Qing-Wu Yan, Ph.D.

	Scientist III Obesity Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: 617 556 3146 Fax: 617 556 3224 E-mail: qing-wu.yan@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Focus	Excess calorie -related metabolic complications - obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes.
Board Certification	The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Selected Research Publications
Jun Eguchi, Qing-Wu Yan, Dustin Schones, Michael Kamal, Chung-Hsin Hsu, Michael Zhang, Gregory Crawford, and Evan D. Rosen Interferon regulatory factors are transcriptional regulators of adipogenesis. Cell Metabolism. 2008;7(1):86-94. Qing-Wu Yan, Qin Yang, Nimesh Mody, Timothy E. Graham, Chung-Hsin Hsu, Zhao Xu, Nicholas Houstis, Barbara B. Kahn and Evan D. Rosen The adipokine lipocalin 2 is regulated by obesity And promotes insulin resistance. Diabetes. 2007;56(10):2533-40. Qing-Wu Yan, Eddie Reed, Xiao-Song Zhong, Keith Thornton, Yi Guo and Jing Jie Yu MZF1 possesses a repressively regulatory function in ERCC1 expression. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2006;71(6):761-71. Honjo Y, Hrycyna CA, Yan QW, Medina-Perez WY, Robey RW, van de Laar A, Litman T, Dean M, Bates SE. Acquired mutations in the MXR/BCRP/ABCP gene alter substrate specificity in MXR/BCRP/ABCP-overexpressing cells. Cancer Reseach. 2001;61(18):6635-9. Yan, QW, Zhen XG, Wang TX, Xu KY, Dong M, Du YC Indirect neurotrophic effect of neuropeptide ZNC(C)PR on PC12 cells via peptide-stimulation of C6 cells. Acta Pharmacol Sinica. 2000;21(5):410-414. Qingwu Yan and Yucang Du AVP(4-8) may stimulate a G protein-coupled receptor in rat hippocampal Synaptosomal Membranes. Acta Biochemica et Biophysica Sinica. 1998;30(5):505-509. Yucang Du, Qingwu Yan and Liya Qiao Function and molecular basis of action of AVP(4-8) and its analogues in rat brain. Progress in Brain Research. 1998;119:159-171. Qingwu Yan and Yucang Du Binding sites of AVP(4-8) in rat brain are distinct from those of AVP. Acta Biochemica et Biophysica Sinica. 1998;30(4):315-318. To see more of Dr. Qing-Wu Yan's publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Yan QW."