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Kathy H. Li

University of California, San FranciscoPrimary ORCID profile (0009-0000-0657-2219 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Kathy H. LiiD1 paper · University of California, San Francisco

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Alma L. BurlingameiD· 3 shared Javier Díaz-AlonsoiD· 2 shared Matthew A. SandovaliD· 2 shared Aliza A. LeiD· 1 shared Ananth V. Kolli· 1 shared Anna Victoria MolofskyiD· 1 shared Christine M. GalliD· 1 shared Christoph KirstiD· 1 shared

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Extracellular matrix proteolysis maintains synapse plasticity during brain development

Haruna Nakajo, Ran Cao, Supriya A. Mula, Justin McKetney, Nicholas J. Silva, Kathy H. Li, Robert J. Chalkley, Lisa K. Randolph, Muskaan Shah, Indigo V.L. Rose, Martin Kampmann, Danielle L. Swaney, Christoph Kirst, Anna Victoria Molofsky

The paper shows ECM proteolysis, specifically via MMP14 and brevican, maintains dynamic synapse plasticity during brain development in zebrafish and human iPSC-derived cultures.

Nature Neuroscience · Dec 22, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The VGCC auxiliary subunit α2δ1 is an extracellular GluA1 interactor and regulates LTP, spatial memory, and seizure susceptibility

Gerardo Leana-Sandoval, Ananth V. Kolli, Matthew A. Sandoval, Emily Saavedra, Kathy H. Li, Lulu Y. Chen, Alma L. Burlingame, Jorge Ramírez‐Franco, Javier Díaz-Alonso

This study identifies α2δ1 as an extracellular GluA1 interactor that regulates LTP, spatial memory, and seizure susceptibility through its role in AMPAR trafficking.

bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Contrasting synaptic roles of MDGA1 and MDGA2

Michael A. Bemben, Matthew A. Sandoval, Aliza A. Le, Sehoon Won, Vivian N. Chau, Julie C. Lauterborn, Salvatore Incontro, Kathy H. Li, Alma L. Burlingame, Katherine W. Roche, Christine M. Gall, Roger A. Nicoll, Javier Díaz-Alonso

The paper investigates the distinct synaptic roles of MDGA1 and MDGA2, showing MDGA1 modulates excitatory synapses while MDGA2 affects inhibitory synapses.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience

Ribotoxic collisions on CAG expansions disrupt proteostasis and stress responses in Huntington's Disease

Ranen Aviner, Ting-Ting Lee, Vincent B. Masto, Daniel R. Gestaut, Kathy H. Li, Raul Andino, Judith Frydman

This study identifies ribotoxic collisions on CAG expansions as a mechanism causing proteostasis disruption and stress responses in Huntington's Disease.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Arabidopsis ACINUS is O-glycosylated and regulates transcription and alternative splicing of regulators of reproductive transitions

Yang Bi, Zhiping Deng, Weimin Ni, Ruben Shrestha, Dasha M. Savage, Thomas Hartwig, Sunita Patil, Su Hyun Hong, Zhenzhen Zhang, Juan A. Osés-Prieto, Kathy H. Li, Peter H. Quail, Alma L. Burlingame, Shou‐Ling Xu, Zhiyong Wang

This study identifies AtACINUS as an O-GlcNAcylated and O-fucosylated protein that regulates transcription and alternative splicing of reproductive regulators in Arabidopsis.

Nature Communications · Feb 11, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology