人物經歷
魏志毅博士,中組部青年千人計畫入選者,深圳市海外高層次人才。2007年畢業於中國科學技術大學,獲博士學位;隨後赴美國University of Washington進行博士後研究;2009年至2013年,在香港科技大學擔任研究助理教授;2013年10月加入南方科技大學。魏博士長期活躍於結構生物學研究領域,主要利用結構生物學研究手段,並結合生物化學和生物物理學的各種技術來研究大腦中神經發育的分子機制以及蛋白質分子機器的組裝機制和靶點識別機制,力圖從原子解析度水平來解析腦功能、解釋腦疾病,為治療腦疾病提供理論基礎。相關研究成果得到國際同行的廣泛認可,2009年以來,發表在《Nature》、《Science》、《Cell》、《Molecular Cell》、《Nature Structural & Molecular Biology》、《PNAS》等國際學術期刊上的論文總數超過20篇,包括第一作者文章8篇,通訊作者文章3篇。
研究領域
神經發育的分子機制與相關疾病致病機理
細胞膜功能區的組裝機制
細胞內物質運輸的分子機制
蛋白質分子機器
主要榮譽
2016年,廣東省特支計畫青年拔尖人才
2015年,中組部第十一批“千人計畫”青年人才
2014年,深圳市海外高層次人才“孔雀計畫”(B類)
2011 – 2013年,田家炳冠名研究員,香港科技大學高等研究院
2007年,優秀畢業生,中國科學技術大學
出版著作
(* 共同第一作者,#通訊作者)
Wei Z Y,Xu Z,Liu X,Lo WS,Ye F,Lau CF,Wang F,Zhou JJ,Nangle LA,Yang XL,Zhang M,Schimmel P, Alternative splicing creates two new architectures for human tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. Nucleic Acids Res.2016 , 44(3):1247-55. Epub 2016 Jan 14
Wei Z Y, Li Y,Ye F,Zhang M, Structural basis for the phosphorylation-regulated interaction between the cytoplasmic tail of cell polarity protein crumbs and the actin-binding protein moesin. J Biol Chem. 2015, 290(18):11384-92. Epub 2015 Mar 19
Zhao HT, Sheng G, Wang J, Wang M, Bunkoczi G, Gong WM, Wei ZY#, Wang YL#. Crystal structure of the RNA-guided immune surveillance Cascade complex in Escherichia coli. Nature. 515:147-150 (2014)
Li YJ*, Wei ZY*, Yan Y, Wan Q, Du QS, Zhang MJ. Structure of Crumbs tail in complex with the PALS1 PDZ-SH3-GK tandem reveals a highly specific assembly mechanism for the apical Crumbs complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.111:17444-17449. (2014)
Wang C*, Wei ZY*, Chen KY, Ye F, Yu C, Bennett V, Zhang MJ. Structural basis of diverse membrane target recognitions by ankyrins. Elife. 3. (2014)
Wei ZY#, Liu XT, Yu C, Zhang MJ#. Structural basis of cargo recognitions for class V myosins. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.110: 11314-11319. (2013)
Wang C, Yu C, Ye F, Wei ZY#, Zhang MJ#. Structure of the ZU5-ZU5-UPA-DD tandem of ankyrin-B reveals interaction surfaces necessary for ankyrin function. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 109:4822-4827 (2012)
Wei ZY, Zheng SL, Spangler SA, Yu C, Hoogenraad C, Zhang MJ. Liprin-mediated large signaling complex organization revealed by the liprin-α/CASK and liprin-α/liprin-β complex structures. Mol Cell. 43:586-598 (2011)
Wei ZY, Yan J, Lu Q, Pan LF, Zhang MJ. Cargo Recognition Mechanism of Myosin X Revealed by the Structure of its Tail MyTH4-FERM Tandem in Complex with the DCC P3 Domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 108:3572-3577 (2011)
Wu L, Pan LF, Wei ZY, Zhang MJ. Structure of MyTH4-FERM domains in myosin VIIa tail bound to cargo. Science. 331:757-60 (2011)
Liu W, Wen WY, Wei ZY, Yu J, Ye F, Liu CH, Hardie RC, Zhang MJ. The INAD scaffold is a dynamic, redox-regulated modulator of signaling in the Drosophila eye. Cell. 145:1088-1101 (2011)
Cheng ZH, Biechele T, Wei ZY, Morrone S, Moon RT, Wang LG, Xu WQ. Crystal structures of the extracellular domain of LRP6 and its complex with DKK1. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 18:1204-1210 (2011)
Wang R*, Wei ZY*, Jin H, Wu H, Yu C, Wen W, Chan LN, Wen ZL, Zhang MJ. Autoinhibition of UNC5b revealed by the cytoplasmic domain structure of the receptor. Mol Cell. 27: 692-703 (2009)
Yu C, Feng W, Wei ZY, Miyanoiri Y, Zhao YX, Zhang MJ. Myosin VI Undergoes Cargo-Mediated Dimerization. Cell. 138: 537-548 (2009)