1.Wu ZY, Dharan N, McDargh ZA, Thiyagarajan S, O'Shaughnessy B, Karatekin E. The neuronal calcium sensor Synaptotagmin-1 and SNARE proteins cooperate to dilate fusion pores. eLife. 2021.

2.Yang Y#, Wu ZY#, Wang L, Zhou K, Xia K, Xiong Q, Liu L, Zhang Z, Chapman ER, Xiong Y, Melia TJ, Karatekin E, Gu H, Lin C. Sorting sub-150-nm liposomes of distinct sizes by DNA- brick-assisted centrifugation. Nature Chemistry. 2021 (# 共同 作者) (This article was featured by News and Reviews section of Nature Chemistry: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-021-00673-7).

3.Courtney K, Vevea J, Li YQ, Wu ZY, Zhang Z, Chapman E. Synaptotagmin 1 oligomerization via the juxtamembrane linker regulates spontaneous and evoked neurotransmitter release. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2021.

4.Courtney K, Wu LX, Mandal T, Swift M, Zhang Z, Alaghemandi M, Wu ZY, Bradberry M, Deo C, Lavis L, Volkmann N, Hanein D, Cui Q, Bao H, Chapman E. The complexin C-terminal amphipathic helix stabilizes the fusion pore open state by sculpting membranes. Nat Struct Mol Biol, 2022.

5.Wu ZY, Ma L, Nicholas AC, Zhu J, Zhang YL, Edwin R.C, Karatekin E. Polybasic patches in both C2 domains of Synaptotagmin-1 are required for evoked neurotransmitter release. J Neurosci. 2022.

6.Dudzinski NR, Wu ZY*, Karatekin E*. A Nanodisc-Cell Fusion Assay with Single-Pore Sensitivity and Sub-millisecond Time Resolution. Methods Mol Biol. 2019. (*共同通讯作者).

7.Ma L, Cai Y, Li Y, Jiao J, Wu ZY, O'Shaughnessy B, De Camilli P, Karatekin E, Zhang Y. Single-molecule force spectroscopy of protein-membrane interactions. eLife. 2017.

8.Wu ZY, Thiyagarajan S, O'Shaughnessy B, Karatekin E. Regulation of Exocytotic Fusion Pores by SNARE Protein Transmembrane Domains. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 2017.

9.Li Y, Li F, Bai B, Wu ZY, Hou X, Shen Y, Wang Y. Protein interacting with C‑kinase 1 modulates exocytosis and KATP conductance in pancreatic β cells. Mol Med Rep. 2017.

10.Wu ZY, Bello OD, Thiyagarajan S, Auclair SM, Vennekate W, Krishnakumar SS, O'Shaughnessy B, Karatekin E. Dilation of fusion pores by crowding of SNARE proteins. eLife. 2017 (F1000 recommended: https://facultyopinions.com/prime/727446608; Score 18.7; on top of % 0.5 in Cell Biology).

11.Jin YY, He MZ, Wu ZY, Huang K, Shen Y, Liang L, Mao JH. Dysregulation of calcium channels decreases para-secretion in pancreatic β-cells in rats born small for gestational age. Growth Factors. 2016.

12.Wu ZY, Auclair SM, Bello O, Vennekate W, Dudzinski NR, Krishnakumar SS, Karatekin E. Nanodisc-cell fusion: control of fusion pore nucleation and lifetimes by SNARE protein transmembrane domains. Scientific Reports. 2016 (F1000 recommended: Kavalali E: Faculty Opinions Recommendation of [Wu Z et al., Sci Rep 2016 6:27287]. In Faculty Opinions, 18 Sep 2017; 10.3410/f.726403621.793536784. https://facultyopinions.com/prime/726403621).

13.Stratton BS, Warner JM, Wu ZY, Nikolaus J, Wei G, Wagnon E, Baddeley D, Karatekin E, O'Shaughnessy B. Cholesterol Increases the Openness of SNARE-Mediated Flickering Fusion Pores. Biophys J. 2016.

14.Zou N, Wu X, Jin YY, He MZ, Wang XX, Su LD, Rupnik M, Wu ZY*, Liang L*, Shen Y*. ATP regulates sodium channel kinetics in pancreatic islet beta cells. J Membr Biol. 2013 (* 共同通讯作者).

15.Zhu J, Shao CY, Yang W, Zhang XM, Wu ZY, Zhou L, Wang XX, Li YH, Xia J, Luo JH, Shen Y. Chronic zinc exposure decreases the surface expression of NR2A-containing NMDA receptors in cultured hippocampal neurons. PLoS One. 2012.

16.Wu ZY, Zhu LJ, Zou N, Bombek LK, Shao CY, Wang N, Wang XX, Liang L, Xia J, Rupnik M, Shen Y. AMPA receptors regulate exocytosis and insulin release in pancreatic β cells. Traffic. 2012.

17.Wu ZY, Zou N, Shen Y. Glutamate receptors and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in pancreatic cells. Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan. 2011.