New Publications

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1. Feng X*, Gao Y*, Chu F, Shan Y, Liu M, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Lu Q, Li M#. Cortical arealization of interneurons defines shared and distinct molecular programs in developing human and macaque brains. Nature Communications 2025 Jan 15;16(1):672. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56058-8

2. M. Yang*, Y. Li*, K. Shi*, X. Wang, X. Liu, X. Huang, F.-D. Shi, S. Ma, M. Li#, Y. Wang#. Single-Cell Transcriptomes of Immune Cells from Multiple Compartments Redefine the Ontology of Myeloid Subtypes Post-Stroke. Advanced Science 2025, 2408722. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202408722

Featured Publications

1. Li, M.*, Santpere, G.*, Imamura Kawasawa, Y.*, Evgrafov, O. V.*, Gulden, F. O.*, Pochareddy, S.*, ... & Sestan, N. (2018). Integrative functional genomic analysis of human brain development and neuropsychiatric risks. Science, 362(6420), eaat7615.

2. Micali, N.*, Ma, S.*, Li, M.*, Kim, S. K., Mato-Blanco, X., Sindhu, S. K., ... & Rakic, P. (2023). Molecular programs of regional specification and neural stem cell fate progression in macaque telencephalon. Science, 382(6667), eadf3786.

3. Zhu, Y.*, Sousa, A. M.*, Gao, T.*, Skarica, M.*, Li, M.*, Santpere, G., ... & Sestan, N. (2018). Spatiotemporal transcriptomic divergence across human and macaque brain development. Science, 362(6420), eaat8077.

4. Kang, H. J.*, Kawasawa, Y. I.*, Cheng, F.*, Zhu, Y.*, Xu, X.*, Li, M.*, ... & Šestan, N. (2011). Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain. Nature, 478(7370), 483-489.

Other Publications

1. Xie, M., Li, M., Vilborg, A., Lee, N., Shu, M. D., Yartseva, V., ... & Steitz, J. A. (2013). Mammalian 5′-capped microRNA precursors that generate a single microRNA. Cell, 155(7), 1568-1580.

2. Willsey, A. J., Sanders, S. J., Li, M., Dong, S., Tebbenkamp, A. T., Muhle, R. A., ... & Sestan, N. (2013). Coexpression networks implicate human midfetal deep cortical projection neurons in the pathogenesis of autism. Cell, 155(5), 997-1007.

3. Andrijevic, D., Vrselja, Z., Lysyy, T., ..., Li, M., ... & Sestan, N. (2022). Cellular recovery after prolonged warm ischaemia of the whole body. Nature, 608(7922), 405-412.

4. Tebbenkamp, A. T., Varela, L., Choi, J., Paredes, M. I., ..., Li, M., ... & Sestan, N. (2018). The 7q11. 23 protein DNAJC30 interacts with ATP synthase and links mitochondria to brain development. Cell, 175(4), 1088-1104.

5. Mi, D., Li, Z., Lim, L., Li, M., Moissidis, M., Yang, Y., ... & Marín, O. (2018). Early emergence of cortical interneuron diversity in the mouse embryo. Science, 360(6384), 81-85.