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Mirza Ahmar Beg

Medical College of WisconsinORCID 0000-0002-3598-894XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Yiliang CheniD· 2 shared Alexander RocksvoldiD· 1 shared Bilal AhmadiD· 1 shared Deniz InceiD· 1 shared Eun Seo ParkiD· 1 shared Gang XiniD· 1 shared Gordon Ian SmithiD· 1 shared Gwendalyn J. RandolphiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Macrophage PIM1 Drives Atherosclerosis by Enhancing Foam Cell Formation Via CD36

Mirza Ahmar Beg, Quoc Quang Luu, Wenjing Chen, Yaxin Wang, Gang Xin, Weiguo Cui, Roy L. Silverstein, Yiliang Chen

This study shows that PIM1 in macrophages enhances CD36 expression and function, promoting foam cell formation and atherosclerosis, and that targeting this pathway could reduce plaque progression.

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · Aug 6, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Adipocyte Expression of O-Glycoprotein Procollagen C-Endopeptidase Enhancer Protein 2 (PCPE2): Mechanisms Linking Fibrosis and Beiging of White Adipose Tissue

Mirza Ahmar Beg, Hao Xu, Bilal Ahmad, Alexander Rocksvold, Rana K. Gupta, Pablo Esteban Morales, Ze Zheng, Wen Dai, Justin L. Grobe, John J. Reho, Yiliang Chen, Samuel Klein, Gordon Ian Smith, Jong Kyoung Kim, Eun Seo Park, , Mary G. Sorci‐Thomas

This study shows that Pcpe2 in adipose tissue contributes to inflammation and fibrosis in obesity and that its absence reduces these effects and enhances adipocyte differentiation.

bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology