1. Yu H., Y.Meng, L.Wang, X.Jin, L.Gao, L.Zhou, K.Ji, Y.Li, L.Zhao, G.Chen, X.Zhao, and B.Yang*. (2009) Differential Protein Expression in Heart in UT-B Null Mice with Cardiac Conduction Defects. Proteomics 9:504-511. [IF 5.479]
2. Yang B.*, D. Zhao, and A.S. Verkman. (2009) Hsp90 inhibitor partially corrects nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in a conditional knock-in mouse model of aquaporin-2 mutation. FASEB J. 23:503-512. [IF 6.791]
4. Yang B., Z. Zador, and A.S. Verkman. (2008) Glial cell aquaporin-4 overexpression in transgenic mice accelerates cytotoxic brain swelling. J Biol Chem 283:15280-15286. [IF 5.581]
8. Yang B .*, D. Zhao, L. Qian, and A.S. Verkman. (2006) Mouse model of inducible nephrogenic diabetes insipidus produced by floxed aquaporin-2 gene deleltion. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol291:F465-F472. [IF 4.199]
9. Zhao D., L. Bankir, L. Qian, D. Yang, and B. Yang*. (2006) Urea and urine concentrating ability in mice lacking AQP1 and AQP3. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 291:F429-F438. [IF 4.199]
10. Yang B.*, D. Zhao, S. Eugene, and A.S. Verkman. (2006) Evidence from knockout mice against physiologically significant aquaporin-8 facilitated ammonia transport. Am J Physiol cell Physiol 291:C417-C423. [IF 4.334]
11. Yang B., D. Zhao, and A.S. Verkman. (2006) Evidence against functionally significant aquaporin expression in mitochondria. J Biol Chem. 281:16202-16206. [IF 5.808]
12. Yang B.*, J.K. Kim, and A.S. Verkman. (2006) Comparative efficacy of HgCl(2) with candidate aquaporin-1 inhibitors DMSO, gold, TEA(+) and acetazolamide. FEBS Lett 580:6679-6684. [IF 3.372]
13. Meng Y., X. Zhou, Y. Li, D. Zhao, S. Liang, X. Zhao, and B. Yang*. (2005) A novel mutation at the JK locus causing Jk null phenotype in a Chinese family. Sci China C Life Sci 48:636-640. [IF 0.482]
14. Yang B., Y. Song, D. Zhao, and A.S. Verkman. (2005) Phenotype analysis of aquaporin-8 null mice. Am J Physiol cell Physiol 288:C1161-C1170. [IF 3.942]
15. Klein J.D., J.M. Sands, L. Qian, X. Wang, and B. Yang*. (2004) Upregulation of urea transporter UT-A2 and water channels AQP2 and AQP3 in mice lacking urea transporter UT-B. J Am Soc Nephrol 15:1161-1167. [IF 6.644]
16. Bankir L., K. Chen, and B. Yang*. (2004) Lack of UT-B in vasa recta and red blood cells prevents urea-induced improvement of urinary concentrating ability. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 286:F144-F151. [IF 4.354]
17. Yang B., L. Bankir, A. Gillepsie, C. J. Epstein, and A. S. Verkman. (2002) Urea-selective concentrating defect in transgenic mice lacking urea transporter UT-B. J BIol Chem 277:10633-10637. [IF 6.696]
18. Yang B., and A. S. Verkman. (2002) Analysis of double knokout mice lacking aquaporin-1 and urea transporter UT-B: Evidence for UT-B facilitated water transport in erythrocytes. J Biol Chem 277:36782-36786. [IF 6.696]
19. Yang B., T. Ma, and A. S. Verkman. (2001) Erythrocyte water permeability and renal function in double knockout mice lacking aquaporin-1 and aquaporin-3. J Biol Chem 276:624-628. [IF 7.258]
20. Yang B., A. Gillespie, E. J. Carlson, C. J. Epstein, and A. S. Verkman. (2001) Neonatal mortality in an aquaporin-2 knock-in mouse model of recessive nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. J Biol Chem 276:2775-2779. [IF 7.258]
21. Yang B., J. M. Verbavatz, Y. Song, L. Vetrivel, G. Manley, W. M. Kao, T. Ma, and A. S. Verkman. (2000) Skeletal muscle function and water permeability in aquaporin-4 deficient mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 278:C1108-C1115. [IF 4.086]
22. Yang B., T. Ma, J. Y. Dong, and A. S. Verkman. (2000) Partial correction of the urinary concentrating defect in aquaporin-1 null mice by adenovirus-mediated gene delivery. Hum Gene Ther 11:567-575. [IF 6.796]
23. Yang B., N. Fukuda, A. van Hoek, M. A. Matthay, T. Ma, and A. S. Verkman. (2000) Carbon dioxide permeability of aquaporin-1 measured in erythrocytes and lung of aquaporin-1 null mice and in reconstituted proteoliposomes. J Biol Chem 275:2686-2692. [IF 7.368]
24. Yang B., T. Ma, Z. Xu, and A. S. Verkman. (1999) cDNA and genomic cloning of mouse aquaporin-2: functional analysis of an orthologous mutant causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Genomics 57:79-83. [IF 3.386]
25. Yang B., H. G. Folkesson, J. Yang, M. A. Matthay, T. Ma, and A. S. Verkman. (1999) Reduced osmotic water permeability of the peritoneal barrier in aquaporin-1 knockout mice. Am J Physiol 276:C76-C81. [IF 3.485]
26. Yang B., and A. S. Verkman. (1998) Urea transporter UT3 functions as an efficient water channel. Direct evidence for a common water/urea pathway. J Biol Chem 273:9369-9372. [IF 7.199]
27. Yang B., and A. S. Verkman. (1997) Water and glycerol permeabilities of aquaporins 1-5 and MIP determined quantitatively by expression of epitope-tagged constructs in Xenopus oocytes. J Biol Chem 272:16140-16146. [IF 6.963]
28. Yang B., A. N. van Hoek, and A. S. Verkman. (1997) Very high single channel water permeability of aquaporin-4 in baculovirus-infected insect cells and liposomes reconstituted with purified aquaporin-4. Biochemistry 36:7625-7632. [IF 4.572]
29. Yang B., D. Brown, and A. S. Verkman. (1996) The mercurial insensitive water channel (AQP-4) forms orthogonal arrays in stably transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells. J Biol Chem 271:4577-4580. [IF 7.452]
30. Yang B., T. Ma, and A. S. Verkman. (1995) cDNA cloning, gene organization, and chromosomal localization of a human
mercurial insensitive water channel. Evidence for distinct transcriptional units. J Biol Chem 270:22907-22913. [IF 7.667]