Peer-reviewed publications since Oakland University 

2012               Zhang D.Q*., Belenky, M.A., Sollars P.J., Pickard G.E. and McMahon D.G.* Melanopsin mediates retrograde visual signaling in the retina. PloS One 7(8):e42647 (*co-corresponding author). 

2012               Sun Z.Y., Risner M.L., van Asselt J.B., Zhang D.Q., Kamermans M., and McMahon D.G.  Physiological and molecular characterization of connexin hemichannels in zebrafish retinal horizontal cells. Journal of Neurophysiology 107:2624-2632.

2013              Atkinson C.L., Feng J, and Zhang D.Q. Functional integrity and modification of retinal dopaminergic neurons in the rd1 mutant mouse: the roles of melanopsin and GABA. Journal of Neurophysiology (109):1589-99.

2013              Yu J., Wang L., Weng S.J., Yang X.L., Zhang D.Q. * and Zhong Y.M.* Hyperactivity of ON-type retinal ganglion cells in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. PloS One 8(9):e76049 (*co-corresponding author).

2016               Prigge C.L., P.T. Yeh, Liou N.F., Lee C.C., You S.F., Liu L.L., McNeill D.S, Chew K.S., Hattar S., Chen S.K.* and Zhang D.Q.* M1 ipRGCs influence visual function through retrograde signaling in the retina. Journal of Neuroscience (36):7184-97 (*co-corresponding author).

2016               Spix N.J., Liu L.L., Zhang Z, Hohlbein J.P., Prigge C.Z., Chintala S, Ribelayga C.P., and Zhang D.Q. Vulnerability of dopaminergic amacrine cells to chronic ischemia in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (57)3047-57.

2016               Qiao S.N., Zhang Z, Ribelayga C.P., Zhong Y.M.* and Zhang D.Q.* Multiple cone pathways are involved in photic regulation of retinal dopamine. Scientific Report (6):28916 (*co-corresponding author).

2017                    Liu L.L., Spix N.J. and Zhang D.Q. NMDA receptors contribute to retrograde synaptic transmission from ganglion cell photoreceptors to dopaminergic amacrine cells. Frontier in Cellular Neuroscience 11:279 (1-13).

2017               Zhao X.W., Wong K.Y. and Zhang D.Q. Mapping physiological inputs from multiple photoreceptor systems to dopaminergic amacrine cells in the mouse retina. Scientific Reports 7:7920 (1-14).

2017               Qiao S.-N., Zhou W., Liu L.-L. Zhang D.-Q.* and Zhong Y.-M.* Orexin-A suppresses signal transmission to dopaminergic amacrine cells from outer and inner retinal photoreceptors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 58: 4712-4721 (*co-corresponding author).

2019                     Liu LL, Alessio EJ, Spix NJ, and Zhang DQ. Expression of GluA2-containing calcium-impermeable AMPA receptors on dopaminergic amacrine cells in the mouse retina. Molecular Vision. 25:780-790.

2020               Rong-Shan Yan, Xiong-Li Yang, Yong-Mei Zhong, and Dao-Qi Zhang. Spontaneous Depolarization-Induced Action Potentials of ON-Starburst Amacrine Cells during Cholinergic and Glutamatergic Retinal Waves. Cells, 2020 Dec 1;9(12):2574. doi: 10.3390/cells9122574.

2021               Elizabeth J. Alessio and Dao-Qi Zhang. Immunostaining of Whole-Mount Retinas with the CLARITY Tissue Clearing Method. JoVE, 2021 Mar 6. doi: 10.3791/62178.

2023                    Emilio Romano and Dao-Qi Zhang. Dopaminergic amacrine cells express HCN channels in the developing and adult mouse retina  (in preparation). 

Peer-reviewed publications by Dr. Zhang prior to Oakland University 

1994               Zhang D.Q. and Chen W.M. The role of sodium and potassium channels in excitability and irritability of crayfish small axons. Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology, 10:23-26 (in Chinese).

1997               Zhang D.Q. and Yang X.L. Selective suppression of GABA on cone-driven horizontal cells in carp retina. Acta Physiologica Sinica 49:639-643 (in Chinese). 

1997                    Zhang D.Q. and Yang X.L. OFF pathway is preferentially suppressed by the activation of GABAA receptors in carp retina. Brain Research 759:160-162.

1998               Zhang D.Q. and Yang X.L. GABA modulates color-opponent bipolar cells in carp retina. Brain Research 792:319-323.

1999                Lu C., Zhang D.Q. and McMahon D.G. Electrical coupling of retinal horizontal cells mediated by distinct voltage-independent junctions. Visual Neuroscience 16:811-818.

 1999              Zhang D.Q. and Yang X.L. Suppression of sustained and transient ON signals of amacrine cells by GABA is mediated by different receptor subtypes. Science in China (series C) 42:395-400.

2000                     Zhang D.Q. and McMahon D.G. Direct gating by retinoic acid of retinal electrical synapses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 97:14754-14759.

2001                    Zhang D.Q. and McMahon D.G. Gating of retinal horizontal cell hemi gap junction channels by voltage, Ca2+ and retinoic acid. Molecular Vision 7:247-252.

2002               Zhang D.Q., Ribelayga C., Mangel S.C. and McMahon D.G. Suppression by zinc of AMPA receptors mediated synaptic transmission in the retina. Journal of Neurophysiology 88:1245-1251.

2003              Witkovsky P., Veisenberger E., LeSauter J., Yan L., Johnson M., Zhang D.Q., McMahon D.G. and Silver R. Cellular location and circadian rhythm of expression of the biological clock gene Period 1 in the mouse retina. Journal of Neuroscience 23:7670-7676.

2004               Zhang D.Q., Stone J.F., Zhou T., Ohta H. and McMahon D.G. (2004) Characterization of genetically labeled catecholamine neurons in the mouse retina. Neuroreport 15:1761-1765.

2005                    Zhang D.Q., Zhou T.R., Ruan G.X. and McMahon D.G. Circadian rhythm of Period1 clock gene expression in NOS amacrine cells of the mouse retina. Brain Research 1050:101-109.

2006               Ruan G.X., Zhang D.Q., Zhou T.R., Yamazaki S. and McMahon D.G. Circadian organization of the mammalian retina. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 103:9703-9708.

2006               Zhang D.Q., Sun Z.Y. and McMahon D.G. Modulation of A-type potassium currents in retinal horizontal cells by extracellular calcium and zinc. Visual Neuroscience 23:825-832.

2007                    Zhang D.Q., Zhou T.R. and McMahon D.G. Functional heterogeneity of retinal dopaminergic neurons underlying their multiple roles in vision. Journal of Neuroscience 27:692-699. 

2008          Zhang D.Q., Wong K.Y., Berson D.M., Sollers P.J., Pickard G.E. and McMahon D.G. Intraretinal signaling by ganglion cell photoreceptors to dopaminergic amacrine neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 105:14181-14186.

2008               Meng S., Ryu S., Zhao B., Zhang D.Q., Driever W., and McMahon D.G. Targeting retinal dopaminergic neurons in tyrosine hydroxylase-driven-GFP transgenic zebrafish. Molecular Vision 14:2475-2483. 

2009               Sun Z.Y., Zhang D.Q. and McMahon D.G. Zinc modulation of hemi-gap-junction channel currents in retinal horizontal cells.  Journal of Neurophysiology 101:1774-1780.