Faculty
Department of Immunology
Wei Zhao



Research InterestInnate immunity, Antiviral immunity

Personal information:

Position

Professor, Ph.D., M.D.


Department of Immunology,

School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, P. R. China

Educational background and professional experience

•Professor,Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University2013-present

•Lecture,Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine2011-2013

•Postdoc- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine2008-2011

•Ph.D. –Institute of Immunology and National Key Laboratory of MedicalImmunology, Second Military Medical University--P.R.China2007 Supervisor:Xuetao Cao, Ph.D.

•B.S. –Clinical medicine-- Second Military Medical University--P.R.China2001


Selected Publications(*, corresponding author)

1. Zhao C#,Zhao W*. TANK-binding kinase 1 as a novel therapeutic target for viral diseases.Expert Opin Ther Targets.2019.23(5):437-446.

2. Li S, Liang X, Ma L, Shen L, Li T, Zheng L, Sun A, Shang W, Chen C,Zhao W*, Jia J*. MiR-22 sustains NLRP3 expression and attenuates H. pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis.Oncogene.2018.37(7):884-896.

3.Yu Z#, Song H, Jia M, Zhang J, Wang W, Li Q, Zhang L,Zhao W*. USP1-UAF1 deubiquitinase complex stabilizes TBK1 and enhances antiviral responses.J.Exp.Med.2017.214(12):3553-3563.

4.Zhao C#, Jia M#, Song H, Yu Z, Wang W, Li Q, Zhang L,Zhao W*, Cao X*. The E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM40 attenuates antiviral immune responses by targeting MDA5 and RIG-I.Cell. Rep. 2017.21(6):1613-1623.

5. Huai W#, Song H#, Yu Z, Wang W, Han L, Sakamoto T, Seiki M, Zhang L, Zhang Q,Zhao W*. Mint3 potentiates TLR3/4- and RIG-I-induced IFN-β expression and antiviral immune responses.Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.2016. 113(42):11925- 11930.

6. Song H#, Liu B#, Huai W#, Yu Z, Wang W, Zhao J, Han L, Jiang G, Zhang L, Gao C*,Zhao W*. The E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM31 attenuates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by promoting proteasomal degradation of NLRP3.Nat.Commun.2016. 7: 13727.

7. Song H#, Huai W, Yu Z, Wang W, Zhao J, Zhang L,Zhao W*.MLN4924, a first-in-class NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor, attenuates IFN-β production.J. Immunol.2016.196(7):3117-23.

8. Huai W#, Song H, Wang L, Li B, Zhao J, Han L, Gao C, Jiang G, Zhang L,Zhao W*. Phosphatase PTPN4 preferentially inhibits TRIF-dependent TLR4 pathway by dephosphorylating TRAM.J. Immunol.2015.194(9):4458-65.

9. Huai W#, Zhao R#, Song H, Zhao J, Zhang L, Zhang L, Gao C, Han L*,Zhao W*. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor negatively regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activity by inhibiting NLRP3 transcription.Nat.Commun.2014. 5:4738.

10. Zhang M#, Wang L, Zhao X, Zhao K, Meng H,Zhao W*, Gao C*. TRAF-interacting protein (TRIP) negatively regulates IFN-β production and antiviral response by promoting proteasomal degradation of TANK-binding kinase 1.J.Exp.Med.2012. 209(10):1703-11.

Teaching coursesMedical Immunology, Molecular Immunology

E-mailwzhao@sdu.edu.cn



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