Wansheng Liu

Professor of Genomics

Wansheng Liu

Research Summary

Functional annotation of farm animal genomes, structure and function of mammalian sex (X and Y) chromosome, spermatogenesis and male fertility.

Huck Affiliations

Publication Tags

These publication tags are generated from the output of this researcher. Click any tag below to view other Huck researchers working on the same topic.

Genes Cattle Melanoma Specific Antigens Y Chromosome Testis Micrornas Y Linked Genes Fertility Spermatozoa Proteins Antigens Breeds Ancestry Rna Spermatogenesis Holstein Sex Chromosomes Male Fertility Rna, Transfer, Gln Taurine Bulls Transfer Rna Testicular Neoplasms Germ Cells Neoplasms

Most Recent Publications

The mouse Pramel1 gene regulates spermatogonial development through the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) signaling pathway.

Mingyao Yang, Wenzhi Ma, Jon Oatley, Wansheng Liu, The 55th SSR annual meeting, July 24-29, Spokane, WA. on p. 1

Complementary functions of Pramex1 and Pramel1 during spermatogenesis as revealed by Pramex1/Pramel1 double knockout mice.

Mkingyao Yang, Y Lei, Wansheng Liu, 2023, 38th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Penn State

PRAMEY- a sperm-carried protein that influences paternal DNA methylation in zygotes.

Chandlar Kern, Wansheng Liu, 2023, 38th Annual Graduate Exhibition. University Park, PA.

The Dynamic of PRAMEY Isoforms in Testis and Epididymis Suggests Their Involvement in Spermatozoa Maturation

Chandlar H. Kern, Weber B. Feitosa, Wan Sheng Liu, 2022, Frontiers in Genetics

Role of the bovine PRAMEY protein in sperm function during in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Chandlar Kern, Weiwei Wu, Chen Lu, Jianbin Zhang, Yaqi Zhao, Olga Ocon-Grove, Peter Sutovsky, Francisco Diaz, Wan Sheng Liu, 2022, Cell and Tissue Research on p. 577--594

The mouse Pramel1 gene regulates spermatogonial development through the retinoic acid (RA) signaling pathway.

Mingyao Yang, Wansheng Liu, 2022, 6th Life Sciences Symposium and 37th annual graduate exhibition, Pdenn State

The Role of Sex Chromosome-Linked PRAME Genes in Spermatogenesis and Sperm Function.

Wansheng Liu, 2022, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination Workshop, PAG XXIX, January 13-18, 2023, San Diego, CA.

Subcellular localization of the mouse PRAMEL1 and PRAMEX1 reveals multifaceted roles in the nucleus and cytoplasm of germ cells during spermatogenesis

Wan Sheng Liu, Chen Lu, Bhavesh V. Mistry, 2021, Cell and Bioscience

The PRAME family of cancer testis antigens is essential for germline development and gametogenesis

Chandlar H. Kern, Mingyao Yang, Wan Sheng Liu, 2021, Biology of Reproduction on p. 290-304

Additional annotation of bovine genome using integration of multi-omics data

Hamid Beiki, Wansheng Liu, 2021, 38th International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Virtual Conference

Most-Cited Papers

Worldwide Patterns of Ancestry, Divergence, and Admixture in Domesticated Cattle

Jared E. Decker, Stephanie D. McKay, Megan M. Rolf, Jae Woo Kim, Antonio Molina Alcalá, Tad S. Sonstegard, Olivier Hanotte, Anders Götherström, Christopher M. Seabury, Lisa Praharani, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Mehmet Ali Yildiz, Michael P. Heaton, Wan Sheng Liu, Chu Zhao Lei, James M. Reecy, Muhammad Saif-Ur-Rehman, Robert D. Schnabel, Jeremy F. Taylor, 2014, PLoS Genetics

MicroRNA in ovarian function

S. W. Maalouf, W. S. Liu, J. L. Pate, 2016, Cell and Tissue Research on p. 7-18

Male-specific region of the bovine Y chromosome is gene rich with a high transcriptomic activity in testis development

Ti Cheng Chang, Yang Yang, Ernest F. Retzel, Wan Sheng Liu, 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 12373-12378

Superconductivity in the half-Heusler compound TbPdBi

H. Xiao, T. Hu, W. Liu, Y.L. Zhu, P.G. Li, G. Mu, J. Su, K. Li, Z.Q. Mao, 2018, Physical Review B-Condensed Matter

Copy number variations of the extensively amplified Y-linked genes, HSFY and ZNF280BY, in cattle and their association with male reproductive traits in Holstein bulls

Xiang Peng Yue, Chad Dechow, Ti Cheng Chang, James M. DeJarnette, Clifton E. Marshall, Chu Zhao Lei, Wan Sheng Liu, 2014, BMC Genomics

Regulating life or death: Potential role of microRNA in rescue of the corpus luteum

Samar W. Maalouf, Wan Sheng Liu, Istvan Albert, Joy L. Pate, 2014, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology on p. 78-88

Copy number variation of PRAMEY across breeds and its association with male fertility in Holstein sires

X. P. Yue, T. C. Chang, J. M. DeJarnette, C. E. Marshall, C. Z. Lei, W. S. Liu, 2013, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 8024-8034

Early cleavage of preimplantation embryos is regulated by tRNA<sup>Gln-TTG</sup>-derived small RNAs present in mature spermatozoa

Xiaoxu Chen, Yi Zheng, Anmin Lei, Hanxue Zhang, Huimin Niu, Xueliang Li, Pengfei Zhang, Mingzhi Liao, Yinghua Lv, Zhendong Zhu, Chuanying Pan, Wuzi Dong, Hong Chen, De Wu, Wansheng Liu, Geert Hamer, Shenming Zeng, Wenxian Zeng, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry on p. 10885-10900

Mammalian Sex Chromosome Structure, Gene Content, and Function in Male Fertility

Wan Sheng Liu, 2019, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences on p. 103-124

A limited number of Y chromosome lineages is present in North American Holsteins

Xiang Peng Yue, Chad Dechow, Wan Sheng Liu, 2015, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 2738-2745