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Budding yeast Rad51: a paradigm for how phosphorylation and intrinsic structural disorder regulate homologous recombination and protein homeostasis
By Dr. Wang, Ting-Fang - January, 2021 Current Genetics
Frontotemporal dementia‐linked P112H mutation of TDP‐43 induces protein structural change and impairs its RNA binding function
By Dr. Yuan, Hanna - January, 2021 Prot. Sci. 30, 350-365 (2021).
Social behaviors and contextual memory of Vcp mutant mice are sensitive to nutrition and can be ameliorated by amino acid supplementation
By Dr. Hsueh, Yi-Ping - January, 2021 iScience 24:101949.
More than a zip code: global modulation of cellular function by nuclear localization signals
By Dr. Hsia, Kuo-Chiang - December, 2020 FEBS J. doi: 10.1111/febs.15659
Multi-targeting of functional cysteines in multiple conserved SARS-CoV-2 domains by clinically safe Zn-ejectors
By Dr. Yuan, Hanna - December, 2020 Chem. Sci. 11, 9904-9909.
An Efficient Screen for Cell-Intrinsic Factors Identifies the Chaperonin CCT and Multiple Conserved Mechanisms as Mediating Dendrite Morphogenesis
By Dr. Chien, Cheng-Ting - September, 2020 Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 14:311.
How does rice cope with too little oxygen during its early life?
By Dr. Yu, Su-May - December, 2020 New Phytologist (2021) 229: 36–41 doi: 10.1111/nph.16395
Genome plasticity in Paramecium bursaria revealed by population genomics
By Dr. Leu, Jun-Yi - December, 2020 BMC Biol. 18(1): 180 (2020).
KLHL17/Actinfilin, a brain-specific gene associated with infantile spasms and autism, regulates dendritic spine enlargement
By Dr. Hsueh, Yi-Ping - December, 2020 Journal of Biomedical Science 27:103.
PacBio Long-Read Sequencing, Assembly, and Funannotate Reannotation of the Complete Genome of Trichoderma reesei QM6a
By Dr. Wang, Ting-Fang - November, 2020 Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2234, P311-329. Humana, New York, NY.-
TSETA: A Third-Generation Sequencing-Based Computational Tool for Mapping and Visualization of SNPs, Meiotic Recombination Products, and RIP Mutations
By Dr. Wang, Ting-Fang - November, 2020 Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2234, P331-361. Humana, New York, NY. -
Third-generation sequencing-based mapping and visualization of single nucleotide polymorphism, meiotic recombination, illegitimate mutation and repeat-induced point mutation
By Dr. Wang, Ting-Fang - September, 2020 NAR Genomics Bioinformatics 2(3) 
Autism-linked mutations of CTTNBP2 reduce social interaction and impair dendritic spine formation via diverse mechanisms
By Dr. Hsueh, Yi-Ping - November, 2020 Acta Neuropathologica Communications 8:185.
Increased ratio of galactolipid MGDG : DGDG induces jasmonic acid overproduction and changes chloroplast shape
By Dr. Li, Hsou-min - November, 2020 New Phytologist (2020) 228: 1327–1335.
Hypoxia-inducible factor 2α is indispensable for regulatory T cell function
By Dr. Lai, Ming-Zong - October, 2020 Nature Communications 11:5005. (October 06, 2020)
The High Osmolarity Glycerol (HOG) Pathway Functions in Osmosensing, Trap Morphogenesis and Conidiation of the Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora
By Dr. Hsueh, Yen-Ping - September, 2020 J. Fungi 2020, 6(4), 191
Improving nitrogen use efficiency by manipulating nitrate remobilization in plants
By Dr. Tsay, Yi-Fang - September, 2020 Nature Plant, 6: 1126-1135 (2020)
Structures, Mechanisms, and Functions of His-Me Finger Nucleases
By Dr. Yuan, Hanna - August, 2020 Trends Biochem. Sci. in press (2020).
Structure of the sodium-dependent phosphate transporter reveals insights into human solute carrier SLC20
By Dr. Hsiao, Chwan-Deng - August, 2020 Science Advances
Selfing mutants link Ku proteins to mating type determination in Tetrahymena
By Dr. Yao, Meng-Chao - August, 2020 PLOS Biology