Dr. Yong Xu
@DrYongXu1
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RT @zha_lab: Excited to share our new paper on Nature - how Ku accommodates Alu expansion in primates by binding to dsRNA, providing a clue….
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Nature - Studies on the essentiality of Ku in human cells reveal that Ku interacts with diverse double-stranded RNA molecules, including antisense Alu, and enables tolerance of Alu sequence...
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RT @NatMetabolism: RESEARCH BRIEFING | @longlong_tu, @DrYongXu1 et al. (@bcmhouston):. Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has….
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RT @NatMetabolism: RESEARCH | @longlong_tu, @DrYongXu1 et al. (@bcmhouston):. Glutamatergic #neurons in the medial vestibular nucleus media….
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Nature Metabolism - Glutamatergic neurons in the parvocellular part of the medial vestibular nucleus mediate motion-induced hypothermia and can be targeted to prevent diet-induced obesity.
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RT @WhoIsMarkRossi: The Rutgers Center for NeuroMetabolism is officially hiring faculty at all levels. Apply now!.
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The newly launched Rutgers Center for NeuroMetabolism (CNM), in collaboration with the Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ), the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology (NCB), and the...
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Will move the Xu lab to beautiful Tampa and build a new Center for Molecular Psychiatry at USF. The last group photo at the “fountain” serves as a good reflection of my wonderful 14 years at BCM. Many good memories in the past and many great things ahead…
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RT @BCMFromtheLabs: A personal interest in #motionSickness led them to discovering potential new options for treating #obesity. @DrYongXu1….
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Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about 1 in 3 people, but the brain circuits involved are largely unknown. In the current study...
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We described a neural mechanism for motion-induced hypothermia which can also be targeted to treat obesity. Congratulations to @longlong_tu who started this scientific journey trying to understand his own miserable suffering from motion sickness.
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Nature Metabolism - Glutamatergic neurons in the parvocellular part of the medial vestibular nucleus mediate motion-induced hypothermia and can be targeted to prevent diet-induced obesity.
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RT @SvenssonLab: Today in @Nature, we share our latest paper. We developed an algorithm to predict novel peptides cleaved by proconvertases….
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RT @BCMFromtheLabs: What steps does the #brain take to satisfy #hunger? @DrYongXu1 et al uncovered new circuits and messengers involved in….
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This study reveals brain circuits and chemical messengers that contribute to the regulation of meal initiation and food intake.
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RT @BCMFromtheLabs: .@DrYongXu1, @conde_kristie et al reveal brain circuits and chemical messengers that contribute to the regulation of me….
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When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study published...
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RT @BCMFromtheLabs: .@Stanford, @bcmhouston researchers et al discovered a new metabolic compound that regulates #bodyWeight. @longlabstanf….
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It might be possible for people in the future to consume BHB-Phe to drive weight loss without restricting carbohydrates in their diet.
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RT @longlabstanford: Today in @CellCellPress we report a new pathway of ketone metabolism. This BHB shunt generates an orphan family of ano….
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Conserved ketone body-amino acid metabolites suppress food intake in mice, demonstrating that secondary ketone body metabolism contributes to energy balance.
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Another amazing collaboration with @longlabstanford resulted in the discovery of a new pathway for anti-obesity ketone metabolites. Congratulations to Emma@emmawan01039349.
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RT @ChenShuibing: Please join us at the Inaugural Symposium of the Center for Genomic Health @WCMCGH @WeillCornell @WCMSurgery Nov 14th 9AM….
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RT @edvanveenPhD: Great talk as always from the incredible @Profa_Correa at the steroid hormones and receptors meeting #SHR2024
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RT @XiChenLab: Happy to share our latest work showing that an ancient ER-localized RNase IRE1 coordinates with p53 to silence taxane-induce….
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Mechanisms dictating the form of chemotherapy-induced cancer cell death are elusive. This study reports that immunologically cold triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) hijacks an ancient ER stress...
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RT @moccalin: I am excited to share our new paper published today @CellCellPress (link: . This is one of my favorit….
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