School of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri – Kansas City
5007 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Xiao-Qiang Yu, PhD
Professor
Tel: (816)235-6379
CURRICULUM VITAE
Xiao-Qiang (Sean) Yu, PhD
Professor and Interim Head
Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110
Tel: (816)235-6379 (office); (816)235-5308 (lab); Fax: (816)235-1503
E-mail: Yux@umkc.edu; Homepage: http://sbs.umkc.edu/yux/
Video clips: http://umresearchboard.org/articles/25
Education
B.S., 1984, Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, CHINA
M.S., 1987, Organic Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, CHINA
Ph.D., 1997, Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Academic Positions
2014 – Present
2013 – Present
2008 – 2014
2002 – 2008
2001 – 2002
1998 – 2001
1992 – 1997
1990 – 1992
1987 – 1990
1984 – 1987
Professor, Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UMKC
Interim Head, Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UMKC
Associate Professor, Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics, UMKC
Assistant Professor, Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics, UMKC
Assistant Professor (Research), Dept. of Biochemistry, Kansas State University
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Biochem., Kansas State University
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Biochem., Kansas State Univ.
Associate Researcher, Biotechnology Research Center, Zhongshan University
Assistant Researcher, Biotechnology Research Center, Zhongshan University
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Zhongshan University
Honors and Other Research Activities
2015 –
2011 – 2017
Member, University of Missouri Research Board
Member (7/1/2011 – 6/30/2017), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vector Biology
Study Section
2012, 2015-16 Member (July of 2012, 2015 and 2016), Expert Panel Meeting (equivalent to NSF
panel meeting), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
2013 –
Editorial Board Member (2013.12 –), Insect Science
2012 –
Academic Editor (2012.2 –), PLoS One
2013 – 2015
Treasurer/Secretary, Vice-President, President, Overseas Chinese Entomologists
Association (OCEA)
2011 – 2014
Endowed Chair Professor (2011.10-2014.10), College of Animal Sciences, Fujian
Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
2010 – 2014
Visiting Professor (2010.12 – 2014.12), College of Animal Sciences, South China
Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
2005 – 2010
Visiting Professor (2005.1 – 2010.12), College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen
University, Guangzhou, China
2015.11
Co-organizing Member Symposium: Overseas Chinese Entomologists Association
(OCEA), “Opportunity, Challenge, Collaboration and Achievement”, The 63rd Annual
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2011.7
2010
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2008
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2007 –
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Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Minneapolis, Minnesota,
November 15-18, 2015
Vice-Chair, Organizing Committee, The 5th International Conference of Insect
Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IPBMB 2015), Guangzhou, China,
June 15-18, 2015
Co-organizing Member Symposium: Overseas Chinese Entomologists Association
(OCEA), “Global Challenges Bring Global Collaborations in Entomology”, The 62nd
Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Portland, Oregon,
November 16-19, 2014
Member, Scientific Committee, and “Insect Physiology and Molecular Ecology”
Session Chair, International Conference on Insect Molecular Ecology and Pest
Management, Fuzhou, China, October 28-31, 2014
Member, Academic Board Committee, 1st International Symposium on Insecticide,
Guangzhou, China, August 5-7, 2014
Co-organizing Member Symposium: Overseas Chinese Entomologists Association
(OCEA), “Building a foundation for collaborations on entomological research”, The
61st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Austin, Texas,
November 10-13, 2013
Member, Academic Board Committee and Organizing Committee, and Immunity
Section Chair, The Fourth International Symposium on Insect Physiology,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing, China, June 15-19, 2013
Member, Academic Board Committee and Organizing Committee, and Invited
Speaker, the Third International Symposium on Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, Shanghai, China, July 2-6, 2011
Member (ad hoc) (February, 2010), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vector Biology
Study Section.
Member (ad hoc) (October, 2009), National Science Foundation (NSF), ARI-R2 panel
International Joint Grant, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),
International (Regional) Joint Grant (Grant No. 30728001): “C-type lectins in innate
immunity of Chinese shrimp”, ￥400,000 (Chinese dollars), collaboration with
Professor Jin-Xing Wang, School of Biological Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan,
China. 01-01-2008 – 12-30-2010, PI.
Invited Grant reviewer, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Grant reviewer, University of Missouri Research Board (UMRB)
Grant reviewer, Kansas State University Arthropod Genomics Center Seed Grant
Program
Open laboratory research funds (2004, 2007-2010), State Key Laboratory of
Biocontrol, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Biological control of insect pests: collaboration with Professor Wen-Qing Zhang,
College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Innate immunity in shrimp: collaboration with Professor Jian-Guo He, College of Life
Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Functions of C-type lectins in innate immunity of Chinese shrimp: collaboration with
Professor Jin-Xing Wang, School of Biological Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan,
China.
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University of Missouri – Kansas City
5007 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Xiao-Qiang Yu, PhD
Professor
Tel: (816)235-6379
Research Support
Active
2015 – 2017
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1 R21 AI117808-01: “Galectins in Bti tolerance and
resistance of the mosquito Aedes aegypti”, $415,250, 07/01/2015 – 06/30/2017, PI
2015 – 2016
University of Missouri – Kansas City, Funding for Excellence (FFE), “Multiple TollSpätzle Pathways in Drosophila”, $15,000, 11/01/2015 – 10/31/2016, PI
2014 – 2017
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1 SC1 AI112786-01: “Bacterial colonization and
immunogenicity in the mosquito gut ecosystem”, $1,421,590, 03/01/2014 –
02/28/2018, Collaborator. (PI: Jiannong Xu at New Mexico State University)
Completed
2008 – 2013
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 5 R01 GM066356-10: “C-type lectins in innate
immune responses of Anopheles gambiae and Manduca sexta”, $970,197,
07/01/2008 – 06/30/2013, PI.
2012 – 2013
University of Missouri Research Board (UMRB): “A Toll-ML Signaling Pathway in
Insect Innate Immunity”, $49,086, 07/01/2012 – 06/30/2013, PI.
2009 – 2012
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 5 R21 AI082253-02: “Lectin-carbohydrate
interactions in the host-parasite system”, $409,750, 05/08/2009 – 04/30/2012, PI.
2010 – 2011
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 3 R01 GM066356-08S1: “C-type lectins in innate
immune responses of Anopheles gambiae and Manduca sexta”, $157,961,
05/01/2010 – 04/30/2011, PI.
2008 – 2009
Faculty Research Grant (UMKC): “Study of a C-type lectin in proliferation of insect
blood cells”, $7,000, 07/01/2008 – 06/30/2009, PI.
2002 – 2008
National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 GM066356-06: “Lectins in Insect Immunity”,
$777,021, 04/01/2002 – 03/31/2008, PI.
2004 – 2005
University of Missouri Research Board (UMRB): “LPS receptor-mediated activation of
antibacterial genes”, $35,000, 05/01/2004 – 04/30/2005, PI.
Research Interest
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Innate immunity, C-type lectins, Pattern recognition receptors, Innate immune signaling pathways,
Expression and regulation of immune genes, Structural and functional study of genes and proteins.
Academic Membership
1999 – Present American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2006 – Present American Association for the Advancement of Science
2010 – Present Entomological Society of America
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University of Missouri – Kansas City
5007 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Xiao-Qiang Yu, PhD
Professor
Tel: (816)235-6379
Teaching Experience
University of Missouri-Kansas City
 Cell Biology
 Biochemistry and Nutrition (Dental School)
 Critical Analysis of Biological Issues
 Cell and Molecular Biology (Graduate Course)
 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (Graduate Course)
 General Biochemistry II (Graduate Course)
 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
 Senior seminar/Honors senior seminar
 Molecular and Cell Biology (Graduate Course)
 Immunology
Kansas State University
 Biochemistry I and Biochemistry II Lab sections (Graduate course)
 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab sections
Supervisory Responsibilities
Post-docs:
2004 – 2007
2004 – 2007
2009 – 2012
2010 – 2011
2010 – 2011
2012 – 2013
Dr. Er-Jun Ling (2004.4 – 2007.8). Dr. Ling is currently a Professor at the Institute of
Plant Physicology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese
Academy of Sciences (http://www.sippe.ac.cn/cp2-5_6_lingej.asp), Shanghai, China.
Dr. Jing-Qun Ao (2004.10 – 2007.12). Dr. Ao is currently an Associate Professor at
the Third Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China.
Dr. Xiu-Zhen Shi (2009.9 – 2012.7). Dr. Shi is currently at the School of Biological
Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dr. Xiao-Xia Xu (2010.3 – 2011.12). Dr. Xu is currently an Associate Professor at the
College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University
(http://xy.scau.edu.cn/zyhjxy/wygkcn_ShowArticle.asp?EC_ArticleID=1586),
Guangzhou, China.
Dr. Yun-Chao Gai (2010.6 – 2011.4). Dr. Gai is currently a post-doc at the Scripps
Research Institute (Scripps Florida), Florida, USA.
Dr. Xiang-Li Dang (2012.2 – 2013.2), Dr. Dang is currently an Associate Professor at
the College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
Graduate Students:
2006 – 2011
Xiang-Jun Rao was awarded Ph.D. degree in May 2011. Dr. Rao is currently an
Associate Professor at Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
2007 – 2010
Elizabeth Barrett (2007 – 2010), M.S., May 2010.
2008 – 2015
Xue Zhong was awarded Ph.D. degree in May 2015. Dr. Zhong is currently a postdoc in Dr. Beutler (Nobel Prize Laureate) lab at University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
2011 – Present Munmun Chowdhury (Ph.D. candidate).
2011 – 2013
Hui-Yu Yi (2011.11 – 2013.5). Dr. Yi was an exchanged graduate student and
worked two years in Yu lab. She was awarded Ph.D. degree in May 2013 in the
College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
2015 – 2016
Ruonan Zhang, an exchanged Master student from the College of Animal Science,
South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
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Jie Zhang, an exchanged Ph.D. student from the College of Animal Science, South
China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Benjaporn Phupet, an exchanged Ph.D. student from Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand 90112.
Julia Draper, MS student, Research Assistant
Rotation Graduate Students:
David Razafsky (Fall 2003)
June Deng (Fall 2005)
Ze Liu (Fall 2007)
Zong-Heng Wang (Fall 2010)
Munmun Chowdhury (Fall 2011)
Jacob Kraus (Fall 2012)
Senthilkumar Sivagurunathan (Fall 2004)
Ryan Huyck (Fall 2006)
Qian Li (Fall 2008)
Meng-Meng Li (Fall/Spring 2010/2011)
Divya Kamath (Fall/Spring 2011/2012)
Lance Turner (Spring 2014)
Undergraduate and High School Students:
2010 – 2011
Evelyn Howatt (2010.6 – 2011.5), UMKC student.
2010 – 2011
Trieu Do (2010.9 – 2011.12), UMKC student.
2013
Xin-Yu Lin (2013.1 – 2013.8), Student intern from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry
University, Fuzhou, China, expected to graduate with B.S. degree in May 2013.
2010
Yanjie Yu, Blue Valley High School (Class of 2010), now an undergraduate at
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2009-2010
Chris Lin, Shanghai International School, Shanghai, China (Class of 2012), and now
an undergraduate at Columbia University
2011
Claire Ma, Shawnees Mission East High School (Class of 2014), and now an
undergraduate at Yale University.
2012
Ryan Dahl (2012.9 – 2014.5), Olathe North High School (Class of 2014): In 2013
Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair, Ryan won First place in Division 1
“Biochemistry, Medicine & Health category”, First place from the United States Army
Special Award, and Third Place in overall grand award.
Visiting Scholars:
2005 – 2006
2010 – 2011
2011 – 2012
2012 – 2013
2013
2013 – 2014
2013 – 2014
Dr. Yu-Kun Ma (2005.3 – 2006.3), Dr. Ma is currently a Professor at Northeast
Forestry University, Haerbin, China.
Dr. Cui-Jie Kang (2010.11 – 2011.11), Dr. Kang is currently an Associate Professor
(http://www.lifesci.sdu.edu.cn/showContent.aspx?id=1082) at the School of Biological
Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dr. Dao-Hang He (2011.1 – 2012.1), Dr. He is currently an Associate Professor at the
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of
Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Dr. Xiao-Hong Huang (2012.11 – 2013.11), Dr. Huang is a Professor and Associate
Dean, School of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou,
China.
Dr. Qiong-Bo Hu (2013.3 – 2013.5), Dr. Hu is an Associate Professor at the College
of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University,
Guangzhou, China.
Dr. Chun-Feng Li (2013.4 – 2014.4), Dr. Li is an Associate Professor at the College
of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Dr. Ling-Ling Zhang (2013.8 – 2014.7), Dr. Zhang is an Associate Professor at the
School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
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2013 – 2015
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2014 – 2015
2015 – 2016
2015 – 2016
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2015 – 2016
2016 – 2017
Xiao-Qiang Yu, PhD
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Dr. Chang-Biao Wu (2013.11 – 2014.11), Dr. Wu is an Associate Professor at
Department of animal science, Fujian Vocational College of Agriculture, Fuzhou,
China
Dr. Hui-Yu Yi (2013.11 – 2015.12), College of Animal Science, South China
Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Professor Jianjun Yuan (2014.9 – 2015.9), Professor Yuan is currently the Research
Director at Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China.
Dr. Xiaolan Xie (2014.9 – 2015.2), Dr. Xie is Professor of the School of Chemistry
and Life Sciences, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China.
Dr. Yi Lin (2015.3 – 2016.3), Dr. Lin is a Professor in the Department of
Bioengineering and Biotechnology, College of Chemical Engineering, HuaQiao
University, Xiamen, China.
Dr. Cai-Ying Jiang (2015.4 – 2016.4), Dr. Jiang is an Associate Professor at the
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Dr. Hai-Long Kong (2015.7 – 2016.1), Dr. Jiang is an Assistant Professor at
Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Dr. Rui Zhang (2015.8 – 2016.8), Dr. Zhang is an Associate Professor at Guangdong
Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
Dr. Zhiqing Du (2015.10 – 2016.10), Dr. Du is a Professor at Inner Mongolia
University of Science and Technology, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China.
Dr. Xiao-Xia Xu (2016.1 – 2017.1). Dr. Xu is an Associate Professor at the College of
Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University,
Guangzhou, China.
Graduate Committees:
2005 – 2008
Zhonghua Wang (Committee member, Dr. J. Laity, supervisor) (2005.7 – 2008.5)
2005 – 2009
Michael J. Muskus (Committee member, Dr. J. Price, supervisor) (2005.4 – 2009.5)
2007 – 2011
Xiangjun Rao (Committee Chair, Dr. X.Q. Yu, supervisor) (2007.7 – 2011.5)
2006 – 2012
Le Ding (Committee member, Dr. T. Menees, supervisor) (2006.7 – 2012.5)
2008 – 2012
Ryan Huyck (Committee member, Dr. J. Laity, supervisor) (2008.4 – 2012.5)
2009 – 2012
Brandon Garcia (Committee member, Dr. B. Geisbrecht, supervisor) (2009.5 –
2012.12)
2009 – 2013
Ze Liu (Committee member, Dr. E. Geisbrecht, supervisor) (2009.5 – 2013.5)
2011 – 2013
Ankit Shah (Committee member, Dr. A. Kumar, supervisor) (2011.7 – 2013.12)
2012 – 2014
Jianfeng Meng (Committee member, Dr. Jie Chen, supervisor) (2012.1 – 2014.12)
2010 – 2015
Xue Zhong (Committee chair, Dr. X.Q. Yu, supervisor) (2010.7 – 2015.5)
2012 – 2015
Amruta Ronghe (Committee member, Dr. H. Bhat, supervisor) (2012.7 – 2015.5)
2012 – 2015
Zong-Heng Wang (Committee member, Dr. E. Geisbrecht, supervisor) (2012.7 –
2015.12)
2014 – Present Yan Zhang (Committee member, Dr. O. Igwe, supervisor) (2014.7 – )
Book Chapters
Yu X-Q and Kanost MR. Activation of Lepidopteran Insect Innate Immune Responses by C-type
Immulectins, In: Animal Lectins: A functional View (editors, Gerardo R. Vasta and Hafiz Ahmed),
Chapter 26, pp.383-395, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2009.
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Publications (* indicates corresponding authors)
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Meng E, Tang B, Hou Y*, Chen X, Chen J, Yu XQ. Altered immune function of Octodonta nipae
(Maulik) to its pupal endoparasitoid, Tetrastichus brontispae Ferrière. Comp Biochem Physiol B
Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Apr 19. pii: S1096-4959(16)30035-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2016.04.001.
Rao XJ, Wu P, Shahzad T, Liu S, Chen L, Yang YF, Shi Q, Yu XQ*. Characterization of a dualCRD galectin in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Dev Comp Immunol. 2016 Jul; 60:149-59. doi:
10.1016/j.dci.2016.03.001. Epub 2016 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 26944801.
Sun JJ, Lan JF, Shi XZ, Yang MC, Niu GJ, Ding D, Zhao XF, Yu XQ, Wang JX*. β-Arrestins
Negatively Regulate the Toll Pathway in Shrimp by Preventing Dorsal Translocation and
Inhibiting Dorsal Transcriptional Activity. J Biol Chem. 2016 Apr 1; 291(14):7488-504. doi:
10.1074/jbc.M115.698134. Epub 2016 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 26846853; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC4817179.
Zhong X, Rao XJ, Yi HY, Lin XY, Huang XH, Yu XQ*. Co-expression of Dorsal and Rel2
Negatively Regulates Antimicrobial Peptide Expression in the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca
sexta. Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 5;6:20654. doi: 10.1038/srep20654. PubMed PMID: 26847920;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4742911.
Rao XJ, Shahzad T, Liu S, Wu P, He YT, Sun WJ, Fan XY, Yang YF, Shi Q, Yu XQ*. Identification
of C-type lectin-domain proteins (CTLDPs) in silkworm Bombyx mori. Dev Comp Immunol. 2015
Dec; 53(2):328-38. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.07.005.
Zhang X, Zheng Y, Cao X, Ren R, Yu XQ, Jiang H*. Identification and profiling of Manduca sexta
microRNAs and their possible roles in regulating specific transcripts in fat body, hemocytes, and
midgut. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 Jul; 62:11-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.08.006. Epub
2014 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 25196249; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4362813.
Rao X, Cao X, He Y, Hu Y, Zhang X, Chen Y, Blissard G, Kanost MR, Yu X, Jiang H*. Structural
features, evolutionary relationships, and transcriptional regulation of C-type lectin-domain
proteins in Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 Jul; 62:75-85. doi:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.12.006.
Xia X, Yu L, Xue M, Yu X, Vasseur L, Gurr GM, Baxter SW, Lin H, Lin J, You M* (2015). Genomewide characterization and expression profiling of immune genes in the diamondback moth,
Plutella xylostella (L.). Sci Rep. 2015 May 6; 5:9877. doi: 10.1038/srep09877.
Xu H, Su H, Zou W, Liu S, Yan W, Wang Q, Yuan L, Chan SF, Yu X, He J, Weng S. Identification
of mud crab reovirus VP12 and its interaction with the voltage-dependent anion-selective
channel protein of mud crab Scylla paramamosain. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2015 May;
44(1):224-31. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.12.012.
Shi XZ, Kang CJ, Wang SJ, Zhong X, Beerntsen BT, Yu XQ*. Functions of Armigeres subalbatus
C-type lectins in innate immunity. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2014 Sep; 52:102-114. doi:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.06.010.
Rao XJ, Zhong X, Lin XY, Huang XH, Yu XQ*. Characterization of a novel Manduca sexta beta-1,
3-glucan recognition protein (βGRP3) with multiple functions. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2014 Sep;
52:13-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.06.003.
Ren Q, Lan JF, Zhong X, Song XJ, Ma F, Hui KM, Wang W, Yu XQ*, Wang JX*. A novel Toll like
receptor with two TIR domains (HcToll-2) is involved in regulation of antimicrobial peptide gene
expression of Hyriopsis cumingii. Dev Comp Immunol. 2014 Jul; 45(1):198-208. doi:
10.1016/j.dci.2014.02.020. Epub 2014 Mar 12. PubMed PMID: 24631579.
Yi HY, Chowdhury M, Huang YD, Yu XQ*. Insect antimicrobial peptides and their applications.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Jul; 98(13):5807-22. doi: 10.1007/s00253-014-5792-6.
Liu C, Wang JL, Zheng Y, Xiong EJ, Yuan LL, Yu XQ, Wang YF*. Wolbachia-induced paternal
defect in Drosophila is likely by interaction with the juvenile hormone pathway. Insect Biochem
Mol Biol. 2014 Jun; 49:49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.03.014.
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15. Chen XR, Hu QB*, Yu XQ, Ren SX*. Effects of destruxins on free calcium and hydrogen ions in
insect hemocytes. Insect Science, 2014 Feb; 21(1):31-8. doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12028.
16. Li CZ, Chen YX, Weng SP, Li SD, Zuo HL, Yu XQ, Li HY, He, JG, Xu XP. Presence of Tube
isoforms in Litopenaeus vannamei suggests various regulatory patterns of signal transduction in
invertebrate NF-κB pathway. Dev Comp Immunol. 2014 Feb; 42(2):174-85. doi:
10.1016/j.dci.2013.08.012.
17. Zhang R, Chi XJ, Wang S, Qi BM, Yu XQ, Chen JL*. The Regulation of Autophagy by Influenza
A Virus. Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014:498083. doi: 10.1155/2014/498083. Epub 2014 Mar 23.
Review.
18. Hu J*, Xu QY, Hu SF, Yu XQ, Liang ZQ, Zhang WQ. Hemomucin, an O-Glycosylated Protein on
Embryos of the Wasp Macrocentrus cingulum That Protects It against Encapsulation by
Hemocytes of the Host Ostrinia furnacalis. J Innate Immun. 2014; 6(5):663-75. doi:
10.1159/000360819.
19. Wang L, Fang Q, Qian C, Wang F, Yu XQ, Ye GY*. Inhibition of host cell encapsulation through
inhibiting immune gene expression by the parasitic wasp venom calreticulin. Insect Biochem Mol
Biol. 2013 Oct; 43(10):936-946. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.07.010.
20. Wang PH, Yang LS, Gu ZH, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Nucleic acid-induced antiviral immunity
in shrimp. Antiviral Res. 2013 Sep; 99(3):270-280. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.05.016.
21. Wang PH, Gu ZH, Wan DH, Liu BD, Huang XD, Yu XQ, He JG*. The shrimp IKK-NF-κB signaling
pathway regulates antimicrobial peptide expression and may be subverted by white spot
syndrome virus to facilitate viral gene expression. Cell Mol Immunol. 2013 Sep; 10(5):423-436.
doi: 10.1038/cmi.2013.30.
22. Wang PH*, Gu ZH, Wan DH, Zhu WB, Qiu W, Chen YG, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Litopenaeus
vannamei Toll-interacting protein (LvTollip) is a potential negative regulator of the shrimp Toll
pathway involved in the regulation of the shrimp antimicrobial peptide gene penaeidin-4 (PEN4).
Dev Comp Immunol. 2013 July-Aug; 40(3-4):266-77. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.02.011.
23. Yi HY, Deng XJ, Yang WY, Zhou CZ, Cao Y*, Yu XQ*. Gloverins of the silkworm Bombyx mori:
Structural and binding properties and activities. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2013 Jul; 43(7):612625. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.03.013.
24. Ren Q*, Zhong X, Yin SW, Hao FY, Hui KM, Zhang Z, Zhang CY, Yu XQ*, Wang W*. The first
Toll receptor from the triangle-shell pearl mussel Hyriopsis cumingii. Fish Shellfish Immunol.
2013 May; 34(5):1287-93. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.02.014.
25. Wang PH, Gu ZH, Wan DH, Zhu WB, Qiu W, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG* (2013). Litopenaeus
vannamei Sterile-Alpha and Armadillo Motif Containing Protein (LvSARM) Is Involved in
Regulation of Penaeidins and antilipopolysaccharide factors. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e52088. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0052088.
26. Wang PH, Gu ZH, Wan DH, Gu ZH, Qiu W, Chen YH, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Analysis of
Expression, Cellular Localization, and Function of Three Inhibitors of Apoptosis (IAPs) from
Litopenaeus vannamei during WSSV Infection and in Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes
(AMPs). PLoS One. 2013 Aug 14; 8(8):e72592. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072592.
27. Wang PH, Wan DH, Chen YG, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Characterization of Four Novel
Caspases from Litopenaeus vannamei (Lvcaspase2-5) and Their Role in WSSV Infection
through dsRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 23; 8(12):e80418. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0080418. eCollection 2013.
28. Jin F, Sun Q, Xu X, Li L, Gao G, Xu Y, Yu X, Ren S*. cDNA cloning and characterization of the
antibacterial peptide cecropin 1 from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. Protein Expr
Purif. 2012 Oct; 85(2):230-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2012.08.006.
29. Xu XX, Zhong X, Yi HY, Yu XQ*. Manduca sexta gloverin binds microbial components and is
active against bacteria and fungi. Dev Comp Immunol. 2012 Oct; 38(2):275-84. doi:
10.1016/j.dci.2012.06.012.
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30. Shi XZ, Zhong X, Yu XQ*. Drosophila melanogaster NPC2 proteins bind bacterial cell wall
components and may function in immune signal pathways. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2012 Aug;
42(8):545-56.
31. Xu Q, Yu X, Liu J, Zhao H, Wang P, Hu S, Chen J, Zhang W, Hu J*. Ostrinia furnacalis integrin
β1 may be involved in polymerization of actin to modulate spreading and encapsulation of
plasmatocytes. Dev Comp Immunol. 2012 Jul; 37(3-4):438-45.
32. Zhong X, Xu XX, Yi HY, Lin C, Yu XQ*. A Toll-Spätzle pathway in the tobacco hornworm,
Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2012 Jul; 42(7):514-24.
33. Shi XZ, Yu XQ*.The extended loop of the C-terminal carbohydrate-recognition domain of
Manduca sexta immulectin-2 is important for ligand binding and functions. Amino Acids. 2012
Jun; 42(6):2383-91.
34. Li X, Ma M, Liu F, Chen Y, Lu A, Ling QZ, Li J, Beerntsen BT, Yu XQ, Liu C, Ling E*. Properties
of Drosophila melanogaster prophenoloxidases expressed in Escherichia coli. Dev Comp
Immunol. 2012 Apr; 36(4):648-56.
35. Rao XJ, Xu XX, Yu XQ*. Functional analysis of two lebocin-related proteins from Manduca sexta.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2012 Apr; 42(4):231-9.
36. Guo CJ, Yang LS, Zhang YF, Wu YY, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. A Novel Viral SOCS from
Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus: Interacts with Jak1 and Inhibits IFN-α Induced
Stat1/3 Activation. PLoS One. 2012; 7(7):e41092.
37. Liu F, Chen Y, Yang B, Wang J, Peng Q, Shao Q, Li X, Beerntsen BT, Xu Y, Li J, Yu XQ, Ling E*.
Drosophila melanogaster prophenoloxidases respond inconsistently to Cu2+ and have different
activity in vitro. Dev Comp Immunol. 2012 Mar; 36(3):619-28.
38. Wang PH, Liang JP, Gu ZH, Wan DH, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Molecular cloning,
characterization and expression analysis of two novel Tolls (LvToll2 and LvToll3) and three
putative Spätzle-like Toll ligands (LvSpz1-3) from Litopenaeus vannamei. Dev Comp Immunol.
2012 Feb; 36(2):359-71.
39. Guo CJ, Wu YY, Yang LS, Yang XB, He J, Mi S, Jia KT, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Infectious
spleen and kidney necrosis virus (a fish iridovirus) enters Mandarin fish fry cells via caveoladependent endocytosis. J Virol. 2012 Mar; 86(5):2621-31.
40. He BL, Yuan JM, Yang LY, Xie JF, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. The viral TRAF protein (ORF111L)
from infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus interacts with TRADD and induces caspase 8mediated apoptosis. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e37001.
41. Wang PH, Wan DH, Pang LR, Gu ZH, Qiu W, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Molecular cloning,
characterization and expression analysis of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily gene,
TNF receptor superfamily gene and lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF) gene from
Litopenaeus vannamei. Dev Comp Immunol. 2012 Jan; 36(1):39-50.
42. Li C, Weng S, Chen Y, Yu X, Lü L, Zhang H, He J*, Xu X*. Analysis of Litopenaeus vannamei
Transcriptome Using the Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Technique. PLoS One. 2012;
7(10):e47442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047442.
43. Rao XJ, Xu XX, Yu XQ*. Manduca sexta moricin promoter elements can increase promoter
activities of Drosophila melanogaster antimicrobial peptide genes. Insect Biochem Mol Biol.
2011 Dec; 41(12):982-92.
44. Meng X, Xu X, Hu J, Jin F, Hu Q, Sun Q, Yu X, Ren S*. Toxicity and differential protein analysis
following destruxin A treatment of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) SL-1 cells. Toxicon.
2011 Sep 15; 58(4):327-35.
45. Chen AJ, Wang S, Zhao XF, Yu XQ, Wang JX*. Enzyme E2 from Chinese white shrimp inhibits
replication of white spot syndrome virus and ubiquitinates its RING domain proteins. J Virol.
2011 Aug; 85(16):8069-79.
46. Guo CJ, Liu D, Wu YY, Yang XB, Yang LS, Mi S, Huang YX, Luo YW, Jia KT, Liu ZY, Chen WJ,
Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Entry of tiger frog virus (an Iridovirus) into HepG2 cells via a pHdependent, atypical, caveola-mediated endocytosis pathway. J Virol. 2011 Jul; 85(13):6416-26.
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47. Guo CJ, Chen WJ, Yuan LQ, Yang LS, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. The viral ankyrin repeat
protein (ORF124L) from infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus attenuates nuclear factor-κB
activation and interacts with IκB kinase β. J Gen Virol. 2011 Jul; 92(Pt 7):1561-70.
48. Guo CJ, Yang XB, Wu YY, Yang LS, Mi S, Liu ZY, Jia KT, Huang YX, Weng SP, Yu XQ*, He JG*.
Involvement of caveolin-1 in the Jak-Stat signaling pathway and infectious spleen and kidney
necrosis virus infection in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi). Mol Immunol. 2011 Apr; 48(8):9921000.
49. Liao JX, Yin ZX, Huang XD, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Cloning and characterization of a shrimp
ML superfamily protein. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2011 Feb; 30(2):713-9.
50. Chen WJ, Guo CJ, Zhou ZC, Yuan LQ, Xiang ZM, Weng SP, Zhang YF, Yu XQ, He JG*.
Molecular cloning of IKKβ from the mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi and its up-regulation in cells
by ISKNV infection. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2011 Jan; 139(1):61-6.
51. Wang PH, Wan DH, Gu ZH, Deng XX, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. Litopenaeus vannamei tumor
necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) responds to Vibrio alginolyticus and white
spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection and activates antimicrobial peptide genes. Dev Comp
Immunol. 2011 Jan; 35(1):105-14.
52. Wang PH, Gu ZH, Wan DH, Zhang MY, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He JG*. The shrimp NF-κB pathway is
activated by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) 449 to facilitate the expression of WSSV069
(ie1), WSSV303 and WSSV371. PLoS One. 2011; 6(9):e24773.
53. Hu J, Zhao H, Yu X, Liu J, Wang P, Chen J, Xu Q, Zhang W*. Integrin β1 subunit from Ostrinia
furnacalis hemocytes: molecular characterization, expression, and effects on the spreading of
plasmatocytes. J Insect Physiol. 2010 Dec; 56(12):1846-56.
54. Xu X, Weng S, Lin T, Tang J, Huang L, Wang J, Yu X, Lu L, Huang Z, He J*. VP23R of infectious
spleen and kidney necrosis virus mediates formation of virus-mock basement membrane to
provide attaching sites for lymphatic endothelial cells. J. Virol. 2010 Nov; 84(22):11866-75.
55. Dang XL, Wang YS, Huang YD, Yu XQ, Zhang WQ*. Purification and characterization of an
antimicrobial peptide, insect defensin, from immunized house fly (Diptera: Muscidae). J Med
Entomol. 2010 Nov; 47(6):1141-5.
56. Xu WT, Wang XW, Zhang XW, Zhao XF, Yu XQ*, Wang JX*. A new C-type lectin (FcLec5) from
the Chinese white shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis. Amino Acids. 2010 Nov; 39(5):1227-39.
57. Xu X, Huang L, Weng S, Wang J, Lin T, Tang J, Li Z, Lu Q, Xia Q, Yu X, He J*. Tetraodon
nigroviridis as a nonlethal model of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection.
Virology. 2010 Oct 25; 406(2):167-75.
58. Huang XD, Zhao L, Zhang HQ, Xu XP, Jia XT, Chen YH, Wang PH, Weng SP, Yu XQ, Yin ZX,
He JG*. Shrimp NF-κB binds to the immediate-early gene ie1 promoter of white spot syndrome
virus and upregulates its activity. Virology. 2010 Oct 25; 406(2):176-80.
59. Xu X, Lu Q, Wang R, Lin T, Weng S, Lu L, Li Z, Yu X, Tang J, He J*. Identification of the VP92R
gene from infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus. Virus Genes. 2010 Oct; 41(2):210-7.
60. Rao XJ, Yu XQ*. Lipoteichoic acid and lipopolysaccharide can activate antimicrobial peptide
expression in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. Dev Comp Immunol. 2010 Oct;
34(10):1119-28.
61. Li Z, Xu X, Huang L, Wu J, Lu Q, Xiang Z, Liao J, Weng S, Yu X, He J*. Administration of
recombinant IFN1 protects zebrafish (Danio rerio) from ISKNV infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol.
2010 Sep; 29(3):399-406.
62. Rao XJ, Ling E, Yu XQ*. The role of lysozyme in the prophenoloxidase activation system of
Manduca sexta: an in vitro approach. Dev Comp Immunol. 2010 Mar; 34(3):264-71.
63. Huang XD, Yin ZX, Jia XT, Liang JP, Ai HS, Yang LS, Liu X, Wang PH, Li SD, Weng SP, Yu XQ,
He JG*. Identification and functional study of a shrimp Dorsal homologue. Dev Comp Immunol.
2010 Feb; 34(2):107-13.
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64. Shi XZ, Zhang RR, Jia YP, Zhao XF, Yu XQ*, Wang JX*. Identification and molecular
characterization of a Spätzle-like protein from Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis). Fish
Shellfish Immunol. 2009 Nov; 27(5):610-7.
65. Wang XW, Xu WT, Zhang XW, Zhao XF, Yu XQ*, Wang JX*. A C-type lectin is involved in the
innate immune response of Chinese white shrimp. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2009 Oct; 27(4):55662.
66. Luo Y, Weng S, Wang Q, Shi X, Dong C, Lu Q, Yu X, He J*. Tiger frog virus can infect zebrafish
cells for studying up- or down-regulated genes by proteomics approach. Virus Res. 2009 Sep;
144(1-2):171-9.
67. Ouyang SD, Pei YY, Weng SP, Lü L, Yu XQ, He JG*. Effective polyethyleneimine-mediated gene
transfer into zebrafish cells. Zebrafish. 2009 Sep; 6(3):245-51.
68. Chen C, Li Z, Zhou Z, Yin Z, Chan SM, Yu XQ, Weng S, He J*. Cloning, characterization and
expression analysis of a CXCR1-like gene from mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi. Fish Physiol
Biochem. 2009 Aug; 35(3):489-99.
69. Guo CJ, Zhang YF, Yang LS, Yang XB, Wu YY, Liu D, Chen WJ, Weng SP, Yu XQ*, He JG*.
The JAK and STAT family members of the mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi: molecular cloning,
tissues distribution and immunobiological activity. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2009 Aug; 27(2):34959.
70. Huang XD, Yin ZX, Liao JX, Wang PH, Yang LS, Ai HS, Gu ZH, Jia XT, Weng SP, Yu XQ*, He
JG*. Identification and functional study of a shrimp Relish homologue. Fish Shellfish Immunol.
2009 Aug; 27(2):230-8.
71. Zhang CZ, Yin ZX, He W, Chen WJ, Luo YW, Lu QX, Weng SP, Yu XQ, He J*. Cloning of IRAK1
and its upregulation in symptomatic mandarin fish infected with ISKNV. Biochem Biophys Res
Commun. 2009 Jun 5; 383(3):298-302.
72. Jin FL, Xu XX, Yu XQ, Ren SX*. High-level expression of active recombinant ubiquitin carboxylterminal hydrolase of Drosophila melanogaster in Pichia pastoris. Protein Expr Purif. 2009 Jun;
65(2):115-21.
73. Wang PH, Gu ZH, Huang XD, Liu BD, Deng XX, Ai HS, Wang J, Yin ZX, Weng SP, Yu XQ*, He
JG*. An immune deficiency homolog from the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, activates
antimicrobial peptide genes. Mol Immunol. 2009 May; 46(8-9):1897-904.
74. Zhang XW, Xu WT, Wang XW, Mu Y, Zhao XF, Yu XQ*, Wang JX*. A novel C-type lectin with
two CRD domains from Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis functions as a pattern
recognition protein. Mol Immunol. 2009 May; 46(8-9):1626-37.
75. Ling E, Rao XJ, Ao JQ, Yu XQ*. Purification and characterization of a small cationic protein from
the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2009 Apr; 39(4):263-71.
76. Wang L, Zhou ZC, Guo CJ, Rao XY, Xiao J, Weng SP, Yin ZX, Yu XQ, He JG*. The alpha
inhibitor of NF-kappaB (IkappaBalpha) from the mandarin fish binds with p65 NF-kappaB. Fish
Shellfish Immunol. 2009 Mar; 26(3):473-82.
77. Jin FL, Xu XX, Yu XQ, Ren SX*. Expression and characterization of antimicrobial peptide
CecropinAD in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Process Biochemistry, Volume 44,
Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 11-16.
78. Ai HS, Liao JX, Huang XD, Yin ZX, Weng SP, Zhao ZY, Li SD, Yu XQ*, He JG*. A novel
prophenoloxidase 2 exists in shrimp hemocytes. Dev Comp Immunol. 2009; 33(1):59-68.
79. Zhao ZY, Yin ZX, Xu XP, Weng SP, Rao XY, Dai ZX, Luo YW, Yang G, Li ZS, Guan HJ, Li SD,
Chan SM, Yu XQ*, He JG*. A novel C-type lectin from the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
possesses anti-white spot syndrome virus activity. J Virol. 2009 Jan; 83(1):347-56.
80. Lao HH, Sun YN, Yin ZX, Wang J, Chen C, Weng SP, He W, Guo CJ, Huang XD, Yu XQ*, He
JG*. Molecular cloning of two C1q-like cDNAs in mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi. Vet Immunol
Immunopathol. 2008 Sep 15; 125(1-2):37-46.
81. Wang Q, Luo Y, Xie J, Dong C, Weng S, Ai H, Lü L, Yang X, Yu X, He J*. Identification of two
novel membrane proteins from the Tiger frog virus (TFV). Virus Res. 2008 Sep; 136(1-2):35-42.
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82. Ai HS, Huang YC, Li SD, Weng SP, Yu XQ*, He JG*. Characterization of a prophenoloxidase
from hemocytes of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei that is down-regulated by white spot
syndrome virus. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2008 Jul; 25(1-2):28-39.
83. Xu X, Zhang L, Weng S, Huang Z, Lu J, Lan D, Zhong X, Yu X, Xu A*, He J*. A zebrafish (Danio
rerio) model of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection. Virology. 2008 Jun
20; 376(1):1-12.
84. Wang ZL, Xu XP, He BL, Weng SP, Xiao J, Wang L, Lin T, Liu X, Wang Q, Yu XQ, He JG*.
Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus ORF48R functions as a new viral vascular
endothelial growth factor. J Virol. 2008 May; 82(9):4371-83.
85. Ling E, Ao J, Yu XQ*. Nuclear translocation of immulectin-3 stimulates hemocyte proliferation.
Mol Immunol. 2008 May; 45(9):2598-606.
86. Ao JQ, Ling E, Rao XJ, Yu XQ*. A novel ML protein from Manduca sexta may function as a key
accessory protein for lipopolysaccharide signaling. Mol Immunol. 2008 May; 45(10):2772-81.
87. Sun Y, Wang J, Lao H, Yin Z, He W, Weng S, Yu X, Chan S, He J*. Molecular cloning and
expression analysis of the ASC gene from mandarin fish and its regulation of NF-kappaB
activation. Dev Comp Immunol. 2008; 32(4):391-9.
88. Hu J, Yu X, Fu W, Zhang W*. A Helix pomatia lectin binding protein on the extraembryonic
membrane of the polyembryonic wasp Macrocentrus cingulum protects embryos from being
encapsulated by hemocytes of host Ostrinia furnaclis. Dev Comp Immunol. 2008; 32(4):356-64.
89. Sun YD, Fu LD, Jia YP, Du XJ, Wang Q, Wang YH, Zhao XF, Yu XQ, Wang JX*. A
hepatopancreas-specific C-type lectin from the Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis
exhibits antimicrobial activity. Mol Immunol. 2008 Jan; 45(2):348-61.
90. Ao JQ, Ling E, Yu XQ*. A Toll receptor from Manduca sexta is in response to Escherichia coli
infection. Mol Immunol. 2008 Jan; 45(2):543-52.
91. Xu X, Jin F, Yu X, Ren S, Hu J, Zhang W*. High-level expression of the recombinant hybrid
peptide cecropinA(1-8)-magainin2(1-12) with an ubiquitin fusion partner in Escherichia coli.
Protein Expr Purif. 2007 Sep; 55(1):175-82.
92. Xiao J, Zhou ZC, Chen C, Huo WL, Yin ZX, Weng SP, Chan SM, Yu XQ, He JG*. Tumor
necrosis factor-alpha gene from mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi: molecular cloning, cytotoxicity
analysis and expression profile. Mol Immunol. 2007 Jul; 44(14):3615-22.
93. Xu X, Jin F, Yu X, Ji S, Wang J, Cheng H, Wang C, Zhang W*. Expression and purification of a
recombinant antibacterial peptide, cecropin, from Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif. 2007 Jun;
53(2):293-301.
94. Ao J, Ling E, Yu XQ*. Drosophila C-type lectins enhance cellular encapsulation. Mol Immunol.
2007 Apr; 44(10):2541-8.
95. Yang LS, Yin ZX, Liao JX, Huang XD, Guo CJ, Weng SP, Chan SM, Yu XQ*, He JG*. A Toll
receptor in shrimp. Mol Immunol. 2007 Mar; 44(8):1999-2008.
96. Yu XQ*, Ma Y. Calcium is not required for immulectin-2 binding, but protects the protein from
proteinase digestion. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2006 Jun; 36(6):505-16.
97. Yu XQ*, Ling E, Tracy ME, Zhu Y. Immulectin-4 from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta
binds to lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid. Insect Mol Biol. 2006 Apr; 15(2):119-28.
98. Ling E, Yu XQ*. Cellular encapsulation and melanization are enhanced by immulectins, pattern
recognition receptors from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. Dev Comp Immunol. 2006;
30(3):289-99.
99. Ling E, Yu XQ*. Hemocytes from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta have distinct functions in
phagocytosis of foreign particles and self dead cells. Dev Comp Immunol. 2006; 30(3):301-9.
100. Ling E, Yu XQ*. Prophenoloxidase binds to the surface of hemocytes and is involved in
hemocyte melanization in Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Dec; 35(12):1356-66.
101. Yu XQ*, Tracy ME, Ling E, Scholz FR, Trenczek T. A novel C-type immulectin-3 from Manduca
sexta is translocated from hemolymph into the cytoplasm of hemocytes. Insect Biochem Mol Biol.
2005 Apr; 35(4):285-95.
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102. Yu XQ*, Kanost MR. Immulectin-2, a pattern recognition receptor that stimulates hemocyte
encapsulation and melanization in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Dev Comp Immunol.
2004 Jul 1; 28(9):891-900.
103. Kanost MR*, Jiang H, Yu XQ. Innate immune responses of a lepidopteran insect, Manduca sexta.
Immunol Rev. 2004 Apr; 198:97-105. Review.
104. Jiang H*, Wang Y, Yu XQ, Zhu Y, Kanost M. Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-3 (PAP-3)
from Manduca sexta hemolymph: a clip-domain serine proteinase regulated by serpin-1J and
serine proteinase homologs. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2003 Oct; 33(10):1049-60.
105. Yu XQ, Kanost MR*. Manduca sexta lipopolysaccharide-specific immulectin-2 protects larvae
from bacterial infection. Dev Comp Immunol. 2003 Mar; 27(3):189-96.
106. Jiang H*, Wang Y, Yu XQ, Kanost MR. Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-2 from
hemolymph of Manduca sexta. A bacteria-inducible serine proteinase containing two clip
domains. J Biol Chem. 2003 Feb 7; 278(6):3552-61.
107. Yu XQ, Jiang H, Wang Y, Kanost MR*. Nonproteolytic serine proteinase homologs are involved
in prophenoloxidase activation in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol
Biol. 2003 Feb; 33(2):197-208.
108. Yu XQ, Zhu YF, Ma C, Fabrick JA, Kanost MR*. Pattern recognition proteins in Manduca sexta
plasma. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2002 Oct; 32(10):1287-93. Review.
109. Yu XQ, Kanost MR*. Binding of hemolin to bacterial lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid. An
immunoglobulin superfamily member from insects as a pattern-recognition receptor. Eur J
Biochem. 2002 Apr; 269(7):1827-34.
110. Yu XQ, Kanost MR*. A family of C-type lectins in Manduca sexta. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2001;
484:191-4. No abstract available.
111. Kanost MR*, Jiang H, Wang Y, Yu XQ, Ma C, Zhu Y. Hemolymph proteinases in immune
responses of Manduca sexta. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2001; 484:319-28. No abstract available.
112. Yu XQ, Prakash O, and Kanost MR* (2001). Insect ENF family peptides with diverse biological
activities display similar core structures in solution. Med. Chem. Res. 10:493-501.
113. Yu XQ, Kanost MR*. Immulectin-2, a lipopolysaccharide-specific lectin from an insect, Manduca
sexta, is induced in response to gram-negative bacteria. J Biol Chem. 2000 Dec 1;
275(48):37373-81.
114. Yu XQ, Kanost MR*. Developmental expression of Manduca sexta hemolin. Arch Insect Biochem
Physiol. 1999 Nov; 42(3):198-212.
115. Yu XQ, Prakash O, Kanost MR*. Structure of a paralytic peptide from an insect, Manduca sexta.
J Pept Res. 1999 Sep; 54(3):256-61.
116. Yu XQ, Gan H, Kanost MR*. Immulectin, an inducible C-type lectin from an insect, Manduca
sexta, stimulates activation of plasma prophenol oxidase. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 1999 Jul;
29(7):585-97.
117. Ruan JS*, Lang Y, Shi Y, Qu L, Yu X. Chemical and molecular classification of
Saccharomonospora strains. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1994 Oct; 44(4):704-7.
118. Shi SH, Qu LH, Yu XQ, and Chang HT (1993). Molecular evidence for the relationships among
Gnetum, Gymnosperm and Angiosperm. ACTA Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sun
Yatsemi 32(2):55-59.
119. Shi SH, Chang HT, Yu XQ, and Qu LH* (1992). Molecular evidence for the relationships of
Ginkgo biloba and other Gymnosperms. ACTA Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sun
Yatsemi 31(4):63-67.
120. Qu LH*, Yu XQ, and Lun ZR (1991). Nucleotide sequences of the 5' terminal region of L-rRNA
from T. evansi and T. brucei and comparative analysis of D2 domains. Chinese Science Bulletin
36(1):61-65.
121. Qu LH*, Yu XQ, Shi SH, and Chang HT (1991). Molecular evidence for the status of the Cycad
Cycas revoluta in seed-plant evolution. ACTA Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sun Yatsemi
30(1):72-76.
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122. Qu LH*, Yu XQ, Hong DY, and Lu YQ (1990). Large-subunit rRNA 5' end nucleotide sequence of
Rohdea japonica (Liliaceae) and its evolutionary significance. ACTA Phytoxonomica Sinica
28(6):425-429.
123. Qu LH*, Yu XQ, and Zhou H (1989). A preliminary study on PYM and its resistant gene as a new
genetic selective marker. Supplement to the ACTA Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sun
Yatsemi 8(4):79-82.
124. Su JY*, Li Y, and Yu XQ (1989). Studies on the chemical constituents of Chinese soft coral (xx):
Ceramides from soft corals. ACTA Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sun Yatsemi 28:33-37.
125. Su JY*, Yu XQ, Zeng LM, and Mak TCW (1989). Novel Polyhydroxylated sterols from the Soft
Coral Sinularia numerosa. J. Nat. Prod. 52 (5), pp 934–940. DOI: 10.1021/np50065a004.
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“Insect Toll Pathways”, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology,
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, September 22nd, 2015.
“Toll/TLR Signal Pathways”, College of Animal Sciences, South China Agriculture University,
Guangzhou, China, June 19, 2015.
“Insect NF-κB Factors”, Invited Speaker, the 5th International Conference of Insect Physiology,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IPBMB 2015), Guangzhou, China, June 15-18, 2015.
“Insect Toll/TLR Pathways”, Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Insect Molecular
Ecology and Pest Management, Fuzhou, China, October 28-31, 2014.
“Transcription factors in insects”, Keynote Speaker, the 1st International Symposium on
Insecticide Toxicology, Guangzhou, China, August 5-7, 2014.
“Insect signaling pathways and transcription factors”, Southwest University, Chongqing, China,
July 29th, 2014.
“Insect NF-κB transcription factors”, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, July 24th,
2014.
“New innate immune signaling pathways in insects”, Immunobiology Graduate Program, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa, September 9, 2013.
“Insect innate signaling pathways and transcription factors”, The Institute of Vegetables and
Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, July 17, 2013.
“Exploring new signaling pathways in insects”, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology,
China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, July 16, 2013.
“Exploring new signaling pathways in insects”, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University,
Jinan, China, July 13, 2013.
“Exploring new signaling pathways in insects”, School of Life Sciences, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei, China, July 11, 2013.
“New signaling pathway and transcription factor in insects”, College of Life Sciences, Sun YatSen University, Guangzhou, China, July 7, 2013.
“Exploring insect new signaling pathways and transcription factors”, College of Animal
Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, July 3, 2013.
“New signaling pathway and transcription factor in insects”, Institute of Insect Sciences,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, June 21, 2013.
“Insect innate immunity and new signaling pathways”, College of Life and Environmental
Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China, June 20, 2013.
“New innate immune signaling pathways in insects”, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal
University, Nanjing, China, June 19, 2013.
“Innate Immune Signaling Pathways”, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, March 5, 2013.
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“Insect Innate Immune Signaling Pathways”, College of Life Sciences, Zhongshan (Sun YatSen) University, Guangzhou, China, January 9, 2013.
“Insect Innate Immunity”, College of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan,
China, January 3, 2013.
“Innate Immunity in Manduca sexta”, College of Resources and Environment, South China
Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, July 21, 2012.
“Innate Immune Responses in Manduca sexta”, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture
and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, July 4, 2012.
“Immune Signaling Pathways in Manduca sexta”, Department of Entomology and Plant
Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, March 14, 2012.
“Host-Pathogen Interaction and Immunity”, College of Life Sciences, Zhongshan (Sun YatSen) University, Guangzhou, China, July 26, 2011.
“Innate Immunity and Host-Pathogen Interaction”, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing
Agricultural University, Nanjing, China, July 20, 2011.
“Insect Immune Signaling and Gene Regulation”, Division of Plant Sciences, University of
Missouri, Columbia, MO, November 10, 2010.
“Rel/NF-B factors and gene regulation”, Institute of Entomology, ZheJiang University,
Hangzhou, China, Aug. 3, 2010.
“Regulation of insect antimicrobial peptide genes”, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology,
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China,
July 30, 2010.
“Insect Immune Responses”, Institute of Entomology, ZheJiang University, Hangzhou, China,
July 31, 2009.
“Insect Innate Immunity”, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University,
Guangzhou, China, October 24, 2008.
“Insect immune system”, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China, October
11, 2008.
“The immune system of an insect Manduca sexta”, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology,
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China,
October 6, 2008.
“Modulation of innate immunity by plasma proteins in Manduca sexta”, Kansas State
University, Department of Biochemistry, Manhattan, KS, April 9, 2008.
“Multiple Functions of Insect C-type Lectins”, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of
Zoology, Beijing, China, September 26, 2007.
“Innate Immunity in Manduca sexta”, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan,
China, July 3, 2007.
“Innate Immunity in Manduca sexta”, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology,
Qingdao, China, August 10, 2006.
“Immune Responses in the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta”, College of Resources and
Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, July, 2006.
“Lectins in innate immune responses”, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Biological
Control of Insects Research Laboratory, Columbia, Missouri, March 17, 2006.
“Lectins in innate immune responses of an insect”, University of Kansas Medical School,
School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kansas City, KS,
February 18, 2005.
“Innate immune system”, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) University, College of Life Sciences,
Guangzhou, China, August 10, 2004.
“Insect innate immunity”, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and
Developmental Biology, Beijing, China, July, 2004.
“Pattern Recognition in Insect Immunity”, UMKC, School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, MO,
March, 2003.
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Professor
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Presentations and Abstracts
1. Chowdhury M, Yu XQ, “Multiple Toll-Spätzle pathways in Drosophila melanogaster innate
immunity”, the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Minneapolis,
Minnesota, November 15-18, 2015. Abstract and Poster.
2. Chowdhury M, Yu XQ, “Multiple Toll-Spätzle pathways in Drosophila melanogaster innate
immunity”, the 5th International Conference of Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (IPBMB 2015), Guangzhou, China, June 15-18, 2015. Oral presentation.
3. Zhong X, Rao XJ, Lin, XY, Huang XH, and Yu XQ, “Regulation of antimicrobial peptide genes by
a new transcription factor, LPS-induced TNF-α (LITAF)”, The 61st Annual Meeting of the
Entomological Society of America (ESA), Austin, Texas, November 10-13, 2013. Abstract and
Poster.
4. Chowdhury M and Yu XQ, “Expression of AMP genes in Drosophila melanogaster induced by
bacterial components”, The 61st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA),
Austin, Texas, November 10-13, 2013. Abstract and Poster.
5. Yu XQ, “Antimicrobial peptides: activity, activation and regulation”, The 4th International Insect
Science Symposium, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 1116, 2013. Invited speaker.
6. Yu XQ, “New signaling pathway and transcription factor in insects”, The 4th International Insect
Science Symposium, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 1116, 2013. Invited speaker.
7. Yu XQ, The Fourth International Symposium on Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, Nanjing, China, June 15-19, 2013. Section Chair.
8. Yu XQ, “Exploring Insect Innate Immune Signaling Pathways”, The 3rd Virginia Tech Symposium
on Vector-Borne Disease Research, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, March 8-10, 2013.
Invited speaker.
9. Zhong X and Yu XQ, “A Toll-MD-2-LPS pathway in insects”, The 60th Annual Meeting of the
Entomological Society of America (ESA), Knoxville, Tennessee, November 11-14, 2012. Abstract
and Poster (First place winner of 2012 OCEA Graduate Research Award).
10. Yi HY, Cao Y, and Yu XQ, “Gloverins from Bombyx mori: structural and binding properties”, The
60th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Knoxville, Tennessee,
November 11-14, 2012. Abstract and Poster (Second Place Winner – Poster Presentation,
Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology-1).
11. Dang XL, Gai YC, and Yu XQ, “Identification and functional analysis of three defensin-related
antimicrobial peptide genes from Manduca sexta”, The 60th Annual Meeting of the Entomological
Society of America (ESA), Knoxville, Tennessee, November 11-14, 2012. Abstract and Poster.
12. Yu XQ, “Insect Innate Immune Signaling Pathways”, First International Workshop on Insect
Immunity, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, June 24-26, 2012. Invited speaker.
13. Zhong X, Xu XX, Lin C, and Yu XQ, “A Toll-Spätzle pathway in Manduca sexta”, The 59th Annual
Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Reno, Nevada, November 13-16, 2011.
Abstract and Poster (First place winner of 2011 OCEA Graduate Research Award).
14. Yu XQ, “Host-Parasite Interaction and Insect Immunity”, The 2nd International Symposium on
Bombyx mori Functional Genomics and Modern Silk Road, Chongqing, China, October 22-23,
2011. Invited speaker.
15. Yu XQ, “Expression and regulation of antimicrobial peptide genes”, The 3rd International Insect
Science Symposium, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 1116, 2011. Invited speaker.
16. Yu XQ, “Regulation of antimicrobial peptide genes”, The Third International Symposium on Insect
Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology,
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Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, July
2-6, 2011. Keynote speaker.
17. Rao XJ and Yu XQ, “Activation of antimicrobial peptide genes by bacterial components in the
tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta”, Four Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium, Kansas City,
MO, June 10-13, 2010. Abstract and Poster.
18. Yu XQ, “Insect Immune System”, The 2nd International Insect Science Symposium, Institute of
Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 25-31, 2009. Invited speaker.
19. Yu XQ, The Second International Symposium on Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, Chengde, Hebei, China, July 19-22, 2009.
20. Yu XQ, “Insect Antimicrobial Response”, The Symposium on the Frontiers of Insect Molecular
Biology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, July 5-8, 2009. Invited speaker.
21. Yu XQ, the 2nd Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium: New insights from arthropod genomes,
Kansas City, MO, April 11-13, 2008.
22. Yu XQ, “Multiple functions of insect C-type lectins”, the 1st International Symposium on Insect
Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jinan, China, September 19-22, 2007. Invited
speaker.
23. Yu XQ, “Pattern Recognition Receptors in Innate Immunity of Insects”, The 1 st International Insect
Science Symposium, Beijing, China, August 7-12, 2006. Invited speaker.
24. Yu XQ, “Manduca sexta lectins in innate immune responses”, 10th International Congress –
International Society for Developmental and Comparative Immunology (ISDCI), Charleston, South
Carolina, USA, July 1-6, 2006. Invited speaker.
25. Ling E and Yu XQ, “Microbial infections induce translocation of immulectin-3 from hemolymph into
the nucleus of hemocytes”, The 4th Annual Great Plains Infectious Disease Meeting, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA, October 1-2, 2005. Abstract and Poster.
26. Yu XQ, “Lectin-mediated innate immune responses in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta”,
137th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science, Johnson County Community College,
Overland Park, Kansas, March 18-19, 2005. Invited speaker.
27. Yu XQ, “Immune Responses in Insects”, 3rd Annual Great Plains Infectious Disease Meeting,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA, September 18-19, 2004. Invited speaker.
28. Yu XQ, “Pattern recognition receptors in insect innate immune responses”, The 10th SCBA
International Symposium, Beijing, China, July 18-23, 2004. Poster presentation.
29. Jiang H, Ji C, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Zou Z, Yu XQ, and Kanost MR, “Initiation and regulation of
prophenoloxidase activation in Manduca sexta”, Molecular Mechanisms of Non-self Recognition in
Innate Immunity, July 17-19, 2003, Sapporo, Japan.
30. Yu XQ, “Immulectins as Pattern Recognition Receptors in Insect Immune Responses”, EMBO
Workshop on Pattern Recognition Proteins and Receptors, Trest, Czech Republic, May 13-18,
2003. Oral and Poster presentation.
31. Yu XQ, “Immulectin-2 as a pattern recognition receptor to mediate protein complex formation in
prophenoloxidase activation in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta”, Proteomic Solutions in
Cellular and Developmental Biology and Medicine (ASBMB sponsored), Kansas City, Missouri,
USA, 2003. Abstract.
32. Yu XQ, Jiang H, Wang Y and Kanost MR, “Serine protease homologs in phenoloxidase activation
of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta”, Fourth International Symposium on Molecular Insect
Science, Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2002. Abstract and Poster.
33. Wang Y, Jiang H, Zou Z, Yu XQ and Kanost MR, “Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-2 from
hemolymph of Manduca sexta”, Fourth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science,
Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2002. Abstract and Poster.
34. Yu XQ and Kanost MR, “Characterization of the carbohydrate recognition domains of immulectin2”, Genetic Manipulation of Insects, Keystone Symposia, New Mexico, USA, 2001. Abstract and
Poster.
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35. Scholz FR, Yu XQ, Kanost MR and Trenczek T, “Identification of a lectin in the hemolymph of
Manduca sexta similar to insect LPS-binding proteins”, The Annual meeting of the Arbeitskreis
Comparative Immunology, Castle Rauischholzhausen, Germany, 2000.
36. Scholz FR, Yu XQ, Kanost MR and Trenczek T, “HAIP - A chitinase family protein from Manduca
sexta”, The Annual meeting of the Arbeitskreis Comparative Immunology, Castle
Rauischholzhausen, Germany, 2000.
37. Scholz FR, Yu XQ, Kanost MR and Trenczek T, “Expression, tissue distribution and
characterization of carbohydrate-binding specificity of the hemocyte aggregation inhibitory protein
(HAIP) from Manduca sexta”, Annual meeting of the German Society of Immunology, Bonn,
Germany, 2000.
38. Yu XQ and Kanost MR, “C-type lectins in an insect immune system”, Annual Meeting of American
Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston, MA, 2000. Abstract and Poster.
39. Yu XQ and Kanost MR, “Characterization of a mannan/glucose specific lectin from the tobacco
hornworm, Manduca sexta”, Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Vertebrate Immune System, 1999
FASEB Summer Research Conferences, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, 1999. Abstract and
Poster.
40. Yu XQ, Prakash O and Kanost MR, “NMR structural investigations of a paralytic peptide from an
insect, Manduca sexta”, Frontiers of NMR in Molecular Biology, Keystone Symposia, Colorado,
USA, 1999. Abstract and Poster.
41. Yu XQ and Kanost MR, “A novel C-type lectin, immunolectin, from the tobacco hornworm
Manduca sexta”, Third International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, Snowbird, Utah,
USA, 1998. Abstract and Poster.
42. Yu XQ and Kanost MR, “A C-type lectin from an insect, Manduca sexta”, Annual Meeting of
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Francisco, CA, 1997. Abstract
and Poster.
43. Kanost MR, Wang Y, Zhao L, Yu XQ and Willott E, “Hemolin, an insect hemolymph protein from
the immunoglobulin superfamily”, Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, USA, 1994.
Abstract and Poster.
44. Qu LH, Yu XQ, and Lun ZR, “Sequencing and comparative analysis of Ls-rRNA from
Trypanosoma evansi, T. brucei and T. congolense”, 1st International Seminar on Non-Tsetse
Transmitted Animal Trypanosomoses (N.T.T.A.T.). Annecy, FRANCE, 1992.
45. Qu LH, Yu XQ, Xie WD, Ke ZX, and Bachellerie JP, “Structure and evolution of the large subunit
rRNA 5' end in Microsporidia”, The V International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and
Microbial Control, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, 1990.
46. Yu XQ, Qu LH, and Lun ZR, “A new method for detecting of T. evansi by using rDNA probe”, The
V National Conference of Protozoology, Chongqing, P.R. CHINA, 1990.
47. Qu LH, Yu XQ, and Lun ZR, “Rapid rRNA sequencing and application for Trypanosome probe”,
The VII International Congress of Parasitology, Paris, FRANCE, 1990.
48. Yu XQ, “A New Method for Detecting the Parasite T. evansi”, The V National Conference of
Protozoology, Chongqing, CHINA, 1990. Invited speaker.
Contributed Papers
49. Wang Y, Jiang H, Zou Z, Yu X-Q, and Kanost MR. Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-2 from
hemolymph of Manduca sexta. J. Insect Science 2(17): 61, 2002.
50. Yu XQ, Jiang H, Wang Y, and Kanost MR. Serine protease homologs in phenoloxidase activation
of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. J. Insect Science 2(17): 67, 2002.
51. Yu XQ and Kanost MR. C-type lectins in an insect immune system. FASEB J. 14(8): A1355, 2000.
52. Yu XQ and Kanost MR. A C-type lectin from an insect, Manduca sexta. FASEB J. 11(9): A1422,
1997.
Referee for Journals
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Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
Developmental and Comparative Immunology
European Journal of Entomology
European Journal of Biochemistry
Fish and Shellfish Immunology
Gene
Gene Expression Patterns
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Insect Molecular Biology
Insect Science
Journal of Insect Physiology
Journal of Insect Science
Journal of Proteome Research
Journal of Zhejiang University (SCIENCE B)
PLoS ONE
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS, USA)
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