Xinran Liu, MD, PhD
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Director of CCMI Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
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Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
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Neuroscience
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Director of CCMI Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
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Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
Appointments
Neuroscience
Primary
Additional Titles
Director of CCMI Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
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Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
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Senior Research Scientist
Director of CCMI Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Appointments
Neuroscience
Senior Research ScientistPrimary
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- Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
- Electron Microscopy
- Neuroscience
Education & Training
- Post doctoral training
- University of California San Diego (2000)
- PhD
- Nagoya University School of Medicine (1996)
- MD
- Shanghai Second Military Medical University (1985)
Research
Overview
As one of the core facilities in the Medical School, We offer a wide range of services from conventional and immuno- electron microscopy to electron tomography. Our experienced staff routinely perform sample processing, sectioning and imaging for a set fee. Our facility is open to users who have had prior training in electron microscopy. The training on use of electron microscope and sample preparation is provided on a one-on-one basis throughout the year.
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0000-0002-1586-2151- View Lab Website
CCMI Electron Microscopy Core Facility
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Xinran Liu's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Xinran Liu's research output by year.
Christopher Bunick, MD/PhD
Jain Jeong, PhD
Jennifer McNiff, MD
Joao Pereira, PhD
Keith Choate, MD, PhD
Lauren Lawres, MSPH
12Publications
946Citations
Publications
2024
Interleukin-7-based identification of liver lymphatic endothelial cells reveals their unique structural features
Yang Y, Jeong J, Su T, Lai S, Zhang P, Garcia-Milian R, Graham M, Liu X, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Pereira J, Iwakiri Y. Interleukin-7-based identification of liver lymphatic endothelial cells reveals their unique structural features. JHEP Reports 2024, 6: 101069. PMID: 38966234, PMCID: PMC11222939, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCell surface structuresLymphatic endothelial cellsPublished single-cell RNA-sequencingRNA-seq analysisScRNA-seq analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencingLymphatic systemEndothelial cellsInterleukin-7RNA-seqScRNA-seqExpressed genesRNA sequencingTranscriptomic changesLow abundanceI/R liver injuryGenesIsolation protocolLiver cell typesCell typesIsolation methodLiver of miceHuman liver specimensHeterozygous miceMouse liver
2022
Inguinal patch in mpox (monkeypox) virus infection and eccrine syringometaplasia: report of two cases with in situ hybridization and electron microscopy findings
Roy S, Sarhan J, Liu X, Murphy M, Bunick C, Choate K, Damsky W, McNiff J. Inguinal patch in mpox (monkeypox) virus infection and eccrine syringometaplasia: report of two cases with in situ hybridization and electron microscopy findings. British Journal Of Dermatology 2022, 188: 574-576. PMID: 36763786, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljac146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVirus infectionUnusual clinical findingsElectron microscopy findingsEccrine epitheliumSquamous syringometaplasiaClinical findingsSitu hybridizationEccrine ductsMicroscopy findingsSyringometaplasiaUltrastructural characteristicsInfectionViral mRNAsFindingsPatientsHistopathologicalDiseaseEpitheliumProteasomal degradation within endocytic organelles can mediate antigen cross- presentation
Sengupta D, Graham M, Liu X, Cresswell P. Proteasomal degradation within endocytic organelles can mediate antigen cross- presentation. Molecular Immunology 2022, 150: 23. DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2022.05.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsMHC-I moleculesMouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cellsBone marrow-derived dendritic cellsMarrow-derived dendritic cellsAntigen processingConventional antigen processingMouse dendritic cellsMHC-I-peptide complexesSurface MHCMHCSurface expressionProteasome inhibitionPeptide loadingHuman B2Cell phagosomesCell typesActive proteasomesSpecific peptidesCellsPeptidesEndocytic compartmentsProteasomal degradationEndocytic pathwayRetro-2 alters Golgi structure
Yue X, Gim B, Zhu L, Tan C, Qian Y, Graham M, Liu X, Lee I. Retro-2 alters Golgi structure. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 14975. PMID: 36056100, PMCID: PMC9438350, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19415-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRetro-2Golgi apparatusGolgi structureER exit site proteinGolgi structural proteinsGolgi stacksER exitGolgi organizationIndividual cisternaeGolgiStructural proteinsProtein secretionPerinuclear areaUltra-structural studiesEM tomographyVesicular profilesHuman lung cellsPartial disassemblySyntaxin5ProteinCultured human lung cellsCell depletionDisassemblyUltrastructureCells
2019
Parasite‐Derived Vesicular‐Mediated Protein Export by the Human Pathogen Babesia microti
Mamoun C, Thekkiniath J, Kilian N, Lawres L, Gewirtz M, Abraham A, Graham M, Liu X, Ledizet M. Parasite‐Derived Vesicular‐Mediated Protein Export by the Human Pathogen Babesia microti. The FASEB Journal 2019, 33: 649.2-649.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.649.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMajor morphogenetic changesImmunoelectron microscopy analysisB. microtiProtein exportPhylum ApicomplexaMorphogenetic changesSecreted proteinsCell fractionationIntraerythrocytic developmentCanonical motifsExport systemPlasma membraneErythrocyte cytoplasmMajor immunodominant antigenBabesia microtiParasitophorous vacuoleHost erythrocyteWorldwide geographic distributionMalaria-like illnessGeographic distributionMalaria parasitesCell environmentProteinFASEB JournalFull-text articles
2014
Membrane adhesion dictates Golgi stacking and cisternal morphology
Lee I, Tiwari N, Dunlop MH, Graham M, Liu X, Rothman JE. Membrane adhesion dictates Golgi stacking and cisternal morphology. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 1849-1854. PMID: 24449908, PMCID: PMC3918774, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323895111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFK506-binding protein (FKBP) domainsGolgi cisternaeGolgi matrix proteinsClass of proteinsCisternal morphologyCisternal maturationProtein domainsGolgi membranesGolgi stacksRegulatory proteinsGolgiMatrix proteinsMembrane adhesionMembrane transportProtein 55Adhesive processHeLa cellsAdhesive proteinsProteinGolginsCargo transportAncient formCisternaeQuantitative electron microscopyMitochondriaA dynamin 1-, dynamin 3- and clathrin-independent pathway of synaptic vesicle recycling mediated by bulk endocytosis
Wu Y, O'Toole ET, Girard M, Ritter B, Messa M, Liu X, McPherson PS, Ferguson SM, De Camilli P. A dynamin 1-, dynamin 3- and clathrin-independent pathway of synaptic vesicle recycling mediated by bulk endocytosis. ELife 2014, 3: e01621. PMID: 24963135, PMCID: PMC4107917, DOI: 10.7554/elife.01621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsClathrin-mediated endocytosisDynamin 1Bulk endosomesBulk endocytosisSynaptic vesiclesNew synaptic vesiclesClathrin-independent pathwaySynaptic vesicle recyclingSV membranesSV reformationDynamin 3Vesicle recyclingClathrinEndocytosisLarge endocytic vacuolesEndocytic vacuolesEndosomesPotent stimulationIntense synaptic activityVacuolesPathwaySynaptic activityMassive formationExocytosisBuds
2013
Competing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Govern Circadian Periodicity by Degradation of CRY in Nucleus and Cytoplasm
Yoo S, Mohawk J, Siepka S, Shan Y, Huh S, Hong H, Kornblum I, Kumar V, Koike N, Xu M, Nussbaum J, Liu X, Chen Z, Chen Z, Green C, Takahashi J. Competing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Govern Circadian Periodicity by Degradation of CRY in Nucleus and Cytoplasm. Cell 2013, 152: 1091-1105. PMID: 23452855, PMCID: PMC3694781, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsE3 ligase complexLigase complexSCF E3 ligase complexF-box protein genesCircadian periodE3 ligase activityMammalian circadian clockCry proteinsUbiquitin ligasesE3 ligasesCRY degradationLoss of functionCircadian mutantsLigase activityProtein geneCellular compartmentalizationCircadian clockFBXL21FBXL3Missense mutationsLigasesCytoplasmDual roleMutationsTurnover rate
2012
Nuclear localization of Klotho in brain: an anti-aging protein
German D, Khobahy I, Pastor J, Kuro-o M, Liu X. Nuclear localization of Klotho in brain: an anti-aging protein. Neurobiology Of Aging 2012, 33: 1483.e25-1483.e30. PMID: 22245317, PMCID: PMC3328593, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExtracellular domainNuclear membraneSingle-pass transmembrane proteinMultiple fibroblast growth factor receptorsFibroblast growth factor receptorNuclear functionsPrecise cellular localizationTransmembrane proteinGrowth factor receptorNuclear localizationPlasma membraneTransmembrane formCellular localizationCell typesCultured cellsAnti-aging proteinCell membraneImmunoelectron microscopyLigand affinityWhole animalFactor receptorAntioxidant enzymesProteinKlotho proteinGenes
2009
Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2
Blundell J, Tabuchi K, Bolliger M, Blaiss C, Brose N, Liu X, Südhof T, Powell C. Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2. Genes Brain & Behavior 2009, 8: 114-126. PMID: 19016888, PMCID: PMC2648807, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00455.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalElectroshockGene DeletionInterpersonal RelationsLearningMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsPainPain MeasurementPostural BalanceSocial BehaviorSynapsesConceptsInhibitory synaptic functionInhibitory synaptic punctaAnxiety-like behaviorSynaptic functionInhibitory synapsesSynaptic punctaMutant miceInhibitory synapse numbersPostsynaptic cell adhesion moleculesBehavioral phenotypesSocial interaction deficitsSymmetric synapsesPain sensitivitySynapse numberCell adhesion moleculeNeuroligin-2Global deletionMiceAdhesion moleculesInteraction deficitsMarked increaseSynapsesBehavioral changesSynapse propertiesPuncta
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