Publications:

1. Bibo Li (1996) Study of telomere rapid deletion¿a novel telomeric sizing mechanism in yeast. Ph.D. Thesis.
2. Bibo Li and A. J. Lustig. (1996) Characterization of telomere rapid deletion¿a novel telomeric sizing mechanism in yeast. Genes Dev. 10: 1310-1326. (130 citations)
3. Bibo Li, S. Oestreich and T. de Lange. (2000) Identification of the human Rap1: Implications for Telomere Evolution. Cell 101: 471-483. (307 citations)
4. H. Scherthan, M. Jerratsch, Bibo Li, S. Smith, M. Hulten, T. Lock and T. de Lange. (2000)  Mammalian meiotic telomeres: protein composition and their redistribution in relation to nuclear pores. Mol. Biol. Cell 11: 4189-4203 (76 citations)
5. S. Hanaoka, A. Nagadoi, S. Yoshimura, S. Aimoto, Bibo Li, T. de Lange, and Y. Nishimura. (2001) NMR structure of the hRap1 Myb motif reveals a canonical three-helix bundle lacking the positive surface charge typical of Myb DNA binding domains. J. Mol. Biol. 312: 167-175. (28 citations)
6. Bibo Li and T. de Lange. (2003) Rap1 affects the length and heterogeneity of human telomeres. Mol. Biol. Cell 14: 5060-5068. (80 citations as of Oct. 2011)
7. Bibo Li, A. Espinal, and G. A. M. Cross. (2005) Trypanosome telomeres are protected by a homologue of mammalian TRF2. Mol. Cell. Biol. 25: 5011-5021. (35 citations)
8. O. Dreesen, Bibo Li, and G. A. M. Cross. (2005) Telomere structure and shortening in telomerase-deficient Trypanosoma brucei. Nucleic Acids Res. 33: 4536-4543. (21 citations)
9. O. Dreesen, Bibo Li, and G. A. M. Cross. (2007) Telomere structure and function in trypanosomes: a proposal. Nature Review Microbiology 5:70-75.  (27citations)
10. X. Yang, L. M. Figueiredo, A. Espinal, E. Okubo, and Bibo Li* (2009). Rap1 is essential for silencing telomeric Variant Surface Glycoprotein genes in Trypanosoma brucei. Cell 137: 99-109. Featured on the journal cover.  (36 citations)
11. I. S. Joseph, A. Kumari, M. K. Bhattacharyya, H. Gao, Bibo Li, and Arthur J. Lustig (2010) An mre11 mutation that promotes telomere recombination and an efficient bypass of senescence. Genetics 185:761-770. (2 citations)
12. Bibo Li* (2010) A newly discovered role of telomeres in an ancient organism ¿ Extraview on ¿Rap1 is essential for silencing telomeric Variant Surface Glycoprotein genes in Trypanosoma brucei.¿ Nucleus. 1(3): 260-263.
13. R. Sandhu and Bibo Li* (2011) Examination of the Telomere G-overhang Structure in Trypanosoma brucei. JoVE. http://www.jove.com/details.php?id=1959.
14. R. Lama, R. Sandhu, B. Zhong, Bibo Li*, and Bin Su* (2012) Identification of selective tubulin inhibitors as potential anti-trypanosomal agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.07.023.
15. Bibo Li*. (2012). Telomere components as potential therapeutic targets for treating microbial pathogen infections. Frontiers in Oncology. 2: Article 156. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00156.
16. Bibo Li*. (2012). Chapter 8: Telomere as an important player in regulation of microbial pathogen virulence. In ¿Reviews on Selected Topics of Telomere Biology¿. Edited by Bibo Li.  ISBN 978-953-51-0849-8, Published by InTech.
17. I. Benmerzouga, J. Concepción-Acevedo, H.S. Kim, A.V. Vandoros, G.A.M. Cross, M.M. Klingbeil, and Bibo Li*. (2013) Trypanosoma brucei Orc1 Is Essential for Nuclear DNA Replication and Affects Both VSG Silencing and Switching. Molecular Microbiology. 87:196-210.
18. R. Sandhu, S. Sanford, S. Basu, M. Park, U. M. Pandya, K. Chakrabarti*, Bibo Li*. (2013) A Trans-spliced Telomerase RNA Dictates Telomere Synthesis in Trypanosoma brucei. Cell Research. 23:537-551.
19. U. M. Pandya, R. Sandhu, and Bibo Li*. (2013) Silencing subtelomeric VSG by Trypanosoma brucei RAP1 at the insect stage involves chromatin structure changes. Nucleic Acid Research. 41:7673-7682.
20. T. Mazumdar, R. Sandhu, M. Qadan, J. DeVecchio, V. Magloire, A. Agyeman, Bibo Li, and J. A. Houghton. (2013) Hedgehog signaling regulates telomerase reverse transcriptase in human cancer cells. PLoS One. 10.1371/journal.pone.0075253.
21. S. Jehi, F. Wu, and Bibo Li*. Trypanosoma brucei TIF2 suppresses RAD51-mediated VSG switching by maintaining subtelomere stability. Reviewed by Cell Research.