ZFIN Person: Zhao, Xinping

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-060626-1

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-060626-1

Zhao, Xinping

Email:	Xinping.Zhao@uth.tmc.edu
URL:
Affiliation:	The Zhao Laboratory
Address:	Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 6431 Fannin St., MSB 7.024 Houston, TX 77030 USA
Country:	United States
Phone:	713-500-5987
Fax:	713-500-0684
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS

Beyer, J., Zhao, X.C., Yee, R., Khaliq, S., McMahon, T.T., Ying, H., Yue, B.Y., and Malicki, J.J. (2010) The role of crumbs genes in the vertebrate cornea. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 51(9):4549-4556

Yoshikawa, S., Kawakami, K., and Zhao, X.C. (2008) G2R Cre reporter transgenic zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 237(9):2460-2465

Yoshikawa, S., Norcom, E., Nakamura, H., Yee, R.W., and Zhao, X.C. (2007) Transgenic analysis of the anterior eye-specific enhancers of the zebrafish gelsolin-like 1 (gsnl1) gene. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 236(7):1929-1938

Zhao, X.C., Yee, R.W., Norcom, E., Burgess, H., Avanesov, A.S., Barrish, J.P., and Malicki, J. (2006) The zebrafish cornea: structure and development. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 47(10):4341-4348

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS
Zhao XC, Nakamura H, Subramanyam S, Stock LE, Gillette TE, Yoshikawa S, Ma X, Yee RW: (2007). Spontaneous and inheritable R555Q mutation in the TGFBI/BIGH3 gene in two unrelated families exhibiting Bowman's layer corneal dystrophy. Ophthalmology.114(11):e39-46.

Rainier S, Thomas D, Tokarz D, Ming L, Bui M, Plein E, Zhao X, Lemons R, Albin R, Delaney C, Alvarado D, Fink JK. (2004) Myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 gene mutations cause paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis. Arch Neurol. 61(7):1025-9.

Sullivan LS, Zhao X, Bowne SJ, Xu X, Daiger SP, Yee SB, Yee RW: (2003) Exclusion of the human collagen type XVII (COL17A1) gene as the cause of Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy (CDB2) on chromosome 10q23-q25. Curr Eye Res. 27(4):223-6.

Hedera P, Rainier S, Zhao X, Schalling M, Lindblad K, Yuan Q-P, Ikeuchi T, Trobe J, Wald JJ, Eldevik OP, Kluin K, Fink JK.: (2002) Spastic paraplegia, ataxia, mental retardation (SPAR): a novel genetic disorder. Neurology, 58:411-416.

Elder JT, Zhao X: (2002) Differential regulation of clustered epidermal differentiation complex genes by agents that alter chromatin structure. Experimental Dermatology 11(5):406-12.

Zhao X, Alvarado, D, Rainier S, Lemons R, Hedera P, Weber C, Tukel T, Apakl M, Heiman-Patterson T, Ming L, Bui M, Fink JK: (2001) Mutations in a novel GTPase cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia. Nature Genetics, 29:326-331.

Hedera P, Rainier S, Alvarado D, Zhao X, Williamson J, Otterud B, Leppert M, Fink, JK: (1999) Novel locus for autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia on chromosome 8q. Am J Hum Genet, 64:563-569.

Stoll SW, Zhao XP, Elder JT: (1998) EGF receptor activation stimulates transcription of CaN19 (S100A2) in human keratinocytes. J Invest. Dermatol, 111:1092-1097.

Zhao XP, Elder JT: (1997) Positional cloning of novel skin-specific genes from the human epidermal differentiation complex. Genomics, 45:250-258.