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Kevin M Lopez

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science CenterORCID 0000-0002-3163-4634Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Janice DengiD· 2 shared Jun LiuiD· 2 shared Pei WangiD· 2 shared Yi XuiD· 2 shared Don W. PowelliD· 1 shared Francis E. SharkeyiD· 1 shared H. Efsun ArdaiD· 1 shared Hania I. NagyiD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyAmerican Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver PhysiologyPeer-reviewedMar 28, 2026

Fecal microbiota transplantation mitigates cardiac remodeling and functional impairment in mice with chronic colitis

Xiaoying S. Zhong, Kevin M. Lopez, Srikruthi S. Krishnachaitanya…·Qingjie Li

This study shows that fecal microbiota transplantation improves cardiac function in mice with chronic colitis by reducing inflammation and fibrosis.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedJun 17, 2024

Hippo pathway-mediated YAP1/TAZ inhibition is essential for proper pancreatic endocrine specification and differentiation

Yifan Wu, Kunhua Qin, Yi Xu…·Pei Wang

This study shows that Hippo pathway-mediated YAP1/TAZ inhibition is essential for pancreatic endocrine specification and differentiation, but not for beta-cell function.

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mousestatistical model

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Molecular BiologyJournal of PancreatologyPeer-reviewedJan 16, 2024

Exploring the Role of YAP1 and TAZ in Pancreatic Acinar Cells and the Therapeutic Potential of VT-104 in Pancreatic Inflammation

Kevin M Lopez, Janice Deng, Yi Xu…·Jun Liu

This study investigates the role of YAP1 and TAZ in pancreatic inflammation and evaluates the therapeutic potential of VT-104 in a mouse model of pancreatitis.

2 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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