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My lab aims to establish the fundamental principles of intracellular physical chemistry and electrochemical functions of macromolecular complexes, and design synthetic proteins as therapeutics for condensate-dependent diseases.
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Asymmetry in Hydrophobicity Induces Electric Potential in Non-Charged Biomolecular Condensates
Yang, L., Yu, W., Zeng, X. & Dai, Y., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Directed evolution of functional intrinsically disordered proteins
Ma, Y., Yang, L., Chen, Y., Chen, M. W., Yu, W. & Dai, Y., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Chemical Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrogenic protein condensates as intracellular electrochemical reactors
Yu, W., Ma, Y., Yang, L., Zhou, Y., Liu, X. & Dai, Y., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aging-dependent evolving electrochemical potentials of biomolecular condensates regulate their physicochemical activities
Yu, W., Guo, X., Xia, Y., Ma, Y., Tong, Z., Yang, L., Song, X., Zare, R. N., Hong, G. & Dai, Y., May 2025, In: Nature Chemistry. 17, 5, p. 756-766 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anion–π interaction–induced phase separation as a prebiotic pathway to oxygenation
Ren, X., Song, X., Lyu, L., Chen, M. W., Zare, R. N. & Dai, Y., Sep 30 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 39, e2508804122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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