研究方向:
人的大脑由数十亿的神经元组成，后者又通过数万亿的突触组成复杂的神经网络。不同种类的神经元经过或远或近的投射，通过突触与其他神经元进行信息交流，实现感知、决策和运动等高级神经功能。研究大脑的最大挑战在于脑的高度复杂性。我们实验室集中在神经元通讯的基本结构突触上，从两个层面上开展研究：一是开发前沿的工具，即新型成像探针，用于在时间和空间尺度上解析神经系统的复杂功能；二是借助先进的工具探究突触传递的调节机制，特别是在生理及病理条件下对神经递质释放的调节。
代表性科研论文:
Research Articles
1. #Wu, Z., #Feng, J., Jing, M., & *Li, Y. (2019). G protein-assisted optimization of GPCR-activation based (GRAB) sensors. Neural Imaging and Sensing 2019, vol. 10865, p. 108650N. International Society for Optics and Photonics.
2. #Zhou, M., #Chen, N., Tian, J., Zeng, J., ... Li, Y., *Guo, A., & *Li, Y. (2018). Suppression of GABAergic neurons through D2-like receptor secures efficient conditioning in Drosophila aversive olfactory learning. (2019). PNAS, 201812342.
3. Wu, L., Dong, A., Dong, L., Wang, S. Q., & *Li, Y. (2019). PARIS, an optogenetic method for functionally mapping gap junctions. eLife, 8, e43366.
4. Li, B., Wong, C., Gao, S. M., Zhang, R., Sun, R., Li, Y., & *Song, Y. (2018). The retromer complex safeguards against neural progenitor-derived tumorigenesis by regulating Notch receptor trafficking. eLife, 7, e38181.
5. Tanaka, M., Sun, F., Li, Y., & *Mooney, R. (2018). A mesocortical dopamine circuit enables the cultural transmission of vocal behaviour. Nature, 563(7729), 117-120.
6. #Sun, F., #Zeng, J., #Jing, M., Zhou, J., Feng, J., Owen, S., ... & *Li, Y. (2018). A genetically-encoded fluorescent sensor enables rapid and specific detection of dopamine in flies, fish, and mice. Cell, 174(2), 481-496.
7. #Jing, M., #Zhang, P., Wang, G., Feng, J., Mesik, L., Zeng, J., ... *Zhu, JJ & *Li, Y. (2018). A genetically-encoded fluorescent acetylcholine indicator for in vitro and in vivo studies. Nature Biotechnology, 36(8), 726-737.
8. #Chen, B., #Huang, X., Gou, D., Zeng, J., ... & Li, Y., *Chen, L., *Wang, A. (2018). Rapid volumetric imaging with Bessel-Beam three-photon microscopy. Biomedical optics express, 9(4), 1992-2000.
9. Shen, Y., Ge, W. P., Li, Y., Hirano, A., Lee, H. Y., Rohlmann, A., ... *Fu, Y. H. & *Ptacek, L. J. (2015). Protein mutated in paroxysmal dyskinesia interacts with the active zone protein RIM and suppresses synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(10), 2935-2941.
10. Liang, L., Li, Y., Potter, C. J., Yizhar, O., Deisseroth, K., Tsien, R. W., & *Luo, L. (2013). GABAergic Projection Neurons Route Selective Olfactory Inputs to Specific Higher-Order Neurons. Neuron, 79(5), 917-931.
11. *Li, Y., & *Tsien, R. W. (2012). pHTomato, a red, genetically encoded indicator that enables multiplex interrogation of synaptic activity. Nature neuroscience, 15(7), 1047-1053.
12. Park, H., Li, Y., & *Tsien, R. W. (2012). Influence of synaptic vesicle position on release probability and exocytotic fusion mode. Science, 335(6074), 1362-1366.
13. *Yoo, A. S., Sun, A. X., Li, L., Shcheglovitov, A., Portmann, T., Li, Y., ... & *Crabtree, G. R. (2011). MicroRNA-mediated conversion of human fibroblasts to neurons. Nature, 476(7359), 228-231.
14. Zhang, Q., Li, Y., & *Tsien, R. W. (2009). The dynamic control of kiss-and-run and vesicular reuse probed with single nanoparticles. Science, 323(5920), 1448-1453.
15. *Kuner, T., Li, Y., Gee, K. R., Bonewald, L. F., & Augustine, G. J. (2008). Photolysis of a caged peptide reveals rapid action of N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor before neurotransmitter release. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(1), 347-352.
16. Li, Y., Augustine, G. J., & *Weninger, K. (2007). Kinetics of complexin binding to the SNARE complex: correcting single molecule FRET measurements for hidden events. Biophysical journal, 93(6), 2178-2187.
Reviews, Book Reviews and Highlights
1. *Dong, A., Liu, S., & *Li, Y. (2018). Gap Junctions in the Nervous System: Probing Functional Connections Using New Imaging Approaches. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 12, 320.
2. Wang, H., Jing, M., & *Li, Y. (2018). Lighting up the brain: genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for imaging neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 50, 171-178.
3. #Wang, A., #Feng, J., *Li, Y., & *Zou, P. (2018). Beyond Fluorescent Proteins: Hybrid and Bioluminescent Indicators for Imaging Neural Activities. ACS chemical neuroscience, 9(4), 639-650.
4. Qian, C., & *Li, Y. (2015). Spine maturation and pruning during development: Cadherin/Catenin complexes come to help. Science China. Life sciences,58(9), 929.
5. *Li, Y., & *Rao, Y. (2015). Pied Piper of Neuroscience. Cell, 163(2), 267-268.
