研究兴趣：

1. 利用单细胞测序、空间转录组测序、脂类质谱分析、空间质谱成像、多色克隆谱系追踪、CRISPR基因编辑等前沿的实验方法，以及小鼠(Mus musculus)、斑马鱼(Danio rerio)、线虫(C. elegans)、猕猴(Rhesus macaque)和人的脂肪组织等实验模型，来探索环境和遗传条件对脂肪组织的细胞动力学、分子调控机制和脂质组学的影响。

2. 利用多色的克隆谱系追踪、体外组织的实时成像，单细胞测序，以及微型CT成像等前沿的实验方法，以及小鼠(Mus musculus)和斑马鱼(Danio rerio) 等动物实验模型，来剖析脊髓和脊柱发育的细胞机制和分子信号通路。

3. 探索膝关节各组成部分之间在细胞和分子层面的区别与联系.

代表性科研论文：

1. Xie M, Gol'din P, Herdina AN, Estefa J, Medvedeva EV, Li L, Newton PT, Kotova S, Shavkuta B, Saxena A, Shumate LT, Metscher BD, Großschmidt K, Nishimori S, Akovantseva A, Usanova AP, Kurenkova AD, Kumar A, Arregui IL, Tafforeau P, Fried K, Carlström M, Simon A, Gasser C, Kronenberg HM, Bastepe M, Cooper KL, Timashev P, Sanchez S, Adameyko I, Eriksson A, Chagin AS. Secondary ossification center induces and protects growth plate structure. Elife. 2020 Oct 16;9:e55212. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55212.

2. Xie M, Chagin AS. The epiphyseal secondary ossification center: Evolution, development and function. Bone. 2020 Oct 19:115701. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115701.

3. Zhang Y, Annusver K, Sunadome K, Kameneva K, Edwards S, Kasper M, Chagin AS, Adameyko I*, Xie M*. Epiphyseal cartilage formation involves differential dynamics of various cellular populations during embryogenesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2020 Mar 5;8:122. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00122. eCollection 2020. *Corresponding authors

4. Zhang Y, Kameneva P, Annusver K, Kasper M, Chagin AS, Adameyko I*, Xie M*. Cruciate ligament, patellar tendon and patella formation involves differential cellular sources and dynamics as joint cavitation proceeds. Developmental Dynamics. 2020 Jun;249(6):711-722. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.158. * Corresponding authors  

5. Xie M, Kamenev D, Kaucka M, Kastriti ME, Zhou B, Artemov AV, Storer M, Fried K, Adameyko I, Dyachuk V, Chagin AS. Schwann cell precursors contribute to skeletal formation during embryonic development in mice and zebrafish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 23;116(30):15068-15073. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1900038116.

6. Xie M, Li JP. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan - A common receptor for diverse cytokines. Cell Signal. 2019 Feb;54:115-121. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.11.022.

7. Xie M and Roy R. AMP-Activated Kinase Regulates Lipid Droplet Localization and Stability of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase in C. elegans Dauer Larvae. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 22;10(6):e0130480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130480.

8. Xie M and Roy R. The Causative Gene in Chanarian-Dorfman Syndrome Regulates Lipid Droplet Homeostasis in C. elegans. PLoS Genetics. 2015 Jun 17;11(6):e1005284. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005284.

9. Xie M and Roy R. Increased Levels of Hydrogen Peroxide Induce a HIF-1-dependent Remodelling of Lipid Metabolism in C. elegans. Cell Metabolism. 2012 Sep 5;16(3):322-35.

10. Xie M, Alonso H and Roujeinikova A. An Improved Procedure for the Purification of Catalytically Active Alkane Hydroxylase from Pseudomonas putida GPo1. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2011 Oct;165(3-4):823-3.