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Overview

Minmin Luo is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has a significant body of research in neuroscience and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms

Luo has published extensively in prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Neuron
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Nature

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • "Prolonged sleep deprivation induces a cytokine-storm-like syndrome in mammals", 2023, Cell
  • "Brain endothelial GSDMD activation mediates inflammatory BBB breakdown", 2024, Nature
  • "Directed evolution of adeno-associated virus for efficient gene delivery to microglia", 2022, Nature Methods
  • "A genetically encoded sensor measures temporal oxytocin release from different neuronal compartments", 2023, Nature Biotechnology
  • "The Raphe Dopamine System Controls the Expression of Incentive Memory", 2020, Neuron

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, notably:

  • Yulong Li
  • Ruiyu Wang
  • Rui Lin
  • Xinwei Gao
  • Qingchun Guo

Their research contributions are primarily situated at the intersection of neuroscience and biochemistry, focusing on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie brain function and behavior. Their work also investigates the effects of sleep deprivation, neuroinflammation, and the development of gene delivery methods targeting brain cells such as microglia.

Best Publications

  • Cell type-specific channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice for optogenetic dissection of neural circuitry function

    Shengli Zhao;Jonathan T Ting;Jonathan T Ting;Hisham E Atallah;Li Qiu

  • Acute and long-term suppression of feeding behavior by POMC neurons in the brainstem and hypothalamus, respectively.

    Cheng Zhan;Jingfeng Zhou;Qiru Feng;Ju-en Zhang

  • Dorsal Raphe Neurons Signal Reward through 5-HT and Glutamate

    Zhixiang Liu;Jingfeng Zhou;Yi Li;Fei Hu

  • Serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus encode reward signals.

    Yi Li;Weixin Zhong;Daqing Wang;Qiru Feng

  • Encoding Pheromonal Signals in the Accessory Olfactory Bulb of Behaving Mice

    Minmin Luo;Michale S. Fee;Lawrence C. Katz

  • A genetically encoded fluorescent acetylcholine indicator for in vitro and in vivo studies

    Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Peng Zhang;Guangfu Wang;Guangfu Wang;Jiesi Feng;Jiesi Feng;Jiesi Feng

  • Habenula “Cholinergic” Neurons Corelease Glutamate and Acetylcholine and Activate Postsynaptic Neurons via Distinct Transmission Modes

    Jing Ren;Chang Qin;Fei Hu;Jie Tan

  • Dual functions of mammalian olfactory sensory neurons as odor detectors and mechanical sensors

    Xavier Grosmaitre;Lindsey C Santarelli;Jie Tan;Minmin Luo

  • Single-cell transcriptomes and whole-brain projections of serotonin neurons in the mouse dorsal and median raphe nuclei.

    Jing Ren;Alina Isakova;Drew Friedmann;Jiawei Zeng

  • Whole-brain mapping of the direct inputs and axonal projections of POMC and AgRP neurons

    Daqing Wang;Xiaobing He;Zhe Zhao;Qiru Feng

  • Detection of Near-Atmospheric Concentrations of CO2 by an Olfactory Subsystem in the Mouse

    Ji Hu;Chun Zhong;Cheng Ding;Qiuyi Chi

  • A Visual Circuit Related to Habenula Underlies the Antidepressive Effects of Light Therapy.

    Lu Huang;Yue Xi;Yanfang Peng;Yan Yang

  • Response Correlation Maps of Neurons in the Mammalian Olfactory Bulb

    Minmin Luo;Lawrence C Katz

  • Hypothalamic Circuits for Predation and Evasion

    Yi Li;Jiawei Zeng;Juen Zhang;Chenyu Yue

  • Whole-brain mapping of inputs to projection neurons and cholinergic interneurons in the dorsal striatum.

    Qingchun Guo;Daqing Wang;Xiaobin He;Qiru Feng

  • Directed evolution of adeno-associated virus for efficient gene delivery to microglia

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  • A whole-brain map of long-range inputs to GABAergic interneurons in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex

    Qingtao Sun;Xiangning Li;Miao Ren;Mengting Zhao

  • Presynaptic Excitation via GABAB Receptors in Habenula Cholinergic Neurons Regulates Fear Memory Expression

    Juen Zhang;Lubin Tan;Yuqi Ren;Jingwen Liang

  • Odor Information Processing by the Olfactory Bulb Analyzed in Gene-Targeted Mice

    Jie Tan;Agnès Savigner;Minghong Ma;Minmin Luo

  • An avian basal ganglia pathway essential for vocal learning forms a closed topographic loop.

    Minmin Luo;Long Ding;David J. Perkel

  • A GABAergic, Strongly Inhibitory Projection to a Thalamic Nucleus in the Zebra Finch Song System

    Minmin Luo;David J. Perkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Fei Hu
Fei Hu University of Alabama
Yulong Li
Yulong Li Peking University
Jonathan T. Ting
Jonathan T. Ting Allen Institute for Brain Science
David J. Perkel
David J. Perkel University of Washington
Kwok-Fai So
Kwok-Fai So University of Hong Kong
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University
Liqun Luo
Liqun Luo Stanford University

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