Kang M#, Lee AR#, Jung H#, Jang G, Kim B, Yoon SH, Yu JW, Ko J, Um JW* and Chang I* (2026) Development of new IL-1R antagonists with improved anti-inflammatory efficacy. Theranostics in press (* corresponding author) 한빛사논문

Kim H, Hyun G, Kim S, Yu C, Hong Y, Yu J, Bae S, Rhee HW, Ko J* and Um JW* (2026) Neuronal mitochondrial disaggregase CLPB ameliorates Huntington’s disease pathology in mice. Theranostics 16(5), 2388-2404 한빛사논문

Han KA, Jang G, Lee HY, Kim B, Kanato T, Vas V, Buday L, Liu X, Choi SY, Um JW and Ko J. CASKIN2 mediates PTPσ-orchestrated transsynaptic mechanisms at excitatory synapses. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 122(46): e2509116122 한빛사논문

Jung H, Kim B, Jang G, Lee H, Kim Y, Kim H, Lee HJ, Kim D, Yang Y, Jeong WC, Kim S, Han A, Kim HM, Papadopoulos T, Durand B, Francannet C, Piton A, Kim JY*, Ko J* and Um JW* (2025) Autism-associated ARHGEF9 variants impair GABAergic synapses and ultrasonic communication by reducing gephyrin phosphorylation. Mol. Psychiatry In press (*Corresponding authors) 한빛사논문 한빛사인터뷰

Kim H, Jeon Y, Kim S, Guo AY, Kim D, Jang G, Brasch J, Um JW* and Ko J* (2025) EphB2 receptor tyrosine kinase-mediated excitatory synaptic functions are negatively modulated by MDGA2. Prog. Neurobiol. 250, 102772 (*Corresponding authors)

Jung H, Kim B, Jang G, Kim H, Lee AR, Yoon SH, Lee KS, Hyun G, Kim Y, Ko J, Yu JW and Um JW (2025) The NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia regulates repetitive behavior by modulating NMDA glutamate receptor functions. Cell Rep. 44, 5(27), 115656

Ngoc KH, Jeon Y, Ko J* and Um JW* (2025) Multifarious astrocyte-neuron dialog in shaping neural circuit architecture. Trends Cell Biol. 35(1), 74-87 (an invited review) (*Corresponding authors) 한빛사논문

Kim S, Jang G, Kim H, Lim D, Han KA, Um JW and Ko J (2024) MDGAs perform activity-dependent synapse type-specific suppression via distinct extracellular mechanisms. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 126 (26) e2322978121 한빛사논문

Han KA, Yoon TH, Kim J, Lee JS, Lee JY, Jang G, Um JW, Kim JK and Ko J (2024) Specification of neural circuit architecture shaped by context-dependent patterned LAR-RPTP microexons. Nat. Commun. 15(1):1624 한빛사논문

Jung H, Kim S, Ko J and Um JW (2023) Intracellular signaling mechanisms that shape postsynaptic GABAergic synapses. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 81:102728