miR-125b can enhance skin tumor initiation and promote malignant progression by repressing differentiation and prolonging cell survival.

Zhang L, Ge Y, Fuchs E. Genes & Development 2014; 28(22):2532-46. Selected as Cover Story. Learn more

MicroRNA-146b promotes myogenic differentiation and modulates multiple gene targets in muscle cells.

Khanna N, Ge Y, Chen J. PLoS One 2014; 9(6):e100657 Learn more

Flt3L is a novel regulator of skeletal myogenesis.

Ge Y, Waldemer RJ, Nalluri R, Nuzzi PD, Chen J. J Cell Sci 2013; 126(Pt 15):3370-9. Learn more

RNAi screen reveals novel roles of cytokines in myoblast differentiation.

Ge Y, Waldemer R, Nalluri R, Nuzzi P, Chen J. PLoS One 2013; 8(7):e68068 Learn more

Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling network in skeletal myogenesis.

Ge Y, Chen J. J Biol Chem 2012; 287(52):43928-35. [Highlighted by editor-in-chief Dr. Marty Fedor as most well-read JBC Minireviews to date.] Learn more

microRNAs in skeletal myogenesis.

Ge Y and Chen J. Cell Cycle 2011; 10(3):441-448. Learn more

IGF-II is regulated by microRNA-125b in skeletal myogenesis.

Ge Y, Sun Y, Chen J. J Cell Biol. 2011; 192(1):69-81. Learn more

A phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B-independent activation of mammalian target of rapamycin signaling is sufficient to induce skeletal muscle hypertrophy.

Goodman CA, Miu MH, Frey JW, Mabrey DM, Lincoln HC, Ge Y, Chen J, Hornberger TA. Mol. Biol. Cell 2010; 21(18):3258-68. Learn more

Mammalian target of rapamycin regulates miRNA-1 and follistatin in skeletal myogenesis.

Sun Y*, Ge Y*, Drnevich J, Zhao Y, Band M, Chen J. J Cell Biol. 2010; 189(7):1157-69. *Contributed equally. Learn more

Rheb and Raptor negatively regulate myogenesis through suppression of IRS1.

Ge Y, Yoon M, Chen J. J Biol Chem 2011; 286(41):35675-82. Learn more