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Mengjie Wang

Baylor College of Medicine

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Paternal behavior is controlled by preoptic Trpc5 neurons

Yongxiang Li, Qingzhuo Liu, Fuhui Wang, Kristine M. McDermott, Mengjie Wang, Yue Deng, Yuxue Yang, Yutian Liu, Jingjing Cheng, Meixin Sun, Xinming Liu, Jinjing Jian, Jiamin Qiu, Xi Wu, Lamei Xue, , Yong Xu

The paper shows that Trpc5 in Esr1-expressing neurons of the MPOA controls paternal behavior in male mice by altering neuronal excitability and plasticity.

bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Python metabolomics uncovers a conserved postprandial metabolite and gut-brain feeding pathway

Shuke Xiao, Mengjie Wang, Thomas G. Martin, Barry Scott, Xing Fang, Xinming Liu, Yongjie Yang, Sipei Fu, Steven D. Truong, Jack F. Gugel, Gregory Maas, Marcus Mullen, Jennifer Hampton Hill, Veronica L. Li, Andrew L. Markhard, , Jonathan Z. Long

The paper identifies a conserved postprandial metabolite, pTOS, that links nutrient intake to energy balance through a gut-brain pathway in pythons and mice, with potential relevance to humans.

Nature Metabolism · Mar 19, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

IGF-1 and insulin receptors in LepRb neurons jointly regulate body growth, bone mass, reproduction, and metabolism

Mengjie Wang, Piotr J. Czernik, Beata Lecka‐Czernik, Yong Xu, Jennifer W. Hill

Molecular Metabolism · Mar 16, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

THIK-1 channel mediates microglial glucose sensing and modulates AgRP neurons

Qingzhuo Liu, Jonathan Carter Bean, Jinjing Jian, Tong Zhou, Yuxue Yang, Meixin Sun, Yongxiang Li, Kristie Conde, Mengjie Wang, Yue Deng, Jiamin Qiu, Fuhui Wang, X. Liu, Yutian Liu, Jingjing Cheng, , Yong Xu

This study identifies THIK-1 channel as a glucose sensor in microglia that modulates AgRP neuron activity and feeding behavior in diet-induced obesity.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience