Research Associate
Zhibin Ning obtained his B.S. degree in Life Science at Shandong Normal University, China, in 2003. He received his Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology and Biochemistry from Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in 2008 for the development and applications of liquid-based separation strategies for proteomics. After his postdoctoral training in the OISB, University of Ottawa, under the guidance of Professor Daniel Figeys, he continued his career as a research associate in the same lab. Presently he is focusing on technology development and applications in proteomics and bioinformatics, especially data visualization.
Publications:
Duan H, Ning Z, Zhang A and Figeys D.
Spectral entropy as a measure of the metaproteome complexity.
(2024) Proteomics. 24, e2300570
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Proteomics
Fekete EE, Wang A, Creskey M, Cummings SE, Lavoie JR, Ning Z, Li J, Figeys D, Chen R and Zhang X.
Multilevel Proteomic Profiling of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Caco-2 Cell Differentiation to Characterize an Intestinal Epithelial Model.
(2024) J Proteome Res. 23, 2561-2575
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J Proteome Res
PMC Article
Sun Z, Ning Z and Figeys D.
The Landscape and Perspectives of the Human Gut Metaproteomics.
(2024) Mol Cell Proteomics. 23, 100763
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Mol Cell Proteomics
PMC Article
Creskey M, Li L, Ning Z, Fekete EE, Mayne J, Walker K, Ampaw A, Ben R, Zhang X and Figeys D.
An economic and robust TMT labeling approach for high throughput proteomic and metaproteomic analysis.
(2023) Proteomics. 23, e2200116
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Proteomics
Almasi S, SarmastiEmami S, Baird S, Ning Z, Figeys D, Côté J, Cowan KN and Jasmin BJ.
Staufen1 controls mitochondrial metabolism via HIF2α in embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and promotes tumorigenesis.
(2023) Cell Mol Life Sci. 80, 328
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Cell Mol Life Sci
PMC Article
Li L, Wang T, Ning Z, Zhang X, Butcher J, Serrana JM, Simopoulos CMA, Mayne J, Stintzi A, Mack DR, Liu YY and Figeys D.
Revealing proteome-level functional redundancy in the human gut microbiome using ultra-deep metaproteomics.
(2023) Nat Commun. 14, 3428
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Nat Commun
PMC Article
Cheng K, Ning Z, Li L, Zhang X, Serrana JM, Mayne J and Figeys D.
MetaLab-MAG: A Metaproteomic Data Analysis Platform for Genome-Level Characterization of Microbiomes from the Metagenome-Assembled Genomes Database.
(2023) J Proteome Res. 22, 387-398
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J Proteome Res
PMC Article
Duan H, Cheng K, Ning Z, Li L, Mayne J, Sun Z and Figeys D.
Assessing the Dark Field of Metaproteome.
(2022) Anal Chem. 94, 15648-15654
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Anal Chem
PMC Article
Sun Z, Wang W, Li L, Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J, Walker K, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Comprehensive Assessment of Functional Effects of Commonly Used Sugar Substitute Sweeteners on Human Gut Microbiome.
(2022) Microbiol Spectr. 10, e0041222
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Microbiol Spectr
PMC Article
Simopoulos CMA, Ning Z, Li L, Khamis MM, Zhang X, Lavallée-Adam M and Figeys D.
MetaProClust-MS1: an MS1 Profiling Approach for Large-Scale Microbiome Screening.
(2022) mSystems. 7, e0038122
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mSystems
PMC Article
Li L, Ning Z, Cheng K, Zhang X, Simopoulos CMA and Figeys D.
iMetaLab Suite: A one-stop toolset for metaproteomics.
(2022) Imeta. 1, e25
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Imeta
PMC Article
Li H, Zhang X, Chen R, Cheng K, Ning Z, Li J, Twine S, Stintzi A, Mack D and Figeys D.
Elevated colonic microbiota-associated paucimannosidic and truncated N-glycans in pediatric ulcerative colitis.
(2021) J Proteomics. 249, 104369
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J Proteomics
Starr AE, Deeke SA, Ning Z, de Nanassy J, Singleton R, Benchimol EI, Mack DR, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Associations between Cellular Energy and Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Response to Treatment.
(2021) J Proteome Res. 20, 4393-4404
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J Proteome Res
Mayne J, Zhang X, Butcher J, Walker K, Ning Z, Wójcik E, Dastych J, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Examining the Effects of an Anti-Salmonella Bacteriophage Preparation, BAFASAL, on Ex-Vivo Human Gut Microbiome Composition and Function Using a Multi-Omics Approach.
(2021) Viruses. 13,
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Viruses
PMC Article
Li L, Chang L, Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J, Ye Y, Stintzi A, Liu J and Figeys D.
Berberine and its structural analogs have differing effects on functional profiles of individual gut microbiomes.
(2020) Gut Microbes. 11, 1348-1361
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Gut Microbes
PMC Article
Simopoulos CMA, Ning Z, Zhang X, Li L, Walker K, Lavallée-Adam M and Figeys D.
pepFunk: a tool for peptide-centric functional analysis of metaproteomic human gut microbiome studies.
(2020) Bioinformatics. 36, 4171-4179
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Bioinformatics
Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J, Yang Y, Deeke SA, Walker K, Farnsworth CL, Stokes MP, Couture JF, Mack D, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Widespread protein lysine acetylation in gut microbiome and its alterations in patients with Crohn's disease.
(2020) Nat Commun. 11, 4120
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Nat Commun
PMC Article
Hao Z, Li L, Ning Z, Zhang X, Mayne J, Cheng K, Walker K, Liu H and Figeys D.
Metaproteomics Reveals Growth Phase-Dependent Responses of an Gut Microbiota to Metformin.
(2020) J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 31, 1448-1458
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J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
Cheng K, Ning Z, Zhang X, Li L, Liao B, Mayne J and Figeys D.
MetaLab 2.0 Enables Accurate Post-Translational Modifications Profiling in Metaproteomics.
(2020) J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 31, 1473-1482
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J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
Pelletier AR, Chung YE, Ning Z, Wong N, Figeys D and Lavallée-Adam M.
MealTime-MS: A Machine Learning-Guided Real-Time Mass Spectrometry Analysis for Protein Identification and Efficient Dynamic Exclusion.
(2020) J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 31, 1459-1472
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J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
Li L, Ning Z, Zhang X, Mayne J, Cheng K, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
RapidAIM: a culture- and metaproteomics-based Rapid Assay of Individual Microbiome responses to drugs.
(2020) Microbiome. 8, 33
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Microbiome
PMC Article
Yang Y, Joshi M, Takahashi YH, Ning Z, Qu Q, Brunzelle JS, Skiniotis G, Figeys D, Shilatifard A and Couture JF.
A non-canonical monovalent zinc finger stabilizes the integration of Cfp1 into the H3K4 methyltransferase complex COMPASS.
(2020) Nucleic Acids Res. 48, 421-431
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Nucleic Acids Res
PMC Article
Li L, Abou-Samra E, Ning Z, Zhang X, Mayne J, Wang J, Cheng K, Walker K, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
An in vitro model maintaining taxon-specific functional activities of the gut microbiome.
(2019) Nat Commun. 10, 4146
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Nat Commun
PMC Article
Adler P, Mayne J, Walker K, Ning Z and Figeys D.
Therapeutic Targeting of Casein Kinase 1δ/ε in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model.
(2019) J Proteome Res. 18, 3383-3393
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J Proteome Res
Peters DL, Wang W, Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J and Figeys D.
Metaproteomic and Metabolomic Approaches for Characterizing the Gut Microbiome.
(2019) Proteomics. 19, e1800363
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Proteomics
Liao B, Ning Z, Cheng K, Zhang X, Li L, Mayne J and Figeys D.
iMetaLab 1.0: a web platform for metaproteomics data analysis.
(2018) Bioinformatics. 34, 3954-3956
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Bioinformatics
Mayne J, Ooi TC, Tepliakova L, Seebun D, Walker K, Mohottalage D, Ning Z, Abujrad H, Mbikay M, Wassef H, Chrétien M and Figeys D.
Associations Between Soluble LDLR and Lipoproteins in a White Cohort and the Effect of PCSK9 Loss-of-Function.
(2018) J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 103, 3486-3495
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Catelas I, Lehoux EA, Ning Z, Figeys D, Baskey SJ and Beaulé PE.
Differential proteomic analysis of synovial fluid from hip arthroplasty patients with a pseudotumor vs. Periprosthetic osteolysis .
(2018) J Orthop Res. 36, 1849-1859
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J Orthop Res
Zhang X, Deeke SA, Ning Z, Starr AE, Butcher J, Li J, Mayne J, Cheng K, Liao B, Li L, Singleton R, Mack D, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Metaproteomics reveals associations between microbiome and intestinal extracellular vesicle proteins in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
(2018) Nat Commun. 9, 2873
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Nat Commun
PMC Article
Deeke SA, Starr AE, Ning Z, Ahmadi S, Zhang X, Mayne J, Chiang CK, Singleton R, Benchimol EI, Mack DR, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Mucosal-luminal interface proteomics reveals biomarkers of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease-associated colitis.
(2018) Am J Gastroenterol. 113, 713-724
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Am J Gastroenterol
Zhang X, Li L, Mayne J, Ning Z, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Assessing the impact of protein extraction methods for human gut metaproteomics.
(2018) J Proteomics. 180, 120-127
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J Proteomics
Li L, Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J, Moore JI, Butcher J, Chiang CK, Mack D, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Evaluating in Vitro Culture Medium of Gut Microbiome with Orthogonal Experimental Design and a Metaproteomics Approach.
(2018) J Proteome Res. 17, 154-163
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J Proteome Res
Cheng K, Ning Z, Zhang X, Li L, Liao B, Mayne J, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
MetaLab: an automated pipeline for metaproteomic data analysis.
(2017) Microbiome. 5, 157
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Microbiome
PMC Article
Chiang CK, Tworak A, Kevany BM, Xu B, Mayne J, Ning Z, Figeys D and Palczewski K.
Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals involvement of multiple signaling pathways in early phagocytosis by the retinal pigmented epithelium.
(2017) J Biol Chem. 292, 19826-19839
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J Biol Chem
PMC Article
Starr AE, Deeke SA, Ning Z, Chiang CK, Zhang X, Mottawea W, Singleton R, Benchimol EI, Wen M, Mack DR, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Proteomic analysis of ascending colon biopsies from a paediatric inflammatory bowel disease inception cohort identifies protein biomarkers that differentiate Crohn's disease from UC.
(2017) Gut. 66, 1573-1583
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Gut
PMC Article
Birjandi AP, Bojko B, Ning Z, Figeys D and Pawliszyn J.
High throughput solid phase microextraction: A new alternative for analysis of cellular lipidome?.
(2017) J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 1043, 12-19
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J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci
Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J, Moore JI, Li J, Butcher J, Deeke SA, Chen R, Chiang CK, Wen M, Mack D, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
MetaPro-IQ: a universal metaproteomic approach to studying human and mouse gut microbiota.
(2016) Microbiome. 4, 31
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Microbiome
PMC Article
Ning Z, Star AT, Mierzwa A, Lanouette S, Mayne J, Couture JF and Figeys D.
A charge-suppressing strategy for probing protein methylation.
(2016) Chem Commun (Camb). 52, 5474-7
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Chem Commun (Camb)
Shao Y, Yamamoto M, Figeys D, Ning Z and Chan HM.
Proteome profiling reveals regional protein alteration in cerebrum of common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) exposed to methylmercury.
(2016) Toxicology. 347-349, 29-39
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Toxicology
Ge Y, Ning Z, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Zhang C and Figeys D.
Quantitative proteomic analysis of Dunaliella salina upon acute arsenate exposure.
(2016) Chemosphere. 145, 112-8
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Chemosphere
Shao Y, Figeys D, Ning Z, Mailloux R and Chan HM.
Methylmercury can induce Parkinson's-like neurotoxicity similar to 1-methyl-4- phenylpyridinium: a genomic and proteomic analysis on MN9D dopaminergic neuron cells.
(2015) J Toxicol Sci. 40, 817-28
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J Toxicol Sci
Nasheri N, Ning Z, Figeys D, Yao S, Goto NK and Pezacki JP.
Activity-based profiling of the proteasome pathway during hepatitis C virus infection.
(2015) Proteomics. 15, 3815-25
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Proteomics
Desrochers GF, Sherratt AR, Blais DR, Nasheri N, Ning Z, Figeys D, Goto NK and Pezacki JP.
Profiling Kinase Activity during Hepatitis C Virus Replication Using a Wortmannin Probe.
(2015) ACS Infect Dis. 1, 443-52
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ACS Infect Dis
Shao Y, Yamamoto M, Figeys D, Ning Z and Chan HM.
Proteomic Analysis of Cerebellum in Common Marmoset Exposed to Methylmercury.
(2015) Toxicol Sci. 146, 43-51
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Toxicol Sci
Gagné JP, Ethier C, Defoy D, Bourassa S, Langelier MF, Riccio AA, Pascal JM, Moon KM, Foster LJ, Ning Z, Figeys D, Droit A and Poirier GG.
Quantitative site-specific ADP-ribosylation profiling of DNA-dependent PARPs.
(2015) DNA Repair (Amst). 30, 68-79
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DNA Repair (Amst)
Ning Z, Hawley B, Seebun D and Figeys D.
APols-aided protein precipitation: a rapid method for concentrating proteins for proteomic analysis.
(2014) J Membr Biol. 247, 941-7
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J Membr Biol
PMC Article
Chiang CK, Mehta N, Patel A, Zhang P, Ning Z, Mayne J, Sun WY, Cheng HY and Figeys D.
The proteomic landscape of the suprachiasmatic nucleus clock reveals large-scale coordination of key biological processes.
(2014) PLoS Genet. 10, e1004695
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PLoS Genet
PMC Article
Sherratt AR, Nasheri N, McKay CS, O'Hara S, Hunt A, Ning Z, Figeys D, Goto NK and Pezacki JP.
A new chemical probe for phosphatidylinositol kinase activity.
(2014) Chembiochem. 15, 1253-6
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Chembiochem
Mitchell L, Huard S, Cotrut M, Pourhanifeh-Lemeri R, Steunou AL, Hamza A, Lambert JP, Zhou H, Ning Z, Basu A, Côté J, Figeys DA and Baetz K.
mChIP-KAT-MS, a method to map protein interactions and acetylation sites for lysine acetyltransferases.
(2013) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110, E1641-50
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PMC Article
Ning Z, Seebun D, Hawley B, Chiang CK and Figeys D.
From cells to peptides: "one-stop" integrated proteomic processing using amphipols.
(2013) J Proteome Res. 12, 1512-9
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J Proteome Res
Zhou H, Wang F, Wang Y, Ning Z, Hou W, Wright TG, Sundaram M, Zhong S, Yao Z and Figeys D.
Improved recovery and identification of membrane proteins from rat hepatic cells using a centrifugal proteomic reactor.
(2011) Mol Cell Proteomics. 10, O111.008425
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Mol Cell Proteomics
PMC Article
Zhang X, Walker K, Mayne J, Li L, Ning Z, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
Evaluating live microbiota biobanking using an microbiome assay and metaproteomics.
(2022) Gut Microbes. 14, 2035658
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Gut Microbes
PMC Article
Adler P, Chiang CK, Mayne J, Ning Z, Zhang X, Xu B, Cheng HM and Figeys D.
Aging Disrupts the Circadian Patterns of Protein Expression in the Murine Hippocampus.
(2019) Front Aging Neurosci. 11, 368
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Front Aging Neurosci
PMC Article
Li L, Mayne J, Beltran A, Zhang X, Ning Z and Figeys D.
RapidAIM 2.0: a high-throughput assay to study functional response of human gut microbiome to xenobiotics.
(2024) Microbiome Res Rep. 3, 26
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Microbiome Res Rep
PMC Article
Sun Z, Ning Z, Cheng K, Duan H, Wu Q, Mayne J and Figeys D.
MetaPep: A core peptide database for faster human gut metaproteomics database searches.
(2023) Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 21, 4228-4237
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Comput Struct Biotechnol J
PMC Article
Chiang CK, Xu B, Mehta N, Mayne J, Sun WY, Cheng K, Ning Z, Dong J, Zou H, Cheng HM and Figeys D.
Phosphoproteome Profiling Reveals Circadian Clock Regulation of Posttranslational Modifications in the Murine Hippocampus.
(2017) Front Neurol. 8, 110
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Front Neurol
PMC Article
Li L, Ryan J, Ning Z, Zhang X, Mayne J, Lavallée-Adam M, Stintzi A and Figeys D.
A functional ecological network based on metaproteomics responses of individual gut microbiomes to resistant starches.
(2020) Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 18, 3833-3842
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Comput Struct Biotechnol J
PMC Article
Ning Z, Hawley B, Chiang CK, Seebun D and Figeys D.
Detecting protein-protein interactions/complex components using mass spectrometry coupled techniques.
(2014) Methods Mol Biol. 1164, 1-13
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Methods Mol Biol
Previous Publications:
Wei YN, Hu HY, Xie GC, Fu N, Ning ZB, Zeng R and Khaitovich P.
Transcript and protein expression decoupling reveals RNA binding proteins and miRNAs as potential modulators of human aging.
(2015) Genome Biol. 16, 41
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Genome Biol
PMC Article
Yang XL, Li QR, Ning ZB, Zhang Y, Zeng R and Wu JR.
Identification of complex relationship between protein kinases and substrates during the cell cycle of HeLa cells by phosphoproteomic analysis.
(2013) Proteomics. 13, 1233-46
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Proteomics
Li QR, Ning ZB, Yang XL, Wu JR and Zeng R.
Complementary workflow for global phosphoproteome analysis.
(2012) Electrophoresis. 33, 3291-8
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Electrophoresis
Fu X, Giavalisco P, Liu X, Catchpole G, Fu N, Ning ZB, Guo S, Yan Z, Somel M, Pääbo S, Zeng R, Willmitzer L and Khaitovich P.
Rapid metabolic evolution in human prefrontal cortex.
(2011) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 108, 6181-6
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PMC Article
Somel M, Guo S, Fu N, Yan Z, Hu HY, Xu Y, Yuan Y, Ning Z, Hu Y, Menzel C, Hu H, Lachmann M, Zeng R, Chen W and Khaitovich P.
MicroRNA, mRNA, and protein expression link development and aging in human and macaque brain.
(2010) Genome Res. 20, 1207-18
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Genome Res
PMC Article
Nie S, Dai J, Ning ZB, Cao XJ, Sheng QH and Zeng R.
Comprehensive profiling of phosphopeptides based on anion exchange followed by flow-through enrichment with titanium dioxide (AFET).
(2010) J Proteome Res. 9, 4585-94
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J Proteome Res
Wang Q, Zhang Y, Yang C, Xiong H, Lin Y, Yao J, Li H, Xie L, Zhao W, Yao Y, Ning ZB, Zeng R, Xiong Y, Guan KL, Zhao S and Zhao GP.
Acetylation of metabolic enzymes coordinates carbon source utilization and metabolic flux.
(2010) Science. 327, 1004-7
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Science
PMC Article
Li QR, Ning ZB, Tang JS, Nie S and Zeng R.
Effect of peptide-to-TiO2 beads ratio on phosphopeptide enrichment selectivity.
(2009) J Proteome Res. 8, 5375-81
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J Proteome Res
Ning ZB, Li QR, Dai J, Li RX, Shieh CH and Zeng R.
Fractionation of complex protein mixture by virtual three-dimensional liquid chromatography based on combined pH and salt steps.
(2008) J Proteome Res. 7, 4525-37
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J Proteome Res
Mazin P, Xiong J, Liu X, Yan Z, Zhang X, Li M, He L, Somel M, Yuan Y, Phoebe Chen YP, Li N, Hu Y, Fu N, Ning Z, Zeng R, Yang H, Chen W, Gelfand M and Khaitovich P.
Widespread splicing changes in human brain development and aging.
(2013) Mol Syst Biol. 9, 633
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Mol Syst Biol
PMC Article