A mechanism for Wnt coreceptor activation. Publication: Journal Article Tamai, Keiko, Xin Zeng, Chunming Liu, Xinjun Zhang, Yuko Harada, Zhijie Chang, and Xi He. 2004. “A Mechanism for Wnt Coreceptor Activation.”. Molecular Cell 13 (1): 149-56.
Coactivation of Rac and Rho by Wnt/Frizzled signaling is required for vertebrate gastrulation. Publication: Journal Article Habas, Raymond, Igor B Dawid, and Xi He. 2003. “Coactivation of Rac and Rho by Wnt/Frizzled Signaling Is Required for Vertebrate Gastrulation.”. Genes & Development 17 (2): 295-309.
Beta-catenin-induced melanoma growth requires the downstream target Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor. Publication: Journal Article Widlund, Hans R, Martin A Horstmann, Roydon Price, Junqing Cui, Stephen L Lessnick, Min Wu, Xi He, and David E Fisher. 2002. “Beta-Catenin-Induced Melanoma Growth Requires the Downstream Target Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor.”. The Journal of Cell Biology 158 (6): 1079-87.
Control of beta-catenin phosphorylation/degradation by a dual-kinase mechanism. Publication: Journal Article Liu, Chunming, Yiming Li, Mikhail Semënov, Chun Han, Gyeong Hun Baeg, Yi Tan, Zhuohua Zhang, Xinhua Lin, and Xi He. 2002. “Control of Beta-Catenin Phosphorylation/Degradation by a Dual-Kinase Mechanism.”. Cell 108 (6): 837-47.
Wnt/Frizzled activation of Rho regulates vertebrate gastrulation and requires a novel Formin homology protein Daam1. Publication: Journal Article Habas, R, Y Kato, and X He. 2001. “Wnt/Frizzled Activation of Rho Regulates Vertebrate Gastrulation and Requires a Novel Formin Homology Protein Daam1.”. Cell 107 (7): 843-54.
Biomechanical origins of proprioceptor feature selectivity and topographic maps in the Drosophila leg. Publication: Journal Article Mamiya, Akira, Anne Sustar, Igor Siwanowicz, Yanyan Qi, Tzu-Chiao Lu, Pralaksha Gurung, Chenghao Chen, et al. 2023. “Biomechanical Origins of Proprioceptor Feature Selectivity and Topographic Maps in the Drosophila Leg.”. Neuron 111 (20): 3230-3243.e14.
Invited talk “Design molecular topologies for wet tough adhesion”, the Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan News: October 06, 2022