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  • Yin, Y., Zhou, H., Liu, X., Chen, H., Wu, F., Zhang, H., Tao, R., Cheng, F., Feng, Y. A metal-free and recyclable synthesis of benzothiazoles using thiourea as a sulfur surrogate Tetrahedron Letters  2015 56:1709-1712  DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.02.054
  • Zhou, Y., Liu, X., Engstrom, E. M., Nimchuk, Z. L., Pruneda-Paz, J. L., Tarr, P. T., Yan, A., Kay, S. A., Meyerowitz, E. M. Control of plant stem cell function by conserved interacting transcriptional regulators Nature  2015 517:377-380  DOI:10.1038/nature13853  PMID:25363783  PMCID:PMC4297503
  • Viader, A., Blankman, J. L., Zhong, P., Liu, X., Schlosburg, J. E., Joslyn, C. M., Liu, Q. S., Tomarchio, A. J., Lichtman, A. H., Selley, D. E., Sim-Selley, L. J., Cravatt, B. Metabolic interplay between astrocytes and neurons regulates endocannabinoid action Cell Reports  2015 12:798-808  DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.075  PMID:26212325  PMCID:PMC4526356
  • Medema, M. H., Kottmann, R., Yilmaz, P., Cummings, M., Biggins, J. B., Blin, K., de Bruijn, I., Chooi, Y. H., Claesen, J., Coates, R. C., Cruz-Morales, P., Duddela, S., et al. Minimum information about a biosynthetic gene cluster Nature Chemical Biology  2015 11:625-631  PMID:26284661
  • Sarma, B. K., Liu, X., Wu, H., Gao, Y., Kodadek, T. Solid phase synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazin-5 (6R)-one and 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-one scaffolds from acyl hydrazides Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry  2015 13:59-63  DOI:10.1039/c4ob01883d  PMID:25354697  PMCID:PMC4256102
  • Zhong, P., Wang, W., Pan, B., Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Long, J. Z., Zhang, H. T., Cravatt, B. F., Liu, Q. S. Monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition blocks chronic stress-induced depressive-like behaviors via activation of mTOR signaling Neuropsychopharmacology  2014 39:1763-1776  DOI:10.1038/npp.2014.24  PMID:24476943  PMCID:PMC4023150
  • Smith, C. K., Vivekanandan-Giri, A., Tang, C., Knight, J. S., Mathew, A., Padilla, R. L., Gillespie, B. W., Carmona-Rivera, C., Liu, X., Subramanian, V., Hasni, S., Thompson, P. R., et al. Neutrophil extracellular trap-derived enzymes oxidize high-density lipoprotein: an additional proatherogenic mechanism in systemic lupus erythematosus Arthritis & Rheumatology  2014 66:2532-2544  DOI:10.1002/art.38703  PMID:24838349  PMCID:PMC4146708
  • Sun, S., Shi, G., Han, X., Francisco, A. B., Ji, Y., Mendonca, N., Liu, X., Locasale, J. W., Simpson, K. W., Duhamel, G. E., Kersten, S., Yates III, J. R., et al. Sel1L is indispensable for mammalian endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation, endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis, and survival Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  2014 111:E582-E591  DOI:10.1073/pnas.1318114111  PMID:24453213  PMCID:PMC3918815
  • Liu, X., Hammel, M., He, Y. F., Tainer, J. A., Jeng, U. S., Zhang, L. Q., Wang, S. Y., Wang, X. Q. Structural insights into the interaction of IL-33 with its receptors Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  2013 110:14918-14923  DOI:10.1073/pnas.1308651110  PMID:23980170  PMCID:PMC3773798
  • Liu, X., Buchanan, M. E., Han, K. A., Davis, R. L. The GABAA receptor RDL suppresses the conditioned stimulus pathway for olfactory learning Journal of Neuroscience  2009 29:1573-1579  DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.4763-08.2009  PMID:19193904  PMCID:PMC2665291
  • Liu, X., Davis, R. L. The GABAergic anterior paired lateral neuron suppresses and is suppressed by olfactory learning Nature Neuroscience  2009 12:53-59  DOI:10.1038/nn.2235  PMID:19043409  PMCID:PMC2680707
  • Grishanin, R. N., Yang, H., Liu, X., Donohue-Rolfe, K., Nune, G. C., Zang, K., Xu, B., Duncan, J. L., LaVail, M. M., Copenhagen, D. R., Reichardt, L. F. Retinal TrkB receptors regulate neural development in the inner, but not outer, retina Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience  2008 38:431-443  DOI:10.1016/j.mcn.2008.04.004  PMID:18511296  PMCID:PMC2849660
  • Liu, X., Wang, L., Zhao, K. H., Thompson, P. R., Hwang, Y., Marmorstein, R., Cole, P. A. The structural basis of protein acetylation by the p300/CBP transcriptional coactivator Nature  2008 451:846-850  DOI:10.1038/nature06546  PMID:18273021
  • Liu, X., Grishanin, R. N., Tolwani, R. J., Renteri, R. C., Xu, B., Reichardt, L. F., Copenhagen, D. R. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and TrkB modulate visual experience-dependent refinement of neuronal pathways in retina Journal of Neuroscience  2007 27:7256-7267  DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.0779-07.2007  PMID:17611278  PMCID:PMC2579893
  • Dayas, C. V., Liu, X., Simms, J. A., Weiss, F. Distinct patterns of neural activation associated with ethanol seeking: Effects of naltrexone Biological Psychiatry  2007 61:979-989  DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.034  PMID:17098214  PMCID:PMC2831298
  • Liu, X., Krause, W. C., Davis, R. L. GABAA receptor RDL inhibits Drosophila olfactory associative learning Neuron  2007 56:1090-1102  DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.10.036  PMID:18093529  PMCID:PMC2709803
  • Zhang, L., Ding, L., Cheung, T. H., Dong, M. Q., Chen, J., Sewell, A. K., Liu, X., Yates, J. R., Han, M. Systematic identification of C. elegans miRISC proteins, miRNAs, and mRNA targets by their interactions with GW182 proteins AIN-1 and AIN-2 Molecular Cell  2007 28:598-613  DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2007.09.014  PMID:18042455  PMCID:PMC2186060
  • Liu, X., Davis, R. L. Insect olfactory memory in time and space Current Opinion in Neurobiology  2006 16:679-685  DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2006.09.003  PMID:17084613
  • Liu, X., Weiss, F. Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition attenuates conditioned reinstatement of ethanol-seeking, but not the primary reinforcing effects of ethanol Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research  2004 28:1194-1199  DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000134219.93192.00  PMID:15318118
  • Florens, L., Liu, X., Wang, Y. F., Yang, S. G., Schwartz, O., Peglar, M., Carucci, D. J., Yates, J. R., Wu, Y. M. Proteomics approach reveals novel proteins on the surface of malaria-infected erythrocytes Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology  2004 135:1-11  DOI:10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.12.007  PMID:15287581
  • Liu, X., Weiss, F. Stimulus conditioned to foot-shock stress reinstates alcohol-seeking behavior in an animal model of relapse Psychopharmacology  2003 168:184-191  DOI:10.1007/s00213-002-1267-z  PMID:12447607
  • Liu, X., Weiss, F. Additive effect of stress and drug cues on reinstatement of ethanol seeking: Exacerbation by history of dependence and role of concurrent activation of corticotropin-releasing factor and opioid mechanisms Journal of Neuroscience  2002 22:7856-7861  PMID:12223538
  • Liu, X., Weiss, F. Reversal of ethanol-seeking behavior by d1 and d2 antagonists in an animal model of relapse: Differences in antagonist potency in previously ethanol-dependent versus nondependent rats Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics  2002 300:882-889  DOI:10.1124/jpet.300.3.882  PMID:11861794
  • Weiss, F., Ciccocioppo, R., Parsons, L. H., Katner, S., Liu, X., Zorrilla, E. P., Valdez, G. R., Ben-Shahar, O., Angeletti, S., Richter, R. R. Compulsive drug-seeking behavior and relapse. Neuroadaptation, stress, and conditioning factors Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences  2001 937:1-26  DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03556.x  PMID:11458532