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Wen-Biao Gan
Researcher at New York University
Publications - 115
Citations - 20048
Wen-Biao Gan is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dendritic spine & Cortex (anatomy). The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 108 publications receiving 17083 citations. Previous affiliations of Wen-Biao Gan include Beihang University & Washington University in St. Louis.
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ATP mediates rapid microglial response to local brain injury in vivo
Dimitrios Davalos,Jaime Grutzendler,Jaime Grutzendler,Guang Yang,Jiyun Kim,Yi Zuo,Steffen Jung,Dan R. Littman,Michael L. Dustin,Wen-Biao Gan +9 more
TL;DR: Extracellular ATP regulates microglial branch dynamics in the intact brain, and its release from the damaged tissue and surrounding astrocytes mediates a rapid microglia response towards injury.
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Microglia Promote Learning-Dependent Synapse Formation through Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Christopher N. Parkhurst,Guang Yang,Ipe Ninan,Jeffrey N. Savas,John R. Yates,Juan J. Lafaille,Barbara L. Hempstead,Dan R. Littman,Wen-Biao Gan +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that microglia could be specifically depleted from the brain upon diphtheria toxin administration and removal of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) frommicroglia largely recapitulated the effects of microglian depletion.
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The P2Y12 receptor regulates microglial activation by extracellular nucleotides
Sharon E Haynes,Gunther Hollopeter,Gunther Hollopeter,Guang Yang,Dana Kurpius,Michael E. Dailey,Wen-Biao Gan,David Julius +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that microglia from mice lacking Gi-coupled P2Y12 receptors exhibit normal baseline motility but are unable to polarize, migrate or extend processes toward nucleotides in vitro or in vivo, implying that P2 Y12 is a primary site at which nucleotide act to induce microglial chemotaxis at early stages of the response to local CNS injury.
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Long-term dendritic spine stability in the adult cortex
TL;DR: It is shown that filopodia-like dendritic protrusions, extending and retracting over hours, are abundant in young animals but virtually absent from the adult, providing a potential structural basis for long-term information storage.
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Stably maintained dendritic spines are associated with lifelong memories
Guang Yang,Feng Pan,Wen-Biao Gan +2 more
TL;DR: It is shown that learning and daily sensory experience leave minute but permanent marks on cortical connections and suggest that lifelong memories are stored in largely stably connected synaptic networks.