Saifei Lei

@pitt.edu

Postdoc
University of Pittsburgh

RESEARCH INTERESTS

G protein coupled receptor, nuclear receptor, biased agonism

572

Scholar Citations

10

Scholar h-index

10

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Distinct roles of the extracellular surface residues of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor in β-arrestin 1/2 signaling
    S Lei, Q Meng, Y Liu, Q Liu, A Dai, X Cai, MW Wang, Q Zhou, H Zhou, ...
    European Journal of Pharmacology, 176419 2024

  • Metabolism-guided development of Ko143 analogs as ABCG2 inhibitors
    J Zhu, S Lei, J Lu, Y Hao, Q Qian, AS Devanathan, Z Feng, XQ Xie, P Wipf, ...
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 259, 115666 2023

  • Activation of PXR causes drug interactions with Paxlovid in transgenic mice
    S Lei, A Guo, J Lu, Q Qi, AS Devanathan, J Zhu, X Ma
    Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 13 (11), 4502-4510 2023

  • Identification of PXR activators from Uncaria rhynchophylla (Gou Teng) and Uncaria tomentosa (Cat’s Claw)
    S Lei, J Lu, A Cheng, Z Hussain, K Tidgewell, J Zhu, X Ma
    Drug Metabolism and Disposition 51 (5), 629-636 2023

  • Chemical basis of pregnane X receptor activators in the herbal supplement Gancao (licorice)
    A Cheng, S Lei, J Zhu, J Lu, MF Paine, W Xie, X Ma
    Liver Research 6 (4), 251-257 2022

  • Iron metabolism mediates the relationship between Vitamin C and hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in NAFLD
    Z Hu, Y Li, B Ma, S Lei, X Wang
    Frontiers in Nutrition 9, 952056 2022

  • Precise druggability of the PTH type 1 receptor
    I Sutkeviciute, JY Lee, AD White, CS Maria, KA Pea, S Savransky, ...
    Nature chemical biology 18 (3), 272-280 2022

  • LncRNA MEG3 alleviates PFOS induced placental cell growth inhibition through its derived miR-770 targeting PTX3
    J Li, X Quan, S Lei, G Chen, J Hong, Z Huang, Q Wang, W Song, X Yang
    Environmental Pollution 293, 118542 2022

  • PPARγ regulates triclosan induced placental dysfunction
    J Li, X Quan, Y Zhang, T Yu, S Lei, Z Huang, Q Wang, W Song, X Yang, ...
    Cells 11 (1), 86 2021

  • Role of CYP2A6 in methimazole bioactivation and hepatotoxicity
    J Li, Z Hussain, J Zhu, S Lei, J Lu, X Ma
    Chemical research in toxicology 34 (12), 2534-2539 2021

  • Spatial bias in cAMP generation determines biological responses to PTH type 1 receptor activation
    AD White, KA Pea, LJ Clark, CS Maria, S Liu, FG Jean-Alphonse, JY Lee, ...
    Science signaling 14 (703), eabc5944 2021

  • PFOS Inhibited Normal Functional Development of Placenta Cells via PPARγ Signaling
    J Li, X Quan, S Lei, Z Huang, Q Wang, P Xu
    Biomedicines 9 (6), 677 2021

  • Clinical perspectives of isoniazid-induced liver injury
    S Lei, R Gu, X Ma
    Liver Research 5 (2), 45-52 2021

  • Precision druggability of a class B GPCR, the PTH type 1 receptor
    I Sutkeviciute, JY Lee, A White, P Doruker, K Pena, S Sanker, S Lei, ...
    The FASEB Journal 35 2021

  • Allosteric interactions in the parathyroid hormone GPCR–arrestin complex formation
    LJ Clark, J Krieger, AD White, V Bondarenko, S Lei, F Fang, JY Lee, ...
    Nature chemical biology 16 (10), 1096-1104 2020

  • Two distinct domains of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor control peptide-mediated biased agonism
    S Lei, L Clydesdale, A Dai, X Cai, Y Feng, D Yang, YL Liang, C Koole, ...
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 293 (24), 9370-9387 2018

  • Phase-plate cryo-EM structure of a biased agonist-bound human GLP-1 receptor–Gs complex
    YL Liang, M Khoshouei, A Glukhova, SGB Furness, P Zhao, L Clydesdale, ...
    Nature 555 (7694), 121-125 2018

  • A historic study that opened a new chapter in nutritional science
    S Lei, D Yang, M Wang
    Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 37 (12), 1641-1644 2016

  • G protein-coupled receptor GPR160 is associated with apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of prostate cancer cells
    C Zhou, X Dai, Y Chen, Y Shen, S Lei, T Xiao, T Bartfai, J Ding, MW Wang
    Oncotarget 7 (11), 12823 2016

  • Application of chemical biology in target identification and drug discovery
    Y Zhu, T Xiao, S Lei, F Zhou, MW Wang
    Archives of pharmacal research 38, 1642-1650 2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Phase-plate cryo-EM structure of a biased agonist-bound human GLP-1 receptor–Gs complex
    YL Liang, M Khoshouei, A Glukhova, SGB Furness, P Zhao, L Clydesdale, ...
    Nature 555 (7694), 121-125 2018
    Citations: 300

  • Two distinct domains of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor control peptide-mediated biased agonism
    S Lei, L Clydesdale, A Dai, X Cai, Y Feng, D Yang, YL Liang, C Koole, ...
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 293 (24), 9370-9387 2018
    Citations: 49

  • Spatial bias in cAMP generation determines biological responses to PTH type 1 receptor activation
    AD White, KA Pea, LJ Clark, CS Maria, S Liu, FG Jean-Alphonse, JY Lee, ...
    Science signaling 14 (703), eabc5944 2021
    Citations: 48

  • Allosteric interactions in the parathyroid hormone GPCR–arrestin complex formation
    LJ Clark, J Krieger, AD White, V Bondarenko, S Lei, F Fang, JY Lee, ...
    Nature chemical biology 16 (10), 1096-1104 2020
    Citations: 40

  • Clinical perspectives of isoniazid-induced liver injury
    S Lei, R Gu, X Ma
    Liver Research 5 (2), 45-52 2021
    Citations: 29

  • G protein-coupled receptor GPR160 is associated with apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of prostate cancer cells
    C Zhou, X Dai, Y Chen, Y Shen, S Lei, T Xiao, T Bartfai, J Ding, MW Wang
    Oncotarget 7 (11), 12823 2016
    Citations: 27

  • Precise druggability of the PTH type 1 receptor
    I Sutkeviciute, JY Lee, AD White, CS Maria, KA Pea, S Savransky, ...
    Nature chemical biology 18 (3), 272-280 2022
    Citations: 17

  • PPARγ regulates triclosan induced placental dysfunction
    J Li, X Quan, Y Zhang, T Yu, S Lei, Z Huang, Q Wang, W Song, X Yang, ...
    Cells 11 (1), 86 2021
    Citations: 13

  • PFOS Inhibited Normal Functional Development of Placenta Cells via PPARγ Signaling
    J Li, X Quan, S Lei, Z Huang, Q Wang, P Xu
    Biomedicines 9 (6), 677 2021
    Citations: 13

  • Application of chemical biology in target identification and drug discovery
    Y Zhu, T Xiao, S Lei, F Zhou, MW Wang
    Archives of pharmacal research 38, 1642-1650 2015
    Citations: 13

  • LncRNA MEG3 alleviates PFOS induced placental cell growth inhibition through its derived miR-770 targeting PTX3
    J Li, X Quan, S Lei, G Chen, J Hong, Z Huang, Q Wang, W Song, X Yang
    Environmental Pollution 293, 118542 2022
    Citations: 9

  • Iron metabolism mediates the relationship between Vitamin C and hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in NAFLD
    Z Hu, Y Li, B Ma, S Lei, X Wang
    Frontiers in Nutrition 9, 952056 2022
    Citations: 5

  • Metabolism-guided development of Ko143 analogs as ABCG2 inhibitors
    J Zhu, S Lei, J Lu, Y Hao, Q Qian, AS Devanathan, Z Feng, XQ Xie, P Wipf, ...
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 259, 115666 2023
    Citations: 3

  • Role of CYP2A6 in methimazole bioactivation and hepatotoxicity
    J Li, Z Hussain, J Zhu, S Lei, J Lu, X Ma
    Chemical research in toxicology 34 (12), 2534-2539 2021
    Citations: 3

  • Chemical basis of pregnane X receptor activators in the herbal supplement Gancao (licorice)
    A Cheng, S Lei, J Zhu, J Lu, MF Paine, W Xie, X Ma
    Liver Research 6 (4), 251-257 2022
    Citations: 2

  • Identification of PXR activators from Uncaria rhynchophylla (Gou Teng) and Uncaria tomentosa (Cat’s Claw)
    S Lei, J Lu, A Cheng, Z Hussain, K Tidgewell, J Zhu, X Ma
    Drug Metabolism and Disposition 51 (5), 629-636 2023
    Citations: 1