Jingqun Ma

Branched germline cysts and female-specific cyst fragmentation facilitate oocyte determination in mice

The paper identifies branched germline cyst structures in mice and shows they facilitate oocyte determination through directional cytoplasmic transport and cyst fragmentation.

Sleep loss disrupts hippocampal memory consolidation via an acetylcholine- and somatostatin interneuron-mediated inhibitory gate

The paper shows sleep loss disrupts hippocampal memory consolidation by activating somatostatin interneurons and cholinergic inputs, which inhibit memory-related activity.

Learning and Sleep Have Divergent Effects on Cytosolic and Membrane-Associated Ribosomal mRNA Profiles in Hippocampal Neurons

The paper examines how learning and sleep affect ribosomal mRNA profiles in hippocampal neurons, finding that sleep loss disrupts post-learning transcript changes more in active neurons.