Activation of MRTF-A–dependent gene expression with a small molecule promotes myofibroblast differentiation and wound healing LS Velasquez, LB Sutherland, Z Liu, F Grinnell, KE Kamm, JW Schneider, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (42), 16850-16855, 2013 | 157 | 2013 |
Blebbistatin inhibits contraction and accelerates migration in mouse hepatic stellate cells Z Liu, LA Van Grunsven, E Van Rossen, B Schroyen, JP Timmermans, ... British journal of pharmacology 159 (2), 304-315, 2010 | 112 | 2010 |
Similar biophysical abnormalities in glomeruli and podocytes from two distinct models AE Embry, Z Liu, JM Henderson, FJ Byfield, L Liu, J Yoon, Z Wu, K Cruz, ... Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 29 (5), 1501-1512, 2018 | 29 | 2018 |
Vascular disease-causing mutation, smooth muscle α-actin R258C, dominantly suppresses functions of α-actin in human patient fibroblasts Z Liu, AN Chang, F Grinnell, KM Trybus, DM Milewicz, JT Stull, KE Kamm Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (28), E5569-E5578, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
SHIP2 controls PtdIns (3, 4, 5) P3 levels and PKB activity in response to oxidative stress J Zhang, Z Liu, J Rasschaert, D Blero, L Deneubourg, S Schurmans, ... Cellular signalling 19 (10), 2194-2200, 2007 | 27 | 2007 |
Distinct roles for non-muscle myosin II isoforms in mouse hepatic stellate cells Z Liu, E Van Rossen, JP Timmermans, A Geerts, LA van Grunsven, ... Journal of hepatology 54 (1), 132-141, 2011 | 24 | 2011 |
The different roles of myosin IIA and myosin IIB in contraction of 3D collagen matrices by human fibroblasts Z Liu, CH Ho, F Grinnell Experimental cell research 326 (2), 295-306, 2014 | 19 | 2014 |
Physiologic regulation of systemic klotho levels by renal CaSR signaling in response to CaSR ligands and pHo J Yoon, Z Liu, E Lee, L Liu, S Ferre, J Pastor, J Zhang, OW Moe, ... Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 32 (12), 3051-3065, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
Syncoilin is an intermediate filament protein in activated hepatic stellate cells E Van Rossen, Z Liu, D Blijweert, N Eysackers, I Mannaerts, B Schroyen, ... Histochemistry and cell biology 141, 85-99, 2014 | 14 | 2014 |
The dominant protein phosphatase PP1c isoform in smooth muscle cells, PP1cβ, is essential for smooth muscle contraction AN Chang, N Gao, Z Liu, J Huang, AC Nairn, KE Kamm, JT Stull Journal of Biological Chemistry 293 (43), 16677-16686, 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
Resistance of Acta2R149C/+ mice to aortic disease is associated with defective release of mutant smooth muscle α-actin from the chaperonin-containing TCP1 folding complex J Chen, K Kaw, H Lu, PM Fagnant, A Chattopadhyay, XY Duan, Z Zhou, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 297 (6), 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
Control of podocyte and glomerular capillary wall structure and elasticity by WNK1 kinase Z Liu, J Yoon, C Wichaidit, AB Jaykumar, HA Dbouk, AE Embry, L Liu, ... Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8, 618898, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
Actin R256 mono-methylation is a conserved post-translational modification involved in transcription A Kumar, Y Zhong, A Albrecht, PB Sang, A Maples, Z Liu, ... Cell reports 32 (13), 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
Myosin light chain phosphatase catalytic subunit dephosphorylates cardiac myosin via mechanisms dependent and independent of the MYPT regulatory subunits E Lee, Z Liu, N Nguyen, AC Nairn, AN Chang Journal of Biological Chemistry 298 (9), 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
Expression, localisation and role of nonmuscle myosin II isoforms in mouse hepatic stellate cells Z Liu, H Reynaert, E Van Rossen, B Schroyen, LA Van Grunsven, ... Journal of Hepatology 46, 130-130, 2007 | 1 | 2007 |
Calcium‐sensing receptor‐and ADAM10‐mediated klotho shedding is regulated by tetraspanin 5 Z Liu, J Yoon, E Lee, AN Chang, RT Miller FEBS Letters, 2025 | | 2025 |
Glomerular Elasticity and Gene Expression Patterns Define Two Phases of Alport Nephropathy J Yoon, Z Liu, M Alaba, LA Bruggeman, PA Janmey, CA Arana, ... bioRxiv, 2024.02. 26.582201, 2024 | | 2024 |
WNK1 activity modulates biophysical properties of glomerular podocytes through regulation of non-muscle myosin II activation Z Liu, F Ahmed, J Yoon, RT Miller, AN Chang Biophysical Journal 123 (3), 466a, 2024 | | 2024 |
PP1cβ dephosphorylates cardiac myosin by MYPT‐dependent and independent mechanisms E Lee, Z Liu, N Nguyen, A Nairn, AN Chang The FASEB Journal 36, 2022 | | 2022 |
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm-causing Mutation, R258C, in Smooth Muscle Alpha-actin Inhibits Functional Effects of Wild-type Alpha-actin in Patient-derived Fibroblasts Z Liu, A Chang, F Grinnell, K Trybus, D Milewicz, K Kamm Circulation 132 (suppl_3), A14610-A14610, 2015 | | 2015 |