Publications
2023
Liu H, Yerevanian A, Westerhoff M, Hastings MH, Guerra JRB, Zhao M, Svensson KJ, Cai B, Soukas AA, Rosenzweig A. 2023. Roles of Activin A and Gpnmb in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Diabetes, in press.
Wei W, Riley NM, Lyu X, Shen X, Guo J, Zhao M, Moya-Garzon MD, Basu H, Tung A, Li VL, Huang W, Svensson KJ, Snyder MP, Bertozzi CR, Long JZ. 2023. Organism-wide secretome mapping of tissue crosstalk in exercise. Cell Metabolism, 35(7), 1261-1279.e11.
Zhao M, Wat LW, Svensson KJ. 2023. Protocol for in vivo measurement of basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in mouse tissue. STAR protocols, 4(2), 102179.
He S, Zambelli VO, Sinharoy P, Brabenec L, Bian Y, Rwere F, Hell RC, Stein Neto B, Hung B, Yu X, Zhao M, Luo Z, Wu C, Xu L, Svensson KJ, McAllister SL, Stary CM, Wagner NM, Zhang Y, Gross ER. 2023. A human TRPV1 genetic variant within the channel gating domain regulates pain sensitivity in rodents. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 133(3), e163735.
2022
Coassolo L, Liu, T, Jung Y, Taylor NP, Zhao M, Charville G, Nissen SB, Yki-Jarvinen H, Altman R, Svensson KJ. 2022. Mapping transcriptional heterogeneity and metabolic networks in fatty livers at single-cell resolution. iScience, 105802.
Zhao M, Dannieskiold-Samsøe NB, Ulicna L, Nguyen Q, Voilquin, L, Lee DE, White JP, Jiang Z, Cuthbert N, Paramasivam S, Bielczyk-Maczynska E, Van Rechem C, Svensson KJ. 2022. Phosphoproteomic mapping reveals distinct signaling actions and activation of muscle protein synthesis by Isthmin-1. eLife, 11, e80014.
Bielczyk-Maczynska E, Zhao M, Zushin HP-J, Schnurr TM, Kim H-J, Li J, Nallagatla P, Sangwung P, Park C, Cornn C, Stahl L, Svensson KJ, Knowles JW. 2022. G protein-coupled receptor 151 regulates glucose metabolism and hepatic gluconeogenesis. Nature Communications, 13, 7408.
Coassolo L, Dannieskiold-Samsøe NB, Zhao M, Allen H, Svensson KJ. 2022. New players of the adipose secretome: Therapeutic opportunities and challenges. Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 67, 102302.
2021
Jiang Z#, Zhao M#, Voilquin L#, Jung Y, Aikio MA, Sahai T, Dou F, Roche A, Carcamo-Oribe I, Knowles JW, Wabitsch M, Appel E, Maikawa C, Camporez JP, Shulman GI, Tsai L, Rosen ED, Gardner CD, Spiegelman BM, Svensson KJ. 2021. Isthmin-1 is an adipokine that promotes glucose uptake and improves glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis. Cell Metabolism, 33(9), 1836-1852.
# Shared first-authorship
Featured in: Nat Rev Endocrinol, BioCentury, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, J Diabetes Investig.
Cadney MD, Hiramatsu L, Thompson Z, Zhao M, Kay JC, Singleton JM, de Albuquerque RL, Schmill MP, Saltzman W, Garland T Jr. 2021. Effects of early-life exposure to Western diet and voluntary exercise on adult activity levels, exercise physiology, and associated traits in selectively bred High Runner mice. Physiology & Behavior, 113389.
2020
Zhao M, Jung Y, Jiang Z, Svensson KJ. 2020. Regulation of energy metabolism by receptor tyrosine kinase ligands. Frontiers in Physiology, 11, 354.
Recommended by: Faculty Opinions Recommendation.
Jung, Y, Zhao M, Svensson KJ. 2020. Isolation, culture and functional analysis of hepatocytes from mice with fatty liver disease. STAR protocols, 100222.
Nguyen CTY#, Zhao M#, Saltzman W. 2020. Effects of sex and age on parental motivation in adult virgin California mice. Behavioural Processes, p.104185.
# Shared first-authorship
Andrew JR, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Zhao M, Horrell ND, Saltzman W. 2020. Long-term effects of fatherhood on morphology, energetics, and exercise performance in California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 93(1), 75-86.
2019
Zhao M, Harris BN, Nguyen CTY, Saltzman W. 2019. Effects of single parenthood on mothers’ behavior, morphology, and endocrine function in the biparental California mouse. Hormones and Behavior, 114, 104536.
Andrew JR, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Zhao M, Saltzman W. 2019. Effects of short- and long-term cold acclimation on morphology, physiology, and exercise performance of California mice (Peromyscus californicus): potential modulation by fatherhood. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 189(3), 471-487.
2018
Perea-Rodriguez JP, Zhao M, Harris BN, Raqueno J, Saltzman W. 2018. Behavioral and endocrine consequences of placentophagia in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiology & Behavior, 188, 283-290.
Zhao M, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Andrew JR, Harris BN, Saltzman W. 2018. Effects of a physical and energetic challenge on male California mice (Peromyscus californicus): modulation by reproductive condition. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(1), jeb168559.
2017
Saltzman W, Harris BN, De Jong T, Perea-Rodriguez JP, Horrell N, Zhao M, Andrew J. 2017. Paternal care in biparental rodents: intra- and inter-individual variation. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57, 589-602.
Zhao M, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Andrew JR, Saltzman W. 2017. Metabolic and affective consequences of fatherhood in male California mice. Physiology & Behavior, 177, 57-67.
2016
Garland T Jr, Zhao M, Saltzman W. 2016. Hormones and the evolution of complex traits: Insights from artificial selection on behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 56, 207-224.