👤 Shuwen Liu

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Also published as: A Liu, Ai Liu, Ai-Guo Liu, Aidong Liu, Aiguo Liu, Aihua Liu, Aijun Liu, Ailing Liu, Aimin Liu, Allen P Liu, Aman Liu, An Liu, An-Qi Liu, Ang-Jun Liu, Anjing Liu, Anjun Liu, Ankang Liu, Anling Liu, Anmin Liu, Annuo Liu, Anshu Liu, Ao Liu, Aoxing Liu, B Liu, Baihui Liu, Baixue Liu, Baiyan Liu, Ban Liu, Bang Liu, Bang-Quan Liu, Bao Liu, Bao-Cheng Liu, Baogang Liu, Baohui Liu, Baolan Liu, Baoli Liu, Baoning Liu, Baoxin Liu, Baoyi Liu, Bei Liu, Beibei Liu, Ben Liu, Bi-Cheng Liu, Bi-Feng Liu, Bihao Liu, Bilin Liu, Bin Liu, Bing Liu, Bing-Wen Liu, Bingcheng Liu, Bingjie Liu, Bingwen Liu, Bingxiao Liu, Bingya Liu, Bingyu Liu, Binjie Liu, Bo Liu, Bo-Gong Liu, Bo-Han Liu, Boao Liu, Bolin Liu, Boling Liu, Boqun Liu, Bowen Liu, Boxiang Liu, Boxin Liu, Boya Liu, Boyang Liu, Brian Y Liu, C Liu, C M Liu, C Q Liu, C-T Liu, C-Y Liu, Caihong Liu, Cailing Liu, Caiyan Liu, Can Liu, Can-Zhao Liu, Catherine H Liu, Chan Liu, Chang Liu, Chang-Bin Liu, Chang-Hai Liu, Chang-Ming Liu, Chang-Pan Liu, Chang-Peng Liu, Changbin Liu, Changjiang Liu, Changliang Liu, Changming Liu, Changqing Liu, Changtie Liu, Changya Liu, Changyun Liu, Chao Liu, Chao-Ming Liu, Chaohong Liu, Chaoqi Liu, Chaoyi Liu, Chelsea Liu, Chen Liu, Chenchen Liu, Chendong Liu, Cheng Liu, Cheng-Li Liu, Cheng-Wu Liu, Cheng-Yong Liu, Cheng-Yun Liu, Chengbo Liu, Chenge Liu, Chengguo Liu, Chenghui Liu, Chengkun Liu, Chenglong Liu, Chengxiang Liu, Chengyao Liu, Chengyun Liu, Chenmiao Liu, Chenming Liu, Chenshu Liu, Chenxing Liu, Chenxu Liu, Chenxuan Liu, Chi Liu, Chia-Chen Liu, Chia-Hung Liu, Chia-Jen Liu, Chia-Yang Liu, Chia-Yu Liu, Chiang Liu, Chin-Chih Liu, Chin-Ching Liu, Chin-San Liu, Ching-Hsuan Liu, Ching-Ti Liu, Chong Liu, Christine S Liu, ChuHao Liu, Chuan Liu, Chuanfeng Liu, Chuanxin Liu, Chuanyang Liu, Chun Liu, Chun-Chi Liu, Chun-Feng Liu, Chun-Lei Liu, Chun-Ming Liu, Chun-Xiao Liu, Chun-Yu Liu, Chunchi Liu, Chundong Liu, Chunfeng Liu, Chung-Cheng Liu, Chung-Ji Liu, Chunhua Liu, Chunlei Liu, Chunliang Liu, Chunling Liu, Chunming Liu, Chunpeng Liu, Chunping Liu, Chunsheng Liu, Chunwei Liu, Chunxiao Liu, Chunyan Liu, Chunying Liu, Chunyu Liu, Cici Liu, Clarissa M Liu, Cong Cong Liu, Cong Liu, Congcong Liu, Cui Liu, Cui-Cui Liu, Cuicui Liu, Cuijie Liu, Cuilan Liu, Cun Liu, Cun-Fei Liu, D Liu, Da Liu, Da-Ren Liu, Daiyun Liu, Dajiang J Liu, Dan Liu, Dan-Ning Liu, Dandan Liu, Danhui Liu, Danping Liu, Dantong Liu, Danyang Liu, Danyong Liu, Daoshen Liu, David Liu, David R Liu, Dawei Liu, Daxu Liu, Dayong Liu, Dazhi Liu, De-Pei Liu, De-Shun Liu, Dechao Liu, Dehui Liu, Deliang Liu, Deng-Xiang Liu, Depei Liu, Deping Liu, Derek Liu, Deruo Liu, Desheng Liu, Dewu Liu, Dexi Liu, Deyao Liu, Deying Liu, Dezhen Liu, Di Liu, Didi Liu, Ding-Ming Liu, Dingding Liu, Dinglu Liu, Dingxiang Liu, Dong Liu, Dong-Yun Liu, Dongang Liu, Dongbo Liu, Dongfang Liu, Donghui Liu, Dongjuan Liu, Dongliang Liu, Dongmei Liu, Dongming Liu, Dongping Liu, Dongxian Liu, Dongxue Liu, Dongyan Liu, Dongyang Liu, Dongyao Liu, Dongzhou Liu, Dudu Liu, Dunjiang Liu, Edison Tak-Bun Liu, En-Qi Liu, Enbin Liu, Enlong Liu, Enqi Liu, Erdong Liu, Erfeng Liu, Erxiong Liu, F Liu, F Z Liu, Fan Liu, Fan-Jie Liu, Fang Liu, Fang-Zhou Liu, Fangli Liu, Fangmei Liu, Fangping Liu, Fangqi Liu, Fangzhou Liu, Fani Liu, Fayu Liu, Fei Liu, Feifan Liu, Feilong Liu, Feiyan Liu, Feiyang Liu, Feiye Liu, Fen Liu, Fendou Liu, Feng Liu, Feng-Ying Liu, Fengbin Liu, Fengchao Liu, Fengen Liu, Fengguo Liu, Fengjiao Liu, Fengjie Liu, Fengjuan Liu, Fengqiong Liu, Fengsong Liu, Fonda Liu, Foqiu Liu, Fu-Jun Liu, Fu-Tong Liu, Fubao Liu, Fuhao Liu, Fuhong Liu, Fujun Liu, Gan Liu, Gang Liu, Gangli Liu, Ganqiang Liu, Gaohua Liu, Ge Liu, Ge-Li Liu, Gen Sheng Liu, Geng Liu, Geng-Hao Liu, Geoffrey Liu, George E Liu, George Liu, Geroge Liu, Gexiu Liu, Gongguan Liu, Guang Liu, Guangbin Liu, Guangfan Liu, Guanghao Liu, Guangliang Liu, Guangqin Liu, Guangwei Liu, Guangxu Liu, Guannan Liu, Guantong Liu, Gui Yao Liu, Gui-Fen Liu, Gui-Jing Liu, Gui-Rong Liu, Guibo Liu, Guidong Liu, Guihong Liu, Guiju Liu, Guili Liu, Guiqiong Liu, Guiquan Liu, Guisheng Liu, Guiyou Liu, Guiyuan Liu, Guning Liu, Guo-Liang Liu, Guochang Liu, Guodong Liu, Guohao Liu, Guojun Liu, Guoke Liu, Guoliang Liu, Guopin Liu, Guoqiang Liu, Guoqing Liu, Guoquan Liu, Guowen Liu, Guoyong Liu, H Liu, Hai Feng Liu, Hai-Jing Liu, Hai-Xia Liu, Hai-Yan Liu, Haibin Liu, Haichao Liu, Haifei Liu, Haifeng Liu, Hailan Liu, Hailin Liu, Hailing Liu, Haitao Liu, Haiyan Liu, Haiyang Liu, Haiying Liu, Haizhao Liu, Han Liu, Han-Fu Liu, Han-Qi Liu, Hancong Liu, Hang Liu, Hanhan Liu, Hanjiao Liu, Hanjie Liu, Hanmin Liu, Hanqing Liu, Hanxiang Liu, Hanyuan Liu, Hao Liu, Haobin Liu, Haodong Liu, Haogang Liu, Haojie Liu, Haokun Liu, Haoling Liu, Haowei Liu, Haowen Liu, Haoyue Liu, He-Kun Liu, Hehe Liu, Hekun Liu, Heliang Liu, Heng Liu, Hengan Liu, Hengru Liu, Hengtong Liu, Heyi Liu, Hong Juan Liu, Hong Liu, Hong Wei Liu, Hong-Bin Liu, Hong-Li Liu, Hong-Liang Liu, Hong-Tao Liu, Hong-Xiang Liu, Hong-Ying Liu, Hongbin Liu, Hongbing Liu, Hongfa Liu, Honghan Liu, Honghe Liu, Hongjian Liu, Hongjie Liu, Hongjun Liu, Hongli Liu, Hongliang Liu, Hongmei Liu, Hongqun Liu, Hongtao Liu, Hongwei Liu, Hongxiang Liu, Hongxing Liu, Hongyan Liu, Hongyang Liu, Hongyao Liu, Hongyu Liu, Hongyuan Liu, Houbao Liu, Hsiao-Ching Liu, Hsiao-Sheng Liu, Hsiaowei Liu, Hsu-Hsiang Liu, Hu Liu, Hua Liu, Hua-Cheng Liu, Hua-Ge Liu, Huadong Liu, Huaizheng Liu, Huan Liu, Huan-Yu Liu, Huanhuan Liu, Huanliang Liu, Huanyi Liu, Huatao Liu, Huawei Liu, Huayang Liu, Huazhen Liu, Hui Liu, Hui-Chao Liu, Hui-Fang Liu, Hui-Guo Liu, Hui-Hui Liu, Hui-Xin Liu, Hui-Ying Liu, Huibin Liu, Huidi Liu, Huihua Liu, Huihui Liu, Huijuan Liu, Huijun Liu, Huikun Liu, Huiling Liu, Huimao Liu, Huimin Liu, Huiming Liu, Huina Liu, Huiping Liu, Huiqing Liu, Huisheng Liu, Huiying Liu, Huiyu Liu, Hulin Liu, J Liu, J R Liu, J W Liu, J X Liu, J Z Liu, James K C Liu, Jamie Liu, Jay Liu, Ji Liu, Ji-Kai Liu, Ji-Long Liu, Ji-Xing Liu, Ji-Xuan Liu, Ji-Yun Liu, Jia Liu, Jia-Cheng Liu, Jia-Jun Liu, Jia-Qian Liu, Jia-Yao Liu, JiaXi Liu, Jiabin Liu, Jiachen Liu, Jiahao Liu, Jiahua Liu, Jiahui Liu, Jiajie Liu, Jiajuan Liu, Jiakun Liu, Jiali Liu, Jialin Liu, Jiamin Liu, Jiaming Liu, Jian Liu, Jian-Jun Liu, Jian-Kun Liu, Jian-hong Liu, Jian-shu Liu, Jianan Liu, Jianbin Liu, Jianbo Liu, Jiandong Liu, Jianfang Liu, Jianfeng Liu, Jiang Liu, Jiangang Liu, Jiangbin Liu, Jianghong Liu, Jianghua Liu, Jiangjiang Liu, Jiangjin Liu, Jiangling Liu, Jiangxin Liu, Jiangyan Liu, Jianhua Liu, Jianhui Liu, Jiani Liu, Jianing Liu, Jianjiang Liu, Jianjun Liu, Jiankang Liu, Jiankun Liu, Jianlei Liu, Jianmei Liu, Jianmin Liu, Jiannan Liu, Jianping Liu, Jiantao Liu, Jianwei Liu, Jianxi Liu, Jianxin Liu, Jianyong Liu, Jianyu Liu, Jianyun Liu, Jiao Liu, Jiaojiao Liu, Jiaoyang Liu, Jiaqi Liu, Jiaqing Liu, Jiawen Liu, Jiaxian Liu, Jiaxiang Liu, Jiaxin Liu, Jiayan Liu, Jiayi Liu, Jiayin Liu, Jiaying Liu, Jiayu Liu, Jiayun Liu, Jiazhe Liu, Jiazheng Liu, Jiazhuo Liu, Jidan Liu, Jie Liu, Jie-Qing Liu, Jierong Liu, Jiewei Liu, Jiewen Liu, Jieying Liu, Jieyu Liu, Jihe Liu, Jiheng Liu, Jin Liu, Jin-Juan Liu, Jin-Qing Liu, Jinbao Liu, Jinbo Liu, Jincheng Liu, Jindi Liu, Jinfeng Liu, Jing Liu, Jing Min Liu, Jing-Crystal Liu, Jing-Hua Liu, Jing-Ying Liu, Jing-Yu Liu, Jingbo Liu, Jingchong Liu, Jingfang Liu, Jingfeng Liu, Jingfu Liu, Jinghui Liu, Jingjie Liu, Jingjing Liu, Jingmeng Liu, Jingmin Liu, Jingqi Liu, Jingquan Liu, Jingqun Liu, Jingsheng Liu, Jingwei Liu, Jingwen Liu, Jingxing Liu, Jingyi Liu, Jingying Liu, Jingyun Liu, Jingzhong Liu, Jinjie Liu, Jinlian Liu, Jinlong Liu, Jinman Liu, Jinpei Liu, Jinpeng Liu, Jinping Liu, Jinqin Liu, Jinrong Liu, Jinsheng Liu, Jinsong Liu, Jinsuo Liu, Jinxiang Liu, Jinxin Liu, Jinxing Liu, Jinyue Liu, Jinze Liu, Jinzhao Liu, Jinzhi Liu, Jiong Liu, Jishan Liu, Jitao Liu, Jiwei Liu, Jixin Liu, Jonathan Liu, Joyce F Liu, Joyce Liu, Ju Liu, Ju-Fang Liu, Juan Liu, Juanjuan Liu, Juanxi Liu, Jue Liu, Jui-Tung Liu, Jun Liu, Jun O Liu, Jun Ting Liu, Jun Yi Liu, Jun-Jen Liu, Jun-Yan Liu, Jun-Yi Liu, Junbao Liu, Junchao Liu, Junfen Liu, Junhui Liu, Junjiang Liu, Junjie Liu, Junjin Liu, Junjun Liu, Junlin Liu, Junling Liu, Junnian Liu, Junpeng Liu, Junqi Liu, Junrong Liu, Juntao Liu, Juntian Liu, Junwen Liu, Junwu Liu, Junxi Liu, Junyan Liu, Junye Liu, Junying Liu, Junyu Liu, Juyao Liu, Kai Liu, Kai-Zheng Liu, Kaidong Liu, Kaijing Liu, Kaikun Liu, Kaiqi Liu, Kaisheng Liu, Kaitai Liu, Kaiwen Liu, Kang Liu, Kang-le Liu, Kangdong Liu, Kangwei Liu, Kathleen D Liu, Ke Liu, Ke-Tong Liu, Kechun Liu, Kehui Liu, Kejia Liu, Keng-Hau Liu, Keqiang Liu, Kexin Liu, Kiang Liu, Kuangyi Liu, Kun Liu, Kun-Cheng Liu, Kwei-Yan Liu, L L Liu, L Liu, L W Liu, Lan Liu, Lan-Xiang Liu, Lang Liu, Lanhao Liu, Le Liu, Lebin Liu, Lei Liu, Lele Liu, Leping Liu, Li Liu, Li-Fang Liu, Li-Min Liu, Li-Rong Liu, Li-Wen Liu, Li-Xuan Liu, Li-Ying Liu, Li-ping Liu, Lian Liu, Lianfei Liu, Liang Liu, Liang-Chen Liu, Liang-Feng Liu, Liangguo Liu, Liangji Liu, Liangjia Liu, Liangliang Liu, Liangyu Liu, Lianxin Liu, Lianyong Liu, Libin Liu, Lichao Liu, Lichun Liu, Lidong Liu, Liegang Liu, Lifang Liu, Ligang Liu, Lihua Liu, Lijuan Liu, Lijun Liu, Lili Liu, Liling Liu, Limin Liu, Liming Liu, Lin Liu, Lina Liu, Ling Liu, Ling-Yun Liu, Ling-Zhi Liu, Lingfei Liu, Lingjiao Liu, Lingjuan Liu, Linglong Liu, Lingyan Liu, Lining Liu, Linlin Liu, Linqing Liu, Linwen Liu, Liping Liu, Liqing Liu, Liqiong Liu, Liqun Liu, Lirong Liu, Liru Liu, Liu Liu, Liumei Liu, Liusheng Liu, Liwen Liu, Lixia Liu, Lixian Liu, Lixiao Liu, Liying Liu, Liyue Liu, Lizhen Liu, Long Liu, Longfei Liu, Longjian Liu, Longqian Liu, Longyang Liu, Longzhou Liu, Lu Liu, Luhong Liu, Lulu Liu, Luming Liu, Lunxu Liu, Luping Liu, Lushan Liu, Lv Liu, M L Liu, M Liu, Man Liu, Man-Ru Liu, Manjiao Liu, Manqi Liu, Manran Liu, Maolin Liu, Mei Liu, Mei-mei Liu, Meicen Liu, Meifang Liu, Meijiao Liu, Meijing Liu, Meijuan Liu, Meijun Liu, Meiling Liu, Meimei Liu, Meixin Liu, Meiyan Liu, Meng Han Liu, Meng Liu, Meng-Hui Liu, Meng-Meng Liu, Meng-Yue Liu, Mengduan Liu, Mengfan Liu, Mengfei Liu, Menggang Liu, Menghan Liu, Menghua Liu, Menghui Liu, Mengjia Liu, Mengjiao Liu, Mengke Liu, Menglin Liu, Mengling Liu, Mengmei Liu, Mengqi Liu, Mengqian Liu, Mengxi Liu, Mengxue Liu, Mengyang Liu, Mengying Liu, Mengyu Liu, Mengyuan Liu, Mengzhen Liu, Mi Liu, Mi-Hua Liu, Mi-Min Liu, Miao Liu, Miaoliang Liu, Min Liu, Minda Liu, Minetta C Liu, Ming Liu, Ming-Jiang Liu, Ming-Qi Liu, Mingcheng Liu, Mingchun Liu, Mingfan Liu, Minghui Liu, Mingjiang Liu, Mingjing Liu, Mingjun Liu, Mingli Liu, Mingming Liu, Mingna Liu, Mingqin Liu, Mingrui Liu, Mingsen Liu, Mingsong Liu, Mingxiao Liu, Mingxing Liu, Mingxu Liu, Mingyang Liu, Mingyao Liu, Mingying Liu, Mingyu Liu, Minhao Liu, Minxia Liu, Mo-Nan Liu, Modan Liu, Mouze Liu, Muqiu Liu, Musang Liu, N A Liu, N Liu, Na Liu, Na-Nv Liu, Na-Wei Liu, Nai-feng Liu, Naihua Liu, Naili Liu, Nan Liu, Nan-Song Liu, Nana Liu, Nannan Liu, Nanxi Liu, Ni Liu, Nian Liu, Ning Liu, Ning'ang Liu, Ningning Liu, Niya Liu, Ou Liu, Ouxuan Liu, P C Liu, Pan Liu, Panhong Liu, Panting Liu, Paul Liu, Pei Liu, Pei-Ning Liu, Peijian Liu, Peijie Liu, Peijun Liu, Peilong Liu, Peiqi Liu, Peiqing Liu, Peiwei Liu, Peixi Liu, Peiyao Liu, Peizhong Liu, Peng Liu, Pengcheng Liu, Pengfei Liu, Penghong Liu, Pengli Liu, Pengtao Liu, Pengyu Liu, Pengyuan Liu, Pentao Liu, Peter S Liu, Piaopiao Liu, Pinduo Liu, Ping Liu, Ping-Yen Liu, Pinghuai Liu, Pingping Liu, Pingsheng Liu, Q Liu, Qi Liu, Qi-Xian Liu, Qian Liu, Qian-Wen Liu, Qiang Liu, Qiang-Yuan Liu, Qiangyun Liu, Qianjin Liu, Qianqi Liu, Qianshuo Liu, Qianwei Liu, Qiao-Hong Liu, Qiaofeng Liu, Qiaoyan Liu, Qiaozhen Liu, Qiji Liu, Qiming Liu, Qin Liu, Qinfang Liu, Qing Liu, Qing-Huai Liu, Qing-Rong Liu, Qingbin Liu, Qingbo Liu, Qingguang Liu, Qingguo Liu, Qinghao Liu, Qinghong Liu, Qinghua Liu, Qinghuai Liu, Qinghuan Liu, Qinglei Liu, Qingping Liu, Qingqing Liu, Qingquan Liu, Qingsong Liu, Qingxia Liu, Qingxiang Liu, Qingyang Liu, Qingyou Liu, Qingyun Liu, Qingzhuo Liu, Qinqin Liu, Qiong Liu, Qiu-Ping Liu, Qiulei Liu, Qiuli Liu, Qiulu Liu, Qiushi Liu, Qiuxu Liu, Qiuyu Liu, Qiuyue Liu, Qiwei Liu, Qiyao Liu, Qiye Liu, Qizhan Liu, Quan Liu, Quan-Jun Liu, Quanxin Liu, Quanying Liu, Quanzhong Liu, Quentin Liu, Qun Liu, Qunlong Liu, Qunpeng Liu, R F Liu, R Liu, R Y Liu, Ran Liu, Rangru Liu, Ranran Liu, Ren Liu, Renling Liu, Ri Liu, Rong Liu, Rong-Zong Liu, Rongfei Liu, Ronghua Liu, Rongxia Liu, Rongxun Liu, Rui Liu, Rui-Jie Liu, Rui-Tian Liu, Rui-Xuan Liu, Ruichen Liu, Ruihua Liu, Ruijie Liu, Ruijuan Liu, Ruilong Liu, Ruiping Liu, Ruiqi Liu, Ruitong Liu, Ruixia Liu, Ruiyi Liu, Ruizao Liu, Runjia Liu, Runjie Liu, Runni Liu, Runping Liu, Ruochen Liu, Ruotian Liu, Ruowen Liu, Ruoyang Liu, Ruyi Liu, Ruyue Liu, S Liu, Saiji Liu, Sasa Liu, Sen Liu, Senchen Liu, Senqi Liu, Sha Liu, Shan Liu, Shan-Shan Liu, Shandong Liu, Shang-Feng Liu, Shang-Xin Liu, Shangjing Liu, Shangxin Liu, Shangyu Liu, Shangyuan Liu, Shangyun Liu, Shanhui Liu, Shanling Liu, Shanshan Liu, Shao-Bin Liu, Shao-Jun Liu, Shao-Yuan Liu, Shaobo Liu, Shaocheng Liu, Shaohua Liu, Shaojun Liu, Shaoqing Liu, Shaowei Liu, Shaoying Liu, Shaoyou Liu, Shaoyu Liu, Shaozhen Liu, Shasha Liu, Sheng Liu, Shengbin Liu, Shengjun Liu, Shengnan Liu, Shengyang Liu, Shengzhi Liu, Shengzhuo Liu, Shenhai Liu, Shenping Liu, Shi Liu, Shi-Lian Liu, Shi-Wei Liu, Shi-Yong Liu, Shi-guo Liu, ShiWei Liu, Shih-Ping Liu, Shijia Liu, Shijian Liu, Shijie Liu, Shijun Liu, Shikai Liu, Shikun Liu, Shilin Liu, Shing-Hwa Liu, Shiping Liu, Shiqian Liu, Shiquan Liu, Shiru Liu, Shixi Liu, Shiyan Liu, Shiyang Liu, Shiying Liu, Shiyu Liu, Shiyuan Liu, Shou-Sheng Liu, Shouguo Liu, Shoupei Liu, Shouxin Liu, Shouyang Liu, Shu Liu, Shu-Chen Liu, Shu-Jing Liu, Shu-Lin Liu, Shu-Qiang Liu, Shu-Qin Liu, Shuai Liu, Shuaishuai Liu, Shuang Liu, Shuangli Liu, Shuangzhu Liu, Shuhong Liu, Shuhua Liu, Shui-Bing Liu, Shujie Liu, Shujing Liu, Shujun Liu, Shulin Liu, Shuling Liu, Shumin Liu, Shun-Mei Liu, Shunfang Liu, Shuning Liu, Shunming Liu, Shuqian Liu, Shuqing Liu, Shuxi Liu, Shuxian Liu, Shuya Liu, Shuyan Liu, Shuyu Liu, Si-Jin Liu, Si-Xu Liu, Si-Yan Liu, Si-jun Liu, Sicheng Liu, Sidan Liu, Side Liu, Sihao Liu, Sijing Liu, Sijun Liu, Silvia Liu, Simin Liu, Sipu Liu, Siqi Liu, Siqin Liu, Siru Liu, Sirui Liu, Sisi Liu, Sitian Liu, Siwen Liu, Sixi Liu, Sixin Liu, Sixiu Liu, Sixu Liu, Siyao Liu, Siyi Liu, Siyu Liu, Siyuan Liu, Song Liu, Song-Fang Liu, Song-Mei Liu, Song-Ping Liu, Songfang Liu, Songhui Liu, Songqin Liu, Songsong Liu, Songyi Liu, Su Liu, Su-Yun Liu, Sudong Liu, Suhuan Liu, Sui-Feng Liu, Suling Liu, Suosi Liu, Sushuang Liu, Susu Liu, Szu-Heng Liu, T H Liu, T Liu, Ta-Chih Liu, Taihang Liu, Taixiang Liu, Tang Liu, Tao Liu, Taoli Liu, Taotao Liu, Te Liu, Teng Liu, Tengfei Liu, Tengli Liu, Teresa T Liu, Tian Liu, Tian Shu Liu, Tianhao Liu, Tianhu Liu, Tianjia Liu, Tianjiao Liu, Tianlai Liu, Tianlang Liu, Tianlong Liu, Tianqiang Liu, Tianrui Liu, Tianshu Liu, Tiantian Liu, Tianyao Liu, Tianyi Liu, Tianyu Liu, Tianze Liu, Tiemin Liu, Tina Liu, Ting Liu, Ting-Li Liu, Ting-Ting Liu, Ting-Yuan Liu, Tingjiao Liu, Tingting Liu, Tong Liu, Tonglin Liu, Tongtong Liu, Tongyan Liu, Tongyu Liu, Tongyun Liu, Tongzheng Liu, Tsang-Wu Liu, Tsung-Yun Liu, Vincent W S Liu, W Liu, W-Y Liu, Wan Liu, Wan-Chun Liu, Wan-Di Liu, Wan-Guo Liu, Wan-Ying Liu, Wang Liu, Wangrui Liu, Wanguo Liu, Wangyang Liu, Wanjun Liu, Wanli Liu, Wanlu Liu, Wanqi Liu, Wanqing Liu, Wanting Liu, Wei Liu, Wei-Chieh Liu, Wei-Hsuan Liu, Wei-Hua Liu, Weida Liu, Weifang Liu, Weifeng Liu, Weiguo Liu, Weihai Liu, Weihong Liu, Weijian Liu, Weijie Liu, Weijun Liu, Weilin Liu, Weimin Liu, Weiming Liu, Weina Liu, Weiqin Liu, Weiqing Liu, Weiren Liu, Weisheng Liu, Weishuo Liu, Weiwei Liu, Weiyang Liu, Wen Liu, Wen Yuan Liu, Wen-Chun Liu, Wen-Di Liu, Wen-Fang Liu, Wen-Jie Liu, Wen-Jing Liu, Wen-Qiang Liu, Wen-Tao Liu, Wen-ling Liu, Wenbang Liu, Wenbin Liu, Wenbo Liu, Wenchao Liu, Wenen Liu, Wenfeng Liu, Wenhan Liu, Wenhao Liu, Wenhua Liu, Wenjie Liu, Wenjing Liu, Wenlang Liu, Wenli Liu, Wenling Liu, Wenlong Liu, Wenna Liu, Wenping Liu, Wenqi Liu, Wenrui Liu, Wensheng Liu, Wentao Liu, Wenwu Liu, Wenxiang Liu, Wenxuan Liu, Wenya Liu, Wenyan Liu, Wenyi Liu, Wenzhong Liu, Wu Liu, Wuping Liu, Wuyang Liu, X C Liu, X Liu, X P Liu, X-D Liu, Xi Liu, Xi-Yu Liu, Xia Liu, Xia-Meng Liu, Xialin Liu, Xian Liu, Xianbao Liu, Xianchen Liu, Xianda Liu, Xiang Liu, Xiang-Qian Liu, Xiang-Yu Liu, Xiangchen Liu, Xiangfei Liu, Xianglan Liu, Xiangli Liu, Xiangliang Liu, Xianglu Liu, Xiangning Liu, Xiangping Liu, Xiangsheng Liu, Xiangtao Liu, Xiangting Liu, Xiangxiang Liu, Xiangxuan Liu, Xiangyong Liu, Xiangyu Liu, Xiangyun Liu, Xianli Liu, Xianling Liu, Xiansheng Liu, Xianyang Liu, Xiao Dong Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Yan Liu, Xiao-Cheng Liu, Xiao-Dan Liu, Xiao-Gang Liu, Xiao-Guang Liu, Xiao-Huan Liu, Xiao-Jiao Liu, Xiao-Li Liu, Xiao-Ling Liu, Xiao-Ning Liu, Xiao-Qiu Liu, Xiao-Qun Liu, Xiao-Rong Liu, Xiao-Song Liu, Xiao-Xiao Liu, Xiao-lan Liu, Xiaoan Liu, Xiaobai Liu, Xiaobei Liu, Xiaobing Liu, Xiaocen Liu, Xiaochuan Liu, Xiaocong Liu, Xiaodan Liu, Xiaoding Liu, Xiaodong Liu, Xiaofan Liu, Xiaofang Liu, Xiaofei Liu, Xiaogang Liu, Xiaoguang Liu, Xiaoguang Margaret Liu, Xiaohan Liu, Xiaoheng Liu, Xiaohong Liu, Xiaohua Liu, Xiaohuan Liu, Xiaohui Liu, Xiaojie Liu, Xiaojing Liu, Xiaoju Liu, Xiaojun Liu, Xiaole Shirley Liu, Xiaolei Liu, Xiaoli Liu, Xiaolin Liu, Xiaoling Liu, Xiaoman Liu, Xiaomei Liu, Xiaomeng Liu, Xiaomin Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Xiaona Liu, Xiaonan Liu, Xiaopeng Liu, Xiaoping Liu, Xiaoqian Liu, Xiaoqiang Liu, Xiaoqin Liu, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiaoran Liu, Xiaosong Liu, Xiaotian Liu, Xiaoting Liu, Xiaowei Liu, Xiaoxi Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoxiao Liu, Xiaoxu Liu, Xiaoxue Liu, Xiaoya Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiaoyang Liu, Xiaoye Liu, Xiaoying Liu, Xiaoyong Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Xiawen Liu, Xibao Liu, Xibing Liu, Xie-hong Liu, Xiehe Liu, Xiguang Liu, Xijun Liu, Xili Liu, Xin Liu, Xin-Hua Liu, Xin-Yan Liu, Xinbo Liu, Xinchang Liu, Xing Liu, Xing-De Liu, Xing-Li Liu, Xing-Yang Liu, Xingbang Liu, Xingde Liu, Xinghua Liu, Xinghui Liu, Xingjing Liu, Xinglei Liu, Xingli Liu, Xinglong Liu, Xinguo Liu, Xingxiang Liu, Xingyi Liu, Xingyu Liu, Xinhua Liu, Xinjun Liu, Xinlei Liu, Xinli Liu, Xinmei Liu, Xinmin Liu, Xinran Liu, Xinru Liu, Xinrui Liu, Xintong Liu, Xinxin Liu, Xinyao Liu, Xinyi Liu, Xinying Liu, Xinyong Liu, Xinyu Liu, Xinyue Liu, Xiong Liu, Xiqiang Liu, Xiru Liu, Xishan Liu, Xiu Liu, Xiufen Liu, Xiufeng Liu, Xiuheng Liu, Xiuling Liu, Xiumei Liu, Xiuqin Liu, Xiyong Liu, Xu Liu, Xu-Dong Liu, Xu-Hui Liu, Xuan Liu, Xuanlin Liu, Xuanyu Liu, Xuanzhu Liu, Xue Liu, Xue-Lian Liu, Xue-Min Liu, Xue-Qing Liu, Xue-Zheng Liu, Xuefang Liu, Xuejing Liu, Xuekui Liu, Xuelan Liu, Xueling Liu, Xuemei Liu, Xuemeng Liu, Xuemin Liu, Xueping Liu, Xueqin Liu, Xueqing Liu, Xueru Liu, Xuesen Liu, Xueshibojie Liu, Xuesong Liu, Xueting Liu, Xuewei Liu, Xuewen Liu, Xuexiu Liu, Xueying Liu, Xueyuan Liu, Xuezhen Liu, Xuezheng Liu, Xuezhi Liu, Xufeng Liu, Xuguang Liu, Xujie Liu, Xulin Liu, Xuming Liu, Xunhua Liu, Xunyue Liu, Xuxia Liu, Xuxu Liu, Xuyi Liu, Xuying Liu, Y H Liu, Y L Liu, Y Liu, Y Y Liu, Ya Liu, Ya-Jin Liu, Ya-Kun Liu, Ya-Wei Liu, Yadong Liu, Yafei Liu, Yajing Liu, Yajuan Liu, Yaling Liu, Yalu Liu, Yan Liu, Yan-Li Liu, Yanan Liu, Yanchao Liu, Yanchen Liu, Yandong Liu, Yanfei Liu, Yanfen Liu, Yanfeng Liu, Yang Liu, Yange Liu, Yangfan Liu, Yangfan P Liu, Yangjun Liu, Yangkai Liu, Yangruiyu Liu, Yangyang Liu, Yanhong Liu, Yanhua Liu, Yanhui Liu, Yanjie Liu, Yanju Liu, Yanjun Liu, Yankuo Liu, Yanli Liu, Yanliang Liu, Yanling Liu, Yanman Liu, Yanmin Liu, Yanping Liu, Yanqing Liu, Yanqiu Liu, Yanquan Liu, Yanru Liu, Yansheng Liu, Yansong Liu, Yanting Liu, Yanwu Liu, Yanxiao Liu, Yanyan Liu, Yanyao Liu, Yanying Liu, Yanyun Liu, Yao Liu, Yao-Hui Liu, Yaobo Liu, Yaoquan Liu, Yaou Liu, Yaowen Liu, Yaoyao Liu, Yaozhong Liu, Yaping Liu, Yaqiong 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Identification of genetic factors underlying persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborns in a cohort of Chinese neonates.

Xu Liu, Mei Mei, Xiang Chen +8 more · 2019 · Respiratory research · BioMed Central · added 2026-04-24
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a severe clinical problem among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. The genetic pathogenesis of PPHN is unclear. Only a few genetic Show more
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a severe clinical problem among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. The genetic pathogenesis of PPHN is unclear. Only a few genetic polymorphisms have been identified in infants with PPHN. Our study aimed to investigate the potential genetic etiology of PPHN. This study recruited PPHN patients admitted to the NICU of the Children's Hospital of Fudan University from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017. Exome sequencing was performed for all patients. Variants in reported PPHN/pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-related genes were assessed. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) association and gene-level analyses were carried out in 74 PPHN cases and 115 non-PPHN controls with matched baseline characteristics. Among the patient cohort, 74 (64.3%) patients were late preterm and term infants (≥ 34 weeks gestation) and 41 (35.7%) were preterm infants (< 34 weeks gestation). Preterm infants with PPHN exhibited low birth weight and a high frequency of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and mortality. Nine patients (only one preterm infant) were identified as harboring genetic variants, including three with pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in TBX4 and BMPR2 and six with variants of unknown significance in BMPR2, SMAD9, TGFB1, KCNA5 and TRPC6. Three SNPs (rs192759073, rs1047883 and rs2229589) in CPS1 and one SNP (rs1044008) in NOTCH3 were significantly associated with PPHN (p < 0.05). CPS1 and SMAD9 were identified as risk genes for PPHN (p < 0.05). In this study, we identified genetic variants in PPHN patients, and we reported CPS1, NOTCH3 and SMAD9 as risk genes for late preterm and term PPHN in a single-center Chinese cohort. Our findings provide additional genetic evidence of the pathogenesis of PPHN and new insight into potential strategies for disease treatment. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1186/s12931-019-1148-1
CPS1

Notch signaling regulates Hey2 expression in a spatiotemporal dependent manner during cardiac morphogenesis and trabecular specification.

Lianjie Miao, Jingjing Li, Jun Li +13 more · 2018 · Scientific reports · Nature · added 2026-04-24
Hey2 gene mutations in both humans and mice have been associated with multiple cardiac defects. However, the currently reported localization of Hey2 in the ventricular compact zone cannot explain the Show more
Hey2 gene mutations in both humans and mice have been associated with multiple cardiac defects. However, the currently reported localization of Hey2 in the ventricular compact zone cannot explain the wide variety of cardiac defects. Furthermore, it was reported that, in contrast to other organs, Notch doesn't regulate Hey2 in the heart. To determine the expression pattern and the regulation of Hey2, we used novel methods including RNAscope and a Hey2 Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20917-w
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In a pilot study, reduced fatty acid desaturase 1 function was associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and response to treatment in children.

Valerio Nobili, Anna Alisi, Zhipeng Liu +6 more · 2018 · Pediatric research · Nature · added 2026-04-24
FADS1 gene encodes delta 5 desaturase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the metabolism of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Minor alleles of FADS1 locus polymorphisms are associated with reduc Show more
FADS1 gene encodes delta 5 desaturase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the metabolism of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Minor alleles of FADS1 locus polymorphisms are associated with reduced FADS1 expression and intra-hepatic fat accumulation. However, the relationship between FADS1 expression and pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) risk remains to be explored. We analyzed FADS1 transcription levels and their association with intra-hepatic fat and histology in children, and we performed pathway enrichment analysis on transcriptomic profiles associated with FADS1 polymorphisms. We also evaluated the weight of FADS1 alleles on the response to combined docosahexaenoic acid, choline, and vitamin E (DHA-CHO-VE) treatment. FADS1 mRNA level was significantly and inversely associated with intra-hepatic fat (p = 0.004), degree of steatosis (p = 0.03), fibrosis (p = 0.05), and NASH (p = 0.008) among pediatric livers. Transcriptomics demonstrated a significant enrichment of a number of pathways strongly related to NAFLD (e.g., liver damage, fibrosis, and hepatic stellate cell activation). Compared to children who are common allele homozygotes, children with FADS1 minor alleles had a greater reduction in steatosis, fibrosis, and NAFLD activity score after DHA-CHO-VE. This study suggests that decreased FADS1 expression may be associated with NAFLD in children but an increased response to DHA-CHO-VE. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1038/s41390-018-0132-7
FADS1

In Silico Preliminary Association of Ammonia Metabolism Genes GLS, CPS1, and GLUL with Risk of Alzheimer's Disease, Major Depressive Disorder, and Type 2 Diabetes.

Jeddidiah W D Griffin, Ying Liu, Patrick C Bradshaw +1 more · 2018 · Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · Springer · added 2026-04-24
Ammonia is a toxic by-product of protein catabolism and is involved in changes in glutamate metabolism. Therefore, ammonia metabolism genes may link a range of diseases involving glutamate signaling s Show more
Ammonia is a toxic by-product of protein catabolism and is involved in changes in glutamate metabolism. Therefore, ammonia metabolism genes may link a range of diseases involving glutamate signaling such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and type 2 diabetes (T2D). We analyzed data from a National Institute on Aging study with a family-based design to determine if 45 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in glutaminase (GLS), carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1), or glutamate-ammonia ligase (GLUL) genes were associated with AD, MDD, or T2D using PLINK software. HAPLOVIEW software was used to calculate linkage disequilibrium measures for the SNPs. Next, we analyzed the associated variations for potential effects on transcriptional control sites to identify possible functional effects of the SNPs. Of the SNPs that passed the quality control tests, four SNPs in the GLS gene were significantly associated with AD, two SNPs in the GLS gene were associated with T2D, and one SNP in the GLUL gene and three SNPs in the CPS1 gene were associated with MDD before Bonferroni correction. The in silico bioinformatic analysis suggested probable functional roles for six associated SNPs. Glutamate signaling pathways have been implicated in all these diseases, and other studies have detected similar brain pathologies such as cortical thinning in AD, MDD, and T2D. Taken together, these data potentially link GLS with AD, GLS with T2D, and CPS1 and GLUL with MDD and stimulate the generation of testable hypotheses that may help explain the molecular basis of pathologies shared by these disorders. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1007/s12031-018-1035-0
CPS1

ZNF259 promotes breast cancer cells invasion and migration via ERK/GSK3β/snail signaling.

Bin Liu, Xiaojing Xing, Xiang Li +3 more · 2018 · Cancer management and research · added 2026-04-24
Zinc finger protein 259 (ZNF259), also known as ZPR1, is a zinc finger-containing protein that can bind the intracellular tyrosine kinase domain of EGFR. At present, our knowledge on ZNF259 in cancers Show more
Zinc finger protein 259 (ZNF259), also known as ZPR1, is a zinc finger-containing protein that can bind the intracellular tyrosine kinase domain of EGFR. At present, our knowledge on ZNF259 in cancers is limited. Here, we aimed to explore the biological functions of ZNF259 in breast cancer and reveal their mechanisms. The expression of ZNF259 was measured in 133 cases of breast cancer by immunohistochemistry. The online database Kaplan-Meier (KM) Plotter Online Tool was used to analyze the relationship between ZNF259 expression and breast cancer patient survival prognosis. Plasmid transfection and small interfering RNA and inhibitor treatments were carried out to explore the functions of ZNF259 in breast cancer cell lines and its potential mechanism. Matrigel invasion and wound healing assays were performed to detect the invasion and migration ability of cancer cells. In addition, protein expressions in tissues and cells were determined by Western blotting. ZNF259 expression was much higher in breast cancer cells than in the adjacent normal breast duct glandular epithelial cells (75.94% vs 7.52%, ZNF259 could promote breast cancer cell invasion and migration by activating the ERK/GSK3β/Snail signaling pathway. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S174745
ZPR1

The E3 ligases Itch and WWP2 cooperate to limit T

Daisuke Aki, Hui Li, Wen Zhang +5 more · 2018 · Nature immunology · Nature · added 2026-04-24
The mechanisms by which the sensitivity of naive CD4
no PDF DOI: 10.1038/s41590-018-0137-8
WWP2

Sonic hedgehog promotes endothelial differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells via VEGF-D.

Sheng Shi, Jiacheng Sun, Qingyou Meng +7 more · 2018 · Journal of thoracic disease · added 2026-04-24
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been proved to be capable of differentiating into endothelial cells (ECs), however, the differentiation efficiency is rather low. Sonic hedgehog Show more
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been proved to be capable of differentiating into endothelial cells (ECs), however, the differentiation efficiency is rather low. Sonic hedgehog (Shh), an important factor in vascular development and postnatal angiogenesis, exerted promotional effect on new vessel formation in the ischemic animal models. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate whether Shh could induce the endothelial differentiation of BMSCs both The current study over-expressed Shh in BMSCs by lentivirus transduction. Reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis was performed to determine the angiogenic factors in both control BMSCs and Shh over-expressed BMSCs. Immunocytochemistry was also conducted to examine the EC markers. Angiogenesis was determined by Shh expression was increased by about 3,000-fold and 5,000-fold at 3 days-transfection and 7 days-transfection, respectively. Patched 1 (Ptch1), the receptor for Shh, had a two-fold increase after transduction. The angiogenic factors such as hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) had at least a 1.5-fold increase after transduction. Expression of EC-lineage markers, CD31 and VE-cadherin, on Shh-overexpressed BMSCs were increasingly detected by immunocytostaining. Angiogenesis of BMSCs could be efficiently induced by Shh overexpression in the This study demonstrated that Shh could promote endothelial differentiation of BMSCs via VEGF-D. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.50
ANGPTL4

[Detection of CPS1 gene mutation in a neonate with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency].

Haiyan Zhang, Yujie Lang, Kaihui Zhang +3 more · 2018 · Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics · added 2026-04-24
To explore the genetic basis for a neonate featuring hyperammonemia. The patient was examined and tested by tandem mass spectrometry and next generation sequencing (NGS). Suspected mutations were conf Show more
To explore the genetic basis for a neonate featuring hyperammonemia. The patient was examined and tested by tandem mass spectrometry and next generation sequencing (NGS). Suspected mutations were confirmed by Sanger sequencing of the proband and her parents. Potential impact of the mutation was predicted with SIFT, PolyPhen-2 and MutationTaste software. Plasma ammonia and alanine were significantly increased in the proband, while serum citrulline was decreased. The neonate was found to harbor compound heterozygous mutations of the CPS1 gene [c.1631C>T(p.T544M) and c.1981G>T(p.G661C)], which were respectively inherited from her father and mother. The carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency of the proband can probably be attributed to the mutations of the CPS1 gene. Above finding has expanded the spectrum of CPS1 mutations in association with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2018.06.017
CPS1

Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.

Derek Klarin, Scott M Damrauer, Kelly Cho +46 more · 2018 · Nature genetics · Nature · added 2026-04-24
The Million Veteran Program (MVP) was established in 2011 as a national research initiative to determine how genetic variation influences the health of US military veterans. Here we genotyped 312,571 Show more
The Million Veteran Program (MVP) was established in 2011 as a national research initiative to determine how genetic variation influences the health of US military veterans. Here we genotyped 312,571 MVP participants using a custom biobank array and linked the genetic data to laboratory and clinical phenotypes extracted from electronic health records covering a median of 10.0 years of follow-up. Among 297,626 veterans with at least one blood lipid measurement, including 57,332 black and 24,743 Hispanic participants, we tested up to around 32 million variants for association with lipid levels and identified 118 novel genome-wide significant loci after meta-analysis with data from the Global Lipids Genetics Consortium (total n > 600,000). Through a focus on mutations predicted to result in a loss of gene function and a phenome-wide association study, we propose novel indications for pharmaceutical inhibitors targeting PCSK9 (abdominal aortic aneurysm), ANGPTL4 (type 2 diabetes) and PDE3B (triglycerides and coronary disease). Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0222-9
ANGPTL4

Profiling of G protein-coupled receptors in vagal afferents reveals novel gut-to-brain sensing mechanisms.

Kristoffer L Egerod, Natalia Petersen, Pascal N Timshel +5 more · 2018 · Molecular metabolism · Elsevier · added 2026-04-24
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) act as transmembrane molecular sensors of neurotransmitters, hormones, nutrients, and metabolites. Because unmyelinated vagal afferents richly innervate the gastroi Show more
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) act as transmembrane molecular sensors of neurotransmitters, hormones, nutrients, and metabolites. Because unmyelinated vagal afferents richly innervate the gastrointestinal mucosa, gut-derived molecules may directly modulate the activity of vagal afferents through GPCRs. However, the types of GPCRs expressed in vagal afferents are largely unknown. Here, we determined the expression profile of all GPCRs expressed in vagal afferents of the mouse, with a special emphasis on those innervating the gastrointestinal tract. Using a combination of high-throughput quantitative PCR, RNA sequencing, and in situ hybridization, we systematically quantified GPCRs expressed in vagal unmyelinated Na GPCRs for gut hormones that were the most enriched in Na Overall, this study provides a comprehensive description of GPCR-dependent sensing mechanisms in vagal afferents, including novel coexpression patterns, and conceivably coaction of key receptors for gut-derived molecules involved in gut-brain communication. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.03.016
GIPR

Catechin supplemented in a FOS diet induces weight loss by altering cecal microbiota and gene expression of colonic epithelial cells.

Jianming Luo, Lulu Han, Liu Liu +6 more · 2018 · Food & function · Royal Society of Chemistry · added 2026-04-24
Our previous study showed that catechin controlled rats' body weights and changed gut microbiota composition when supplemented into a high-fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) diet. This experiment is devised Show more
Our previous study showed that catechin controlled rats' body weights and changed gut microbiota composition when supplemented into a high-fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) diet. This experiment is devised to further confirm the relationship between specific bacteria in the colon and body weight gain, and to investigate how specific bacteria impact body weight by changing the expression of colonic epithelial cells. Forty obese rats were divided into four groups: three catechin-supplemented groups with a high-FOS diet (100, 400, and 700 mg kg-1 d-1 catechin, orally administered) and one group with a high-FOS diet only. Food consumption and body weights were recorded each week. After one month of treatment, rats' cecal content and colonic epithelial cells were individually collected and analyzed with MiSeq and gene expression profiling techniques, respectively. Results identified some specific bacteria at the genus level-including the increased Parabacteroides sp., Prevotella sp., Robinsoniella sp., [Ruminococcus], Phascolarctobacterium sp. and an unknown genus of YS2, and the decreased Lachnospira sp., Oscillospira sp., Ruminococcus sp., an unknown genus of Peptococcaceae and an unknown genus of Clostridiales in rats' cecum-and eight genes-including one downregulated Pla2g2a and seven upregulated genes: Apoa1, Apoa4, Aabr07073400.1, Fabp4, Pik3r5, Dgat2 and Ptgs2 of colonic epithelial cells-that were due to the consumption of catechin. Consequently, various biological functions in connection with energy metabolism in colonic epithelial cells were altered, including fat digestion and absorption and the regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes. In conclusion, catechin induces host weight loss by altering gut microbiota and gene expression and function in colonic epithelial cells. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1039/c8fo00035b
APOA4

Apolipoprotein A-IV enhances cholecystokinnin secretion.

Jesse Zhan, Jonathan Weng, Brian G Hunt +3 more · 2018 · Physiology & behavior · Elsevier · added 2026-04-24
Cholecystokinin (CCK) and apolipoprotein A-IV (ApoA-IV) are gastrointestinal peptides that play an important role in controlling energy homeostasis. Lymphatic ApoA-IV and plasma CCK secretion are medi Show more
Cholecystokinin (CCK) and apolipoprotein A-IV (ApoA-IV) are gastrointestinal peptides that play an important role in controlling energy homeostasis. Lymphatic ApoA-IV and plasma CCK secretion are mediated via a chylomicron formation-dependent pathway during a dietary lipid infusion. Given their similar roles as satiating proteins, the present study examines how the two peptides interact in their function. Specifically, this study sought to understand how ApoA-IV regulates CCK secretion. For this purpose, Cck gene expression in the small intestines of ApoA-IV knockout (ApoA-IV-KO) and wild-type (WT) mice were compared under an array of feeding conditions. When fed with a chow or high-fat diet (HFD), basal levels of Cck transcripts were significantly reduced in the duodenum of ApoA-IV-KO mice compared to WT mice. Furthermore, after an oral gavage of a lipid mixture, Cck gene expression in the duodenum was significantly reduced in ApoA-IV-KO mice relative to the change seen in WT mice. To determine the mechanism by which ApoA-IV modulates Cck gene expression, STC-1 cells were transfected with predesigned mouse lysophosphatidic acid receptor 5 (LPAR5) small interfering RNA (siRNA) to knockdown Lpar5 gene expression. In this in-vitro study, mouse recombinant ApoA-IV protein increased Cck gene expression in enteroendocrine STC-1 cells and stimulated CCK release from the STC-1 cells. However, the levels of CCK protein and Cck expression were attenuated when Lpar5 was knocked down in the STC-1 cells. Together these observations suggest that dietary lipid-induced ApoA-IV is associated with Cck synthesis in the duodenum and that ApoA-IV protein directly enhances CCK release through the activation of a LPAR5-dependent pathway. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.01.019
APOA4

Alteration of Hepatic Gene Expression along with the Inherited Phenotype of Acquired Fatty Liver in Chicken.

Yonghong Zhang, Zhen Liu, Ranran Liu +6 more · 2018 · Genes · MDPI · added 2026-04-24
Fatty liver is a widespread disease in chickens that causes a decrease in egg production and even death. The characteristics of the inherited phenotype of acquired fatty liver and the molecular mechan Show more
Fatty liver is a widespread disease in chickens that causes a decrease in egg production and even death. The characteristics of the inherited phenotype of acquired fatty liver and the molecular mechanisms underlying it, however, are largely unknown. In the current study, fatty liver was induced in 3 breeds by a high-fat (HF) diet and a methionine choline-deficient (MCD) diet. The results showed that the dwarf Jingxing-Huang (JXH) chicken was more susceptible to fatty liver compared with the layer White Leghorns (WL) and local Beijing-You (BJY) breeds. In addition, it was found that the paternal fatty livers induced by HF diet in JXH chickens were inherited. Compared to birds without fatty liver in the control group, both offsprings and their sires with fatty livers in the paternal group exhibited altered hepatic gene expression profiles, including upregulation of several key genes involved in fatty acid metabolism, lipid metabolism and glucose metabolism ( Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.3390/genes9040199
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Fish Oil Supplementation Alleviates the Altered Lipid Homeostasis in Blood, Liver, and Adipose Tissues in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats.

Chen-Yuan Chiu, Lou-Pin Wang, Shing-Hwa Liu +1 more · 2018 · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · ACS Publications · added 2026-04-24
This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation of fish oil on the signals of lipid metabolism involved in hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride influx and excretion in high-fat diet (HF Show more
This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation of fish oil on the signals of lipid metabolism involved in hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride influx and excretion in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats. Fish oil (FO) repressed body (HFD, 533 ± 18.2 g; HFD+FO, 488 ± 28.0 g, p < 0.05) and liver weights (HFD, 5.7 ± 0.6 g/100 g of body weight; HFD+FO, 4.8 ± 0.4 g/100 g of body weight, p < 0.05) in HFD-fed rats. Fish oil could also improve HFD-induced imbalance of lipid metabolism in blood, liver, and adipose tissues including the significant decreases in plasma and liver total cholesterol (TC) (plasma-HFD, 113 ± 33.6 mg/dL; HFD+FO, 50.0 ± 5.95 mg/dL, p < 0.05; liver-HFD, 102 ± 13.0 mg/g liver; [corrected] HFD+FO, 86.6 ± 7.81 mg/g liver, [corrected] p < 0.05), blood, liver, and adipose triglyceride (TG) (blood-HFD, 52.5 ± 20.4 mg/dL; HFD+FO, 29.8 ± 4.30 mg/dL, p < 0.05; liver-HFD, 56.2 ± 10.0 mg/g liver; [corrected] HFD+FO, 30.3 ± 5.28 mg/g liver, [corrected] p < 0.05; adipose-HFD, 614 ± 73.2 mg/g liver, [corrected] HFD+FO, 409 ± 334 mg/g of adipose tissue, [corrected] p < 0.05), and low density (HFD, 79.8 ± 40.9 mg/dL; HFD+FO, 16.6 ± 5.47 mg/dL, p < 0.05) and very-low-density (HFD, 49.7 ± 33.3 mg/dL; HFD+FO, 10.4 ± 3.45 mg/dL, p < 0.05) lipoprotein and the significant increases in fecal TC (HFD, 12.2 ± 0.67 mg/g feces; [corrected] HFD+FO, 16.3 ± 2.04 mg/g feces, [corrected] < 0.05) and TG (HFD, 2.09 ± 0.10 mg/g feces; [corrected] HFD+FO, 2.38 ± 0.22 mg/g feces, [corrected] p < 0.05) and lipoprotein lipase activity of adipose tissues (HFD, 16.6 ± 3.64 μM p-nitrophenol; HFD+FO, 24.5 ± 4.19 μM p-nitrophenol, p < 0.05). Moreover, fish oil significantly activated the protein expressions of hepatic lipid metabolism regulators (AMPKα and PPARα) and significantly regulated the lipid-transport-related signaling molecules (ApoE, MTTP, ApoB, Angptl4, ApoCIII, ACOX1, and SREBPF1) in blood or liver of HFD-fed rats. These results suggest that fish oil supplementation improves HFD-induced imbalance of lipid homeostasis in blood, liver, and adipose tissues in rats. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00529
ANGPTL4

Intensive genetic analysis for Chinese patients with very high triglyceride levels: Relations of mutations to triglyceride levels and acute pancreatitis.

Jing-Lu Jin, Di Sun, Ye-Xuan Cao +9 more · 2018 · EBioMedicine · Elsevier · added 2026-04-24
Severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG, TG ≥5·65 mmol/L), a disease, usually resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental factors, may increase the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP). However, pr Show more
Severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG, TG ≥5·65 mmol/L), a disease, usually resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental factors, may increase the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP). However, previous genetic analysis has been limited by lacking of related observation of gene to AP. The expanding genetic sequencing including 15 TG-related genes (LPL, LMF1, APOC2, GPIHBP1, GCKR, ANGPTL3, APOB, APOA1-A4-C3-A5, TRIB1, CETP, APOE, and LIPI) was performed within 103 patients who were diagnosed with primary SHTG and 46 age- and sex-matched normal controls. Rare variants were found in 46 patients and 12 controls. The detection rate of rare variants in SHTG group increased by 19·5% via intensive genetic analysis. Presence of rare variants in LPL, APOA5, five LPL molecular regulating genes and all the sequenced genes were found to be associated with SHTG (p < 0·05). Of noted, patients with history of AP presented higher frequency of rare variants in LPL gene and all the LPL molecular regulating genes (27·8% vs.4·7% and 50·0% vs. 20·0%). The risk scores for SHTG determined by common TG-associated variants were increased in subgroups according to the extent of SHTG when they were compared with that of controls. Finally, patients without rare variants within SHTG group also presented higher risk scores than control group (p < 0·05). Expanding genetic analysis had a higher detection rate of rare variants in patients with SHTG. Rare variants in LPL and its molecular regulating genes could increase the risk of AP among Chinese patients with SHTG. FUND: This work was partially supported by the Capital Health Development Fund (201614035) and CAMS. Major Collaborative Innovation Project (2016-I2M-1-011) awarded to Dr. Jian-Jun Li, MD, PhD. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.001
APOA5

PIK3C3/VPS34 control by acetylation.

Hua Su, Wei Liu · 2018 · Autophagy · Taylor & Francis · added 2026-04-24
PIK3C3/VPS34 (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3) converts phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) to phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PtdIns3P), sustaining macroautophagy/autophagy and end Show more
PIK3C3/VPS34 (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3) converts phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) to phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PtdIns3P), sustaining macroautophagy/autophagy and endosomal transport. So far, facilitating the assembly of the PIK3C3/VPS34-BECN1-PIK3R4/VPS15/p150 core complex at distinct membranes is the only known way to activate PIK3C3/VPS34 in cells. We have recently revealed a novel mechanism that regulates PIK3C3/VPS34 activation; cellular PIK3C3/VPS34 is repressed under nutrient-rich conditions by EP300/p300-mediated acetylation. Following nutrient-deprivation that drops EP300 activity, PIK3C3/VPS34 is liberated by deacetylation. Intriguingly, while deacetylation of the N-terminal K29 residue accounts for core complex formation, deacetylation at the C-terminal K771 site determines the binding of PIK3C3/VPS34 to its substrate PtdIns. In vitro and in cell evidence shows that EP300-dependent acetylation and deacetylation is a switch for turning off/on PIK3C3/VPS34 in which deacetylation of K771 is required for its full activation. This PIK3C3/VPS34 activation mechanism is utilized not only by starvation-induced autophagy but also by autophagy without the involvement of AMPK, MTORC1 or ULK1. These findings suggest an alternative circuit in cells for PIK3C3/VPS34 activation, which is involved in membrane transformations in response to metabolic and nonmetabolic cues. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2017.1385676
PIK3C3

Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.

Valérie Turcot, Yingchang Lu, Heather M Highland +408 more · 2018 · Nature genetics · Nature · added 2026-04-24
Valérie Turcot, Yingchang Lu, Heather M Highland, Claudia Schurmann, Anne E Justice, Rebecca S Fine, Jonathan P Bradfield, Tõnu Esko, Ayush Giri, Mariaelisa Graff, Xiuqing Guo, Audrey E Hendricks, Tugce Karaderi, Adelheid Lempradl, Adam E Locke, Anubha Mahajan, Eirini Marouli, Suthesh Sivapalaratnam, Kristin L Young, Tamuno Alfred, Mary F Feitosa, Nicholas G D Masca, Alisa K Manning, Carolina Medina-Gomez, Poorva Mudgal, Maggie C Y Ng, Alex P Reiner, Sailaja Vedantam, Sara M Willems, Thomas W Winkler, Gonçalo Abecasis, Katja K Aben, Dewan S Alam, Sameer E Alharthi, Matthew Allison, Philippe Amouyel, Folkert W Asselbergs, Paul L Auer, Beverley Balkau, Lia E Bang, Inês Barroso, Lisa Bastarache, Marianne Benn, Sven Bergmann, Lawrence F Bielak, Matthias Blüher, Michael Boehnke, Heiner Boeing, Eric Boerwinkle, Carsten A Böger, Jette Bork-Jensen, Michiel L Bots, Erwin P Bottinger, Donald W Bowden, Ivan Brandslund, Gerome Breen, Murray H Brilliant, Linda Broer, Marco Brumat, Amber A Burt, Adam S Butterworth, Peter T Campbell, Stefania Cappellani, David J Carey, Eulalia Catamo, Mark J Caulfield, John C Chambers, Daniel I Chasman, Yii-Der I Chen, Rajiv Chowdhury, Cramer Christensen, Audrey Y Chu, Massimiliano Cocca, Francis S Collins, James P Cook, Janie Corley, Jordi Corominas Galbany, Amanda J Cox, David S Crosslin, Gabriel Cuellar-Partida, Angela D'Eustacchio, John Danesh, Gail Davies, Paul I W Bakker, Mark C H Groot, Renée Mutsert, Ian J Deary, George Dedoussis, Ellen W Demerath, Martin Heijer, Anneke I Hollander, Hester M Ruijter, Joe G Dennis, Josh C Denny, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Fotios Drenos, Mengmeng Du, Marie-Pierre Dubé, Alison M Dunning, Douglas F Easton, Todd L Edwards, David Ellinghaus, Patrick T Ellinor, Paul Elliott, Evangelos Evangelou, Aliki-Eleni Farmaki, I Sadaf Farooqi, Jessica D Faul, Sascha Fauser, Shuang Feng, Ele Ferrannini, Jean Ferrieres, Jose C Florez, Ian Ford, Myriam Fornage, Oscar H Franco, Andre Franke, Paul W Franks, Nele Friedrich, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Tessel E Galesloot, Wei Gan, Ilaria Gandin, Paolo Gasparini, Jane Gibson, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Anette P Gjesing, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Mathias Gorski, Hans-Jörgen Grabe, Struan F A Grant, Niels Grarup, Helen L Griffiths, Megan L Grove, Vilmundur Gudnason, Stefan Gustafsson, Jeff Haessler, Hakon Hakonarson, Anke R Hammerschlag, Torben Hansen, Kathleen Mullan Harris, Tamara B Harris, Andrew T Hattersley, Christian T Have, Caroline Hayward, Liang He, Nancy L Heard-Costa, Andrew C Heath, Iris M Heid, Øyvind Helgeland, Jussi Hernesniemi, Alex W Hewitt, Oddgeir L Holmen, G Kees Hovingh, Joanna M M Howson, Yao Hu, Paul L Huang, Jennifer E Huffman, M Arfan Ikram, Erik Ingelsson, Anne U Jackson, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Gail P Jarvik, Gorm B Jensen, Yucheng Jia, Stefan Johansson, Marit E Jørgensen, Torben Jørgensen, J Wouter Jukema, Bratati Kahali, René S Kahn, Mika Kähönen, Pia R Kamstrup, Stavroula Kanoni, Jaakko Kaprio, Maria Karaleftheri, Sharon L R Kardia, Fredrik Karpe, Sekar Kathiresan, Frank Kee, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Eric Kim, Hidetoshi Kitajima, Pirjo Komulainen, Jaspal S Kooner, Charles Kooperberg, Tellervo Korhonen, Peter Kovacs, Helena Kuivaniemi, Zoltán Kutalik, Kari Kuulasmaa, Johanna Kuusisto, Markku Laakso, Timo A Lakka, David Lamparter, Ethan M Lange, Leslie A Lange, Claudia Langenberg, Eric B Larson, Nanette R Lee, Terho Lehtimäki, Cora E Lewis, Huaixing Li, Jin Li, Ruifang Li-Gao, Honghuang Lin, Keng-Hung Lin, Li-An Lin, Xu Lin, Lars Lind, Jaana Lindström, Allan Linneberg, Ching-Ti Liu, Dajiang J Liu, Yongmei Liu, Ken S Lo, Artitaya Lophatananon, Andrew J Lotery, Anu Loukola, Jian'an Luan, Steven A Lubitz, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Satu Männistö, Gaëlle Marenne, Angela L Mazul, Mark I McCarthy, Roberta McKean-Cowdin, Sarah E Medland, Karina Meidtner, Lili Milani, Vanisha Mistry, Paul Mitchell, Karen L Mohlke, Leena Moilanen, Marie Moitry, Grant W Montgomery, Dennis O Mook-Kanamori, Carmel Moore, Trevor A Mori, Andrew D Morris, Andrew P Morris, Martina Müller-Nurasyid, Patricia B Munroe, Mike A Nalls, Narisu Narisu, Christopher P Nelson, Matt Neville, Sune F Nielsen, Kjell Nikus, Pål R Njølstad, Børge G Nordestgaard, Dale R Nyholt, Jeffrey R O'Connel, Michelle L O'Donoghue, Loes M Olde Loohuis, Roel A Ophoff, Katharine R Owen, Chris J Packard, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Colin N A Palmer, Nicholette D Palmer, Gerard Pasterkamp, Aniruddh P Patel, Alison Pattie, Oluf Pedersen, Peggy L Peissig, Gina M Peloso, Craig E Pennell, Markus Perola, James A Perry, John R B Perry, Tune H Pers, Thomas N Person, Annette Peters, Eva R B Petersen, Patricia A Peyser, Ailith Pirie, Ozren Polasek, Tinca J Polderman, Hannu Puolijoki, Olli T Raitakari, Asif Rasheed, Rainer Rauramaa, Dermot F Reilly, Frida Renström, Myriam Rheinberger, Paul M Ridker, John D Rioux, Manuel A Rivas, David J Roberts, Neil R Robertson, Antonietta Robino, Olov Rolandsson, Igor Rudan, Katherine S Ruth, Danish Saleheen, Veikko Salomaa, Nilesh J Samani, Yadav Sapkota, Naveed Sattar, Robert E Schoen, Pamela J Schreiner, Matthias B Schulze, Robert A Scott, Marcelo P Segura-Lepe, Svati H Shah, Wayne H-H Sheu, Xueling Sim, Andrew J Slater, Kerrin S Small, Albert V Smith, Lorraine Southam, Timothy D Spector, Elizabeth K Speliotes, John M Starr, Kari Stefansson, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Kathleen E Stirrups, Konstantin Strauch, Heather M Stringham, Michael Stumvoll, Liang Sun, Praveen Surendran, Amy J Swift, Hayato Tada, Katherine E Tansey, Jean-Claude Tardif, Kent D Taylor, Alexander Teumer, Deborah J Thompson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Betina H Thuesen, Anke Tönjes, Gerard Tromp, Stella Trompet, Emmanouil Tsafantakis, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen, Jonathan P Tyrer, Rudolf Uher, André G Uitterlinden, Matti Uusitupa, Sander W Laan, Cornelia M Duijn, Nienke Leeuwen, Jessica van Setten, Mauno Vanhala, Anette Varbo, Tibor V Varga, Rohit Varma, Digna R Velez Edwards, Sita H Vermeulen, Giovanni Veronesi, Henrik Vestergaard, Veronique Vitart, Thomas F Vogt, Uwe Völker, Dragana Vuckovic, Lynne E Wagenknecht, Mark Walker, Lars Wallentin, Feijie Wang, Carol A Wang, Shuai Wang, Yiqin Wang, Erin B Ware, Nicholas J Wareham, Helen R Warren, Dawn M Waterworth, Jennifer Wessel, Harvey D White, Cristen J Willer, James G Wilson, Daniel R Witte, Andrew R Wood, Ying Wu, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Jie Yao, Pang Yao, Laura M Yerges-Armstrong, Robin Young, Eleftheria Zeggini, Xiaowei Zhan, Weihua Zhang, Jing Hua Zhao, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhou, Krina T Zondervan, CHD Exome+ Consortium, EPIC-CVD Consortium, ExomeBP Consortium, Global Lipids Genetic Consortium, GoT2D Genes Consortium, EPIC InterAct Consortium, INTERVAL Study, ReproGen Consortium, T2D-Genes Consortium, MAGIC Investigators, Understanding Society Scientific Group, Jerome I Rotter, John A Pospisilik, Fernando Rivadeneira, Ingrid B Borecki, Panos Deloukas, Timothy M Frayling, Guillaume Lettre, Kari E North, Cecilia M Lindgren, Joel N Hirschhorn, Ruth J F Loos Show less
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified >250 loci for body mass index (BMI), implicating pathways related to neuronal biology. Most GWAS loci represent clusters of common, noncoding var Show more
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified >250 loci for body mass index (BMI), implicating pathways related to neuronal biology. Most GWAS loci represent clusters of common, noncoding variants from which pinpointing causal genes remains challenging. Here we combined data from 718,734 individuals to discover rare and low-frequency (minor allele frequency (MAF) < 5%) coding variants associated with BMI. We identified 14 coding variants in 13 genes, of which 8 variants were in genes (ZBTB7B, ACHE, RAPGEF3, RAB21, ZFHX3, ENTPD6, ZFR2 and ZNF169) newly implicated in human obesity, 2 variants were in genes (MC4R and KSR2) previously observed to be mutated in extreme obesity and 2 variants were in GIPR. The effect sizes of rare variants are ~10 times larger than those of common variants, with the largest effect observed in carriers of an MC4R mutation introducing a stop codon (p.Tyr35Ter, MAF = 0.01%), who weighed ~7 kg more than non-carriers. Pathway analyses based on the variants associated with BMI confirm enrichment of neuronal genes and provide new evidence for adipocyte and energy expenditure biology, widening the potential of genetically supported therapeutic targets in obesity. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1038/s41588-017-0011-x
GIPR

Chromatin-remodeling factor OsINO80 is involved in regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis and is crucial for rice plant growth and development.

Chao Li, Yuhao Liu, Wen-Hui Shen +2 more · 2018 · Journal of integrative plant biology · Blackwell Publishing · added 2026-04-24
The phytohormone gibberellin (GA) plays essential roles in plant growth and development. Here, we report that OsINO80, a conserved ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling factor in rice (Oryza sativa), fun Show more
The phytohormone gibberellin (GA) plays essential roles in plant growth and development. Here, we report that OsINO80, a conserved ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling factor in rice (Oryza sativa), functions in both GA biosynthesis and diverse biological processes. OsINO80-knockdown mutants, derived from either T-DNA insertion or RNA interference, display typical GA-deficient phenotypes, including dwarfism, reduced cell length, late flowering, retarded seed germination and impaired reproductive development. Consistently, transcriptome analyses reveal that OsINO80 knockdown results in downregulation by more than two-fold of over 1,000 genes, including the GA biosynthesis genes CPS1 and GA3ox2, and the dwarf phenotype of OsINO80-knockdown mutants can be rescued by the application of exogenous GA3. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments show that OsINO80 directly binds to the chromatin of CPS1 and GA3ox2 loci. Biochemical assays establish that OsINO80 specially interacts with histone variant H2A.Z and the H2A.Z enrichments at CPS1 and GA3ox2 are decreased in OsINO80-knockdown mutants. Thus, our study identified a rice chromatin-remodeling factor, OsINO80, and demonstrated that OsINO80 is involved in regulation of the GA biosynthesis pathway and plays critical functions for many aspects of rice plant growth and development. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12603
CPS1

Habitual aerobic exercise, gene APOA5 named rs662799 SNP and response of blood lipid and lipoprotein phenotypes among older Chinese adult.

Xiangyun Liu, Guoyuan Huang, Zhanbin Niu +2 more · 2018 · Experimental gerontology · Elsevier · added 2026-04-24
The genetic component of dyslipidemia has been studied in adults but little in older population. It is remains unknown regarding influence and interaction of APOA5 gene single nucleotide polymorphism Show more
The genetic component of dyslipidemia has been studied in adults but little in older population. It is remains unknown regarding influence and interaction of APOA5 gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and habitual aerobic exercise (HAE) on changes of blood lipids and lipoprotein phenotypes in older Chinese adults. Four-hundred-twenty-three old Chinese individuals with HAE were divided into hyperlipidemia and normal groups. We genotyped polymorphic loci using matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry detection technology (MALDI-TOF). HAE level was assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) scale. For three genotypes of rs662799 site, the AG + GG gene carriers presented higher risk of hyperlipidemia compared to the AA carriers, with the ratio of 1.676 (P = .018, 95% CI: 1.092-2.571) for the AG and 1.812 (P = .002, 95% CI: 1.247-2.632) for the GG, respectively. The rs662799 G allele was significantly associated with lower HDL-C but higher TG levels. In relation to different HAE levels, less interaction was observed between the AA carriers and different HAE levels on corresponding lipids changes. The AG + GG carriers with higher HAE levels had significantly lower TG responses compared to those with lower HAE levels (1.45 ± 0.74 mmol/L vs. 1.86 ± 1.15 mmol/L). Excess risk for low HDL-C and hyperlipidemia was associated with rs662799 genotype alleles of APOA5 SNPs in older Chinese adults. Interaction of gene-HAE and HAE levels may induce different responses of blood lipids and lipoprotein phenotypes. HAE levels have less influence on TG changes in the AA carriers; however, high HAE levels appeared to greatly impact TG responses in the AG + GG carriers. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.05.007
APOA5

Insulin suppresses the AMPK signaling pathway to regulate lipid metabolism in primary cultured hepatocytes of dairy cows.

Xinwei Li, Yu Li, Hongyan Ding +7 more · 2018 · The Journal of dairy research · added 2026-04-24
Dairy cows with type II ketosis display hepatic fat accumulation and hyperinsulinemia, but the underlying mechanism is not completely clear. This study aimed to clarify the regulation of lipid metabol Show more
Dairy cows with type II ketosis display hepatic fat accumulation and hyperinsulinemia, but the underlying mechanism is not completely clear. This study aimed to clarify the regulation of lipid metabolism by insulin in cow hepatocytes. In vitro, cow hepatocytes were treated with 0, 1, 10, or 100 nm insulin in the presence or absence of AICAR (an AMP-activated protein kinase alpha (AMPKα) activator). The results showed that insulin decreased AMPKα phosphorylation. This inactivation of AMPKα increased the gene and protein expression levels of carbohydrate responsive element-binding protein (ChREBP) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), which downregulated the expression of lipogenic genes, thereby decreasing lipid biosynthesis. Furthermore, AMPKα inactivation decreased the gene and protein expression levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα), which upregulated the expression of lipid oxidation genes, thereby increasing lipid oxidation. In addition, insulin decreased the very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) assembly. Consequently, triglyceride content was significantly increased in insulin treated hepatocytes. Activation of AMPKα induced by AICAR could reverse the effect of insulin on PPARα, SREBP-1c, and ChREBP, thereby decreasing triglyceride content. These results indicate that insulin inhibits the AMPKα signaling pathway to increase lipid synthesis and decrease lipid oxidation and VLDL assembly in cow hepatocytes, thereby inducing TG accumulation. This mechanism could partly explain the causal relationship between hepatic fat accumulation and hyperinsulinemia in dairy cows with type II ketosis. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1017/S002202991800016X
MLXIPL

MicroRNA‑32 silences WWP2 expression to maintain the pluripotency of human amniotic epithelial stem cells and β islet‑like cell differentiation.

Gang Zou, Te Liu, Lihe Guo +3 more · 2018 · International journal of molecular medicine · added 2026-04-24
Human amniotic epithelial stem cells (HuAECs) exhibit pluripotent characteristics, which are similar to those of embryonic stem cells, and can differentiate into various adult tissues and cells throug Show more
Human amniotic epithelial stem cells (HuAECs) exhibit pluripotent characteristics, which are similar to those of embryonic stem cells, and can differentiate into various adult tissues and cells through directed induction. However, in culture, HuAECs tend to lose their pluripotency, and their directed differentiation capability declines with increasing passage number. The stem cell pluripotency factor octamer‑binding protein 4 (Oct4) is an important transcription factor that promotes stem cell self‑proliferation and maintains their pluripotency. Previous studies have demonstrated that WW domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 (WWP2) negatively regulates Oct4 expression and stem cell pluripotency. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the regulation of WWP2 by microRNAs (miRs), and to evaluate the expression of the downstream factor Oct4 and the maintenance of HuAEC pluripotency. Bioinformatics analysis identified a complementary binding site for miR‑32 in the 3'untranslated region of the WWP2 gene, thus suggesting that it may be a target gene of miR‑32. Post‑infection of HuAECs with a vector overexpressing miR‑32, the endogenous expression of WWP2 was significantly decreased, whereas Oct4 expression was significantly increased. Furthermore, miR‑32‑infected cells differentiated into β islet‑like cells by directed induction. The results indicated that after induction, HuAECs overexpressing miR‑32 also overexpressed the biomarkers of β islet‑like cells. In addition, the ability to secrete insulin was markedly enhanced in response to glucose stimulation, in cells overexpressing miR‑32. In conclusion, the present study suggested that miR‑32 may effectively inhibit WWP2 expression in HuAECs and promote Oct4 overexpression to maintain their pluripotency. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3436
WWP2

Adipose-Derived Exosomes Exert Proatherogenic Effects by Regulating Macrophage Foam Cell Formation and Polarization.

Zulong Xie, Xuedong Wang, Xinxin Liu +8 more · 2018 · Journal of the American Heart Association · added 2026-04-24
Obesity is causally associated with atherosclerosis, and adipose tissue (AT)-derived exosomes may be implicated in the metabolic complications of obesity. However, the precise role of AT-exosomes in a Show more
Obesity is causally associated with atherosclerosis, and adipose tissue (AT)-derived exosomes may be implicated in the metabolic complications of obesity. However, the precise role of AT-exosomes in atherogenesis remains unclear. We herein aimed to assess the effect of AT-exosomes on macrophage foam cell formation and polarization and subsequent atherosclerosis development. Four types of exosomes isolated from the supernatants of ex vivo subcutaneous AT and visceral AT (VAT) explants that were derived from wild-type mice and high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice were effectively taken up by RAW264.7 macrophages. Both treatment with wild-type VAT exosomes and HFD-VAT exosomes, but not subcutaneous AT exosomes, markedly facilitated macrophage foam cell generation through the downregulation of ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCA1 and ABCG1)-mediated cholesterol efflux. Decreased expression of liver X receptor-α was also observed. Among the 4 types of exosomes, only HFD-VAT exosomes significantly induced M1 phenotype transition and proinflammatory cytokine (tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 6) secretion in RAW264.7 macrophages, which was accompanied by increased phosphorylation of NF-κB-p65 but not the cellular expression of NF-κB-p65 or IκB-α. Furthermore, systematic intravenous injection of HFD-VAT exosomes profoundly exacerbated atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic apolipoprotein E-deficient mice, as indicated by the M1 marker (CD16/32 and inducible nitric oxide synthase)-positive areas and the Oil Red O/Sudan IV-stained area, without affecting the plasma lipid profile and body weight. This study demonstrated a proatherosclerotic role for HFD-VAT exosomes, which is exerted by regulating macrophage foam cell formation and polarization, indicating a novel link between AT and atherosclerosis in the context of obesity. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007442
NR1H3

Hypersocial behavior and biological redundancy in mice with reduced expression of PSD95 or PSD93.

Daniela Winkler, Fernanda Daher, Liane Wüstefeld +11 more · 2018 · Behavioural brain research · Elsevier · added 2026-04-24
The postsynaptic density proteins 95 (PSD95) and 93 (PSD93) belong to a family of scaffolding proteins, the membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUKs), which are highly enriched in synapses and re Show more
The postsynaptic density proteins 95 (PSD95) and 93 (PSD93) belong to a family of scaffolding proteins, the membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUKs), which are highly enriched in synapses and responsible for organizing the numerous protein complexes required for synaptic development and plasticity. Genetic studies have associated MAGUKs with diseases like autism and schizophrenia, but knockout mice show severe, complex defects with difficult-to-interpret behavioral abnormalities due to major motor dysfunction which is atypical for psychiatric phenotypes. Therefore, rather than studying loss-of-function mutants, we comprehensively investigated the behavioral consequences of reduced PSD95 expression, using heterozygous PSD95 knockout mice (PSD95 Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.02.011
DLG2

Effect of FGF2 on the activity of SPRYs/DUSP6/ERK signaling pathway in endometrial glandular epithelial cells of endometriosis.

X-Y Yu, X-T Wang, Y-L Chu +4 more · 2018 · European review for medical and pharmacological sciences · added 2026-04-24
We aimed at exploring the positive feedback loop in eutopic and ectopic endometrial glandular epithelial cells (EuECs and EECs) in endometriosis. Normal epithelial cells (NECs), EuECs and EECs were tr Show more
We aimed at exploring the positive feedback loop in eutopic and ectopic endometrial glandular epithelial cells (EuECs and EECs) in endometriosis. Normal epithelial cells (NECs), EuECs and EECs were treated with fibroblast growth factor (FGF)2, FGF2 neutralizing antibody, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) inhibitors U0126 and PD98059. FGF2 protein level was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The expressions of FGF2, FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2/pERK1/2 and Sproutys (SPRYs) (Sprouty1, Sprouty2, Sprouty4) and dual specificity phosphatase 6 (DUSP6) were detected by Western blot. The mRNA levels of FGF2, FGFR1 (FGF receptor 1), SPRYs (Sprouty1, Sprouty2, Sprouty4) and DUSP6 mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. Among treatment groups, the content of FGF2 in EuECs and EECs was significantly higher than that in NECs (p < 0.05). The mRNA and protein levels of FGF2, FGFR1, SPRYs (Sprouty1, Sprouty2, Sprouty4) and DUSP6 in EuECs and EECs were increased after adding FGF2 (p < 0.05), but decreased after adding FGF2 neutralizing antibody, no significant change was found in NECs (p > 0.05). The inhibitory effect of PD9805 on NECs was not significantly different from that of U0126 (p > 0.05); however, the inhibitory effects of PD9805 on EuECs and EECs were significantly lower than those of U0126 (p< 0.05). The positive feedback loop existed in EuECs and EECs, but maybe not in NECs. The results may provide the guideline to treat endometriosis patients. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201803_14560
DUSP6

IL6 blockade potentiates the anti-tumor effects of γ-secretase inhibitors in Notch3-expressing breast cancer.

Dong Wang, Jiahui Xu, Bingjie Liu +11 more · 2018 · Cell death and differentiation · Nature · added 2026-04-24
Notch pathways have important roles in carcinogenesis including pathways involving the Notch1 and Notch2 oncogenes. Pan-Notch inhibitors, such as gamma secretase inhibitors (GSIs), have been used in t Show more
Notch pathways have important roles in carcinogenesis including pathways involving the Notch1 and Notch2 oncogenes. Pan-Notch inhibitors, such as gamma secretase inhibitors (GSIs), have been used in the clinical trials, but the outcomes of these trials have been insufficient and have yielded unclear. In the present study, we demonstrated that GSIs, such as MK-0752 and RO4929097, inhibit breast tumor growth, but increase the breast cancer stem cell (BCSC) population in Notch3-expressing breast cancer cells, in a process that is coupled with IL6 induction and is blocked by the IL6R antagonist Tocilizumab (TCZ). IL6 induction results from inhibition of Notch3-Hey2 signaling through MK-0752. Furthermore, HIF1α upregulates Notch3 expression via direct binding to the Notch3 promoter and subsequently downregulates BCSCs by decreasing the IL6 levels in Notch3-expressing breast cancer cells. Utilizing both breast cancer cell line xenografts and patient-derived xenografts (PDX), we showed that the combination of MK-0752 and Tocilizumab significantly decreases BCSCs and inhibits tumor growth and thus might serve as a novel therapeutic strategy for treating women with Notch3-expressing breast cancers. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.162
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Loss of LCAT activity in the golden Syrian hamster elicits pro-atherogenic dyslipidemia and enhanced atherosclerosis.

Zhao Dong, Haozhe Shi, Mingming Zhao +6 more · 2018 · Metabolism: clinical and experimental · Elsevier · added 2026-04-24
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) plays a pivotal role in HDL metabolism but its influence on atherosclerosis remains controversial for decades both in animal and clinical studies. Because l Show more
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) plays a pivotal role in HDL metabolism but its influence on atherosclerosis remains controversial for decades both in animal and clinical studies. Because lack of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a major difference between murine and humans in lipoprotein metabolism, we aimed to create a novel Syrian Golden hamster model deficient in LCAT activity, which expresses endogenous CETP, to explore its metabolic features and particularly the influence of LCAT on the development of atherosclerosis. CRISPR/CAS9 gene editing system was employed to generate mutant LCAT hamsters. The characteristics of lipid metabolism and the development of atherosclerosis in the mutant hamsters were investigated using various conventional methods in comparison with wild type control animals. Hamsters lacking LCAT activity exhibited pro-atherogenic dyslipidemia as diminished high density lipoprotein (HDL) and ApoAI, hypertriglyceridemia, Chylomicron/VLDL accumulation and significantly increased ApoB100/48. Mechanistic study for hypertriglyceridemia revealed impaired LPL-mediated lipolysis and increased very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion, with upregulation of hepatic genes involved in lipid synthesis and transport. The pro-atherogenic dyslipidemia in mutant hamsters was exacerbated after high fat diet feeding, ultimately leading to near a 3- and 5-fold increase in atherosclerotic lesions by aortic en face and sinus lesion quantitation, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that LCAT deficiency in hamsters develops pro-atherogenic dyslipidemia and promotes atherosclerotic lesion formation. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2018.03.003
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Evaluation of candidate genes associated with hepatitis A and E virus infection in Chinese Han population.

Maolin Gu, Jing Qiu, Daoxia Guo +4 more · 2018 · Virology journal · BioMed Central · added 2026-04-24
Recent GWAS-associated studies reported that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ABCB1, TGFβ1, XRCC1 genes were associated with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, and variants of APOA4 and APOE Show more
Recent GWAS-associated studies reported that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ABCB1, TGFβ1, XRCC1 genes were associated with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, and variants of APOA4 and APOE genes were associated with and hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in US population. However, the associations of these loci with HAV or HEV infection in Chinese Han population remain unclear. A total of 3082 Chinese Han persons were included in this study. Anti-HAV IgG and anti-HEV IgG were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Genotypes in ABCB1, TGFβ1, XRCC1, APOA4 and APOE SNPs were determined by TaqMan MGB technology. In Chinese Han population, rs1045642 C to T variation in ABCB1 was significantly associated with the decreased risk of HAV infection (P < 0.05). However, the effect direction was different with the previous US study. Rs1001581 A to G variation in XRCC1, which was not identified in US population, was significantly associated with the protection against HAV infection in our samples (P < 0.05). In addition, our results suggested that rs7412 C to T variation in APOE was significantly associated with lower risk of HEV infection in males (adjusted OR < 1.0, P < 0.05) but not in females. ABCB1 and XRCC1 genes variants are significantly associated with the protection against HAV infection. Additionally, Chinese Han males with rs7412 C to T variation in APOE gene are less prone to be infected by HEV. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-0962-2
APOA4

Functional regulatory mechanism of smooth muscle cell-restricted LMOD1 coronary artery disease locus.

Vivek Nanda, Ting Wang, Milos Pjanic +15 more · 2018 · PLoS genetics · PLOS · added 2026-04-24
Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple new loci which appear to alter coronary artery disease (CAD) risk via arterial wall-specific mechanisms. One of the annotated gen Show more
Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple new loci which appear to alter coronary artery disease (CAD) risk via arterial wall-specific mechanisms. One of the annotated genes encodes LMOD1 (Leiomodin 1), a member of the actin filament nucleator family that is highly enriched in smooth muscle-containing tissues such as the artery wall. However, it is still unknown whether LMOD1 is the causal gene at this locus and also how the associated variants alter LMOD1 expression/function and CAD risk. Using epigenomic profiling we recently identified a non-coding regulatory variant, rs34091558, which is in tight linkage disequilibrium (LD) with the lead CAD GWAS variant, rs2820315. Herein we demonstrate through expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) and statistical fine-mapping in GTEx, STARNET, and human coronary artery smooth muscle cell (HCASMC) datasets, rs34091558 is the top regulatory variant for LMOD1 in vascular tissues. Position weight matrix (PWM) analyses identify the protective allele rs34091558-TA to form a conserved Forkhead box O3 (FOXO3) binding motif, which is disrupted by the risk allele rs34091558-A. FOXO3 chromatin immunoprecipitation and reporter assays show reduced FOXO3 binding and LMOD1 transcriptional activity by the risk allele, consistent with effects of FOXO3 downregulation on LMOD1. LMOD1 knockdown results in increased proliferation and migration and decreased cell contraction in HCASMC, and immunostaining in atherosclerotic lesions in the SMC lineage tracing reporter mouse support a key role for LMOD1 in maintaining the differentiated SMC phenotype. These results provide compelling functional evidence that genetic variation is associated with dysregulated LMOD1 expression/function in SMCs, together contributing to the heritable risk for CAD. Show less
📄 PDF DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007755
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Genome-wide analysis reveals that altered methylation in specific CpG loci is associated with childhood obesity.

Yun Li, Yahui Zhou, Lijun Zhu +9 more · 2018 · Journal of cellular biochemistry · Wiley · added 2026-04-24
Over the past decades, the epidemic of childhood obesity has greatly increased, and it has recently become a global public health concern. Methylation, serving as a crucial regulator of the gene-envir Show more
Over the past decades, the epidemic of childhood obesity has greatly increased, and it has recently become a global public health concern. Methylation, serving as a crucial regulator of the gene-environment interaction, has exhibited a strong association with obesity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between DNA methylation and childhood obesity, and further uncover the potential association of aberrantly methylated genes with obesity. DNA samples of peripheral blood leukocytes from three obese subjects (mean BMI: 21.67) and 4 age/sex matched controls (mean BMI: 14.92) were subjected to Infinium Human Methylation 450 Bead Array analysis. A total of more than 4 85 000 methylation sites were identified across the genome, and 226 methylated CpGs (DMCpGs) were differentially methylated between these two groups. Subsequent Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG Pathway analyses showed that these DMCpGs were mainly engaged in immunity and lipoprotein metabolism, indicating their physiological significance. Further verification of the candidate CpG sites within the HDAC4, RAX2, APOA5, CES1, and SLC25A20 gene loci, were performed using bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) in a cohort of 42 controls and 39 obese cases. The results revealed that methylation levels within HDAC4 and RAX2 loci were positively associated with obesity, while the methylation levels of loci within APOA5 and CES1 loci were negatively correlated with obesity. Thus, alterations in methylation of CpG sites of specific genes may contribute to childhood obesity, which provide novel insights into the aetiology of obesity. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27059
APOA5

microRNA-137 promotes endothelial progenitor cell proliferation and angiogenesis in cerebral ischemic stroke mice by targeting NR4A2 through the Notch pathway.

Xing-Li Liu, Gang Wang, Wei Song +3 more · 2018 · Journal of cellular physiology · Wiley · added 2026-04-24
Cerebral ischemic stroke (CIS) is one of the common causes of death and disability worldwide. This study aims to investigate effect of miR-137 on endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenesis in CIS b Show more
Cerebral ischemic stroke (CIS) is one of the common causes of death and disability worldwide. This study aims to investigate effect of miR-137 on endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenesis in CIS by targeting NR4A2 via the Notch pathway. Brain tissues were extracted from CIS and normal mice. Immunohistochemistry was used to determine positive rate of NR4A2 expression. Serum VEGF, Ang, HGF, and IκBα levels were determined by ELISA. RT-qPCR and Western blotting were used to determine expression of related factors. Endothelial progenitor cells in CIS mice were treated and grouped into blank, NC, miR-137 mimic, miR-137 inhibitor, siRNA-NR4A2, and miR-137 inhibitor + siRNA-NR4A2 groups, and cells in normal mice into normal group. Proliferation and apoptosis were determined by MTT and flow cytometry, respectively. NR4A2 protein expression was strongly positive in CIS mice, which showed higher serum levels of VEGF, Ang, and HGF but lower IκBα than normal mice. Compared with normal group, the rest groups (endothelial progenitor cells from CIS mice) showed decreased expressions of miR-137, Hes1, Hes5, and IκBα but elevated NR4A2, Notch, Jagged1, Hey-2, VEGF, Ang, and HGF, inhibited proliferation and enhanced apoptosis. Compared with blank and NC groups, the miR-137 mimic and siRNA-NR4A2 groups exhibited increased expression of miR-137, Hes1, Hes5, and IκBα, but decreased NR4A2, Notch, Jagged1, and Hey-2, with enhanced proliferation and attenuated apoptosis. The miR-137 inhibitor group reversed the conditions. miR-137 enhances the endothelial progenitor cell proliferation and angiogenesis in CIS mice by targeting NR4A2 through the Notch signaling pathway. Show less
no PDF DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26312
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