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