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Lifei Zhu

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0000-0003-1417-985XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Christopher Pham PaciaiD· 1 shared Dezhuang YeiD· 1 shared Hong CheniD· 1 shared Hongchae BaekiD· 1 shared Isabella MelenaiD· 1 shared Jeong Hun Jo· 1 shared Jianmin CuiiD· 1 shared Jing W. HughesiD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyMolecular MetabolismPeer-reviewedMar 25, 2026

Primary cilia regulate GLP-1 signaling in pancreatic beta cells

Isabella Melena, Jeong Hun Jo, Shannon E. Townsend…·Jing W. Hughes

This study shows primary cilia are essential for GLP-1R signaling in pancreatic beta cells, as their loss impairs insulin secretion and cAMP/Ca2+ responses.

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NeuroscienceBrain stimulationPeer-reviewedMay 11, 2021

Sonogenetics for noninvasive and cellular-level neuromodulation in rodent brain

Yaoheng Yang, Christopher Pham Pacia, Dezhuang Ye…·Hong Chen

This paper demonstrates that TRPV1 can be used for noninvasive, cell-type specific, and spatiotemporally controlled modulation of mammalian brain activity using focused ultrasound.

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