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Zheng Liu

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Neuroscience· 2 Cell Biology· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1

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Quinone reductase 2 reads H3 serotonylation to support human cortical neuron development

Min Chen, Celi Yang, Xin Li, Lingchun Kong, Benjamin H. Weekley, Xiaoran Wei, Jennifer C. O’Chan, Claudia De Sanctis, Victoria Flores Almazan, David A. Vinson, Bulent Cetin, Aarthi Ramakrishnan, Li Shen, Rong Zeng, Zheng Liu, , Ian S. Maze

This study identifies QR2 as a reader of H3Q5ser, showing its role in human neuron development through transcriptional and electrophysiological effects.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Glycosylated GM-CSF expands B-1b cells and B-1b plasma cells and programs them for immunosuppression

Haisam Alattar, Arpa Aintablian, I Eckert, Haroon Shaikh, Laura Cyran, Zheng Liu, Bhupesh Kumar Prusty, Fabian Imdahl, Elisabeth Zinser, Andreas Beilhack, Nadine Hövelmeyer, Björn E. Clausen, Tom Gräfenhan, Florian Erhard, Manfred Bernhard Lutz

This study shows glycosylated GM-CSF expands immunosuppressive B-1b plasma cells and promotes regulatory functions, while non-glycosylated GM-CSF drives pro-inflammatory responses.

bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

A cytoskeletal scaffold promotes motile cilia assembly by regulating transition-zone integrity

Hyunji Park, Minjun Choi, Helen Oi-Lam Cheung, Yu Zhang, Shigeru Makino, Yoshiaki Yoshikawa, Haoran Qi, Zheng Liu, Guocheng Lan, Guoling Fu, Qian Wang, Shiny Shengzhen Guo, Pentao Liu, Zhen Liu, Shih-Chieh Ti, , Mu He

This study identifies KIF27 as a key regulator of motile cilia assembly by maintaining transition-zone integrity, revealing its role in ciliary structure and function across species.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Spatial organization of PI3K-PI(3,4,5)P3-AKT signaling by focal adhesions

Jing Wang, Zhengyang An, Zhongsheng Wu, Wei Zhou, Pengyu Sun, Piyu Wu, Song Dang, Rui Xue, Xue Bai, Yongtao Du, Rongmei Chen, Wenxu Wang, Pei Huang, Sin Man Lam, Youwei Ai, , Kangmin He

This study identifies focal adhesions as the subcellular hubs organizing PI3K-PI(3,4,5)P3-AKT signaling, showing localized lipid production and AKT activation, and demonstrates that combined inhibition of PI3K and FAK enhances cancer cell suppression.

Molecular Cell · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Predator-secreted sulfolipids induce fear-like defense responses in C. elegans

Zheng Liu, Maro J. Kariya, Christopher D. Chute, Amy K. Pribadi, Sarah G. Leinwand, Ada Tong, Kevin P. Curran, Neelanjan Bose, Frank C. Schroeder, Jagan Srinivasan, Sreekanth H. Chalasani

This study identifies sulfolipids secreted by predators that trigger fear-like responses in C. elegans through specific sensory neurons and signaling pathways.

Nature Communications · Mar 13, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience