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Contact information

Email
yao.shen@strubi.ox.ac.uk

Research groups

Zhang Group:Structural biology of human pathogens

Yao Shen

Post Doctoral Research Associate

Recent publications

Direct visualization of HIV-1 core nuclear import and its interplay with the nuclear pore.

Hou Z. et al, (2025), EMBO reports, 26, 5133 - 5153

Structural basis for HIV-1 capsid adaption to a deficiency in IP6 packaging.

Zhu Y. et al, (2025), Nature communications, 16

HIV-1 nuclear import is selective and depends on both capsid elasticity and nuclear pore adaptability.

Hou Z. et al, (2025), Nature microbiology, 10, 1868 - 1885

Asymmetric loading of TnsE regulates Tn7 targeting of DNA replication structures.

Krishnan SS. et al, (2025), Nucleic acids research, 53

Structural maturation of the matrix lattice is not required for HIV-1 particle infectivity.

Chen L. et al, (2025), Science advances, 11