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Mei-Jung Lin

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Organism:human· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2

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Chuanhai ZhangiD· 3 shared Dengbao YangiD· 3 shared Meijuan BaiiD· 3 shared Xing ZengiD· 3 shared Hao ZhuiD· 2 shared Hiroyuki SuzukiiD· 2 shared Jeon LeeiD· 2 shared Jingjing WangiD· 2 shared

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Interorganelle competition for linoleic acid underlies steatotic liver pathology

Chuanhai Zhang, Dengbao Yang, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Goncalo DiasdoVale, Jingxuan Chen, Amogh Vaidya, Kamran Melikov, Alexandra E. Swisher, Jingjing Wang, Mengchen Ye, Jin Rong Zhou, Qiyu Zeng, Meijuan Bai, Mei-Jung Lin, Jeon Lee, , Xing Zeng

This study identifies CLSTN3B as a driver of MASLD by promoting LD biogenesis and altering lipid partitioning between LDs and mitochondria, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Mitochondrial membrane junction-mediated ATP channeling drives activity-dependent glucose metabolism

Dengbao Yang, Gemma Molinaro, Nadine Nijem, Chuanhai Zhang, Dylen Penny, Meijuan Bai, Mei-Jung Lin, Xiaodong Wen, Salvador Peña, Janaka P. Wansapura, Maria Gaitanou, Rebecca Matsas, Boyuan Wang, Hamid R. Baniasadi, Yan Han, , Xing Zeng

The paper identifies CEND1 as a regulator of activity-dependent glucose metabolism by facilitating mitochondrial ATP channeling to hexokinase I.

bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology

Hepatocyte-specific CLSTN3B ablation impairs lipid droplet maturation and alleviates diet-induced steatohepatitis in mice

Chuanhai Zhang, Dengbao Yang, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Jingxuan Chen, Jingjing Wang, Mengchen Ye, Jin Zhou, Qiyu Zeng, Meijuan Bai, Mei-Jung Lin, Jeon Lee, Hao Zhu, Yujin Hoshida, Xing Zeng

This study shows that CLSTN3B promotes lipid droplet maturation in hepatocytes and that its deletion reduces steatohepatitis in mice, with a positive correlation between CLSTN3B expression and MASLD severity in humans.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology