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Heng Wang
Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
Shandong Agricultural University
Shandong
Language: Chinese, English
Genetics
Muscle Growth
Fat Deposition
Molecular Regulation
Muscle Development
Regeneration
3D Genomics
Cell Formation
Pig
Epigenetics
Areas of Focus
- Genetic basis of pig muscle growth and intramuscular fat deposition
- Molecular regulatory mechanisms of muscle development and regeneration
- 3D genomic analysis of muscle and fat cell formation
Work Experience
- 2022 - Present - Shandong Agricultural University - Professor
- 2017 - 2021 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009 - 2016 Postdoctoral: Karolinska Institute
- 2007 - 2008 Postdoctoral: University of Hawaii
- 2002 - 2007 PhD: Huazhong Agricultural University
- 1998 - 2002 Bachelor's: Huazhong Agricultural University
- Achievement: Published multiple papers in Cell Stem Cell, Nature Communications, Cell Reports
- Achievement: Hosted several projects including National Natural Science Foundation and National Key R&D Program
- Achievement: Granted 3 patents
- Achievement: Editorial board member of Experimental Cell Research
Publications
- Characterization and perturbation of CTCF-mediated chromatin interactions for enhancing myogenic transdifferentiation, Ren R, Fan Y, Peng Z, Wang S, Jiang Y, Fu L, Cao J, Zhao S, Wang H*, 2022
- Tcf12 is required to sustain myogenic genes synergism with MyoD by remodelling the chromatin landscape, Wang S, Liao Y, Zhang H, Jiang Y, Peng Z, Ren R, Li X, Wang H*, 2022
- Retinoic acid and RARγ maintain satellite cell quiescence through regulation of translation initiation, Luo W, Xu Y, Liu R, Liao Y, Wang S, Zhang H, Li X, Wang H*, 2022
- ACSL4 Directs Intramuscular Adipogenesis and Fatty Acid Composition in Pigs, Ren H, Zhang H, Hua Z, Zhu Z, Tao J, Xiao H, Zhang L, Bi Y*, Wang H*, 2022
- Developmental switch from morphological replication to compensatory growth for salamander lung regeneration, Yin B, Zhang K, Du X, Cai H, Ye T, Wang H*, 2022
- Disturbance of calcium homeostasis and myogenesis caused by TET2 deletion in muscle stem cells, Zhang H, Wang S, Zhou Q, Liao Y, Luo W, Peng Z, Ren R, Wang H*, 2022
- Altered metabolic state impedes limb regeneration in salamanders, Peng Z, Yin B, Ren R, Liao Y, Cai H, Wang H*, 2021
- Dynamics of cardiomyocyte and muscle stem cell proliferation in pig, Yin B, Ren H, Cai H, Jiang Y, Zhao S, Wang H*, 2020
- Reading and editing the Pleurodeles waltl genome reveals novel features of tetrapod regeneration, Elewa A, Wang H (co-first), Talavera-López C, Joven A, Brito G, Kumar A, Hameed LS, Penrad-Mobayed M, Yao Z, Zamani N, Abbas Y, Abdullayev I, Sandberg R, Grabherr M, Andersson B, Simon A, 2017
- Serum proteases potentiate BMP-induced cell cycle re-entry of dedifferentiating muscle cells during newt limb regeneration, Wagner I, Wang H (co-first), Weissert PM, Straube WL, Shevchenko A, Gentzel M, Brito G, Tazaki A, Oliveira C, Sugiura T, Shevchenko A, Simon A, Drechsel DN, Tanaka EM, 2017
- Skeletal muscle dedifferentiation during salamander limb regeneration, Wang H, Simon A, 2016
- Turning terminally differentiated skeletal muscle cells into regenerative progenitors, Wang H, Loof S, Borg P, Nader G, Blau HM, Simon A, 2015
- Fundamental differences in dedifferentiation and stem cell recruitment during skeletal muscle regeneration in two salamander species, Sandoval-Guzmán T, Wang H (co-first), Khattak S, Schuez M, Roensch K, Nacu E, Tazaki A, Joven A, Tanaka EM, Simon A, 2014
- Yap在哺乳动物内脏器官再生中的研究进展, 尹彬旭，王恒, 2022
- 两条特异性靶向猪Pax7基因的sgRNA导向序列及应用, 王恒等
Awards
- National Overseas High-Level Talent Support Program
- Taishan Scholar Youth Expert Program
