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Honglin Jiang

Honglin-Jiang
3130 Litton Reaves Hall

Ph.D. in Animal Science, 1997, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN

M.S. in Veterinary Medicine, 1990, Nanjing Agricultural Univ., Nanjing, China

B.S. in Biology, 1987, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China

ALS 5304 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals

ALS 6314 Endocrinology

ALS 5004 Graduate Seminar

Dr. Jiang is interested in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which hormones and nutrients regulate tissue and whole body growth in domestic animals and the mouse model, and eventually using the knowledge to improve production efficiency in agricultural animals and health in humans. His lab is currently working in the following areas:

1. Cellular and molecular mechanisms by which growth hormone and IGF-I regulate skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver growth.

2. Identification of novel genes, miRNAs and bioactive molecules that regulate skeletal muscle and adipose tissue development and growth.

3. Role of short-chain fatty acids (also called volatile fatty acids), in particular butyrate, in microbial and nutritional regulation of rumen development and adipose tissue growth.

* indicates Jiang lab members.  indicates corresponding author.

Jiang, H. and Ge*, X. 2014. MEAT SCIENCE AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM--Mechanism of growth hormone stimulation of skeletal muscle growth in cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 92:21-29.

Reinholt*, B. M., Ge*, X., Cong*, X., Gerrard, D. E. and Jiang, H. 2013. Stac3 is a novel regulator of skeletal muscle development in mice. PLoS One. 8(4):e62760. 

Chen, H. Y., Huang, W., Leung, V. H., Fung, S. L., Ma, S. L., Jiang, H. and Tang, N. L. 2013. Functional interaction between SNPs and microsatellite in the transcriptional regulation of insulin-like growth factor 1. Human Mutation. 4:1289-1297

Ge*, X., Zhang*, Y. and Jiang, H. 2013. Signaling pathways mediating the effects of insulin-like growth factor-I in bovine muscle satellite cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 372:23-29. 

Wang, X., Gu, Z. and Jiang, H. 2013. MicroRNAs in farm animals. Animal. 7:1567-1575.

Wang*, A., Si, H., Liu, D. and Jiang, H. 2012. Butyrate activates the cAMP-protein kinase A-cAMP response element-binding protein signaling pathway in Caco-2 cells. Journal of Nutrition. 142:1-6.

Ge*, X., Yu*, J. and Jiang, H. 2012. Growth hormone stimulates protein synthesis in bovine skeletal muscle cells without altering insulin-like growth factor-I mRNA expression. Journal of Animal Science. 90:1126-1133.  

Wang*, A., Akers, R. M. and Jiang, H. 2012. Presence of G protein-coupled receptor 43 in rumen epithelium but not in the islets of Langerhans in cattle. Journal of Dairy Science. 95:1371-1375.

Yu*, J., Zhao*, L., Wang*, A., Eleswarapu*, S., Ge*, X., Chen, D. and Jiang, H. 2012. Growth Hormone Stimulates Transcription of the Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Gene in the Liver through the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5. Endocrinology. 153:750-758.

Si, H., Yu*, J., Jiang, H., Lum, H. and Liu, D. 2012. Phytoestrogen genistein up-regulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression via activation of cAMP response element-binding protein in human aortic endothelial cells. Endocrinology. 153:3190-3198.

Liu, P., Ge*, X., Ding, H., Jiang, H., Christensen, B. M. and Li, J. 2012. Role of glutamate decarboxylase-like protein 1 (GADL1) in taurine biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287:40898-40906.

Wang*, A. and Jiang, H. 2011. Rumen fluid inhibits proliferation and stimulates expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors 1A and 2A in bovine rumen epithelial cells. Journal of Animal Science. 88:3226-3232.

Wu*, M., Hall, J., Akers, R. M. and Jiang, H. 2010. Effect of feeding level on serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) response to growth hormone injection. Journal of Endocrinology 206:37-45.

Eleswarapu*, S., Ge*, X., Wang*, Y., Yu*, J. and Jiang, H. 2009. Growth Hormone-Activated STAT5 May Indirectly Stimulate IGF-I Gene Transcription through HNF-3gamma. Molecular Endocrinology 23:2026-2037. 

Wang*, A., Gu*, Z., Heid*, H., Akers, R. M. and Jiang, H. 2009. Identification and characterization of the bovine G protein-coupled receptor GPR41 and GPR43 genes. Journal of Dairy Science 92:2696–2075.

Feng*, J., Gu*, Z., Wu*, M., Gwazdauskas, F. C. and Jiang, H. 2009. Growth hormone stimulation of serum insulin concentration in cattle: nutritional dependency and potential mechanisms. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 37:84-92.

Zhou*, Y., Capuco, A. V. and Jiang, H. 2008. Involvement of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF1) stimulation of proliferation of a bovine mammary epithelial cell line. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 35:180-189.

Zhou*, Y., Akers, R. M. and Jiang, H. 2008. Growth hormone can induce expression of four major milk protein genes in transfected MAC-T cells. Journal Dairy Science 91:100-108.

Eleswarapu*, S., Gu*, Z. and Jiang, H. 2008. Growth hormone regulation of insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression may be mediated by multiple distal signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 binding sites. Endocrinology 149:2230-2240.

Wu*, M., Wang*, A., Bernard*, G. C., Hall, J. B., Beal, W. E., Akers, R. M., Boisclair, Y. R. and Jiang, H. 2008. Increased degradation of insulin-like growth factor-I in serum from feed-deprived steers. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 35:343-351.

Jiang, H., Wang*, Y., Wu*, M., Gu*, Z., Frank, S.J. and Torres-Diaz, R. 2007. Growth hormone stimulates hepatic expression of bovine growth hormone receptor mRNA through STAT5-activation of a major growth hormone receptor gene promoter. Endocrinology 148:3307-3315.

Gu*, Z., Eleswarapu*, S. and Jiang, H. 2007. Identification and characterization of microRNAs from the bovine adipose tissue and mammary gland. FEBS Letters 581:981-988. 

Xu*, Q., Springer*, L., Merchant, J. L. and Jiang, H. 2006. Identification of zinc finger binding protein 89 (ZBP-89) as a transcriptional activator for a major bovine growth hormone receptor promoter. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 251:88-95.

Zhou*, Y. and Jiang, H. 2006. A milk trait-associated polymorphism in the bovine growth hormone receptor gene does not affect receptor signaling. Journal of Dairy Science 89:1761-1764.

Chia, D. J., Ono, M., Woelfle, J., Schlesinger-Massart, M., Jiang, H. and Rotwein, P. 2006. Characterization of distinct Stat5b binding sites that mediate growth hormone-stimulated IGF-I gene transcription. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 81:3190-3197.

Eleswarapu*, S. and Jiang, H. 2005. Growth hormone regulates the expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-3 gamma and other liver-enriched transcription factors in the bovine liver. Journal of Endocrinology 184:95-105.

Wang*, Y. and Jiang, H. 2005. Identification of a distal stat5-binding DNA region that may mediate growth hormone regulation of insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280:10955-10963.

Zhou*, Y. and Jiang, H. 2005. Trait-associated sequence variation in the bovine growth hormone receptor 1A promoter does not affect promoter activity in vitro. Animal Genetics 36:156-159. 

Jiang, H., Lucy, M. C., Crooker, B. A. and Beal, W. E. 2005. Expression of growth hormone receptor 1A mRNA is decreased in dairy cows but not in beef cows at parturition. Journal of Dairy Science 88:1370-1377.

Liu, D., Jiang, H. and Grange, R. W. 2005. Genistein activates the cAMP signaling pathway in vascular endothelial cells and protects endothelial barrier function. Endocrinology 146:1312-1320.

Jiang, H., Whitworth, K. M., Bivens, N. J., Ries, J. E., Woods, R. J., Forrester, L. J., Springer, G. K., Mathialagan, N., Agca, C., Prather, R. S. and Lucy, M. C. 2004. Large-scale generation and analysis of expressed sequence tags from porcine ovary. Biology of Reproduction 71:1991-2002. 

Xu*, Q., Walther, N. and Jiang, H. 2004. Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor II (COUP-TFII) and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4gamma (HNF-4gamma) and HNF-4alpha regulate the bovine growth hormone receptor 1A promoter through a common DNA element. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 32:947-961.

Wang*, Y., Price*, S. E. and Jiang, H. 2003. Cloning and characterization of the bovine class 1 and class 2 insulin-like growth factor-I mRNAs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 25:315-328. 

Wang*, Y., Eleswarapu*, S., Beal, W. E., Swecker, W. S., Akers, R. M. and Jiang, H. 2003. Reduced serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I is associated with reduced liver IGF-I mRNA and liver growth hormone receptor mRNA in food-deprived cattle. The Journal of Nutrition 133:2555-2560.

Jiang, H. and Lucy, M. C. 2001. Variants of the 5'-untranslated region of the bovine growth hormone receptor mRNA: isolation, expression and effects on translational efficiency. Gene 265:45-53.

Jiang, H. and Lucy, M. C. 2001. Involvement of hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 in the expression of the growth hormone receptor 1A messenger ribonucleic acid in bovine liver. Molecular Endocrinology 15:1023-1034. 

Jiang, H., Okamura, C. S., Boyd, C. K. and Lucy, M. C. 2000. Identification of Sp1 as the transcription factor for the alternative promoter P2 of the bovine growth hormone receptor gene. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 24:203-214.

Jiang, H., Okamura, C. S. and Lucy, M. C. 1999. Isolation and characterization of a novel promoter for the bovine growth hormone receptor gene. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 274:7893-7900.

Jiang, H. and Malven, P. V., 1999. Interaction between anterior pituitary prodynorphin and the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 122:29-37.

Jiang, H., Weesner, G. D. and Malven, P. V. 1997. cDNA sequence and expression of the bovine prodynorphin. Gene 186:279-283.

Jiang, H., Haglof, S. A. and Malven, P. V. 1997. Transient effects of MK-801 administration on secretion of luteinizing hormone and prolactin in ovariectomized and estradiol-treated sheep. Life Sciences 60:1447-1456.

Malven, P. V., Haglof, S. A. and Jiang, H. 1995. Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone, growth hormone and prolactin in untreated and estradiol-treated ovariectomized ewes after immunoneutralization of hypothalamic neuropeptide Y. Journal of Animal Science 73:2105-2112.

Jiang, H. and Han, Z-K. 1991. Effect of intraventricular administration of flurazepam on the feed intake of rabbits. Journal of Applied Physiology (China) 8:77-78.