Research Articles
Ogelman, R., Gomez Wulschner, L. E., Hoelscher, V., Hwang, I.-W., Chang, V.C., OH, W.C. (2024) Serotonin modulates excitatory synapse maturation in the developing prefrontal cortex. Nature Communications 2024 Feb 16, 15 (1) 1368 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45734-w
Swenson, K.S., Gomez Wulschner, L.E., Hoelscher, V.M., Folts, L., Korth, K.M., OH, W.C., Bates, E.,A. (2023) Fetal cannabidiol (CBD) exposure alters thermal pain sensitivity, problem-solving, and prefrontal cortex excitability. Molecular Psychiatry 2023 Jul 11. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02130-y
Kleinjan, M.S., Buchta, W.C., Ogelman, R., Hwang, I.-W., Kuwajima, M., Hubbard, D.D., Kareemo, D.J., Prikhodko, O., Olah, S.L., Gomez Wulschner, L.E., Abraham, W.C., Franco, S.J., Harris, K.M., OH, W.C. #, and Kennedy M.J.# (2023) Dually innervated dendritic spines develop in the absence of excitatory activity and resist plasticity through tonic inhibitory crosstalk. Neuron 2023 Feb 1;111(3):362-371.e6 #Corresponding authors
Kim, J., Kim, S., Kim, H., Hwang, I.-W., Bae, S., Karki, S., Ogelman, R., Kim, D., Eun, J., Bang, G., Kim, J.-Y., Kajander, T., Um, J.W., OH, W.C. #, and Ko, J. # (2022) MDGA1 negatively regulates amyloid precursor protein–mediated synapse inhibition in the hippocampus. PNAS 119 (4) e2115326119 #Corresponding authors
Jang, J., Anisimova, M., OH, W.C., and Zito, K. (2021) Induction of input-specific spine shrinkage on dendrites of rodent hippocampal CA1 neurons using two-photon glutamate uncaging. STAR Protocols 2, 100996, December 17, 2021
OH, W.C. #, Rodríguez, G., Aseda, D., Jung, K., Hwang, I.-W., Ogelman, R., Bolton, M., and Kwon, H.-B.# (2021) Dysregulation of the mesoprefrontal dopamine circuit mediates an early-life stress-induced synaptic imbalance in the prefrontal cortex. Cell Reports 35, 109074 #Corresponding authors
Dong, C., Ly, C., Dunlap, L.E., Vargas, M.V., Sun, J., Hwang, I.-W., Azinfar, A., OH, W.C., Wetsel, W.C., Olson, D.E., and Tian, L. (2021) Psychedelic-Inspired Drug Discovery Using an Engineered Biosensor. Cell 184, 1–14.
Parajuli, L.K., Urakubo, H., Takahashi-Nakazato, A., Ogelman, R., Iwasaki, H., Koike, M., Kwon, H.-B., Ishii, S, OH, W.C., Fukazawa, Y., Okabe, S. (2020) Geometry and the organizational principle of spine synapses along a dendrite. eNeuro. 2020 Oct 27;ENEURO.0248-20.2020.
Kim, J.*, Lee, S.*, Jung, K.*, OH, W.C., Kim, N., Son, S., Jo, Y., Kwon, H.-B., and Heo, W. D. (2019) Intensiometric biosensors visualize the activity of multiple small GTPases in vivo. Nat Commun. 2019 Jan 14;10(1):211.
Sutton, L.P.*, Orlandi, C.*, Song, C., OH, W.C., Muntean, B., Xie, K., Filippini, A., Xie, X., Satterfield, R., Yaeger, J.D. W., Renner, K.J., Young, S.M., Xu, B., Kwon, H.-B., and Martemyanov, K.A. (2018) Orphan receptor GPR158 controls stress-induced depression. eLife 2018;7:e33273.
Sigler, A.*, OH, W.C.*, Imig, C.*, Altas, B., Kawabe, H., Cooper, B. H., Kwon, H.-B., Lee, J.-S., Brose, N. (2017) Formation and maintenance of functional spines in the absence of presynaptic glutamate release. Neuron 94:304-311. *Co-first [F1000 Prime Recommended]
Lee, D., Creed, M., Jung, K., Stefanelli, T., Wendler, D.J., OH, W.C., Mignocchi, N.L., Lüscher, C., and Kwon, H.-B. (2017) Temporally precise labeling and control of neuromodulatory circuits in mammalian brain. Nat. Methods 14:495-503.
OH, W.C., Lutzu, S., Castillo, P.E., and Kwon, H.-B. (2016) De novo synaptogenesis induced by GABA in the developing mouse cortex. Science 353, 1037-1040. [Lewis, S. (2016) Neuronal development: Signalling synaptogenesis. Research Highlight, Nature Reviews Neuroscience] [Jansen, L. (2017) Making Connections With GABA. Current Literature In Basic Science, Epilepsy Currents] Video Summary 1, 2
Kim, T.*, OH, W.C.*, Choi, J.H., and Kwon, H.-B. (2016) Emergence of functional subnetworks in layer 2/3 cortex induced by sequential spikes in vivo. PNAS 113:E1372-81. *Co-first
Villa, K.L., Berry, K.P., Subramanian, J., Cha, J.W., OH, W.C., Kwon, H.-B., Kubota, Y., So, P.T.C. and Nedivi, E. (2016) Inhibitory synapses are repeatedly assembled and removed at persistent sites in vivo. Neuron 89:1-14.
OH, W.C., Parajuli, L.K., and Zito, K. (2015) Heterosynaptic structural plasticity on local dendritic segments of hippocampal CA1 neurons. Cell Reports 10:162-169. [F1000 Prime Recommended]
OH, W.C., Hill, T.C., and Zito, K. (2013) Synapse-specific and size-dependent mechanisms of spine structural plasticity accompanying synaptic weakening. PNAS 110:E305-E312.
Hamilton, A.M., OH, W.C., Vega-Ramirez, H., Patrick, G.N., and Zito, K. (2012) Activity-dependent growth of new dendritic spines is regulated by the proteasome. Neuron 74:1023-1030.
Woods, G.F., OH, W.C., Boudewyn, L.C., Mikula, S.K., and Zito, K. (2012) Loss of PSD-95 Enrichment is not a Prerequisite for Spine Retraction. J Neurosci 31:12129-12138.
OH, W.C.*, Song, H.O.*, Cho, J.H.*, and Park, B.J. (2011) ANK repeat-domain of SHN-1 is indispensable for in vivo SHN-1 function in C. elegans. Mol Cells 31:79-84. *Co-first
Cho, J.H., Song, H.O., Singaravelu, G., Sung, H., OH, W.C., Kwon, S., Kim do, H., and Ahnn, J. (2009) Pleiotropic roles of calumenin (calu-1), a calcium-binding ER luminal protein, in Caenorhabditis elegans. FEBS Lett 583:3050-3056.
Reviews and Book Chapters
OH, W.C. and Bates, E.,A. (2024) Molecular Targets of Cannabidiol warn against its consumption during pregnancy. Medical Research Archives 2024 May 31, 12 (5)
Kim, J., Gomez Wulschner, L.E., OH, W.C., Ko, J. (2022) Trans-synaptic mechanisms orchestrated by mammalian synaptic cell adhesion molecules. BioEssays 2022 Sep 11;e2200134
Ogelman, R., Hwang, I., OH, W.C. (2020) Cloaked caged glutamate eliminates off-target GABA-A receptor antagonism and opens a new door in neuroscience. Lab Anim 49, 177-179
Stein, I. S., Hill, T.C. OH, W.C., Parajuli, L.K. and Zito, K. (2019) Two-Photon Glutamate Uncaging to Study Structural and Functional Plasticity of Dendritic Spines. Neuromethods Multiphoton Microscopy 148: 65-85
OH, W.C.# and Smith, K.R.# (2019) Activity-dependent development of GABAergic synapses. Brain Res 1707:18-26. #Corresponding authors
Hill, T.C., OH, W.C., and Zito, K. (2009) Optical Manipulation of Neural Activity: Recent Advances for Applications using Two-Photon Microscopy, In: Thompson S, Blanpied T, (ed), The Change We Need: New Frontiers in Live-Cell Imaging, Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, pp.51-60.