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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Victor C. Wong, Deepika Walpita, Zhe J. Liu, Erin K. O’Shea
The paper shows that actin polymerization in dendritic shafts positions endocytic compartments at stimulated spine bases, enhancing glutamate receptor turnover and spine enlargement.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Chandima Bulumulla, Deng Zhang, Deepika Walpita, Nirmala Iyer, Mark Eddison, David Ackerman, Hideo Otsuna, Xianling Zhao, Shuqin Zhang, Shihong Max Gao, Nan Wang, Abraham G. Beyene
This paper reveals that dopamine release is highly localized to synapse-like structures, challenging the idea that neuromodulators act diffusely.
Science Advances · Oct 2, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Heejun Choi, Coral Halanych, William Kasberg, Michael D. Testa, Sarah Rubin-Elgressy, Phuong Nguyen, Deepika Walpita, Arthur Tsang, Dan Cortes, Erin Yue Song, Haodi Wu, Irving L. Weissman, Isabel Espinosa-Medina, Chie Satou, Jia L. Song, , Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz
The paper develops mRNAbow, a system for generating low-toxicity mRNAs for multiplexed fluorescent imaging in diverse cellular and organismal systems.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology
Victor C. Wong, Patrick R. Houlihan, Hui Liu, Deepika Walpita, Michael C. DeSantis, Zhe J. Liu, Erin K. O’Shea
The paper investigates how actin polymerization in dendritic shafts regulates the trafficking of AMPA receptor-containing vesicles during long-term potentiation.
eLife · Jul 10, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Abhi Aggarwal, Rui Liu, Yang Chen, Amelia J. Ralowicz, Samuel J Bergerson, Filip Tomáška, Boaz Mohar, Timothy Hanson, Jeremy P. Hasseman, Daniel Reep, Getahun Tsegaye, Pantong Yao, Xiang Ji, Marinus Kloos, Deepika Walpita, , Kaspar Podgorski
This paper develops improved glutamate indicators with faster activation kinetics and better synaptic localization for imaging synaptic transmission in neurons.
Nature Methods · May 4, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Ahmed S. Abdelfattah, Jihong Zheng, Amrita Singh, Yi-Chieh Huang, Daniel Reep, Getahun Tsegaye, Arthur Tsang, Benjamin J. Arthur, Monika Řehořová, Carl V.L. Olson, Yichun Shuai, Lixia Zhang, Tian-ming Fu B, Daniel Edward Milkie, Maria V. Moya, , Ilya Kolb
The paper identifies a mutation that enhances the sensitivity of a fluorescent voltage indicator, improving its ability to detect both spiking and subthreshold voltage signals in multiple organisms.
Neuron · Apr 3, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Chandima Bulumulla, Andrew T. Krasley, Ben Cristofori‐Armstrong, William C. Valinsky, Deepika Walpita, David Ackerman, David E Clapham, Abraham G. Beyene
This paper introduces a 2D nanofilm to visualize dopamine release with synaptic resolution and quantal sensitivity, revealing spatial patterns and colocalization with Bassoon in dendrites.
eLife · Jul 4, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Hod Dana, Boaz Mohar, Yi Sun, Sujatha Narayan, Andrew Gordus, Jeremy P Hasseman, Getahun Tsegaye, Graham T Holt, Amy Hu, Deepika Walpita, Ronak Patel, John J Macklin, Cornelia I Bargmann, Misha B Ahrens, Eric R Schreiter, , Douglas S Kim
The paper introduces improved red calcium indicators that match the sensitivity of GFP-based indicators, enabling better in vivo neural activity imaging.
eLife · Mar 24, 2016Peer-reviewedNeuroscience