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Yilu Xu

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Pingsheng LiuiD· 2 shared Qiumin Liao· 2 shared Xiaochuan FuiD· 2 shared Bin PaniD· 1 shared Changming Wang· 1 shared Guangxin Yang· 1 shared Hongchao Zhang· 1 shared Jifeng WangiD· 1 shared

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Lipid Droplets of Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques: Cholesteryl Arachidonate Core and Cytoskeletal Fibrotic Cover

Yilu Xu, Yang Wang, Guangxin Yang, Qichen Feng, Xiaochuan Fu, Qiumin Liao, Xiao-Juan Wei, Xia Chen, Hongchao Zhang, Shuyan Zhang, Changming Wang, Pingsheng Liu

This study characterizes lipid droplets in human atherosclerotic plaques, revealing their unique lipid and protein composition, including high levels of inflammatory precursors and cytoskeletal proteins.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

MNP33 is a novel mitochondrial protein that reprograms cellular bioenergetics and lipid metabolism

Yilu Xu, Quan Yuan, Yang Wang, Qiumin Liao, Xiaochuan Fu, Zhen‐Bo Cao, Bin Pan, Kaixuan Zheng, Jifeng Wang, Tiemin Liu, Pingsheng Liu, Shuyan Zhang

This study identifies MNP33, a novel mitochondrial microprotein, and shows it regulates bioenergetics, lipid metabolism, and stress responses by interacting with ANT2 and modulating mitochondrial function.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology