🏆 Finalist — NIH Data Sharing Index (“S-Index”) Challenge

Zhong Liang

University of Notre Dame

ORCID: 0000-0002-9392-635X

Also affiliated with Peking University, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Papers

Driven by 9 papers. Top paper: “The Streptococcal Protease SpeB Antagonizes the Biofilms of the Human Pathogen Staphylococcus aureus USA300 through Cleavage of the Staphylococcal SdrC Protein”.

The Streptococcal Protease SpeB Antagonizes the Biofilms of the Human Pathogen Staphylococcus aureus USA300 through Cleavage of the Staphylococcal SdrC Protein

Journal of Bacteriology(2020)10.1128/jb.00008-20
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25 citations

Zhong Liang, Jeffrey A. Mayfield, Deborah L. Donahue, Mijoon Lee, Bill Boggess +4 more

The M Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes Strain AP53 Retains Cell Surface Functional Plasminogen Binding after Inactivation of the Sortase A Gene

Journal of Bacteriology(2020)10.1128/jb.00096-20
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12 citations

Yetunde A. Ayinuola, Damini Singh, Katelyn E. Carothers, Vincent A. Fischetti, Ana L. Flores‐Mireles +5 more

Group A Streptococcus-Induced Activation of Human Plasminogen Is Required for Keratinocyte Wound Retraction and Rapid Clot Dissolution

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine(2021)10.3389/fcvm.2021.667554
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14 citations

Daniel E. Hammers, Zhong Liang, Gabrielle L. Nguyen, Mary E. Benz, Thomas E. Moran +9 more

Evolution of Streptococcus pyogenes has maximized the efficiency of the Sortase A cleavage motif for cell wall transpeptidation

Journal of Biological Chemistry(2022)10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101940
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2 citations

Yetunde A. Ayinuola, Brady T. Russo, Zhong Liang, Shaun W. Lee, Victoria A. Ploplis +3 more

Generation and characterization of a plasminogen-binding group A streptococcal M-protein/streptokinase-sensitive mouse line

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis(2023)10.1016/j.jtha.2023.02.028
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2 citations

Deborah L. Donahue, Jermilia Charles, Zhong Liang, Francis Castellino, Victoria A. Ploplis +1 more

Group A Streptococcus remains viable inside fibrin clots and gains access to human plasminogen for subsequent fibrinolysis and dissemination

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.10.04.560727
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0 citations

Zhong Liang, Yun‐Juan Bao, Paulina G. Carles, Jessica C. Keane, Madelyn G. Cerney +6 more

Group a Streptococcus remains viable inside fibrin clots and gains access to human plasminogen for subsequent fibrinolysis and dissemination

Microbiology Spectrum(2025)10.1128/spectrum.02607-24
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3 citations

Thomas E. Moran, Zhong Liang, Yun‐Juan Bao, Paulina G. Carles, Jessica C. Keane +7 more

Hydrophobic residues in the D‐domain of a plasminogen‐binding M‐protein modulate α‐helicity, oligomerization, and surface anchoring in Streptococcus pyogenes

Protein Science(2025)10.1002/pro.70287
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1 citations

Yetunde A. Ayinuola, Zhong Liang, Francis Castellino, Olawole Ayinuola

Interactions between membrane-bound streptococcal alpha-enolase and human plasminogen captured through cryogenic-electron microscopy

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences(2025)10.3389/fmolb.2025.1666748
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0 citations

Bradley M. Readnour, Zhong Liang, Yetunde A. Ayinuola, Francis Castellino, Sheiny Tjia-Fleck