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Yang Liu
Basic Medical Sciences
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Adipocytes
Metabolism
Regulation
Development
Thermogenic
Fat
Activation
Mechanisms
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Areas of Focus
- Development and metabolic regulation of adipocytes
- Mechanisms of thermogenic fat activation
Work Experience
- 2021/12-Present - Fudan University - Associate Professor
- 2017/12-2021/12 - Fudan University - Young Associate Researcher
- 2015/7-2017/11 - Fudan University - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010/8–2015/7 Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Fudan University
- 2006/9–2010/7 Bachelor's in Biotechnology: Soochow University
Publications
- The protease SENP2 controls hepatic gluconeogenesis by regulating the SUMOylation of the fuel sensor AMPKα, Xin Dou, Wei-Yu Zhou, Meng Ding, Yin-Jun Ma, Qi-Qi Yang, Shu-Wen Qian, Yan Tang, Qi-Qun Tang, Yang Liu, 2021
- Hepatic Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier (SUMO)-Specific Protease 2 Controls Systemic Metabolism Through SUMOylation-Dependent Regulation of Liver-Adipose Tissue Crosstalk, Liu Y, Dou X, Zhou WY, Ding M, Liu L, Du RQ, Guo L, Qian SW, Tang Y, Yang QQ, Pan DN, Li XY, Lu Y, Cheng JK, Tang QQ, 2021
- Ethacrynic acid targets GSTM1 to ameliorate obesity by promoting browning of white adipocytes, Cui Z, Liu Y, Wan W, Xu Y, Hu Y, Ding M, Dou X, Wang R, Li H, Meng Y, Li W, Jiang W, Li Z, Li Y, Tan M, Ma DK, Ding Y, Liu JO, Luo C, Yu B, Tang Q, Dang Y, 2021
- The BMP4-Smad Signaling Pathway Regulates Hyperandrogenism Development in a Female Mouse Model, Liu Y, Du SY, Ding M, Dou X, Zhang FF, Wu ZY, Qian SW, Zhang W, Tang QQ, Xu CJ, 2017
- Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT 1 (PIAS1) Protects Against Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance by Inhibiting Inflammation Cascade in Adipose Tissue, Liu Y, Ge X, Dou X, Guo L, Liu Y, Zhou SR, Wei XB, Qian SW, Huang HY, Xu CJ, Jia WP, Dang YJ, Li X, Tang QQ, 2015
Awards
- 2015: Most Influential Research Award in Top Ten Diabetes Research Advances in China
