Aimin Liu

Identification of conserved residues essential for the ciliogenic functions of WDPCP
Yeon Ja Choi, Sungbo Hwang, Chanjae Lee, Huiqing Zeng, Xi Chen, Ukhyun Jo, Hyungjin Kim, Aimin Liu, Daeui Park, John B. Wallingford, Jiang Chen, Nov 2025, In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms
Date: Nov 2025

Editorial
Maureen Wirschell, Lance Lee, Aimin Liu, 2025, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Date: 2025

CPLANE protein INTU regulates growth and patterning of the mouse lungs through cilia-dependent Hh signaling
Huiqing Zeng, Shimaa Ali, Aswathy Sebastian, Adriana Sophia Ramos-Medero, Istvan Albert, Charlotte Dean, Aimin Liu, Nov 2024, In: Developmental biology
Date: Nov 2024

TMEM132A regulates mouse hindgut morphogenesis and caudal development
Huiqing Zeng, Aimin Liu, Jul 2023, In: Development (Cambridge)
Date: Jul 2023

Deficiency of the Planar Cell Polarity Protein Intu Delays Kidney Repair and Suppresses Renal Fibrosis after Acute Kidney Injury
Shixuan Wang, Aimin Liu, Yunchao Su, Zheng Dong, Mar 2023, In: American Journal of Pathology
Date: Mar 2023

Differential expression of the Tmem132 family genes in the developing mouse nervous system
Yuan Wang, Graham Herzig, Cassandra Molano, Aimin Liu, Sep 2022, In: Gene Expression Patterns
Date: Sep 2022

Editorial
Steven Y. Cheng, Matthias Lauth, Aimin Liu, Aug 31 2022, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Date: Aug 31 2022

Erratum
Cristin Chon, Grace Chon, Yurika Matsui, Huiqing Zeng, Zhi Chun Lai, Aimin Liu, Apr 2021, In: PloS one
Date: Apr 2021

Efficient multiplexed genome engineering with a polycistronic tRNA and CRISPR guide-RNA reveals an important role of detonator in reproduction of Drosophila melanogaster
Cristin Chon, Grace Chon, Yurika Matsui, Huiqing Zeng, Zhi Chun Lai, Aimin Liu, Jan 2021, In: PloS one
Date: Jan 2021

Hedgehog-Activated Fat4 and PCP Pathways Mediate Mesenchymal Cell Clustering and Villus Formation in Gut Development
Abilasha Rao-Bhatia, Min Zhu, Wen Chi Yin, Sabrina Coquenlorge, Xiaoyun Zhang, Janghee Woo, Yu Sun, Charlotte H. Dean, Aimin Liu, Chi chung Hui, Ramesh A. Shivdasani, Helen McNeill, Sevan Hopyan, Tae Hee Kim, Mar 9 2020, In: Developmental Cell
Date: Mar 9 2020

Hedgehog signalling in the mouse requires intraflagellar transport proteins
Danwei Huangfu, Aimin Liu, Andrew S. Rakeman, Noel S. Murcia, Lee Niswander, Kathryn V. Anderson, Nov 6 2003, In: Nature
Citations: 1,220

Mouse intraflagellar transport proteins regulate both the activator and repressor functions of Gli transcription factors
Aimin Liu, Baolin Wang, Lee A. Niswander, Jul 2005, In: Development
Citations: 458

Bone morphogenetic protein signalling and vertebrate nervous system development
Aimin Liu, Lee A. Niswander, Dec 2005, In: Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Citations: 281

Otx2, Gbx2 and Fgf8 interact to position and maintain a mid-hindbrain organizer
Alexandra L. Joyner, Aimin Liu, Sandrine Millet, 2000, In: Current Opinion in Cell Biology
Citations: 271

Early anterior/posterior patterning of the midbrain and cerebellum
A. Liu, A. L. Joyner, 2001, In: Annual Review of Neuroscience
Citations: 218

FGF8 can activate Gbx2 and transform regions of the rostral mouse brain into a hindbrain fate
Aimin Liu, Kasia Losos, Alexandra L. Joyner, Nov 1999, In: Development
Citations: 184

Modeling microcephaly with cerebral organoids reveals a WDR62–CEP170–KIF2A pathway promoting cilium disassembly in neural progenitors
Wei Zhang, Si Lu Yang, Mei Yang, Stephanie Herrlinger, Qiang Shao, John L. Collar, Edgar Fierro, Yanhong Shi, Aimin Liu, Hui Lu, Bruce E. Herring, Ming Lei Guo, Shilpa Buch, Zhen Zhao, Jian Xu, Zhipeng Lu, Jian Fu Chen, Dec 1 2019, In: Nature communications
Citations: 177

EN and GBX2 play essential roles downstream of FGF8 in patterning the mouse mid/hindbrain region
A. Liu, A. L. Joyner, 2001, In: Development
Citations: 142

Grainyhead-like 2 regulates neural tube closure and adhesion molecule expression during neural fold fusion
Christina Pyrgaki, Aimin Liu, Lee Niswander, May 1 2011, In: Developmental biology
Citations: 130

C2cd3 is critical for centriolar distal appendage assembly and ciliary vesicle docking in mammals
Xuan Ye, Huiqing Zeng, Gang Ning, Jeremy F. Reiter, Aimin Liu, Feb 11 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 127

Centers & Institutes

• Center for Cellular Dynamics
• Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders
• Neuroscience Institute

• Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP
• Neuroscience IGDP

• National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Department of Biology
• Elsevier Pure Profile