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Xiao-Fan Zhao

Xiao-Fan Zhao

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
20293
World Ranking
11126
National Ranking
345

Overview

Xiao-Fan Zhao is affiliated with Shandong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research largely focuses on Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, with notable work intersecting domains such as Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as Plant Science.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Autophagy triggers CTSD (cathepsin D) maturation and localization inside cells to promote apoptosis (2020, Autophagy)
  • FOXO regulates the expression of antimicrobial peptides and promotes phagocytosis of hemocytes in shrimp antibacterial immunity (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • G protein-coupled receptors function as cell membrane receptors for the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (2020, Cell Communication and Signaling)
  • Scavenger receptor B2, a type III membrane pattern recognition receptor, senses LPS and activates the IMD pathway in crustaceans (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Metabolomic Profiles in the Intestine of Shrimp Infected by White Spot Syndrome Virus and Antiviral Function of the Metabolite Linoleic Acid in Shrimp (2021, The Journal of Immunology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Jin-Xing Wang, Yan-Xue Li, Xin-Le Kang, L. M. Song, and Yan-Li Li.

Publication venues where the scientist's work appears most frequently include:

  • Radiation Detection Technology and Methods
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • PLoS Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Xiao-Fan Zhao's research topics cover a variety of specialized areas such as:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • A hepatopancreas-specific C-type lectin from the Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis exhibits antimicrobial activity.

    Yun-Dong Sun;Li-Dong Fu;Yu-Ping Jia;Xin-Jun Du

  • A novel C-type lectin (FcLec4) facilitates the clearance of Vibrio anguillarum in vivo in Chinese white shrimp.

    Xian-Wei Wang;Xiao-Wen Zhang;Wen-Teng Xu;Xiao-Fan Zhao

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of a lipopolysaccharide and beta-1,3-glucan binding protein from fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis).

    Xin-Jun Du;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

  • Binding of a C-type lectin's coiled-coil domain to the Domeless receptor directly activates the JAK/STAT pathway in the shrimp immune response to bacterial infection.

    Jie-Jie Sun;Jiang-Feng Lan;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Gerardo R. Vasta

  • A novel C-type lectin with two CRD domains from Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis functions as a pattern recognition protein.

    Xiao-Wen Zhang;Wen-Teng Xu;Xian-Wei Wang;Yi Mu

  • C-type Lectin Binds to β-Integrin to Promote Hemocytic Phagocytosis in an Invertebrate

    Xian-Wei Wang;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

  • A shrimp C-type lectin inhibits proliferation of the hemolymph microbiota by maintaining the expression of antimicrobial peptides.

    Xian-Wei Wang;Ji-Dong Xu;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Gerardo Raul Vasta

  • A C-type lectin is involved in the innate immune response of Chinese white shrimp.

    Xian-Wei Wang;Wen-Teng Xu;Xiao-Wen Zhang;Xiao-Fan Zhao

  • Identification and molecular characterization of a peritrophin-like protein from fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

    Xin-Jun Du;Jin-Xing Wang;Ning Liu;Xiao-Fan Zhao

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of the translationally controlled tumor protein from Fenneropenaeus chinensis

    Shuai Wang;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

  • Molecular cloning and expression analysis of chymotrypsin-like serine protease from the Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis.

    Xiu-Zhen Shi;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

  • High level expression, purification, and characterization of the shrimp antimicrobial peptide, Ch-penaeidin, in Pichia pastoris

    Lei Li;Jin-Xing Wang;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Cui-Jie Kang

  • Expression of the Helicoverpa cathepsin b‐like proteinase during embryonic development

    Xiao-Fan Zhao;Xiao-Meng An;Jin-Xing Wang;Du-Juan Dong

  • An anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, exhibited antimicrobial activities in vitro and in vivo.

    Chen Sun;Wen-Teng Xu;Hong-Wei Zhang;Li-Ping Dong

  • Molecular cloning and expression analysis of Ch-penaeidin, an antimicrobial peptide from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis.

    Cui-Jie Kang;Jin-Xing Wang;Xiao-fan Zhao;Xiao-Mei Yang

  • Purification and characterization of a cysteine proteinase from eggs of the cotton boll worm, Helicoverpa armigera

    Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang;Yin-Chang Wang

  • Identification and molecular characterization of a Spätzle-like protein from Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis).

    Xiu-Zhen Shi;Ran-Ran Zhang;Yu-Ping Jia;Xiao-Fan Zhao

  • A galectin from the kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) functions as an opsonin and promotes bacterial clearance from hemolymph.

    Xiu-Zhen Shi;Lei Wang;Sen Xu;Xiao-Wen Zhang

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of cecropin from the housefly (Musca domestica), and its expression in Escherichia coli

    Yongli Liang;Jin-Xing Wang;Xiao-fan Zhao;Xin-Jun Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Jin-Xing Wang
Jin-Xing Wang Shandong University
Xiao-Qiang Yu
Xiao-Qiang Yu South China Normal University
Gerardo R. Vasta
Gerardo R. Vasta University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jianhai Xiang
Jianhai Xiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lawrence I. Gilbert
Lawrence I. Gilbert University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shijie Han
Shijie Han Chinese Academy of Sciences

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