个人简历

实验室的主要研究方向：
采用整合的研究方法包括生物信息学、病毒学、免疫学、结构生物学以及小鼠遗传学等，从分子、细胞以及个体水平等多个层次以较全视野对适应性免疫系统以及病毒拮抗机制进行研究。
研究人适应性免疫系统以及病毒拮抗宿主免疫的功能与机制。
研究细菌CRISPR-Cas系统以及噬菌体Anti-CRISPR系统的分子机制,同时基于研究成果靶向设计高效的、特异性的新型基因编辑工具。
研究在生理和病理过程中人微生态系统中病毒、细菌的功能与机制。
解析免疫与感染性疾病发生过程中起关键作用的蛋白（复合物）的分子机制，并利用这些结构信息理性设计小分子药物治疗相关疾病。
招聘、研究生招生需求
招聘副教授、博士后、技术员、博士生：
欢迎有免疫学、结构生物学（生物大分子冷冻电镜和晶体方向均可）、生物信息学、病毒学、噬菌体生物学、基因编辑等研究背景的人员申请。也欢迎有其它研究背景，如生物物理、物理学、化学、计算机且对生命科学研究有强烈兴趣的人员申请。该实验室根据个人研究背景提供有竞争力的薪资待遇。请申请者将一份CV、以及三位推荐人的联系方式发至邮箱。

研究领域

结构生物学及信号转导""

近期论文

Kaiming Zhang*,Shuo Wang*, Sahnshan Li*, Yuwei Zhu*, Grigore D. Pintilie, Tung-Chung Mou, Michael F. Schmid, Zhiwei Huang# & Wah Chiu#. (2020) Inhibition mechanisms of AcrF9, AcrF8, and AcrF6 against type I-F CRISPR-Cas. PNAS. 117(13):7176-7182
De Dong*, Lvqin Zheng*, Jianquan Lin*, Bailing Zhang, Yuwei Zhu, Ningning Li , Shuangyu Xie, Yuhang Wang, Ning Gao#, Zhiwei Huang# (2019). Structural basis of assembly of the human T cell receptor-CD3 complex. Nature. 573(7775):546-552. (This paper is featured with News & Views, Nature. 573, 502-504 (2019))
Liyong Dong*, Xiaoyu Guan*, Ningning Li*, Fan Zhang, Yuwei Zhu, Kuan Ren, Ling Yu, Fengxia Zhou, Zhifu Han, Ning Gao & Zhiwei Huang# (2019). An anti-CRISPR protein disables type V Cas12a by acetylation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(4):308-314.
Minghui Guo*, Kaiming Zhang*, Yuwei Zhu, Grigore D. Pintilie, Xiaoyu Guan, Shanshan Li, Michael F. Schmid, Zhuo Ma, Wah Chiu# & Zhiwei Huang# (2019). Coupling of ssRNA Cleavage with DNase Activity in Type III-A CRISPR-Csm Revealed by Cryo-EM and Biochemistry. Cell Research. 29(4):305-312.
Minghui Guo*, Kuan Ren*, Yuwei Zhu*, Ziyun Tang, Yuhang Wang, Bailing Zhang & Zhiwei Huang# (2019). Structural insights into a high fidelity variant of SpCas9. Cell Research. 29,183-192.
Yuwei Zhu, Zhiwei Huang# (2018). Recent advances in structural studies of the CRISPR-Cas-mediated genome editing tools. National Science Review. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwy150.
Fan Zhang#, Shijia Zhao, Chunyan Ren, Yuwei Zhu, Haibin Zhou, Yongkui Lai, Fengxia Zhou, Yuqiang Jia, Kangjie Zheng & Zhiwei Huang# (2018). CRISPRminer is a knowledge base for exploring CRISPR-Cas systems in microbe and phage interactions. Communications Biology. 31;1:180.
De Dong*, Minghui Guo*, Sihan Wang*, Yuwei Zhu, Shuo Wang,Zhi Xiong, Jianzheng Yang, Zengliang Xu and Zhiwei Huang# (2017). Structural basis of CRISPR-SpyCas9 inhibition by an anti-CRISPR protein. Nature. 546(7658):436-439.
Dan Wu*, Xiaoyu Guan*, Yuwei Zhu*, Kuan Ren, Zhiwei Huang# (2017). Structural basis of stringent PAM recognition by CRISPR-C2c1 in complex with sgRNA.Cell Research. 27(5):705-708.
Marchisio# & Zhiwei Huang# (2017). CRISPR-Castype II-based Synthetic Biology applications in eukaryotic cells. RNA Biology. 14(10):1286-1293.
Pu Gao, Hui Yang, Kanagalaghatta R Rajashankar, Zhiwei Huang and Dinshaw J Patel (2016). Type V CRISPR-Cas Cpf1 endonuclease employs a unique mechanism for crRNA-mediated target DNA recognition. Cell Research. 26(8):901-13.
De Dong*, Kuan Ren*, Xiaolin Qiu*, Jianlin Zheng, Minghui Guo, Xiaoyu Guan, Hongnan Liu, Ningning Li, Bailing Zhang, Daijun Yang, Chuang Ma, Shuo Wang, Dan Wu, Yunfeng Ma, Shilong Fan, Jiawei Wang, Ning Gao and Zhiwei Huang# (2016). Crystal structure of CRISPR-Cpf1 in complex with CRISPR RNA (crRNA). Nature. 532(7600):522-6.
Yingying Guo*, Liyong Dong*, Xiaolin Qiu*, Yishu Wang, Bailing Zhang, Hongnan Liu, You Yu, Yi Zang, Maojun Yang and Zhiwei Huang# (2014). Structural basis for hijacking CBF-β and CUL5 E3 ligase complex by HIV-1 Vif. Nature. 505(7482):229-33. (This paper is featured with News & Views, Nature. 505, 167-168, highlighted in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 21, 117 (2014))
Jae-Hyuck Shim, Matthew B. Greenblatt, Weiguo Zou, Zhiwei Huang, Marc N. Wein, Nicholas Brady, Dorothy Hu, Jean Charron, Heather R. Brodkin, Gregory A. Petsko, Dennis Zaller, Bo Zhai, Steven Gygi, Laurie H. Glimcher and Dallas C. Jones (2013). Schnurri-3 regulates ERK downstream of WNT signaling in osteoblasts. J Clin Invest. 123(9):4010-22.
Zehan Hu, Chuangye Yan, Peiyuan Liu, Zhiwei Huang, Rui Ma, Chenlu Zhang, Ruiyong Wang, Yueteng Zhang, Fabio Martinon, Di Miao, Haiteng Deng, Jiawei Wang, Junbiao Chang, Jijie Chai (2013). Crystal structure of NLRC4 reveals its autoinhibition mechanism. Science. 341(6142):172-5.
Weiguo Zou, Xi Chen, Jae Shim, Zhiwei Huang, Nicholas Brady, Dorothy Hu, Rebecca Drapp, Kirsten Sigrist, Laurie H. Glimcher, Dallas Jones (2011). The E3 ubiquitin ligase Wwp2 regulates craniofacial development through monoubiquitination of Goosecoid. Nature Cell Biology. 13(1):59-65.
Chen D, Lei L, Flores R, Zhiwei Huang, Wu Z, Chai J, Zhong G. (2010). Autoprocessing and self-activation of the secreted protease CPAF in Chlamydia-infected cells. Microbial Pathogenesis. 49(4):164-73.
Zhiwei Huang and Jijie Chai (2010). Mapping the selection mechanisms by bacterial GEFs. Virulence. 1(2):93-6.
Zhiwei Huang*, Sarah E. Sutton*, Adam J. Wallenfang, Robert C. Orchard, Xiaojing Wu, Yingcai Feng, Jijie Chai and Neal M. Alto (2009). Structural insights into host GTPase isoform selection by a family of bacterial GEF mimics. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 16(8):853-60. (This publication was selected as cover story, and high-lighted by Nature China）
Zhiwei Huang, Yingcai Feng, Ding Chen, Xiaojing Wu, Xiaojun Wang, Xingguo Xiao, Wenhui Li, Niu Huang, Lichuan Gu, Guangming Zhong and Jijie Chai (2008). Structural basis for activation and inhibition of the secreted chlamydia protease CPAF. Cell Host & Microbe. 4(6):529-42. (This publication was selected as a research “highlight” by Nature China）
Maikke B. Ohlson, Zhiwei Huang, Neal M. Alto, Jack E. Dixon, Jijie Chai and Samuel I. Miller (2008). Structure and Function of Salmonella SifA Indicate that Its Interactions with SKIP, SseJ, and RhoA Family GTPases Induce Endosomal Tubulation. Cell Host & Microbe. 4(5):434-46.