Wei He

Publication List Details

Period

1993 - 2008

Number

72

Co-Authors

Electronic structures of organic molecule encapsulated BN nanotubes under transverse electric field (2008)

He, Wei, Li, Zhenyu, Yang, Jinlong, Hou, J. G.

The electronic structures of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) doped by different organic molecules under a transverse electric field were investigated via first-principles calculations. The external...

A first principles study on organic molecules encapsulated BN nanotubes (2008)

He, Wei, Li, Zhenyu, Yang, Jinlong, Hou, J. G.

The electronic structures of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) doped by organic molecules are investigated with density functional theory. Electrophilic molecule introduces acceptor states in the wide...

(Z)-5-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)-1,3-thiazolidine-2,4-dione (2008)

Hong-Shun Sun, Ye-Ming Xu, Wei He, Shi-Gui Tang, Cheng Guo

In the title compound, C10H6FNO2S, the benzene and thiazolidine rings make a dihedral angle of 7.52 (3)°. Intramolecular C—H...O and C—H...S hydrogen bonds result in the...

M5-branes and Wilson Surfaces (2007)

Chen, Bin, He, Wei, Wu, Jun-Bao, Zhang, Liang

We investigate the M5-brane description of the Wilson surface operators in six-dimensional (2,0) superconformal field theory from AdS/CFT correspondence. We consider the Wilson surface operators in...

M5-branes and Wilson Surfaces (2007)

Chen, Bin, He, Wei, Wu, Jun-Bao, Zhang, Liang

We investigate the M5-brane description of the Wilson surface operators in six-dimensional (2,0) superconformal field theory from AdS/CFT correspondence. We consider the Wilson surface operators in...

Hawking Radiation of Black Rings from Anomalies (2007)

Chen, Bin, He, Wei

We derive Hawking radiation of 5-dimensional black rings from gauge and gravitational anomalies using the method proposed by Robinson and Wilczek. We find as in the black hole case, the problem could...

Application of Ultraviolet Detector in Discharge Detection (2006)

Liu, Jungang, He, Wei, Zhou, Liang, Yang, Fan

The aging of insulators often results in corona discharge, and the measurement of the ultraviolet light (UV-light) can be used to detect insulator defects. This paper introduces a new tester, the...

Application of Ultraviolet Detector in Discharge Detection (2006)

Liu, Jungang, He, Wei, Zhou, Liang, Yang, Fan

The aging of insulators often results in corona discharge, and the measurement of the ultraviolet light (UV-light) can be used to detect insulator defects. This paper introduces a new tester, the...

Application of Ultraviolet Detector in Discharge Detection (2006)

Liu, Jungang, He, Wei, Zhou, Liang, Yang, Fan

The aging of insulators often results in corona discharge, and the measurement of the ultraviolet light (UV-light) can be used to detect insulator defects. This paper introduces a new tester, the...

Application of Ultraviolet Detector in Discharge Detection (2006)

Liu, Jungang, He, Wei, Zhou, Liang, Yang, Fan

The aging of insulators often results in corona discharge, and the measurement of the ultraviolet light (UV-light) can be used to detect insulator defects. This paper introduces a new tester, the...

On 1/2-BPS Wilson-'t Hooft loops (2006)

Chen, Bin, He, Wei

We investigate the 1/2-BPS Wilson-'t Hooft loops in ${\cal N}=4$ Super-Yang-Mills theory. We use the bulk D-brane with both electric and magnetic charges to calculate the all genus contribution of...

Growth of honeycomb-symmetrical Mn nanodots arrays on Si(111)-7*7 surface (2006)

Wang, De-yong, Wu, Hong-ye, Chen, Li-jun, He, Wei, Zhan, Qing-feng, Cheng*, Zhao-hua

The growth of well-ordered Mn nanodots arrays on Si(111)-7*7 reconstructed surface was investigated by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) as well as Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation. Mn...

Preferential arrangement of uniform Mn nanodots on Si(111)-7x7 surface (2005)

Wang, De-yong, Chen, Li-jun, He, Wei, Zhan, Qing-feng, Cheng, Zhao-hua

Under proper growth conditions, ordered and uniform Mn nanodots were fabricated on the Si(111)-7x7 surface without the presence of a wetting layer. Furthermore, the Mn nanodots deposited onto the...

Charity begins at host: Multinational corporations' philanthropy in a host country and its impact on market entry (2004)

He, Wei

As a U.S. corporate tradition, corporate philanthropy recently began to play a salient role in the globalization of multinational corporations (MNCs1 ). However, previous empirical research on...

An investigation of overreaction via implied volatility and a comparison between tracking stocks and carve-outs as a restructuring choice [electronic resource] / (2004)

He, Wei.

Chapter 1 of the dissertation investigates the firms' restructuring choice between minority carve-outs and tracking stocks using samples during 1990-2001. The extra compensation from the restructured...

Phylogenetic study of glycogen synthesizing enzymes in Synechocystis / (2004)

He, Wei.

Glycogen is a major reserve carbohydrate in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and starch is a major reserve carbohydrate only in photosynthetic eukaryotes. Synthesis of both glycogen and starch...

Instability of GGL domain-containing RGS proteins in mice lacking the G protein β-subunit Gβ5 (2003)

Chen, Ching-Kang, Eversole-Cire, Pamela, Zhang, Haikun, Mancino, Valeria, Chen, Yu-Jiun, He, Wei, ...

RGS (regulator of G protein signaling) proteins containing the G protein gamma-like (GGL) domain (RGS6, RGS7, RGS9, and RGS11) interact with the fifth member of the G protein beta-subunit family,...

Synthesis and patterning of polymers for biomedical applications (2003)

He, Wei

The goal of this dissertation is to synthesize and characterize novel polymers, as well as to explore alternative techniques for biomedical applications. Although significant progress has been...

New methods for computation of zeros of smooth functions and eigen-decomposition of symmetric matrices (2002)

He, Wei

This thesis presents new algorithms for two of the fundamental problems that form the bedrock of nonlinear optimization: (i) computation of zeros of smooth functions and...

Structural and functional analysis of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) receptor complex (2002)

He, Wei

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002

Structural and functional analysis of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) receptor complex / (2002)

He, Wei.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002.

RGS9-1, a GTPase accelerator for phototransduction / (2001)

He, Wei.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Baylor College of Medicine. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001.

Modules in the photoreceptor RGS9-1•Gβ5L GTPase-accelerating protein complex control effector coupling, GTPase acceleration, protein folding, and stability (2000)

He, Wei, Lu, Lisha, Zhang, Xue, El-Hodiri, Heithem M., Chen, Ching-Kang, Slep, Kevin C., ...

RGS (regulators of G protein signaling proteins regulate G protein signaling by accelerating GTP hydrolysis, but little is known about regulation of GTPase-accelerating protein (GAP) activities or...

Co-expression of Gbeta 5 Enhances the Function of Two Ggamma Subunit-like Domain-containing Regulators of G Protein Signaling Proteins (2000)

Kovoor, Abraham, Chen, Ching-Kang, He, Wei, Wensel, Theodore G., Simon, Melvin I., Lester, Henry A.

Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) stimulate the GTPase activity of G protein Galpha subunits and probably play additional roles. Some RGS proteins contain a Ggamma subunit-like (GGL) domain,...

Identifying ways other than litigation to resolve international commercial disputes : techniques in ADR / (2000)

He, Wei.

Thesis (LL. M.), International Trade Law, Dept. of Law -- University of Essex, 2000.

Co-expression of Gbeta5 Enhances the Function of Two GGL Domain-Containing RGS proteins (1999)

Abraham Kovoor, Wei He, Theodore G. Wensel, Melvin I, Henry A. Lester

f G1 and co-expression of G5 alone had no effect on GIRK channel kinetics. G5 did not modulate the function either of RGS4, an RGS protein that lacks a GGL domain, or of a functional RGS7 construct...

Pavement project optimization and analysis /--by Wei He. (1997)

He, Wei.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Arizona State University, 1997.

Adaptive-rate digital speech transmission. (1993)

He, Wei.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Warwick, 1993.

Is overreaction an explanation for the value effect? A study using implied volatility from option prices

He, Wei, Wei, Peihwang P.

Many empirical studies document the value effect. One explanation is that investors overreact to growth aspects for growth stocks. We apply Stein's (1989) method to investigate whether the degree of...

Examining the Choice Between Tracking Stocks and Minority Carve-out and Their Relative Performances

He, Wei, Mukherjee, Tarun K., Wei, Peihwang P.

In this paper, we examine factors influencing the choice between tracking stocks and minority carve-outs and their performances. We expand the research in this field by incorporating a fa ctor that...

A regulator of G protein signaling interaction surface linked to effector specificity

Sowa, Mathew E., He, Wei, Wensel, Theodore G., Lichtarge, Olivier

Proteins of the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) family accelerate GTP hydrolysis by the α subunits (Gα) of G proteins, leading to rapid recovery of signaling cascades. Many different RGS...

α4β1 Integrin Regulates Lamellipodia Protrusion via a Focal Complex/Focal Adhesion-independent MechanismV⃞

Pinco, Karen A., He, Wei, Yang, Joy T.

α4β1 integrin plays an important role in cell migration. We show that when ectopically expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, α4β1 is sufficient and required for promoting protrusion of broad...

Overexpression of Smad7 results in severe pathological alterations in multiple epithelial tissues

He, Wei, Li, Allen G., Wang, Dongyan, Han, Shuhua, Zheng, Biao, Goumans, Marie-José, ...

Biochemical studies have shown that Smad7 blocks signal transduction of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ); however, its in vivo functions are largely unknown. To determine the functions of...

The Fgl2/fibroleukin prothrombinase contributes to immunologically mediated thrombosis in experimental and human viral hepatitis

Marsden, Philip A., Ning, Qin, Fung, Laisum S., Luo, Xioping, Chen, Yue, Mendicino, Michael, ...

Fibrin deposition and thrombosis within the microvasculature is now appreciated to play a pivotal role in the hepatocellular injury observed in experimental and human viral hepatitis. Importantly,...

Instability of GGL domain-containing RGS proteins in mice lacking the G protein β-subunit Gβ5

Chen, Ching-Kang, Eversole-Cire, Pamela, Zhang, Haikun, Mancino, Valeria, Chen, Yu-Jiun, He, Wei, ...

RGS (regulator of G protein signaling) proteins containing the G protein γ-like (GGL) domain (RGS6, RGS7, RGS9, and RGS11) interact with the fifth member of the G protein β-subunit family, Gβ5....

Breast cancer bone metastasis mediated by the Smad tumor suppressor pathway

Kang, Yibin, He, Wei, Tulley, Shaun, Gupta, Gaorav P., Serganova, Inna, Chen, Chang-Rung, ...

TGF-β can signal by means of Smad transcription factors, which are quintessential tumor suppressors that inhibit cell proliferation, and by means of Smad-independent mechanisms, which have been...

Distinct mechanisms of TGF-β1–mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and metastasis during skin carcinogenesis

Han, Gangwen, Lu, Shi-Long, Li, Allen G., He, Wei, Corless, Christopher L., Kulesz-Martin, Molly, ...

In the present study, we demonstrated that human skin cancers frequently overexpress TGF-β1 but exhibit decreased expression of the TGF-β type II receptor (TGF-βRII). To understand how this...

The DNA replication factor MCM5 is essential for Stat1-mediated transcriptional activation

Snyder, Marylynn, He, Wei, Zhang, J. Jillian

The eukaryotic minichromosome maintenance (MCM) family of proteins (MCM2–MCM7) is evolutionarily conserved from yeast to human. These proteins are essential for DNA replication. The signal...

In vitro and in vivo two-photon luminescence imaging of single gold nanorods

Wang, Haifeng, Huff, Terry B., Zweifel, Daniel A., He, Wei, Low, Philip S., Wei, Alexander, ...

Gold nanorods excited at 830 nm on a far-field laser-scanning microscope produced strong two-photon luminescence (TPL) intensities, with a cos4 dependence on the incident polarization. The TPL...

A regulator of G protein signaling interaction surface linked to effector specificity

Sowa, Mathew E., He, Wei, Wensel, Theodore G., Lichtarge, Olivier

Proteins of the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) family accelerate GTP hydrolysis by the α subunits (Gα) of G proteins, leading to rapid recovery of signaling cascades. Many different RGS...

α4β1 Integrin Regulates Lamellipodia Protrusion via a Focal Complex/Focal Adhesion-independent MechanismV⃞

Pinco, Karen A., He, Wei, Yang, Joy T.

α4β1 integrin plays an important role in cell migration. We show that when ectopically expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, α4β1 is sufficient and required for promoting protrusion of broad...

Overexpression of Smad7 results in severe pathological alterations in multiple epithelial tissues

He, Wei, Li, Allen G., Wang, Dongyan, Han, Shuhua, Zheng, Biao, Goumans, Marie-José, ...

Biochemical studies have shown that Smad7 blocks signal transduction of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ); however, its in vivo functions are largely unknown. To determine the functions of...

The Fgl2/fibroleukin prothrombinase contributes to immunologically mediated thrombosis in experimental and human viral hepatitis

Marsden, Philip A., Ning, Qin, Fung, Laisum S., Luo, Xioping, Chen, Yue, Mendicino, Michael, ...

Fibrin deposition and thrombosis within the microvasculature is now appreciated to play a pivotal role in the hepatocellular injury observed in experimental and human viral hepatitis. Importantly,...

Instability of GGL domain-containing RGS proteins in mice lacking the G protein β-subunit Gβ5

Chen, Ching-Kang, Eversole-Cire, Pamela, Zhang, Haikun, Mancino, Valeria, Chen, Yu-Jiun, He, Wei, ...

RGS (regulator of G protein signaling) proteins containing the G protein γ-like (GGL) domain (RGS6, RGS7, RGS9, and RGS11) interact with the fifth member of the G protein β-subunit family, Gβ5....

Distinct mechanisms of TGF-β1–mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and metastasis during skin carcinogenesis

Han, Gangwen, Lu, Shi-Long, Li, Allen G., He, Wei, Corless, Christopher L., Kulesz-Martin, Molly, ...

In the present study, we demonstrated that human skin cancers frequently overexpress TGF-β1 but exhibit decreased expression of the TGF-β type II receptor (TGF-βRII). To understand how this...

Breast cancer bone metastasis mediated by the Smad tumor suppressor pathway

Kang, Yibin, He, Wei, Tulley, Shaun, Gupta, Gaorav P., Serganova, Inna, Chen, Chang-Rung, ...

TGF-β can signal by means of Smad transcription factors, which are quintessential tumor suppressors that inhibit cell proliferation, and by means of Smad-independent mechanisms, which have been...

The DNA replication factor MCM5 is essential for Stat1-mediated transcriptional activation

Snyder, Marylynn, He, Wei, Zhang, J. Jillian

The eukaryotic minichromosome maintenance (MCM) family of proteins (MCM2–MCM7) is evolutionarily conserved from yeast to human. These proteins are essential for DNA replication. The signal...

In vitro and in vivo two-photon luminescence imaging of single gold nanorods

Wang, Haifeng, Huff, Terry B., Zweifel, Daniel A., He, Wei, Low, Philip S., Wei, Alexander, ...

Gold nanorods excited at 830 nm on a far-field laser-scanning microscope produced strong two-photon luminescence (TPL) intensities, with a cos4 dependence on the incident polarization. The TPL...

A FoxO–Smad synexpression group in human keratinocytes

Gomis, Roger R., Alarcón, Claudio, He, Wei, Wang, Qiongqing, Seoane, Joan, Lash, Alex, ...

Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signals through activation of Smad transcription factors. Activated Smad proteins associate with different DNA-binding cofactors for the recognition and...

In vivo quantitation of rare circulating tumor cells by multiphoton intravital flow cytometry

He, Wei, Wang, Haifeng, Hartmann, Lynn C., Cheng, Ji-Xin, Low, Philip S.

Quantitation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) constitutes an emerging tool for the diagnosis and staging of cancer, assessment of response to therapy, and evaluation of residual disease after...

Postconditioning of sevoflurane and propofol is associated with mitochondrial permeability transition pore*

He, Wei, Zhang, Feng-jiang, Wang, Shao-ping, Chen, Gang, Chen, Cong-cong, Yan, Min

Background: Sevoflurane and propofol are effective cardioprotective anaesthetic agents, though the cardioprotection of propofol has not been shown in humans. Their roles and underlying mechanisms in...

A preliminary study on the teratogenesis of dexamethasone and the preventive effect of vitamin B12 on murine embryonic palatal shelf fusion in vitro*

Lu, Sheng-jun, He, Wei, Shi, Bing, Meng, Tian, Li, Xiao-yu, Liu, Yu-rong

Excessive dexamethasone (Dex) administrated into pregnant mice during critical periods of palatal development can produce a high incidence of cleft palate. Its mechanisms remain unknown. Vitamin B12...

Direct signaling by the BMP type II receptor via the cytoskeletal regulator LIMK1

Foletta, Victoria C., Lim, Mei Ann, Soosairajah, Juliana, Kelly, April P., Stanley, Edouard G., Shannon, Mark, ...

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) regulate multiple cellular processes, including cell differentiation and migration. Their signals are transduced by the kinase receptors BMPR-I and BMPR-II, leading...

Dual functions of α4β1 integrin in epicardial development: initial migration and long-term attachment

Sengbusch, Jennifer K., He, Wei, Pinco, Karen A., Yang, Joy T.

The epicardium of the mammalian heart arises from progenitor cells outside the developing heart. The epicardial progenitor (EPP) cells migrate onto the heart through a cyst-mediated mechanism in...

Rad9 plays an important role in DNA mismatch repair through physical interaction with MLH1

He, Wei, Zhao, Yun, Zhang, Chunbo, An, Lili, Hu, Zhishang, Liu, Yuheng, ...

Rad9 is conserved from yeast to humans and plays roles in DNA repair (homologous recombination repair, and base-pair excision repair) and cell cycle checkpoint controls. It has not previously been...