Wenyuan Shi, Ph.D.

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UCLA Director, Bio-Rad Core for Advanced Molecular Research Advisor, Oral Biology PhD Program Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Member, JCCC Signal Transduction and Therapeutics Program Area Member, Molecular Biology
Education:
Degrees:
Ph.D.

Contact Information:

Work Email Address:

wshi@dentistry.ucla.edu


Website:

Shi Lab Webpage

Fax Number:

310-794-7109

Work Phone Number:

(310) 825-8356

310-267-2767

310-794-1676

310-825-9748

Laboratory Address:

2nd Floor Laboratory
CHS 20-118
School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095

3rd Floor Laboratory
CHS 33-080
School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Work Address:

Office
CHS 33-080
UCLA School Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
BOX 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Detailed Biography:

Wenyuan Shi, Ph.D. obtained his BS degree from Fudan University (Shanghai) in 1984, acquired his Ph.D degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991 and fulfilled his postdoctoral training at University of California at Berkeley during 1992-1995. Dr. Wenyuan Shi is a chair and professor of the Section of Oral Biology at the UCLA School of Dentistry and professor of the Molecular Biology Institute and Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics at the School of Medicine. He is co-author and co-inventor of over 200 scientific articles and patents.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Bor Batbileg, Cen Lujia, Agnello Melissa, Shi Wenyuan, He Xuesong   Morphological and physiological changes induced by contact-dependent interaction between Candida albicans and Fusobacterium nucleatum Scientific reports, 2016; 6: 27956.
Deriu Elisa, Boxx Gayle M, He Xuesong, Pan Calvin, Benavidez Sammy David, Cen Lujia, Rozengurt Nora, Shi Wenyuan, Cheng Genhong   Influenza Virus Affects Intestinal Microbiota and Secondary Salmonella Infection in the Gut through Type I Interferons PLoS pathogens, 2016; 12(5): e1005572.
McLean Jeffrey S, Liu Quanhui, Bor Batbileg, Bedree Joseph K, Cen Lujia, Watling Michael, To Thao T, Bumgarner Roger E, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan   Draft Genome Sequence of Actinomyces odontolyticus subsp. actinosynbacter Strain XH001, the Basibiont of an Oral TM7 Epibiont Genome announcements, 2016; 4(1): .
Edlund Anna, Liu Quanhui, Watling Michael, To Thao T, Bumgarner Roger E, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan, McLean Jeffrey S   High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of Low-pH-Active Veillonella parvula Strain SHI-1, Isolated from Human Saliva within an In Vitro Oral Biofilm Model Genome announcements, 2016; 4(1): .
de Avila Erica Dorigatti, de Molon Rafael Scaf, Lima Bruno P, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan, Junior Miguel Jafelicci, Spolidorio Denise Madalena Palomari, Vergani Carlos Eduardo, de Assis Mollo Junior Francisco   Impact of Physical Chemical Characteristics of Abutment Implant Surfaces on Bacteria Adhesion The Journal of oral implantology, 2016; 42(2): 153-8.
Hu Wei, Gibiansky Maxsim L, Wang Jing, Wang Chuandong, Lux Renate, Li Yuezhong, Wong Gerard C L, Shi Wenyuan   Interplay between type IV pili activity and exopolysaccharides secretion controls motility patterns in single cells of Myxococcus xanthus Scientific reports, 2016; 6(1): 17790.
Yang Yang, Lv Xueping, Shi Wenyuan, Zhou Xuedong, Li Jiyao, Zhang Linglin   Synergistic Inhibition of Enamel Demineralization by Peptide 8DSS and Fluoride Caries research, 2016; 50(1): 32-9.
Bor Batbileg, Poweleit Nicole, Bois Justin S, Cen Lujia, Bedree Joseph K, Zhou Z Hong, Gunsalus Robert P, Lux Renate, McLean Jeffrey S, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan   Phenotypic and Physiological Characterization of the Epibiotic Interaction Between TM7x and Its Basibiont Actinomyces Microbial ecology, 2016; 71(1): 243-55.
Edlund Anna, Yang Youngik, Yooseph Shibu, Hall Adam P, Nguyen Don D, Dorrestein Pieter C, Nelson Karen E, He Xuesong, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan, McLean Jeffrey S   Meta-omics uncover temporal regulation of pathways across oral microbiome genera during in vitro sugar metabolism The ISME journal, 2015; 9(12): 2605-19.
Lee Dong-Keun, Kim Sue Vin, Limansubroto Adelheid Nerisa, Yen Albert, Soundia Akrivoula, Wang Cun-Yu, Shi Wenyuan, Hong Christine, Tetradis Sotirios, Kim Yong, Park No-Hee, Kang Mo K, Ho Dean   Nanodiamond-Gutta Percha Composite Biomaterials for Root Canal Therapy ACS nano, 2015; 9(11): 11490-501.
de Avila Erica Dorigatti, Lima Bruno P, Sekiya Takeo, Torii Yasuyoshi, Ogawa Takahiro, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Effect of UV-photofunctionalization on oral bacterial attachment and biofilm formation to titanium implant material Biomaterials, 2015; 67(11): 84-92.
Li Jie, Qi Lei, Guo Yang, Yue Lei, Li Yanping, Ge Weizhen, Wu Jun, Shi Wenyuan, Dong Xiuzhu   Global mapping transcriptional start sites revealed both transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of cold adaptation in the methanogenic archaeon Methanolobus psychrophilus Scientific reports, 2015; 5(24): 9209.
Guo Lihong, McLean Jeffrey S, Yang Youngik, Eckert Randal, Kaplan Christopher W, Kyme Pierre, Sheikh Omid, Varnum Brian, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan, He Xuesong   Precision-guided antimicrobial peptide as a targeted modulator of human microbial ecology Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015; 112(24): 7569-74.
Xu Xin, He Jinzhi, Xue Jing, Wang Yan, Li Kun, Zhang Keke, Guo Qiang, Liu Xianghong, Zhou Yuan, Cheng Lei, Li Mingyun, Li Yuqing, Li Yan, Shi Wenyuan, Zhou Xuedong   Oral cavity contains distinct niches with dynamic microbial communities Environmental microbiology, 2015; 17(3): 699-710.
He Xuesong, McLean Jeffrey S, Edlund Anna, Yooseph Shibu, Hall Adam P, Liu Su-Yang, Dorrestein Pieter C, Esquenazi Eduardo, Hunter Ryan C, Cheng Genhong, Nelson Karen E, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   Cultivation of a human-associated TM7 phylotype reveals a reduced genome and epibiotic parasitic lifestyle Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015; 112(1): 244-9.
Wu Tingxi, He Xuesong, Lu Hongyang, Bradshaw David J, Axe Alyson, Loewy Zvi, Liu Honghu, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Development of In Vitro Denture Biofilm Models for Halitosis Related Bacteria and their Application in Testing the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents The open dentistry journal, 2015; 9(1): 125-31.
Guo Lihong, McLean Jeffrey S, Lux Renate, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan   The well-coordinated linkage between acidogenicity and aciduricity via insoluble glucans on the surface of Streptococcus mutans Scientific reports, 2015; 5(1): 18015.
Li Yan, He Jinzhi, He Zhili, Zhou Yuan, Yuan Mengting, Xu Xin, Sun Feifei, Liu Chengcheng, Li Jiyao, Xie Wenbo, Deng Ye, Qin Yujia, VanNostrand Joy D, Xiao Liying, Wu Liyou, Zhou Jizhong, Shi Wenyuan, Zhou Xuedong   Phylogenetic and functional gene structure shifts of the oral microbiomes in periodontitis patients The ISME journal, 2014; 8(9): 1879-91.
Kaplan Aida, Kaplan Christopher W, He Xuesong, McHardy Ian, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Characterization of aid1, a novel gene involved in Fusobacterium nucleatum interspecies interactions Microbial ecology, 2014; 68(2): 379-87.
Le Shuai, Yao Xinyue, Lu Shuguang, Tan Yinling, Rao Xiancai, Li Ming, Jin Xiaolin, Wang Jing, Zhao Yan, Wu Nicholas C, Lux Renate, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan, Hu Fuquan   Chromosomal DNA deletion confers phage resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Scientific reports, 2014; 4(Pt 7): 4738.
Sharma Shivani, Lavender Stacey, Woo JungReem, Guo Lihong, Shi Wenyuan, Kilpatrick-Liverman LaTonya, Gimzewski James K   Nanoscale characterization of effect of L-arginine on Streptococcus mutans biofilm adhesion by atomic force microscopy Microbiology (Reading, England), 2014; 160(Pt 7): 1466-73.
He Xuesong, McLean Jeffrey S, Guo Lihong, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   The social structure of microbial community involved in colonization resistance The ISME journal, 2014; 8(3): 564-74.
Tu Qichao, He Zhili, Li Yan, Chen Yanfei, Deng Ye, Lin Lu, Hemme Christopher L, Yuan Tong, Van Nostrand Joy D, Wu Liyou, Zhou Xuedong, Shi Wenyuan, Li Lanjuan, Xu Jian, Zhou Jizhong   Development of HuMiChip for functional profiling of human microbiomes PloS one, 2014; 9(3): e90546.
Guo Lihong, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan   Intercellular communications in multispecies oral microbial communities Frontiers in microbiology, 2014; 5(1): 328.
Wang Yan, Xue Jing, Zhou Xuedong, You Meng, Du Qin, Yang Xue, He Jinzhi, He Jingzhi, Zou Jing, Cheng Lei, Li Mingyun, Li Yuqing, Zhu Yiping, Li Jiyao, Shi Wenyuan, Xu Xin   Oral microbiota distinguishes acute lymphoblastic leukemia pediatric hosts from healthy populations PloS one, 2014; 9(7): e102116.
Lillehoj Peter B, Kaplan Christopher W, He Jian, Shi Wenyuan, Ho Chih-Ming   Rapid, electrical impedance detection of bacterial pathogens using immobilized antimicrobial peptides Journal of laboratory automation, 2014; 19(1): 42-9.
Sarkar Juni, McHardy Ian H, Simanian Emil J, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Transcriptional responses of Treponema denticola to other oral bacterial species PloS one, 2014; 9(2): e88361.
Pan Hongwei, He Xuesong, Lux Renate, Luan Jia, Shi Wenyuan   Killing of Escherichia coli by Myxococcus xanthus in aqueous environments requires exopolysaccharide-dependent physical contact Microbial ecology, 2013; 66(3): 630-8.
Le Shuai, He Xuesong, Tan Yinling, Huang Guangtao, Zhang Lin, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan, Hu Fuquan   Mapping the tail fiber as the receptor binding protein responsible for differential host specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages PaP1 and JG004 PloS one, 2013; 8(7): e68562.
Wu Tingxi, Hu Wei, Guo Lihong, Finnegan Marybeth, Bradshaw David J, Webster Paul, Loewy Zvi G, Zhou Xuedong, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Development of a new model system to study microbial colonization on dentures Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists, 2013; 22(5): 344-50.
Edlund Anna, Yang Youngik, Hall Adam P, Guo Lihong, Lux Renate, He Xuesong, Nelson Karen E, Nealson Kenneth H, Yooseph Shibu, Shi Wenyuan, McLean Jeffrey S   An in vitro biofilm model system maintaining a highly reproducible species and metabolic diversity approaching that of the human oral microbiome Microbiome, 2013; 1(1): 25.
Hu Wei, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   Analysis of exopolysaccharides in Myxococcus xanthus using confocal laser scanning microscopy Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2013; 966(2): 121-31.
Gibiansky Maxsim L, Hu Wei, Dahmen Karin A, Shi Wenyuan, Wong Gerard C L   Earthquake-like dynamics in Myxococcus xanthus social motility Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013; 110(6): 2330-5.
Guo Lihong, Shi Wenyuan   Salivary biomarkers for caries risk assessment Journal of the California Dental Association, 2013; 41(2): 107-9, 112-8.
Guo Lihong, Hu Wei, He Xuesong, Lux Renate, McLean Jeff, Shi Wenyuan   investigating acid production by Streptococcus mutans with a surface-displayed pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein PloS one, 2013; 8(2): e57182.
Pan Hongwei, Luan Jia, He Xuesong, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   The clpB gene is involved in the stress response of Myxococcus xanthus during vegetative growth and development Microbiology (Reading, England), 2012; 158(Pt 9): 2336-43.
Zhang Guishan, Zhang Fan, Ding Gang, Li Jie, Guo Xiaopeng, Zhu Jinxing, Zhou Liguang, Cai Shichun, Liu Xiaoli, Luo Yuanming, Zhang Guifeng, Shi Wenyuan, Dong Xiuzhu   Acyl homoserine lactone-based quorum sensing in a methanogenic archaeon The ISME journal, 2012; 6(7): 1336-44.
Wang Renke, Kaplan Aida, Guo Lihong, Shi Wenyuan, Zhou Xuedong, Lux Renate, He Xuesong   The influence of iron availability on human salivary microbial community composition Microbial ecology, 2012; 64(1): 152-61.
He Xuesong, Hu Wei, Kaplan Christopher W, Guo Lihong, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Adherence to streptococci facilitates Fusobacterium nucleatum integration into an oral microbial community Microbial ecology, 2012; 63(3): 532-42.
Hu Wei, Wang Jing, McHardy Ian, Lux Renate, Yang Zhe, Li Yuezhong, Shi Wenyuan   Effects of exopolysaccharide production on liquid vegetative growth, stress survival, and stationary phase recovery in Myxococcus xanthus Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 2012; 50(2): 241-8.
Hung David C I, Downey Jennifer S, Kreth Jens, Qi Fengxia, Shi Wenyuan, Cvitkovitch Dennis G, Goodman Steven D   Oligomerization of the response regulator ComE from Streptococcus mutans is affected by phosphorylation Journal of bacteriology, 2012; 194(5): 1127-35.
Hu Wei, Li Lina, Sharma Shivani, Wang Jing, McHardy Ian, Lux Renate, Yang Zhe, He Xuesong, Gimzewski James K, Li Yuezhong, Shi Wenyuan   DNA builds and strengthens the extracellular matrix in Myxococcus xanthus biofilms by interacting with exopolysaccharides PloS one, 2012; 7(12): e51905.
Hu Wei, Yang Zhe, Lux Renate, Zhao Minglei, Wang Jing, He Xuesong, Shi Wenyuan   Direct visualization of the interaction between pilin and exopolysaccharides of Myxococcus xanthus with eGFP-fused PilA protein FEMS microbiology letters, 2012; 326(1): 23-30.
McLean Jeffrey S, Fansler Sarah J, Majors Paul D, McAteer Kathleen, Allen Lisa Z, Shirtliff Mark E, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   Identifying low pH active and lactate-utilizing taxa within oral microbiome communities from healthy children using stable isotope probing techniques PloS one, 2012; 7(3): e32219.
Cao Yangpei, Zhou Xuedong, Shi Wenyuan   [New progress in research of Granulicatella species] Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology, 2011; 29(6): 665-9.
Huynh Tri, Kapur Radhika V, Kaplan Chris W, Cacalano Nicholas, Kinder Haake Susan, Shi Wenyuan, Sieling Peter, Jewett Anahid   The role of aggregation in Fusobacterium nucleatum- induced immune cell death Journal of endodontics, 2011; 37(11): 1531-5.
Chugal Nadia, Wang Jen-Kuei, Wang Renke, He Xuesong, Kang Mo, Li Jiyao, Zhou Xuedong, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Molecular characterization of the microbial flora residing at the apical portion of infected root canals of human teeth Journal of endodontics, 2011; 37(10): 1359-64.
Shi Wenyuan, Liang Ping, Zhu Qiang, Yu Xiaoling, Shao Qiujie, Lu Tong, Wang Yang, Dong Baowei   Microwave ablation: results with double 915 MHz antennae in ex vivo bovine livers European journal of radiology, 2011; 79(2): 214-7.
Yang Zhe, Hu Wei, Chen Kevin, Wang Jing, Lux Renate, Zhou Z Hong, Shi Wenyuan   Alanine 32 in PilA is important for PilA stability and type IV pili function in Myxococcus xanthus Microbiology (Reading, England), 2011; 157(Pt 7): 1920-8.
Hung David C I, Downey Jennifer S, Ayala Eduardo A, Kreth Jens, Mair Richard, Senadheera Dilani B, Qi Fengxia, Cvitkovitch Dennis G, Shi Wenyuan, Goodman Steven D   Characterization of DNA binding sites of the ComE response regulator from Streptococcus mutans Journal of bacteriology, 2011; 193(14): 3642-52.
Kaplan Christopher W, Sim Jee Hyun, Shah Kevin R, Kolesnikova-Kaplan Aida, Shi Wenyuan, Eckert Randal   Selective membrane disruption: mode of action of C16G2, a specifically targeted antimicrobial peptide Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2011; 55(7): 3446-52.
Wang Jing, Hu Wei, Lux Renate, He Xuesong, Li Yuezhong, Shi Wenyuan   Natural transformation of Myxococcus xanthus Journal of bacteriology, 2011; 193(9): 2122-32.
Hu Wei, Hossain Muhaiminu, Lux Renate, Wang Jing, Yang Zhe, Li Yuezhong, Shi Wenyuan   Exopolysaccharide-independent social motility of Myxococcus xanthus PloS one, 2011; 6(1): e16102.
Hendrata Melisa, Yang Zhe, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   Experimentally guided computational model discovers important elements for social behavior in myxobacteria PloS one, 2011; 6(7): e22169.
Liang Ping, Gao Yongyan, Zhang Hongyi, Yu Xiaoling, Wang Yang, Duan Yaqi, Shi Wenyuan   Microwave ablation in the spleen for treatment of secondary hypersplenism: a preliminary study AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 2011; 196(3): 692-6.
Yarbrough Daniel K, Eckert Randal, He Jian, Hagerman Elizabeth, Qi Fengxia, Lux Renate, Wu Ben, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Rapid probing of biological surfaces with a sparse-matrix peptide library PloS one, 2011; 6(8): e23551.
Kaplan Christopher W, Ma Xiaoyuan, Paranjpe Avina, Jewett Anahid, Lux Renate, Kinder-Haake Susan, Shi Wenyuan   Fusobacterium nucleatum outer membrane proteins Fap2 and RadD induce cell death in human lymphocytes Infection and immunity, 2010; 78(11): 4773-8.
McHardy Ian, Keegan Caroline, Sim Jee-Hyun, Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Transcriptional profiles of Treponema denticola in response to environmental conditions PloS one, 2010; 5(10): e13655.
He Xuesong, Tian Yan, Guo Lihong, Ano Takashi, Lux Renate, Zusman David R, Shi Wenyuan   In vitro communities derived from oral and gut microbial floras inhibit the growth of bacteria of foreign origins Microbial ecology, 2010; 60(3): 665-76.
He Xuesong, Tian Yan, Guo Lihong, Lux Renate, Zusman David R, Shi Wenyuan   Oral-derived bacterial flora defends its domain by recognizing and killing intruders--a molecular analysis using Escherichia coli as a model intestinal bacterium Microbial ecology, 2010; 60(3): 655-64.
Pan Pauline C, Harper Scott, Ricci-Nittel Danette, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   In-vitro evidence for efficacy of antimicrobial mouthrinses Journal of dentistry, 2010; 38 Suppl 1(3): S16-20.
Yang Zhe, Lux Renate, Hu Wei, Hu Chuhong, Shi Wenyuan   PilA localization affects extracellular polysaccharide production and fruiting body formation in Myxococcus xanthus Molecular microbiology, 2010; 76(6): 1500-13.
He Jian, Yarbrough Daniel K, Kreth Jens, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan, Eckert Randal   Systematic approach to optimizing specifically targeted antimicrobial peptides against Streptococcus mutans Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2010; 54(5): 2143-51.
Liu Pei-Feng, Shi Wenyuan, Zhu Wenhong, Smith Jeffery W, Hsieh Shie-Liang, Gallo Richard L, Huang Chun-Ming   Vaccination targeting surface FomA of Fusobacterium nucleatum against bacterial co-aggregation: Implication for treatment of periodontal infection and halitosis Vaccine, 2010; 28(19): 3496-505.
Li Lina, He Jian, Eckert Randal, Yarbrough Daniel, Lux Renate, Anderson Maxwell, Shi Wenyuan   Design and characterization of an acid-activated antimicrobial peptide Chemical biology & drug design, 2010; 75(1): 127-32.
Yarbrough Daniel K, Hagerman Elizabeth, Eckert Randal, He Jian, Choi Hyewon, Cao Nga, Le Karen, Hedger Jennifer, Qi Fengxia, Anderson Maxwell, Rutherford Bruce, Wu Ben, Tetradis Sotiris, Shi Wenyuan   Specific binding and mineralization of calcified surfaces by small peptides Calcified tissue international, 2010; 86(1): 58-66.
Cross Sarah E, Kreth Jens, Wali R Paul, Sullivan Richard, Shi Wenyuan, Gimzewski James K   Evaluation of bacteria-induced enamel demineralization using optical profilometry Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 2009; 25(12): 1517-26.
Black Wesley P, Xu Qian, Cadieux Christena Linn, Suh Sang-Jin, Shi Wenyuan, Yang Zhaomin   Isolation and characterization of a suppressor mutation that restores Myxococcus xanthus exopolysaccharide production Microbiology (Reading, England), 2009; 155(Pt 11): 3599-610.
He Jian, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan, Eckert Randal   Design and activity of a 'dual-targeted' antimicrobial peptide International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2009; 33(6): 532-7.
Wang Qiuwei, Zheng Jun-Ying, Kreth Jens, Yan Xinmin, Kamata Masakazu, Campbell Richard A, Xie Yiming, Chiu Robert, Berenson James R, Shi Wenyuan, Chen Irvin S Y, Pang Shen   Regulation of prostate-specific antigen expression by the junctional adhesion molecule A Urology, 2009; 73(5): 1119-25.
Palsdottir Hildur, Remis Jonathan P, Schaudinn Christoph, O'Toole Eileen, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan, McDonald Kent L, Costerton J William, Auer Manfred   Three-dimensional macromolecular organization of cryofixed Myxococcus xanthus biofilms as revealed by electron microscopic tomography Journal of bacteriology, 2009; 191(7): 2077-82.
Sondej Melissa, Denny Patricia A, Xie Yongming, Ramachandran Prasanna, Si Yan, Takashima Jona, Shi Wenyuan, Wong David T, Loo Joseph A, Denny Paul C   Glycoprofiling of the Human Salivary Proteome Clinical proteomics, 2009; 5(1): 52-68.
Nguyen Trang, Zhang Zhijun, Huang I-Hsiu, Wu Chenggang, Merritt Justin, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   Genes involved in the repression of mutacin I production in Streptococcus mutans Microbiology (Reading, England), 2009; 155(Pt 2): 551-6.
Kaplan Christopher W, Lux Renate, Haake Susan Kinder, Shi Wenyuan   The Fusobacterium nucleatum outer membrane protein RadD is an arginine-inhibitable adhesin required for inter-species adherence and the structured architecture of multispecies biofilm Molecular microbiology, 2009; 71(1): 35-47.
He Xuesong, Wu Chenggang, Yarbrough Daniel, Sim Lucy, Niu Guoqing, Merritt Justin, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   The cia operon of Streptococcus mutans encodes a unique component required for calcium-mediated autoregulation Molecular microbiology, 2008; 70(1): 112-26.
Tong Huichun, Chen Wei, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia, Dong Xiuzhu   SO-LAAO, a novel L-amino acid oxidase that enables Streptococcus oligofermentans to outcompete Streptococcus mutans by generating H2O2 from peptone Journal of bacteriology, 2008; 190(13): 4716-21.
Hsu Chia-Chan, Chung Hsiu-Ying, Hagerman Elizabeth Marie, Shi Wenyuan, Yang Jenn-Ming, Wu Ben   Effects on Hardness and Elastic Modulus for DSS-8 Peptide Treatment on Remineralization of Human Dental Tissues Materials Research Society symposia proceedings. Materials Research Society, 2008; 1132(1): .
Kuramitsu Howard K, He Xuesong, Lux Renate, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Interspecies interactions within oral microbial communities Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 2007; 71(4): 653-70.
Eckert Randal, Mchardy Ian, Yarbrough Daniel K, He Jian, Qi Fengxia, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Stability and activity in sputum of G10KHc, a potent anti-Pseudomonas antimicrobial peptide Chemical biology & drug design, 2007; 70(5): 456-60.
Cross Sarah E, Kreth Jens, Zhu Lin, Sullivan Richard, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia, Gimzewski James K   Nanomechanical properties of glucans and associated cell-surface adhesion of Streptococcus mutans probed by atomic force microscopy under in situ conditions Microbiology (Reading, England), 2007; 153(Pt 9): 3124-32.
Merritt Justin, Zheng Lanyan, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   Genetic characterization of the hdrRM operon: a novel high-cell-density-responsive regulator in Streptococcus mutans Microbiology (Reading, England), 2007; 153(Pt 8): 2765-73.
Kreth Jens, Hung David C I, Merritt Justin, Perry Julie, Zhu Lin, Goodman Steven D, Cvitkovitch Dennis G, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   The response regulator ComE in Streptococcus mutans functions both as a transcription activator of mutacin production and repressor of CSP biosynthesis Microbiology (Reading, England), 2007; 153(Pt 6): 1799-807.
Shi Wenyuan, Lux Renate   Focal adhesion: getting a grasp on myxobacterial gliding Nature chemical biology, 2007; 3(4): 205-6.
He Jian, Eckert Randal, Pharm Thanh, Simanian Maurice D, Hu Chuhong, Yarbrough Daniel K, Qi Fengxia, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Novel synthetic antimicrobial peptides against Streptococcus mutans Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2007; 51(4): 1351-8.
Tong Huichun, Chen Wei, Merritt Justin, Qi Fengxia, Shi Wenyuan, Dong Xiuzhu   Streptococcus oligofermentans inhibits Streptococcus mutans through conversion of lactic acid into inhibitory H2O2: a possible counteroffensive strategy for interspecies competition Molecular microbiology, 2007; 63(3): 872-80.
Chavira Marielena, Cao Nga, Le Karen, Riar Tanveer, Moradshahi Navid, McBride Melinda, Lux Renate, Shi Wenyuan   Beta-D-Allose inhibits fruiting body formation and sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus Journal of bacteriology, 2007; 189(1): 169-78.
Chalmers Natalia I, Palmer Robert J, Du-Thumm Laurence, Sullivan Richard, Shi Wenyuan, Kolenbrander Paul E   Use of quantum dot luminescent probes to achieve single-cell resolution of human oral bacteria in biofilms Applied and environmental microbiology, 2007; 73(2): 630-6.
Kreth Jens, Merritt Justin, Zhu Lin, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   Cell density- and ComE-dependent expression of a group of mutacin and mutacin-like genes in Streptococcus mutans FEMS microbiology letters, 2006; 265(1): 11-7.
Gu Fang, Qi Fengxia, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Comparative analysis of a monoclonal antibody-based Streptococcus mutans detection method with selective culture assays using polymerase chain reaction as a gold standard Hybridoma (2005), 2006; 25(6): 372-7.
Eckert Randal, Brady Keith M, Greenberg E Peter, Qi Fengxia, Yarbrough Daniel K, He Jian, McHardy Ian, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Enhancement of antimicrobial activity against pseudomonas aeruginosa by coadministration of G10KHc and tobramycin Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2006; 50(11): 3833-8.
Tong Huichun, Zhu Baoli, Chen Wei, Qi Fengxia, Shi Wenyuan, Dong Xiuzhu   Establishing a genetic system for ecological studies of Streptococcus oligofermentans FEMS microbiology letters, 2006; 264(2): 213-9.
Eckert Randal, He Jian, Yarbrough Daniel K, Qi Fengxia, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Targeted killing of Streptococcus mutans by a pheromone-guided "smart" antimicrobial peptide Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2006; 50(11): 3651-7.
Zhu Lin, Kreth Jens, Cross Sarah E, Gimzewski James K, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   Functional characterization of cell-wall-associated protein WapA in Streptococcus mutans Microbiology (Reading, England), 2006; 152(Pt 8): 2395-404.
Tsang Phoebe, Merritt Justin, Shi Wenyuan, Qi Fengxia   IrvA-dependent and IrvA-independent pathways for mutacin gene regulation in Streptococcus mutans FEMS microbiology letters, 2006; 261(2): 231-4.
Merritt Justin, Qi Fengxia, Shi Wenyuan   Milk helps build strong teeth and promotes oral health Journal of the California Dental Association, 2006; 34(5): 361-6.
Tsang Phoebe W Y, Qi Fengxia, Huwig Alexander K, Anderson Maxwell H, Wesley David, Shi Wenyuan   A medical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of dental caries AHIP Coverage, 2006; 47(2): 38-42.
Eckert Randal, Qi Fengxia, Yarbrough Daniel K, He Jian, Anderson Maxwell H, Shi Wenyuan   Adding selectivity to antimicrobial peptides: rational design of a multidomain peptide against Pseudomonas spp Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2006; 50(4): 1480-8.
Tsang Phoebe, Qi Fengxia, Shi Wenyuan   Medical approach to dental caries: fight the disease, not the lesion Pediatric dentistry, 2006; 28(2): 188-91; discussion 192-8.
Pelling Andrew E, Li Yinuo, Cross Sarah E, Castaneda Schryl, Shi Wenyuan, Gimzewski James K   Self-organized and highly ordered domain structures within swarms of Myxococcus xanthus Cell motility and the cytoskeleton, 2006; 63(3): 141-8.
Massoth Dominique, Massoth Gabrielle, Massoth I Richard, Laflamme Lise, Shi Wenyuan, Hu Chuhong, Gu Fang   The effect of xylitol on Streptococcus mutans in children Journal of the California Dental Association, 2006; 34(3): 231-4.
Gu F, Lux R, Du-Thumm L, Stokes I, Kreth J, Anderson MH, Wong DT, Wolinsky L, Sullivan R, Shi W   In situ and non-invasive detection of specific bacterial species in oral biofilms using fluorescently labeled monoclonal antibodies Journal of microbiological methods. , 2005; 62(2): 145-60.
Kreth, J Merritt, J Shi, W Qi, F   Co-ordinated bacteriocin production and competence development: a possible mechanism for taking up DNA from neighbouring species Molecular microbiology. , 2005; 57(2): 392-404.
Sim JH, Shi W, Lux R   Protein-protein interactions in the chemotaxis signalling pathway of Treponema denticola Microbiology (Reading, England) , 2005; 151(Pt 6): 1801-7.
Pelling AE, Li Y, Shi W, Gimzewski JK   Nanoscale visualization and characterization of Myxococcus xanthus cells with atomic force microscopy Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. , 2005; 102(18): 6484-9.
Lancero HL, Castaneda S, Caberoy NB, Ma X, Garza AG, Shi W   Analysing protein-protein interactions of the Myxococcus xanthus Dif signalling pathway using the yeast two-hybrid system Microbiology (Reading, England) , 2005; 151(Pt 5): 1535-41.
Merritt J, Kreth J, Qi F, Sullivan R, Shi W   Non-disruptive, real-time analyses of the metabolic status and viability of Streptococcus mutans cells in response to antimicrobial treatments Journal of microbiological methods. , 2005; 61(2): 161-70.
Li Y, Bustamante VH, Lux R, Zusman D, Shi W   Divergent regulatory pathways control A and S motility in Myxococcus xanthus through FrzE, a CheA-CheY fusion protein Journal of bacteriology. , 2005; 187(5): 1716-23.
Li Y, Lux R, Pelling AE, Gimzewski JK, Shi W   Analysis of type IV pilus and its associated motility in Myxococcus xanthus using an antibody reactive with native pilin and pili Microbiology (Reading, England) , 2005; 151(Pt 2): 353-60.
Merritt J, Qi F, Shi W   A unique nine-gene comY operon in Streptococcus mutans Microbiology (Reading, England) , 2005; 151(Pt 1): 157-66.
Lu A, Cho K, Black WP, Duan XY, Lux R, Yang Z, Kaplan HB, Zusman DR, Shi W   Exopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes required for social motility in Myxococcus xanthus Molecular microbiology. , 2005; 55(1): 206-20.
Lancero H, Caberoy NB, Castaneda S, Li Y, Lu A, Dutton D, Duan XY, Kaplan HB, Shi W, Garza AG   Characterization of a Myxococcus xanthus mutant that is defective for adventurous motility and social motility Microbiology (Reading, England) , 2004; 150(Pt 12): 4085-93.
Kreth J, Hagerman E, Tam K, Merritt J, Wong DT, Wu BM, Myung NV, Shi W, Qi F   Quantitative analyses of Streptococcus mutans biofilms with quartz crystal microbalance, microjet impingement and confocal microscopy Biofilms, 2004; 1(4): 277-284.
Qi F, Merritt J, Lux R, Shi W   Inactivation of the ciaH Gene in Streptococcus mutans diminishes mutacin production and competence development, alters sucrose-dependent biofilm formation, and reduces stress tolerance Infection and immunity. , 2004; 72(8): 4895-9.
St John MA, Li Y, Zhou X, Denny P, Ho CM, Montemagno C, Shi W, Qi F, Wu B, Sinha U, Jordan R, Wolinsky L, Park NH, Liu H, Abemayor E, Wong DT   Interleukin 6 and interleukin 8 as potential biomarkers for oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery. , 2004; 130(8): 929-35.
Kreth J, Merritt J, Bordador C, Shi W, Qi F   Transcriptional analysis of mutacin I (mutA) gene expression in planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans using fluorescent protein and glucuronidase reporters Oral microbiology and immunology. , 2004; 19(4): 252-6.
Lux R, Shi W   Chemotaxis-guided movements in bacteria Critical reviews in oral biology and medicine : an official publication of the American Association of Oral Biologists. , 2004; 15(4): 207-20.
Lux R, Li Y, Lu A and Shi W   Detailed analysis of structural features of Myxococcus xanthus fruiting bodies using confocal laser scanning microscopy, Biofilms, 2004; 1: 293-303.
Wang Y, Shi W, Chen W, Chen C   Type IV pilus gene homologs pilABCD are required for natural transformation in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Gene. , 2003; 312: 249-55.
Li Y, Sun H, Ma X, Lu A, Lux R, Zusman D, Shi W   Extracellular polysaccharides mediate pilus retraction during social motility of Myxococcus xanthus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. , 2003; 100(9): 5443-8.
Merritt J, Qi F, Goodman SD, Anderson MH, Shi W   Mutation of luxS affects biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans Infection and immunity. , 2003; 71(4): 1972-9.
Gu F, Ma X, Lux R, Shi W   Production and characterization of species-specific monoclonal antibodies against Actinomyces naeslundii and Lactobacillus casei Hybridoma and hybridomics. , 2002; 21(6): 469-78.
Gu F, Lux R, Anderson MH, del Aguila MA, Wolinsky L, Hume WR, Shi W   Analyses of Streptococcus mutans in saliva with species-specific monoclonal antibodies Hybridoma and hybridomics. , 2002; 21(4): 225-32.
Bellenger K, Ma X, Shi W, Yang Z   A CheW homologue is required for Myxococcus xanthus fruiting body development, social gliding motility, and fibril biogenesis J Bacteriol, 2002; 184(20): 5654-60.
Lux R, Sim JH, Tsai JP, Shi W   Construction and characterization of a cheA mutant of Treponema denticola Journal of bacteriology. , 2002; 184(11): 3130-4.
Lancero H, Brofft JE, Downard J, Birren BW, Nusbaum C, Naylor J, Shi W, Shimkets LJ   Mapping of Myxococcus xanthus social motility dsp mutations to the dif genes Journal of bacteriology. , 2002; 184(5): 1462-5.
Shi W, Sun H   Type IV pilus-dependent motility and its possible role in bacterial pathogenesis Infection and immunity. , 2002; 70(1): 1-4.
Sun, H Shi, W   Analyses of mrp genes during Myxococcus xanthus development Journal of bacteriology. , 2001; 183(23): 6733-9.
Lux R, Miller JN, Park NH, Shi W   Motility and chemotaxis in tissue penetration of oral epithelial cell layers by Treponema denticola Infection and immunity. , 2001; 69(10): 6276-83.
Sun H, Shi W   Genetic studies of mrp, a locus essential for cellular aggregation and sporulation of Myxococcus xanthus Journal of bacteriology. , 2001; 183(16): 4786-95.
Merritt J, Anderson MH, Park NH, Shi W   Bacterial biofilm and dentistry J Calif Dent Assoc, 2001; 29(5): 355-60.
Yang Z, Guo D, Bowden MG, Sun H, Tong L, Li Z, Brown AE, Kaplan HB, Shi W   The Myxococcus xanthus wbgB gene encodes a glycosyltransferase homologue required for lipopolysaccharide O-antigen biosynthesis Archives of microbiology. , 2000; 174(6): 399-405.
Shi W, Yang Z, Sun H, Lancero H, Tong L   Phenotypic analyses of frz and dif double mutants of Myxococcus xanthus FEMS microbiology letters. , 2000; 192(2): 211-5.
Tsai JP, Shi W   Analysis of gene expression in Treponema denticola with differential display polymerase chain reaction Oral microbiology and immunology. , 2000; 15(5): 305-8.
Lux R, Moter A, Shi W   Chemotaxis in pathogenic spirochetes: directed movement toward targeting tissues? Journal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology. , 2000; 2(4): 355-64.
Yang Z, Ma X, Tong L, Kaplan HB, Shimkets LJ, Shi W   Myxococcus xanthus dif genes are required for biogenesis of cell surface fibrils essential for social gliding motility Journal of bacteriology. , 2000; 182(20): 5793-8.
Sun, H Zusman, DR Shi, W   Type IV pilus of Myxococcus xanthus is a motility apparatus controlled by the frz chemosensory system Current biology : CB. , 2000; 10(18): 1143-6.
Sun H, Zusman DR, Shi W   Type IV pilus of Myxococcus xanthus is a motility apparatus controlled by the frz chemosensory system Current biology : CB. , 2000; 10(18): 1143-6.
Han YW, Shi W, Huang GT, Kinder Haake S, Park NH, Kuramitsu H, Genco RJ   Interactions between periodontal bacteria and human oral epithelial cells: Fusobacterium nucleatum adheres to and invades epithelial cells Infection and immunity. , 2000; 68(6): 3140-6.
Jewett A, Hume WR, Le H, Huynh TN, Han YW, Cheng G, Shi W   Induction of apoptotic cell death in peripheral blood mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cells by an oral bacterium, Fusobacterium nucleatum Infection and immunity. , 2000; 68(4): 1893-8.
Sun H, Yang Z, Shi W   Effect of cellular filamentation on adventurous and social gliding motility of Myxococcus xanthus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. , 1999; 96(26): 15178-83.
Han YW, Uhl MA, Han SJ, Shi W   Expression of bvgAS of Bordetella pertussis represses flagellar biosynthesis of Escherichia coli Archives of microbiology. , 1999; 171(2): 127-30.
Yang Z, Geng Y, Xu D, Kaplan HB, Shi W   A new set of chemotaxis homologues is essential for Myxococcus xanthus social motility Molecular microbiology. , 1998; 30(5): 1123-30.
Geng Y, Yang Z, Downard J, Zusman D, Shi W   Methylation of FrzCD defines a discrete step in the developmental program of Myxococcus xanthus Journal of bacteriology. , 1998; 180(21): 5765-8.
Shi W, Jewett A, Hume WR   Rapid and quantitative detection of Streptococcus mutans with species-specific monoclonal antibodies Hybridoma. , 1998; 17(4): 365-71.
Shi W, Yang Z, Geng Y, Wolinsky LE, Lovett MA   Chemotaxis in Borrelia burgdorferi J Bacteriol, 1998; 180(2): 231-5.
Yang Z, Geng Y, Shi W   A DnaK homolog in Myxococcus xanthus is involved in social motility and fruiting body formation Journal of bacteriology. , 1998; 180(2): 218-24.
Shi W, Ngok FK, Zusman DR   Cell density regulates cellular reversal frequency in Myxococcus xanthus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. , 1996; 93(9): 4142-6.
Shi W, Stocker BA, Adler J   Effect of the surface composition of motile Escherichia coli and motile Salmonella species on the direction of galvanotaxis Journal of bacteriology. , 1996; 178(4): 1113-9.
Shi W, Zusman DR   Methionine inhibits developmental aggregation of Myxococcus xanthus by blocking the biosynthesis of S-adenosyl methionine Journal of bacteriology. , 1995; 177(18): 5346-9.
Acuna G, Shi W, Trudeau K, Zusman DR   The 'CheA' and 'CheY' domains of Myxococcus xanthus FrzE function independently in vitro as an autokinase and a phosphate acceptor, respectively FEBS Lett, 1995; 358(1): 31-3.
Shi W, Kohler T, Zusman DR   Isolation and phenotypic characterization of Myxococcus xanthus mutants which are defective in sensing negative stimuli J Bacteriol, 1994; 176(3): 696-701.
Shi W, Zusman DR   Sensor/response in Myxococcus xanthus to attractants and repellents requires the frz signal transduction system Research in microbiology. , 1994; 145(5-6): 431-5.
Shi W, Zusman DR   Sensory adaptation during negative chemotaxis in Myxococcus xanthus Journal of bacteriology. , 1994; 176(5): 1517-20.
Shi W, Zusman DR   Fatal attraction Nature, 1993; 366(6454): 414-5.
Shi W, Bogdanov M, Dowhan W, Zusman DR   The pss and psd genes are required for motility and chemotaxis in Escherichia coli Journal of bacteriology. , 1993; 175(23): 7711-4.
Shi W, Lentz MJ, Adler J   Behavioral responses of Escherichia coli to changes in temperature caused by electric shock Journal of bacteriology. , 1993; 175(18): 5785-90.
Shi W, Kohler T, Zusman DR   Chemotaxis plays a role in the social behaviour of Myxococcus xanthus Mol Microbiol, 1993; 9(3): 601-11.
Shi W, Zusman DR   The two motility systems of Myxococcus xanthus show different selective advantages on various surfaces Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. , 1993; 90(8): 3378-82.
Li C, Louise CJ, Shi W, Adler J   Adverse conditions which cause lack of flagella in Escherichia coli Journal of bacteriology. , 1993; 175(8): 2229-35.
Shi W, Li C, Louise CJ, Adler J   Mechanism of adverse conditions causing lack of flagella in Escherichia coli Journal of bacteriology. , 1993; 175(8): 2236-40.
Shi W, Zhou Y, Wild J, Adler J, Gross CA   DnaK, DnaJ, and GrpE are required for flagellum synthesis in Escherichia coli Journal of bacteriology. , 1992; 174(19): 6256-63.
Adler J, Shi W   Galvanotaxis in bacteria Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology. , 1988; 53 Pt 1: 23-5.

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