2004
Major Molecular Differences between Mammalian Sexes Are Involved in Drug Metabolism and Renal Function
Rinn JL, Rozowsky JS, Laurenzi IJ, Petersen PH, Zou K, Zhong W, Gerstein M, Snyder M. Major Molecular Differences between Mammalian Sexes Are Involved in Drug Metabolism and Renal Function. Developmental Cell 2004, 6: 791-800. PMID: 15177028, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2004.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNAFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenitaliaHumansHypothalamusKidneyLiverMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOrgan SpecificityOvaryPharmaceutical PreparationsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSerpinsSex CharacteristicsTestisTranscortinConceptsMolecular differencesGene expressionExtensive differential gene expressionReproductive tissuesDifferential gene expressionGene expression differencesCellular rolesMammalian sexMouse geneMajor molecular differencesExpression differencesAdult tissuesOsmotic regulationExpression patternsFemale hypothalamusMolecular levelPhysiological differencesGenesDifferent hormonal environmentsRenal functionHormonal environmentExpressionSteroid metabolismMetabolismDrug metabolism
2003
Diversifying Neural Cells through Order of Birth and Asymmetry of Division
Zhong W. Diversifying Neural Cells through Order of Birth and Asymmetry of Division. Neuron 2003, 37: 11-14. PMID: 12526768, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)01178-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetry of divisionCell fate diversificationCell fate determinationAsymmetric cell divisionMature nervous systemFate diversificationDrosophila genesFate determinationCell divisionCell typesProgenitor cellsNeural cellsDevelopmental neurobiologyNervous systemCommon setCellsDivisionGenesDiversityDiversificationKey questions
2000
Mouse numb is an essential gene involved in cortical neurogenesis
Zhong W, Jiang M, Schonemann M, Meneses J, Pedersen R, Jan L, Jan Y. Mouse numb is an essential gene involved in cortical neurogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 6844-6849. PMID: 10841580, PMCID: PMC18761, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.12.6844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential genesDaughter cellsProgenitor cellsCranial neural tube closureFunction mutant allelesApical daughter cellMembrane-associated proteinsProgenitor cell fateCortical neurogenesisNeural tube closureEmbryonic day 11.5Neural progenitor cellsCortical progenitor cellsNumb functionsCell fateApical cell membraneNumb geneSevere defectsTube closureMutant allelesNeural developmentDay 11.5Cell membraneGenesMammalian neocortex
1999
DLX‐1, DLX‐2, and DLX‐5 expression define distinct stages of basal forebrain differentiation
Eisenstat D, Liu J, Mione M, Zhong W, Yu G, Anderson S, Ghattas I, Puelles L, Rubenstein J. DLX‐1, DLX‐2, and DLX‐5 expression define distinct stages of basal forebrain differentiation. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1999, 414: 217-237. PMID: 10516593, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19991115)414:2<217::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsAntibody SpecificityBasal GangliaCell DifferentiationCell NucleusCerebral VentriclesCytoplasmGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationIsomerismMiceMitosisMutagenesisNeuronsProsencephalonRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerS PhaseTranscription FactorsConceptsDlx-2Dlx-1Dlx-5Dlx genesDlx-5 expressionEmbryonic day 10.5Ventricular zoneDlx proteinsDlx familyM phase cellsCraniofacial morphogenesisHomeobox genesSingle mutantsDaughter cellsDay 10.5GenesForebrain differentiationProteinSame cellsMouse forebrainMild phenotypeCellsDifferentiationExpressionDistinct stages
1993
The expression pattern of a Drosophila homolog to the mouse transcription factor HNF‐4 suggests a determinative role in gut formation.
Zhong W, Sladek F, Darnell J. The expression pattern of a Drosophila homolog to the mouse transcription factor HNF‐4 suggests a determinative role in gut formation. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 537-544. PMID: 8440243, PMCID: PMC413236, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb05685.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsChromosome DeletionChromosome MappingDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaGene ExpressionHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4In Situ HybridizationIntestinal MucosaIntestinesKidneyLiverMiceMolecular Sequence DataPhenotypePhosphoproteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription FactorsConceptsDNA-binding domainDrosophila genesGut formationHNF-4Binding domainIdentical DNA binding domainsZinc finger DNA-binding domainHepatocyte nuclear factor 3Transcription factor HNF-4Amino acidsGroup of genesLiver-specific gene expressionDrosophila homologDrosophila embryoDrosophila mutantsMouse genesHNF-3Cross-hybridizationLate embryogenesisChromosomal deletionsDrosophilaFat bodyGene expressionExpression patternsGenes
1992
Murine chromosomal location of four hepatocyte-enriched transcription factors: HNf-3α, HNF-3β, HNF-3γ, and HNF-4
Avraham K, Prezioso V, Chen W, Lai E, Sladek F, Zhong W, Darnell J, Jenkins N, Copeland N. Murine chromosomal location of four hepatocyte-enriched transcription factors: HNf-3α, HNF-3β, HNF-3γ, and HNF-4. Genomics 1992, 13: 264-268. PMID: 1612587, DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(92)90241-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsChromosome MappingCrosses, GeneticDigestive SystemDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGenetic MarkersHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alphaHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-betaHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-gammaHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4HumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuridaeNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsSpecies SpecificityTranscription FactorsConceptsHNF-3 familyHepatocyte-enriched transcription factorsHNF-3Transcription factorsHNF-4Positive-acting transcription factorsHepatocyte nuclear factor 3Analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphismsInterspecific backcross miceDNA-binding domainHNF-3 alphaRestriction fragment length polymorphismFragment length polymorphismDrosophila genesChromosomal locationMouse chromosomeRegulatory regionsHNF-3BBinding domainBackcross miceLength polymorphismEndoderm developmentGut cellsGenesBinding sites