Wen Xi Cao

This study shows that PHA-4/FoxA is required for the terminal differentiation and lifelong function of multiple enteric neuron types in C. elegans.

The paper compares the brightness and maturation time of new red fluorescent tags in C. elegans and finds mScarlet-I3 outperforms older versions and is comparable to GFP.

The paper introduces WormPsyQi, an image analysis pipeline for high-throughput quantification of synaptically localized fluorescent signals, along with 30 transgenic C. elegans strains for synaptic labeling.

This study identifies ceh-34 as a key gene specifying enteric nervous system differentiation in C. elegans, showing its role in neuron type-specific programs and circuit assembly.

The paper shows that precise degradation of post-transcriptional repressors during the Drosophila MZT is essential for orderly transition to zygotic gene control.

This study identifies RIN/G3BP-bound mRNAs in Drosophila and shows they are short, stable, and highly translated, suggesting RIN stabilizes and enhances their translation.