Wansheng Liu

Professor of Genomics

Wansheng Liu

Research Summary

Functional annotation of farm animal genomes, structure and function of mammalian sex (X and Y) chromosome, spermatogenesis and male fertility.

Huck Affiliations

Most Recent Publications

Epigenomic Regulation of Gene Transcription across Tissues at Different Developmental Stages.

Huaijun Zhou, Wansheng Liu, PAG XXXI, January 12-17, 2024, San Diego, CA.

Sheep Overview

Wansheng Liu, Tumen Wuliji, T Ott, Encyclopedia of Reproduction

PRAMEY enhances sperm-egg binding and modulates epigenetic dynamics in bovine embryogenesis

Wansheng Liu, Chandlar Kern, PAG XXXII, January 10-15, 2025, San Diego, CA. PE0181.

PRAMEY- a sperm-carried protein that influences paternal DNA methylation in zygotes

Chandlar Kern, Wansheng Liu, 56th Annual SSR Meeting, Ottawa, Canada.

Differentially Expressed Genes during Different Developmental Stages of Testis in Cattle.

Wansheng Liu, Waqar Bahtti, PAG XXXI, January 12-17, 2024, San Diego, CA. PE0464

Integrative Annotation of the Bovine Genome

Dailu Guan, Wansheng Liu, PAG XXXI, January 12-17, 2024, San Diego, CA. PO0461.

The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) Project.

Wansheng Liu, 2025, Nature Genetics

Transcriptome dynamics and gene regulatory networks during testis development and spermatogenesis in cattle

Wansheng Liu, T Kim, 2025, USDA-NIFA, Animal Genetics and Genomics Program PD meeting, January 10, 2025, San Diego, CA.

Sex chromosome-linked prame genes in gametogenesis, fertilization, and embryogenesis

Wansheng Liu, 2025, PAG XXXII, January 10-15, 2025, San Diego, CA. Abstract id# 58536.

Synergistic enhancement of the mouse Pramex1 and Pramel1 in repressing retinoic acid (RA) signaling during gametogenesis

M Yang, Francisco Diaz, Krause ART, Ana Rita T. Krause, Yuguo Lei, Wan Sheng Liu, 2024, Cell and Bioscience on p. 28

Most-Cited Papers

MicroRNA in ovarian function

S. W. Maalouf, W. S. Liu, J. L. Pate, 2016, Cell and Tissue Research on p. 7-18

Superconductivity in the half-Heusler compound TbPdBi

H. Xiao, T. Hu, W. Liu, Y.L. Zhu, P.G. Li, G. Mu, J. Su, K. Li, Z.Q. Mao, 2018, Physical Review B-Condensed Matter

Early cleavage of preimplantation embryos is regulated by tRNA<sup>Gln-TTG</sup>-derived small RNAs present in mature spermatozoa

Xiaoxu Chen, Yi Zheng, Anmin Lei, Hanxue Zhang, Huimin Niu, Xueliang Li, Pengfei Zhang, Mingzhi Liao, Yinghua Lv, Zhendong Zhu, Chuanying Pan, Wuzi Dong, Hong Chen, De Wu, Wansheng Liu, Geert Hamer, Shenming Zeng, Wenxian Zeng, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry on p. 10885-10900

Mammalian Sex Chromosome Structure, Gene Content, and Function in Male Fertility

Wan Sheng Liu, 2019, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences on p. 103-124

The PRAME family of cancer testis antigens is essential for germline development and gametogenesis

Chandlar H. Kern, Mingyao Yang, Wan Sheng Liu, 2021, Biology of Reproduction on p. 290-304

A limited number of Y chromosome lineages is present in North American Holsteins

Xiang Peng Yue, Chad Dechow, Wan Sheng Liu, 2015, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 2738-2745

Molecular profiling demonstrates modulation of immune cell function and matrix remodeling during luteal rescue

Camilla K. Hughes, Samar W. Maalouf, Wansheng Liu, Joy L. Pate, 2019, Biology of Reproduction on p. 1581–1596

DNA methylation patterns in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Holstein cattle with variable milk yield

Chad D. Dechow, Wan Sheng Liu, 2018, BMC Genomics on p. 744

A novel testis-specific protein, PRAMEY, is involved in spermatogenesis in cattle

Wan Sheng Liu, Yaqi Zhao, Chen Lu, Gang Ning, Yun Ma, Francisco Diaz, Michael O'Connor, 2017, Reproduction on p. 847-863

Genome-wide profiling of RNA editing sites in sheep

Yuanyuan Zhang, Deping Han, Xianggui Dong, Jiankui Wang, Jianfei Chen, Yanzhu Yao, Hesham Y.A. Darwish, Wansheng Liu, Xuemei Deng, 2019, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology