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Russell Watts

University of AlbertaORCID 0000-0001-7517-1929Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Richard S. LehneriD· 2 shared Aducio ThieseniD· 1 shared Ariel D. QuirogaiD· 1 shared Cyrus A. Nikain· 1 shared Donna Faye VineiD· 1 shared Edward A A FisheriD· 1 shared Haizhen WangiD· 1 shared Ira J. GoldbergiD· 1 shared

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PhysiologybioRxivPreprintMay 12, 2026

Endoplasmic Reticulum Associated Lipolysis Regulates Hepatic Fat Synthesis and Turnover

Jihong Lian, Russell Watts, Randal Nelson…·Richard S. Lehner

This study identifies AADAC as a regulator of hepatic lipid metabolism, showing its role in suppressing lipid synthesis and preventing MASLD under overnutrition.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.08.723884

mouseexperimental assay

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BiochemistryMolecular MetabolismPeer-reviewedOct 18, 2024

FITM2 deficiency results in ER lipid accumulation, ER stress, reduced apolipoprotein B lipidation, and VLDL triglyceride secretion in vitro and in mouse liver

Haizhen Wang, Cyrus A. Nikain, Konstantinos I. Fortounas…·Edward A A Fisher

This study shows FITM2 deficiency reduces VLDL triglyceride secretion and causes ER stress and lipid accumulation in liver cells and mice.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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