Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.

Praise for the series:"Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell." --British Medical Journal

• G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Regulators of Glucose Homeostasis and Therapeutic Targets for Diabetes MellitusYa-Xiong Tao and Xu-Fang LiangRegulation of Glucose Homeostasis by GLP-1Prashant Nadkarni, Oleg G. Chepurny and George G. HolzPhysiology and Therapeutics of the Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40Hui Huang, Meng-Hong Dai and Ya-Xiong TaoTargeting GPR119 for the Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes MellitusXiu-Lei Mo, Zhao Yang and Ya-Xiong TaoEnhanced Skeletal Muscle for Effective Glucose HomeostasisJinzeng YangFactors Affecting Insulin-regulated Hepatic Gene ExpressionHong-Ping Guan and Guoxun ChenRoles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in the Metabolic SyndromeMahmoud MansourFree Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Insulin ResistanceLyudmila I. RachekAdiponectin Signaling and Metabolic SyndromeYuchang FuRegulation of Pancreatic Islet Beta-Cell Mass by Growth Factor and Hormone SignalingYao Joyce Huang and Yongchang ChangThe Impact of Dietary Methionine Restriction on Biomarkers of Metabolic HealthManda L. Orgeron, Kirsten P. Stone, Desiree Wanders, Cory C. Cortez, Nancy T. Van and Thomas W. GettysCarbohydrate Metabolism and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and CatsMargarethe HoenigImpaired Insulin Signaling and Mechanisms of Memory LossJenna Bloemer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Rajesh Amin and Vishnu SuppiramaniamThe Role of PPARd Signaling in the Cardiovascular SystemYishu Ding, Kevin D. Yang and Qinglin Yang

Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.

Praise for the series:"Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell." --British Medical Journal

• G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Regulators of Glucose Homeostasis and Therapeutic Targets for Diabetes MellitusYa-Xiong Tao and Xu-Fang LiangRegulation of Glucose Homeostasis by GLP-1Prashant Nadkarni, Oleg G. Chepurny and George G. HolzPhysiology and Therapeutics of the Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40Hui Huang, Meng-Hong Dai and Ya-Xiong TaoTargeting GPR119 for the Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes MellitusXiu-Lei Mo, Zhao Yang and Ya-Xiong TaoEnhanced Skeletal Muscle for Effective Glucose HomeostasisJinzeng YangFactors Affecting Insulin-regulated Hepatic Gene ExpressionHong-Ping Guan and Guoxun ChenRoles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in the Metabolic SyndromeMahmoud MansourFree Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Insulin ResistanceLyudmila I. RachekAdiponectin Signaling and Metabolic SyndromeYuchang FuRegulation of Pancreatic Islet Beta-Cell Mass by Growth Factor and Hormone SignalingYao Joyce Huang and Yongchang ChangThe Impact of Dietary Methionine Restriction on Biomarkers of Metabolic HealthManda L. Orgeron, Kirsten P. Stone, Desiree Wanders, Cory C. Cortez, Nancy T. Van and Thomas W. GettysCarbohydrate Metabolism and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and CatsMargarethe HoenigImpaired Insulin Signaling and Mechanisms of Memory LossJenna Bloemer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Rajesh Amin and Vishnu SuppiramaniamThe Role of PPARd Signaling in the Cardiovascular SystemYishu Ding, Kevin D. Yang and Qinglin Yang