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Wen-Kan Liu

Tulane University

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Leptin Acts as a Peripheral Tropic Signal to Tune Steroidogenesis

Jie Yun Sun, Adam Aldahir, Wen-Kan Liu, Calder R. Ellsworth, Xianfeng Wang, Hong-Cun Bao, Yi‐Chun Huang, Fenglei He, Christoph Heier, Wu‐Min Deng

This study identifies leptin as a peripheral signal that modulates steroidogenesis by altering lipid pools through JAK/STAT signaling across species.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Integrating lipid metabolism, pheromone production and perception by Fruitless and Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4

Jie Yun Sun, Wen-Kan Liu, Calder R. Ellsworth, Qian Sun, Yufeng Pan, Yi‐Chun Huang, Wu‐Min Deng

This study identifies FruCOM and Hnf4 as regulators of pheromone biosynthesis and perception in Drosophila, linking lipid metabolism to sexual attraction.

Science Advances · Jun 30, 2023Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology