Li Ma

The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss

Suzanne E. McGaugh, Joshua B. Gross, Bronwen Aken et al. · Nature Communications · 2014 · 317 citations · Full text

Activation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 in Macrophages Restrains TLR4-NF-κB Signaling and Protects against Endotoxin Shock

Yanbo Zhang, Yao Lu, Li Ma et al. · Immunity · 2014 · 175 citations · Full text

Endothelial Cell Pathobiology, Inflammation, Immune Cell Development +12

A Potential Benefit of Albinism in Astyanax Cavefish: Downregulation of the oca2 Gene Increases Tyrosine and Catecholamine Levels as an Alternative to Melanin Synthesis

Helena Bilandžija, Li Ma, Amy Parkhurst et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 150 citations · Full text

Melanin Synthesis, Fish Immunology, Astyanax Cavefish +17

20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E) Primary Response Gene E93 Modulates 20E Signaling to Promote Bombyx Larval-Pupal Metamorphosis

Xi Liu, Fangyin Dai, Enen Guo et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2015 · 123 citations · Full text

Biology, Developmental Biology, Natural Sciences +11

An epigenetic mechanism for cavefish eye degeneration

Aniket V. Gore, Kelly A. Tomins, James Iben et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2018 · 112 citations

Chromatin, Developmental Biology, Epigenetic Change +5