Selected publications
Su W, Ahmad I, Wu Y, Tang L, Khan I, Ye B, Liang J, Li S, Zheng YH. Furin Egress from the TGN is Regulated by Membrane-Associated RING-CH Finger Proteins (MARCHF) and Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 32 (USP32) via Nondegradable K33-Polyubiquitination. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024 Jul 19; ???:e2403732.
Khan I, Li S, Tao L, Wang C, Ye B, Li H, Liu X, Ahmad I, Su W, Zhong G, Wen Z, Wang J, Hua RH, Ma A, Liang J, Wan XP, Bu ZG, Zheng YH. Tubeimosides are pan-coronavirus and filovirus inhibitors that can block their fusion protein binding to Niemann-Pick C1. Nat Commun. 2024 Jan 2;15(1):162.
Zhang J, Wang B, Gao X, Peng C, Shan C, Johnson SF, Schwartz RC, Zheng YH. RNF185 regulates proteostasis in Ebolavirus infection by crosstalk between the calnexin cycle, ERAD, and reticulophagy. Nat Commun. 2022 Oct 12;13(1):6007.
Wang B, Zhang J, Liu X, Chai Q, Lu X, Yao X, Yang Z, Sun L, Johnson SF, Schwartz RC, Zheng YH. Protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) negatively regulate ebolavirus structural glycoprotein expression in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via the autophagy-lysosomal pathway. Autophagy. 2022 Oct;18(10):2350-2367.
Li S, Li R, Ahmad I, Liu X, Johnson SF, Sun L, Zheng YH. Cul3-KLHL20 E3 ubiquitin ligase plays a key role in the arms race between HIV-1 Nef and host SERINC5 restriction. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 26;13(1):2242.
Chai Q, Li S, Collins MK, Li R, Ahmad I, Johnson SF, Frabutt DA, Yang Z, Shen X, Sun L, Hu J, Hultquist JF, Peterlin BM, Zheng YH. HIV-1 Nef interacts with the cyclin K/CDK13 complex to antagonize SERINC5 for optimal viral infectivity. Cell Rep. 2021 Aug 10;36(6):109514.
Qiu X, Eke IE, Johnson SF, Ding C, Zheng YH. Proteasomal degradation of human SERINC4: A potent host anti-HIV-1 factor that is antagonized by nef. Curr Res Virol Sci. 2020;1.
Yu C, Li S, Zhang X, Khan I, Ahmad I, Zhou Y, Li S, Shi J, Wang Y, Zheng YH. MARCH8 Inhibits Ebola Virus Glycoprotein, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycoprotein, and Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 Hemagglutinin Maturation. mBio. 2020 Sep 15;11(5).
Zhang X, Shi J, Qiu X, Chai Q, Frabutt DA, Schwartz RC, Zheng YH. CD4 Expression and Env Conformation Are Critical for HIV-1 Restriction by SERINC5. J Virol. 2019 Jul 15;93(14).
Ahmad I, Li S, Li R, Chai Q, Zhang L, Wang B, Yu C, Zheng YH. The retroviral accessory proteins S2, Nef, and glycoMA use similar mechanisms for antagonizing the host restriction factor SERINC5. J Biol Chem. 2019 Apr 26;294(17):7013-7024.
Li S, Ahmad I, Shi J, Wang B, Yu C, Zhang L, Zheng YH. Murine Leukemia Virus Glycosylated Gag Reduces Murine SERINC5 Protein Expression at Steady-State Levels via the Endosome/Lysosome Pathway to Counteract SERINC5 Antiretroviral Activity. J Virol. 2019 Jan 15;93(2).
Shi J, Xiong R, Zhou T, Su P, Zhang X, Qiu X, Li H, Li S, Yu C, Wang B, Ding C, Smithgall TE, Zheng YH. HIV-1 Nef Antagonizes SERINC5 Restriction by Downregulation of SERINC5 via the Endosome/Lysosome System. J Virol. 2018 Jun 1;92(11).
Frabutt DA, Wang B, Riaz S, Schwartz RC, Zheng YH. Innate Sensing of Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins by the Host Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Pathway Triggers a Potent Antiviral Response via ER-Associated Protein Degradation. J Virol. 2018 Jan 1;92(1).
Zhang X, Zhou T, Yang J, Lin Y, Shi J, Zhang X, Frabutt DA, Zeng X, Li S, Venta PJ, Zheng YH. Identification of SERINC5-001 as the Predominant Spliced Isoform for HIV-1 Restriction. J Virol. 2017 May 15;91(10).
Wang B, Wang Y, Frabutt DA, Zhang X, Yao X, Hu D, Zhang Z, Liu C, Zheng S, Xiang SH, Zheng YH. Mechanistic understanding of N-glycosylation in Ebola virus glycoprotein maturation and function. J Biol Chem. 2017 Apr 7;292(14):5860-5870.
Frabutt DA, Zheng YH. Arms Race between Enveloped Viruses and the Host ERAD Machinery. Viruses. 2016 Sep 19;8(9).