Representative Publications:

1. Li T, Shi W, Ho MS^*, Zhang YQ^*, 2024, A Pvr–AP-1–Mmp1 signaling pathway is activated in astrocytes upon traumatic brain injury, eLife, 10.7554/eLife.87258.2 (featured in Brainnews Wechat public forum).

2. Wang L, Zhang S, Yi S, Ho MS^*, 2023, A new regulator of autophagy initiation in glia, Autophagy, Aug 29;1-3, invited commentary.

3. Wang M and Ho MS^*, 2023, Profiling neurotransmitter-evoked glial responses by RNA-sequencing analysis, Front. Neural Circuits 17:1252759.

4. Zhang S, Yi S, Wang L, Li S, Wang H, Song L, Ou J, Zhang M, Wang M, Zheng Y, Wang R, Yang K, Liu T, Ho MS^*, 2023, Cyclin-G-associated kinase GAK/dAux regulates autophagy initiation via ULK1/Atg1 in glia, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, Jul18;120(29):e2301002120 (featured in Logical Thinking Neuroscience and BioArtMED Wechat public forums).

5. Wang L, Wang H, Yi S, Zhang S, Ho MS^*, 2022, A LRRK2/dLRRK-mediated lysosomal pathway that contributes to glial cell death and DA neuron survival, Traffic, Oct;23(10):506-520 (featured on the Cover).

6. Yang M, Wang H, Chen C, ZhangS, Wang M, Senapati B, Li S, Yi S, Wang L, Zhang M, Yin S, He Y, Xue L, Lin S, Ho MS^*, 2021, Glia-derived temporal signals orchestrate neurogenesis in the Drosophila mushroom body, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 118(23):e2020098118 (featured in Logical Thinking NeuroscienceWechat public forum).

7. Yang M, Guo Y, Wang S, Chen C, Chang YH, Ho MS^*, 2021, The F-Box protein CG5003 regulatesaxon pruning and the integrity of the Drosophila mushroom body, Front Mol Neurosci, 14:634784.

8. Liu YJ^*, Zhang T, Chen S, Cheng D, Wu C, Wang X, Duan D, Zhu L, Lou H, Gong Z, Wang XD^*, Ho MS^*, Duan S, 2021, The noncanonical role of the proteasecathepsin D as a cofilin phosphatase, Cell Res, 31(7):801-813 (last corresponding author).

9. Liu YJ^*, Zhang T, Cheng D, YangJ, Chen S, Wang X, Li X, Duan D, Lou H, Zhu L, Luo J, Ho MS^*, Wang XD^*, Duan S^*, 2020, Late endosomes promote microgliamigration via cytosolic translocation of immature protease cathD, Sci Adv, 6(50):eaba5783.

10. Hao X, Wang S, Lu Y, Yu W, LiP, Jiang D, Guo T, Li M, Li J, Xu J, Wu W, Ho MS^*, Zhang L^*,2020, Lola regulates Drosophila adult midgut homeostasis vianon-canonical hippo signaling, eLife, 9:e47542.
11. Cao W, Song L, Cheng J, Yi N,Cai L, Huang FD, Ho MS^*, 2017, An automated rapid iterativenegative geotaxis assay for analyzing adult climbing behavior in a Drosophila model of neurodegeneration, J Vis Exp, (127):56507.

12. Xiao X, Chen C, Yu TM, Ou J,Rui M, Zhai Y, He Y, Xue L, Ho MS^*, 2017, Molecular chaperone Calnexin regulates the function of Drosophila sodium channel Paralytic, Front Mol Neurosci, 10:57.
13. Chen C, Yin S, Cao W, Ho MS^*, 2017, Drosophila ubiquitin E3 ligase dSmurf is required for synapse remodeling and axon pruning by glia, J Genet Genomics, 44(1):67-70.
14. Xi X, Lu L, Zhuge CC, Chen X,Zhai Y, Cheng J, Mao H, Yang CC, Tan BC, Lee YN, Chien CT, Ho MS^*, 2017, The hypoparathyroidism-associated mutation in Drosophila Gcm compromises protein stability and glial cell formation, Sci Rep, 7:39856.
15. Song L, He Y, Ou J, Zhao Y, LiR, Cheng J, Lin CH, Ho MS^*, 2017, Auxilin underlies progressive locomotor deficits and dopaminergic neuron loss in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease, Cell Rep, 18(5):1132-1143.