Publications
Articles
*equal contributors
Xiao, R., Zhang, B.*, Dong, Y.*, Gong, J.*, Xu, T., Liu, J., and
Xu, X.Z.S. (2013) A genetic program promotes
C. elegans longevity via a thermosensitive TRP channel.
Cell 152, 806-817.
PubMed
Singaravelu, G., Chatterjee, I., Rahimi, S., Druzhinia, M.K., Kang, L.,
Xu, X.Z.S., and Singson, A. (2012) The sperm surface localization of the TRP-3/SPE-41 calcium channel depends on SPE-38 function in
Caenorhabditis elegans.
Dev. Biol. 365, 376-83.
PubMed
Zheng, M., Cao, P., Yang, J.,
Xu, X.Z.S.*, and Feng, Z.* (2012) Calcium imaging of multiple neurons in freely-behaving
C. elegans.
Journal of Neuroscience Methods 206, 78-82.
PubMed
Park, E.C.*, Ghose, P.*, Shao, Z., Ye, Q., Kang, L.,
Xu, X.Z.S., Powell-Coffman, J.A., Rongo, C. (2012) Oxygen levels regulate glutamate receptor trafficking through a HIF-independent mechanism.
EMBO J. 31, 1379-93.
PubMed
Zhang, D., Isack, N.R., Glodowski, D.R., Liu, J., Chen, C.C.,
Xu, X.Z.S., Grant, B.D., Rongo, C. (2012) RAB-6.2 and the retromer regulate glutamate receptor recycling through a retrograde transport pathway.
Journal of Cell Biology 196, 85-101.
PubMed
Piggott, B.J.*, Liu, J.*, Feng, Z.*, Wescott, S.A., and
Xu, X.Z.S. (2011) The neural circuits and synaptic mechanisms underlying motor initiation in
C. elegans.
Cell 147, 922-933.
PubMed
Kang, L., Wescott, S., Li, W., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2011) In touch: the molecular basis of mechanosensory transduction. The Biochemist 33, 18-20 (Review)
Li, W., Piggott, B.J., Feng, Z., and
Xu, X.Z.S. (2011) The neural circuits and sensory channels mediating harsh touch sensation in
Caenorhabditis elegans.
Nature Communications 2, 315.
PubMed
Xiao, R., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2011) C. elegans TRP channels. Advances in Exp. Med. & Biol. 704, 323-39 (Review). PubMed
Xiao, R., and
Xu, X.Z.S. (2010) Mechanosensitive channels: in touch with piezo.
Current Biology 20, R936-938 (dispatch).
PubMed
Wang GJ, Kang L, Kim JE, Maro GS, Xu, X.Z.S. ,and Shen, K. (2010) GRLD-1 regulates cell-wide abundance of glutamate receptor through post-transcriptional regulation.
Nature Neuroscience 13, 1489-1495.
PubMed
Kang, L.*, Gao, J.*, Schafer, W.R., Xie, Z., and
Xu, X.Z.S. (2010)
C. elegans TRP family protein TRP-4 is a pore-forming subunit of a native mechanotransduction channel.
Neuron 67, 381-391.
PubMedLiu, J.*, Ward, A.*, Gao, J., Dong, Y., Nishio, N., Inada, H., Kang, L., Yu, Y., Ma, D., Xu, T., Mori, I., Xie, Z., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2010) C. elegans phototransduction requires a G protein-dependent cGMP pathway and a taste receptor homolog. Nature Neuroscience 13, 715-722. PubMed
Ward, A., Walker, V.J., Feng, Z., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2009) Cocaine modulates locomotion behavior in C. elegans. PLoS ONE 4, e5946. PubMed
Xiao, R., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2009) Function and regulation of TRP family channels in C. elegans. Pflugers Arch. 458, 851-60 (Review) PubMed
Ward, A.*, Liu, J.*, Feng, Z., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2008) Light-sensitive neurons and channels mediate phototaxis in C. elegans. Nature Neuroscience 11, 916-622 . PubMed Link
Hsu, A.L.*, Feng, Z.*, Hsieh, M.Y., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2008) Identification by machine vision of the rate of motor activity decline as a lifespan predictor in C. elegans. Neurobiology of Aging 30, 1498-1503 [Epub Feb 5, 2008] PubMed Link
Feng, Z.*, Li, W.*, Ward, A., Piggott, B.J., Larkspur, E., Sternberg, P.W., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2006) A C. elegans model of nicotine-dependent behavior: regulation by TRP-family channels. Cell 127, 621-633. PubMed Link
Li, W., Feng, Z., Sternberg, P.W., and Xu, X.Z.S. (2006) A C. elegans stretch receptor neuron revealed by a mechanosensitive TRP channel homologue. Nature 440, 684-687. PubMed Link
Xu, X.Z.S., & Sternberg, P.W. (2003) A C. elegans sperm TRP protein required for sperm-egg interactions during fertilization. Cell 114, 285-297. PubMed Link
Xu, X.Z.S., Moebius, F., Gill, D.L., & Montell, C. (2001) Regulation of melastatin, a TRP-related protein, through interaction with a cytoplasmic isoform. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98, 10692-10697. PubMed Link
Xu, X.Z.S., Chien, F., Butler, A., Salkoff, L., & Montell, C. (2000) TRP gamma, a Drosophila TRP-related subunit, forms a regulated cation channel with TRPL. Neuron 26, 647-657. PubMed Link
Wes, P.D.*, Xu, X.Z.S.*, Li, H.S., Chien, F., Doberstein, S.K., and Montell, C. (1999) Termination of phototransduction requires binding of the NINAC myosin III and the PDZ protein INAD. Nature Neuroscience 2, 447-453. PubMed Link
Li, H.S., Xu, X.Z.S., & Montell, C. (1999) Activation of a TRPC3-dependent cation current through the neurotrophin BDNF. Neuron 24, 261-273. PubMed Link
Xu, X.Z.S., Wes, P.D., Chen, H., Li, H.S., Yu, M.J., Morgen, S., Liu, Y., & Montell, C. (1998) Retinal targets for calmodulin include proteins implicated in synaptic transmission. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 31297-31307. PubMed Link
Xu, X.Z.S., Choudhury, A., Li, X. L., & Montell, C. (1998) Coordination of an array of signaling proteins through homo- and heteromeric interactions between PDZ domains and target proteins. J. Cell Biol. 142, 545-555. PubMed Link
Xu, X.Z.S.*, Li, H.S.*, Guggino, W.B., & Montell, C. (1997) Coassembly of TRP and TRPL produces a distinct store-operated conductance. Cell 89, 1155-1164. PubMed Link
