Yixuan Cao
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Bone and Vascular Biology
My name is Yixuan Cao, and I was born in Shijiazhuang, China. I completed my Bachelor degree in Biotechnology in Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China and finished my Masters in Applied Biomolecular Technology in The University of Nottingham, UK in 2013. From 2014, I was enrolled in a Marie Curie Program, Euroclast, in the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in Professor Everts' group as a PhD candidate. My PhD research was focused on osteoclast precursors in the context of inflammation related bone diseases. After that, I joined Dr. Anjali Kusumbe's group in 2018 as a postdoc, aiming to study the role of blood vessels and their endothelial cells during bone metastasis. My research interests include bone cells characterization and vascular microenvironments in different tissues.
Recent publications
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TNF-α has both stimulatory and inhibitory effects on mouse monocyte-derived osteoclastogenesis.
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Cao Y. et al, (2017), J Cell Physiol, 232, 3273 - 3285
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Deletion of Adseverin in Osteoclasts Affects Cell Structure But Not Bone Metabolism.
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Cao Y. et al, (2017), Calcif Tissue Int, 101, 207 - 216
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Phagocytosis of Collagen Fibrils by Fibroblasts In Vivo Is Independent of the uPARAP/Endo180 Receptor.
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Sprangers S. et al, (2017), J Cell Biochem, 118, 1590 - 1595
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Integrin αMβ2 is differently expressed by subsets of human osteoclast precursors and mediates adhesion of classical monocytes to bone.
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Sprangers S. et al, (2017), Exp Cell Res, 350, 161 - 168
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Different Blood-Borne Human Osteoclast Precursors Respond in Distinct Ways to IL-17A.
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Sprangers S. et al, (2016), J Cell Physiol, 231, 1249 - 1260