Gang Ning

Director, Microscopy Core Facility; Research Professor

N048 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802
gxn7@psu.edu
814-865-0212

Research Summary

Using microscopy and flow cytometry to analyze structures and biochemical properties of cells.

Huck Affiliations

Microscopy Facility

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Publication Tags

Proteins Agglomeration Fluorescence Imaging Techniques Viscosity Protein Cellulose Field Emission Water Scanning Electron Microscopy Mammals Visualization Cells Oligomers Bacteria Chromophores Viral Proteins Phosphatidylinositol 4 Phosphate Membranes Organelles Fluorophores Chromophore Phosphates Genes Dehydration

Most Recent Publications

Stromal-derived extracellular vesicles suppress proliferation of bone metastatic cancer cells mediated by ERK2

Alison B. Shupp, Manish Neupane, Lebaron C. Agostini, Gang Ning, Jonathan R. Brody, Karen M. Bussard, 2021, Cell Growth and Differentiation on p. 1763-1777

AggFluor: Fluorogenic Toolbox Enables Direct Visualization of the Multi-Step Protein Aggregation Process in Live Cells

Charles H. Wolstenholme, Hang Hu, Songtao Ye, Brian E. Funk, Divya Jain, Chia Heng Hsiung, Gang Ning, Yu Liu, Xiaosong Li, Xin Zhang, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society on p. 17515-17523

RNase i Modulates Escherichia coli Motility, Metabolism, and Resistance

Yashasvika Duggal, Benjamin M. Fontaine, Deanna M. Dailey, Gang Ning, Emily E. Weinert, 2020, ACS Chemical Biology on p. 1996-2004

Localization of PRAMEY protein in bovine testis by immunoelectron microscopy

Gang Ning, Wan Sheng Liu, 2020, Microscopy and Microanalysis

High-Resolution Imaging of Cellulose Organization in Cell Walls by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy

Yunzhen Zheng, G Ning, Daniel Cosgrove, 2020, PLANT CELL WALL, 2 EDITION on p. 225-237

Modulation of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores to Detect Protein Aggregation with Turn-On Fluorescence

Yu Liu, Charles H. Wolstenholme, Gregory C. Carter, Hongbin Liu, Hang Hu, Leeann S. Grainger, Kun Miao, Matthew Fares, Conner A. Hoelzel, Hemant P. Yennawar, Gang Ning, Manyu Du, Lu Bai, Xiaosong Li, Xin Zhang, 2018, Journal of the American Chemical Society on p. 7381-7384

Hijacking of multiple phospholipid biosynthetic pathways and induction of membrane biogenesis by a picornaviral 3CD protein

Sravani Banerjee, David Aponte-Diaz, Calvin Yeager, Suresh D. Sharma, Gang Ning, Hyung S. Oh, Qingxia Han, Masato Umeda, Yuji Hara, Robert Y.L. Wang, Craig E. Cameron, 2018, PLoS Pathogens

Multiple poliovirus-induced organelles suggested by comparison of spatiotemporal dynamics of membranous structures and phosphoinositides

Hyung S. Oh, Sravani Banerjee, David Aponte-Diaz, Suresh D. Sharma, Jason Aligo, Maria F. Lodeiro, Gang Ning, Rajni Sharma, Jamie J. Arnold, Craig E. Cameron, 2018, PLoS Pathogens

A single mechanosensitive channel protects Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica from hypoosmotic shock and promotes survival in the aquatic environment

David R. Williamson, Kalyan K. Dewan, Tanmay Patel, Catherine M. Wastella, Gang Ning, Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, 2018, Applied and Environmental Microbiology

High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Imaging of Cellulose Microfibril Organization in Plant Primary Cell Walls

Yunzhen Zheng, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Gang Ning, 2017, Microscopy and Microanalysis on p. 1048-1054

Most-Cited Papers

C2cd3 is critical for centriolar distal appendage assembly and ciliary vesicle docking in mammals

Xuan Ye, Huiqing Zeng, Gang Ning, Jeremy F. Reiter, Aimin Liu, 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 2164-2169

Modulation of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores to Detect Protein Aggregation with Turn-On Fluorescence

The arabidopsis CALLOSE DEFECTIVE MICROSPORE1 gene is required for male fertility through regulating callose metabolism during microsporogenesis

Pingli Lu, Maofeng Chai, Jiange Yang, Gang Ning, Guoliang Wang, Hong Ma, 2014, Plant Physiology on p. 1893-1904

Symbiodinium glynnii sp. nov., a species of stress-tolerant symbiotic dinoflagellates from pocilloporid and montiporid corals in the Pacific Ocean

Drew C. Wham, Gang Ning, Todd C. LaJeunesse, 2017, Phycologia on p. 396-409

AggFluor: Fluorogenic Toolbox Enables Direct Visualization of the Multi-Step Protein Aggregation Process in Live Cells

Charles H. Wolstenholme, Hang Hu, Songtao Ye, Brian E. Funk, Divya Jain, Chia Heng Hsiung, Gang Ning, Yu Liu, Xiaosong Li, Xin Zhang, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society on p. 17515-17523

Hijacking of multiple phospholipid biosynthetic pathways and induction of membrane biogenesis by a picornaviral 3CD protein

Sravani Banerjee, David Aponte-Diaz, Calvin Yeager, Suresh D. Sharma, Gang Ning, Hyung S. Oh, Qingxia Han, Masato Umeda, Yuji Hara, Robert Y.L. Wang, Craig E. Cameron, 2018, PLoS Pathogens

High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Imaging of Cellulose Microfibril Organization in Plant Primary Cell Walls

Yunzhen Zheng, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Gang Ning, 2017, Microscopy and Microanalysis on p. 1048-1054

Expanding the proteome of an RNA virus by phosphorylation of an intrinsically disordered viral protein

Daniel G. Cordek, Tayler J. Croom-Perez, Jungwook Hwang, Michele R.S. Hargittai, Chennareddy V. Subba-Reddy, Qingxia Han, Maria Fernanda Lodeiro, Gang Ning, Thomas S. McCrory, Jamie J. Arnold, Hasan Koc, Brett D. Lindenbach, Scott A. Showalter, Craig E. Cameron, 2014, Journal of Biological Chemistry on p. 24397-24416

The RNA-binding protein Puf1 functions in the maintenance of gametocytes in Plasmodium falciparum

Sony Shrestha, Xiaolian Li, Gang Ning, Jun Miao, Liwang Cui, 2016, The Quarterly journal of microscopical science on p. 3144-3152

Cutting edge: Drebrin-regulated actin dynamics regulate ige-dependent mast cell activation and allergic responses

Mankit Law, Yong Chan Lee, J. Luis Morales, J Morales, Gang Ning, Weishan Huang, Jonathan Pabon, Arun K. Kannan, Ah Reum Jeong, Amie Wood, Chavez Carter, Sonia Mohinta, Jihong Song, Avery August, 2015, Journal of Immunology on p. 426-430

News Articles Featuring Gang Ning

Feb 25, 2022

Microscopy director propagates new discoveries and new scientists

The directors of the core facilities at Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences work behind the scenes on many successful research projects; often they are accomplished scientific researchers themselves. In many cases, these experts — and their facilities — bring insight, diverse experience, and decades of expertise to Penn State.

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Jul 02, 2020

Newly acquired Leica SP8 DIVE Multiphoton Microscope enables deep in vivo imaging

Penn State researchers will be able to perform experiments that could not be achieved before. This acquisition will promote research in areas such as neurobiology, cell biology, microbiology, plant physiology, animal sciences and medicine, and beyond.

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