Cloning and pharmacological characterization of a fourth histamine receptor (H4) expressed in bone marrow

C Liu, XJ Ma, X Jiang, SJ Wilson, CL Hofstra… - Molecular …, 2001 - ASPET
Histamine is a multifunctional hormone that regulates smooth muscle contraction in the
airways, acid secretion in the gut, and neurotransmitter release in the central nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Lactate inhibits lipolysis in fat cells through activation of an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor, GPR81

C Liu, J Wu, J Zhu, C Kuei, J Yu, J Shelton… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
Lactic acid is a well known metabolic by-product of intense exercise, particularly under anaerobic
conditions. Lactate is also a key source of energy and an important metabolic substrate…

Oxysterols are agonist ligands of RORγt and drive Th17 cell differentiation

…, M Sablad, J Yu, MI Nelen, X Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The RAR-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt) is a nuclear receptor required for generating
IL-17–producing CD4 + Th17 T cells, which are essential in host defense and may play …

CRF2 alpha and CRF2 beta receptor mRNAs are differentially distributed between the rat central nervous system and peripheral tissues

TW Lovenberg, DT Chalmers, C Liu… - Endocrinology, 1995 - academic.oup.com
We have recently described the cloning and characterization of a novel corticotropin-releasing
factor receptor subtype (CRF2) from rat brain that exists in two alternatively spliced forms, …

Neuronal hyperpolarization-activated pacemaker channels drive neuropathic pain

…, HQ Guo, DH Lee, L Luo, C Liu… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
Neuropathic pain is a common and often incapacitating clinical problem for which little useful
therapy is presently available. Painful peripheral neuropathies can have many etiologies, …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of relaxin-3/INSL7 as an endogenous ligand for the orphan G-protein-coupled receptor GPCR135

C Liu, E Eriste, S Sutton, J Chen, B Roland… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
GPCR135, publicly known as somatostatin- and angiotensin-like peptide receptor, is expressed
in the central nervous system and its cognate ligand(s) has not been identified. We have …

Oxysterols direct B-cell migration through EBI2

C Liu, XV Yang, J Wu, C Kuei, NS Mani, L Zhang, J Yu… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
EBI2 (also called GPR183) is an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor that is highly expressed
in spleen and upregulated upon Epstein–Barr-virus infection 1 . Recent studies indicated …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of relaxin-3/INSL7 as a ligand for GPCR142

C Liu, J Chen, S Sutton, B Roland, C Kuei… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
We have recently identified the insulin-like peptide relaxin-3 (aka INSL7) as the endogenous
ligand for an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor, GPCR135 (aka somatostatin- and …

Behavioral characterization of mice lacking histamine H3 receptors

…, DH Lee, K Yanai, E Sakurai, T Watanabe, C Liu… - Molecular …, 2002 - ASPET
Brain histamine H 3 receptors are predominantly presynaptic and serve an important
autoregulatory function for the release of histamine and other neurotransmitters. They have been …

Relaxin-3 in GABA projection neurons of nucleus incertus suggests widespread influence on forebrain circuits via G-protein-coupled receptor-135 in the rat

…, PJ Shen, TCD Burazin, RAD Bathgate, C Liu… - Neuroscience, 2007 - Elsevier
Relaxin-3 (RLX3) is a newly identified member of the relaxin/insulin peptide family that is
highly conserved across a range of species from fish to mammals and is highly expressed in rat…