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Articles in journals (*corresponding author)

  1. Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z. and *Ge, W. 2018 An efficient platform for generating somatic point mutations with germline transmission in the zebrafish by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in. Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) 293:6611
  2. Chong, C.M., Tan, Y., Ke, M., Huang, Z., Zhang, K., Ai, N., Ge, W., Qin, D., Lu, J.-H. and Su, H. 2018 Presenilin 1 deficiency suppresses autophagy in human neural stem cells through reducing γ-secretase-independent ERK/CREB signalling. Cell Death and Disease (in press)
  3. Zhu, B., Pardeshi, L., Chen, Y. and *Ge, W. 2018 Transcriptomic analysis for differentially expressed genes in ovarian follicle activation and puberty onset in the zebrafish. Frontiers in Endocrinology (in press)
  4. Qin, M., Zhang, Z., Song, W., Wong, W.-L., Chen, W. and *Ge, W. Roles of Figla/figla in juvenile ovary development and follicle formation during zebrafish gonadogenesis. Endocrinology (in press)
  5. Wang, X., Ge, W. and Zhang, Y. 2018 Recombinant DHX33 Protein Possesses Dual DNA-RNA Helicase Activity. Biochemistry (in press)
  6. Ai, N., Chong, C.-M., Chen, W., Hu, Z., Su, H., Chen, G., Wong, Q.W.-L. and *Ge, W. 2018 Ponatinib exerts anti-angiogenic effects in the zebrafish and human umbilical vein endothelial cells via blocking VEGFR signaling pathway. Oncotarget (in press)
  7. Liu, S., Li, K., Gao, Y., Liu, X., Chen, W., Ge, W., Feng, Q. and Li, S. 2018 Antagonistic actions of juvenile hormone and 20-hydroxyecdysone within the ring gland determine developmental transitions in  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 115:139-144
  8. Lyu, J., Yang, E.J., Head, S.A., Ai, N., Zhang, B., Wu, C., Li, R.-J., Liu, Y., Chakravarty, H., Zhang, S., Tam, K.Y., Dang, Y., Kwon, H.J., Ge, W., Liu, J.O., Shim, J.S. 2018 Astemizole Inhibits mTOR Signaling and Angiogenesis by Blocking Cholesterol Trafficking. International Journal of Biological Sciences 14:1175-1185
  9. Zhu, B. and *Ge, W. 2018 Genome editing in fishes and their applications. General and Comparative Endocrinology 257:3-12
  10. Wong, Q.W.-L., Sun, M.-A., Lau, S.-W., Parsania, C., Zhou, S., Zhong, S. and *Ge, W. 2017 Identification and characterization of a specific 13-miRNA expression signature during follicle activation in the zebrafish ovary. Biology of Reproduction 98:42-53
  11. Chen, W., Lau, S.-W., Fan, Y., Wu, R.S.S. and *Ge, W. 2017 Juvenile exposure to bisphenol a promotes ovarian differentiation but suppresses its growth – potential involvement of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone. Aquatic Toxicology 193:111-121
  12. Lu, H., Cui, Y., Jiang, L. and *Ge, W. 2017 Functional analysis of nuclear estrogen receptors (nERs) in zebrafish reproduction by genome editing approach. Endocrinology 158:2292–2308
    (#This article received a special coverage by the journal with a news and commentary article: Endocrinology 2017; 158:2082-2083)
  13. Lyu, J., Yang, E.J., Head, S.A., Ai, N., Zhang, B., Wu, C., Li, R.-J., Liu, Y., Dang, Y., Kwon, H.J., Ge, W., Liu, J.O., Shim, J.S. 2017 Pharmacological blockade of cholesterol trafficking in endothelial cells suppresses angiogenesis and tumor growth. Cancer Letters 409:91-103
  14. Chong, C.-M., Ai, N., Ke, M., Tan, Y., Huang, Z., Lu, J.-H., Ge, W. and Su, H. 2017 Roles of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in neurogenesis. Molecular Neurobiology 55:2645-2652
  15. Sun, M., Wang, Y., Zhang, Q., Xia, Y., Ge, W. and Guo, D. 2017 Prediction of reversible disulfide based on features from local structural signatures. BMC Genomics 18:279
  16. Chen, W., Liu, L. and *Ge, W. 2017 Expression analysis of growth differentiation factor 9 (Gdf9/gdf9), anti-Müllerian hormone (Amh/amh) and aromatase (Cyp19a1a/cyp19a1a) during gonadal differentiation of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Biology of Reproduction 96:401-13
  17. Yip, B.W., Mok, H.O., Peterson, D.R., Wan, M.T., Taniguchi, Y., Ge, W. and Au, Doris W.T. 2017 Sex-dependent telomere shortening, telomerase activity and oxidative damage in marine medaka Oryzias melastigma during aging. Marine Pollution Bulletin 124:701-709
  18. Liu, K.-C., Lau, S.-W. and *Ge, W. 2017 Spatiotemporal expression analysis of nuclear estrogen receptors in the zebrafish ovary and their regulation in vitro by endocrine hormones and paracrine factors. General and Comparative Endocrinology 246:218-225
  19. Lau, E.S.-W., Zhang, Z., Qin, M. and *Ge, W. 2016 Knockout of zebrafish ovarian aromatase gene (cyp19a1a) by TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9 leads to all-male offspring due to failed ovarian differentiation. Scientific Reports 6:37357
  20. Sun, M., Wang, Y., Zhang, Q., Ge, W. and Guo, D. 2016 Prediction of redox-sensitive cysteines using sequential distance and other sequence-based features. BMC Bioinformatics 17:316
  21. Huang, N., Guo, H., Qi, W., Zhang, Z., Rong, J., Yuan, Z., Ge, W., Jiang, H. and Xi, L. 2016 Whole-body multispetral photoacoustic imaging of adult zebrafish. Biomedical Optics Express 7:3543-3550
  22. Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., Ge, W. and Yuan, Z. 2016 Long-term in vivo monitoring of injury induced brain regeneration of the adult zebrafish by using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Chinese Optics Letters 14:1-3
  23. Wang, C., Liu, D., Chen, W., Ge, W., Hong, W., Zhu, Y. and Chen, S. 2016 Progestin increases the expression of gonadotropins in the pituitaries of male zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Endocrinology 230:143-156
  24. Huang, W., Yu, X., Liang, N., Ge, W., Kwok, H.K., Lau, C.B.S., Li, Y. and Chung, H.Y. 2016 Anti-angiogenic activity and mechanism of sesquiterpene lactones from Centipeda minima. Natural Product Communications 11:435-438
  25. Zhou, R., Yu, S.M. and *Ge, W. 2016 Expression and functional characterization of intrafollicular GH-IGF system in the zebrafish ovary. General and Comparative Endocrinology 232:32-42
  26. Zhang, Z., Lau, S.-W., Zhang, L. and *Ge, W. 2015 Disruption of zebrafish follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (fshr) but not luteinizing hormone receptor (lhcgr) gene by TALEN leads to failed follicle activation in females followed by sexual reversal to males. Endocrinology 156:3747-3762
    (#This article received a special coverage by the journal with a news and commentary article: Endocrinology 2015; 156:3490-3493)
  27. Zhang, J., Ge, W. and Yuan, Z. 2015 In vivo three-dimensional characterization of the adult zebrafish brain at video rate with a 1325 nm long range spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system. Biomedical Optics Express 6:3932-3940
  28. Huang, W., Wang, J., Liang, Y., Ge, W., Wang, G., Li, Y. and Chung, H.Y. 2015 Potent anti-angiogenic component in Croton crassifolius and its mechanism of action. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 175:185-191
  29. Yao, K. and *Ge, W. 2015 Differential Regulation of Kit Ligand A (kitlga) Expression in the Zebrafish Ovarian Follicle Cells – Evidence for the Existence of a Cyclic Adenosine 3′, 5′ Monophosphate-Mediated Binary Regulatory System During Folliculogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 402:21-31
  30. Zhang, Z., Zhu, B. and *Ge, W. 2015 Genetic Analysis of Zebrafish Gonadotropin (FSH and LH) Functions by TALEN-mediated Gene Disruption. Molecular Endocrinology 29:76-98
  31. Fatema, M.K., Chen, Z.-Y. and Ge, W. 2015 β-sitosterol reduce cholesterol levels in high cholesterol diet fed zebrafish. International Journal of Natural and Social Sciences 2:53-65
  32. Yao, K., Lau, S.-W. and *Ge, W. 2014 Differential regulation of Kit ligand A expression in the ovary by IGF-I via different pathways. Molecular Endocrinology 28:138-150
  33. Zhang, S., Zhang, Y., Chen, W., Wu, Y., Ge, W., Zhang, L. and Zhang, W. 2014 Aromatase (Cyp19a1b) in the pituitary is dynamically involved in the up-regulation of lhb but not fshb in the vitellogenic female ricefield eel Monopterus albus. Endocrinology 155:4531-4541
  34. Huang, W.-H., Li, G.-Q., Li, J.-G., Xu, X., Ge, W., Chung, H.-Y., Ye, W.-C., Li, Y.-L. and Wang, G.-C. 2014 Two new clerodane diterpenoids from Croton crassifolius. Heterocycles 89:1585-1593
  35. Li, C.W. and *Ge, W. 2013 Regulation of the activin-inhibin-follistatin system by bone morphogenetic proteins in the zebrafish ovary. Biology of Reproduction 89:1-10
  36. Liu, K.-C., Rudolf S.S. Wu and *Ge, W. 2013 Luteinizing hormone receptor (lhcgr) as a marker gene for characterizing estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals in zebrafish ovarian follicle cells. General and Comparative Endocrinology 192:89-94
  37. Liu, K.-C. and *Ge, W. 2013 Evidence for gating roles of protein kinase A and protein kinase C in estradiol-induced luteinizing hormone receptor (lhcgr) expression in zebrafish ovarian follicle cells. PLoS One 8:e62524
  38. Chen, W. and *Ge, W. 2013 Gonadal differentiation and puberty onset in the zebrafish – evidence for dependence of puberty onset on body growth but not age in females. Molecular Reproduction and Development 80:384-392
  39. Chung, C.-K. and *Ge, W. 2013 Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) induces MAPK3/1 phosphorylation in the zebrafish ovarian follicle cells independent of EGF/EGFR pathway. General and Comparative Endocrinology 188:251-257
  40. Yao, K. and *Ge, W. 2013 Spatial distribution and receptor specificity of zebrafish kit system – evidence for a Kit-mediated bi-directional communication system in the preovulatory ovarian follicle. PLoS One 8:e56192
  41. Tse, A.C., Lau, K.Y., Ge, W. and Wu, R.S. 2013 A rapid screening test for endocrine disrupting chemicals using primary cell culture of the marine medaka. Aquatic Toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 144-145:50-58
  42. Yu, X., *Tong, Y., Huang, W. and *Ge, W. 2013 Erxian Decoction, a traditional Chinese herbal formula, inhibits angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 36:754-763
  43. Cheung, N.K.M., Cheung, A.C.K., Ye, R.R., Ge, W., Giesy, J.P. and Au, D.W.T. 2013 Expression profile of estrogen receptors and estrogen-related receptors is organ-specific and sex-dependent: the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) Journal of Fish Biology 83:295-310
  44. Yu, X., *Tong, Y., Han, X.-Q., Kwok, F.H.-F., Yue, G.G.-L., Lau, C.B.-S. and *Ge, W. 2013 Anti-angiogenic activity of Herba Epimedii on zebrafish embryos in vivo and HUVECs in vitro. Phytotherapy Research 27:1368-1375
  45. Liu, K.-C. and *Ge, W. 2012 Differential regulation of gonadotropin receptors (fshr and lhcgr) by epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the zebrafish ovary. General and Comparative Endocrinology 181:288-294
  46. He, Z.-H., Lau, C.B.-S., Yue, G.G.-L., Ge, W. and But, P.P.-H. 2012 Anti-angiogenic effects and mechanisms of trans-ethyl p-methoxycinnamate from Kaempferia galanga. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60:11309-11317
  47. Chung, C.-K. and *Ge, W. 2012 Epidermal growth factor differentially regulates activin subunits in the zebrafish ovarian follicle cells via diverse signaling pathways. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 361:133-142
  48. Yu, X., *Tong, Y., Kwok, F.H.-F., Sze, S.C.-W., Zhong, L., Lau, C.B.-S. and *Ge, W. 2012 Anti-angiogenic activity of Erxian Decoction, a traditional Chinese herbal formula, in zebrafish. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 35:2119-2127
  49. Lau, M.-T., Lin, S.-W. and *Ge, W. 2012 Identification of Smad response elements in the promoter of goldfish FSHb gene and evidence for their mediation of activin and GnRH stimulation of FSHb Frontiers in Endocrinology 3:47
  50. Sun, M.-A., Wang, Y., Cheng, H., Zhang, Q., Ge, W. and Guo, D. 2012 RedoxDB – a curated database for experimentally verified protein oxidative modification. Bioinformatics 28:2551-2552
  51. Li, C.W. , Zhou, R. and *Ge, W. 2012 Differential regulation of gonadotropin receptors by bone morphogenetic proteins in the zebrafish ovary. General and Comparative Endocrinology 176:420-425
  52. Chen, W. and *Ge, W. 2012 Ontogenic expression profiles of gonadotropins (fshb and lhb) and growth hormone (gh) during sexual differentiation and puberty onset in female zebrafish. Biology of Reproduction 86:1-11
  53. Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Zhou, W., Ye, X., Ge, W., Cheng, C.H.K., Lin, H., Zhang, W. and Zhang, L. 2012 Androgen rather than estrogen up-regulates brain-type cytochrome p450 aromatase (cyp19a1b) gene via tissue-specific promoters in the hermaphrodite teleost ricefield eel monopterus albus. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 350:125-135
  54. Liu, K.-C., Lin, S.-W. and *Ge, W. 2011 Differential regulation of gonadotropin receptors (fshr and lhcgr) by estradiol in the zebrafish ovary involves nuclear estrogen receptors that are likely located on the plasma membrane. Endocrinology 152:4418-4430
  55. Zhou, R., Tsang, A.H.K., Lau, S.-W. and *Ge, W. 2011 Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and its receptors in the zebrafish ovary – evidence for potential dual roles of pacap in controlling final oocyte maturation. Biology of Reproduction 85:615-625
  56. Li, C.W. and *Ge, W. 2011 Spatiotemporal expression of bone morphogenetic protein family ligands and receptors in the zebrafish ovary – a potential paracrine signaling mechanism for oocyte-follicle cell communication. Biology of Reproduction 85:977-986
  57. He, Z.-H., Gilli, C., Yue, G.G.-L., Lau, C.B.-S., Greger, H., Brecker, L., Ge, W. and But, P.P.-H. 2011 Anti-angiogenic effects and mechanisms of zerumin A from Alpinia caerulea. Food Chemistry 132:201-208
  58. He, Z.-H., Zhou, R., He, M.-F., Lau, C.B.-S., Yue, G.G.-L., *Ge, W. and *But, P.P.-H. 2011 Anti-angiogenic effect and mechanism of rhein from Rhizoma Rhei. Phytomedicine 18:470-478
  59. Yao, K. and *Ge, W. 2010 Kit system in the zebrafish ovary – Evidence for functional divergence of two isoforms of kit (kita and kitb) and kit ligands (kitlga and kitlgb) during folliculogenesis. Biology of Reproduction 82:1216-1226
  60. Tse, C.-K. and *Ge, W. 2010 Spatial localization of EGF family ligands and receptors in the zebrafish ovarian follicle and their expression profiles during folliculogenesis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 167:397-407
  61. He, Z.-H., Ge, W., Yue, G.G.-L., Lau, C.B.-S., He, M.-F. and But, P.P.-H. 2010 Anti-angiogenic effects of the fruit of Alpinia oxyphylla. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 132:443-449
  62. Wang, Y., Li, J., Kwok, A. H., Ge, W. and Leung, F. C., 2010 A novel prolactin-like protein (PRL-L) gene in chickens and zebrafish: Cloning and characterization of its tissue expression. General and Comparative Endocrinology 166:200-210
  63. Yu, X.B., Lin, S.-W., Kobayashi, M. and *Ge, W. 2010 Expression of recombinant zebrafish follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in methylotropic yeast Pichia pastoris. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 36:273-281
  64. Poon, S.-K., So, W.-K., Yu, X., Liu, L. and *Ge, W. 2009 Characterization of inhibin a subunit (inha) in the zebrafish: evidence for a potential feedback loop between the pituitary and ovary. Reproduction 138:1-12
  65. Lin, S.-W. and *Ge, W. 2009 Differential regulation of gonadotropins (FSH and LH) and growth hormone (GH) by neuroendocrine, endocrine, and paracrine factors in the zebrafish – an in vitro approach. General and Comparative Endocrinology 160:183-193
  66. Tse, C.-K. and *Ge, W. 2009 Differential Regulation of Betacellulin and Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor in Cultured Zebrafish Ovarian Follicle Cells by EGF Family Ligands. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 153:13-17
  67. He, M.-F., Huang, Y.-H., Wu, L.-W., Ge, W., Shaw, P.-C. and But, P. P.-H. 2009 Triptolide functions as a potent angiogenesis inhibitor. International Journal of Cancer 126:266-278
  68. Sreenivasulu, G., Sridevi, P., Sahoo, P.K., Swapna, I., Ge, W., Kirubagaran, R., Dutta-Gupta, A. and Senthilkumaran, B. 2009 Cloning and expression of StAR during gonadal cycle and hCG-induced oocyte maturation of air-breathing catfish, Clarias gariepinus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 154:6-11
  69. He, M.F., Lin, L., Ge, W., Shaw, P.-C., Jiang, R. and Paul Pui-Hay But, P.P.-H. 2009 Antiangiogenesis in zebrafish embryos by terpenoids from Tripterygium wilfordii and the mechanism of triptolide. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 121:61-68
  70. Cheng, G.F.Y., Yuen, C.W. and *Ge, W. 2007 Evidence for the existence of a local activin-follistatin negative feedback loop in the goldfish pituitary and its regulation by activin and gonadal steroids. Journal of Endocrinology 195:373-384
  71. Liu, L. and *Ge, W. 2007 Growth differentiation factor 9 and its spatiotemporal expression and regulation in the zebrafish ovary. Biology of Reproduction 76:294-302
  72. Ding, S.-J., Ge, W. and Buswell, J. 2007 Molecular cloning and transcriptional expression analysis of an intracellular b-glucosidase, a family 3 glycosyl hydrolase, from the edible straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea. FEMS Microbiology Letters 267:221-229
  73. Ding, S.-J., Ge, W. and Buswell, J. 2006 Cloning of multiple cellulase cDNAs from Volvariella volvacea and their differential expression during substrate colonization and fruiting. FEMS Microbiology Letters 263:207-213
  74. Wong, M.K.S., Ge, W. and Woo, N.Y.S. 2006 Positive feedback of hepatic angiotensinogen expression in silver sea bream (Sparus sarba). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 263:103-111
  75. *Ge, W. 2005 Gonadotropins and their paracrine signaling network in the zebrafish ovary. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 31:209-214
  76. *Ge, W. 2005 Intrafollicular paracrine communication in the zebrafish ovary: The state of the art of an emerging model for the study of vertebrate folliculogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 237:1-10 (Invited At-the-Cutting-Edge review)
  77. Kwok, H.-F., So, W.-K., Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2005 Zebrafish gonadotropins and their receptors: I. Cloning and characterization of zebrafish follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone receptors (Fshr and Lhr) – Evidence for their distinct functions in follicle development. Biology of Reproduction 72:1370-81
  78. So, W.-K., Kwok, H.-F. and *Ge, W. 2005 Zebrafish gonadotropins and their receptors: II. Cloning and characterization of zebrafish follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) subunits – Their spatial-temporal expression patterns and receptor specificity. Biology of Reproduction 72:1382-96
  79. Lau, M.-T. and *Ge, W. 2005 Cloning of Smad2, Smad3, Smad4, and Smad7 from the goldfish pituitary and evidence for their involvement in activin regulation of goldfish FSHβ promoter activity. General and Comparative Endocrinology 141:22-38
  80. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2004 Developmental profiles of activin βA, βB and follistatin expression in the zebrafish ovary – evidence for their differential roles during sexual maturation and ovulatory cycle. Biology of Reproduction 71:2056-2064
  81. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2004 Cloning of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and EGF receptor (EGFR) from the zebrafish ovary and its potential roles in the regulation of ovarian activin/follistatin system. Biology of Reproduction 71:749-760
  82. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2004 Cloning of zebrafish ovarian cytochrome P450c17 (17a-hydroxylase/17, 20-lyase) and characterization of its expression in gonadal and extra-gonadal tissues. General and Comparative Endocrinology 135:241-249
  83. Yuen, C.W. and *Ge, W. 2004 Follistatin suppresses FSHb but increases LHb expression in the goldfish -Evidence for an activin-mediated autocrine/paracrine system in fish pituitary. General and Comparative Endocrinology 135:108-115
  84. Chen,S., Ge,W. and Buswell,J.A. 2004 Biochemical and molecular characterization of a laccase from the edible straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea. European Journal of Biochemistry 271:318-328
  85. Chen, S., Ge, W. and Buswell, J.A. 2004 Molecular cloning of a new laccase from the edible straw mushroom Volvariella volvacea: Possible involvement in fruit body development. FEMS Microbiology Letters 230:171-176
  86. Wang, Y., Wong, A.O.L. and *Ge, W. 2003 Cloning, regulation of mRNA expression and function of a new isoform of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the zebrafish ovary. Endocrinology 144:4799-4810
  87. *Ge, W., Ko, N.L., Pang, F.Y.M., Chung, M.F., Lin, S.W., Yuen, C.W., Lau, M.T., Liu, L., Sohn, Y.C., Kobayashi, M. and Aida, K. 2003 Activin stimulates goldfish FSH biosynthesis by enhancing FSHb promoter activity. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28:65-71
  88. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2003 Spatial expression patterns of activin and its signaling system in the zebrafish ovarian follicle – evidence for paracrine action of activin on the oocytes. Biology of Reproduction 69:1998-2006
  89. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2003 Gonadotropin regulation of follistatin expression in the cultured ovarian follicle cells of zebrafish, Danio rerio. General and Comparative Endocrinology 134:308-315
  90. Jiang J.Q., Wang, D.S., Senthilkumaran, B., Kobayashi, T., Kobayashi, H.K., A Yamaguchi, A., Ge, W. Young, G. and Nagahama, Y. 2003 Isolation, characterization and expression of 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 cDNAs from the testes of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 31:305-315
  91. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2003 Involvement of cyclic adenosine 3’,5’-monophosphate in the differential regulation of activin bA and bB expression by gonadotropin in the zebrafish ovarian follicle cells. Endocrinology 144:491-499
  92. Chen, S., Ma, D., Ge, W. and Buswell, J.A. 2003 Induction of laccase activity in the edible straw mushroom Volvariella volvacea. FEMS Microbiology Letters 218:143-148
  93. Wang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2002 Cloning of zebrafish ovarian carbonyl reductase-like 20b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and characterization of its spatial and temporal expression. General and Comparative Endocrinology 127:209-216
  94. Ding, S.-J., Ge, W. and Buswell, J.A. 2002 Secretion, purification and characterization of a recombinant Volvariella volvacea endoglucanase expression in the yeast Pichia pastoris. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 31:621-626
  95. Pang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2002 Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor-a (TGF-a) promote zebrafish oocyte maturation in vitro: potential role of the ovarian activin regulatory system. Endocrinology 143:47-54
  96. Pang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2002 Gonadotropin and activin enhance maturational competence of the oocytes in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Biology of Reproduction 66:259-265
  97. Pang, Y. and *Ge, W. 2002 Gonadotropin regulation of activin bA and activin type II receptor expression in the ovarian follicle cells of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 188:195-205
  98. Ding, S.-J., Ge, W. and Buswell, J.A. 2001 Endoglucanase I from the edible straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea – Purification, characterization, cloning and expression. European Journal of Biochemistry 268:5687-5695
  99. *Ge, W. 2000 Roles of activin regulatory system in fish reproduction. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 78:1077-1085
  100. Pang, Y. and *Ge, W. 1999 Activin stimulation of zebrafish oocyte maturation in vitro and its potential role in mediating gonadotropin-induced oocyte maturation. Biology of Reproduction 61:987-992
  101. Yam, K.M., Yu, K.L. and *Ge, W. 1999 Molecular cloning and characterization of goldfish activin bA subunit cDNA. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 154:45-54
  102. Yam, K.M., Yoshiura, Y., Kobayashi, M. and *Ge, W. 1999 Recombinant goldfish activin B stimulates gonadotropin-I (GTH-I) but inhibits gonadotropin-II (GTH-II) expression in the goldfish. General and Comparative Endocrinology 116:81-89
  103. *Ge, W., Miura, T., Kobayashi, H., Peter, R.E. and Nagahama, Y. 1997 Cloning of cDNA for goldfish activin bB subunit, and the expression of its messenger RNA in gonadal and non-gonadal tissues. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 19:37-45
  104. *Ge, W., Tanaka, M., Yoshikuni, M., Eto, Y and Nagahama, Y. 1997 Cloning and characterization of goldfish activin type IIB receptor. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 19:47-57
  105. *Ge, W., Peter, R.E. and Nagahama, Y. 1997 Activin and its receptors in the goldfish. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 17:143-153
  106. Jiang, J.Q., Kobayashi, T., Ge, W., Kobayashi, H., Tanaka, M., Okamoto, M., Nonaka, Y. and Nagahama, Y. 1996 Fish testicular 11-beta-hydroxylase: cDNA cloning and mRNA expression during spermatogenesis. FEBS Letters 197:250-252
  107. Ge, W. and Peter, R. E. 1994 Evidence for gonadal non-steroidal regulator(s) of gonadotropin release in the goldfish, Carassius auratus. Zoological Sciences 11:717-724
  108. Ge, W. and Peter, R. E. 1994 Activin-like peptides in somatotrophs and activin stimulation of growth hormone release in goldfish. General and Comparative Endocrinology 95:213-221
  109. Ge, W., Gallin, W. J., Strobeck, C. and Peter, R. E. 1993 1993 Cloning and sequencing of goldfish activin genes: strong structural conservation during vertebrate evolution. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communication 193:711-717
  110. Ge, W., Cook, H., Peter, R. E., Vaughan, J. and Vale, W. 1993 Immunocytochemical evidence for the presence of inhibin and activin-like proteins and their localization in goldfish gonads. General and Comparative Endocrinology 89:333-340
  111. Ge, W., Chang, J. P., Peter, R. E., Vaughan, J., Rivier, J. and Vale, W. 1992 Effects of porcine follicular fluid (pFF), inhibin A and activin A on goldfish gonadotropin release in vitro. Endocrinology 131:1922-1929
  112. Ge, W., Peter, R. E., Vaughan, J., Rivier, J. and Vale, W. 1991 Inhibin/activin-like protein-mediated feedback between the pituitary and ovary in goldfish. In: Scott, A. P., Sumpter, J. P., Kime, D. E. and Rolfe, M. S. (eds) Reproductive Physiology of Fish. 25. FishSymp91, Sheffield.
  113. Ge, W., Shan, S. and Jiang, Y. 1992 Fertilization biology of gynogenetic crucian carp, Carassius auratus gibelio-–A discussion on the reproductive modes in the gynogenetic population of crucian carp. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 16:97-100
  114. Ding, J. Shan, S., Ge, W. and Jiang, Y. 1991 A study on the mode of primary control in the egg of gynogenetic crucian carp for inhibiting the development of two types of sperm nuclei. Science of China 11:1160-1165
  115. Ge, W. and Jiang, Y. 1989 Developmental characteristics of the sperm nucleus from artificially sex-reversed allogynogenetic crucian carp in amphimictic and gynogenetic ooplasms and their practical significance. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 14:108-113
  116. Ge, W. and Jiang, Y. 1989 Natural gynogenesis in fish (review). Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 13:274-286
  117. Ge, W. and Jiang, Y. 1985 A preliminary study on the mode in which the gynogenetic egg inhibits heterologous sperm nucleus from transforming into male pronucleus. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 9:201-208
  118. Ge, W. and Jiang, Y. 1985 Fertilization characterizations of the sperm from gynogenetic crucian carp, Carassius auratus gibelio, in amphimictic eggs. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 9:121-126

Book chapters

  1. Ge, W. 2017 Zebrafish (Volume 6, Chapter 103). In: Michael Skinner and Penny Swanson (eds) Encyclopedia of Reproduction (2nd Ed). Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands (in press)
  2. Ge, W. 2010 Paracrine control of fish ovarian follicle development and function. In: Alfonsa García Ayala, José Meseguer Peñalver and Elena Chaves Pozo (eds) Recent Advances in Fish Reproduction Biology. Research Signpost, Kerala, India, pp. 141-173.
  3. Ge, W. 2005 Activin and its receptors in fish reproduction. In: Melamed, P. and Sherwood, N. (eds) Hormones and their receptors in fish reproduction. World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, pp. 128-154 (invited book chapter)
  4. Ge, W. 1998 Activin regulation of reproduction and development in fish. In: Sun Fangzheng et al. (eds) Life Sciences and Biotechnology. 57-59. Science and Technology Press, Beijing.