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18. Physalis mottle virus-like nanocarriers with expanded internal loading capacity.

Barkovich, K.J., Wu, Z., Zhao, Z., Simms, A., Chung, Y.H., & Steinmetz, N.F. In press at Bioconjugate Chemistry. (2023)

 

17. iRGD-targeted Physalis Mottle Virus-like Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Delivery.

Barkovich, K.J., Zhao, Z., & Steinmetz, N.F. Small Science, 2300067. (2023)

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16. COVID-19 vaccines based on viral nanoparticles displaying a conserved B-cell epitope show potent immunogenicity and a long-lasting antibody response.

Fernanda, J., Zhao, Z., Xiang, Y., Shin, M.D., Villaseñor, K.E., Deng, X., Shukla, S., Chen, S., & Steinmetz, N.F. Frontiers in Microbiology 14: 914. (2023)

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15. A co-delivered vaccine of irradiated cancer cells and cowpea mosaic virus improves ovarian cancer rejection.

Zhao, Z., Ortega-Rivera, O. A., Chung, Y.H., Simms, A, & Steinmetz, N.F. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 11 (24), 5429-5441. (2023)

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14. Isolation of a peptide that binds to Pseudomonas aeruginosa lytic bacteriophage.

Chan, S.K., Zhao, Z., Penziner, S., Khong, E., Pride, D., Schooley, R., & Steinmetz, N.F. ACS Omega, 7 (42), 38053-38060. (2022)

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13. Cisplatin-loaded tobacco mosaic virus for ovarian cancer treatment.

Zhao, Z., Simms, A, & Steinmetz, N.F. Biomacromolecules, 23 (10), 4379-4387. (2022)

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12. Tuning the Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Balance of Molecular Polymer Bottlebrushes Enhances their Tumor Homing Properties.

Ramamurthi, P.#, Zhao, Z.#, Burke, E., Steinmetz, N. F., & Müllner, M. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2200163. #Co-first author (2022)

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11. Asymmetrizing an icosahedral virus capsid by hierarchical assembly of subunits with designed asymmetry.

Zhao, Z., Wang, J.C.Y., Zhang, M., Lyktey, N.A., Jarrold, M.F., Jacobson, S.C. & Zlotnick, A. Nature Communications,12(1), 1-10. (2021)

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10. The unique potency of Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) in situ cancer vaccine.

Shukla, S., Wang, C., Beiss, V., Cai, H., Washington, T., Murray, A.A., Gong, X., Zhao, Z., Masarapu, H.,   Zlotnick, A., Fiering, S. & Steinmetz, N. Biomaterials Science, 8(19), 5489-5503. (2020)

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9. Capsid protein dynamics regulate Hepatitis B virus assembly through an allosteric network.

Patterson, A., Zhao, Z., Waymire, E., Zlotnick, A., & Bothner, B. ACS Chemical Biology, 15(8), 2273-2280. (2020)

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8. The integrity of the intradimer interface of the Hepatitis B Virus capsid protein dimer regulates capsid self-assembly. 

Zhao, Z., Wang, J.C.Y., Segura, C.P., Hadden-Perilla, J.A., & Zlotnick, A. ACS Chemical Biology,15(12), 3124-3132. (2020)

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7. Rapidly Forming Early Intermediate Structures Dictate the Pathway of Capsid Assembly.

Asor, R., Schlicksup, C.J., Zhao, Z., Zlotnick, A., & Raviv, U. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(17), 7868-7882. (2020)

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6. Assembly Reactions of Hepatitis B Capsid Protein into Capsid Nanoparticles Follow a Narrow Path through a Complex Reaction Landscape.

Asor, R., Selzer, L., Schlicksup, C.J., Zhao, Z., Zlotnick, A., & Raviv, U. ACS nano, 13(7), 7610-7626. (2019) 

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5. Structural differences between the Woodchuck hepatitis virus core protein in dimer and capsid states are consistent with entropic and conformational regulation of assembly.

Zhao, Z., Wang, J.C.Y., Gonzalez-Gutierrez, G., Venkatakrishnan, B., Asor, R., Khaykelson, D., Raviv, U. & Zlotnick, A. Journal of virology, 93(14), e00141-19. (2019)

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4. Virus assembly antagonists from redesigned antibodies.

Zhao, Z. and Zlotnick, A. Structure, 26(10), 1297-1299. (2018)

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3. Multiple Pathways in Capsid Assembly.

Lutomski, C.A., Lyktey, N.A., Pierson, E.E., Zhao, Z., Zlotnick, A., & Jarrold, M.F. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(17), 5784-5790. (2018)

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2. Hepatitis B virus capsid completion occurs through error correction.

Lutomski, C.A., Lyktey, N.A., Zhao, Z., Pierson, E.E., Zlotnick, A., & Jarrold, M.F. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(46), 16932-16938. (2017)

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1. A copper-responsive gene cluster is required for copper homeostasis and contributes to oxidative resistance in Deinococcus radiodurans R1.

Zhao, Z., Zhou, Z., Li, L., Xian, X., Ke, X., Chen, M., & Zhang, Y. Molecular BioSystems, 10(10), 2607-2616. (2014)