2012
Some facts about Ye Shiwen's swim
Zhong W, Wu H, Li L. Some facts about Ye Shiwen's swim. Nature 2012, 488: 459-459. PMID: 22914156, DOI: 10.1038/488459a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane compartments and organelles: new tricks by old dogs and new kids on the block
Niwa M, Zhong W. Membrane compartments and organelles: new tricks by old dogs and new kids on the block. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2012, 24: 449-452. PMID: 22909897, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2012.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Timing cell-fate determination during asymmetric cell divisions
Zhong W. Timing cell-fate determination during asymmetric cell divisions. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2008, 18: 472-478. PMID: 18983918, PMCID: PMC2609754, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetric cell divisionCell divisionCell cycle progressionFate determinantsCell fate determinantsCell fate determinationCell fateDaughter cellsCellular organellesMolecular mechanismsCell cycleGolgi apparatusIntracellular signalingSubcellular distributionDifferent fatesCell typesNovel mechanismCell proliferationMolecular compositionMultiple roundsRecent findingsDivisionFateInvertebratesCentrosomesNeurogenesis and asymmetric cell division
Zhong W, Chia W. Neurogenesis and asymmetric cell division. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2008, 18: 4-11. PMID: 18513950, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsAsymmetric divisionMammalian neural progenitor cellsAsymmetric cell divisionProgenitor cellsCellular diversityGlial progenyCell divisionCell biologyNeuronal lineageNeural progenitorsCentral nervous systemDivisionNeurogenesisDrosophilaVertebratesCellsLineagesNervous systemBiologyProgenyProgenitorsDiversityNeuroblastsSimilarity
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
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