PEOPLE

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1. Zhang J, Kwan HR, Chan CB, and Lee CW (2025) Localized release of muscle-generated BDNF regulates the initial formation of postsynaptic apparatus at neuromuscular synapses. Cell Death & Differentiation. Mar; 32(3):546-60.

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2. Chan WS, Ng CF, Pang BPS, Hang M, Tse MCL, Iu ECY, Ooi XC, Yang X, Kim JK, Lee CW, and Chan CB (2024) Exercise-induced BDNF promotes PPARδ-dependent reprogramming of lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle during exercise recovery. Science Signaling. Mar 19; 17(828):eadh2783.
3. Kwan HR*, Chan ZC*, Bi X, Kutkowska J, Prószyński TJ, Chan CB, and Lee CW^#(2023) Nerve-independent formation of membrane infoldings at topologically complex postsynaptic apparatus by caveolin-3. Science Advances. Jun 16; 9(24): eadg0183.
4. Yu J*, Oentaryo MJ*, and Lee CW^#(2021) Local protein synthesis of neuronal MT1-MMP for agrin-induced presynaptic development. Development. May 15; 148(10): dev199000.
5. Chan ZC*, Deng L*, and Lee CW^#(2020) Grp94 regulates the recruitment of aneural AChR clusters for the assembly of postsynaptic specializations by modulating ADF/cofilin activity and turnover. eNeuro. Sep 8; 7(5): ENEURO.0025-20.2020.
6. Oentaryo MJ, Tse AC, and Lee CW^#(2020) Neuronal MT1-MMP mediates ECM clearance and Lrp4 cleavage for agrin deposition and signaling in presynaptic development. Journal of Cell Science. Aug 5; 133(15): jcs246710.
7. Chan ZC, Kwan HR, Wong YS, Jiang Z, Zhou Z, Tam KW, Chan YS, Chan CB, and Lee CW^#(2020) Site-directed MT1-MMP trafficking and surface insertion regulate AChR clustering and remodeling at developing NMJs. eLife. Mar 24; 9: e54379.
8. Yang X, Brobst D, Chan WS, Tse MC, Herlea-Pana O, Ahuja P, Bi X, Zaw AM, Kwong ZS, Jia W, Zhang Z, Zhang N, Chow SK, Cheung WH, Louie JC, Griffin TM, Nong W, Hui JH, Du G, Noh HL, Saengnipanthkul S, Chow BK, Kim J, Lee CW^#, and Chan CB^#(2019) Muscle-generated BDNF is a sexually dimorphic myokine that controls metabolic flexibility. Science Signaling. Aug 13; 12(594): eaau1468.
9. Yeo HL, Lim JY, Fukami Y, Yuki N, and Lee CW^#(2015) Using Xenopus tissue cultures for the study of myasthenia gravis pathogenesis. Developmental Biology. Dec 15; 408(2): 244-51.
10. Lee CW, Vitriol EA, Shim S, Wise AL, Velayutham RP, and Zheng JQ (2013) Dynamic localization of G-actin during membrane protrusion in neuronal motility. Current Biology. Jun 17; 23(12):1046-56.
11. Gu J*, Lee CW*, Fan Y, Komols D, Tang X, Sun C, Yu K, Hartzell HC, Chen G, Bamburg JR, and Zheng JQ (2010) ADF/cofilin-mediated actin dynamics regulate AMPA receptor trafficking during synaptic plasticity. Nature Neuroscience. Oct; 13(10):1208-15. doi: 10.1038/nn.2634.
12. Lee CW, Han J, Bamburg JR, Han L, Lynn R, and Zheng JQ (2009) Regulation of acetylcholine receptor clustering by ADF/cofilin-directed vesicular trafficking. Nature Neuroscience. Jul; 2(7):848-56.