Yun Lu

The paper identifies MYRF-1 as a regulator of non-apoptotic linker cell death in C. elegans, showing its role in priming death through activation of pqn-41/polyQ.

The paper shows that CED-3 caspase in C. elegans promotes non-apoptotic linker cell dismantling but not death onset, and reveals similar mechanisms in mouse cells.

The paper shows that glia in C. elegans detect and respond to dendrite structure damage by altering gene expression and secreting proteins, with specific proteins required for this response.

The paper identifies a cell-division-independent pathway for epithelial-to-motoneuron transformation in C. elegans, revealing regulatory mechanisms involving Notch, Ngn, and cytoskeletal genes.