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Overview

Shikai Liu is affiliated with Ocean University of China. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, reflecting an interdisciplinary focus on aquatic science and molecular biology.

Their scholarly output includes work in the following main fields:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad areas, Liu has contributed to several subfields of study, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Molecular Biology
  • Aquatic Science
  • Immunology
  • Materials Chemistry

The key research topics addressed by Liu focus on marine and aquaculture systems, as well as advanced nanomaterials for biomedical applications. These include:

  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Vibrio Bacteria Research Studies

Liu's publications can be found in multiple notable venues, with frequent contributions to journals such as:

  • Aquaculture
  • Marine Biotechnology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Gene

Selected recent papers include:

  • "GSH-Depleted Nanozymes with Hyperthermia-Enhanced Dual Enzyme-Mimic Activities for Tumor Nanocatalytic Therapy," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Guiding Transition Metal-Doped Hollow Cerium Tandem Nanozymes with Elaborately Regulated Multi-Enzymatic Activities for Intensive Chemodynamic Therapy," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • ""Electron Transport Chain Interference" Strategy of Amplified Mild-Photothermal Therapy and Defect-Engineered Multi-Enzymatic Activities for Synergistic Tumor-Personalized Suppression," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "A "Closed-Loop" Therapeutic Strategy Based on Mutually Reinforced Ferroptosis and Immunotherapy," 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Identification of Vibrio alginolyticus as a causative pathogen associated with mass summer mortality of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in China," 2021, Aquaculture

Liu has collaborated extensively with a number of colleagues, including:

  • Qi Li
  • Lingfeng Kong
  • Ben Yang
  • Chengxun Xu
  • Hong Yu

The cumulative research outputs and collaborations indicate a sustained focus on aquatic-related biological problems and the development of nanotechnological approaches within biomedical contexts.

Best Publications

  • The channel catfish genome sequence provides insights into the evolution of scale formation in teleosts.

    Zhanjiang Liu;Shikai Liu;Jun Yao;Lisui Bao

  • Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research

    Hisham Abdelrahman;Mohamed ElHady;Acacia Alcivar-Warren;Standish Allen

  • Transcriptomic signatures of attachment, NF-κB suppression and IFN stimulation in the catfish gill following columnaris bacterial infection.

    Fanyue Sun;Eric Peatman;Chao Li;Shikai Liu

  • Efficient assembly and annotation of the transcriptome of catfish by RNA-Seq analysis of a doubled haploid homozygote

    Shikai Liu;Shikai Liu;Yu Zhang;Zunchun Zhou;Geoff Waldbieser

  • A genome-wide association study in catfish reveals the presence of functional hubs of related genes within QTLs for columnaris disease resistance

    Xin Geng;Jin Sha;Shikai Liu;Lisui Bao

  • The Y chromosome sequence of the channel catfish suggests novel sex determination mechanisms in teleost fish

    Lisui Bao;Changxu Tian;Shikai Liu;Yu Zhang

  • Pathogen recognition receptors in channel catfish: I. Identification, phylogeny and expression of NOD-like receptors.

    K.V. Rajendran;Jiaren Zhang;Shikai Liu;Huseyin Kucuktas

  • Pathogen recognition receptors in channel catfish: III phylogeny and expression analysis of Toll-like receptors.

    Jiaren Zhang;Shikai Liu;K.V. Rajendran;K.V. Rajendran;Luyang Sun

  • Assembly of 500,000 inter-specific catfish expressed sequence tags and large scale gene-associated marker development for whole genome association studies

    Shaolin Wang;Eric Peatman;Jason Abernathy;Geoff Waldbieser

  • Pathogen recognition receptors in channel catfish: II. Identification, phylogeny and expression of retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs).

    K.V. Rajendran;Jiaren Zhang;Shikai Liu;Eric Peatman

  • Male-biased genes in catfish as revealed by RNA-Seq analysis of the testis transcriptome.

    Fanyue Sun;Shikai Liu;Xiaoyu Gao;Yanliang Jiang

  • Comparative genome analysis of 52 fish species suggests differential associations of repetitive elements with their living aquatic environments.

    Zihao Yuan;Shikai Liu;Tao Zhou;Changxu Tian

  • Construction of a high-density, high-resolution genetic map and its integration with BAC-based physical map in channel catfish

    Yun Li;Shikai Liu;Zhenkui Qin;Geoff Waldbieser

  • Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Multiple Novel QTL Associated with Low Oxygen Tolerance in Hybrid Catfish

    Xiaoxiao Zhong;Xiaozhu Wang;Tao Zhou;Yulin Jin

  • A genome-wide association study of heat stress-associated SNPs in catfish.

    Y. Jin;T. Zhou;X. Geng;S. Liu

  • Identification and Characterization of Full-Length cDNAs in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)

    Fei Chen;Fei Chen;Yoona Lee;Yanliang Jiang;Shaolin Wang

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Multiple Regions Associated with Head Size in Catfish.

    Xin Geng;Shikai Liu;Jun Yao;Lisui Bao

  • GWAS analysis of QTL for enteric septicemia of catfish and their involved genes suggest evolutionary conservation of a molecular mechanism of disease resistance

    Tao Zhou;Shikai Liu;Xin Geng;Yulin Jin

  • Microfibrillar-associated protein 4 (MFAP4) genes in catfish play a novel role in innate immune responses

    Donghong Niu;Eric Peatman;Hong Liu;Jianguo Lu

  • CALL FOR PAPERS NextGen Sequencing Technology-based Dissection of Physiological Systems RNA-Seq reveals expression signatures of genes involved in oxygen transport, protein synthesis, folding, and degradation in response to heat stress in catfish

    Shikai Liu;Xiuli Wang;Fanyue Sun;Jiaren Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhanjiang Liu
Zhanjiang Liu Syracuse University
Rex A. Dunham
Rex A. Dunham Auburn University
Eric Peatman
Eric Peatman Auburn University
Shaolin Wang
Shaolin Wang China Agricultural University
Daoji Li
Daoji Li East China Normal University
Phillip H. Klesius
Phillip H. Klesius Agricultural Research Service
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo
Peng Xu
Peng Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Axel Meyer
Axel Meyer University of Konstanz

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