Research Areas

Structural biology by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy

Publications

[1] Chen W^#, Cao P^#, Liu Y^#, Yu A, Wang D, Chen L, Sundarraj R, Yuchi Z, Gong Y^*, Merzendorfer H, Yang Q^*: Structural basis for directional chitin biosynthesis. Nature, 610: 402-408, 2022.

[2] Cao P^#, Bracun L^#, Yamagata A^#, Christianson BM, Negami T, Zou B, Terada T, Canniffe DP, Shirouzu M, Li M*, Liu L*: Structural basis for the assembly and quinone transport mechanisms of the dimeric photosynthetic RC–LH1 supercomplex. Nature Communications 13:1977, 2022.

[3] Cao P^#, Cao D^#, Si L, Su X, Tian L, Chang W, Liu Z, Zhang X^*, Li M^*, Structural basis for energy and electron transfer of photosystem I-IsiA-flavodoxin supercomplex, Nature Plants, 6, 167-176, 2020.

[4] Su X^#, Ma J^#, Wei X^#, Cao P^#, Zhu D, Chang W, Liu Z^*, Zhang X^*, Li M^*: Structure and assembly mechanism of plant C2S2M2-type PSII-LHCII supercomplex. Science, 357(6353): 815-820, 2017.

[5] Gong Y^#, Cao P^#, Yu HJ and Jiang T^*: Crystal structure of the neurotrophin-3 and p75NTR symmetrical complex. Nature, 454, 789-93, 2008.

[6] Wei X^#, Su X^#, Cao P, Liu X, Chang W, Li M^*, Zhang X^*, Liu Z^*: Structure of spinach photosystem II-LHCII supercomplex at 3.2 A resolution. Nature, 534(7605): 69-74, 2016.

[7] Pan X^#, Ma J^#, Su X^#, Cao P, Chang W, Liu Z, Zhang X^*, Li M^*: Structure of the maize photosystem I supercomplex with light-harvesting complexes I and II. Science, 360(6393): 1109-1113, 2018.

[8] CaoP, Pan X, Su X, Liu Z, Li M^*, Assembly of eukaryotic photosystem II with diverse light-harvesting antennas. Current Opinions in Structural Biology, 63:49–57, 2020.

[9] Cao P, Su X, Pan X, Liu Z, Chang W, Li M^*: Structure, assembly and energy transfer of plant photosystem II supercomplex. Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg 1859(9): 633-644, 2018.

[10] Cao P^#, Xie Y^#, Li M^*, Pan X, Zhang H, Zhao X, Su X, Cheng T, Chang W^*: Crystal structure analysis of extrinsic PsbP protein of photosystem II reveals a manganese-induced conformational change. Molecular Plant, 8(4): 664-666, 2015.