2017
A Presynaptic Function of Shank Protein in Drosophila
Wu S, Gan G, Zhang Z, Sun J, Wang Q, Gao Z, Li M, Jin S, Huang J, Thomas U, Jiang YH, Li Y, Tian R, Zhang YQ. A Presynaptic Function of Shank Protein in Drosophila. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 11592-11604. PMID: 29074576, PMCID: PMC6705749, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0893-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapse developmentMushroom bodiesPresynaptic functionHuman genetic studiesPostsynaptic densityPSD scaffold proteinsPeripheral neuromuscular junctionsNull mutantsMushroom body calyxScaffold proteinFamily genesFamily proteinsExpression analysisDevelopmental defectsShank proteinsGenetic studiesShank familyCalyx structureFunction mutationsOnly memberIdiopathic autism spectrum disorderSynaptic roleNovel insightsProteinDrosophila
2016
Isoform Switch of TET1 Regulates DNA Demethylation and Mouse Development
Zhang W, Xia W, Wang Q, Towers AJ, Chen J, Gao R, Zhang Y, Yen CA, Lee AY, Li Y, Zhou C, Liu K, Zhang J, Gu TP, Chen X, Chang Z, Leung D, Gao S, Jiang YH, Xie W. Isoform Switch of TET1 Regulates DNA Demethylation and Mouse Development. Molecular Cell 2016, 64: 1062-1073. PMID: 27916660, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesChromatinCpG IslandsDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenomic ImprintingMaleMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsOvumPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein IsoformsProto-Oncogene ProteinsSpermatozoaConceptsPrimordial germ cellsEmbryonic stem cellsCpG islandsChromatin bindingDNA demethylationMouse developmentDNA-binding modulesCXXC domainTET proteinsEarly embryosSomatic cellsN-terminusDevelopmental defectsShort isoformExclusive expressionTET1Germ cellsIsoform switchStem cellsDemethylationIsoformsCellsBindingImportant roleTerminus