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Xiaochun Yu

The University of Queensland

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Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Evolutionarily Conserved and Divergent Mechanisms of Dual Ca2+ Sensors in Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis

Lei Li, Jiafan Wang, Jingyao Xia, Xiaochun Yu, Jiayi Hu, Qinrong Zhang, Janet E. Richmond, Haowen Liu, Zhitao Hu

This study investigates how SNT-1 and SNT-3 mediate fast and slow neurotransmitter release in C. elegans by analyzing their interactions with SNARE complexes and polybasic motifs.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 18, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Axonal swelling as a neuron-specific compartment to sequester and expel misfolded proteins

Man Pok Lu, Yingjie Wu, Yi Rong, Yining Chen, Xiaochun Yu, Hongjiang Liu, Minxing Zhang, Yuner Yan, Yuze Chen, Kuankuan Xin, Daniel R. Schweitzer, Yidong Li, Victor Anggono, Massimo A. Hilliard, Zhaoyu Li

The paper identifies a neuron-specific quality-control compartment, SolAS, that sequesters and expels misfolded proteins, showing its role in proteostasis during aging.

bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience