Han KA, Lang Y, Sung JY, Chung SA, Um JW, Kim H, Seol W, and Chung KC. (2017) Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) stimulates IL-1β-mediated inflammatory signaling through phosphorylation of RCAN1. Front. Cell. Neurosci.  11:125. doi: 10.3389/fncel. 

Um JW. (2017) Synaptic functions of the IQSEC family of ADP-ribosylation factor guanine nucleotide exchange factors. Neuroscience Research 116, 54-59

Kang H, Han KA, Won SY, Kim HM, Lee YH, Ko J and Um JW. (2016) Slitrk missense mutations associated with neuropsychiatric disorders distinctively impair Slitrk trafficking and synapse formation. Front. Mol. Neurosci. 9, 104. doi:10.3389/fnmol.2016.00104

Lie E, Ko JS, Choi SY, Roh JD, Cho YS, Noh R, Kim D, Li Y, Kang H, Choi TY, Nam J, Mah W, Lee D, Lee SG, Kim HM, Kim H, Choi SY, Um JW, Kang MG, Bae YC, Ko J and Kim E. (2016) SALM4 suppresses excitatory synapse development by cis-inhibiting trans-synaptic SALM3-LAR adhesion. Nat. Commun. 7, 12328. doi: 10.1038/ncomms/12328 한빛사논문

Hwang JY, Lee J, Oh CK, Kang HW, Hwang IY, Um JW, Park HC, Kim S, Shin JH, Park WY, Darnell RB, Um HD, Chung KC, Kim K and Oh YJ. (2016). Proteolytic degradation and potential role for onconeural protein cdr2 in neurodegeneration. Cell Death. Dis. 7(6):e2440

Choi Y, Nam J, Whitcomb DJ, Song YS, Kim D, Jeon S, Um JW, Lee SG, Woo J, Kwon SK, Li Y, Mah W, Kim H, Ko J, Cho K and Kim E. (2016) SALM5 trans-synaptically interacts with LAR-RPTPs in a splicing-dependent manner to regulate synapse development. Sci. Rep. 6, 26676

Um JW, Choii G, Park D, Kim D, Jeon S, Kang H, Mori T, Papadopoulos T, Yoo T, Lee Y, Kim E, Tabuchi K and Ko J. (2016). IQ Motif and SEC7 Domain-containing Protein 3 (IQSEC3) interacts with gephyrin to promote inhibitory synapse formation. J. Biol. Chem. 291, 10119-10130

Han KA, Woo D, Kim S, Choii G, Jeon S, Won SY, Kim HM, Heo WD, Um JW* and Ko J*. (2016) Neurotrophin-3 regulates synapse development by modulating TrkC-PTPσ synaptic adhesion and intracellular signaling pathways. J. Neurosci. 37(17): 4816-4831 (*corresponding author)

Han KA, Jeon S, Um JW and Ko J. (2016)  Emergent Synapse Organizers; LAR-RPTPs and their companions. Int. Rev. Cell. Mol. Biol. 324, 39-65

Um JW*, Choi TY*, Kang H, Cho YS, Choii G, Uvarov P, Park D, Jeong D, Jeon S, Lee D, Kim H, Lee SH, Bae YC, Choi SY, Airaksinen MS and Ko J. (2016) LRRTM3 Regulates Excitatory Synapse Development through Alternative Splicing and Neurexin Binding. (* co-first authors) Cell Rep. 14, 808-822