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X. Tian, L. Zhang, Y. Tang, G. Xiang, Z. Wang, P. Zhu, S. Yu, F. Jiang, S. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Dai, D. Zhang, J. Wang, H. Liu, X. Weng, , F. Liu
This study uses single-cell multiomics to identify a gene regulatory circuit involving SPI1 and CEBPE that promotes differentiation in APL leukemia cells under ATRA treatment.
bioRxiv · Feb 29, 2024 · PreprintCancer Biology
X. Weng, H. Jiang, H. Zhou, D. Lin, J. Wang, L. Kang
This study shows that deleting CD44 in preadipocytes promotes adipogenesis by suppressing PPARγ and cell cycle pathways, suggesting CD44 as a therapeutic target for obesity-related metabolic diseases.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2023Cell Biology
E. J. McKay, I. Luijten, X. Weng, P. B. Martinez de Morentin, E. De Frutos Gonzalez, Z. Gao, M. G. Kolonin, L. K. Heisler, R. K. Semple
This study shows that deleting Alms1 in mesenchymal cells in mice causes metabolic issues similar to Alström Syndrome, including insulin resistance and fatty liver.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2023Physiology
Y.-C. Wang, Y. Mao, H.-M. Fu, J. Wang, X. Weng, Z.-H. Liu, X.-W. Xu, P. Yan, F. Fang, J.-S. Guo, Y. Shen, Y.-P. Chen
The paper uses long-read sequencing to obtain complete metagenome-assembled genomes of anammox bacteria, revealing functional divergence and adaptive evolution through horizontal gene transfer and mobile genetic elements.
bioRxiv · Aug 15, 2023Microbiology
A. Sreedasyam, C. Plott, M. S. Hossain, J. T. Lovell, J. Grimwood, J. W. Jenkins, C. Daum, K. Barry, J. Carlson, S. Shu, J. Phillips, M. Amirebrahimi, M. Zane, M. Wang, D. Goodstein, , E Cooper
The paper introduces the JGI Plant Gene Atlas, a resource that improves gene function annotations by analyzing transcript abundance across 18 species and 604 tissues, identifying 64,620 genes with unknown functions.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology
X. Weng, H. Song, A. Sreedasyam, T. Haque, L. Zhang, C. Chen, Y. Yoshinaga, M. Williams, R. C. O'Malley, J. Grimwood, J. Schmutz, T. E. Juenger
A comparative transcriptome and DNA methylome analysis of inflorescence between upland and lowland ecotypes reveals gene expression and DNA methylation variation underlying inflorescence divergence in Panicum hallii.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
X. Weng, T. Haque, L. Zhang, S. Razzaque, J. T. Lovell, J. D. Palacio-Mejia, P. Duberney, J. L. Reilley, J. Bonnette, T. E. Juenger
This study identifies a flowering time QTL in Panicum hallii that shows gene-by-environment interaction affecting fitness, with coastal allele advantage only in its local habitat.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
L. Shao, Y. Gao, X. Shao, Q.-f. Ou, S. Zhang, Q. Liu, B. Zhang, J. Wu, Q. Ruan, L. Shen, X. Weng, W. Zhang, Z. W. Chen
This study shows that blocking CTLA-4 reverses Treg cell suppression of anti-TB T-cell responses in tuberculosis patients.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2020 · PreprintImmunology
C. H. Bohrer, X. Yang, X. Weng, B. Tenner, S. Thakur, R. McQuillen, B. Ross, M. Wooten, X. Chen, M. Lakadamyali, J. Zhang, E. Roberts, J. Xiao
The paper introduces DDC, a method to correct blinking artifacts in SMLM by using true pairwise distance distributions, improving spatial reconstruction accuracy.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics
K. Bettridge, S. Verma, X. Weng, S. Adhya, J. Xiao
This study uses single molecule tracking to show HU binds and unbinds DNA weakly and transiently in E. coli, suggesting a dynamic role in chromosome organization.
bioRxiv · Dec 31, 2019 · PreprintBiophysics
Y. Bi, J. Shi, S. Li, Q. Wang, Q. Wang, X. Weng, F. Yang, Z. Duan, Y. Yang, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. Shu, Y. Chen, F. Hong
This paper establishes a novel human HCC patient-derived xenograft model in immunocompetent mice, showing high tumor formation rates and preserved tumor characteristics.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2019 · PreprintCancer Biology
X. Jiang, L. Chen, Z. Zheng, Y. Guo, K. Li, Y. Chen, X. Weng, T. Yang, S. Qu, H. Liu, Y. Li, X. Zhu
This paper evaluates the combination of artesunate and tetramethylpyrazine for treating experimental cerebral malaria, finding improved survival and neurological protection through proteomic analysis.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2019 · PreprintPathology
z. li, x. weng, F. Zhao, X. Song, W. Lin
This study shows that hypoxic training at 13.3% and 11.3% oxygen increases serum irisin and activates the PGC-1-FNDC5-UCP1 pathway in skeletal muscle of obese rats, leading to weight reduction.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2018 · PreprintBiochemistry