drought response in Arabidopsis, 2020, New Phytologist

Tao's frequent co-authors include Marco Hadisurya, Anton Iliuk, Xiaofeng Wu, Jie Sun, and Peipei Zhu, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts in their research community.

Their research has been published repeatedly in several venues, with the most frequent outlets being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Aptamer in bioanalytical applications.

    Anton B. Iliuk;Lianghai Hu;W. Andy Tao

  • Quantitative phosphoproteomics identifies SnRK2 protein kinase substrates and reveals the effectors of abscisic acid action

    Pengcheng Wang;Liang Xue;Giorgia Batelli;Shinyoung Lee

  • Nitric oxide negatively regulates abscisic acid signaling in guard cells by S-nitrosylation of OST1

    Pengcheng Wang;Yanyan Du;Yueh-Ju Hou;Yang Zhao

  • Quantitative phosphoproteome analysis using a dendrimer conjugation chemistry and tandem mass spectrometry.

    W Andy Tao;W Andy Tao;Bernd Wollscheid;Robert O'Brien;Jimmy K Eng

  • Advances in quantitative proteomics via stable isotope tagging and mass spectrometry.

    W Andy Tao;Ruedi Aebersold

  • Leucine-rich repeat extensin proteins regulate plant salt tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Chunzhao Zhao;Chunzhao Zhao;Omar Zayed;Zheping Yu;Zheping Yu;Wei Jiang;Wei Jiang

  • Arabidopsis Duodecuple Mutant of PYL ABA Receptors Reveals PYL Repression of ABA-Independent SnRK2 Activity

    Yang Zhao;Zhengjing Zhang;Jinghui Gao;Jinghui Gao;Pengcheng Wang;Pengcheng Wang

  • A RAF-SnRK2 kinase cascade mediates early osmotic stress signaling in higher plants

    Zhen Lin;Yuan Li;Yuan Li;Zhengjing Zhang;Xiaolei Liu

  • In-depth Analyses of Kinase-dependent Tyrosine Phosphoproteomes Based on Metal Ion-functionalized Soluble Nanopolymers

    Anton B. Iliuk;Victoria A. Martin;Bethany M. Alicie;Robert L. Geahlen

  • Profiling constitutive proteolytic events in vivo

    John C. Timmer;John C. Timmer;Mari Enoksson;Eric Wildfang;Wenhong Zhu

  • Kinetic Resolution of d,l-Amino Acids Based on Gas-Phase Dissociation of Copper(II) Complexes.

    W. Andy Tao;Duxi Zhang;Feng Wang;and Peter D. Thomas

  • Chiral analysis by MS.

    W. Andy Tao;R. Graham Cooks

  • Identification of the Components of a Glycolytic Enzyme Metabolon on the Human Red Blood Cell Membrane

    Estela Puchulu-Campanella;Haiyan Chu;David J. Anstee;Jacob A. Galan

  • Sensitive kinase assay linked with phosphoproteomics for identifying direct kinase substrates

    Liang Xue;Wen-Horng Wang;Anton Iliuk;Lianghai Hu

  • Rapid ambient mass spectrometric profiling of intact, untreated bacteria using desorption electrospray ionization

    Yishu Song;Nari Talaty;W. Andy Tao;Zhengzheng Pan

  • Parallel Reactions for Enantiomeric Quantification of Peptides by Mass Spectrometry

    W. Andy Tao;R. Graham Cooks

  • Rapid direct lipid profiling of bacteria using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

    J. Isabella Zhang;Nari Talaty;Anthony B. Costa;Yu Xia

  • Highly Efficient Phosphoproteome Capture and Analysis from Urinary Extracellular Vesicles.

    Xiaofeng Wu;Li Li;Anton Iliuk;W. Andy Tao

  • Identification of proteolytic cleavage sites by quantitative proteomics.

    Mari Enoksson;Jingwei Li;Melanie M. Ivancic;John C. Timmer

  • Arabinose biosynthesis is critical for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Chunzhao Zhao;Chunzhao Zhao;Omar Zayed;Fansuo Zeng;Chaoxian Liu

  • A phosphorylation-based switch controls TAA1-mediated auxin biosynthesis in plants.

    Qian Wang;Qian Wang;Guochen Qin;Min Cao;Min Cao;Rong Chen

  • Polar acetalization and transacetalization in the gas phase: the Eberlin reaction.

    R. G. Cooks;Hao Chen;Marcos N. Eberlin;Xubin Zheng

  • An integrated chemical, mass spectrometric and computational strategy for (quantitative) phosphoproteomics: application to Drosophila melanogaster Kc167 cells

    Bernd Bodenmiller;Lukas N. Mueller;Patrick G. A. Pedrioli;Delphine Pflieger

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
R. Graham Cooks
R. Graham Cooks Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert L. Geahlen
Robert L. Geahlen Purdue University West Lafayette
Yang Zhao
Yang Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haojie Lu
Haojie Lu Fudan University
Linheng Li
Linheng Li Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Guy S. Salvesen
Guy S. Salvesen Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley
Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood University of Washington

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