Publications (Associate Director)
2024
Astrocyte Regulation of Synapse Formation, Maturation, and Elimination
Won-Suk Chung, Katherine T. Baldwin, Nicola J. Allen
Astrocytic crosstalk with brain and immune cells in healthy and diseased conditions
Se Young Lee, Won-Suk Chung
2023
Stress induces behavioral abnormalities by increasing expression of phagocytic receptor MERTK in astrocytes to promote synapse phagocytosis
Youkyeong Gloria Byun, Nam-Shik Kim, Gyuri Kim, Yi-Seon Jeon, Jong Bin Choi, Chan-Woo Park, Kyungdeok Kim, Hyunsoo Jang, Jinkyeong Kim, Eunjoon Kim, Yong-Mahn Han, Ki-Jun Yoon, Seung-Hee Lee, Won-Suk Chung
Astrocyte-dependent circuit remodeling by synapse phagocytosis
Jungoo Park, Won-Suk Chung
Astrocytes regulate neuronal network activity by mediating synapse remodeling
Nam-Shik Kim, Won-Suk Chung
2022
Anti-inflammatory clearance of anyloid-beta by a chimeric Gas6 fusion protein
Hyuncheol Jung, Se Young Lee, Seongoon Lim, Hyeong Ryeol Choi, Yeseong Choi, Minjin Kim, Segi Kim, Yujean Lee, Kyung Ho Han, Won-Suk Chung & Chan Hyuk Kim
A distinct astrocyte subtype in the aging mouse brain characterized by impaired protein homeostasis
Eunbeol Lee, Yeon-Joo Jung, Yu Rim Park, Seongjoon Lim, Young-Jin Choi, Se Young Lee, Chan Hyuk Kim, Ji Young Mun & Won-Suk Chung
2021
Stroke subtype-dependent synapse elimination by reactive gliosis in mice
Xiaojing Shi, Longlong Luo, Jixian Wang, Hui Shen, Yongfang Li, Muyassar Mamtilahun, Chang Liu, Rubing Shi, Joon-Hyuk Lee, Hengli Tian, Zhijun Zhang, Yongting Wang, Won-Suk Chung, Yaohui Tang & Guo-Yuan Yang
Microglial MERTK eliminates phosphatidylserine-displaying inhibitory post-synapses
Jungjoo Park, Yeeun Choi, Eunji Jung, Seung-Hee Lee, Jong-Woo Sohn, and Won-Suk Chung
The roles of astrocytic phagocytosis in maintaining homeostasis of brains
Se Young Lee, Won-Suk Chung
Astrocytes phagocytose adult hippocampal synapses for circuit homeostasis
Joon-Hyuk Lee, Ji-young Kim, Seulgi Noh, Hyoeun Lee, Se Young Lee, Ji Young Mun, Hyungju Park, and Won-Suk Chung