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Overview

Yong-Mei Zhang is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States and has authored a substantial body of research primarily in the field of medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including infectious diseases, epidemiology, immunology, physiology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Research topics prominently covered by Yong-Mei Zhang include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Zhang's work has been published in a variety of journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
  • Immunity
  • Journal of Medical Virology

Several recent papers authored by or associated with Zhang reflect a focus on neuroimmune interactions, inflammation, and pain processing mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • Dopamine inhibits group 2 innate lymphoid cell-driven allergic lung inflammation by dampening mitochondrial activity, 2023, Immunity
  • Disinhibition of PVN-projecting GABAergic neurons in AV region in BNST participates in visceral hypersensitivity in rats, 2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • MicroRNA-146 attenuates lipopolysaccharide induced ovarian dysfunction by inhibiting the TLR4/NF- κB signaling pathway, 2022, Bioengineered
  • Glutamatergic and GABAergic anteroventral BNST projections to PVN CRH neurons regulate maternal separation-induced visceral pain, 2023, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Association of N-Terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide With Volume Status and Cardiac Function in Hemodialysis Patients, 2021, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Yong-Mei Zhang collaborates frequently with several researchers, with notable coauthors including:

  • Richeng Mao (9 joint publications)
  • Haoxiang Zhu (7 joint publications)
  • Yifei Guo (7 joint publications)
  • Rong Hua (6 joint publications)
  • Fahong Li (5 joint publications)

The research contributions of Zhang demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting clinical research on infectious diseases with neurological and immunological studies related to pain and inflammation.

Best Publications

  • Membrane lipid homeostasis in bacteria.

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O. Rock

  • Coenzyme A: back in action.

    Roberta Leonardi;Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O. Rock;Suzanne Jackowski

  • Inhibiting bacterial fatty acid synthesis

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Stephen W. White;Charles O. Rock

  • Evaluation of epigallocatechin gallate and related plant polyphenols as inhibitors of the FabG and FabI reductases of bacterial type II fatty-acid synthase.

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O. Rock

  • Identification and analysis of the acyl carrier protein (ACP) docking site on beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III.

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Mohan S. Rao;Richard J. Heath;Allen C. Price

  • Mechanistic diversity and regulation of Type II fatty acid synthesis.

    H. Marrakchi;Y.-M. Zhang;C. O. Rock;C. O. Rock

  • Structure of beta-ketoacyl-[acyl carrier protein] reductase from Escherichia coli: negative cooperativity and its structural basis.

    Allen C. Price;Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O. Rock;Stephen W. White

  • Product diversity and regulation of type II fatty acid synthases.

    Ying-Jie Lu;Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O Rock

  • Acyl-Phosphates Initiate Membrane Phospholipid Synthesis in Gram-Positive Pathogens

    Ying-Jie Lu;Yong-Mei Zhang;Kimberly D. Grimes;Jianjun Qi

  • The solution structure of acyl carrier protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Hing Cm Wong;Gaohua Liu;Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles Om Rock;Charles Om Rock

  • Cofactor-Induced Conformational Rearrangements Establish a Catalytically Competent Active Site and a Proton Relay Conduit in FabG

    Allen C Price;Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O Rock;Charles O Rock;Stephen W White;Stephen W White

  • Key Residues Responsible for Acyl Carrier Protein and β-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase (FabG) Interaction

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Bainan Wu;Bainan Wu;Jie Zheng;Jie Zheng;Charles O. Rock

  • Crystal structures of the Dab homology domains of mouse disabled 1 and 2

    Mikyung Yun;Lakhu Keshvara;Cheon Gil Park;Yong Mei Zhang;Yong Mei Zhang

  • Thematic review series: Glycerolipids. Acyltransferases in bacterial glycerophospholipid synthesis.

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles O. Rock

  • Two aerobic pathways for the formation of unsaturated fatty acids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Kun Zhu;Kyoung-Hee Choi;Herbert P. Schweizer;Charles O. Rock

  • The FabR (YijC) Transcription Factor Regulates Unsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Hedia Marrakchi;Charles O. Rock;Charles O. Rock

  • Chemical Knockout of Pantothenate Kinase Reveals the Metabolic and Genetic Program Responsible for Hepatic Coenzyme A Homeostasis

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Shigeru Chohnan;Kristopher G. Virga;Robert D. Stevens

  • A pantothenate kinase from Staphylococcus aureus refractory to feedback regulation by coenzyme A.

    Roberta Leonardi;Shigeru Chohnan;Yong-Mei Zhang;Kristopher G. Virga

  • The application of computational methods to explore the diversity and structure of bacterial fatty acid synthase

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Hedia Marrakchi;Stephen W. White;Stephen W. White;Charles O. Rock;Charles O. Rock

  • Acyl Carrier Protein Is a Cellular Target for the Antibacterial Action of the Pantothenamide Class of Pantothenate Antimetabolites

    Yong-Mei Zhang;Matthew W. Frank;Kristopher G. Virga;Richard E. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles O. Rock
Charles O. Rock St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Suzanne Jackowski
Suzanne Jackowski St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stephen W. White
Stephen W. White St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jie Zheng
Jie Zheng University of California, Los Angeles
Richard E. Lee
Richard E. Lee St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Herbert P. Schweizer
Herbert P. Schweizer Colorado State University
Olga Ilkayeva
Olga Ilkayeva Duke University
Christopher B. Newgard
Christopher B. Newgard Duke University
John E. Cronan
John E. Cronan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Helena I. Boshoff
Helena I. Boshoff National Institutes of Health

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