Chapter 1:
Regulation of Gene Expression by Amino Acids in Animal Cells.
Nirvay Sah, Guoyao Wu, and Fuller W. Bazer
Chapter 2:
Amino acids in cell signaling: regulation and function.
Sudikshya Paudel, Guoyao Wu, and Xiaoqiu Wang
Chapter 3:
Amino Acids in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Redox Signaling.
Ying Yang, Yu He, Yuhang Jin, Guoyao Wu, and Zhenlong Wu
Chapter 4:
Amino Acids in Autophagy: Regulation and Function.
James Z. Shen, Guoyao Wu, and Shaodong Guo
Chapter 5:
Oxidation of Energy Substrates in Tissues of Fish: Metabolic Significance and Implications for Gene Expression and Carcinogenesis.
Sichao Jia, Xinyu Li, Wenliang He, and Guoyao Wu
Chapter 6:
Arginine, Agmatine and Polyamines: Key Regulators of Conceptus Development in Mammals.
Katherine M. Halloran, Claire Stenhouse, Guoyao Wu, and Fuller W. Bazer
Chapter 7:
Interorgan Metabolism of Glutamate and Glutamine in Poultry.
Wenliang He, Kyohei Furukawa, Masaaki Toyomizu, Tomonori Nochi, Christopher A. Bailey, and Guoyao Wu
Chapter 8:
Interorgan Metabolism of Amino Acids in Health and Disease.
Patrick Ryan, Steven E. Riechman, James D. Fluckey, and Guoyao Wu
Chapter 9:
Amino Acids and Their Metabolites for Improving Human Exercising Performance.
Erin A. Posey, Fuller W. Bazer, and Guoyao Wu
Chapter 10:
Role of L-Arginine in Nitric Oxide Synthesis and Health in Humans.
Guoyao Wu, Cynthia J. Meininger, Catherine J. McNeal, Fuller W. Bazer, and J. Marc Rhoads
Chapter 11:
Composition of Amino Acids in Foodstuffs for Humans and Animals.
Peng Li, and Wenliang He, and Guoyao Wu
Chapter 12:
Dietary Intakes of Amino Acids and Other Nutrients by Adult Humans. Tapasree R. Sarkar, Catherine J. McNeal, Cynthia J. Meininger, Yabo Niu, Bani K. Mallick, Raymond J. Carroll, and Guoyao Wu
About the Author: Guoyao Wu is Distinguished Professor, University Faculty Fellow, and AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow in the Department of Animal Science. He also holds appointments with the Graduate Faculty of Nutrition, the Departments of Systems Biology and Translational Medicine and Veterinary Integrative Biosciences.
He earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou, a master's degree in animal nutrition from Beijing Agricultural University, and a master's degree and doctorate in animal biochemistry from the University of Alberta in Canada. He received postdoctoral training in biochemistry and nutrition at McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Canada, and at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Medical School in St. John's, Canada.
Dr. Wu teaches graduate courses in protein metabolism and nutritional biochemistry. He conducts research in protein and amino acid metabolism at molecular, cellular, and whole-body levels. The animal models used in his research include cattle, chicks, pigs, rats, and sheep.
