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Luna Gao

Harvard University

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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MEF-2 repression of GEM-4/Copine expression decreases muscle excitability by increasing gap junction coupling

Luna Gao, Edward C.G. Pym, Stephen Nurrish, Joshua M. Kaplan

The paper identifies gem-4/Copine as a target of MEF-2 and CRH-1/CREB that reduces gap junction coupling and increases muscle excitability in C. elegans.

bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Shank promotes action potential repolarization by recruiting BK channels to calcium nanodomains

Luna Gao, Jian Zhao, Evan Ardiel, Qi Hall, Stephen Nurrish, Joshua M. Kaplan

eLife · Mar 10, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience