Publications

  1. Xi-rui Ge, Jue Wang, Yu-fang Che, Qiang Tong, Shu LZ, Zhang TM, and Lo JM (1988)  Monoclonal antibodies distinguishing human small cell lung cancer from non-small cell lung cancer.  Acta Biologiae Experimentalis Sinica, 21(2): 251-255.
  2. Qiang Tong and Xi-rui Ge (1991) The effect of neuropeptides substance K and substance P on murine spenocytes and thymocytes.  Chinese Journal of Immunology, 7(5): 263-267.
  3. Sissy M. Jhiang, Linda Fithian, Patria Smanik, Jeffrey Mcgill, Qiang Tong and Ernest L. Mazzaferri (1993)  Cloning of the human taurine transporter and characterization of taurine uptake in thyroid cells.  FEBS Letters, 318: 139-144.
  4. Shunhua Xing, Qiang Tong, Toshimitsu Suzuki and Sissy M Jhiang (1994) Alternative splicing of the RET proto-oncogene at intron 4. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 205: 1526-1532.
  5. Qiang Tong, Yishuan li, Patricia A Sminik, Linda Fithian, Shunhua Xing, Ernest L Mazzaferri and Sissy M Jhiang (1995)  Characterization of promoter region and oligomerization domain of H4(D10S170), a gene frequently rearranged with the ret proto-oncogene.  Oncogene, 10: 1781-1787.
  6. Sissy M Jhiang, John E Sagartz, Qiang Tong, Jan Parker-Thornburg, Charles C. Capen, Je-Yoel Cho, Shunhua Xing and Catherine Ledent (1996) Targeted expression of the ret/PTC1 oncogene induces papillary thyroid carcinomas.  Endocrinology, 137: 375-378. 
  7. G. H. Jossart, B. O'Brien, J.-F. Cheng, Qiang Tong, S.M. Jhiang, Q. Duh, O.H. Clark and H.-U.G. Weier (1996)  A novel multicolor hybridization scheme applied to localization of transcribed sequence (D10S170/H4) and deletion mapping in the thyroid cancer cell line TPC-1.  Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 75: 254-257.
  8. John E. Sagartz, Sissy M. Jhiang, Qiang Tong, and Charles C. Capen (1997) Thyroid stimulating hormone promotes growth of thyroid carcinomas in transgenic mice with targeted expression of the ret/PTC1 oncogene.  Laboratory Investigation, 76: 307-318.
  9. Qiang Tong, Shunhua Xing and Sissy M. Jhiang (1997) Leucine zipper mediated dimerization is essential for the hyperphosphorylation and oncogenic activity of PTC1 oncoprotein. J Biol Chem. 272: 9043-9047.
  10. Qiang Tong, Kwon-Yul Ryu and Sissy M. Jhiang (1997) Characterization of the promoter of rat Na+/I- symporter gene.  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 239:34-41.
  11. Shunhua Xing, Tara L. Furminger, Qiang Tong and Sissy M. Jhiang (1997)  Signal transduction pathways activated by RET in PC12 cells.  The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273: 4909-4914.
  12. K.-Y. Ryu, Qiang Tong and S.M. Jhiang (1998) Promoter characterization of the human Na+/I- symporter.  J. Clin. Endo. Metab. 83: 3247-51.
  13. S.M. Jhiang, J.Y. Cho, T.L. Furminger, J.E. Sagartz, Qiang Tong, C.C. Capen, E.L.Mazzaferri, (1998)  Thyroid carcinomas in RET/PTC transgenic mice. Recent Results in Cancer Research. 154:265-70.  
  14. Qiang Tong, Gökhan Dalgin, Haiyan Xu, Chao-Nan Ting, Jeffrey M. Leiden and Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2000)  Function of GATA Transcription Factors in Preadipocyte-Adipocyte Transition.  Science, 290: 134-138.
  15. James M. Way, Cem Z. Görgün, Qiang Tong, K. Teoman Uysal, Kathleen K. Brown, W. Wallace Harrington, William R. Oliver, Jr., Timothy M. Willson, Steven A. Kliewer, and Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2001)  Adipose Tissue Resistin Expression Is Severely Suppressed in Obesity and Stimulated by Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Agonists. J Biol Chem. 276: 25651-25653.
  16. Qiang Tong, Jean-Louis Sankalé, Colleen M. Hadigan, Guo Tan, Eric S. Rosenberg, Phyllis J. Kanki, Steven K. Grinspoon and Gökhan S. Hotamisligil  (2003) Regulation of Adiponectin In HIV-Infected Patients: Relationship to Body Composition and Metabolic Indices, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 88(4):1559-64.
  17. Qiang Tong, Judy Tsai, Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2003) GATA transcription factors and fat cell formation. Drug News Perspect. 16(9):585-8.
  18. Qiang Tong, Judy Tsai, Guo Tan, Gökhan Dalgin, and Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2005) Interaction between GATA and the C/EBP Family of Transcription Factors is Critical in GATA-Mediated Suppression of Adipocyte Differentiation, Mol. Cell Biol, 25(2):706-715.
  19. Tong Shi, Fei Wang, Emily Stieren, and Qiang Tong (2005) SIRT3, A Mitochondrial Sirtuin Deacetylase, Regulates Mitochondrial Function And Thermogenesis In Brown Adipocytes, J Biol Chem,  280(14):13560-13567.
  20. Judy Tsai, Qiang Tong, Guo Tan, Aaron N. Chang, Stuart H. Orkin, Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2005) The Transcription Factor GATA2 Regulates Differentiation of Brown Adipocytes, EMBO reports, 6(9):879-884.
  21. Jean-Louis G. Sankalé, Qiang Tong, Colleen M. Hadigan, Guo Tan, Steven K. Grinspoon, Phyllis J. Kanki, Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2006) Regulation of Adiponectin in Adipocytes Upon Exposure to HIV-1. HIV Medicine. 74:268-274.
  22. Qiang Tong and Gökhan S. Hotamisligil (2007) Cell fate in the mammary gland. Nature 15; 445(7129):724-6. 
  23. Fei Wang, Margaret Nguyen, F. Xiao-Feng Qin, and Qiang Tong (2007) SIRT2 Deacetylates FOXO3a in Response to Oxidative Stress and Caloric Restriction. Aging Cell, 6:505-14.
  24. Fei Wang and Qiang Tong (2008) Transcription Factor PU.1 Is Expressed in White Adipose and Inhibits Adipocyte Differentiation. Am J Physiol-Cell Physiol, 295:C213-20.
  25. Fei Wang and Qiang Tong (2009) SIRT2 Suppresses Adipocyte Differentiation by Deacetylating Foxo1 and Enhancing Foxo1’s Repressive Interaction with PPARγ. Mol. Biol. Cell, 20:801-8.
  26. Julia Skokowa, Dan Lan, Basant Kumar Thakur, Fei Wang, Kshama Gupta, Gunnar Cario, Annette Muller Brechlin, Axel Schambach, Lars Hinrichsen, Gustav Meyer, Matthias Gaestel, Martin Stanulla, Qiang Tong and Karl Welte (2009) NAMPT is essential for the G-CSF-induced myeloid differentiation via a NAD+-sirtuin-1-dependent pathway. Nature Med, 15:151-8.
  27. Dina Bellizzi, Giuseppina Covello, Fausta Di Cianni, Qiang Tong, Giovanna de Benedictis (2009) Identification of GATA2 and AP-1 activator elements within the enhancer VNTR occurring in intron 5 of the human SIRT3 gene, Mol Cells, 28:87-92.
  28. Orsolya M. Palacios, Juan J. Carmona, Shaday Michan, Ke Yun Chen, Yasuko Manabe, Jack Lee Ward III, Laurie J. Goodyear, and Qiang Tong (2009) Diet and exercise signals regulate SIRT3 and activate AMPK and PGC-1α, in skeletal muscle, Aging, 1:771-783.
  29. Huseyin Cimen, Min-Joon Han, Yongjie Yang, Qiang Tong, Hasan Koc and Emine C. Koc (2010) Regulation of Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity by SIRT3 in Mammalian Mitochondria. Biochemistry, 49:304-311. PMCID: PMC2826167
  30. Yongjie Yang, Huseyin Cimen, Min-Joon Han, Tong Shi, Jian-Hong Deng, Hasan Koc, Orsolya M. Palacios, Laura Montier, Yidong Bai, Qiang Tong* and Emine C. Koc* (2010) NAD+-dependent deacetylase SIRT3 regulates mitochondrial protein synthesis by deacetylation of the ribosomal protein MRPL10. J Biol Chem. 285:7417-7429 (*co-corresponding authors) PMCID: PMC2844190
  31. Yongjie Yang, Basil P. Hubbard, David A. Sinclair, Qiang Tong (2010) Characterization of murine SIRT3 transcript variants and corresponding protein products. J Cell Biochem. 111(4):1051-8. NIHMS272616
  32. Xue Gao, Yong-Hyun Shin, Min Li, Fei Wang, Qiang Tong, and Pumin Zhang (2010) The Fat Mass and Obesity Associated Gene FTO Functions in the Brain to Regulate Postnatal Growth in Mice. PLoS One, 5:e14005. PMCID: PMC2982835
  33. Yongjie Yang, Ke Yun Chen, Qiang Tong (2011) Murine Sirt3 Protein Isoforms Have Variable Half-lives, Gene, 488(1-2):46-51. PMCID: PMC3185158, NIHMS317536
  34. Ligen Lin, Pradip K. Saha, Xiaojun Ma, Iyabo O. Henshaw, Longjiang Shao, Benny H. J. Chang, Eric D. Buras, Qiang Tong, Lawrence Chan, Owen P. McGuinness, and Yuxiang Sun (2011) Ablation of ghrelin receptor reduces adiposity and improves insulin sensitivity during aging by regulating fat metabolism in white and brown adipose tissues. Aging Cell, 10(6):996-1010. PMCID:PMC3215833
  35. Fei Wang, Chia-Hsin Chan, Keyun Chen, Xinfu Guan, Hui-Kuan Lin, Qiang Tong (2012) Deacetylation of FOXO3 by SIRT1 or SIRT2 Leads to Skp2-Mediated FOXO3 Ubiquitination and Degradation. Oncogene, 31:1546–1557. PMID: 21841822
  36. Ligen Lin, Weijun Pang, Keyun Chen, Fei Wang, Jon Gengler, Yuxiang Sun, and Qiang Tong (2012) Adipocyte Expression of PU.1 Transcription Factor Causes Insulin Resistance through Up-regulation of Inflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression and ROS Production. Am J Physiol-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 302: E1550-E1559. PMCID: PMC3378156
  37. Pang WJ, Xiong Y, Wang Y, Tong Q, Yang GS. (2013) Sirt1 attenuates camptothecin-induced apoptosis through caspase-3 pathway in porcine preadipocytes. Exp Cell Res. 319(5):670-83. PMID:23313858
  38. Serrano L, Martínez-Redondo P, Marazuela-Duque A, Vazquez BN, Dooley SJ, Voigt P, Beck DB, Kane-Goldsmith N, Tong Q, Rabanal RM, Fondevila D, Muñoz P, Krüger M, Tischfield JA, Vaquero A. (2013) The tumor suppressor SirT2 regulates cell cycle progression and genome stability by modulating the mitotic deposition of H4K20 methylation. Genes & Development. 27(6):639-53. PMID: 23468428, PMCID: PMC3613611
  39. Miao-Hsueh Chen, Qiang Tong (2013) “An Update on the Regulation of Adipogenesis”. Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms, 10:e15-e19.
  40. Ligen Lin, Keyun Chen, Waed Abdel Khalek, Jack Lee Ward III, Henry Yang, Béatrice Chabi, Chantal Wrutniak-Cabello, Qiang Tong (2014) Regulation of skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and muscle mass by SIRT3, PLOS One, 9(1):e85636. PMID: 24454908, PMCID: PMC3893254
  41. Pan JS, Huang L, Belousova T, Lu L, Yang Y, Reddel R, Chang A, Ju H, DiMattia G, Tong Q, Sheikh-Hamad D. (2014) Stanniocalcin-1 Inhibits Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via an AMP-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent Pathway. J Am Soc Nephrol. In press

 

Tong Qiang

Associate Professor

 

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  • DEPARTMENTDepartment of Pediatrics, Medicine,
    Molecular physiology, and Biophysics
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