Josh Huang

Neurobiology

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

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Bio

We study the development and function of cortical circuits underlying motor control and cognitive processing. Our research program integrates multi-faceted approaches from genetic engineering to single-cell genomics, developmental neurobiology, imaging, electrophysiology, and behavioral analyses, and aims to link fundamental neuroscience to the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Education

Ph.D. Brandeis University, 1995

Positions

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
Professor of Neurobiology
Professor of Cell Biology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Elected Member. American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 2022

Courses Taught

NEUROSCI 494: Research Independent Study 2
NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1
NEUROBIO 719: Concepts in Neuroscience I: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
CMB 710E: Cell & Molecular Biology Module V
BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
BME 494: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)

Publications

Li Y, Xu XH, Pan S, An X, Mulcahey PJ, Qiu Z, et al. Motor Cortical Output Integrates Distorted Proprioceptive Feedback. 2025.
Matthews EA, Russ JB, Qian Y, Zhao S, Thompson P, Methani M, et al. RNA-programmable cell-type monitoring and manipulation in the human cortex with CellREADR. Cell Rep. 2025 Aug 26;44(8):116037.
Huilgol D, Levine JM, Galbavy W, Wang B-S, Huang ZJ. Orderly specification and precise laminar deployment of mouse cortical projection neuron types through intermediate progenitors. Dev Cell. 2025 Jul 21;60(14):1947-1957.e3.
Huang ZJ, An X, Li Y, Matho K, Mohan H, Xu XH, et al. A cortical circuit for orchestrating oromanual food manipulation. 2025.
Matthews EA, Russ JB, Qian Y, Zhao S, Thompson P, Methani M, et al. RNA-programmable cell type monitoring and manipulation in the human cortex with CellREADR. 2025.
Yang X, Woldemichael K, Guo X, Zhao S, Qian Y, Huang ZJ. CellREADR: An ADAR-based RNA sensor-actuator device. Methods Enzymol. 2025;710:207u201327.
Li Y, An X, Mulcahey PJ, Qian Y, Xu XH, Zhao S, et al. Cortico-thalamic communication for action coordination in a skilled motor sequence. 2024.
Zhao R, Ren B, Xiao Y, Tian J, Zou Y, Wei J, et al. Axo-axonic synaptic input drives homeostatic plasticity by tuning the axon initial segment structurally and functionally. Sci Adv. 2024 Aug 2;10(31):eadk4331.
Raudales R, Kim G, Kelly SM, Hatfield J, Guan W, Zhao S, et al. Specific and comprehensive genetic targeting reveals brain-wide distribution and synaptic input patterns of GABAergic axo-axonic interneurons. eLife. 2024 Jul 16;13.
Raudales R, Kim G, Kelly SM, Hatfield J, Guan W, Zhao S, et al. Specific and comprehensive genetic targeting reveals brain-wide distribution and synaptic input patterns of GABAergic axo-axonic interneurons. 2024.
Huilgol D, Levine JM, Galbavy W, Wang B-S, Josh Huang Z. Orderly specification and precise laminar deployment of cortical glutamatergic projection neuron types through intermediate progenitors. 2024.
Huang J, Li Y, An X, Mulcahey P, Qian Y, Xu H, et al. Cortico-thalamic communication for action coordination in a skilled motor sequence. Research Square. 2024.
Huilgol D, Levine JM, Galbavy W, Wang B-S, He M, Suryanarayana SM, et al. Direct and indirect neurogenesis generate a mosaic of distinct glutamatergic projection neuron types in cerebral cortex. Neuron. 2023 Aug 16;111(16):2557-2569.e4.
Huilgol D, Russ JB, Srivas S, Huang ZJ. The progenitor basis of cortical projection neuron diversity. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2023 Aug;81:102726.
Liu H, Caballero-Floru00e1n RN, Hergenreder T, Yang T, Hull JM, Pan G, et al. DSCAM gene triplication causes excessive GABAergic synapses in the neocortex in Down syndrome mouse models. PLoS Biol. 2023 Apr;21(4):e3002078.
Mohan H, An X, Xu XH, Kondo H, Zhao S, Matho KS, et al. Cortical glutamatergic projection neuron types contribute to distinct functional subnetworks. Nat Neurosci. 2023 Mar;26(3):481u201394.
Qian Y, Li J, Zhao S, Matthews EA, Adoff M, Zhong W, et al. Programmable RNA sensing for cell monitoring and manipulation. Nature. 2022 Oct;610(7933):713u201321.
Mohan H, An X, Kondo H, Zhao S, Matho K, Musall S, et al. Cortical glutamatergic projection neuron types contribute to distinct functional subnetworks. Research Square. 2022.
An X, Li Y, Matho K, Mohan H, Xu H, Whishaw I, et al. A cortical circuit for orchestrating oromanual food manipulation. bioRxiv. 2022.
Deng H, Xiao X, Yang T, Ritola K, Hantman A, Li Y, et al. A genetically defined insula-brainstem circuit selectively controls motivational vigor. Cell. 2021 Dec 22;184(26):6344-6360.e18.
Dudok B, Szoboszlay M, Paul A, Klein PM, Liao Z, Hwaun E, et al. Recruitment and inhibitory action of hippocampal axo-axonic cells during behavior. Neuron. 2021 Dec 1;109(23):3838-3850.e8.
Yao Z, Liu H, Xie F, Fischer S, Adkins RS, Aldridge AI, et al. A transcriptomic and epigenomic cell atlas of the mouse primary motor cortex. Nature. 2021 Oct;598(7879):103u201310.
BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN). A multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex. Nature. 2021 Oct;598(7879):86u2013102.
Matho KS, Huilgol D, Galbavy W, He M, Kim G, An X, et al. Genetic dissection of the glutamatergic neuron system in cerebral cortex. Nature. 2021 Oct;598(7879):182u20137.
Peng H, Xie P, Liu L, Kuang X, Wang Y, Qu L, et al. Morphological diversity of single neurons in molecularly defined cell types. Nature. 2021 Oct;598(7879):174u201381.
Yang Y, Paul A, Bach TN, Huang ZJ, Zhang MQ. Single-cell alternative polyadenylation analysis delineates GABAergic neuron types. BMC Biol. 2021 Jul 23;19(1):144.
Wang B-S, Bernardez Sarria MS, An X, He M, Alam NM, Prusky GT, et al. Retinal and Callosal Activity-Dependent Chandelier Cell Elimination Shapes Binocularity in Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron. 2021 Feb 3;109(3):502-515.e7.
Mohan H, An X, Xu H, Kondo H, Zhao S, Matho K, et al. Cortical glutamatergic projection neuron types contribute to distinct functional subnetworks. 2021;
Xiao X, Deng H, Furlan A, Yang T, Zhang X, Hwang G-R, et al. A Genetically Defined Compartmentalized Striatal Direct Pathway for Negative Reinforcement. Cell. 2020 Oct 1;183(1):211-227.e20.
BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN), Adkins R, Aldridge A, Allen S, Ament S, An X, et al. A multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex. 2020;
Muu00f1oz-Castau00f1eda R, Zingg B, Matho K, Wang Q, Chen X, Foster N, et al. Cellular Anatomy of the Mouse Primary Motor Cortex. 2020;
Matho K, Huilgol D, Galbavy W, He M, Kim G, An X, et al. Genetic dissection of glutamatergic neuron subpopulations and developmental trajectories in the cerebral cortex. 2020;
Yao Z, Liu H, Xie F, Fischer S, Booeshaghi S, Adkins R, et al. An integrated transcriptomic and epigenomic atlas of mouse primary motor cortex cell types. bioRxiv. 2020.
Chen X, Sun Y-C, Zhan H, Kebschull JM, Fischer S, Matho K, et al. High-Throughput Mapping of Long-Range Neuronal Projection Using In Situ Sequencing. Cell. 2019 Oct 17;179(3):772-786.e19.
Huang ZJ, Paul A. The diversity of GABAergic neurons and neural communication elements. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2019 Sep;20(9):563u201372.
Wang X, Tucciarone J, Jiang S, Yin F, Wang B-S, Wang D, et al. Genetic Single Neuron Anatomy Reveals Fine Granularity of Cortical Axo-Axonic Cells. Cell Rep. 2019 Mar 12;26(11):3145-3159.e5.
Lau B, Krishnan K, Huang J, Shea S. Maternal experience-dependent cortical plasticity in mice is circuit- and stimulus-specific and requires MECP2. 2019;
Vogt D, Cho KKA, Shelton SM, Paul A, Huang ZJ, Sohal VS, et al. Mouse Cntnap2 and Human CNTNAP2 ASD Alleles Cell Autonomously Regulate PV+ Cortical Interneurons. Cereb Cortex. 2018 Nov 1;28(11):3868u201379.
Paul A, Huang ZJ. Single-cell RNA Sequencing of Fluorescently Labeled Mouse Neurons Using Manual Sorting and Double In Vitro Transcription with Absolute Counts Sequencing (DIVA-Seq). J Vis Exp. 2018 Oct 26;(140).
Kelly SM, Raudales R, He M, Lee JH, Kim Y, Gibb LG, et al. Radial Glial Lineage Progression and Differential Intermediate Progenitor Amplification Underlie Striatal Compartments and Circuit Organization. Neuron. 2018 Jul 25;99(2):345-361.e4.
He M, Huang ZJ. Genetic approaches to access cell types in mammalian nervous systems. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2018 Jun;50:109u201318.
Crow M, Paul A, Ballouz S, Huang ZJ, Gillis J. Characterizing the replicability of cell types defined by single cell RNA-sequencing data using MetaNeighbor. Nat Commun. 2018 Feb 28;9(1):884.
Lu J, Tucciarone J, Padilla-Coreano N, He M, Gordon JA, Huang ZJ. Selective inhibitory control of pyramidal neuron ensembles and cortical subnetworks by chandelier cells. Nat Neurosci. 2017 Oct;20(10):1377u201383.
Krishnan K, Lau B, Ewall G, Huang J, Shea S. MECP2 regulates cortical plasticity underlying a learned behavior in adult female mice. bioRxiv. 2016.
Fenno LE, Mattis J, Ramakrishnan C, Hyun M, Lee SY, He M, et al. Targeting cells with single vectors using multiple-feature Boolean logic. Nat Methods. 2014 Jul;11(7):763u201372.
Fink AJP, Croce KR, Huang ZJ, Abbott LF, Jessell TM, Azim E. Presynaptic inhibition of spinal sensory feedback ensures smooth movement. Nature. 2014 May 1;509(7498):43u20138.
Fu Y, Tucciarone JM, Espinosa JS, Sheng N, Darcy DP, Nicoll RA, et al. A cortical circuit for gain control by behavioral state. Cell. 2014 Mar 13;156(6):1139u201352.
Huang ZJ, Taniguchi H, He M, Kuhlman S. Genetic labeling of neurons in mouse brain. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2014 Feb 1;2014(2):150u201360.
Huang ZJ, Taniguchi H, He M, Kuhlman S. Cre-dependent adeno-associated virus preparation and delivery for labeling neurons in the mouse brain. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2014 Feb 1;2014(2):190u20134.
Pi H-J, Hangya B, Kvitsiani D, Sanders JI, Huang ZJ, Kepecs A. Cortical interneurons that specialize in disinhibitory control. Nature. 2013 Nov 28;503(7477):521u20134.
Lee S, Kruglikov I, Huang ZJ, Fishell G, Rudy B. A disinhibitory circuit mediates motor integration in the somatosensory cortex. Nat Neurosci. 2013 Nov;16(11):1662u201370.
Basu J, Srinivas KV, Cheung SK, Taniguchi H, Huang ZJ, Siegelbaum SA. A cortico-hippocampal learning rule shapes inhibitory microcircuit activity to enhance hippocampal information flow. Neuron. 2013 Sep 18;79(6):1208u201321.
Ciceri G, Dehorter N, Sols I, Huang ZJ, Maravall M, Maru00edn O. Lineage-specific laminar organization of cortical GABAergic interneurons. Nat Neurosci. 2013 Sep;16(9):1199u2013210.
Pfeffer CK, Xue M, He M, Huang ZJ, Scanziani M. Inhibition of inhibition in visual cortex: the logic of connections between molecularly distinct interneurons. Nat Neurosci. 2013 Aug;16(8):1068u201376.
Huang ZJ, Zeng H. Genetic approaches to neural circuits in the mouse. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2013 Jul 8;36:183u2013215.
Nienborg H, Hasenstaub A, Nauhaus I, Taniguchi H, Huang ZJ, Callaway EM. Contrast dependence and differential contributions from somatostatin- and parvalbumin-expressing neurons to spatial integration in mouse V1. J Neurosci. 2013 Jul 3;33(27):11145u201354.
Kvitsiani D, Ranade S, Hangya B, Taniguchi H, Huang JZ, Kepecs A. Distinct behavioural and network correlates of two interneuron types in prefrontal cortex. Nature. 2013 Jun 20;498(7454):363u20136.
Cioni J-M, Telley L, Saywell V, Cadilhac C, Jourdan C, Huber AB, et al. SEMA3A signaling controls layer-specific interneuron branching in the cerebellum. Curr Biol. 2013 May 20;23(10):850u201361.
Chattopadhyaya B, Baho E, Huang ZJ, Schachner M, Di Cristo G. Neural cell adhesion molecule-mediated Fyn activation promotes GABAergic synapse maturation in postnatal mouse cortex. J Neurosci. 2013 Apr 3;33(14):5957u201368.
Li H, Penzo MA, Taniguchi H, Kopec CD, Huang ZJ, Li B. Experience-dependent modification of a central amygdala fear circuit. Nat Neurosci. 2013 Mar;16(3):332u20139.
DeFelipe J, Lu00f3pez-Cruz PL, Benavides-Piccione R, Bielza C, Larrau00f1aga P, Anderson S, et al. New insights into the classification and nomenclature of cortical GABAergic interneurons. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2013 Mar;14(3):202u201316.
Curley AA, Eggan SM, Lazarus MS, Huang ZJ, Volk DW, Lewis DA. Role of glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 in regulating cortical parvalbumin and GABA membrane transporter 1 expression: implications for schizophrenia. Neurobiol Dis. 2013 Feb;50:179u201386.
Taniguchi H, Lu J, Huang ZJ. The spatial and temporal origin of chandelier cells in mouse neocortex. Science. 2013 Jan 4;339(6115):70u20134.
Adesnik H, Bruns W, Taniguchi H, Huang ZJ, Scanziani M. A neural circuit for spatial summation in visual cortex. Nature. 2012 Oct 11;490(7419):226u201331.
Song J, Zhong C, Bonaguidi MA, Sun GJ, Hsu D, Gu Y, et al. Neuronal circuitry mechanism regulating adult quiescent neural stem-cell fate decision. Nature. 2012 Sep 6;489(7414):150u20134.
He M, Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang MQ, Hannon GJ, Huang ZJ. Cell-Type-Based Analysis of MicroRNA Profiles in the Mouse Brain. Neuron. 2012 Sep 6;75(5):930u20132.
Lee S-H, Kwan AC, Zhang S, Phoumthipphavong V, Flannery JG, Masmanidis SC, et al. Activation of specific interneurons improves V1 feature selectivity and visual perception. Nature. 2012 Aug 16;488(7411):379u201383.
Gentet LJ, Kremer Y, Taniguchi H, Huang ZJ, Staiger JF, Petersen CCH. Unique functional properties of somatostatin-expressing GABAergic neurons in mouse barrel cortex. Nat Neurosci. 2012 Feb 26;15(4):607u201312.
He M, Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang MQ, Hannon GJ, Huang ZJ. Cell-type-based analysis of microRNA profiles in the mouse brain. Neuron. 2012 Feb 9;73(3):620.
Eggan SM, Lazarus MS, Stoyak SR, Volk DW, Glausier JR, Huang ZJ, et al. Cortical glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 deficiency results in lower cannabinoid 1 receptor messenger RNA expression: implications for schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Jan 15;71(2):114u20139.
Wu X, Fu Y, Knott G, Lu J, Di Cristo G, Huang ZJ. GABA signaling promotes synapse elimination and axon pruning in developing cortical inhibitory interneurons. J Neurosci. 2012 Jan 4;32(1):331u201343.
Fu Y, Wu X, Lu J, Huang ZJ. Presynaptic GABA(B) Receptor Regulates Activity-Dependent Maturation and Patterning of Inhibitory Synapses through Dynamic Allocation of Synaptic Vesicles. Front Cell Neurosci. 2012;6:57.
Paul A, Cai Y, Atwal GS, Huang ZJ. Developmental Coordination of Gene Expression between Synaptic Partners During GABAergic Circuit Assembly in Cerebellar Cortex. Front Neural Circuits. 2012;6:37.
Taniguchi H, He M, Wu P, Kim S, Paik R, Sugino K, et al. A resource of cre driver lines for genetic targeting of GABAergic neurons in cerebral cortex. Neuron. 2011 Dec 22;72(6):1091.
Mitchell KJ, Huang ZJ, Moghaddam B, Sawa A. Following the genes: a framework for animal modeling of psychiatric disorders. BMC Biol. 2011 Nov 11;9:76.
Taniguchi H, He M, Wu P, Kim S, Paik R, Sugino K, et al. A resource of Cre driver lines for genetic targeting of GABAergic neurons in cerebral cortex. Neuron. 2011 Sep 22;71(6):995u20131013.
Lazarus MS, Huang ZJ. Distinct maturation profiles of perisomatic and dendritic targeting GABAergic interneurons in the mouse primary visual cortex during the critical period of ocular dominance plasticity. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Aug;106(2):775u201387.
Miyamichi K, Amat F, Moussavi F, Wang C, Wickersham I, Wall NR, et al. Cortical representations of olfactory input by trans-synaptic tracing. Nature. 2011 Apr 14;472(7342):191u20136.
Fu Y, Huang ZJ. Differential dynamics and activity-dependent regulation of alpha- and beta-neurexins at developing GABAergic synapses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Dec 28;107(52):22699u2013704.
Ma W-P, Liu B-H, Li Y-T, Huang ZJ, Zhang LI, Tao HW. Visual representations by cortical somatostatin inhibitory neurons--selective but with weak and delayed responses. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 27;30(43):14371u20139.
Runyan CA, Schummers J, Van Wart A, Kuhlman SJ, Wilson NR, Huang ZJ, et al. Response features of parvalbumin-expressing interneurons suggest precise roles for subtypes of inhibition in visual cortex. Neuron. 2010 Sep 9;67(5):847u201357.
Kuhlman SJ, Lu J, Lazarus MS, Huang ZJ. Maturation of GABAergic inhibition promotes strengthening of temporally coherent inputs among convergent pathways. PLoS Comput Biol. 2010 Jun 3;6(6):e1000797.
Huang ZJ. Activity-dependent development of inhibitory synapses and innervation pattern: role of GABA signalling and beyond. J Physiol. 2009 May 1;587(Pt 9):1881u20138.
Bohland JW, Wu C, Barbas H, Bokil H, Bota M, Breiter HC, et al. A proposal for a coordinated effort for the determination of brainwide neuroanatomical connectivity in model organisms at a mesoscopic scale. PLoS Comput Biol. 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000334.
Huckfeldt RM, Schubert T, Morgan JL, Godinho L, Di Cristo G, Huang ZJ, et al. Transient neurites of retinal horizontal cells exhibit columnar tiling via homotypic interactions. Nat Neurosci. 2009 Jan;12(1):35u201343.
Bartley AF, Huang ZJ, Huber KM, Gibson JR. Differential activity-dependent, homeostatic plasticity of two neocortical inhibitory circuits. J Neurophysiol. 2008 Oct;100(4):1983u201394.
Ango F, Wu C, Van der Want JJ, Wu P, Schachner M, Huang ZJ. Bergmann glia and the recognition molecule CHL1 organize GABAergic axons and direct innervation of Purkinje cell dendrites. PLoS Biol. 2008 Apr 29;6(4):e103.
Kuhlman SJ, Huang ZJ. High-resolution labeling and functional manipulation of specific neuron types in mouse brain by Cre-activated viral gene expression. PLoS One. 2008 Apr 16;3(4):e2005.
Tan Z, Hu H, Huang ZJ, Agmon A. Robust but delayed thalamocortical activation of dendritic-targeting inhibitory interneurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 12;105(6):2187u201392.
Huang ZJ, Scheiffele P. GABA and neuroligin signaling: linking synaptic activity and adhesion in inhibitory synapse development. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2008 Feb;18(1):77u201383.
Di Cristo G, Chattopadhyaya B, Kuhlman SJ, Fu Y, Bu00e9langer M-C, Wu CZ, et al. Activity-dependent PSA expression regulates inhibitory maturation and onset of critical period plasticity. Nat Neurosci. 2007 Dec;10(12):1569u201377.
Huang ZJ, Di Cristo G, Ango F. Development of GABA innervation in the cerebral and cerebellar cortices. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2007 Sep;8(9):673u201386.
Chattopadhyaya B, Di Cristo G, Wu CZ, Knott G, Kuhlman S, Fu Y, et al. GAD67-mediated GABA synthesis and signaling regulate inhibitory synaptic innervation in the visual cortex. Neuron. 2007 Jun 21;54(6):889u2013903.
Dumitriu D, Cossart R, Huang J, Yuste R. Correlation between axonal morphologies and synaptic input kinetics of interneurons from mouse visual cortex. Cereb Cortex. 2007 Jan;17(1):81u201391.
Castellano S, Macchi F, Scali M, Huang JZ, Bozzi Y. Cytosolic branched chain aminotransferase (BCATc) mRNA is up-regulated in restricted brain areas of BDNF transgenic mice. Brain Res. 2006 Sep 7;1108(1):12u20138.
Huang ZJ. GABAB receptor isoforms caught in action at the scene. Neuron. 2006 May 18;50(4):521u20134.
Huang ZJ. Subcellular organization of GABAergic synapses: role of ankyrins and L1 cell adhesion molecules. Nat Neurosci. 2006 Feb;9(2):163u20136.
Sugino K, Hempel CM, Miller MN, Hattox AM, Shapiro P, Wu C, et al. Molecular taxonomy of major neuronal classes in the adult mouse forebrain. Nat Neurosci. 2006 Jan;9(1):99u2013107.
Jiang B, Huang ZJ, Morales B, Kirkwood A. Maturation of GABAergic transmission and the timing of plasticity in visual cortex. Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 2005 Dec 1;50(1):126u201333.
Goldberg EM, Watanabe S, Chang SY, Joho RH, Huang ZJ, Leonard CS, et al. Specific functions of synaptically localized potassium channels in synaptic transmission at the neocortical GABAergic fast-spiking cell synapse. J Neurosci. 2005 May 25;25(21):5230u20135.
Pillai-Nair N, Panicker AK, Rodriguiz RM, Gilmore KL, Demyanenko GP, Huang JZ, et al. Neural cell adhesion molecule-secreting transgenic mice display abnormalities in GABAergic interneurons and alterations in behavior. J Neurosci. 2005 May 4;25(18):4659u201371.
Di Cristo G, Wu C, Chattopadhyaya B, Ango F, Knott G, Welker E, et al. Subcellular domain-restricted GABAergic innervation in primary visual cortex in the absence of sensory and thalamic inputs. Nat Neurosci. 2004 Nov;7(11):1184u20136.
Chattopadhyaya B, Di Cristo G, Higashiyama H, Knott GW, Kuhlman SJ, Welker E, et al. Experience and activity-dependent maturation of perisomatic GABAergic innervation in primary visual cortex during a postnatal critical period. J Neurosci. 2004 Oct 27;24(43):9598u2013611.
Ango F, di Cristo G, Higashiyama H, Bennett V, Wu P, Huang ZJ. Ankyrin-based subcellular gradient of neurofascin, an immunoglobulin family protein, directs GABAergic innervation at purkinje axon initial segment. Cell. 2004 Oct 15;119(2):257u201372.
Gianfranceschi L, Siciliano R, Walls J, Morales B, Kirkwood A, Huang ZJ, et al. Visual cortex is rescued from the effects of dark rearing by overexpression of BDNF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Oct 14;100(21):12486u201391.
Hanover JL, Huang ZJ, Tonegawa S, Stryker MP. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor overexpression induces precocious critical period in mouse visual cortex. J Neurosci. 1999 Nov 15;19(22):RC40.
Huang ZJ, Kirkwood A, Pizzorusso T, Porciatti V, Morales B, Bear MF, et al. BDNF regulates the maturation of inhibition and the critical period of plasticity in mouse visual cortex. Cell. 1999 Sep 17;98(6):739u201355.
Huang ZJ, Curtin KD, Rosbash M. PER protein interactions and temperature compensation of a circadian clock in Drosophila. Science. 1995 Feb 24;267(5201):1169u201372.
Curtin KD, Huang ZJ, Rosbash M. Temporally regulated nuclear entry of the Drosophila period protein contributes to the circadian clock. Neuron. 1995 Feb;14(2):365u201372.
Huang ZJ, Edery I, Rosbash M. PAS is a dimerization domain common to Drosophila period and several transcription factors. Nature. 1993 Jul 15;364(6434):259u201362.
Liu X, Yu QA, Huang ZS, Zwiebel LJ, Hall JC, Rosbash M. The strength and periodicity of D. melanogaster circadian rhythms are differentially affected by alterations in period gene expression. Neuron. 1991 May;6(5):753u201366.
Huang Z, Satterlie RA. Neuronal mechanisms underlying behavioral switching in a pteropod mollusc. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 1990 Apr 1;166(6):875u201387.
Huang Z, Satterlie RA. Smooth muscle fiber types and a novel pattern of thick filaments in the wing of the pteropod mollusc Clione limacina. Cell and Tissue Research. 1989 Jan 1;257(2):405u201314.

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