Selected Publications
2024 (5)


Chen, Q., Kou, H., Demy, D. L., Liu, W., Li, J., Wen, Z., Herbomel, P., Huang, Z., Zhang, W., & Xu, J. (2024). The different roles of V-ATPase a subunits in phagocytosis/endocytosis and autophagy. Autophagy, 10.1080/15548627.2024.2366748. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2024.2366748


Zhao, C., Yang, Z., Li, Y., & Wen, Z. (2024). Macrophages in tissue repair and regeneration: insights from zebrafish. Cell regeneration (London, England)13(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13619-024-00195-w


Chen, X., Li, Y., Xu, J., Cui, Y., Wu, Q., Yin, H., Li, Y., Gao, C., Jiang, L., Wang, H., Wen, Z., Yao, Z., & Wu, Z. (2024). Styxl2 regulates de novo sarcomere assembly by binding to non-muscle myosin IIs and promoting their degradation. eLife, 12, RP87434. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.87434


Zhang, A.#, Lu, J.#, Feng, S., Yu, H., Yu, T., Zhao, S., Chen, K., Huang, Z., Xu, J., Qu, J. Y., & Wen, Z. (2024). Fli1 acts in parallel with Pu.1 to control macrophage and neutrophil fate in zebrafish. Journal of genetics and genomics, 51: 359-362.. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgg.2023.11.001 (# equal contribution)


Nguyen, T. M. L., Hassan, S., Pan, H., Wu, S., & Wen, Z. (2024). Interplay of Zeb2a, Id2a, and Batf3 regulates microglia and dendritic cell development in the zebrafish brain. Development (Cambridge, England), dev.201829. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.201829


2023 (3)
2022 (4)
2021 (3)
2020 (5)


Wu, S.#, Nguyen, L. T. M.#, Pan, H., Hassan, S., Dai, Y., Xu, J., & Wen, Z. (2020). Two phenotypically and functionally distinct microglial populations in adult zebrafish. Science advances6(47), eabd1160. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd1160 (# equal contribution)


Lin, X.#, Zhou, Q.#, Lin, G., Zhao, C., & Wen, Z. (2020). Endoderm-Derived Myeloid-like Metaphocytes in Zebrafish Gill Mediate Soluble Antigen-Induced Immunity. Cell reports33(1), 108227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108227 (# equal contribution)

Yu, T., Kuang, H., Chen, J., Lin, X., Wu, Y., Chen, K., Zhang, M., Zhang, W.*, & Wen, Z.* (2020). Tripartite-motif family protein 35-28 regulates microglia development by preventing necrotic death of microglial precursors in zebrafish. The Journal of biological chemistry295(26), 8846–8856. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.012043 (* co-corresponding author)

He, S., Xu, J., Qu, J. Y.*, & Wen, Z.* (2020). Lightening the way of hematopoiesis: Infrared laser-mediated lineage tracing with high spatial-temporal resolution. Experimental hematology85, 3–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exphem.2020.04.009 (invited review; * corresponding author)

 

He, S.#, Tian, Y.#, Feng, S.#, Wu, Y., Shen, X., Chen, K., He, Y., Sun, Q., Li, X., Xu, J., Wen, Z.*, & Qu, J. Y.* (2020). In vivo single-cell lineage tracing in zebrafish using high-resolution infrared laser-mediated gene induction microscopy. eLife9, e52024. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52024


2019 (3)

Wang, T.#, Yan, B.#, Lou, L., Lin, X., Yu, T., Wu, S., Lu, Q., Liu, W., Huang, Z., Zhang, M., Zhang, W.*, & Wen, Z.* (2019). Nlrc3-like is required for microglia maintenance in zebrafish. Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao46(6), 291–299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgg.2019.06.002

Lin, X., Zhou, Q., Zhao, C., Lin, G., Xu, J., & Wen, Z. (2019). An Ectoderm-Derived Myeloid-like Cell Population Functions as Antigen Transporters for Langerhans Cells in Zebrafish Epidermis. Developmental cell49(4), 605–617.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2019.03.028

Jin, W.#, Dai, Y.#, Li, F., Zhu, L., Huang, Z., Liu, W., Li, J., Zhang, M., Du, J., Zhang, W.*, & Wen, Z.* (2019). Dysregulation of Microglial Function Contributes to Neuronal Impairment in Mcoln1a-Deficient Zebrafish. iScience13, 391–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.02.031


2018 (2)

Wu, S., Xue, R., Hassan, S., Nguyen, T. M. L., Wang, T., Pan, H., Xu, J., Liu, Q., Zhang, W., & Wen, Z. (2018). Il34-Csf1r Pathway Regulates the Migration and Colonization of Microglial Precursors. Developmental cell46(5), 552–563.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2018.08.005

He, S., Chen, J., Jiang, Y., Wu, Y., Zhu, L., Jin, W., Zhao, C., Yu, T., Wang, T., Wu, S., Lin, X., Qu, J. Y., Wen, Z., Zhang, W.*, & Xu, J.* (2018). Adult zebrafish Langerhans cells arise from hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. eLife7, e36131. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.36131


2017 (3)

Tian, Y., Xu, J., Feng, S., He, S., Zhao, S., Zhu, L., Jin, W., Dai, Y., Luo, L., Qu, J. Y., & Wen, Z. (2017). The first wave of T lymphopoiesis in zebrafish arises from aorta endothelium independent of hematopoietic stem cells. The Journal of experimental medicine214(11), 3347–3360. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20170488

Yu, T., Guo, W., Tian, Y., Xu, J., Chen, J., Li, L., & Wen, Z. (2017). Distinct regulatory networks control the development of macrophages of different origins in zebrafish. Blood129(4), 509–519. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2016-07-727651

Liu, W., Wu, M., Huang, Z., Lian, J., Chen, J., Wang, T., Leung, A. Y., Liao, Y., Zhang, Z., Liu, Q., Yen, K., Lin, S., Zon, L. I., Wen, Z., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, W. (2017). c-myb hyperactivity leads to myeloid and lymphoid malignancies in zebrafish. Leukemia31(1), 222–233. https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2016.170

2016 (4)

Dai, Y., Zhu, L., Huang, Z., Zhou, M., Jin, W., Liu, W., Xu, M., Yu, T., Zhang, Y., Wen, Z., Liao, W., & Zhang, W. (2016). Cebpα is essential for the embryonic myeloid progenitor and neutrophil maintenance in zebrafish. Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao43(10), 593–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgg.2016.09.001

Xu, J., Wang, T., Wu, Y., Jin, W., & Wen, Z. (2016). Microglia Colonization of Developing Zebrafish Midbrain Is Promoted by Apoptotic Neuron and Lysophosphatidylcholine. Developmental cell38(2), 214–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2016.06.018

Jin, H., Huang, Z., Chi, Y., Wu, M., Zhou, R., Zhao, L., Xu, J., Zhen, F., Lan, Y., Li, L., Zhang, W., Wen, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2016). c-Myb acts in parallel and cooperatively with Cebp1 to regulate neutrophil maturation in zebrafish. Blood128(3), 415–426. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-12-686147

Wei, Y., Xu, J., Zhang, W., Wen, Z., & Liu, F. (2016). RNA polymerase III component Rpc9 regulates hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell maintenance in zebrafish. Development (Cambridge, England)143(12), 2103–2110. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.126797

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1990 ~ 2000 (19)