Xuejing Liu

Mapping Endothelial-Macrophage Interactions in Diabetic Vasculature: Role of TREM2 in Vascular Inflammation and Ischemic Response

This study maps endothelial-macrophage interactions in diabetic vasculature using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, identifying TREM2 as a key driver of vascular inflammation and ischemic response in diabetes.

Single-Cell Metabolic Imaging Reveals Glycogen Driven-Adaptations in Endothelial Cells

This study uses SRS microscopy to show that endothelial cells store glycogen under diabetes-like stress, which helps them survive glucose starvation and may offer new therapeutic targets for diabetes-related endothelial dysfunction.

Endothelial AGO1 Drives Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis via a Non-Canonical Nuclear Mechanism

This study shows that inhibiting endothelial AGO1 reduces vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis by blocking its non-canonical nuclear role in promoting NF-κB-driven inflammation.

Regulation of Nuclear Transcription by Mitochondrial RNA

The paper identifies mitochondrial RNAs (mtRNAs) as chromatin-associated RNAs (caRNAs) that regulate nuclear transcription in response to stress and disease.