Publications
University of Southern California:
Stanford University:
- (2024) William Y. C. Huang, James E. Ferrell, and Xianrui Cheng. Measuring Molecular Diffusion in Self-Organizing Xenopus Extracts by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. In: Castro, A., Lacroix, B. (eds) Cell Cycle Control. Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 2740. Humana, New York, NY. (doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3557-5_6)
- (2022) William Y. C. Huang, Xianrui Cheng* and James E. Ferrell*. Cytoplasmic organization promotes protein diffusion in Xenopus extracts. Nature Communications 13, 5599. (doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33339-0) (*Co-corresponding author.)
- Recommended by Faculty Opinions. [link]
- (2021) Xianrui Cheng* and James E. Ferrell. Xenopus laevis egg extract preparation and live imaging methods for visualizing dynamic cytoplasmic organization. Journal of Visualized Experiments 172, e61923. (doi:10.3791/61923) (*Corresponding author.)
Stanford University:
- (2019) Xianrui Cheng* and James E. Ferrell*. Spontaneous emergence of cell-like organization in Xenopus egg extracts. Science 366, 631-637. (doi:10.1126/science.aav7793) (*Co-corresponding author.)
- Perspective: Toward synthetic cells. Timothy Mitchison and Christine Field. Science 366, 569-570 [link]
- Stanford Medicine News: Cytoplasm of scrambled frog eggs organizes into cell-like structures. [link]
- Stanford Scope Blog: Frog eggs rise from the dead. [link]
- Science Translational Medicine blog In the Pipeline commentary: Unscrambled Eggs. [link]
- Recommended by Faculty Opinions. [link]
- Popular science article in TheScienceBreaker. doi: https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk379 [link]
- In NIH/NIGMS Image and Video Gallery. [link]
- In the news: Quanta Magazine, The Scientist, Astrobiology, ScienceDaily, LabRoots, Technology Networks, Futurity, EurekAlert
- (2018) Xianrui Cheng and James E. Ferrell. Apoptosis propagates through the cytoplasm as trigger waves. Science 361, 607-612. (doi:10.1126/science.aah4065)
- Stanford Medicine News: In apoptosis, cell death spreads through perpetuating waves. [link]
- In the news: BBC News (20:28), Newsweek, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, New Scientist, Cosmos, ORF, Digital Trends, Science News, Medical News, Live Science, New Atlas, Interesting Engineering, EurekAlert, Future Zone, Kurier, Welingelichte Kringen, Observador, 20 minutos, Tec Review, El Espectador, Radio Canada, Revista Planeta, Diário de Notícias, The Post Internazionale, Jutarnji list, Echo24, Webtekno, Kenh14, VNReview, Sina.
Duke University:
Tianjin University:
- (2014) Mengyang Sun, Xianrui Cheng, and Joshua E. S. Socolar. Regulatory logic and pattern formation in the early sea urchin embryo. Journal of Theoretical Biology 363: 80-92 (doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.07.023)
- (2014) Xianrui Cheng, Deirdre C. Lyons, Joshua E. S. Socolar, and David R. McClay. Delayed transition to new cell fates during cellular reprogramming. Developmental Biology 391: 147-157 (doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.04.015)
- (2013) Mengyang Sun, Xianrui Cheng, and Joshua E. S. Socolar. Causal structure of oscillations in gene regulatory networks: Boolean analysis of ODE attractors. Chaos 23: 025104 (doi:10.1063/1.4807733)
- (2013) Xianrui Cheng*, Mengyang Sun, and Joshua E. S. Socolar. Autonomous Boolean modelling of developmental gene regulatory networks. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10: 20120574 (doi:10.1098/rsif.2012.0574) (*Corresponding author.)
Tianjin University:
- (2006) Xiaoqiang Jia, Jianping Wen, Yan Jiang, Jing Bai, Xianrui Cheng and Ying Zheng. Modeling for Batch Phenol Biodegradation with Immobilized Alcaligenes faecalis. AIChE Journal 52, 1294-1303. (doi:10.1002/aic.10744)
- (2005) W. Jianping, J. Xiaoqiang, CH. Xianrui, and Y. Peng. Flow Behavior in the Three-Phase Internal-Loop Airlift Reactor with Large Gas Recirculation through the Downcomer. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly 19: 133-140.
- (2005) Jianping Wen, Xiaoqiang Jia, Xianrui Cheng, and Peng Yang. Characteristics of three-phase internal loop airlift bioreactors with complete gas recirculation for non-Newtonian fluids. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 27: 193-205. (doi:10.1007/s00449-005-0401-9)
- (2004) CHENG Xian-rui, YANG Peng, and REN Su-ya. Power Transmission Congestion Management in the Power Market. Chinese Journal of Engineering Mathematics 21: 93-100. (Issue z1, in Chinese, ISSN:1005-3085. Link)
- (2004) Jia Xiaoqiang, Wen Jianping, Cheng Xianrui, Yang Peng, and Zhu Yong. Experimental study on hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics of three-phase internal loop airlift bioreactors. The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, Vol. 4 Suppl. Aug. 2004, 604-610.