Yupu Wang

hkb is required for DIP-α expression and target recognition in the Drosophila neuromuscular circuit

This study identifies hkb as a regulator of DIP- expression and target recognition in specific Drosophila motor neurons, revealing distinct transcriptional control mechanisms.

Glial Draper signaling triggers cross-neuron plasticity in bystander neurons after neuronal cell death

Systematic expression profiling of dprs and DIPs reveals cell surface codes in Drosophila larval peripheral neurons

The paper systematically profiles dprs and DIPs expression in Drosophila larval neurons to identify cell surface codes involved in synaptic recognition.

Structural and functional synaptic plasticity induced by convergent synapse loss requires co-innervation in the Drosophila neuromuscular circuit

The paper investigates how the loss of one convergent synaptic input affects the structural and functional plasticity of adjacent inputs in Drosophila neuromuscular circuits, finding that co-innervation is necessary for robust compensation.

Temporal transcription factors determine circuit membership by altering motor neuron-to-muscle synaptic partnerships

The paper shows that temporal transcription factors permanently alter neuromuscular synaptic partnerships, unlike cardinal transcription factors which are compensated for early defects.