主要从事病毒与宿主互作机制的研究,聚焦病毒感染过程中抗病毒天然免疫及细胞死亡的调控机制,在重要人类病毒与宿主互作的基本规律,以及基于相关机制研发新型干预策略方面取得了系列原创成果:曾揭示病毒具有对天然免疫和细胞凋亡的双重抑制机制,回答了病毒如何在抵御细胞凋亡和逃逸天然免疫之间实现平衡的科学问题;并基于病毒-宿主互作机制,研发了新型抗病毒策略。
Ren Y, Wang A, Wu D, Wang C, Huang M, Xiong X, Jin L, Zhou W, Qiu Y, Zhou X. Dual inhibition of innate immunity and apoptosis by human cytomegalovirus protein UL37x1 enables efficient virus replication. Nat Microbiol. 2022 Jul;7(7):1041-1053.
Wang A, Peng Q, Fan H, Ji W, Lou J, Zhou X*, Ren Y*. Herpes simplex virus 1 encodes a STING antagonist that can be therapeutically targeted. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Apr 15;6(4):102051.
Ren Y, Wang A, Zhang B, Ji W, Zhu XX, Lou J, Huang M, Qiu Y, Zhou X. Human cytomegalovirus UL36 inhibits IRF3-dependent immune signaling to counterbalance its immunoenhancement as apoptotic inhibitor. Sci Adv. 2023 Oct 6;9(40):eadi6586.
Ren Y, Shu T, Wu D, Mu J, Wang C, Huang M, Han Y, Zhang XY, Zhou W, Qiu Y, Zhou X. The ORF3a protein of SARS-CoV-2 induces apoptosis in cells. Cell Mol Immunol. 2020 Aug;17(8):881-883.
Lu B#, Ren Y#, Sun X#, Han C, Wang H, Chen Y, Peng Q, Cheng Y, Cheng X, Zhu Q, Li W, Li HL, Du HN, Zhong B, Huang Z. Induction of INKIT by Viral Infection Negatively Regulates Antiviral Responses through Inhibiting Phosphorylation of p65 and IRF3. Cell Host Microbe. 2017 Jul 12;22(1):86-98.e4.
Wang C, Huang M, Guo B, Zhou X, Cui Z*, Xu Y*, Ren Y*. Severe enterovirus A71 infection is associated with dysfunction of T cell immune response and alleviated by Astragaloside A. Virol Sin. 2025 Jun;40(3):451-461.
Wang A, Zhu XX, Bie Y, Zhang B, Ji W, Lou J, Huang M, Zhou X*, Ren Y*. Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals a profound immune cell response in human cytomegalovirus-infected humanized mice. Virol Sin. 2024 Oct;39(5):782-792.
Zhao Y#, Shang Y#, Ren Y#, Bie Y#, Qiu Y#, Yuan Y, Zhao Y, Zou L, Lin SH, Zhou X. Omics study reveals abnormal alterations of breastmilk proteins and metabolites in puerperant women with COVID-19. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2020 Oct 23;5(1):247.
Ren Y, Zhao Y, Lin D, Xu X, Zhu Q, Yao J, Shu HB, Zhong B. The Type I Interferon-IRF7 Axis Mediates Transcriptional Expression of Usp25 Gene. J Biol Chem. 2016 Jun 17;291(25):13206-15.
Ren Y, Wang A, Fang Y, Shu T, Wu D, Wang C, Huang M, Min J, Jin L, Zhou W, Qiu Y, Zhou X. SARS-CoV-2 Membrane Glycoprotein M Triggers Apoptosis With the Assistance of Nucleocapsid Protein N in Cells. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Aug 25;11:706252.