Melody M. H. Li

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Melody M. H. Li is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melody M. H. Li has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Melody M. H. Li's work include interferon and immune responses (14 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (7 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (5 papers). Melody M. H. Li is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (14 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (7 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (5 papers). Melody M. H. Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and India. Melody M. H. Li's co-authors include Margaret R. MacDonald, Michael Emerman, Charles M. Rice, Emily Yang, Harmit S. Malik, Molly OhAinle, Julie A. Kerns, Guillaume Charron, Howard C. Hang and William M. Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Melody M. H. Li

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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TRIM25 Enhances the Antiviral Action of Zinc-Finger Antiviral Protein (ZAP)

2017 156 citations Melody M. H. Li, Pamela Cheung et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melody M. H. Li United States	16	486	446	323	274	242	23	1.1k
Chad M. Swanson United Kingdom	24	511 1.1×	875 2.0×	458 1.4×	630 2.3×	375 1.5×	38	1.6k
Olivier Pernet United States	14	352 0.7×	319 0.7×	432 1.3×	140 0.5×	482 2.0×	22	1.1k
John S. Errett United States	7	511 1.1×	466 1.0×	404 1.3×	72 0.3×	140 0.6×	7	1.1k
Nicholas S. Eyre Australia	18	349 0.7×	323 0.7×	319 1.0×	76 0.3×	342 1.4×	33	1.1k
Masashi Tatsumi Japan	18	258 0.5×	335 0.8×	474 1.5×	544 2.0×	148 0.6×	63	1.1k
Anjali Joshi United States	23	433 0.9×	556 1.2×	488 1.5×	830 3.0×	358 1.5×	63	1.6k
Ofir Israeli Israel	13	152 0.3×	600 1.3×	350 1.1×	380 1.4×	333 1.4×	52	1.1k
Alexander von der Malsburg Germany	11	476 1.0×	475 1.1×	98 0.3×	82 0.3×	312 1.3×	13	1.0k
Laurène Meyniel‐Schicklin France	14	233 0.5×	420 0.9×	199 0.6×	85 0.3×	345 1.4×	18	893
Maria João Amorim Portugal	21	408 0.8×	944 2.1×	350 1.1×	64 0.2×	607 2.5×	47	1.5k

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Álvarez, Pablo, Angélica Medina, Marta Nieto, et al.. (2025). Old World alphaviruses use distinct mechanisms to infect brain microvascular endothelial cells for neuroinvasion. Cell Reports. 44(10). 116305–116305. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Rebecca J., Bernadette A. Chua, Masakazu Kamata, et al.. (2024). Envelope protein-specific B cell receptors direct lentiviral vector tropism in vivo. Molecular Therapy. 32(5). 1311–1327. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Serina, et al.. (2024). Interaction of chikungunya virus glycoproteins with macrophage factors controls virion production. The EMBO Journal. 43(20). 4625–4655. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Serina, et al.. (2024). Positive selection analyses identify a single WWE domain residue that shapes ZAP into a more potent restriction factor against alphaviruses. PLoS Pathogens. 20(8). e1011836–e1011836. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Emily, et al.. (2023). Alphavirus Evasion of Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein (ZAP) Correlates with CpG Suppression in a Specific Viral nsP2 Gene Sequence. Viruses. 15(4). 830–830. 12 indexed citations

Cheng, Yichen, Mausumi Basu, Janhavi P. Natekar, et al.. (2022). Intrinsic antiviral immunity of barrier cells revealed by an iPSC-derived blood-brain barrier cellular model. Cell Reports. 39(9). 110885–110885. 14 indexed citations

Yang, Emily, Serina Huang, Yasaman Jami‐Alahmadi, et al.. (2022). Elucidation of TRIM25 ubiquitination targets involved in diverse cellular and antiviral processes. PLoS Pathogens. 18(9). e1010743–e1010743. 19 indexed citations

Yang, Emily, et al.. (2022). The Role of ZAP and TRIM25 RNA Binding in Restricting Viral Translation. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 886929–886929. 20 indexed citations

Azzopardi, Stephanie A., Linde A. Miles, William M. Schneider, et al.. (2021). A CRISPR Activation Screen Identifies an Atypical Rho GTPase That Enhances Zika Viral Entry. Viruses. 13(11). 2113–2113. 13 indexed citations

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Garcia, Gustavo, Sayan Paul, V. Krishnan Ramanujan, et al.. (2020). Hippo Signaling Pathway Has a Critical Role in Zika Virus Replication and in the Pathogenesis of Neuroinflammation. American Journal Of Pathology. 190(4). 844–861. 32 indexed citations

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Yang, Emily & Melody M. H. Li. (2020). All About the RNA: Interferon-Stimulated Genes That Interfere With Viral RNA Processes. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 605024–605024. 107 indexed citations

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Law, Lok Man J., Brandon S. Razooky, Melody M. H. Li, et al.. (2019). ZAP’s stress granule localization is correlated with its antiviral activity and induced by virus replication. PLoS Pathogens. 15(5). e1007798–e1007798. 45 indexed citations

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Li, Melody M. H., Pamela Cheung, William M. Schneider, et al.. (2017). TRIM25 Enhances the Antiviral Action of Zinc-Finger Antiviral Protein (ZAP). PLoS Pathogens. 13(1). e1006145–e1006145. 156 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Melody M. H., Leonia Bozzacco, Hans-Heinrich Hoffmann, et al.. (2016). Interferon regulatory factor 2 protects mice from lethal viral neuroinvasion. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(13). 2931–2947. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Melody M. H., Margaret R. MacDonald, & Charles M. Rice. (2015). To translate, or not to translate: viral and host mRNA regulation by interferon-stimulated genes. Trends in Cell Biology. 25(6). 320–329. 67 indexed citations

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Charron, Guillaume, Melody M. H. Li, Margaret R. MacDonald, & Howard C. Hang. (2013). Prenylome profiling reveals S-farnesylation is crucial for membrane targeting and antiviral activity of ZAP long-isoform. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(27). 11085–11090. 105 indexed citations

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Li, Melody M. H., et al.. (2012). Multiple Interferon Stimulated Genes Synergize with the Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein to Mediate Anti-Alphavirus Activity. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37398–e37398. 63 indexed citations

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Li, Melody M. H. & Michael Emerman. (2011). Polymorphism in Human APOBEC3H Affects a Phenotype Dominant for Subcellular Localization and Antiviral Activity. Journal of Virology. 85(16). 8197–8207. 51 indexed citations

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Li, Melody M. H., Lily I. Wu, & Michael Emerman. (2009). The Range of Human APOBEC3H Sensitivity to Lentiviral Vif Proteins. Journal of Virology. 84(1). 88–95. 61 indexed citations

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OhAinle, Molly, Julie A. Kerns, Melody M. H. Li, Harmit S. Malik, & Michael Emerman. (2008). Antiretroelement Activity of APOBEC3H Was Lost Twice in Recent Human Evolution. Cell Host & Microbe. 4(3). 249–259. 168 indexed citations

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