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Fang Liu is affiliated with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience with 54, 50, and 28 publications respectively in these main disciplines.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. These areas have seen 34, 18, 14, 13, and 5 publications of their work respectively.

Liu's research topics cover Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects.

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

Frequent publication venues for Liu include Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Molecular Brain, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Nature Communications, and Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.

  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Molecular Brain
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Prominent collaborators in Liu's research work frequently include Ping Su, Albert H.C. Wong, Shengqiang Zhou, James Samsom, and Dongxu Zhai.

  • Ping Su
  • Albert H.C. Wong
  • Shengqiang Zhou
  • James Samsom
  • Dongxu Zhai

Among Liu's recent published papers are:

  • Treatment of patients with nonsevere and severe coronavirus disease 2019: an evidence-based guideline, 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Neddylation stabilizes Nav1.1 to maintain interneuron excitability and prevent seizures in murine epilepsy models, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The NMDA receptor subunit GluN3A regulates synaptic activity-induced and myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C)-dependent transcription, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The recurrent de novo c.2011C>T missense variant in MTSS2 causes syndromic intellectual disability, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetic source tracking of human plague cases in Inner Mongolia-Beijing, 2019, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Best Publications

  • Dual Regulation of NMDA Receptor Functions by Direct Protein-Protein Interactions with the Dopamine D1 Receptor

    Frank J.S. Lee;Sheng Xue;Lin Pei;Brian Vukusic

  • Direct binding and functional coupling of α-synuclein to the dopamine transporters accelerate dopamine-induced apoptosis

    Frank J. S. Lee;Fang Liu;Zdenek B. Pristupa;Hyman B. Niznik

  • Direct protein–protein coupling enables cross-talk between dopamine D5 and γ-aminobutyric acid A receptors

    Fang Liu;Qi Wan;Zdenek B. Pristupa;Xian-Min Yu

  • Activation of PI3-kinase is required for AMPA receptor insertion during LTP of mEPSCs in cultured hippocampal neurons

    Heng-Ye Man;Qinhua Wang;Wei-Yang Lu;William Ju

  • Control of synaptic strength, a novel function of Akt.

    Qinghua Wang;Lidong Liu;Lidong Liu;Lin Pei;William Ju

  • Expression of Ca2+-Permeable AMPA Receptor Channels Primes Cell Death in Transient Forebrain Ischemia

    ShuHong Liu;Lorraine Lau;JianShe Wei;DongYa Zhu

  • Modulation of D2R-NR2B Interactions in Response to Cocaine

    Xian Yu Liu;Xiang Ping Chu;Li Min Mao;Min Wang

  • Dopamine transporter cell surface localization facilitated by a direct interaction with the dopamine D2 receptor

    Frank J S Lee;Lin Pei;Anna Moszczynska;Brian Vukusic

  • G Protein-coupled Receptors Form Stable Complexes with Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels and Adenylyl Cyclase

    Natalie Lavine;Nathalie Ethier;Nathalie Ethier;James N. Oak;Lin Pei

  • Differential modulation of GABAA receptor function by Mel1a and Mel1b receptors.

    Qi Wan;Heng-Ye Man;Fang Liu;Jodi Braunton

  • NCS-1 in the Dentate Gyrus Promotes Exploration, Synaptic Plasticity, and Rapid Acquisition of Spatial Memory

    Bechara J. Saab;John Georgiou;Arup Nath;Frank J.S. Lee

  • Regulation of Dopamine D1 Receptor Function by Physical Interaction with the NMDA Receptors

    Lin Pei;Frank J S Lee;Anna Moszczynska;Brian Vukusic

  • Dual neuroprotective signaling mediated by downregulating two distinct phosphatase activities of PTEN.

    Ke Ning;Lin Pei;Mingxia Liao;Baosong Liu

  • Protein kinase-mediated bidirectional trafficking and functional regulation of the human dopamine transporter

    Zdenek B. Pristupa;Fortunata McConkey;Fang Liu;Heng Y. Man

  • Uncoupling the dopamine D1-D2 receptor complex exerts antidepressant-like effects

    Lin Pei;Shupeng Li;Min Wang;Mustansir Diwan

  • FMRP Acts as a Key Messenger for Dopamine Modulation in the Forebrain

    Hansen Wang;Long Jun Wu;Susan S. Kim;Frank J.S. Lee

  • Na, K-ATPase activity regulates AMPA receptor turnover through proteasome-mediated proteolysis

    Dawei Zhang;Qingming Hou;Min Wang;Amy Lin

  • Understanding the Role of GPCR Heteroreceptor Complexes in Modulating the Brain Networks in Health and Disease.

    Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela;Jens Carlsson;Patricia Ambrogini;Manuel Narvaez

  • Folding Efficiency Is Rate-limiting in Dopamine D4 Receptor Biogenesis *

    Kathleen Van Craenenbroeck;Stewart D. Clark;Michael J. Cox;James N. Oak

  • Schizophrenia, amphetamine-induced sensitized state and acute amphetamine exposure all show a common alteration: increased dopamine D2 receptor dimerization

    Min Wang;Lin Pei;Paul J Fletcher;Paul J Fletcher;Shitij Kapur

  • Genetic and pharmacological evidence for schizophrenia-related Disc1 interaction with GSK-3.

    Tatiana V. Lipina;Oksana Kaidanovich-Beilin;Satish Patel;Min Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Fletcher
Paul J. Fletcher Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Yu Tian Wang
Yu Tian Wang University of British Columbia
Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela
Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela Karolinska Institute
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
José N. Nobrega
José N. Nobrega Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Sergio Tanganelli
Sergio Tanganelli University of Ferrara
Luca Ferraro
Luca Ferraro University of Ferrara
Tak Pan Wong
Tak Pan Wong McGill University
Zafiris J. Daskalakis
Zafiris J. Daskalakis University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
Hua Feng
Hua Feng Third Military Medical University

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