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Overview

Shutsung Liao was a researcher primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their work focused mainly on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing to several subfields including biomaterials, pollution, molecular biology, plant science, and global and planetary change.

Their recent publications covered a range of topics relating to molecular biology and biomaterials, with particular emphasis on plant stress responses, tolerance, and polymer-related materials for biomedical and environmental applications. Among the main themes addressed in their research were microplastics and plastic pollution, plant water relations, plant and fungal interactions, as well as advanced biomaterials like electrospun nanofibers and silk-based materials.

Notable recent papers included:

  • The synergistic effect of double catalysis of TGase-mediated limited deamidation and cross-linking of zein to form multifunctional zein-based film for food preservation (2025, Food Chemistry)
  • Identification of the B7-H3 Interaction Partners Using a Proximity Labeling Strategy (2025, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Durable hydrophobic cotton fabric fabricated by synergistically modifying with zein nanoparticles and beeswax (2025, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects)
  • Enzymatic synthesis of self-adhesive zein to impart durable hydrophobicity with antioxidant activity to cotton fabrics (2024, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules)
  • The LpHsfA2-molecular module confers thermotolerance via fine tuning of its transcription in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) (2024, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology)

Their collaborations included frequent co-authorship with Yutong Sheng, Bingqing Liao, Jinghan Ruan, Bai Hu, and Guangjing Ma, highlighting a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships.

Common publication venues for their work were:

  • Cancer Letters
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Food Chemistry

The primary research areas they contributed to encompassed:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields explored through their studies included:

  • Biomaterials
  • Pollution
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

Topics frequently addressed in their research comprised:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Biotin and Related Studies

Best Publications

  • Molecular Cloning of Human and Rat Complementary DNA Encoding Androgen Receptors

    Chawnshang S. Chang;John Kokontis;Shutsung Liao

  • Structural analysis of complementary DNA and amino acid sequences of human and rat androgen receptors.

    Chawnshang Chang;John Kokontis;Shutsung Liao

  • Modulation of endocrine systems and food intake by green tea epigallocatechin gallate.

    Yung Hsi Kao;Richard A. Hiipakka;Shutsung Liao

  • Selective retention of dihydrotestosterone by prostatic nuclei

    K. M. Anderson;Shutsung Liao

  • Receptor Proteins for Androgens ON THE ROLE OF SPECIFIC PROTEINS IN SELECTIVE RETENTION OF 17β-HYDROXY-5α-ANDROSTAN-3-ONE BY RAT VENTRAL PROSTATE IN VIVO AND IN VITRO

    Senmaw Fang;K.M. Anderson;Shutsung Liao

  • Growth inhibition and regression of human prostate and breast tumors in athymic mice by tea epigallocatechin gallate

    Shutsung Liao;Yoshihisa Umekita;Jingtao Guo;John M. Kokontis

  • Androgen Receptors STEROID AND TISSUE-SPECIFIC RETENTION OF A 17β-HYDROXY-5α-ANDROSTAN-3-ONE-PROTEIN COMPLEX BY THE CELL NUCLEI OF VENTRAL PROSTATE

    Senmaw Fang;Shutsung Liao

  • Ubiquitous receptor: a receptor that modulates gene activation by retinoic acid and thyroid hormone receptors.

    Ching Song;John M. Kokontis;Richard A. Hiipakka;Shutsung Liao

  • Steroid structure and androgenic activity. Specificities involved in the receptor binding and nuclear retention of various androgens

    Shutsung Liao;Tehming Liang;Senmaw Fang;Evangelina Castañeda

  • Increased Androgen Receptor Activity and Altered c-myc Expression in Prostate Cancer Cells after Long-Term Androgen Deprivation

    John Kokontis;Kenji Takakura;Nissim Hay;Shutsung Liao

  • Progression of LNCaP Prostate Tumor Cells during Androgen Deprivation: Hormone-Independent Growth, Repression of Proliferation by Androgen, and Role for p27Kip1 in Androgen-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest

    John M. Kokontis;Nissim Hay;Shutsung Liao

  • Structure–activity relationships for inhibition of human 5α-reductases by polyphenols

    Richard A. Hiipakka;Han-Zhong Zhang;Wei Dai;Qing Dai

  • Methods and compositions for regulation of 5-alpha reductase activity

    Shutsung Liao;Richard A. Hiipakka

  • Human prostate tumor growth in athymic mice: inhibition by androgens and stimulation by finasteride.

    Yoshihisa Umekita;Richard A. Hiipakka;John M. Kokontis;Shutsung Liao

  • Green tea: biochemical and biological basis for health benefits.

    Shutsung Liao;Yung Hsi Kao;Richard A. Hiipakka

  • Antiproliferative Effect of Liver X Receptor Agonists on LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cells

    Junichi Fukuchi;John M. Kokontis;Richard A. Hiipakka;Chih-pin Chuu

  • Prostatic Ductal System in Rats: Regional Variation in Morphological and Functional Activities

    Chung Lee;Julia A. Sensibar;Steven M. Dudek;Richard A. Hiipakka

  • Cholestenoic Acid Is a Naturally Occurring Ligand for Liver X Receptor α1

    Ching Song;Shutsung Liao

  • Selective-Inhibition of Steroid 5 α-Reductase Isozymes by Tea Epicatechin-3-Gallate and Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate

    Shutsung Liao;R. A. Hiipakka

  • Modulation of obesity by a green tea catechin.

    Yung-hsi Kao;Richard A Hiipakka;Shutsung Liao

Frequent Co-Authors

Chawnshang Chang
Chawnshang Chang University of Rochester Medical Center
Qing Dai
Qing Dai University of Chicago
Godfrey S. Getz
Godfrey S. Getz University of Chicago
Nissim Hay
Nissim Hay University of Illinois at Chicago
Mark Trifiro
Mark Trifiro Jewish General Hospital
Albert O. Brinkmann
Albert O. Brinkmann Erasmus University Rotterdam
Denise D. Belsham
Denise D. Belsham University of Toronto
Barbara M. Sanborn
Barbara M. Sanborn Colorado State University
Nancy Y. Ip
Nancy Y. Ip Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Carolyn J. Brown
Carolyn J. Brown University of British Columbia

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