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Home Department: Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology

Office Address: 3115 Beckman Institute, 405 N Matthews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

Email Address: yupengl3@illinois.edu

       


Education


  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA   Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China

Research Interests


  • Protein-lipid interactions (peripheral proteins such as OhyA)
  • Membrane transporters (MmpL3)
  • Large protein machineris (Lpt and LetAB)

Selected Publications


* denotes co-authors.

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Y. Li*, A. Acharya*, L. Yang, J. Liu, E. Tajkhorshid, H .I. Zgurskaya, M. Jackson and J .C. Gumbart. Insights Into Substrate Transport and Water Permeation in the Mycobacterial Transporter MmpL3. Biophysical Journal. 122(11):2342-2352 (2023).

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C. M. Stevens, S. O. Babii, A. N. Pandya, W. Li, Y. Li, J. Mehla, R. Scott, P. Hegde, P. K. Prathipati, A. charya, J. Liu, J. C. Gumbart, J. North, M. Jackson and H. I. Zgurskaya. Proton Transfer Activity of the Reconstituted Mycobacterium Tuberculosis MmpL3 is Modulated by Substrate Mimics and Inhibitors. PNAS. 119(30):e2113963119 (2022).

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Y. Li, J. Liu and J. C. Gumbart. Preparing Membrane Proteins for Simulation Using CHARMM-GUI. Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins. 237-251 (2021).

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Y. Li, J. Liu and J. C. Gumbart. Membrane Protein Tutorial.


Awards


  • Biochemistry Travel Award - 2022

Gallery


Akt1-PH domain associated with PIP3 (VMD)
Lipopolysaccharide transporter (VMD)
Apparatus (3ds Max)
Three-neck flask (3ds Max)
Electrolytic cell (3ds Max)
Balance (3ds Max)