Zhaohui Xu Lab

We use a multi-disciplinary approach to study molecular mechanisms involved in intracellular trafficking, which plays an important role in diseases such as cancer, viral infections and neurodegeneration.

Our Research

Our lab uses a multi-disciplinary approach of structural biology, biochemistry and cell biology to study molecular mechanisms of proteins that function in intracellular trafficking.

Our current focus is on the endosomal-sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT), a multi-component protein machinery essential for a wide range of biological processes including cell surface receptor down-regulation, enveloped virus budding, cytokinesis and autophagy.

Our work has therapeutic implications for diseases such as cancer, viral infection and neuro-degeneration.

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Zhaohui Xu, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, U-M Life Sciences Institute
Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry, U-M Medical School
Director, Undergraduate Training, U-M Life Sciences Institute

Publication Highlights

Mechanism of Vps4 hexamer function revealed by cryo-EM

Su M, Guo EZ, Ding X, Li Y, Tarrasch JT, Brooks CL 3rd, Xu Z, Skiniotis G, Sci Adv. (2017)

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