Michael A. Aimino

The paper introduces SynLight, a dicistronic construct that simultaneously labels presynaptic active zones and neuronal membranes in Drosophila, demonstrating its effectiveness in visualizing and quantifying synapses.

The paper introduces a conditional marker, dlg1[4K], to label endogenous excitatory postsynapses in Drosophila and reveals distinct subsynaptic organization rules across neuron classes.

This study shows γ-secretase promotes postsynaptic maturation by cleaving the Wnt receptor Fz2 in Drosophila, linking synaptic development to neurodegenerative disease mechanisms.

This review discusses how Teneurin proteins use conserved mechanisms to regulate diverse developmental processes in the Drosophila nervous system, including axon guidance, partner matching, and synapse formation.