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Zhong-Wu Liu

Yale University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A hypothalamic circuit links hunger to mesolimbic dopamine to drive feeding

Sam Z. Bacharach, Katherine A Zappetti, Laryssa de Oliveira Coutinho, Amanda Bacherer, Joseph I Wahba, Heather M. Schneps, Zhong-Wu Liu, Marcelo O. Dietrich, Amber L. Alhadeff

The paper identifies a hypothalamic-midbrain circuit where AgRP neurons modulate mesolimbic dopamine to drive feeding behavior in response to hunger.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

LINE-1 activation in the cerebellum drives ataxia

Takehiro Takahashi, Milan Stoiljković, Eric Song, Xiao‐Bing Gao, Yuki Yasumoto, Eriko Kudo, Fernando Carvalho, Yong Kong, Annsea Park, Marya Shanabrough, Klara Szigeti‐Buck, Zhong-Wu Liu, Ashley Kristant, Yalan Zhang, Parker L. Sulkowski, , Akiko Iwasaki

This study shows that activation of young LINE-1 elements in the cerebellum causes ataxia by inducing DNA damage, inflammation, and neuronal dysfunction in mice.

Neuron · Sep 6, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience