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University of Southern California: Los Angeles, California, US

2023-08-16 to present | Assistant Professor (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
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Zhaoyang Liu

University of Southern California: Los Angeles, California, US

2022-06-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology)
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Zhaoyang Liu

The University of Texas at Austin: Austin, Texas, US

2021-04-01 to 2022-05-31 | Research Associate (Department of Nutritional Science, Department of Pediatrics)
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Zhaoyang Liu

The University of Texas at Austin : Austin, TX, US

2016-03-01 to 2021-03-31 | postdoctoral fellow (Pediatrics)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Rochester: Rochester, NY, US

2010-09-01 to 2014-10-01 | Ph. D (Biology)
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Professional activities (2)

Orthopaedic Research Society: Rosemont, IL, US

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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research: Washington, DC, US

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Funding (2)

Analyzing the role of cAMP and STAT3 signaling in cartilage homeostasis and osteoarthritis development

2021-03 to 2023-03 | Grant
National Institutes of Health, NIAMS (Bethesda, US)
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K99AR077090

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Zhaoyang Liu

Investigating the Role of Gpr126 in cartilage for Intervertebral Disc and Spine Homeostasis

2018-03-14 to 2021-03-13 | Grant
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: F32AR073648
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Works (21)

Variants in the SOX9 transactivation middle domain induce axial skeleton dysplasia and scoliosis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2025-01-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Lianlei Wang; Zhaoyang Liu; Sen Zhao; Kexin Xu; Valeria Aceves; Cheng Qiu; Hong Colleen Feng; Fangzhou Bian; Jingyu He; Christina J. Song et al.
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Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals the Requirement of ADGRG6 in Maintaining Chondrocyte Homeostasis in Mouse Growth Plates

2023-09-22 | Preprint
Contributors: Fangzhou Bian; Victoria Hansen; Hong Colleen Feng; Yanshi Chen; Ryan S. Gray; Chia-Lung Wu; Zhaoyang Liu
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Genomic characterization of the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis-associated transcriptome and regulome

Human molecular genetics
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85100358216

Part of ISSN: 14602083
Contributors: Makki, N.; Zhao, J.; Liu, Z.; Eckalbar, W.L.; Ushiki, A.; Khanshour, A.M.; Wu, J.; Rios, J.; Gray, R.S.; Wise, C.A. et al.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

An adhesion G protein-coupled receptor is required in cartilaginous and dense connective tissues to maintain spine alignment

eLife
2021-07-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhaoyang Liu; Amro A Hussien; Yunjia Wang; Terry Heckmann; Roberto Gonzalez; Courtney M Karner; Jess G Snedeker; Ryan S Gray
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A G protein-coupled receptor is required in cartilaginous and dense connective tissues to maintain spine alignment

2021-02-22 | Preprint
Contributors: Zhaoyang Liu; Amro A. Hussien; Yunjia Wang; Terry Heckmann; Roberto Gonzalez; Courtney M. Karner; Jess G. Snedeker; Ryan S. Gray
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Dysregulation of STAT3 signaling is associated with endplate-oriented herniations of the intervertebral disc in Adgrg6 mutant mice

PLoS Genetics
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85074675102

Part of ISSN: 15537404 15537390
Contributors: Liu, Z.; Easson, G.W.D.; Zhao, J.; Makki, N.; Ahituv, N.; Hilton, M.J.; Tang, S.Y.; Gray, R.S.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier
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PRMT5 is necessary to form distinct cartilage identities in the knee and long bone

Developmental Biology
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85071086796

Part of ISSN: 1095564X 00121606
Contributors: Ramachandran, J.; Liu, Z.; Gray, R.S.; Vokes, S.A.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Regulation of terminal hypertrophic chondrocyte differentiation in Prmt5 mutant mice modeling infantile idiopathic scoliosis

DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85076848061

Part of ISSN: 17548411 17548403
Contributors: Liu, Z.; Ramachandran, J.; Vokes, S.A.; Gray, R.S.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Homeostasis of the intervertebral disc requires regulation of STAT3 signaling by the adhesion G-protein coupled receptor ADGRG6

2019-03-18 | Other
Contributors: Zhaoyang Liu; Garrett W.D. Easson; Jingjing Zhao; Nadja Makki; Nadav Ahituv; Matthew J. Hilton; Simon Y. Tang; Ryan S. Gray
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Animal models of idiopathic scoliosis

The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis: Second Edition
2018 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85053733566

Contributors: Liu, Z.; Gray, R.S.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Cell type-specific effects of Notch signaling activation on intervertebral discs: Implications for intervertebral disc degeneration

Journal of Cellular Physiology
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85040735137

Part of ISSN: 10974652 00219541
Contributors: Zheng, Y.; Liu, C.; Ni, L.; Liu, Z.; Mirando, A.J.; Lin, J.; Saijilafu, S.; Chen, D.; Hilton, M.J.; Li, B. et al.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Daily oral consumption of hydrolyzed type 1 collagen is chondroprotective and antiinflammatory in murine posttraumatic osteoarthritis

PLoS ONE
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85017094531

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Dar, Q.-A.; Schott, E.M.; Catheline, S.E.; Maynard, R.D.; Liu, Z.; Kamal, F.; Farnsworth, C.W.; Ketz, J.P.; Mooney, R.A.; Hilton, M.J. et al.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Interplay between Alternative Splicing and Alternative Polyadenylation Defines the Expression Outcome of the Plant Unique OXIDATIVE TOLERANT-6 Gene

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85019761598

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Li, Q.Q.; Liu, Z.; Lu, W.; Liu, M.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Notch signaling in postnatal joint chondrocytes, but not subchondral osteoblasts, is required for articular cartilage and joint maintenance

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84960363292

Part of ISSN: 15229653 10634584
Contributors: Liu, Z.; Ren, Y.; Mirando, A.J.; Wang, C.; Zuscik, M.J.; O'Keefe, R.J.; Hilton, M.J.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

NOTCH signaling in skeletal progenitors is critical for fracture repair

Journal of Clinical Investigation
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84964570138

Part of ISSN: 15588238 00219738
Contributors: Wang, C.; Inzana, J.A.; Mirando, A.J.; Ren, Y.; Liu, Z.; Shen, J.; O'Keefe, R.J.; Awad, H.A.; Hilton, M.J.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

A dual role for NOTCH signaling in joint cartilage maintenance and osteoarthritis

Science Signaling
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937712966

Part of ISSN: 19379145 19450877
Contributors: Liu, Z.; Chen, J.; Mirando, A.J.; Wang, C.; Zuscik, M.J.; O'Keefe, R.J.; Hilton, M.J.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Notch signaling controls chondrocyte hypertrophy via indirect regulation of Sox9

Bone Research
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84939194680

Part of ISSN: 20956231 20954700
Contributors: Kohn, A.; Rutkowski, T.P.; Liu, Z.; Mirando, A.J.; Zuscik, M.J.; O'Keefe, R.J.; Hilton, M.J.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

RBP-Jκ-dependent notch signaling is required for murine articular cartilage and joint maintenance

Arthritis and Rheumatism
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84885168922

Part of ISSN: 00043591 15290131
Contributors: Mirando, A.J.; Liu, Z.; Moore, T.; Lang, A.; Kohn, A.; Osinski, A.M.; O'Keefe, R.J.; Mooney, R.A.; Zuscik, M.J.; Hilton, M.J.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Osr2 acts downstream of Pax9 and interacts with both Msx1 and Pax9 to pattern the tooth developmental field

Developmental Biology
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79955042505

Part of ISSN: 1095564X 00121606
Contributors: Zhou, J.; Gao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Maltby, K.M.; Liu, Z.; Lan, Y.; Jiang, R.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Carbon monoxide counteracts the inhibition of seed germination and alleviates oxidative damage caused by salt stress in Oryza sativa

Plant Science
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33846243885

Part of ISSN: 01689452
Contributors: Liu, K.; Xu, S.; Xuan, W.; Ling, T.; Cao, Z.; Huang, B.; Sun, Y.; Fang, L.; Liu, Z.; Zhao, N. et al.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier

Carbon monoxide promotes lateral root formation in rapeseed

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34347375099

Part of ISSN: 16729072 17447909
Contributors: Cao, Z.-Y.; Xuan, W.; Liu, Z.-Y.; Li, X.-N.; Zhao, N.; Xu, P.; Wang, Z.; Guan, R.-Z.; Shen, W.-B.
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Zhaoyang Liu via Scopus - Elsevier