Transgenic & knock-in mouse models
Sequencing tools & datasets
I. Sample enrichment for single-nucleus sequencing using concanavalin A-conjugated magnetic beads
Note: mice shown in gray are not currently available in the lab. Please contact us for additional information.




STAR Protoc. 2023;4(4):102595. PubMed PMID: 37740915. PDF
II. Bulk, single-nucleus, and multiome analyses of developing and adult mouse hypothalamic neurons
Comparative transcriptomic analyses of developing POMC and NPY/AgRP neurons in E15.5 mouse embryos
J Neurosci. 2020;40(16). PubMed PMID: 32213554. PDF
Hypothalamic gene expression signature associated with chronic risperidone treatment in C57BL/6 mice
J Exp Med. 2021;218(7). PubMed PMID: 33978701. PDF
Single-nucleus RNA-seq analysis of adult AgRP-Cre neurons in the arcuate nucleus of C57BL/6 mice
J Exp Med. 2022;219(8). PubMed PMID: 35796804. PDF
Bulk RNA-seq analysis of hypothalamic MC4R-Cre neurons in adult C57BL/6 mice
Sci Transl Med. 2025;17(781). PubMed PMID:39813316. PDF
Single-nucleus RNA-seq analysis of Sim1-Cre neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
Sci Transl Med. 2025;17(781). PubMed PMID:39813316. PDF
Single-nuclei multiome analyses of POMC-derived neurons in the adult mouse mediobasal hypothalamus
Neuron 2026;114(1210). PubMed PMID: 41702397 PDF
Open-source diets for modeling antipsychotic drug–induced metabolic syndrome in female mice
A rodent diet for modeling olanzapine-induced metabolic syndrome
J Clin Invest. 2017;127(9). PubMed PMID: 28805659. PDF
A rodent diet for modeling risperidone-induced metabolic syndrome
J Exp Med. 2021;218(7). PubMed PMID: 33978701. PDF
A rodent diet for modeling clozapine-induced metabolic syndrome
bioRxiv. 2024.06.07.597981 2019:753434. PDF
Note: all reported diets are fully open source and can be purchased directly from Research Diets.
Chen Liu Lab
Center for Hypothalamic Research
Departments of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390-9077
Email: Chen.Liu@UTSouthwestern.edu