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Weiju Lu

Yunnan University

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Cell Biology· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Zhao ShaniD· 3 shared Bo CheniD· 2 shared Cheng PengiD· 2 shared Chengxiang Deng· 2 shared Jia HeiD· 2 shared Xiong WangiD· 2 shared Bin QiiD· 1 shared Canpeng Li· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Mid-zone hepatocytes trade proliferation for survival via Atf4-Chop axis in early acute liver injury

Yaying Zhu, Chengxiang Deng, Bo Chen, Jia He, Yanan Liu, Shan Lei, Weiju Lu, Cheng Peng, Zhao Shan

The paper identifies a stress-response program in mid-zone hepatocytes during early acute liver injury that suppresses proliferation via the Atf4-Chop-Btg2 axis.

eLife · Oct 26, 2026Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology

Microbial Peptidoglycan Engages Autophagy Receptor P62 to Induce Protective Mitophagy in the Liver

Jia Tie, Lang Wang, Xiong Wang, Meng Tian, Weiju Lu, Bin Qi, Zhao Shan

This study identifies microbial peptidoglycan as a mitophagy inducer that protects against hepatocyte death and liver fibrosis by interacting with p62.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Differential Regulation of Hepatic Macrophage Fate by Chi3l1 in MASLD

Jia He, Bo Chen, Weiju Lu, Xiong Wang, Ruoxue Yang, Chengxiang Deng, Xiane Zhu, Keqin Wang, L Wang, Cheng Xie, RC Li, Xiaokang Lu, Ruizhi Yang, Cheng Peng, Canpeng Li, Zhao Shan

This study identifies Chi3l1 as a metabolic regulator that differentially affects hepatic macrophage fate in MASLD by modulating glucose metabolism in Kupffer cells.

bioRxiv · May 6, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology