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University of Illinois Chicago
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Chen Chen, Yuanming Liu, Delaney G Eaves, Christina I Lagas, Jia Ren, Arda Kipcak, Hui Chen, Alev Erisir, Jianhua Cang
The paper identifies how three transcriptomic cell types in the superior colliculus process visual motion with distinct feature selectivity, morphology, and connectivity.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Hui Li, qi wang, Yixun Su, Hui Chen, Zhonghao Wu, Xiaoying Chen, Chenmeng Wang, Yafei Zhao, Dan Li, Xiaomin Huang, Rao Fu, Wenhui Huang, Yong Tang, Jianqin Niu, Alexei Verkhratsky, Chenju Yi
This study identifies impaired astrocytic Cx43 syncytial networks in the lateral habenula as a driver of adolescent stress-induced depression through disrupted synaptic connectivity and neuronal function.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Yiyi Zhu, Danjie Yang, jiayi chen, qi wang, Weijie Xiong, jingyu wang, hui chen, Alexei Verkhratsky, Chenju Yi
The paper identifies MFSD2A loss in hippocampal endothelial cells as an early stage-specific factor contributing to BBB disruption in Alzheimer's disease and shows that restoring MFSD2A can mitigate pathology and cognitive deficits.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Jaroslav Žák, Hui Chen, Erpei Wang, Patrick Ozark, Giuliana P. Mognol, MATTHEW Dae-Young PARK, Nadine Fournier, Priyanka Chaudary, Jingjing Hu, Ryan M. Shepard, Anghesom Ghebremedhin, Marc A. Paradise, Jason Rivera, William J Harris, Zihan Xu, , Judith A. Varner
This study identifies an IL-34-IGF-1 axis between macrophages and KRAS-mutant lung tumor cells that promotes tumor progression and poor survival.
bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology
Kristy Urquhart, Alia O. Alia, Hui Chen, Lasanthi Jayathilaka, Cornelius H. Lam, Christopher Janson, L. Yu. Romanova
The paper performs proteomic analysis of human leptomeningeal matrisome in Alzheimer's disease and controls, identifying disease-associated changes in ECM proteins and signaling pathways.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Mohammad Owais Ansari, Gary C. H. Mo, Lasanthi Jayathilaka, Hui Chen, Asrar B. Malik, Chinnaswamy Tiruppathì
This study identifies CHFR as a regulator of endothelial inflammatory responses by promoting Akt1 ubiquitylation and degradation, thereby impairing Tie2 signaling and endothelial barrier integrity.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology
Jules Roger Dugre, Yidian Gao, Marlene Staginnus, Abigail A. Marsh, Alexandra Kypta-Vivanco, Ana Isabel Lafuente Cubillo, Andrea Dietrich, Anka Bernhard, Anne Martinelli, Anouk H. Dykstra, Areti Smaragdi, Arjun Sethi, Arun L.W. Bokde, Barbara Franke, Celso Arango, , Stéphane A. De Brito
This study investigates brain age differences in youth with conduct disorder compared to controls, finding accelerated brain maturation in those with adolescence-onset CD.
bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Tong Li, Chinmayee Mehta, Cooper James, Jinya Chen, Hui Chen, Gerard P. Ahern, Ziang Zhu, Maitane Faus Cid, Maryam Abdussamad, Shiwen Yu, Jai Kumar, Princy N. Kumar, Colleen M. Hadigan, Kyle A. DiVito, Dorian B. McGavern, , Marta Catálfamo
The paper identifies CD8 T cells in HIV-positive individuals that promote endothelial inflammation via granzyme-dependent PAR1 activation, linking immune activation to cardiovascular risk.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2025 · PreprintImmunology
Yongfeng Luo, Ke Xin Cao, Joanne Chiu, Hui Chen, Hongjun Wang, Matthew Edward Thornton, Brendan H. Grubbs, Martin R.J. Kolb, Michael S. Parmacek, Yuji M. Mishina, Wei Shi
This study identifies defective mesenchymal Bmpr1a-mediated BMP signaling as a cause of congenital pulmonary cysts by disrupting lung branching morphogenesis and airway structure.
eLife · Jun 10, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology
Huihui Guo, Xinyue Jing, Hui Chen, Houxi Xu, Bing‐Mei Zhu
This study shows electro-acupuncture protects against myocardial I/R injury through STAT3 activation, not STAT5.
Frontiers in Medicine · Jul 9, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology