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Overview

Yi Rao is affiliated with Peking University in China and has conducted research primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple disciplines with a significant focus on neuroscience and medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these broad areas, Yi Rao's research delves into several specialized subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The topics that characterize Yi Rao's research contributions include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Cancer Research and Treatments

Yi Rao's recent publications illustrate a blend of molecular biology, synthetic biology, and neuroscience. Notable papers include:

  • A neuropeptide regulates fighting behavior in Drosophila melanogaster (2020), published in eLife
  • Construction and application of a dual promoter system for efficient protein production and metabolic pathway enhancement in Bacillus licheniformis (2020), published in Journal of Biotechnology
  • Construction and Characterization of a Gradient Strength Promoter Library for Fine-Tuned Gene Expression in Bacillus licheniformis (2021), published in ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Molecular resolution of a behavioral paradox: sleep and arousal are regulated by distinct acetylcholine receptors in different neuronal types in Drosophila (2021), published in SLEEP
  • Discoveries of GPR39 as an evolutionarily conserved receptor for bile acids and of its involvement in biliary acute pancreatitis (2024), published in Science Advances

Yi Rao frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating ongoing active research partnerships. These frequent coauthors include:

  • Renbo Mao
  • Wenxia Zhang
  • Dongbo Cai
  • Lifen Jiang
  • Xin Ma

The scientist has published their work primarily in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Genetics
  • Cell Discovery
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Small molecule drug screening in Drosophila identifies the 5HT2A receptor as a feeding modulation target

    Gabriel Gasque;Stephen Conway;Juan Huang;Yi Rao

  • Both the Establishment and the Maintenance of Neuronal Polarity Require Active Mechanisms: Critical Roles of GSK-3β and Its Upstream Regulators

    Hui Jiang;Wei Guo;Xinhua Liang;Yi Rao;Yi Rao

  • Signal transduction in neuronal migration: roles of GTPase activating proteins and the small GTPase Cdc42 in the Slit-Robo pathway.

    Kit Wong;Xiu Rong Ren;Yang Zhong Huang;Yi Xie

  • Directional guidance of neuronal migration in the olfactory system by the protein Slit.

    Wei Wu;Kit Wong;Jin-hui Chen;Zhi-hong Jiang

  • Vertebrate Slit, a Secreted Ligand for the Transmembrane Protein Roundabout, Is a Repellent for Olfactory Bulb Axons

    Hua shun Li;Jin hui Chen;Wei Wu;Tanya Fagaly

  • Induction of tumor angiogenesis by Slit-Robo signaling and inhibition of cancer growth by blocking Robo activity.

    Biao Wang;Yang Xiao;Bei Bei Ding;Na Zhang;Na Zhang

  • The neuronal repellent Slit inhibits leukocyte chemotaxis induced by chemotactic factors.

    Jane Y. Wu;Lili Feng;Hwan Tae Park;Necat Havlioglu

  • Signalling mechanisms mediating neuronal responses to guidance cues

    Kun-Liang Guan;Yi Rao

  • Robo4 is a vascular-specific receptor that inhibits endothelial migration

    Kye Won Park;Clayton M. Morrison;Lise K. Sorensen;Christopher A. Jones

  • Chemoconnectomics: Mapping Chemical Transmission in Drosophila.

    Bowen Deng;Qi Li;Xinxing Liu;Yue Cao

  • A single morphogenetic field gives rise to two retina primordia under the influence of the prechordal plate

    Hua Shun Li;Christopher Tierney;Leng Wen;Jane Y. Wu

  • A subset of octopaminergic neurons are important for Drosophila aggression.

    Chuan Zhou;Yong Rao;Yi Rao

  • Cellular and Molecular Guidance of GABAergic Neuronal Migration from an Extracortical Origin to the Neocortex

    Yan Zhu;Hua Shun Li;Lijuan Zhou;Jane Y. Wu

  • Role of the chemokine SDF-1 as the meningeal attractant for embryonic cerebellar neurons.

    Yan Zhu;Tao Yu;Xiao Chun Zhang;Takashi Nagasawa

  • Netrin requires focal adhesion kinase and Src family kinases for axon outgrowth and attraction

    Guofa Liu;Hilary Beggs;Claudia Jürgensen;Hwan Tae Park

  • Activation of FAK and Src are receptor-proximal events required for netrin signaling

    Weiquan Li;Jeeyong Lee;Haris G. Vikis;Seung Hee Lee

  • The mouse SLIT family: secreted ligands for ROBO expressed in patterns that suggest a role in morphogenesis and axon guidance.

    Wenlin Yuan;Lijuan Zhou;Jin hui Chen;Jane Y. Wu

  • Mapping Neural Circuits with Activity-Dependent Nuclear Import of a Transcription Factor

    Kaoru Masuyama;Yi Zhang;Yi Rao;Jing W Wang

  • Disruption of ROBO2 Is Associated with Urinary Tract Anomalies and Confers Risk of Vesicoureteral Reflux

    Weining Lu;Weining Lu;Albertien M. Van Eerde;Xueping Fan;Fabiola Quintero-Rivera

  • Slit proteins: molecular guidance cues for cells ranging from neurons to leukocytes

    Kit Wong;Hwan Tae Park;Jane Y Wu;Yi Rao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Y. Wu
Jane Y. Wu Northwestern University
Kun-Liang Guan
Kun-Liang Guan Westlake University
Shihui Han
Shihui Han Peking University
Yasunori Kanaho
Yasunori Kanaho University of Tsukuba
Yuh Nung Jan
Yuh Nung Jan University of California, San Francisco
David M. Ornitz
David M. Ornitz Washington University in St. Louis
Wen Cheng Xiong
Wen Cheng Xiong Case Western Reserve University
Lily Yeh Jan
Lily Yeh Jan University of California, San Francisco
Richard L. Maas
Richard L. Maas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cynthia C. Morton
Cynthia C. Morton Brigham and Women's Hospital

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