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6048

Overview

Yixian Zheng is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. They have published extensively in these areas as well as touching on Biomedical Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Nuclear Structure and Function, RNA Research and Splicing, Biotin and Related Studies, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics. Additional areas of focus include RNA modifications and cancer, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies.

Frequently, Yixian Zheng collaborates with a range of coauthors, including Joseph R. Tran, Stephen A. Adam, Robert D. Goldman, Danielle I. Paulson, and James J. Moresco. Their publications appear in journals and venues such as The Journal of Cell Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Microscopy and Microanalysis, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recent published papers include:

  • Computational analyses reveal spatial relationships between nuclear pore complexes and specific lamins, 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • An APEX2 proximity ligation method for mapping interactions with the nuclear lamina, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • The versatility of Ascorbate Peroxidase-aided mapping uncovers insights of the nuclear lamina interactions and function, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Restoring flowcell type and basecaller configuration from FASTQ files of nanopore sequencing data, 2025, Nature Communications
  • In Vitro Reconstitution in Xenopus laevis Egg Extracts Reveals Molecular Mechanisms That Control B-Type Lamin Assembly, 2023, Microscopy and Microanalysis

Best Publications

  • Nucleation of microtubule assembly by a gamma-tubulin-containing ring complex.

    Yixian Zheng;Mei Lie Wong;Bruce Alberts;Bruce Alberts;Tim Mitchison

  • Pericentrin and gamma-tubulin form a protein complex and are organized into a novel lattice at the centrosome.

    Jason B. Dictenberg;Wendy Zimmerman;Cynthia A. Sparks;Aaron Young

  • γ-Tubulin is present in Drosophila melanogaster and homo sapiens and is associated with the centrosome

    Yixian Zheng;M. Katherine Jung;Berl R. Oakley

  • Stimulation of microtubule aster formation and spindle assembly by the small GTPase Ran.

    Andrew Wilde;Yixian Zheng

  • A Ran signalling pathway mediated by the mitotic kinase Aurora A in spindle assembly

    Ming Ying Tsai;Christiane Wiese;Kan Cao;Ona Martin

  • Role of Importin-β in Coupling Ran to Downstream Targets in Microtubule Assembly

    Christiane Wiese;Andrew Wilde;Mary Shannon Moore;Stephen A. Adam

  • Characterization of Two Related Drosophila γ-tubulin Complexes that Differ in Their Ability to Nucleate Microtubules

    Karen Oegema;Christiane Wiese;Ona C. Martin;Ronald A. Milligan

  • A Mitotic Lamin B Matrix Induced by RanGTP Required for Spindle Assembly

    Ming Ying Tsai;Shusheng Wang;Jill M. Heidinger;Jill M. Heidinger;Jill M. Heidinger;Dale K. Shumaker;Dale K. Shumaker;Dale K. Shumaker

  • A new function for the γ -tubulin ring complex as a microtubule minus-end cap

    Christiane Wiese;Yixian Zheng

  • Chromosome alignment and segregation regulated by ubiquitination of survivin.

    Queenie P. Vong;Kan Cao;Kan Cao;Hoi Y. Li;Pablo A. Iglesias

  • Recruitment of the gamma-tubulin ring complex to Drosophila salt-stripped centrosome scaffolds.

    Michelle Moritz;Yixian Zheng;Bruce M. Alberts;Karen Oegema

  • Microtubule nucleation: γ-tubulin and beyond

    Christiane Wiese;Yixian Zheng

  • Phase Transition of Spindle-Associated Protein Regulate Spindle Apparatus Assembly

    Hao Jiang;Hao Jiang;Shusheng Wang;Yuejia Huang;Xiaonan He

  • Mouse B-Type Lamins Are Required for Proper Organogenesis But Not by Embryonic Stem Cells

    Youngjo Kim;Alexei A. Sharov;Katie McDole;Katie McDole;Katie McDole;Melody Cheng

  • Structural organization of nuclear lamins A, C, B1, and B2 revealed by superresolution microscopy

    Takeshi Shimi;Mark Kittisopikul;Joseph Tran;Anne E. Goldman

  • Ran stimulates spindle assembly by altering microtubule dynamics and the balance of motor activities.

    Andrew Wilde;Andrew Wilde;Sofia B. Lizarraga;Sofia B. Lizarraga;Lijun Zhang;Christiane Wiese

  • The AAA-ATPase Cdc48/p97 Regulates Spindle Disassembly at the End of Mitosis

    Kan Cao;Reiko Nakajima;Hemmo H. Meyer;Yixian Zheng;Yixian Zheng

  • Aurora kinases in spindle assembly and chromosome segregation.

    Daniel Ducat;Yixian Zheng;Yixian Zheng

  • Lamins Organize the Global Three-Dimensional Genome from the Nuclear Periphery

    Xiaobin Zheng;Jiabiao Hu;Sibiao Yue;Lidya Kristiani

  • Age-Associated Loss of Lamin-B Leads to Systemic Inflammation and Gut Hyperplasia

    Haiyang Chen;Xiaobin Zheng;Yixian Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Goldman
Robert D. Goldman Northwestern University
Stephen A. Adam
Stephen A. Adam Northwestern University
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Karen Oegema
Karen Oegema University of California, San Diego
Chen-Ming Fan
Chen-Ming Fan Carnegie Institution for Science
Timothy J. Mitchison
Timothy J. Mitchison Harvard University
Bruce Alberts
Bruce Alberts University of California, San Francisco
Claire E. Walczak
Claire E. Walczak Indiana University
Akihiro Iwamatsu
Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University
Maitreya J. Dunham
Maitreya J. Dunham University of Washington

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