Xiaoguang Lei
Peking University
Professor
China
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Natural product, Chemical genetics, Drug discovery, Biosynthesis, Biocatalysis
B.S., 2001, Peking University; Ph.D., 2006, Boston University (advisor: John Porco); Postdoctoral Training, 2006-2008, Columbia University (advisor: Samuel Danishefsky); Assistant Professor, 2009-2013, National Institute of Biological Sciences; Associate Professor (Tenured), 2013-2014, NIBS; Professor, 2014-present, Peking University
Lei Gao, Xiang Qiu, Jun Yang, Kangdelong Hu, Peilin Li, Wei Li, Feng Gao, Fabrice Gallou, Florian Kleinbeck, Xiaoguang Lei* “Engineered aldehyde dehydrogenases for amide bond formation” Science 2025, accepted
Wang, Junping Fan*, Huiwen Chen, Bo Huang, Cheng Chi, Rui Yan, Di Wu, Feng Zhou, Wenhua Zhang, Juquan Jiang*, Xiaoguang Lei*, Daohua Jiang* “Structure and mechanism of the human bile acid transporter OSTα/OSTβ” Nature 2025, accepted
Xiaojiao Guo, Lei Gao, Shiwei Li, Jing Gao, Yuanyuan Wang, Jing Lv, Jiayi Wei, Jing Yang, Han Ke, Qi Ding, Jun Yang, Fusheng Guo, Haowen Zhang, Xiaoguang Lei*, Le Kang* “Decoding 4-vinylanisole biosynthesis and pivotal enzymes in locusts” Nature 2025, 644, 420–429
Pei Miao, Haijun Wang, Wei Wang, Zhengdong Wan, Han Ke, Hangyuan Chen, Jinjing Ni, Jingnan Liang, Yu-Feng Yao, Jizong Wang, Jian-Min Zhou*, and Xiaoguang Lei* “A widespread plant defense compound disarms bacterial type III injectisome assembly” Science 2025, 387, eads0377
Jun Yang, Tianjun Zhao, Junping Fan, Huaibin Zou, Guangyi Lan, Fusheng Guo, Yaocheng Shi, Han Ke, Huasheng Yu, Zongwei Yue, Xin Wang, Yingjie Bai, Shui Li, Yingjun Liu, Xiaoming Wang, Yu Chen*, Yulong Li*, Xiaoguang Lei* “Structure-guided discovery of bile acid derivatives for treating liver diseases without causing itch” Cell 2024, 187, 7164–7182
Bin Jiang, Lei Gao, Haijun Wang, Yaping Sun, Xiaolin Zhang, Han Ke, Shengchao Liu, Pengchen Ma, Qinggang Liao, Yue Wang, Huan Wang, Yugeng Liu, Ran Du, Torben Rogge, Wei Li, Yi Shang, K. N. Houk, Xingyao Xiong, Daoxin Xie, Sanwen Huang, Xiaoguang Lei*, Jianbin Yan* “Characterization and heterologous reconstitution of Taxus biosynthetic enzymes leading to baccatin III” Science 2024, 383, 622-629
Kai Wang, Zhiwei Zhang, Jing Hang, Jia Liu, Fusheng Guo, Yong Ding, Meng Li, Qixing Nie, Jun Lin, Yingying Zhuo, Lulu Sun, Qihang Zhong, Chuan Ye, Chuyu Yun, Yi Zhang, Jue Wang, Rui Bao, Yanli Pang, Guang Wang*, Frank J. Gonzalez*, Xiaoguang Lei*, Jie Qiao*, Changtao Jiang* “Microbial-host-isozyme analyses reveal microbial DPP4 inhibition as a potential antidiabetic target” Science 2023, 381, eadd5787
Sun, L.; Wang, H.; Wang, Z.; He, S.; Chen, S.; Liao, D.; Wang, L.; Yan, J.; Liu, W.; Lei, X.*; Wang, X.* “Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-like Protein Mediates Necrosis Signaling Downstream of RIP3 Kinase” Cell 2012, 148, 213-227
We have a strong background and expertise in natural product synthesis, biosynthesis, biocatalysis, high-throughput drug screen, chemoproteomics, and drug discovery.
