Linyi Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics.
According to data from OpenAlex, Linyi Gao has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Linyi Gao's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers). Linyi Gao is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers). Linyi Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Sweden. Linyi Gao's co-authors include Feng Zhang, Winston X. Yan, Bernd Zetsche, David Scott, Ian M. Slaymaker, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene V. Koonin, Jonathan L. Schmid‐Burgk, Jonathan Strecker and Nicola Crosetto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nucleic Acids Research.
In The Last Decade
Linyi Gao
22 papers
receiving
4.0k citations
Hit Papers
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topics.
Rationally engineered Cas9 nucleases with improved specificity
20151.8k citationsIan M. Slaymaker, Linyi Gao et al.Scienceprofile →
Protein-retention expansion microscopy of cells and tissues labeled using standard fluorescent proteins and antibodies
2016419 citationsPaul W. Tillberg, Fei Chen et al.Nature Biotechnologyprofile →
Diverse enzymatic activities mediate antiviral immunity in prokaryotes
2020342 citationsLinyi Gao, Han Altae-Tran et al.Scienceprofile →
Prokaryotic innate immunity through pattern recognition of conserved viral proteins
2022138 citationsLinyi Gao, Max E. Wilkinson et al.Scienceprofile →
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Gao, Linyi, Max E. Wilkinson, Jonathan Strecker, et al.. (2022). Prokaryotic innate immunity through pattern recognition of conserved viral proteins. Science. 377(6607). eabm4096–eabm4096.138 indexed citations breakdown →
Gao, Linyi, Han Altae-Tran, Kira S. Makarova, et al.. (2020). Diverse enzymatic activities mediate antiviral immunity in prokaryotes. Science. 369(6507). 1077–1084.342 indexed citations breakdown →
Gao, Linyi, David Cox, Winston X. Yan, et al.. (2017). Engineered Cpf1 variants with altered PAM specificities. PMC.1 indexed citations
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Mirzazadeh, Reza, Silvano Garnerone, Martin Schneider, et al.. (2017). BLISS is a versatile and quantitative method for genome-wide profiling of DNA double-strand breaks. Nature.86 indexed citations
Tillberg, Paul W., Fei Chen, Kiryl D. Piatkevich, et al.. (2016). Protein-retention expansion microscopy of cells and tissues labeled using standard fluorescent proteins and antibodies. PMC.2 indexed citations
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Tillberg, Paul W., Fei Chen, Kiryl D. Piatkevich, et al.. (2016). Protein-retention expansion microscopy of cells and tissues labeled using standard fluorescent proteins and antibodies. Nature Biotechnology. 34(9). 987–992.419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Slaymaker, Ian M., Linyi Gao, Bernd Zetsche, et al.. (2015). Rationally engineered Cas9 nucleases with improved specificity. Science. 351(6268). 84–88.1786 indexed citations breakdown →
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