Li Yu Ph.D.
Professor
1990~1994 B.S., Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
1994~1997 M.S., Yunnan University, Yunnan Province, P.R. China
1997~2000 Ph.D., Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China
2000~2008 Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
2008~present Professor, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China
Research interest
Dr. Yu’s lab mainly focuses on Migrasome, a new organelle discovered in Yu lab
Selected publications
1.Dong Jiang, Lin Jiao, Qing Li, Renxiang Xie, Haohao Jia, Shihui Wang, Yining Chen, Siyuan Liu, Dandan Huang, Jiajia Zheng, Wenhao Song, Ying Li, Jianfeng Chen, Jinsong Li, Binwu Ying, Li Yu*. Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system. Nat Cell Biol, 2024.(on line)
2.Haifeng Jiao*, Xiaopeng Li, Ying Li, Yuting Guo, Xiaoyu Hu, Takami Sho, Yiqun Luo, Jinyu Wang, Huizhen Cao, Wanqing Du, Dong Li, Li Yu*. Localized, highly efficient secretion of signaling proteins by migrasomes. Cell Res, 2024.(on line)
3.Dongju Wang, Haifang Wang, Wei Wan, Zihui Zhu, Takami Sho, Yi Zheng, Xing Zhang, Longyu Dou, Qiang Ding, Li Yu*, Zhihua Liu*. Engineered Migrasomes: A Robust, Thermally Stable Vaccination Platform. eLife, 2024.(on line)
4.Yiyang Han, Li Yu*. Calcium ions promote migrasome formation via synaptotagmin-1. J Cell Biol, 2024; 223(8): e202402060.
5. Haisha Liang, Xinyu Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yuheng Liu, Nan Liu, Weiying Zhang, Jianhui Chen, Boqi Liu, Wanqing Du, Xiaohui Liu and Li Yu*. The formation of migrasomes is initiated by the assembly of sphingomyelin synthase 2 foci at the leading edge of migrating cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2023 Aug; 25(8), 1173-1184.
6. Tianlun Ding, Jinyao Ji, Weiying Zhang, Yuheng Liu, Boqi Liu, Yiyang Han, Chunlai Chen, Li Yu*. The phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate-Rab35 axis regulates migrasome formation. Cell Res. 2023 Aug;33(8),617-627.
7. Cuifang Zhang, Tianqi Li, Shuyao Yin, Mingyi Gao, Helen He, Ying Li, Dong Jiang, Minghui Shi, Jianbin Wang and Li Yu. Monocytes deposit migrasosomes to promote embryonic angigogenesis, Nat Cell Biol. 2022 Dec; 24(12), 1726-1738.
8. Yizheng Wang#, Shuaixin Gao, Yuheng Liu, Dongju Wang, Boqi Liu, Dong Jiang, Catherine C. L. Wong, Yang Chen, Li Yu*. Retractosomes: small extracellular vesicles generated from broken-off retraction fibers. Cell Res. 2022 May;0,1-4.
9. Yuwei Huang#, Xing Zhang, Hong-Wei Wang, Li Yu*. Assembly of Tetraspanin-enriched macrodomains contains membrane damage to facilitate repair. Nat Cell Biol. 2022 June; 24, 825-832.
10. Haifeng Jiao#, Dong Jiang#, Xiaoyu Hu, Wanqing Du, Liangliang Ji, Yuzhuo Yang, Xiaopeng Li, Takami Sho, Xuan Wang, Ying Li, Yu-Ting Wu, Yau-Huei Wei, Xiaoyu Hu, and Li Yu*. Mitocytosis, a migrasome-mediated mitochondrial quality-control process. Cell. 2021 May27; 184,2896-2910.
11. Mingli Zhu#, Qin Zou#, Rongyao Huang, Ying Li, Xudong Xing, Jianhuo Fang, Liang Ma, Lifei Li, Xuerui Yang*, and Li Yu*. Lateral transfer of mRNA and protein by migrasomes modifies the recipient cells. Cell Res. 2021 Feb; 31,237-240.
12. DongJiang #, Zheng Jiang #, Di Lu, Xuan Wang, Haisha Liang, Junfeng Zhang, Yaping Meng, Ying Li, Danni Wu, Yuwei Huang, Yuling Chen, Haiteng Deng, Qing Wu, Jingwei Xiong, Anming Meng * and Li Yu *. Migrasomes provide regional cues for organ morphogenesis during zebrafish gastrulation. Nat Cell Biol. 2019 Aug;21(8):966-977.
13. Yuwei Huang #, Ben Zucker #, Shaojin Zhang #, Sharon Elias, Yun Zhu, Hui Chen, Tianlun Ding, Ying Li, Yujie Sun, Jizhong Lou, Michael M.Kozlov *and Li Yu *. Migrasome formation is mediated by assembly of micron-scale tetraspanin macrodomains. Nat Cell Biol. 2019 Aug;21(8):991-1002.
14. Liang Ma#, Ying Li#, Junya Peng#, Danni Wu, Xiaoxin Zhao, Yitong Cui, Lilian Chen, Xiaojun Yan, Yanan Du, Li Yu*. Discovery of the migrasome, an organelle mediates release of cytoplasmic contents during cell migration. Cell Res.2015 Jan;25(1):24-38. (Cover Story)
15. Cong Yi#, Meisheng Ma, Leili Ran, Jingxiang Zheng, Jingjing Tong, Jing Zhu, Chengying Ma, Yufen Sun, Shaojin Zhang, Wenzhi Feng, Liyuan Zhu,Yan Le, Xingqi Gong,Xianghua Yan, Bing Hong, Fen-Jun Jiang, Zhiping Xie, Di Miao, Haiteng Deng, Li Yu *.Function and Molecular Mechanism of Acetylation in Autophagy Regulation. Science. 2012 Apr; 27, 474-477.
Contact information
Tel: +86-10-62792880 (office)
+86-10-62794552 (lab)
E-mail: liyulab@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Web：https://liyu-lab-tsinghua.github.io/
