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Pingsheng Liu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on biochemical and molecular biological aspects related to lipid metabolism, adipose tissue, and cellular processes involving lipid droplets.

Their work spans several main fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields in which Liu has published extensively include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Key research topics that characterize their contributions are:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Liu's notable recent publications include:

  • "Two Types of Contact Between Lipid Droplets and Mitochondria," 2020, published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Fusobacterium nucleatum Promotes Colorectal Cancer Cell to Acquire Stem Cell-Like Features by Manipulating Lipid Droplet-Mediated Numb Degradation," 2022, published in Advanced Science
  • "CD146 is a Novel ANGPTL2 Receptor that Promotes Obesity by Manipulating Lipid Metabolism and Energy Expenditure," 2021, published in Advanced Science
  • "Cold-Inducible Klf9 Regulates Thermogenesis of Brown and Beige Fat," 2020, published in Diabetes
  • "Rab18 binds PLIN2 and ACSL3 to mediate lipid droplet dynamics," 2021, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Liu frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Shuyan Zhang
  • Zelun Zhi
  • Liujuan Cui
  • Ahmed Hammad Mirza
  • Chang Zhou

Their research is often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Protein & Cell
  • Advanced Science
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial outer-membrane protein FUNDC1 mediates hypoxia-induced mitophagy in mammalian cells

    Lei Liu;Du Feng;Guo Chen;Ming Chen

  • Secreted Monocytic miR-150 Enhances Targeted Endothelial Cell Migration

    Yujing Zhang;Danqing Liu;Xi Chen;Jing Li

  • Multiple Functions of Caveolin-1

    Pingsheng Liu;Michael Rudick;Richard G.W. Anderson

  • Chinese hamster ovary K2 cell lipid droplets appear to be metabolic organelles involved in membrane traffic.

    Pingsheng Liu;Yunshu Ying;Yingming Zhao;Dorothy I. Mundy

  • Lipidomics reveals that adiposomes store ether lipids and mediate phospholipid traffic.

    René Bartz;Wen Hong Li;Barney Venables;John K. Zehmer

  • Estrogen receptor alpha and endothelial nitric oxide synthase are organized into a functional signaling module in caveolae.

    Ken L. Chambliss;Ivan S. Yuhanna;Chieko Mineo;Pingsheng Liu

  • Localization of Platelet-derived Growth Factor-stimulated Phosphorylation Cascade to Caveolae

    Pingsheng Liu;Yunshu Ying;Young Gyu Ko;Richard G.W. Anderson

  • Compartmentalized Production of Ceramide at the Cell Surface

    Pingsheng Liu;Richard G.W. Anderson

  • Dynamic activity of lipid droplets: protein phosphorylation and GTP-mediated protein translocation.

    René Bartz;John K. Zehmer;Meifang Zhu;Yue Chen

  • A role for lipid droplets in inter-membrane lipid traffic.

    John K. Zehmer;Youguo Huang;Gong Peng;Jing Pu

  • Platelet-derived growth factor activates mitogen-activated protein kinase in isolated caveolae

    Pingsheng Liu;Yun-shu Ying;Richard G. W. Anderson

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase interacts with the adaptor protein Dab1 in response to Reelin signaling and is required for normal cortical lamination.

    Hans H. Bock;Yves Jossin;Pingsheng Liu;Eckart Förster

  • Proteome of Skeletal Muscle Lipid Droplet Reveals Association with Mitochondria and Apolipoprotein A-I

    Huina Zhang;Yang Wang;Jing Li;Jinhai Yu

  • Cell-specific targeting of caveolin-1 to caveolae, secretory vesicles, cytoplasm or mitochondria.

    W.P. Li;P. Liu;B.K. Pilcher;R.G. Anderson

  • The proteomics of lipid droplets: structure, dynamics, and functions of the organelle conserved from bacteria to humans.

    Li Yang;Yunfeng Ding;Yong Chen;Shuyan Zhang

  • Cholesterol-regulated Translocation of NPC1L1 to the Cell Surface Facilitates Free Cholesterol Uptake

    Liqing Yu;Shantaram Bharadwaj;J. Mark Brown;Yinyan Ma

  • Platelet-derived growth factor mediates tyrosine phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic domain of the low Density lipoprotein receptor-related protein in caveolae.

    Philippe Boucher;Pingsheng Liu;Michael Gotthardt;Thomas Hiesberger

  • Oleate Blocks Palmitate-Induced Abnormal Lipid Distribution, Endoplasmic Reticulum Expansion and Stress, and Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle

    Gong Peng;Linghai Li;Yanbo Liu;Yanbo Liu;Jing Pu

  • Rab-Regulated Interaction of Early Endosomes with Lipid Droplets

    Pingsheng Liu;René Bartz;John K. Zehmer;Yun-shu Ying

  • Comparative proteomic study reveals 17β-HSD13 as a pathogenic protein in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Wen Su;Yang Wang;Xiao Jia;Wenhan Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. W. Anderson
Richard G. W. Anderson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fuquan Yang
Fuquan Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Zhang
Hong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li Yang
Li Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tao Xu
Tao Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yingming Zhao
Yingming Zhao University of Chicago
Guanghou Shui
Guanghou Shui Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alexander Steinbüchel
Alexander Steinbüchel University of Münster
Joachim Herz
Joachim Herz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Yu Huang
Yu Huang University of California, Los Angeles

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