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Menghao Lu

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0000-0001-7770-6317Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Kota MizumotoiD· 2 shared Jeffrey SH Lin· 1 shared Mizuki KurashinaiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 9, 2026

LIN-44/Wnt controls developmental neurite pruning via UNC-43/CaMKII and PKC-2/PKC in C. elegans

Menghao Lu, Jeffrey SH Lin, Mizuki Kurashina, Kota Mizumoto

This study identifies the Wnt-calcium signaling pathway as essential for stereotyped neurite pruning in C. elegans, showing its regulation by lin-44/Wnt and involvement of unc-43/CaMKII and pkc-2/PKC.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.04.729963

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedDec 5, 2019

Gradient-independent Wnt signaling instructs asymmetric neurite pruning in C. elegans

Menghao Lu, Kota Mizumoto

This study identifies a gradient-independent role of Wnt signaling in stereotyped neurite pruning in C. elegans motor neurons.

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