piRNA-Associated Germline Nuage Formation and Spermatogenesis Require MitoPLD Profusogenic Mitochondrial-Surface Lipid Signaling

Huiyan Huang, Qun Gao, Xiaoxue Peng, +5

Developmental Cell

SpermatogenesisDevelopmental BiologyGerm CellGeneticsGamete +9

Extracellular vesicle-mediated transfer of donor genomic DNA to recipient cells is a novel mechanism for genetic influence between cells

Jin Cai, Yu Han, Hongmei Ren, +7

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

GeneticsEv GdnasMolecular BiologyTransferred Ev DnasExtracellular Microvesicles +22

Expression of the Splicing Factor Gene SFRS10 Is Reduced in Human Obesity and Contributes to Enhanced Lipogenesis

Jussi Pihlajamäki, Carles Lerín, Paula Itkonen, +20

Cell Metabolism

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeTranscriptional RegulationMetabolic DisorderGenetics +8

USP7: Novel Drug Target in Cancer Therapy

Zhiru Wang, Wen-Ting Kang, Yinghua You, +5

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Novel Drug TargetDrug TargetMolecular RegulationProteasomeMolecular Biology +17

A Phosphatidic Acid Binding/Nuclear Localization Motif Determines Lipin1 Function in Lipid Metabolism and Adipogenesis

Hongmei Ren, Lorenzo Federico, Huiyan Huang, +5

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Proteinlipid InteractionMolecular BiologyTranscriptional RegulationLipin1 Polybasic MotifLipid Chemistry +17

Curcumin Exerts its Anti-hypertensive Effect by Down-regulating the AT1 Receptor in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Yong‐Gang Yao, Wei Wang, Meixiang Li, +6

Scientific Reports

Autotaxin and Its Product Lysophosphatidic Acid Suppress Brown Adipose Differentiation and Promote Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice

Lorenzo Federico, Hongmei Ren, Paul Müeller, +10

Molecular Endocrinology

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeBrown Fat AdipogenesisEnergy HomeostasisBiochemistry +13

Mice with an adipocyte-specific lipin 1 separation-of-function allele reveal unexpected roles for phosphatidic acid in metabolic regulation

Mayurranjan S. Mitra, Zhouji Chen, Hongmei Ren, +9

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Phosphatidic AcidInsulin SignalingObesityMetabolic SyndromeTranscriptional Regulation +15

Angiotensin II AT2 receptor decreases AT1 receptor expression and function via nitric oxide/cGMP/Sp1 in renal proximal tubule cells from Wistar–Kyoto rats

Jian Yang, Caiyu Chen, Hongmei Ren, +6

Journal of Hypertension

Protective effects of aliskiren on ischemia–reperfusion-induced renal injury in rats

Zhen Wang, Yukai Liu, Yu Han, +8

European Journal of Pharmacology

Renal FunctionReperfusion InjuryPhysiologyRenal InflammationVascular Biology +8