Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Xinzhong Dong - Recent Papers

 

  • A.Y. Kim, Z. Tang, Q. Liu, K.N. Patel, David Maag, Y. Geng, and X. Dong. (2008) Pirt, a phosphoinositide-binding protein, functions as a regulatory subunit of TRPV1. Cell 133: 475-485.
  • M. Lee, X. Dong*, Q. Liu, K.N. Patel, O.H. Choi, B. Vonakis, and B.J. Undem (2008) Agonists of the Mas Related Gene (Mrgs) Orphan Receptors as Novel Mediators of Mast Cell-Sensory Nerve Interactions. Journal of Immunology 180 (4).
    *Corresponding author and co-first author

    Y. Liu, F.C.Yang, T. Okuda, X. Dong, M.J. Zylka, C.L. Chen, D.J. Anderson, R. Kuner, Q. Ma. (2008) Mechanisms of compartmentalized expression of Mrg class G-protein-coupled sensory receptors.
    Journal of Neuroscience 28:125-32.

  • Q. Liu, S. Vrontou, F. Rice, M.J. Zylka, X. Dong* and D.J. Anderson*. (2007) Genetic visualization of candidate C-fiber sensory neurons that detect pleasant touch. Nature Neuroscience. 10: 946-8  [PDF]
    *Co-corresponding author

    T.A. Fiacco, C. Agulhon, S.R. Taves, J. Petravicz, K.B. Casper, X. Dong, J. Chen, K.D. McCarthy. (2007) Selective stimulation of astrocyte calcium in situ does not affect neuronal excitatory synaptic activity. Neuron. 54: 611-26. [PDF]

  • M.J. Zylka, X. Dong, A.L. Southwell, and D.J. Anderson (2003). Atypical expansion in mice of the sensory neuron specific Mrg G protein-coupled receptor family. PNAS 100:10043-10048. [PDF]

  • S. Han, X. Dong, J. Hwang, M.J. Zylka, D.J. Anderson, and M.I. Simon (2002). Orphan G protein-coupled receptors MrgA1 and MrgC11 are distinctively activated by RF-amide-related peptides through the Gaq/11 pathway. PNAS 99: 14740-14745. [PDF]

  • X. Dong, S. Han, M.J. Zylka, M.I. Simon, and D.J. Anderson (2001). A diverse family of GPCRs expressed in specific subsets of nociceptive sensory neurons. Cell 106: 619-632. [PDF]

  • X. Dong, L. Tsuda, K.H. Zavitz and S.L. Zipursky (1999). Ebi is a WD-repeat-containing protein required for EGF receptor signaling in Drosophila. Genes & Development 13: 954-965. [PDF]

  • G.R. Jackson, I. Salecker, X. Dong, X. Yao, N. Arneim, P.W. Faber, M.E. MacDonald and S.L. Zipursky (1998). Polyglutamine-expanded human Huntingtin transgenes induce degeneration of Drosophila photoreceptor neurons. Neuron 21: 633-642. [LINK]

  • B.J. Thomas, K.H. Zavitz, X. Dong, M.E. Lane, K. Weigmann, C. Lehner, R. Finley, R. Brent and S.L. Zipursky (1997). Roughex downregulates G2 cyclins in G1. Genes & Development 11: 1289-1298. [LINK]

  • X. Dong, K.H. Zavitz, B.J. Thomas, M. Lin, S. Campbell and S.L. Zipursky (1997). Control of G1 in the developing Drosophila eye: rca1 regulates cyclin A. Genes & Development 11: 94-105. [LINK]

 

 

 

 
 
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