| SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and neuronal migration in mice X Zhang, K Lei, X Yuan, X Wu, Y Zhuang, T Xu, R Xu, M Han Neuron 64 (2), 173-187, 2009 | 520 | 2009 |
| SUN1 and SUN2 play critical but partially redundant roles in anchoring nuclei in skeletal muscle cells in mice K Lei, X Zhang, X Ding, X Guo, M Chen, B Zhu, T Xu, Y Zhuang, R Xu, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (25), 10207-10212, 2009 | 277 | 2009 |
| Prospectively isolated tetraspanin+ neoblasts are adult pluripotent stem cells underlying planaria regeneration A Zeng, H Li, L Guo, X Gao, S McKinney, Y Wang, Z Yu, J Park, ... Cell 173 (7), 1593-1608. e20, 2018 | 261 | 2018 |
| KASH protein Syne-2/Nesprin-2 and SUN proteins SUN1/2 mediate nuclear migration during mammalian retinal development J Yu, K Lei, M Zhou, CM Craft, G Xu, T Xu, Y Zhuang, R Xu, M Han Human molecular genetics 20 (6), 1061-1073, 2011 | 187 | 2011 |
| Inner nuclear envelope proteins SUN1 and SUN2 play a prominent role in the DNA damage response K Lei, X Zhu, R Xu, C Shao, T Xu, Y Zhuang, M Han Current biology 22 (17), 1609-1615, 2012 | 128 | 2012 |
| Egf signaling directs neoblast repopulation by regulating asymmetric cell division in planarians K Lei, HTK Vu, RD Mohan, SA McKinney, CW Seidel, R Alexander, ... Developmental cell 38 (4), 413-429, 2016 | 97 | 2016 |
| Embryonic origin of adult stem cells required for tissue homeostasis and regeneration EL Davies, K Lei, CW Seidel, AE Kroesen, SA McKinney, L Guo, ... Elife 6, e21052, 2017 | 82 | 2017 |
| Cyclooctatetraene-conjugated cyanine mitochondrial probes minimize phototoxicity in fluorescence and nanoscopic imaging Z Yang, L Li, J Ling, T Liu, X Huang, Y Ying, Y Zhao, Y Zhao, K Lei, ... Chemical Science 11 (32), 8506-8516, 2020 | 68 | 2020 |
| A Versatile Tiling Light Sheet Microscope for Imaging of Cleared Tissues Y Chen, X Li, D Zhang, C Wang, R Feng, X Li, Y Wen, H Xu, XS Zhang, ... Cell Reports 33 (5), 108349, 2020 | 64 | 2020 |
| Deep learning of cross-species single-cell landscapes identifies conserved regulatory programs underlying cell types J Li, J Wang, P Zhang, R Wang, Y Mei, Z Sun, L Fei, M Jiang, L Ma, W E, ... Nature Genetics 54 (11), 1711-1720, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Mitochondrial state determines functionally divergent stem cell population in planaria MM Haroon, V Lakshmanan, SR Sarkar, K Lei, PK Vemula, D Palakodeti Stem Cell Reports 16 (5), 1302-1316, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
| Cultured pluripotent planarian stem cells retain potency and express proteins from exogenously introduced mRNAs K Lei, SA McKinney, EJ Ross, HC Lee, AS Alvarado BioRxiv, 573725, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| Canonical and early lineage-specific stem cell types identified in planarian SirNeoblasts K Niu, H Xu, YZ Xiong, Y Zhao, C Gao, CW Seidel, X Pan, Y Ying, K Lei Cell Regeneration 10, 1-11, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
| Neuromuscular organoids model spinal neuromuscular pathologies in C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis C Gao, Q Shi, X Pan, J Chen, Y Zhang, J Lang, S Wen, X Liu, TL Cheng, ... Cell Reports 43 (3), 2024 | 9 | 2024 |
| Emerging roles of mitochondria in animal regeneration Y Zhao, C Gao, X Pan, K Lei Cell Regeneration 12 (1), 14, 2023 | 9 | 2023 |
| SC75741, A Novel c-Abl Inhibitor, Promotes the Clearance of TDP25 Aggregates via ATG5-Dependent Autophagy Pathway D Zhou, H Yan, S Yang, Y Zhang, X Xu, X Cen, K Lei, H Xia Frontiers in Pharmacology 12, 741219, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
| The known, unknown, and unknown unknowns of cell-cell communication in planarian regeneration JJ Chen, K Lei Zoological Research 44 (5), 981, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
| Pluripotency retention and exogenous mRNA introduction in planarian stem cells in culture K Lei, W Zhang, J Chen, SA McKinney, EJ Ross, HC Lee, AS Alvarado iScience 26 (2), 106001, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
| 3D Reconstruction of Neuronal Allometry and Neuromuscular Projections in Asexual Planarians Using Expansion Tiling Light Sheet Microscopy J Lu, H Xu, D Wang, Y Chen, L Gao, K Lei bioRxiv, 2024.08. 01.606161, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Protocol for culturing and functionally manipulating planarian neoblasts using SiR-DNA-based flow cytometry W Zhang, X Li, Y Zhao, K Lei STAR protocols 5 (1), 102877, 2024 | | 2024 |
Xiaochang ZhangAssistant Professor, The University of ChicagoVerified email at uchicago.edu
