Publications
2021
39. Li H, Chen Y, Zhang J, Lin Y, Yang Z, Tan J, Qiao W*. Identification of the internal ribosome entry sites in the 5'‑untranslated region of the c‑fos gene. Int J Mol Med. 2021 Apr;47(4):1. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.4889. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33604677
38. Pant A, Dsouza L, Cao S, Peng C, Yang Z*. Viral growth factor- and STAT3 signaling-dependent elevation of the TCA cycle intermediate levels during vaccinia virus infection. PLoS Pathog. 2021 Feb 2;17(2):e1009303. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009303. eCollection 2021 Feb.PMID: 33529218
37. Xian Y, Avila R, Pant A, Yang Z, Xiao C*. The Role of Tape Measure Protein in Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Virus Capsid Assembly. Viral Immunol. 2021 Jan-Feb;34(1):41-48. doi: 10.1089/vim.2020.0038. Epub 2020 Oct 19. PMID: 33074779
2020
36. Cantu F, Cao S, Hernandez C, Dhungel P, Spradlin J, Yang Z*. Poxvirus-encoded decapping enzymes promote selective translation of viral mRNAs. PLOS Pathog.2020 Oct 8;16(10):e1008926. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008926.eCollection 2020 Oct.
35. Pant A, Yang Z*. Asparagine: An Achilles Heel of Virus Replication? ACS Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00504. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32786295
34. Peng C, Zhou Y, Cao S, Pant A, Campos Guerrero ML, McDonald P, Roy A, Yang Z*. Identification of Vaccinia Virus Inhibitors and Cellular Functions Necessary for Efficient Viral Replication by Screening Bioactives and FDA-Approved Drugs. vaccines (Basel)2020 Jul 21;8(3):E401.doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030401.
33. Dhungel P, Cantu FM, Molina JA, Yang Z*. Vaccinia Virus as a Master of Host Shutoff Induction: Targeting Processes of the Central Dogma and Beyond. Pathogens, 2020 May 21;9(5):400. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050400.
2019
32. Lin Y, Yang Z, Qiao W*, Deciphering Viral Infections by Ribosome Profiling. Chinese Journal of Virology. 2019 Nov 19.
31. Lin Y, Qiao W, Yang Z*, Ribosome profiling of vaccinia virus-infected cells. Book Chapter, Vaccinia virus: Methods and protocol, Methods Mol Biol, 2019;2023:171-188. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9593-6_11. Link
30. Cao S, Lin Y, Yang Z*, Vaccinia virus transcriptome analysis by RNA sequencing. Book Chapter, Vaccinia virus: Methods and protocol, Methods Mol Biol, 2019;2023:157-170. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9593-6_10. Link
29. Pant A, Cao S, Yang Z*. Asparagine is a critical limiting metabolite for vaccinia virus protein synthesis during glutamine deprivation. 2019. April 17. pii: JVI.01834-18. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01834-18. [Epub ahead of print]. Link
28. Dhungel P, Cantu F, Hernandez C, Yang Z*. In Vitro Transcribed RNA-based Luciferase Reporter Assay to Study Translation Regulation in Poxvirus-infected Cells. J Vis Exp. 2019 May 1. doi:10.3791/59626. link
2018
27. Lin Y, Wang Y, Li H, Chen Y, Qiao W, Xie Z*, Tan J*, Yang Z*. Simultaneous and systematic analysis of cellular and viral gene expression during Enterovirus 71-induced host shutoff. Protein Cell. 2018 Apr 25. doi: 10.1007/s13238-018-0535-6. link
2017
26. Cao S, Realegeno S, Pant A, Satheshkumar PS, Yang Z*. Suppression of poxvirus replication by resveratrol. Front Microbiol. 2017 Nov 17;8:2196. eCollection 2017. link
25. Dhungel P, Cao S, Yang Z*. The 5'-poly(A) leader of poxvirus mRNA confers a translational advantage that can be achieved in cells with impaired cap-dependent translation. PLoS Pathog. 2017 Aug 30;13(8):e1006602. link
24. Cao S, Dhungel P, Yang Z*. Going against the Tide: Selective Cellular Protein Synthesis during Virally Induced Host Shutoff. J Virol. 2017 Aug 10;91(17). pii: e00071-17. Review. Link
23. Dai A, Cao S, Dhungel P, Luan Y, Liu Y, Xie Z*, Yang Z*. Ribosome Profiling Reveals Translational Upregulation of Cellular Oxidative Phosphorylation mRNAs During Vaccinia Virus-induced Host Shutoff. J. Virol. 2017 Mar vol. 91 no. 5 e01858-16(* Corresponding Author). link
22. Liang J, Susan Sun X, Yang Z, Cao S. Anticancer Drug Camptothecin Test in 3D Hydrogel Networks with HeLa cells. Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 1;7:37626. doi: 10.1038/srep37626. Link
21. Li J, Yao Y, Chen Y, Xu X, Lin Y, Yang Z, Qiao W, Tan J. Enterovirus 71 3C Promotes Apoptosis through Cleavage of PinX1, a Telomere Binding Protein. J Virol. 2017 Jan 3;91(2). pii: e02016-16. Link
2016
20. Mendez-Rios JD, Yang Z, Erlandson KJ, Cohen JI, Martens CA, Bruno DP, Porcella SF, Moss B. Molluscum Contagiosum Virus Transcriptome in Abortively Infected Cultured Cells and a Human Skin Lesion. J Virol. 2016 Apr 14;90(9):4469-80. Link
19. Xie SQ, Nie P,Wang Y,Wang H, Li H, Yang Z, Liu Y, Ren J and Xie Z. RPFdb: a database for genome wide information of translated mRNA generated from ribosome profiling. Nucleic Acids Res. 44 (D1): D254-D258. 2016. Link
2015
18. Yang Z*, Moss B. Decoding Poxvirus Genome. Oncotarget. 6(30):28513-28514, 2015. link.
17. Yang Z*, Cao S, Martens CA, Porcella SF, Xie Z, Ma M, Shen M and Moss B*. Deciphering Poxvirus Gene Expression by RNA Sequencing and Ribosome Profiling. J Virol., 89 (13): 6874-6886, 2015. Link.
2013
16. Yang Z, Maruri-Avidal L, Sisler J, Stuart CA, Moss B. Cascade Regulation of Vaccinia Virus Gene Expression Is Modulated by Multistage Promoters. Virology. 447 (1-2): 213–220, 2013. Link.featured in Virology Highlights blog.
2012
15. Yang Z, Martens CA, Bruno DP, Porcella SF, Moss B. Pervasive Initiation and 3’ End Formation of Poxvirus Post-Replicative RNAs. J Biol Chem. 287 (37): 31050-31060, 2012. Link.
2011
14. Yang Z, Reynolds SE, Martens CA, Bruno DP, Porcella SF, Moss B. Expression Profiling of the Intermediate and Late Stages of Poxvirus Replication. J Virol. 85 (19):9899-9908, 2011. Link.
13. Yang Z, Bruno DP, Martens CA, Porcella SF, Moss B. Genome-wide analysis of the 5' and 3' ends of vaccinia virus early mRNAs delineates regulatory sequences of annotated and anomalous transcripts. J Virol. 85(12):5897-909, 2011. Link.
12. Bengali Z, Satheshkumar PS, Yang Z, Weisberg AS, Paran N, Moss B. Drosophila S2 cells are non-permissive for vaccinia virus DNA replication following entry via low pH-dependent endocytosis and early transcription. PLoS One. 6(2):e17248, 2011. Link.
2010
11. Yang Z, Bruno DP, Martens CA, Porcella SF, Moss B. Simultaneous high-resolution analysis of vaccinia virus and host cell transcriptomes by deep RNA sequencing. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107(25):11513-8, 2010. Link.
10. Yang Z* & Wood C*. The replication and transcription activator (RTA) of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus-8. Front. Biol. 5(2), 105-115, 2010. Link.
9. Wen HJ, Yang Z, Zhou Y, Wood C. Enhancement of autophagy during lytic replication by the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and transcription activator. J Virol. 84(15): 7448-58, 2010. Link.
2009
8. Yang Z, Moss B. Interaction of the vaccinia virus RNA polymerase-associated 94-kilodalton protein with the early transcription factor. J Virol. 83(23):12018-26, 2009. Link.
7. Yang Z, Wen HJ, Minhas V, Wood C. The zinc finger DNA-binding domain of K-RBP plays an important role in regulating Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus RTA-mediated gene expression. Virology. 391(2): 221-31, 2009. Link.
2008
6. Yang Z, Yan Z, Wood C. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus transactivator RTA promotes degradation of the repressors to regulate viral lytic replication. J Virol. 82(7):3590-603, 2008. Link
2007
5. Yang Z, Wood C. The transcriptional repressor K-RBP modulates RTA-mediated transactivation and lytic replication of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. J Virol. 81(12):6294-306, 2007. Link
Before 2007
4. Bai Y, Yang Z, Chen Y, Li J, Zhang X, Qiao M & Gao C. Infuence of growth conditions on the stability of plasmid-like DNAs from cucumber mitochondria. J Nankai Univ. 35(4): 20-25, 2002.
3. Yang Z, Bai Y, Zhang X, Qiao M & Gao C. Progress in structure, function and application of promoters in the nisin gene cluster. J Chin. Biotechnol. 22(4): 57-61, 2002.
2. Bai Y, Yang Z, Yu G, Li J, Zhang X & Gao C. 2002. Isolation and identification of plasmid-like DNAs in Cucumber mitochondria. J Nankai Univ. 35(2): 97-100, 2002.
1. Bai Y, Yang Z, Qiao M, Zhang X, Zhou J & Gao C. The action of S1 Nuclease and a cloning strategy for microcircular DNAs. Chin J Biotechnol. 19(2): 240-243, 2003
