Scholars

Li, Jianrong

Professor, Neurobiology, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences

Positions:

Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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jianrong.li@tamu.edu

1 979 845 2828

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ORCID

0000-0002-8232-9322

overview

The central goal of our research is to understand how oligodendroglial development in the mammalian central nervous system is regulated in health and disease. Specifically, we are interested in molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in oligodendrocyte death as occurring in white matter injuries, such as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. Because in most CNS diseases, multiple cell types including neurons, glial cells and vascular cells are involved via complex interactions, we investigate, at the cellular and molecular level, the role of microglia and astrocytes in the process of oligodendrocyte development, differentiation and cell death. We use a variety of methods including primary

cell cultures and transgenic and knockout animals to elucidate signal transduction pathways in mediating oligodendrocyte injury.

The second focus of our laboratory is to elucidate the signals that promote oligodendrocyte survival and regeneration/remyelination after injury, and to study cell-cell interactions that regulate remyelination. These studies should contribute significantly to our understanding of mechanisms of oligodendrocyte development and injury, and provide new clues for potential prevention and treatment of human white matter diseases.

education and training

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa - (Honolulu, Hawaii, United States) 1997
M.S. in Organic Chemistry, Beijing Normal University - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 1991
B.S. in Chemistry, Beijing Normal University - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 1988

selected publications

Academic Articles45

Lu, H. C., Kim, S., Steelman, A. J., Tracy, K., Zhou, B., Michaud, D., ... Li, J. (2020). STAT3 signaling in myeloid cells promotes pathogenic myelin-specific T cell differentiation and autoimmune demyelination. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 117(10), 5430-5441.
Stoughton, W. B., Li, J., Balog-Alvarez, C., & Kornegay, J. N. (2018). Impaired autophagy correlates with golden retriever muscular dystrophy phenotype. MUSCLE & NERVE. 58(3), 418-426.
Kim, S., Bielawski, J., Yang, H., Kong, Y. u., Zhou, B., & Li, J. (2018). Functional antagonism of sphingosine‐1‐phosphate receptor 1 prevents cuprizone‐induced demyelination. GLIA. 66(3), 654-669.
Steelman, A. J., Zhou, Y., Koito, H., Kim, S., Payne, H. R., Lu, Q. R., & Li, J. (2016). Activation of oligodendroglial Stat3 is required for efficient remyelination. Neurobiol Dis. 91, 336-346.
Zhao, C., Deng, Y., Liu, L., Yu, K., Zhang, L., Wang, H., ... Lu, Q. R. (2016). Dual regulatory switch through interactions of Tcf7l2/Tcf4 with stage-specific partners propels oligodendroglial maturation. Nature Communications. 7(1), 10883.

Chapters2

Park, J., Kim, S., Li, J., & Han, A. (2014). Axon length quantification microfluidic culture platform for growth and regeneration study.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). Murray, A. J. (Eds.), Axon Growth and Regeneration. (pp. 85-95). Springer New York.
Li, J., & Billiar, T. R. (2002). Nitric Oxide. Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc..