Kai Zhang

Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Also affiliated with Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Driven by 19 papers. Top paper: “Lathosterol Oxidase (Sterol C-5 Desaturase) Deletion Confers Resistance to Amphotericin B and Sensitivity to Acidic Stress in Leishmania major”.

Lathosterol Oxidase (Sterol C-5 Desaturase) Deletion Confers Resistance to Amphotericin B and Sensitivity to Acidic Stress in Leishmania major

mSphere(2020)10.1128/msphere.00380-20

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18 citations

Cheryl Frankfater, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Rodrigo P. Soares, Camila A. Cardoso, Paula Monalisa Nogueira +4 more

Sterol 14-α-demethylase is vital for mitochondrial functions and stress tolerance in Leishmania major

PLoS Pathogens(2020)10.1371/journal.ppat.1008810

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34 citations

Samrat Moitra, Wei Xu, Verónica Hernandez, Kai Zhang, Sumit Mukherjee

Lathosterol oxidase (sterol C5-desaturase) deletion confers resistance to amphotericin B and sensitivity to acidic stress in Leishmania major

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.04.20.051540

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Cheryl Frankfater, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Rodrigo P. Soares, Camila A. Cardoso, Paula Monalisa Nogueira +4 more

De novo synthesis of phosphatidylcholine is essential for the promastigote but not amastigote stage in Leishmania major

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.12.30.424847

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Somrita Basu, Mattie C. Pawlowic, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Kai Zhang, Samrat Moitra

Balancing de novo synthesis and salvage of lipids by Leishmania amastigotes

Current Opinion in Microbiology(2021)10.1016/j.mib.2021.07.004

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25 citations

Kai Zhang

De Novo Synthesis of Phosphatidylcholine Is Essential for the Promastigote But Not Amastigote Stage in Leishmania major

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2021)10.3389/fcimb.2021.647870

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24 citations

Somrita Basu, Mattie C. Pawlowic, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Kai Zhang, Samrat Moitra

Unexpected Role of Sterol Synthesis in RNA Stability and Translation in Leishmania

Preprints.org(2021)10.20944/preprints202105.0467.v1

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5 citations

Samrat Moitra, Andrea Perez, Sumit Mukherjee, Elena B. Tikhonova, Andrey L. Karamyshev +2 more

Sterol profiling of Leishmania parasites using a new HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry-based method and antifungal azoles as chemical probes reveals a key intermediate sterol that supports a branched ergosterol biosynthetic pathway

International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance(2022)10.1016/j.ijpddr.2022.07.003

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27 citations

Yiru Jin, Sihyung Yang, Arline M. Joachim, Ning Yu, Luis M. Mori‐Quiroz +6 more

The Golgi-localized sphingosine-1-phosphate phosphatase is indispensable for Leishmania major

Scientific Reports(2022)10.1038/s41598-022-20249-w

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5 citations

Neha Biyani, Samrat Moitra, Kai Zhang, Brian Okundaye

Sphingolipids protect ergosterol in the Leishmania major membrane from sterol-specific toxins

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.06.15.496300

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Samrat Moitra, Rilee Keane, F Kuhlmann, Cheryl Frankfater, Fong‐Fu Hsu +4 more

The sphingolipids ceramide and inositol phosphorylceramide protect the Leishmania major membrane from sterol-specific toxins

Journal of Biological Chemistry(2023)10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104745

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10 citations

Samrat Moitra, Rilee Keane, F Kuhlmann, Cheryl Frankfater, Fong‐Fu Hsu +4 more

Ethanolaminephosphate cytidylyltransferase is essential for survival, lipid homeostasis and stress tolerance in Leishmania major

PLoS Pathogens(2023)10.1371/journal.ppat.1011112

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4 citations

Mattie C. Pawlowic, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Geoff Thomas, Kai Zhang, Somrita Basu

Ethanolaminephosphate cytidyltransferase is essential for survival, lipid homeostasis and stress tolerance in Leishmania major

课外阅读：中旬(2023)10.1101/2023.01.10.523530

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2 citations

Mattie C. Pawlowic, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Geoff Thomas, Kai Zhang, Somrita Basu

CYP5122A1 encodes an essential sterol C4-methyl oxidase in Leishmania donovani and determines the antileishmanial activity of antifungal azoles

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3185204/v1

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2 citations

Yiru Jin, Somrita Basu, Mei Feng, Ning Yu, Indeewara Munasinghe +9 more

CYP5122A1 encodes an essential sterol C4-methyl oxidase in Leishmania donovani and determines the antileishmanial activity of antifungal azoles

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-53790-5

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13 citations

Somrita Basu, Mei Feng, Ning Yu, Indeewara Munasinghe, Arline M. Joachim +13 more

Molecular Characterization of Sterol C4-Methyl Oxidase in Leishmania major

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2024)10.3390/ijms252010908

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3 citations

Somrita Basu, Fong‐Fu Hsu, Mei Feng, Michael Zhuo Wang, Kai Zhang +1 more

N-substituted-4-(pyridin-4-ylalkyl)piperazine-1-carboxamides and related compounds as Leishmania CYP51 and CYP5122A1 inhibitors

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry(2024)10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117907

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4 citations

Pankaj Kumar Sharma, M. Junaid Dar, Yiru Jin, Lingli Qin, Anuradha Roy +11 more

C14DM Ablation Leads to Reduced Tolerance to Plasma Membrane Stress and Increased Drug Sensitivity in Leishmania major

Preprints.org(2025)10.20944/preprints202508.0200.v1

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2 citations

Sumit Mukherjee, Veronica Hernandez, Kai Zhang, Samrat Moitra

C14DM Ablation Leads to Reduced Tolerance to Plasma Membrane Stress and Increased Drug Sensitivity in Leishmania major

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2025)10.3390/ijms26178473

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Sumit Mukherjee, Veronica Hernandez, Kai Zhang, Samrat Moitra