Primary work

Brennan, J. E., Monk, K. R., Li, J.* A zebrafish gephyrinb mutant distinguishes synaptic and enzymatic functions of Gephyrin. Neural Development (2024) *Corresponding author link pdf

Li, J.*, Miramontes, T, Czopka, T, Monk, K. R.* Synaptic input and Ca2+ activity in zebrafish oligodendrocyte precursor cells contribute to myelin sheath formation. Nature Neuroscience (2024) *Co-corresponding author link pdf 
Featured in Research Briefing: Synapses shape oligodendrocyte precursor cell development and predict myelination location. Nature Neuroscience link

Li, J., Zhang, Y.V., Adib, E.A., Stanchev, D.T., Xiong, X., Klinedinst, S., Soppina, P., Jahn, T.R., Hume, R.I., Rasse, T.M., Collins, C.A. Restraint of presynaptic protein levels by Wnd/DLK signaling mediates synaptic defects associated with the kinesin-3 motor Unc-104. eLife (2017) link pdf

Relevant work

Hao, Y., Waller, T.J., Nye, D.M., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Hume, R.I., Rolls, M.M., Collins, C.A. Degeneration of injured axons and dendrites requires restraint of a protective JNK signaling pathway by the transmembrane protein Raw. Journal of Neuroscience (2019) link pdf

Wong, C.O., Palmieri, M., Li, J., Akhmedov, D., Chao, Y., Broadhead, G.T., Zhu, M.X., Berdeaux, R., Collins, C.A., Sardiello, M., et al. Diminished MTORC1-Dependent JNK Activation Underlies the Neurodevelopmental Defects Associated with Lysosomal Dysfunction. Cell Report  (2015) link pdf

Mishra, B., Ghannad-Rezaie, M., Li, J., Wang, X., Hao, Y., Ye, B., Chronis, N., and Collins, C.A. Using microfluidics chips for live imaging and study of injury responses in Drosophila larvae. JoVE  (2014) link 

Xiong, X., Hao, Y., Sun, K., Li, J., Li, X., Mishra, B., Soppina, P., Wu, C., Hume, R.I., and Collins, C.A. The Highwire Ubiquitin Ligase Promotes Axonal Degeneration by Tuning Levels of Nmnat Protein. PLoS Biology  (2012) link pdf

Reviews

Li, J. and Monk, K. R. Healthy attachments: Cell adhesion molecules collectively control myelin integrity. Journal of Cell Biololgy  (2019) link pdf

Li, J. and Collins, C.A. Mechanisms of axonal degeneration and regeneration: lessons learned from invertebrates. The Oxford handbook of Invertebrate Neurobiology  (2017) link

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