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Yao Zhu

Chinese University of Hong Kong

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nELAVL phosphorylation by CDKL5 regulates RNA metabolism and condensates communication to promote experience-dependent maturation of the visual cortex

Shiyang Yuan, Yao Zhu, Zhongyu Zheng, Hei Matthew Yip, Maggie See Wing Chan, Zhongjie Zhang, Yue Chai, Kyle R. Jenks, Katya Tsimring, Greggory R. Heller, José C. Zepeda, Marco Celotto, Hung Kwok Hung, Yangyang Duan, Shun‐Fat Lau, , Jacque Pak Kan Ip

This study identifies CDKL5-mediated phosphorylation of nELAVL as critical for regulating RNA metabolism and condensate communication, essential for visual cortex maturation.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

The noncoding circular RNA circHomer1 regulates synaptic development and experience-dependent plasticity in mouse visual cortex

Kyle R. Jenks, Ying Cai, Marvin Eduarte Nayan, Katya Tsimring, Keji Li, José C. Zepeda, Greggory R. Heller, Chloe Delepine, Jennifer Shih, Shiyang Yuan, Yao Zhu, Ye Wang, Yangyang Duan, Amy K.Y. Fu, Taeyun Ku, , Jacque Pak Kan Ip

This study identifies circHomer1 as a circRNA critical for synaptic development and experience-dependent plasticity in mouse visual cortex through transcriptome analysis and knockdown experiments.

iScience · Aug 22, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience