Meng Anming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Meng.
Meng Anming
孟安明
BornJuly 22, 1963
Dazhu County, Sichuan
NationalityChinese
Alma materSouthwest Agricultural University (now part of Southwest University) (BS); University of Nottingham (phD).
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental biology
InstitutionsNational Rice Research Institute of China;

Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University);

Tsinghua University;

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Meng Anming (Chinese: 孟安明; born July 22, 1963, in Dazhu County, Sichuan Province) is a Chinese developmental biologist. In 1983 he graduated and received a bachelor degree in agronomy from Southwest Agricultural University (now part of Southwest University), China, followed by working as a research assistant in rice breeding group of the National Rice Research Institute of China. He pursued graduate study from May 1987 to November 1990 under supervision of Dr. David T. Parkin, focusing on investigation of genetic variations in wild birds using DNA fingerprinting,[1][2] in Department of Genetics, University of Nottingham, UK, and received his Ph.D. degree in July 1991. From November 1990 to November 1992, he did postdoctoral research, working on DNA fingerprinting of farm animals,[3][4][5] in the Teaching and Research Group of Animal Biochemistry, College of Biology, Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University), China, and was then recruited there as associate professor.  In March 1996, he joined Dr. Shuo Lin’s lab as visiting scholar and started to work on zebrafish embryonic development[6][7][8] at the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, USA. He was recruited as full professor in August 1998 by Department of Biological Science and Technology (now School of Life Sciences), Tsinghua University, China.[9] He was also director of the Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, from 2008 to 2012.[10] In 2007 he was elected a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences,[11] and in 2008 a member of TWAS.[12]

Research

Since 1996, Meng Anming has mainly used the zebrafish as a model system for study embryogenesis. In the mid to late 1990s, he and colleagues demonstrated for the first time the utility and efficiency of the GFP reporter for dissecting regulatory elements of genes in living organisms.[6][7][13][14]

He established his own zebrafish lab at Tsinghua University in 1998, the very first one in China, and began with identification of region-specific expression genes in zebrafish embryos by whole-mount in situ hybridization.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Then, his lab has focused on molecular mechanisms regulating cell fate and patterning of early vertebrate embryos and revealed functions of several important regulators and signaling pathways for mesendoderm induction and dorsoventral patterning as well as left-right asymmetry development in zebrafish embryos.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]

The Hans Spemann and Hild Mangold discovered the organizer of embryonic development in 1924. Until early 2000s, accumulated evidence had indicated that β-catenin signaling plays an essential role in the formation of the Spemann and Mangold organizer.[50] However, how β-catenin signaling is activated remains unclear. Meng Anming and his coworkers discovered that a novel maternally expressed Huluwa, which encodes a transmembrane protein, activates β-catenin signaling for embryonic organizer and body axis formation in the zebrafish and frog by promoting Axin degradation.[51] Their discovery solves a long-standing question in the field of developmental biology.

Recently, Meng Anming’s lab disclosed the clock-like function of nuclear pore complex maturation for the onset of zygotic genome activation in zebrafish embryos.[52] Besides, his lab discovered for the first time an indispensable role of the second polar body in setting up the initial cell fate asymmetry during pre-implantation period and in regulating post-implantation development in mouse embryos.[53]

Trainees

The majority of Dr. Meng’s former graduates are still doing scientific research. Some of them have PI positions in universities or institutions such as the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Tongji University, Chongqing University, Ocean University of China, Zhejiang University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Chongqing Medical University, Soochow University, and Minnan Normal University.

Service in editorial boards

Meng Anming has served some scientific journals including:

  • Journal of Genetics and Genomics, Advisory Board member (2007-);
  • Cell Research: Editorial board member and advisory board member (2006-);
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry, Editorial board member (2009-2013);
  • Current Zoology, Editor in Chief (2009-2019);
  • Journal of Cell Science, Editorial board member and advisory board member (2008-);
  • BMC Development Biology, Editorial board member and advisory board member (2010-);
  • Mechanisms of Development, Editorial board member and advisory board member (2011-);
  • Open Biology, Associate editor (2012-);
  • Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, Associate editor (2016-);
  • Development, Advisory board member (2019-);
  • National Science Reviews, Section editor (2023-2027);
  • National Science Open, Executive editor-in-chief in Life Sciences and Medicine (2022-).

Service in academic societies

He holds positions in some academic societies including:

  • Chinese Society for Cell Biology, member of council (2003-2012);
  • Asia Pacific Developmental Biology Network (APDBN), president of the Organizing Committee (2013-2015);
  • Genetics Society of China, vice president (2013-2023);
  • China Zoological Society, president (2014-2024), vice president (2004-2013);
  • China Union of Life Science Societies, president (2022-2023).

Awards

He has received awards such as:

  • Outstanding Young Scholar, Hong Kong Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation, 2000;
  • Teaching and Research Award for University Outstanding Young Teachers, the Ministry of Education of China, 2000;
  • China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2000;
  • Cheung Kong Scholar, the Ministry of Education of China and Li Kai Shing Foundation, Hong Kong, 2001;
  • Prize for Science and Technology Advancement, the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation, 2007;
  • Tan Jia Zhen Achievement Award in life sciences, Shanghai Biopharmaceutical Industry Association, 2012;
  • Outstanding Accomplishment Award of the Chinese Society of Cell Biology, 2020;
  • Lifetime Accomplishment Award in Zebrafish Research, the Chinese Society of Zebrafish Research, 2023.

References

  1. ^ Meng, Anming; Carter, Royston E; Parkin, David T (February 1990). "The variability of DNA fingerprints in three species of swan". Heredity. 64 (1): 73–80. doi:10.1038/hdy.1990.9. ISSN 0018-067X.
  2. ^ Meng, A.; Parkin, D. T. (1991). "Alloparental behaviour in Mute Swans Cygnus olor detected by DNA fingerprinting". Wildfowl: 310–318. ISSN 2052-6458.
  3. ^ 孟安明，齐顺章，周顺伍，宫桂芳; MENG An-Ming, QI Shun-Zhang (1993). "家禽遗传指纹图研究初报". 遗传 (in Chinese). 15 (2): 9–13. ISSN 0253-9772.
  4. ^ Meng, An-Ming; Qi, Shun-Zhang (1994). "DNA Fingerprints of Animals Generated With Total Genomic DNA Probes". Chinese Science Bulletin. 39 (3): 240–244. doi:10.1360/sb1994-39-3-240 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 1001-6538.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  5. ^ Meng, A.; Gong, G.; Chen, D.; Zhang, H.; Qi, S.; Tang, H.; Gao, Z. (1996). "DNA fingerprint variability within and among parental lines and its correlation with performance of F1 laying hens". Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 92 (6): 769–776. doi:10.1007/bf00226100. ISSN 0040-5752. PMID 24166402.
  6. ^ a b Meng, Anming; Tang, Hong; Ong, Bruce A.; Farrell, Michael J.; Lin, Shuo (1997-06-10). "Promoter analysis in living zebrafish embryos identifies a cis-acting motif required for neuronal expression of GATA-2". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94 (12): 6267–6272. Bibcode:1997PNAS...94.6267M. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.12.6267. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 21038. PMID 9177206.
  7. ^ a b Meng, Anming; Tang, Hong; Yuan, Baozheng; Ong, Bruce A.; Long, Qiaoming; Lin, Shuo (1999-01-15). "Positive and Negative Cis-Acting Elements Are Required for Hematopoietic Expression of Zebrafish GATA-1". Blood. 93 (2): 500–508. doi:10.1182/blood.v93.2.500.402k09_500_508. ISSN 1528-0020.
  8. ^ Meng, Anming; Moore, Billie; Tang, Hong; Yuan, Baozheng; Lin, Shuo (1999-03-15). "A Drosophila doublesex-related gene, terra, is involved in somitogenesis in vertebrates". Development. 126 (6): 1259–1268. doi:10.1242/dev.126.6.1259. ISSN 0950-1991.
  9. ^ "孟安明-清华大学". www.tsinghua.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  10. ^ "Official website of the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences".
  11. ^ "生命科学和医学学部----中国科学院学部与院士". casad.cas.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  12. ^ "The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)". TWAS. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  13. ^ Long, Qiaoming; Meng, Anming; Wang, Han; Jessen, Jason R.; Farrell, Michael J.; Lin, Shuo (1997-10-15). "GATA-1 expression pattern can be recapitulated in living transgenic zebrafish using GFP reporter gene". Development. 124 (20): 4105–4111. doi:10.1242/dev.124.20.4105. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 9374406.
  14. ^ Meng, Anming; Lin, Shuo (March 2000). "Tissue-specific expression of GFP reporter gene in germline driven by GATA-2 promoter and enhancers in zebrafish". Chinese Science Bulletin. 45 (1): 31–34. Bibcode:2000ChSBu..45...31M. doi:10.1007/bf02884898. ISSN 1001-6538.
  15. ^ Li, Ming; Cao, Ying; Zhao, Zhixing; Lin, Shuo; Meng, Anming (September 2001). "Characterization and expression pattern ofpouII1, a novel class II POU gene in zebrafish". Chinese Science Bulletin. 46 (18): 1523–1527. Bibcode:2001ChSBu..46.1523L. doi:10.1007/bf02900572. ISSN 1001-6538.
  16. ^ Liang, Liyun; Li, Ming; Wang, Ying; Zhao, Chengtian; Zhao, Zhixing; Meng, Anming (2001-09-01). "The zygotic expression of zebrafish trebf during embryogenesis is restricted to the embryonic shield and its derivatives". Development Genes and Evolution. 211 (8–9): 445–448. doi:10.1007/s004270100169. ISSN 0949-944X. PMID 11685580.
  17. ^ Su, Ying; Meng, Anming (April 2002). "The expression of gbx-2 during zebrafish embryogenesis". Mechanisms of Development. 113 (1): 107–110. doi:10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00011-4. ISSN 0925-4773. PMID 11900984.
  18. ^ Sun, Zhihui; Shi, Kehui; Su, Ying; Meng, Anming (June 2002). "A novel zinc finger transcription factor resembles krox-20 in structure and in expression pattern in zebrafish". Mechanisms of Development. 114 (1–2): 133–135. doi:10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00038-2. ISSN 0925-4773. PMID 12175499.
  19. ^ Li, Ming; Zhao, Chengtian; Wang, Ying; Zhao, Zhixing; Meng, Anming (2002-04-18). "Zebrafish sox9b is an early neural crest marker". Development Genes and Evolution. 212 (4): 203–206. doi:10.1007/s00427-002-0235-2. ISSN 0949-944X. PMID 12012235.
  20. ^ Zhao, Chengtian; Zhang, Yu; Su, Ying; Meng, Anming (November 2002). "Somite-specific expression of a novel fibronectin variant FN3 is negatively regulated by SHH". Science Bulletin. 47 (21): 1807–1811. Bibcode:2002SciBu..47.1807Z. doi:10.1007/bf03183847. ISSN 2095-9273.
  21. ^ Cao, Ying; Zhao, Jue; Wang, Ying; Meng, Anming (2003-09-10). "Expression of zebrafish Lc3 synthase gene in embryonic lens requires hedgehog signaling". Developmental Dynamics. 228 (3): 308–312. doi:10.1002/dvdy.10372. ISSN 1058-8388. PMID 14579371.
  22. ^ Shi, Kehui; Zhang, Lixia; Meng, Anming (2004-04-20). "Cloning and expression analysis of zebrafish tob1 gene". Development Genes and Evolution. 214 (6). doi:10.1007/s00427-004-0405-5. ISSN 0949-944X.
  23. ^ Zhao, J. (2003-11-17). "An SP1-like transcription factor Spr2 acts downstream of Fgf signaling to mediate mesoderm induction". The EMBO Journal. 22 (22): 6078–6088. doi:10.1093/emboj/cdg593. ISSN 1460-2075. PMC 275448. PMID 14609954.
  24. ^ Cao, Ying; Zhao, Jue; Sun, Zhihui; Zhao, Zhixing; Postlethwait, John; Meng, Anming (July 2004). "fgf17b, a novel member of Fgf family, helps patterning zebrafish embryos". Developmental Biology. 271 (1): 130–143. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.03.032. ISSN 0012-1606. PMID 15196956.
  25. ^ Zhang, Lixia; Zhou, Hu; Su, Ying; Sun, Zhihui; Zhang, Haiwen; Zhang, Long; Zhang, Yu; Ning, Yuanheng; Chen, Ye-Guang; Meng, Anming (October 2004). "Zebrafish Dpr2 Inhibits Mesoderm Induction by Promoting Degradation of Nodal Receptors". Science. 306 (5693): 114–117. Bibcode:2004Sci...306..114Z. doi:10.1126/science.1100569. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 15459392.
  26. ^ Sun, Zhihui; Jin, Peng; Tian, Tian; Gu, Yi; Chen, Ye-Guang; Meng, Anming (June 2006). "Activation and roles of ALK4/ALK7-mediated maternal TGFβ signals in zebrafish embryo". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 345 (2): 694–703. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.04.148. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 16696945.
  27. ^ Xiong, Bo; Rui, Yanning; Zhang, Min; Shi, Kehui; Jia, Shunji; Tian, Tian; Yin, Kun; Huang, Huizhe; Lin, Shuyong; Zhao, Xingang; Chen, Yinghua; Chen, Ye-Guang; Lin, Sheng-Cai; Meng, Anming (August 2006). "Tob1 Controls Dorsal Development of Zebrafish Embryos by Antagonizing Maternal β-Catenin Transcriptional Activity". Developmental Cell. 11 (2): 225–238. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2006.06.012. ISSN 1534-5807. PMID 16890162.
  28. ^ Su, Ying; Zhang, Long; Gao, Xia; Meng, Fanwei; Wen, Jun; Zhou, Hu; Meng, Anming; Chen, Ye-Guang (2006-12-28). "The evolutionally conserved activity of Dapper2 in antagonizing TGF-ß signaling". The FASEB Journal. 21 (3): 682–690. doi:10.1096/fj.06-6246com. ISSN 0892-6638.
  29. ^ Rui, Yanning; Xu, Zhen; Xiong, Bo; Cao, Ying; Lin, Shuyong; Zhang, Min; Chan, Siu-Chiu; Luo, Wen; Han, Ying; Lu, Zailian; Ye, Zhiyun; Zhou, Hai-Meng; Han, Jiahuai; Meng, Anming; Lin, Sheng-Cai (August 2007). "A β-Catenin-Independent Dorsalization Pathway Activated by Axin/JNK Signaling and Antagonized by Aida". Developmental Cell. 13 (2): 268–282. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2007.07.006. ISSN 1534-5807. PMID 17681137.
  30. ^ Jia, Shunji; Ren, Zhen; Li, Xiang; Zheng, Ying; Meng, Anming (January 2008). "smad2 and smad3 Are Required for Mesendoderm Induction by Transforming Growth Factor-β/Nodal Signals in Zebrafish". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (4): 2418–2426. doi:10.1074/jbc.m707578200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 18025082.
  31. ^ Tian, Tian; Zhao, Long; Zhang, Min; Zhao, Xinyi; Meng, Anming (March 2009). "Both foxj1a and foxj1b are implicated in left–right asymmetric development in zebrafish embryos". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 380 (3): 537–542. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.01.111. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 19284996.
  32. ^ Zhang, Yu; Li, Xiang; Qi, Jingjing; Wang, Jialu; Liu, Xingfeng; Zhang, Haiwen; Lin, Sheng-Cai; Meng, Anming (2009-07-01). "Rock2 controls TGFβ signaling and inhibits mesoderm induction in zebrafish embryos". Journal of Cell Science. 122 (13): 2197–2207. doi:10.1242/jcs.040659. ISSN 1477-9137. PMID 19509062.
  33. ^ Jia, Shunji; Wu, Di; Xing, Cencan; Meng, Anming (September 2009). "Smad2/3 activities are required for induction and patterning of the neuroectoderm in zebrafish". Developmental Biology. 333 (2): 273–284. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.06.037. ISSN 0012-1606. PMID 19580801.
  34. ^ Liu, Zhaoting; Lin, Xiwen; Cai, Zhaoping; Zhang, Zhuqiang; Han, Chunsheng; Jia, Shunji; Meng, Anming; Wang, Qiang (August 2011). "Global Identification of SMAD2 Target Genes Reveals a Role for Multiple Co-regulatory Factors in Zebrafish Early Gastrulas". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286 (32): 28520–28532. doi:10.1074/jbc.m111.236307. ISSN 0021-9258. PMC 3151094. PMID 21669877.
  35. ^ Zhang, Min; Zhang, Junfeng; Lin, Sheng-Cai; Meng, Anming (2012-06-01). "β-Catenin 1 and β-catenin 2 play similar and distinct roles in left-right asymmetric development of zebrafish embryos". Development. 139 (11): 2009–2019. doi:10.1242/dev.074435. ISSN 1477-9129. PMID 22535411.
  36. ^ Li, Zhiqiang; Wang, Yeqi; Zhang, Min; Xu, Pengfei; Huang, Huizhe; Wu, Di; Meng, Anming (April 2012). "The Amotl2 Gene Inhibits Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Regulates Embryonic Development in Zebrafish". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287 (16): 13005–13015. doi:10.1074/jbc.M112.347419. PMC 3339985. PMID 22362771.
  37. ^ Jia, Shunji; Dai, Fangyan; Wu, Di; Lin, Xia; Xing, Cencan; Xue, Yu; Wang, Ying; Xiao, Mu; Wu, Wei; Feng, Xin-Hua; Meng, Anming (May 2012). "Protein Phosphatase 4 Cooperates with Smads to Promote BMP Signaling in Dorsoventral Patterning of Zebrafish Embryos". Developmental Cell. 22 (5): 1065–1078. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2012.03.001. ISSN 1534-5807. PMID 22595677.
  38. ^ Liu, Xingfeng; Xiong, Cong; Jia, Shunji; Zhang, Yu; Chen, Ye-Guang; Wang, Qiang; Meng, Anming (2013-04-16). "Araf kinase antagonizes Nodal-Smad2 activity in mesendoderm development by directly phosphorylating the Smad2 linker region". Nature Communications. 4 (1): 1728–. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4.1728L. doi:10.1038/ncomms2762. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 3644095. PMID 23591895.
  39. ^ Xue, Yu; Zheng, Xiudeng; Huang, Lei; Xu, Pengfei; Ma, Yuanqing; Min, Zheying; Tao, Qinghua; Tao, Yi; Meng, Anming (2014-04-29). "Organizer-derived Bmp2 is required for the formation of a correct Bmp activity gradient during embryonic development". Nature Communications. 5 (1): 3766. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.3766X. doi:10.1038/ncomms4766. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4071459. PMID 24777107.
  40. ^ Xu, Pengfei; Zhu, Gaoyang; Wang, Yixia; Sun, Jiawei; Liu, Xingfeng; Chen, Ye-Guang; Meng, Anming (2014-06-12). "Maternal Eomesodermin regulates zygotic nodal gene expression for mesendoderm induction in zebrafish embryos". Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 6 (4): 272–285. doi:10.1093/jmcb/mju028. ISSN 1674-2788. PMID 24924767.
  41. ^ Xiong, Cong; Liu, Xingfeng; Meng, Anming (October 2015). "The Kinase Activity-deficient Isoform of the Protein Araf Antagonizes Ras/Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (Ras/MAPK) Signaling in the Zebrafish Embryo". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290 (42): 25512–25521. doi:10.1074/jbc.m115.676726. ISSN 0021-9258. PMC 4646197. PMID 26306042.
  42. ^ Xue, Yu; Xing, Cencan; Zhang, Wenjuan; Chen, Canbin; Xu, Jingjin; Meng, Anming; Pan, Yutian (2016). "Coordinate involvement of Nodal-dependent inhibition and Wnt-dependent activation in the maintenance of organizer-specific bmp2b in zebrafish". The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 60 (1–2–3): 13–19. doi:10.1387/ijdb.150193yx. ISSN 0214-6282. PMID 26934288.
  43. ^ Liu, Zhaoting; Ning, Guozhu; Xu, Ranran; Cao, Yu; Meng, Anming; Wang, Qiang (2016-08-22). "Fscn1 is required for the trafficking of TGF-β family type I receptors during endoderm formation". Nature Communications. 7 (1): 12603. Bibcode:2016NatCo...712603L. doi:10.1038/ncomms12603. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4996939. PMID 27545838.
  44. ^ Zhang, Jun-Feng; Jiang, Zheng; Liu, Xingfeng; Meng, Anming (2016-01-01). "Eph-ephrin signaling maintains the boundary of dorsal forerunner cell cluster during morphogenesis of the zebrafish embryonic left-right organizer". Development. 143 (14): 2603–2615. doi:10.1242/dev.132969. ISSN 1477-9129. PMC 4958335. PMID 27287807.
  45. ^ Gao, Qian; Zhang, Junfeng; Wang, Xiumei; Liu, Ying; He, Rongqiao; Liu, Xingfeng; Wang, Fei; Feng, Jing; Yang, Dongling; Wang, Zhaoqing; Meng, Anming; Yan, Xiyun (2017-06-07). "The signalling receptor MCAM coordinates apical-basal polarity and planar cell polarity during morphogenesis". Nature Communications. 8 (1): 15279. Bibcode:2017NatCo...815279G. doi:10.1038/ncomms15279. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 5467231. PMID 28589943.
  46. ^ Jiang, Dong; Jiang, Zheng; Lu, Di; Wang, Xuan; Liang, Haisha; Zhang, Junfeng; Meng, Yaping; Li, Ying; Wu, Danni; Huang, Yuwei; Chen, Yuling; Deng, Haiteng; Wu, Qing; Xiong, Jingwei; Meng, Anming (August 2019). "Migrasomes provide regional cues for organ morphogenesis during zebrafish gastrulation". Nature Cell Biology. 21 (8): 966–977. doi:10.1038/s41556-019-0358-6. ISSN 1465-7392.
  47. ^ Jia, Shunji; Meng, Anming (2021-03-01). "TGFβ family signaling and development". Development. 148 (5). doi:10.1242/dev.188490. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 33712443.
  48. ^ Xing, Cencan; Shen, Weimin; Gong, Bo; Li, Yaqi; Yan, Lu; Meng, Anming (2022-05-26). "Maternal Factors and Nodal Autoregulation Orchestrate Nodal Gene Expression for Embryonic Mesendoderm Induction in the Zebrafish". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.887987. ISSN 2296-634X. PMC 9178097. PMID 35693948.
  49. ^ Xing, Cencan; Zeng, Zehua; Li, Yaqi; Gong, Bo; Shen, Weimin; Shah, Roshan; Yan, Lu; Du, Hongwu; Meng, Anming (2022-10-20). "Regulatory factor identification for nodal genes in zebrafish by causal inference". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.1047363. ISSN 2296-634X. PMC 9630340. PMID 36340027.
  50. ^ De Robertis, Edward M. (2006-02-01). "Spemann's organizer and self-regulation in amphibian embryos". Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 7 (4): 296–302. doi:10.1038/nrm1855. ISSN 1471-0072. PMC 2464568. PMID 16482093.
  51. ^ Yan, Lu; Chen, Jing; Zhu, Xuechen; Sun, Jiawei; Wu, Xiaotong; Shen, Weimin; Zhang, Weiying; Tao, Qinghua; Meng, Anming (2018-11-23). "Maternal Huluwa dictates the embryonic body axis through β-catenin in vertebrates". Science. 362 (6417). Bibcode:2018Sci...362.1045Y. doi:10.1126/science.aat1045. ISSN 0036-8075.
  52. ^ Shen, Weimin; Gong, Bo; Xing, Cencan; Zhang, Lin; Sun, Jiawei; Chen, Yuling; Yang, Changmei; Yan, Lu; Chen, Luxi; Yao, Likun; Li, Guangyuan; Deng, Haiteng; Wu, Xiaotong; Meng, Anming (December 2022). "Comprehensive maturity of nuclear pore complexes regulates zygotic genome activation". Cell. 185 (26): 4954–4970.e20. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.011. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 36493774.
  53. ^ Jin, Hongbin; Han, Yang; Wang, Huasong; Li, J Xiao He; Shen, Weimin; Zhang, Lin; Chen, Luxi; Jia, Shunji; Yuan, Ping; Chen, Hui; Meng, Anming (2022-01-10). "The second polar body contributes to the fate asymmetry in the mouse embryo". National Science Review. 9 (7): nwac003. doi:10.1093/nsr/nwac003. ISSN 2095-5138. PMC 9337984. PMID 35919785.