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Research Grants
(1) Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Starting Grant
(2) Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset I Stockholm Foundation
(3) Ulla and Gustaf af Uggla Foundation on arthropathic diseases
(4) Foundation for Rheumatology Research from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
(5) Loo and Han Osterman Foundation from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
(6) Alex and Eva Foundation from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
(7）European Molecular Biology Organization, Long-Term Fellowship

Publications:

(1) Hu D, Zhang H, Liu Z, Ibáñez CF, Tie C, Xie M*. Sphingomyelin Is Involved in Regulating UCP1-Mediated Non-Shivering Thermogenesis. Journal of Lipid Research. 2024 May 8:100559. doi: 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100559. * Corresponding author

(2) Xie M, Kaiser M, Gershtein Y, Schnyder D, Deviatiiarov R, Gazizova G, Shagimardanova E, Zikmund T, Kerckhofs G, Ivashkin E, Batkovskyte D, Newton PT, Andersson O, Fried K, Gusev O, Zeberg H, Kaiser J, Adameyko I, Chagin AS. The level of protein in the maternal murine diet modulates the facial appearance of the offspring via mTORC1 signaling. Nature Communications. 2024 Mar 26;15(1):2367. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46030-3.
(3) Zhang H, Li Y, Ibáñez CF*, Xie M*. Perirenal adipose tissue contains a subpopulation of cold-inducible adipocytes derived from brown-to-white conversion. Elife. 2024 Mar 12;13:RP93151. doi: 10.7554/eLife.93151. * Corresponding authors 
(4) Tangseefa P, Jin H, Zhang H, Xie M, Ibáñez CF. Human ACVR1C missense variants that correlate with altered body fat distribution produce metabolic alterations of graded severity in knock-in mutant mice. Molecular Metabolism. 2024 Mar;81:101890. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.101890.
(5) Xie M, Chagin AS. The epiphyseal secondary ossification center: Evolution, development and function. Bone. 2020 Oct 19:115701. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115701.
(6) Xie M, Gol'din P, Herdina AN, Estefa J, Medvedeva EV, Li L, Newton PT, Kotova S, Shavkuta B, Saxena A, Shumate LT, Metscher BD, Großschmidt K, Nishimori S, Akovantseva A, Usanova AP, Kurenkova AD, Kumar A, Arregui IL, Tafforeau P, Fried K, Carlström M, Simon A, Gasser C, Kronenberg HM, Bastepe M, Cooper KL, Timashev P, Sanchez S, Adameyko I, Eriksson A, Chagin AS. Secondary ossification center induces and protects growth plate structure. Elife. 2020 Oct 16;9:e55212. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55212.
(7) Zhang Y, Kameneva P, Annusver K, Kasper M, Chagin AS, Adameyko I*, Xie M*. Cruciate ligament, patellar tendon and patella formation involves differential cellular sources and dynamics as joint cavitation proceeds. Developmental Dynamics. 2020 Jun;249(6):711-722. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.158. * Corresponding authors
(8) Zhang Y, Annusver K, Sunadome K, Kameneva P, Edwards S, Kasper M, Chagin AS, Adameyko I*, Xie M*. Epiphyseal cartilage formation involves differential dynamics of various cellular populations during embryogenesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2020 Mar 5;8:122. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00122. eCollection 2020. *Corresponding authors
(9) Xie M, Kamenev D, Kaucka M, Kastriti ME, Zhou B, Artemov AV, Storer M, Fried K, Adameyko I, Dyachuk V, Chagin AS. Schwann cell precursors contribute to skeletal formation during embryonic development in mice and zebrafish. PNAS. 2019 Jul 23;116(30):15068-15073. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1900038116.
(10) Newton PT, Li L, Zhou B, Schweingruber C, Hovorakova M, Xie M, Sun X, Sandhow L, Artemov AV, Ivashkin E, Suter S, Dyachuk V, El Shahawy M, Gritli-Linde A, Bouderlique T, Petersen J, Mollbrink A, Lundeberg J, Enikolopov G, Qian H, Fried K, Kasper M, Hedlund E, Adameyko I, Sävendahl L, Chagin AS. A radical switch in clonality reveals a stem cell niche in the epiphyseal growth plate. Nature. 2019 Mar;567(7747):234-238. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-0989-6.
(11) Xie M, Li JP. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan - A common receptor for diverse cytokines. Cellular Signaling. 2019 Feb;54:115-121. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.11.022.
(12) Kaucka M, Petersen J, Tesarova M, Szarowska B, Kastriti ME, Xie M, Kicheva A, Annusver K, Kasper M, Symmons O, Pan L, Spitz F, Kaiser J, Hovorakova M, Zikmund T, Sunadome K, Matise MP, Wang H, Marklund U, Abdo H, Ernfors P, Maire P, Wurmser M, Chagin AS, Fried K, Adameyko I. Signals from the brain and olfactory epithelium control shaping of the mammalian nasal capsule cartilage. Elife. 2018 Jun 13;7. pii: e34465. doi: 10.7554/eLife.34465.
(13) Newton PT, Xie M, Medvedeva EV, Sävendahl L, Chagin AS. Activation of mTORC1 in chondrocytes does not affect proliferation or differentiation, but causes the resting zone of the growth plate to become disordered. Bone Reports. 2018 Feb 24;8:64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.bonr.2018.02.006.
(14) Li L, Newton PT, Bouderlique T, Sejnohova M, Zikmund T, Kozhemyakina E, Xie M, Krivanek J, Kaiser J, Qian H, Dyachuk V, Lassar AB, Warman ML, Barenius B, Adameyko I, Chagin AS. Superficial cells are self-renewing chondrocyte progenitors, which form the articular cartilage in juvenile mice. FASEB Journal 2017 Mar;31(3):1067-1084. doi: 10.1096/fj.201600918R.
(15) Kaucka M, Ivashkin E, Gyllborg D, Zikmund T, Tesarova M, Kaiser J, Xie M, Petersen J, Pachnis V, Nicolis SK, Yu T, Sharpe P, Arenas E, Brismar H, Blom H, Clevers H, Suter U, Chagin AS, Fried K, Hellander A, Adameyko I. Analysis of neural crest-derived clones reveals novel aspects of facial development. Science Advances 2016 Aug 3;2(8):e1600060. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1600060.
(16) Xie M and Roy R. AMP-Activated Kinase Regulates Lipid Droplet Localization and Stability of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase in C. elegans Dauer Larvae. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 22;10(6):e0130480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130480.
(17) Xie M and Roy R. The Causative Gene in Chanarian-Dorfman Syndrome Regulates Lipid Droplet Homeostasis in C. elegans. PLoS Genetics. 2015 Jun 17;11(6):e1005284. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005284.

(18) Xie M and Roy R. Increased Levels of Hydrogen Peroxide Induce a HIF-1-dependent Remodelling of Lipid Metabolism in C. elegans. Cell Metabolism. 2012 Sep 5;16(3):322-35.
(19) Andrew D, Xie M, Bottomley S, Wilce M and Roujeinikova A. Design, purification and characterization of the soluble variant of the integral membrane protein MotB for structural studies. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2013 Feb 6;10(79):20120717.
(20) O’Neil J, Xie M, Hijnen M and Roujeinikova. Role of the MotB linker in the assembly and activation of the bacterial flagellar motor. Acta Crystallographica Section D. 2011 Dec;67(Pt 12):1009-16.
(21) Xie M, Alonso H and Roujeinikova A. An Improved Procedure for the Purification of Catalytically Active Alkane Hydroxylase from Pseudomonas putida GPo1. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 2011 Oct;165(3-4):823-3.

2023 - present
Principal Researcher - ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
2021 - present
Research Assistant Professor - Peking University, China
2015 - 2020
Postdoctoral Fellow - ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Sweden
2009 - 2014
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology – McGill University, Montréal, Canada
2007 - 2008
Master of Philosophy in Biomolecular Science - University of Manchester,
Manchester, UK.
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology with Industrial Experience - University
of Manchester, Manchester, UK.