Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Research Fellow, Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 2006 - 2012
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 2006
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine 2022
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Adipocytes
  • Adipocytes, Beige
  • Adipocytes, Brown
  • Adipocytes, White
  • Fat cells
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Establishment and Maintenance of Healthy Adipose Tissue in Obesity awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2025
  • Directing Stem Cells to the Adipocyte Lineage in Infantile Hemangiomas awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2023
  • Multifaceted Roles for Pdgfrb+ Perivascular Cells in White Adipose Tissue Remodeling awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2023
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  External Relationships

  • Alnylam Pharmaceutical, Inc.
  • Pioneering Medicine VII, Inc.
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Souza, Camila O. de, Vivian A. Paschoal, Xuenan Sun, Lavanya Vishvanath, Qianbin Zhang, Mengle Shao, Toshiharu Onodera, et al. “GPR92 activation in islet macrophages controls β cell function in a diet-induced obesity model.” J Clin Invest 132, no. 21 (November 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI160097.
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    • Hepler, Chelsea, Benjamin J. Weidemann, Nathan J. Waldeck, Biliana Marcheva, Jonathan Cedernaes, Anneke K. Thorne, Yumiko Kobayashi, et al. “Time-restricted feeding mitigates obesity through adipocyte thermogenesis.” Science 378, no. 6617 (October 21, 2022): 276–84. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abl8007.
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    • Zhu, Qingzhang, Yi Zhu, Chelsea Hepler, Qianbin Zhang, Jiyoung Park, Christy Gliniak, Gervaise H. Henry, et al. “Adipocyte mesenchymal transition contributes to mammary tumor progression.” Cell Rep 40, no. 11 (September 13, 2022): 111362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111362.
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    • Zhang, Qianbin, Bo Shan, Lei Guo, Mengle Shao, Lavanya Vishvanath, George Elmquist, Lin Xu, and Rana K. Gupta. “Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations.” Nat Metab 4, no. 8 (August 2022): 1055–70. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-022-00613-w.
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    • Shan, Bo, Clive S. Barker, Mengle Shao, Qianbin Zhang, Rana K. Gupta, and Yibo Wu. “Multilayered omics reveal sex- and depot-dependent adipose progenitor cell heterogeneity.” Cell Metab 34, no. 5 (May 3, 2022): 783-799.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2022.03.012.
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    • Cannavino, Jessica, and Rana K. Gupta. “Cellular and molecular brakes on adipogenesis.” Nat Metab 4, no. 1 (January 2022): 13–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-021-00519-z.
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    • Shao, Mengle, Qianbin Zhang, Ashley Truong, Bo Shan, Lavanya Vishvanath, Lin Li, Patrick Seale, and Rana K. Gupta. “ZFP423 controls EBF2 coactivator recruitment and PPARγ occupancy to determine the thermogenic plasticity of adipocytes.” Genes Dev 35, no. 21–22 (November 1, 2021): 1461–74. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.348780.121.
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    • Shan, Bo, Mengle Shao, Qianbin Zhang, Yu A. An, Lavanya Vishvanath, and Rana K. Gupta. “Cold-responsive adipocyte progenitors couple adrenergic signaling to immune cell activation to promote beige adipocyte accrual.” Genes Dev 35, no. 19–20 (October 1, 2021): 1333–38. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.348762.121.
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    • Zhu, Yi, Na Li, Mingyang Huang, Mason Bartels, Sophie Dogné, Shangang Zhao, Xi Chen, et al. “Adipose tissue hyaluronan production improves systemic glucose homeostasis and primes adipocytes for CL 316,243-stimulated lipolysis.” Nat Commun 12, no. 1 (August 10, 2021): 4829. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25025-4.
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    • Cannavino, Jessica, Mengle Shao, Yu A. An, Svetlana Bezprozvannaya, Shiuhwei Chen, Jiwoong Kim, Lin Xu, et al. “Regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis by the RNA binding protein FAM195A.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 118, no. 23 (June 8, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2104650118.
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    • Li, Na, Shangang Zhao, Zhuzhen Zhang, Yi Zhu, Christy M. Gliniak, Lavanya Vishvanath, Yu A. An, et al. “Adiponectin preserves metabolic fitness during aging.” Elife 10 (April 27, 2021). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.65108.
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    • Joffin, Nolwenn, Vivian A. Paschoal, Christy M. Gliniak, Clair Crewe, Abdallah Elnwasany, Luke I. Szweda, Qianbin Zhang, et al. “Mitochondrial metabolism is a key regulator of the fibro-inflammatory and adipogenic stromal subpopulations in white adipose tissue.” Cell Stem Cell 28, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 702-717.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2021.01.002.
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    • Shao, Mengle, Chelsea Hepler, Qianbin Zhang, Bo Shan, Lavanya Vishvanath, Gervaise H. Henry, Shangang Zhao, et al. “Pathologic HIF1α signaling drives adipose progenitor dysfunction in obesity.” Cell Stem Cell 28, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 685-701.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2020.12.008.
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    • Shan, Bo, Mengle Shao, Qianbin Zhang, Chelsea Hepler, Vivian A. Paschoal, Spencer D. Barnes, Lavanya Vishvanath, et al. “Perivascular mesenchymal cells control adipose-tissue macrophage accrual in obesity.” Nat Metab 2, no. 11 (November 2020): 1332–49. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-020-00301-7.
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    • Huang, Dan, Cristel V. Camacho, Rohit Setlem, Keun Woo Ryu, Balaji Parameswaran, Rana K. Gupta, and W Lee Kraus. “Functional Interplay between Histone H2B ADP-Ribosylation and Phosphorylation Controls Adipogenesis.” Mol Cell 79, no. 6 (September 17, 2020): 934-949.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2020.08.002.
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    • Peics, Julia, Lavanya Vishvanath, Qianbin Zhang, Bo Shan, Thomas Å. Pedersen, and Rana K. Gupta. “Isolation of Adipogenic and Fibro-Inflammatory Stromal Cell Subpopulations from Murine Intra-Abdominal Adipose Depots.” J Vis Exp, no. 162 (August 16, 2020). https://doi.org/10.3791/61610.
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    • Zhang, Zhuzhen, Mengle Shao, Chelsea Hepler, Zhenzhen Zi, Shangang Zhao, Yu A. An, Yi Zhu, et al. “Dermal adipose tissue has high plasticity and undergoes reversible dedifferentiation in mice.” J Clin Invest 129, no. 12 (December 2, 2019): 5327–42. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI130239.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., and Alan D. Attie. “Introduction to the Thematic Review Series: Adipose Biology.” J Lipid Res 60, no. 10 (October 2019): 1646–47. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.IN119000337.
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    • Shao, Mengle, Qiong A. Wang, Anying Song, Lavanya Vishvanath, Napoleon C. Busbuso, Philipp E. Scherer, and Rana K. Gupta. “Cellular Origins of Beige Fat Cells Revisited.” Diabetes 68, no. 10 (October 2019): 1874–85. https://doi.org/10.2337/db19-0308.
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    • Vishvanath, Lavanya, and Rana K. Gupta. “Contribution of adipogenesis to healthy adipose tissue expansion in obesity.” J Clin Invest 129, no. 10 (October 1, 2019): 4022–31. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI129191.
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    • Wang, Wenshan, Jeff Ishibashi, Sophie Trefely, Mengle Shao, Alexis J. Cowan, Alexander Sakers, Hee-Woong Lim, et al. “A PRDM16-Driven Metabolic Signal from Adipocytes Regulates Precursor Cell Fate.” Cell Metab 30, no. 1 (July 2, 2019): 174-189.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2019.05.005.
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    • Bäckhed, Fredrik, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Heather Christofk, Ivan Dikic, Rana Gupta, William B. Mair, Luke A. J. O’Neill, Markus Ralser, David M. Sabatini, and Matthias Tschöp. “The next decade of metabolism.” Nat Metab 1, no. 1 (January 2019): 2–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-018-0022-7.
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    • Shao, Mengle, and Rana K. Gupta. “Transcriptional brakes on the road to adipocyte thermogenesis.” Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 1864, no. 1 (January 2019): 20–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.05.010.
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    • Rotter, David, Heshan Peiris, D Bennett Grinsfelder, Alyce M. Martin, Jana Burchfield, Valentina Parra, Christi Hull, et al. “Regulator of Calcineurin 1 helps coordinate whole-body metabolism and thermogenesis.” Embo Rep 19, no. 12 (December 2018). https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201744706.
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    • Hepler, Chelsea, Bo Shan, Qianbin Zhang, Gervaise H. Henry, Mengle Shao, Lavanya Vishvanath, Alexandra L. Ghaben, et al. “Identification of functionally distinct fibro-inflammatory and adipogenic stromal subpopulations in visceral adipose tissue of adult mice.” Elife 7 (September 28, 2018). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39636.
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    • Wang, Qiong A., Anying Song, Wanze Chen, Petra C. Schwalie, Fang Zhang, Lavanya Vishvanath, Lei Jiang, et al. “Reversible De-differentiation of Mature White Adipocytes into Preadipocyte-like Precursors during Lactation.” Cell Metab 28, no. 2 (August 7, 2018): 282-288.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.05.022.
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    • Rohrich, Rod J., Monali Mahedia, Nilay Shah, Paul Afrooz, Lavanya Vishvanath, and Rana K. Gupta. “Role of Fractionated Fat in Blending the Lid-Cheek Junction.” Plast Reconstr Surg 142, no. 1 (July 2018): 56–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000004526.
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    • Wang, Qiong A., Fang Zhang, Lei Jiang, Risheng Ye, Yu An, Mengle Shao, Caroline Tao, Rana K. Gupta, and Philipp E. Scherer. “Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ and Its Role in Adipocyte Homeostasis and Thiazolidinedione-Mediated Insulin Sensitization.” Mol Cell Biol 38, no. 10 (May 15, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00677-17.
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    • Deng, Yingfeng, Zhao V. Wang, Ruth Gordillo, Yi Zhu, Aktar Ali, Chen Zhang, Xiaoding Wang, et al. “Adipocyte Xbp1s overexpression drives uridine production and reduces obesity.” Mol Metab 11 (May 2018): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2018.02.013.
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    • Roh, Hyun Cheol, Linus T. Y. Tsai, Mengle Shao, Danielle Tenen, Yachen Shen, Manju Kumari, Anna Lyubetskaya, et al. “Warming Induces Significant Reprogramming of Beige, but Not Brown, Adipocyte Cellular Identity.” Cell Metab 27, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 1121-1137.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.03.005.
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    • Xia, Jonathan Y., Kai Sun, Chelsea Hepler, Alexandra L. Ghaben, Rana K. Gupta, Yu A. An, William L. Holland, et al. “Acute loss of adipose tissue-derived adiponectin triggers immediate metabolic deterioration in mice.” Diabetologia 61, no. 4 (April 2018): 932–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-017-4516-8.
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    • Shao, Mengle, Lavanya Vishvanath, Napoleon C. Busbuso, Chelsea Hepler, Bo Shan, Ankit X. Sharma, Shiuhwei Chen, et al. “De novo adipocyte differentiation from Pdgfrβ+ preadipocytes protects against pathologic visceral adipose expansion in obesity.” Nat Commun 9, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 890. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03196-x.
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    • Ye, Risheng, Ruth Gordillo, Mengle Shao, Toshiharu Onodera, Zhe Chen, Shiuhwei Chen, Xiaoli Lin, et al. “Intracellular lipid metabolism impairs β cell compensation during diet-induced obesity.” J Clin Invest 128, no. 3 (March 1, 2018): 1178–89. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI97702.
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    • Zhang, Fang, Guiyang Hao, Mengle Shao, Kien Nham, Yu An, Qiong Wang, Yi Zhu, et al. “An Adipose Tissue Atlas: An Image-Guided Identification of Human-like BAT and Beige Depots in Rodents.” Cell Metab 27, no. 1 (January 9, 2018): 252-262.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2017.12.004.
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    • Zhu, Yi, Shangang Zhao, Yingfeng Deng, Ruth Gordillo, Alexandra L. Ghaben, Mengle Shao, Fang Zhang, et al. “Hepatic GALE Regulates Whole-Body Glucose Homeostasis by Modulating Tff3 Expression.” Diabetes 66, no. 11 (November 2017): 2789–99. https://doi.org/10.2337/db17-0323.
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    • Hepler, Chelsea, Mengle Shao, Jonathan Y. Xia, Alexandra L. Ghaben, Mackenzie J. Pearson, Lavanya Vishvanath, Ankit X. Sharma, Thomas S. Morley, William L. Holland, and Rana K. Gupta. “Directing visceral white adipocyte precursors to a thermogenic adipocyte fate improves insulin sensitivity in obese mice.” Elife 6 (July 19, 2017). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.27669.
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    • Vishvanath, Lavanya, Jonathan Z. Long, Bruce M. Spiegelman, and Rana K. Gupta. “Do Adipocytes Emerge from Mural Progenitors?” Cell Stem Cell 20, no. 5 (May 4, 2017): 585–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2017.03.013.
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    • Hepler, Chelsea, and Rana K. Gupta. “The expanding problem of adipose depot remodeling and postnatal adipocyte progenitor recruitment.” Mol Cell Endocrinol 445 (April 15, 2017): 95–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.011.
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    • Plikus, Maksim V., Christian F. Guerrero-Juarez, Mayumi Ito, Yun Rose Li, Priya H. Dedhia, Ying Zheng, Mengle Shao, et al. “Regeneration of fat cells from myofibroblasts during wound healing.” Science 355, no. 6326 (February 17, 2017): 748–52. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aai8792.
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    • Luo, Xin, Keun Woo Ryu, Dae-Seok Kim, Tulip Nandu, Carlos J. Medina, Rebecca Gupte, Bryan A. Gibson, et al. “PARP-1 Controls the Adipogenic Transcriptional Program by PARylating C/EBPβ and Modulating Its Transcriptional Activity.” Mol Cell 65, no. 2 (January 19, 2017): 260–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2016.11.015.
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    • Hepler, Chelsea, Lavanya Vishvanath, and Rana K. Gupta. “Sorting out adipocyte precursors and their role in physiology and disease.” Genes Dev 31, no. 2 (January 15, 2017): 127–40. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.293704.116.
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    • Shao, Mengle, Chelsea Hepler, Lavanya Vishvanath, Karen A. MacPherson, Napoleon C. Busbuso, and Rana K. Gupta. “Fetal development of subcutaneous white adipose tissue is dependent on Zfp423.” Mol Metab 6, no. 1 (January 2017): 111–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2016.11.009.
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    • Zhu, Yi, Yong Gao, Caroline Tao, Mengle Shao, Shangang Zhao, Wei Huang, Ting Yao, et al. “Connexin 43 Mediates White Adipose Tissue Beiging by Facilitating the Propagation of Sympathetic Neuronal Signals.” Cell Metab 24, no. 3 (September 13, 2016): 420–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2016.08.005.
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    • Shao, Mengle, Jeff Ishibashi, Christine M. Kusminski, Qiong A. Wang, Chelsea Hepler, Lavanya Vishvanath, Karen A. MacPherson, et al. “Zfp423 Maintains White Adipocyte Identity through Suppression of the Beige Cell Thermogenic Gene Program.” Cell Metab 23, no. 6 (June 14, 2016): 1167–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2016.04.023.
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    • Vishvanath, Lavanya, Karen A. MacPherson, Chelsea Hepler, Qiong A. Wang, Mengle Shao, Stephen B. Spurgin, Margaret Y. Wang, Christine M. Kusminski, Thomas S. Morley, and Rana K. Gupta. “Pdgfrβ+ Mural Preadipocytes Contribute to Adipocyte Hyperplasia Induced by High-Fat-Diet Feeding and Prolonged Cold Exposure in Adult Mice.” Cell Metab 23, no. 2 (February 9, 2016): 350–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.018.
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    • Ye, Risheng, Qiong A. Wang, Caroline Tao, Lavanya Vishvanath, Mengle Shao, Jeffery G. McDonald, Rana K. Gupta, and Philipp E. Scherer. “Impact of tamoxifen on adipocyte lineage tracing: Inducer of adipogenesis and prolonged nuclear translocation of Cre recombinase.” Mol Metab 4, no. 11 (November 2015): 771–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2015.08.004.
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    • Gupta, Olga T., and Rana K. Gupta. “Visceral Adipose Tissue Mesothelial Cells: Living on the Edge or Just Taking Up Space?” Trends Endocrinol Metab 26, no. 10 (October 2015): 515–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2015.07.003.
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    • Wang, Qiong A., Caroline Tao, Lei Jiang, Mengle Shao, Risheng Ye, Yi Zhu, Ruth Gordillo, et al. “Distinct regulatory mechanisms governing embryonic versus adult adipocyte maturation.” Nat Cell Biol 17, no. 9 (September 2015): 1099–1111. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3217.
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    • Neinast, Michael D., Aaron P. Frank, Juliet F. Zechner, Quanlin Li, Lavanya Vishvanath, Biff F. Palmer, Vincent Aguirre, Rana K. Gupta, and Deborah J. Clegg. “Activation of natriuretic peptides and the sympathetic nervous system following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with gonadal adipose tissues browning.” Mol Metab 4, no. 5 (May 2015): 427–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2015.02.006.
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    • Shin, Soona, John Le Lay, Logan J. Everett, Rana Gupta, Kiran Rafiq, and Klaus H. Kaestner. “CREB mediates the insulinotropic and anti-apoptotic effects of GLP-1 signaling in adult mouse β-cells.” Mol Metab 3, no. 8 (November 2014): 803–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2014.08.001.
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    • Ye, Risheng, William L. Holland, Ruth Gordillo, Miao Wang, Qiong A. Wang, Mengle Shao, Thomas S. Morley, Rana K. Gupta, Andreas Stahl, and Philipp E. Scherer. “Adiponectin is essential for lipid homeostasis and survival under insulin deficiency and promotes β-cell regeneration.” Elife 3 (October 23, 2014). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03851.
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    • Gupta, Rana K. “Adipocytes.” Curr Biol 24, no. 20 (October 20, 2014): R988–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.003.
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    • Kim, Min, Michael D. Neinast, Aaron P. Frank, Kai Sun, Jiyoung Park, Jordan A. Zehr, Lavanya Vishvanath, et al. “ERα upregulates Phd3 to ameliorate HIF-1 induced fibrosis and inflammation in adipose tissue.” Mol Metab 3, no. 6 (September 2014): 642–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2014.05.007.
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    • Asterholm, Ingrid W., Joseph M. Rutkowski, Teppei Fujikawa, You-Ree Cho, Makoto Fukuda, Caroline Tao, Zhao V. Wang, Rana K. Gupta, Joel K. Elmquist, and Philipp E. Scherer. “Elevated resistin levels induce central leptin resistance and increased atherosclerotic progression in mice.” Diabetologia 57, no. 6 (June 2014): 1209–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-014-3210-3.
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    • Wang, Qiong A., Philipp E. Scherer, and Rana K. Gupta. “Improved methodologies for the study of adipose biology: insights gained and opportunities ahead.” J Lipid Res 55, no. 4 (April 2014): 605–24. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.R046441.
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    • Wang, Qiong A., Caroline Tao, Rana K. Gupta, and Philipp E. Scherer. “Tracking adipogenesis during white adipose tissue development, expansion and regeneration.” Nat Med 19, no. 10 (October 2013): 1338–44. https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3324.
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    • Ye, Li, Sandra Kleiner, Jun Wu, Rajan Sah, Rana K. Gupta, Alexander S. Banks, Paul Cohen, et al. “TRPV4 is a regulator of adipose oxidative metabolism, inflammation, and energy homeostasis.” Cell 151, no. 1 (September 28, 2012): 96–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.08.034.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., Rina J. Mepani, Sandra Kleiner, James C. Lo, Melin J. Khandekar, Paul Cohen, Andrea Frontini, et al. “Zfp423 expression identifies committed preadipocytes and localizes to adipose endothelial and perivascular cells.” Cell Metab 15, no. 2 (February 8, 2012): 230–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2012.01.010.
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    • Kang, Sona, Peter Akerblad, Riku Kiviranta, Rana K. Gupta, Shingo Kajimura, Michael J. Griffin, Jie Min, Roland Baron, and Evan D. Rosen. “Regulation of early adipose commitment by Zfp521.” Plos Biol 10, no. 11 (2012): e1001433. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001433.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., Evan D. Rosen, and Bruce M. Spiegelman. “Identifying novel transcriptional components controlling energy metabolism.” Cell Metab 14, no. 6 (December 7, 2011): 739–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2011.11.007.
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    • Boström, Pontus, Nina Mann, Jun Wu, Pablo A. Quintero, Eva R. Plovie, Daniela Panáková, Rana K. Gupta, et al. “C/EBPβ controls exercise-induced cardiac growth and protects against pathological cardiac remodeling.” Cell 143, no. 7 (December 23, 2010): 1072–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2010.11.036.
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    • Rasbach, Kyle A., Rana K. Gupta, Jorge L. Ruas, Jun Wu, Elnaz Naseri, Jennifer L. Estall, and Bruce M. Spiegelman. “PGC-1alpha regulates a HIF2alpha-dependent switch in skeletal muscle fiber types.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107, no. 50 (December 14, 2010): 21866–71. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1016089107.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., Zoltan Arany, Patrick Seale, Rina J. Mepani, Li Ye, Heather M. Conroe, Yang A. Roby, Heather Kulaga, Randall R. Reed, and Bruce M. Spiegelman. “Transcriptional control of preadipocyte determination by Zfp423.” Nature 464, no. 7288 (March 25, 2010): 619–23. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08816.
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    • Gleason, Catherine E., Yun Ning, Tara P. Cominski, Rana Gupta, Klaus H. Kaestner, John E. Pintar, and Morris J. Birnbaum. “Role of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) in organismal and pancreatic beta-cell growth.” Mol Endocrinol 24, no. 1 (January 2010): 178–92. https://doi.org/10.1210/me.2009-0167.
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    • Chinsomboon, Jessica, Jorge Ruas, Rana K. Gupta, Robyn Thom, Jonathan Shoag, Glenn C. Rowe, Naoki Sawada, Srilatha Raghuram, and Zoltan Arany. “The transcriptional coactivator PGC-1alpha mediates exercise-induced angiogenesis in skeletal muscle.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106, no. 50 (December 15, 2009): 21401–6. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0909131106.
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    • Rieck, Sebastian, Peter White, Jonathan Schug, Alan J. Fox, Olga Smirnova, Nan Gao, Rana K. Gupta, et al. “The transcriptional response of the islet to pregnancy in mice.” Mol Endocrinol 23, no. 10 (October 2009): 1702–12. https://doi.org/10.1210/me.2009-0144.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., Nan Gao, Regina K. Gorski, Peter White, Olga T. Hardy, Kiran Rafiq, John E. Brestelli, Guang Chen, Christian J. Stoeckert, and Klaus H. Kaestner. “Expansion of adult beta-cell mass in response to increased metabolic demand is dependent on HNF-4alpha.” Genes Dev 21, no. 7 (April 1, 2007): 756–69. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1535507.
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    • Vatamaniuk, Marko Z., Rana K. Gupta, Kristen A. Lantz, Nicolai M. Doliba, Franz M. Matschinsky, and Klaus H. Kaestner. “Foxa1-deficient mice exhibit impaired insulin secretion due to uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation.” Diabetes 55, no. 10 (October 2006): 2730–36. https://doi.org/10.2337/db05-0470.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., Marko Z. Vatamaniuk, Catherine S. Lee, Reed C. Flaschen, James T. Fulmer, Franz M. Matschinsky, Stephen A. Duncan, and Klaus H. Kaestner. “The MODY1 gene HNF-4alpha regulates selected genes involved in insulin secretion.” J Clin Invest 115, no. 4 (April 2005): 1006–15. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI22365.
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    • Gupta, Rana K., and Klaus H. Kaestner. “HNF-4alpha: from MODY to late-onset type 2 diabetes.” Trends Mol Med 10, no. 11 (November 2004): 521–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2004.09.004.
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