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Zhiliang Sun

Soochow UniversityORCID 0009-0006-2538-2895Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Yulong HeiD· 3 shared Beibei XuiD· 2 shared Kai DingiD· 2 shared Xiao Li· 2 shared Xiwen Jia· 2 shared Xudong CaoiD· 2 shared Chuankai Chen· 1 shared Fujing Zhang· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologyCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedOct 31, 2026

Specification of bone marrow sinusoids requires TIE2-mediated positive feedback involving COUPTFII and VEGFR3

Xiao Li, Xiwen Jia, Zhiliang Sun…·Yulong He

This study identifies TIE2-mediated positive feedback involving COUPTFII and VEGFR3 as essential for bone marrow sinusoid specification.

DOI 10.1038/s42003-026-11244-2

mousestatistical model

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 19, 2026

Endothelial ANGPT2 insufficiency impairs retinal vascularization with ROP-like neovascular tufts

Zhiliang Sun, Kai Ding, Taotao Li…·Yulong He

This study shows that endothelial ANGPT2 deficiency causes retinal vascular defects similar to retinopathy of prematurity, with impaired tip cell invasion and hypoxia-driven changes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.14.744858

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Developmental BiologyArteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular BiologyPeer-reviewedFeb 13, 2020

Angiocrine FSTL1 insufficiency leads to atrial and vein wall fibrosis via SMAD3 activation

Haijuan Jiang, Luqing Zhang, Xuelian Liu…·Yulong He

This study shows that loss of endothelial FSTL1 causes atrial and vein wall fibrosis through SMAD3 activation, leading to heart failure.

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mouseproteomics

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