代表性论文<通讯作者论文>
1.Chen Z#, Xue J#, Wang Z, Sun J, Cui Y, Zhu T, Yang H, Li M*, Wu B*. (2025) Small RNA Toxin-Assisted Evolution of GC-Preferred ErCas12a for Enhanced Genome Targeting Range. Advanced Science. e17105
2.Shu X#, Wang R#, Li Z#, Xue Q#, Wang J, Liu J, Cheng F, Liu C, Zhao H, Hu C, Li J*, Ouyang S*, Li M*. (2025) CRISPR-repressed toxin-antitoxin provides herd immunity against anti-CRISPR elements. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(3):337-347.
3.Cheng F#, Wu A#, Li Z, Xu J, Cao X, Yu H, Liu Z, Han W, Xiang H*, Li M*. Catalytically active long prokaryotic Argonaute proteins employ PLD nucleases to strengthen immunity against different genetic invaders. (2024) mLife. 3(3):403-416.
4.Li M*#, Gong L#, Cheng F#, Yu H, Zhao D, Wang R, Wang T, Zhang S, Zhou J, Shmakov S, Koonin E, Xiang H*. (2021) Toxin-antitoxin RNA pairs safeguard CRISPR-Cas systems. Science. 372(6541): eabe5601. (IF=56.9)
5.Wang R#, Shu X#, Zhao H#, Xue Q, Liu C, Wu A, Cheng F, Wang L, Zhang Y, Feng J, Wu N, Li M*. (2023) Associate toxin-antitoxin with CRISPR-Cas to kill multidrug-resistant pathogens. Nature Communications. 14(1):2078. (IF=16.6)
6.Liu C#, Wang R#, Li J#, Cheng F#, Shu X#, Zhao H, Xue Q, Yu H, Wu A, Wang L, Hu S, Zhang Y, Yang J, Xiang H*, Li M*. (2023) Widespread RNA-based cas regulation monitors crRNA abundance and anti-CRISPR proteins. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(9):1481-1493. (IF=30.3)
7.Cheng F#, Wu A#, Liu C#, Cao X, Wang R, Shu X, Wang L, Zhang Y, Xiang H*, Li M*. (2022) The toxin-antitoxin RNA guards of CRISPR-Cas evolved high specificity through repeat degeneration. Nucleic Acids Research.50(16):9442-9452. (IF=14.9)
8.Cheng F#, Wang R#, Yu H#, Liu C, Yang J, Xiang H*, Li M*. (2021) Divergent degeneration of creA antitoxin genes from minimal CRISPRs and the convergent strategy of tRNA-sequestering CreT toxins. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(18):10677-10688. (IF=14.9)
9.Gong L, Li M*, Cheng F, Zhao D, Chen Y, Xiang H*. (2019) Primed adaptation tolerates extensive structural and size variations of the CRISPR RNA guide in Haloarcula hispanica. Nucleic Acids Res., 47(11):5880-91. (IF=14.9)
10.Cheng F, Gong L, Zhao D, Yang H, Zhou J, Li M*, Xiang H*. (2017) Harnessing the native type I-B CRISPR-Cas for genome editing in a polyploid archaeon. J. Genet. Genomics., 44(11):541-548. (IF=5.9;封面文章)
代表性图片

双RNA型toxin-antitoxin (CreTA)守卫CRISPR免疫
(Science 372, eabe5601, DOI: 10.1126/science.abe5601)

ATTACK:联用CRISPR和TA实现双重杀菌
(Nature Communications 14(1):2078, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37789-y)

CreR介导Cas效应蛋白的自我调控
(Cell Host & Microbe 31(9):1481-1493, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.08.005)
申请专利
1.陈泽华,李明,广谱识别PAM序列的FnCpf1突变体及其应用;授权专利号:CN112111471B;申请日期:2020.09.25
2.李明,王锐,舒宪,程飞跃,杨俊,一种偶联的CRISPR和毒素-抗毒素元件及其在消杀耐药细菌中的应用;申请号:202210947272.7;申请日期:2022.08.09
3.向华,李明,程飞跃,龚路遥,一种古菌和细菌中通用的RNA型毒素及其相关生物材料;申请号:202011320316.0;申请日期:2020.11.23
4.向华,杜开心,龚路遥,李明,一种利用I型CRISPR-Cas系统同时实现基因编辑和转录调控的方法;申请号:202011546641.9;申请日期:2020.12.24
5.李明,程飞跃,伍蔼慈,,李志华 ,一种新型常温原核 Argonaute 蛋白及其基因和应用;申请号:202311615430.X; 申请日期:2023.11.29
6.李明,赵会伟, 王锐, 舒宪,基于CRISPR-Cas 偶联毒素-抗毒素系统构建的条件自杀开关及其应用;申请号:202510216185.8; 申请日期:2025.02.26
7.李明,王锐,舒宪,基于特异性核酸酶PSN的无毒筛选标记及其在质粒和噬菌体清除中的应用;申请号:202511175500.3;申请日期:2025.08.21