Featured publications
Gao X*#, Carpenter R*, Boulais PE*, Zhang D, Marlein CR, Li H, Smith M, Chung D, Maryanovich M, Will B*#, Steidl U*#and Frenette PS*. Regulation of the hematopoietic stem cell pool by c-Kit-associated trogocytosis.
Science, 2024 (*equal contribution, #co-corresponding author)
Ma L*, Tang Q*, Gao X, Lee J, Lei R, Suzuki M, Zheng D., Ito K, Frenette PS, and Dawlaty MM., Tetmediated DNA demethylation regulates specification of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during mammalian embryogenesis,
Science Advances. 2022
Zhang D, Gao X, Li H, Wei Q, Pinho S, Yang E, & Frenette PS.
Cell Stem Cell. 2022
Gao X, Zhang D, Xu C, Li H, Caron KM, and Frenette PS.
Nociceptive nerves regulate haematopoietic stem cell mobilization.
Nature. 2021
Xu C, Gao X, Wei Q, Nakahara F, Zimmerman SE, Mar J, Frenette PS.
Stem cell factor is selectively secreted by arterial endothelial cells in bone marrow.
Nature Communications. 2018
Gao X, Xu C, Asada N, Frenette PS.
The hematopoietic stem cell niche: from embryo to adult.
Development. 2018
Gao X, Wu T, Johnson KD, Lahvic JL, Ranheim EA, Zon LI, Bresnick EH.
GATA Factor-G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Circuit Suppresses Hematopoiesis.
Stem Cell Reports. 2016
Johnson KD*, Kong G*, Gao X, Chang YI, Hewitt KJ, Sanalkumar R, Prathibha R, Ranheim EA, Dewey CN, Zhang J and Bresnick EH.
Cis-regulatory mechanisms governing stem and progenitor cell transitions.
Science Advances. 2015
Sanalkumar R, Johnson KD, Gao X, Boyer ME, Chang YI, Hewitt KJ, Zhang J and Bresnick EH.
Mechanism governing a stem cell-generating cis-regulatory element.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2014
Gao X, Johnson KD, Chang YI, Boyer ME, Dewey CN, Zhang J, and Bresnick EH.
Gata2 cis-element is required for hematopoietic stem cell generation in the mammalian embryo.
J. Exp. Med. 2013
Johnson KD*, Hsu AP*, Ryu MJ*, Wang J, Gao X, Boyer ME, Liu Y, Lee Y, Calvo KR, Keles S, Zhang J, Holland SM, and Bresnick EH.
Cis-element mutated in GATA2-dependent immunodeficiency governs
hematopoiesis and vascular integrity.
J. Clin. Invest. 2012