[HTML][HTML] Systematic genetic analysis of virulence in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

OW Liu, CD Chun, ED Chow, C Chen, HD Madhani… - Cell, 2008 - cell.com
The fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among
HIV-infected individuals. We utilized the completed genome sequence and optimized …

[HTML][HTML] A link between virulence and homeostatic responses to hypoxia during infection by the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

CD Chun, OW Liu, HD Madhani - PLoS pathogens, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Fungal pathogens of humans require molecular oxygen for several essential biochemical
reactions, yet virtually nothing is known about how they adapt to the relatively hypoxic …

[HTML][HTML] An extracellular adhesion molecule complex patterns dendritic branching and morphogenesis

X Dong, OW Liu, AS Howell, K Shen - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Robust dendrite morphogenesis is a critical step in the development of reproducible neural
circuits. However, little is known about the extracellular cues that pattern complex dendrite …

The transmembrane LRR protein DMA-1 promotes dendrite branching and growth in C. elegans

OW Liu, K Shen - Nature neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Dendrites often adopt complex branched structures. The development and organization of
these arbors fundamentally determine the potential input and connectivity of a given neuron. …

Exploration of whole-genome responses of the human AIDS-associated yeast pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii: nitric oxide stress and body …

ED Chow, OW Liu, S O'Brien, HD Madhani - Current genetics, 2007 - Springer
Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii is an opportunistic basidiomycete yeast pathogen that
is a significant cause of HIV/AIDS-related deaths worldwide. We describe a whole-genome …

Parallel β-Helix Proteins Required for Accurate Capsule Polysaccharide Synthesis and Virulence in the Yeast Cryptococcus neoformans

OW Liu, MJS Kelly, ED Chow, HD Madhani - Eukaryotic Cell, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The principal capsular polysaccharide of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans consists of an α-1,3-linked mannose backbone decorated with a repeating pattern …

Histone deacetylase-dependent transcriptional repression by pRB in yeast occurs independently of interaction through the LXCXE binding cleft

BK Kennedy, OW Liu, FA Dick… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
We have developed a yeast model system to address transcriptional repression by the
retinoblastoma protein (pRB). When fused to the DNA-binding domain of Gal4p (DB-pRB), pRB …

Hanbury Brown and Twiss-type experiment with electrons

WD Oliver, J Kim, RC Liu, Y Yamamoto - Science, 1999 - science.org
Fermion anti-bunching was directly observed by measuring the cross-covariance of the
current fluctuations of partitioned electrons. A quantum point contact was used to inject single-…

Study of muon neutrino disappearance using the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam

…, RJ Nichol, TC Nicholls, JP Ochoa-Ricoux, WP Oliver… - Physical Review D, 2008 - APS
We report the results of a search for ν μ disappearance by the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation
Search [DG Michael et al.(MINOS), Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191801 (2006).]. The experiment …

Measurement of neutrino velocity with the MINOS detectors and NuMI neutrino beam

…, J Liu, PJ Litchfield, RP Litchfield, P Lucas, W Luebke… - Physical Review D, 2007 - APS
The velocity of a∼ 3 GeV neutrino beam is measured by comparing detection times at the
near and far detectors of the MINOS experiment, separated by 734 km. A total of 473 far …