Lily Wu
Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles
Professor, Urology, University of California Los Angeles
Publications
- Li YR, Hu J, Li Z, Zhu E, Chen Y, Halladay T, Shen X, Fang Y, Zhu Y, Lyu Z, Tian Y, Huang J, Zhao AS, Ma NY, Zhang C, Xie Y, Zhang H, Hsiai T, Chin AI, Wu L, Yang L. Multimodal targeting of metastatic renal cell carcinoma via CD70-directed allogeneic CAR-NKT cells.. Cell reports. Medicine, 2025.
- Žuštra A, Leonard VR, Holland LA, Hu JC, Mu T, Holland SC, Wu LI, Begnel ER, Ojee E, Chohan BH, Richardson BA, Kinuthia J, Wamalwa D, Slyker J, Lehman DA, Gantt S, Lim ES. Longitudinal dynamics of the nasopharyngeal microbiome in response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and HIV infection in Kenyan women and their children.. mSystems, 2025.
- Maqsood R, Holland LA, Wu LI, Begnel ER, Adhiambo J, Owiti P, Chohan BH, Gantt S, Kinuthia J, Wamalwa D, Ojee E, Richardson BA, Slyker J, Lehman DA, Lim ES. Gut virome and microbiome dynamics before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in women living with HIV and their infants.. Gut microbes, 2024.
- Maqsood R, Wu LI, Brennan DC, Lim ES. Longitudinal alterations in the urinary virome of kidney transplant recipients are influenced by BK viremia and patient sex.. Microbiology spectrum, 2024.
- Maqsood R, Holland LA, Wu LI, Begnel ER, Adhiambo J, Owiti P, Chohan BH, Gantt S, Kinuthia J, Wamalwa D, Ojee E, Richardson BA, Slyker J, Lehman DA, Lim ES. Gut virome and microbiome dynamics before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in women living with HIV and their infants.. Research square, 2024.
- Žuštra A, Leonard VR, Holland LA, Hu JC, Mu T, Holland SC, Wu LI, Begnel ER, Ojee E, Chohan BH, Richardson BA, Kinuthia J, Wamalwa D, Slyker J, Lehman DA, Gantt S, Lim ES. Longitudinal dynamics of the nasopharyngal microbiome in response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and HIV infection in Kenyan women and their infants.. Research square, 2024.
- Hu J, Tan P, Ishihara M, Bayley NA, Schokrpur S, Reynoso JG, Zhang Y, Lim RJ, Dumitras C, Yang L, Dubinett SM, Jat PS, Van Snick J, Huang J, Chin AI, Prins RM, Graeber TG, Xu H, Wu L. Tumor heterogeneity in VHL drives metastasis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.. Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023.
- Maqsood R, Skidmore PT, Holland LA, Au JL, Khan AK, Wu LI, Ma N, Begnel ER, Chohan BH, Adhiambo J, John-Stewart G, Kiarie J, Kinuthia J, Chung MH, Richardson BA, Slyker J, Lehman DA, Lim ES. Dynamic Changes in Breast Milk Microbiome in the Early Postpartum Period of Kenyan Women Living with HIV Are Influenced by Antibiotics but Not Antiretrovirals.. Microbiology spectrum, 2022.
- Skidmore PT, Kaelin EA, Holland LA, Maqsood R, Wu LI, Mellor NJ, Blain JM, Harris V, LaBaer J, Murugan V, Lim ES. Genomic Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 E484K Variant B.1.243.1, Arizona, USA.. Emerging infectious diseases, 2021.
- Maqsood R, Reus JB, Wu LI, Holland LA, Nduati R, Mbori-Ngacha D, Maleche-Obimbo E, Begnel ER, Gantt S, Ojee E, Wamalwa D, John-Stewart G, Slyker J, Lehman DA, Lim ES. Breast Milk Virome and Bacterial Microbiome Resilience in Kenyan Women Living with HIV.. mSystems, 2021.
- Holland LA, Kaelin EA, Maqsood R, Estifanos B, Wu LI, Varsani A, Halden RU, Hogue BG, Scotch M, Lim ES. An 81-Nucleotide Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a Identified from Sentinel Surveillance in Arizona (January to March 2020).. Journal of virology, 2020.
- Holland LA, Kaelin EA, Maqsood R, Estifanos B, Wu LI, Varsani A, Halden RU, Hogue BG, Scotch M, Lim ES. An 81 base-pair deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a identified from sentinel surveillance in Arizona (Jan-Mar 2020).. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2020.
- Ishihara M, Hu J, Zhang X, Choi Y, Wong A, Cano-Ruiz C, Zhao R, Tan P, Tso JL, Wu L. Comparing Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Model Established in Mouse Kidney and on Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane.. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2020.
- Sharrow AC, Ishihara M, Hu J, Kim IH, Wu L. Using the Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane In Vivo Model to Study Gynecological and Urological Cancers.. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2020.
- Reus JB, Trivino-Soto GS, Wu LI, Kokott K, Lim ES. SV40 Large T Antigen Is Not Responsible for the Loss of STING in 293T Cells but Can Inhibit cGAS-STING Interferon Induction.. Viruses, 2020.
- Ishihara M, Hu J, Wong A, Cano-Ruiz C, Wu L. Mouse- and patient-derived CAM xenografts for studying metastatic renal cell carcinoma.. The Enzymes, 2019.
- Hu J, Guan W, Liu P, Dai J, Tang K, Xiao H, Qian Y, Sharrow AC, Ye Z, Wu L, Xu H. Endoglin Is Essential for the Maintenance of Self-Renewal and Chemoresistance in Renal Cancer Stem Cells.. Stem cell reports, 2017.
- Wittkopp CJ, Adolph MB, Wu LI, Chelico L, Emerman M. A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Human APOBEC3C Enhances Restriction of Lentiviruses.. PLoS pathogens, 2016.
- Moughon DL, He H, Schokrpur S, Jiang ZK, Yaqoob M, David J, Lin C, Iruela-Arispe ML, Dorigo O, Wu L. Macrophage Blockade Using CSF1R Inhibitors Reverses the Vascular Leakage Underlying Malignant Ascites in Late-Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.. Cancer research, 2015.
- Etienne L, Bibollet-Ruche F, Sudmant PH, Wu LI, Hahn BH, Emerman M. The Role of the Antiviral APOBEC3 Gene Family in Protecting Chimpanzees against Lentiviruses from Monkeys.. PLoS pathogens, 2015.
- Escamilla J, Schokrpur S, Liu C, Priceman SJ, Moughon D, Jiang Z, Pouliot F, Magyar C, Sung JL, Xu J, Deng G, West BL, Bollag G, Fradet Y, Lacombe L, Jung ME, Huang J, Wu L. CSF1 receptor targeting in prostate cancer reverses macrophage-mediated resistance to androgen blockade therapy.. Cancer research, 2015.
- Malfavon-Borja R, Wu LI, Emerman M, Malik HS. Birth, decay, and reconstruction of an ancient TRIMCyp gene fusion in primate genomes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013.
- Malfavon-Borja R, Sawyer SL, Wu LI, Emerman M, Malik HS. An evolutionary screen highlights canonical and noncanonical candidate antiviral genes within the primate TRIM gene family.. Genome biology and evolution, 2013.
- Lim ES, Wu LI, Malik HS, Emerman M. The function and evolution of the restriction factor Viperin in primates was not driven by lentiviruses.. Retrovirology, 2012.
- Li MM, Wu LI, Emerman M. The range of human APOBEC3H sensitivity to lentiviral Vif proteins.. Journal of virology, 2010.
- Sawyer SL, Wu LI, Akey JM, Emerman M, Malik HS. High-frequency persistence of an impaired allele of the retroviral defense gene TRIM5alpha in humans.. Current biology : CB, 2006.
- Sawyer SL, Wu LI, Emerman M, Malik HS. Positive selection of primate TRIM5alpha identifies a critical species-specific retroviral restriction domain.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2005.
- Wu L, Sato M. Integrated, molecular engineering approaches to develop prostate cancer gene therapy.. Current gene therapy, 2003.
- Wu L, Johnson M, Sato M. Transcriptionally targeted gene therapy to detect and treat cancer.. Trends in molecular medicine, 2003.