2008
Going Nuclear Is Again a Winning (Wnt) Strategy
Zhong W. Going Nuclear Is Again a Winning (Wnt) Strategy. Developmental Cell 2008, 15: 635-636. PMID: 19000826, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell NucleusGene Expression RegulationMiceModels, BiologicalNeuronsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSignal TransductionWnt Proteins
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 metabolismNestin promoter/enhancer directs transgene expression to precursors of adult generated periglomerular neurons
Beech RD, Cleary MA, Treloar HB, Eisch AJ, Harrist AV, Zhong W, Greer CA, Duman RS, Picciotto MR. Nestin promoter/enhancer directs transgene expression to precursors of adult generated periglomerular neurons. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2004, 475: 128-141. PMID: 15176089, DOI: 10.1002/cne.20179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPG neuronsSubventricular zoneGranule cellsOlfactory bulbMajor neurogenic regionsAdult-generated neuronsSVZ precursor cellsTetracycline transactivatorRostral migratory streamOlfactory bulb interneuronsTransgene expressionPeriglomerular neuronsPeriglomerular cellsNestin promoterTyrosine hydroxylaseAdult brainInterneuronal populationsBulb interneuronsNeurogenic regionsMigratory streamNeuronal precursorsNeuronsUnique subsetPromoter/enhancerPrecursor cells
1994
Tissue-specific regulation of mouse hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 expression.
Zhong W, Mirkovitch J, Darnell J. Tissue-specific regulation of mouse hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 expression. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1994, 14: 7276-7284. PMID: 7523862, PMCID: PMC359262, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.14.11.7276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBinding SitesDeoxyribonuclease IDNA ProbesDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4KidneyLiverLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNATissue DistributionTranscription FactorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTransient transfection assaysLiver-enriched transcription factorsHNF-4HNF-4 geneLiver-specific expressionTranscription factorsPresence of DNase I-hypersensitive sitesHNF-1 binding siteDNase I hypersensitive sitesHepatocyte nuclear factor 4Distal enhancer elementsDNase hypersensitive sitesHepatoma-specific expressionSteroid hormone receptor superfamilyHNF-4 expressionTissue-specific expressionHNF-1 alphaHormone receptor superfamilyExpression of HNF-4RNA startDNA elementsEnhancer elementsHNF-1Promoter regionReporter constructs
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