publications

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  1. Depletion of UNK-1 affects head locomotive behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans. L. Gitler and C. Yee. microPublication Biology. (2025) 10.17912/micropub.biology.001659.
  2. An activity‑regulated transcriptional program directly drives synaptogenesis. C. Yee, Y. Xiao, H. Chen, A. R. Reddy, B. Xu, T. N. Medwig‑Kinney, W. Zhang, A. P. Boyle, Y. K. Xiang, D. Q. Matus, K. Shen. Nature Neuroscience 27 (2024) pp. 1695–1707
  3. Cell cycle perturbation uncouples mitotic progression and invasive behavior in a post‑mitotic cell. M.A.Q. Martinez, C. Z. Zhao, F.E.Q. Moore, C. Yee, W. Zhang, K. Shen, B. L. Martin, D. Q. Matus. Differentiation 137 (2024) p. 100765
  4. Histone deacetylase inhibition expands cellular proteostasis repertoires to enhance neuronal stress resilience. C.A. Taylor, M. Maor‑Nof, E. Metzl‑Raz, A. Hidalago, C. Yee, A.D. Gitler, K. Shen. bioRxiv (2024) 08.21.608176
  5. A NanoDam toolkit for tissue‑specific transcription factor profiling in C. elegans. C. Yee, Y. Xiao, D. Katsanos, T. N. Medwig‑Kinney, W. Zhang, K. Shen, D. Q. Matus, M. Barkoulas. bioRxiv (2023) 05.31.543105
  6. Dynamic compartmentalization of the pro‑invasive transcription factor NHR‑67 reveals a role for Groucho in regulating a proliferative invasive cellular switch in C. elegans. T. N. Medwig‑Kinney, B.A. Kinney, M.A.Q. Martinez, C. Yee, S. S. Sirota, A. A. Mullarkey, N. Somineni, J. Hippler, W. Zhang, K. Shen, C. Hammell, A. M. Pani, D. Q. Matus. eLife Dec 1.12 (2023) RP84355
  7. An expandable FLP‑ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Y. Xiao, C. Yee, C. Z. Zhao, M.A.Q. Martinez, W. Zhang, K. Shen, D. Q. Matus, C. Hammell. Genetics 223.4 (2023) iyad013
  8. Reevaluating the relationship between EGL‑43 (EVI1) and LIN‑12 (Notch) during C. elegans anchor cell invasion. M.A.Q. Martinez, A. A Mullarkey, C. Yee, C. Z. Zhao, W. Zhang, K. Shen, D. Q. Matus. Biology Open 11.12 (2022) bio059668
  9. A hormone receptor pathway cell‑autonomously delays neuron morphological aging by suppressing endocytosis. C. E. Richardson, C. Yee, K. Shen. PLoS Biology 17.10 (2019) e3000452
  10. Antioxidants reveal an inverted U‑shaped dose‑response relationship between reactive oxygen species levels and the rate of aging in Caenorhabditis elegans. D. Desjardins, B. Cacho‑Valadez, J‑L. Liu, Y. Wang, C. Yee, K. Bernard, A. Khaki, L. Breton, S. Hekimi. Aging Cell 16.1 (2017) pp. 104–111
  11. A single biochemical activity underlies the pleiotropy of the aging‑related protein CLK‑1. J‑L. Liu, C. Yee, Y. Wang, S. Hekimi. Scientific Reports 243.3 (2017) pp. 459–467
  12. ENU‑3 functions in an UNC‑6/netrin dependent pathway parallel to UNC‑40/DCC/frazzled for outgrowth and guidance of the touch receptor neurons in C. elegans. C. Yee, R. Florica, J. Fillingham, M. T. Killeen. Developmental Dynamics 243.3 (2014) pp. 459–467
  13. The intrinsic apoptosis pathway mediates the pro‑longevity response to mitochondrial ROS in C. elegans. C. Yee, W. Yang, S. Hekimi. Cell 157.4 (2014) pp. 897–909
  14. CEP‑1, the Caenorhabditis elegans p53 homolog, mediates opposing longevity outcomes in mitochondrial electron transport chain mutants. A. Baruah, H. Chang, M. Hall, J. Yuan, S. Gordon, E. Johnson, L.L. Shtessel, C. Yee, S. Hekimi, W B. Derry, S. S. Lee. PLoS Genetics 10.2 (2014) e1004097
  15. ENU‑3 is a novel motor axon outgrowth and guidance protein in C. elegans. C. Yee, S. S. Sybingco, V. Serdetchania, G. Kholkina, M. Bueno de Mesquita, Z. Naqvi, S.H. Park, K. Lam, M. T. Killeen. Developmental Biology 352.2 (2011) pp. 243–253