1. 发现Lrp4是agrin受体,把信号介导给络氨酸激酶MuSK(Neuron, 2008; Genes & Dev., 2012)
2. 发现重症肌无力患者存在Lrp4和agrin自身免疫抗体,用动物模型证明这些抗体致病,为重症肌无力的诊断和治疗提供新线索(Archive Neurol., 2012; PLoS One, 2014; J. Clin. Invest., 2013; Neuroscience, 2018; Neurology, 2021)
3. 发现MuSK下游信号传导机制,包括经典脚手架蛋白rapsyn的酶活性和液相分离(Neuron, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2016; eLife, 2019; Neuron, 2021)
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