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Yongxiang Li, Qingzhuo Liu, Fuhui Wang, Kristine M. McDermott, Mengjie Wang, Yue Deng, Yuxue Yang, Yutian Liu, Jingjing Cheng, Meixin Sun, Xinming Liu, Jinjing Jian, Jiamin Qiu, Xi Wu, Lamei Xue, , Yong Xu
The paper shows that Trpc5 in Esr1-expressing neurons of the MPOA controls paternal behavior in male mice by altering neuronal excitability and plasticity.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Qingzhuo Liu, Jonathan Carter Bean, Jinjing Jian, Tong Zhou, Yuxue Yang, Meixin Sun, Yongxiang Li, Kristie Conde, Mengjie Wang, Yue Deng, Jiamin Qiu, Fuhui Wang, X. Liu, Yutian Liu, Jingjing Cheng, , Yong Xu
This study identifies THIK-1 channel as a glucose sensor in microglia that modulates AgRP neuron activity and feeding behavior in diet-induced obesity.
bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Kristie Conde, Hueyzhong Wong, Shuzheng Fang, Yongxiang Li, Meng Yu, Yue Deng, Qingzhuo Liu, Xing Fang, Mengjie Wang, Yuhan Shi, Olivia Z.B. Ginnard, Yuxue Yang, Longlong Tu, Hesong Liu, Hailan Liu, , Yong Xu
The paper shows that 5-HTDRN neurons are inhibited by GABA and dopamine, enabling meal initiation through their synergistic effects.
bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience
Nan Zhang, Zili Yan, Hailan Liu, Meng Yu, Yang He, Hesong Liu, Liang Chen, Longlong Tu, Lina Wang, Na Yin, Junying Han, Nikolas Anthony Scarcelli, Yongjie Yang, Chunmei Wang, Tianshu Zeng, , Yong Xu
This study shows that hypothalamic perineuronal nets (PNNs) are regulated by sex, gonadal hormones, and dietary interventions in a region-specific manner.
Frontiers in Physiology · Jul 28, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience