Yao Yao

This study identifies the MEK-ERK signaling pathway's role in maintaining ventricular and atrial cardiac chamber identities through downstream FGF signaling and upstream regulation of nkx2.5.

This study shows that ALK3-BMP signaling in tongue mesenchyme is essential for taste papilla cell differentiation by regulating secretory proteins and Wnt/β-catenin activity.

The paper develops a method to image the entire brain extracellular matrix in live tissue using a protein-reactive dye, enabling visualization of ECM structures in various brain conditions.

The paper uses single-cell RNA-seq and enhancer editing to study thalamic nuclei formation in mice, revealing lineage-specific gene expression programs and their role in neurodevelopmental disorders.