Lu Y, Ferris J, Gao F-B. (2009) Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated disease protein TDP-43 promotes dendritic branching. Mol. Brain 2, 30.

Lee JA, Liu L, Gao F-B. (2009) Autophagy defects contribute to dysfunctional ESCRT-III-induced neurodegeneration. Autophagy 5, 1070–1072.

Ahmad ST, Sweeney ST, Lee JA, Sweeney NT, Gao F-B. (2009) Genetic screen identifies serpin5 as a regulator of the toll pathway and CHMP2B toxicity associated with frontotemporal dementia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A. 106, 12168–12173.

Lee J-A, Gao F-B. (2009) Inhibition of autophagy induction delays neuronal cell loss caused by dysfunctional ESCRT-III in frontotemporal dementia. J. Neurosci. 29, 8506–8511.

Lu Y*, Wang F*, Li Y*, Ferris J, Lee J-A, Gao F-B. (2009) The Drosophila homologue of the Angelman syndrome ubiquitin ligase regulates the formation of terminal dendritic branches. Hum. Mol. Genet. 18, 454–462. (Epub. Nov. 7, 2008).

Xu XL*, Li Y*, Wang F, Gao F-B. (2008) The steady-state level of the nervous system-specific microRNA-124a is regulated by dFMR1 in Drosophila. J. Neurosci. 28, 11883–11889.

Delaloy C, Gao F-B. (2008) microRNA-9 multitasking near organizing centers. Nat. Neurosci. 11, 625–626.

Gao F-B. (2008) Posttranscriptional control of neuronal development by microRNA networks. Trends Neurosci. 31, 20–26.

Lee J-A, Gao F-B. (2008) ESCRT, autophagy, and frontotemporal dementia. BMB Reports 41:827–832.

Lee J-A, Gao F-B. (2008) Regulation of Abeta pathology by beclin 1: a protective role for autophagy? J. Clin. Invest. 118, 2015–2018.

Lee J-A, Gao F-B. (2008) Roles of ESCRT in autophagy-associated neurodegeneration. Autophagy 4, 230–232.

Lee J-A, Beigneux A, Ahmad ST, Young SG, Gao F-B. (2007) ESCRT-III dysfunction causes autophagosome accumulation and neurodegeneration. Curr. Biol. 17, 1561–1567.

Gao F-B. (2007) Molecular and cellular mechanisms of dendritic morphogenesis. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 17, 525–532.

Li Y*, Wang F*, Lee J-A, Gao F-B. (2006) MicroRNA-9a ensures the precise specification of sensory organ precursors in Drosophila. Genes Dev. 20, 2793–2805. (Highlighted in a "Perspective")

Tassetto M, Gao F-B. (2006) Transcriptional control of dendritic patterning in Drosophila neurons. Genome Biol. 7, 225.

Sweeney NT, Brenman JE, Jan YN, Gao F-B. (2006) The coiled-coil protein Shrub controls neuronal morphogensis in Drosophila. Curr. Biol. 16, 1006–1011 (Cover Story).

Li W, Li Y. Gao F-B. (2005) Abelson, Enabled, and P120catenin exert distinct effects on dendritic morphogenesis in Drosophila. Dev. Dyn. 234, 512–522.

Li W, Wang F, Menut L, Gao F-B. (2004) BTB/POZ-zinc finger protein Abrupt suppresses dendritic branching in a neuronal subtype-specific and dosage-dependent manner. Neuron 43, 823–834.

Xu K, Bogert BA, Li W, Su K, Lee A, Gao F-B. (2004) The fragile X-related gene affects the crawling behavior of Drosophila larvae by regulating the mRNA level of the DEG/ENaC subunit Pickpocket1. Curr. Biol. 14, 1025–1034.

Lee A, Li W, Xu K, Bogert BA, Su K, Gao F-B (2003) Control of dendrite development by the Drosophila fragile X-related gene invovles the small GTPase Rac1. Development 130, 5543–5552.

Li W, Gao F-B (2003) Actin filament–stabilizing protein tropomyosin regulates the size of dendritic fields. J. Neurosci. 23, 6171–6175.

Gao F-B, Bogert BA (2003) Genetic control of dendritic morphogenesis in Drosophila. Trends Neurosci. 26, 262–268 (Cover Article).

Sweeney NT*, Li W*, Gao F-B (2002) Genetic manipulation of single neurons in vivo reveals essential roles of Flamingo in neuronal morphogenesis. Dev. Biol. 247, 76–88. (Cover Story)

Gao F-B (2002) Understanding fragile X syndrome: Insights from retarded flies. Neuron 34, 859–862.