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Franco K.K. Li

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University of British Columbia

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemical and Structural CharacterizationAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusFungal and yeast genetics researchAutophagy in Disease and Therapy

Franco K.K. Li works in Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Biochemical and Structural Characterization, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Fungal and yeast genetics research, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy. Recorded institutional associations include University of British Columbia.

885Publications
258Citations
6H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Enzyme structures of the bacterial peptidoglycan and wall teichoic acid biogenesis pathways

    2018 · 53 citations

  2. Crystallographic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus LcpA, the primary wall teichoic acid ligase

    2020 · 46 citations

  3. Identification of Two Phosphate Starvation-induced Wall Teichoic Acid Hydrolases Provides First Insights into the Degradative Pathway of a Key Bacterial Cell Wall Component

    2016 · 45 citations

  4. Molecular interactions of theSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAtg1 complex provide insights into assembly and regulatory mechanisms

    2015 · 37 citations

  5. B. subtilis LytR-CpsA-Psr Enzymes Transfer Wall Teichoic Acids from Authentic Lipid-Linked Substrates to Mature Peptidoglycan In Vitro

    2017 · 36 citations

  6. Conserved and unique features of the fission yeast core Atg1 complex

    2017 · 23 citations

  7. Cryo-EM analyses unveil details of mechanism and targocil-II mediated inhibition of S. aureus WTA transporter TarGH

    2025 · 6 citations

  8. Crystallographic analysis of TarI and TarJ, a cytidylyltransferase and reductase pair for CDP-ribitol synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid biogenesis

    2021 · 5 citations

  9. Cryo-EM analysis of S. aureus TarL, a polymerase in wall teichoic acid biogenesis central to virulence and antibiotic resistance

    2024 · 5 citations

  10. Cryo-EM analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus phenol-soluble modulin exporter PmtCD apo form in detergent micelles, nanodiscs and peptidiscs

    2025 · 2 citations

  11. Conserved and unique features of the fission yeast core Atg1 complex

    2017 · 0 citations

  12. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from September 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  13. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  14. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from July 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  15. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  16. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  17. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from July 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  18. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  19. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from July 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  20. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  21. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  22. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from September 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  23. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from August 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  24. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from June 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

  25. Data for EMSL Project 50414 from June 2025

    2026 · 0 citations

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