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Xiang-Jiao Yang

Xiang-Jiao Yang

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
70
Citations
25649
World Ranking
1398
National Ranking
43

Overview

Xiang-Jiao Yang is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and specializes in research spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work predominantly addresses molecular biology and infectious diseases, with additional emphasis on animal science, zoology, genetics, and ecology.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Current Protocols
  • Science Advances

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Xiang-Jiao Yang include:

  • "Deficient histone H3 propionylation by BRPF1-KAT6 complexes in neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer," 2020, Science Advances
  • "De Novo KAT5 Variants Cause a Syndrome with Recognizable Facial Dysmorphisms, Cerebellar Atrophy, Sleep Disturbance, and Epilepsy," 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Haploinsufficiency of the Sin3/HDAC corepressor complex member SIN3B causes a syndromic intellectual disability/autism spectrum disorder," 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Delta-1 variant of SARS-COV-2 acquires spike V1264L and drives the pandemic in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia," 2021, Research Square (Research Square)
  • "SARS-COV-2 δ variant drives the pandemic in the USA through two subvariants," 2021, Research Square (Research Square)

The scientist has frequently collaborated with researchers including Ethan Zhou, Arezousadat Razavi, Elmira Ebrahimi, Paulina Varela-Castillo, and Justine Rousseau.

Best Publications

  • A p300/CBP-associated factor that competes with the adenoviral oncoprotein E1A

    Xiang-Jiao Yang;Vasily V. Ogryzko;Jun-ichi Nishikawa;Jun-ichi Nishikawa;Bruce H. Howard

  • Substrate and Functional Diversity of Lysine Acetylation Revealed by a Proteomics Survey

    Sung Chan Kim;Robert Sprung;Yue Chen;Yingda Xu

  • Lysine acetylation: codified crosstalk with other posttranslational modifications

    Xiang Jiao Yang;Xiang Jiao Yang;Edward Seto

  • The Rpd3/Hda1 family of lysine deacetylases: from bacteria and yeast to mice and men.

    Xiang-Jiao Yang;Edward Seto

  • HATs and HDACs: from structure, function and regulation to novel strategies for therapy and prevention

    Yang Xj;Seto E

  • The TAFII250 Subunit of TFIID Has Histone Acetyltransferase Activity

    Craig A. Mizzen;Xiang Jiao Yang;Tetsuro Kokubo;James E. Brownell

  • Acetylation of general transcription factors by histone acetyltransferases

    Axel Imhof;Xiang-Jiao Yang;Vasily V Ogryzko;Yoshihiro Nakatani

  • HDAC6 Modulates Cell Motility by Altering the Acetylation Level of Cortactin

    Xiaohong Zhang;Zhigang Yuan;Yingtao Zhang;Sarah Yong

  • ING tumor suppressor proteins are critical regulators of chromatin acetylation required for genome expression and perpetuation.

    Yannick Doyon;Christelle Cayrou;Mukta Ullah;Anne Julie Landry

  • The diverse superfamily of lysine acetyltransferases and their roles in leukemia and other diseases.

    Xiang‐Jiao Yang

  • Histone-like TAFs within the PCAF Histone Acetylase Complex

    Vasily V Ogryzko;Tomohiro Kotani;Xiaolong Zhang;R.Louis Schiltz

  • Class II histone deacetylases: from sequence to function, regulation, and clinical implication.

    Xiang-Jiao Yang;Serge Grégoire

  • The histone acetylase PCAF is a nuclear receptor coactivator

    Jorge C G Blanco;Saverio Minucci;Jianming Lu;Xiang Jiao Yang

  • A Human RNA Polymerase II Complex Containing Factors That Modify Chromatin Structure

    Helen Cho;George Orphanides;Xiaoqing Sun;Xiang-Jiao Yang

  • HDAC4, a human histone deacetylase related to yeast HDA1, is a transcriptional corepressor

    Audrey H. Wang;Nicholas R. Bertos;Marko Vezmar;Nadine Pelletier

  • Class II histone deacetylases: structure, function, and regulation.

    Nicholas R Bertos;Audrey H Wang;Xiang-Jiao Yang

  • Multisite protein modification and intramolecular signaling.

    Xiang-Jiao Yang

  • Regulation of Histone Deacetylase 4 by Binding of 14-3-3 Proteins

    Audrey H. Wang;Michael J. Kruhlak;Jiong Wu;Nicholas R. Bertos

  • Collaborative spirit of histone deacetylases in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression

    Xiang-Jiao Yang;Edward Seto

  • Ligand-Dependent Nuclear Receptor Corepressor LCoR Functions by Histone Deacetylase-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms

    Isabelle Fernandes;Yolande Bastien;Timothy Wai;Karen Nygard

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Côté
Jacques Côté Université Laval
Edward Seto
Edward Seto George Washington University
Tatiana G. Kutateladze
Tatiana G. Kutateladze University of Colorado Denver
Robin F. Irvine
Robin F. Irvine University of Cambridge
Sylvie Mader
Sylvie Mader University of Montreal
Miles D. Houslay
Miles D. Houslay King's College London
Jill A. Rosenfeld
Jill A. Rosenfeld Baylor College of Medicine
Elaine H. Zackai
Elaine H. Zackai Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
James R. Lupski
James R. Lupski Baylor College of Medicine

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