Kai Zinn

Combinatorial RNAi: a method for evaluating the functions of gene families in Drosophila.

Roundabout 2 regulates migration of sensory neurons by signaling in trans.

Dendritic tiling; new insights from genetics.

The translational repressor Pumilio regulates presynaptic morphology and controls postsynaptic accumulation of translation factor eIF-4E.

Drosophila spastin regulates synaptic microtubule networks and is required for normal motor function.

The heparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan is an in vivo ligand for the Drosophila LAR receptor tyrosine phosphatase.

Dscam and neuronal uniqueness.

The secreted cell signal Folded Gastrulation regulates glial morphogenesis and axon guidance in Drosophila.

Redundancy and compensation in axon guidance: genetic analysis of the Drosophila Ptp10D/Ptp4E receptor tyrosine phosphatase subfamily.

Receptor tyrosine phosphatases regulate birth order-dependent axonal fasciculation and midline repulsion during development of the Drosophila mushroom body.

A screen of cell-surface molecules identifies leucine-rich repeat proteins as key mediators of synaptic target selection.

The cell surface receptor Tartan is a potential in vivo substrate for the receptor tyrosine phosphatase Ptp52F.

Choosing the road less traveled by: a ligand-receptor system that controls target recognition by Drosophila motor axons.

The translational repressors Nanos and Pumilio have divergent effects on presynaptic terminal growth and postsynaptic glutamate receptor subunit composition.

Receptor tyrosine phosphatases control tracheal tube geometries through negative regulation of Egfr signaling.

Obesity-blocking neurons in Drosophila.

Guidance receptors find their places in the axonal order.

Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane proteins instruct discrete dendrite targeting in an olfactory map.

Regulation of synaptic Pumilio function by an aggregation-prone domain.

The leucokinin pathway and its neurons regulate meal size in Drosophila.

Colorimetric measurement of triglycerides cannot provide an accurate measure of stored fat content in Drosophila.

Systematic screening of Drosophila deficiency mutations for embryonic phenotypes and orphan receptor ligands.

The Garz Sec7 domain guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Arf regulates salivary gland development in Drosophila.

Genetics of fat storage in flies and worms: what went wrong?