Xiaocen Lu

The paper introduces three genetically encoded tools to specifically ablate excitatory and inhibitory synapses using E3 ligase-dependent degradation mechanisms.

This paper develops an optogenetic method to release single molecules in live cells, enabling controlled delivery of functional proteins and reconstitution of cellular functions at the single molecule level.

This paper develops improved photocleavable proteins with faster and more efficient dissociation for better optogenetic control.