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Shuwa Xu

California Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-0798-487XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 3 Developmental Biology· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4

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A critical affinity window for IgSF proteins DIP-alpha and Dpr10 is required for proper motor neuron arborization

Davys H. Lopez, Kevin D. Rostam, Sumaira Zamurrad, Shuwa Xu, Richard S. Mann

The paper shows that specific affinity ranges for IgSF proteins DIP- and dpr10 are critical for proper motor neuron arborization in flies.

Genes & Development · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Affinity Requirements For Control Of Synaptic Targeting And Neuronal Cell Survival By Heterophilic IgSF Cell Adhesion Molecules

Shuwa Xu, Alina P. Sergeeva, Phinikoula S. Katsamba, Seetha M. Mannepalli, Fabiana A. Bahna, Jude Saber Bimela, Lawrence S. Shapiro, Barry H. Honig, Kai Zinn

The paper investigates how varying affinities of CAM interactions affect synaptic targeting and neuronal survival in Drosophila, finding different affinity requirements for these processes.

Cell Reports · Apr 1, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Stereotyped Terminal Axon Branching of Leg Motor Neurons Mediated by IgSF Proteins DIP-α and Dpr10

Lalanti Venkatasubramanian, Zhenhao Guo, Shuwa Xu, Liming Tan, Qi Xiao, Sonal Nagarkar-Jaiswal, Richard S. Mann

The paper shows that DIP-α and Dpr10 IgSF proteins mediate stereotyped terminal axon branching of leg motor neurons in Drosophila through interactions between axon filopodia and muscles.

eLife · Feb 4, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Transsynaptic interactions between IgSF proteins DIP-α and Dpr10 are required for motor neuron targeting specificity in Drosophila

James Ashley, Violet Sorrentino, Meike Lobb-Rabe, Sonal Nagarkar-Jaiswal, Liming Tan, Shuwa Xu, Qi Xiao, Kai Zinn, Robert A. Carrillo

eLife · Feb 4, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience