Selective Publications:(*, first author; # Corresponding author)
1. Chen J.*, Liu Z.*, Chen F.*, Cui Y., Qin L., Wang M., Zhu X., Li, N., Huang C., Zhang, B.#, Ouyang K.#. (2026) Oligodendroglial TANGO2 regulates lipid metabolism to control motor coordination. FASEB J. 40(15):e72155. https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj.202601407RR
2. Hu, Y.*, Wu, Y.*, Wei, M.*, Ma, J., Lin. J., Chen, G., Li, Q. , Zhang, J., Wang, R., Zhu, Y., Chen, Q., Peng, B., Zou, Y., Zhang, B.#, Zhou, W.#, Lu, Z.#. (2026) SHANK3 mutations disrupt olfactory valence coding across species, with cortical amygdala mechanisms identified in mice. Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea3775
3. Han, Y#, Dai, X, Zhang, B#. (2026) Orchestrating synaptic strength by neuroligin-confined nanoscale organization, Molecules and Cells, 49(3): 100319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mocell.2026.100319
4. Liao, L.*, Han, Y.*, Niu, F.*, Wang, Y.*, Lu, Y., Xu, S., Zhu, H., Lin, L., Xiao, J., Tou, H., Gao, J., Zhang, B#, Wei, Z.# (2025). Structural basis of calcium-dependent C1ql1/BAI3 assemblies in synaptic connectivity. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66254-1
5. Wang, X.*, Pu, Y.*, Miao, J.*, Xie, L., Guan, L., Cui, Y., Wang, J., Qin, L., Han, Y., Wöhr, M., Zhang, B#. (2025). Atypical cadherin FAT2 is required for synaptic integrity and motor behaviors. Journal of Neuroscience. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/45/24/e2345242025
6. Qin, L*, Liu, Z.*, Guo, S., Han, Y., Wang, X., Ren, W., Chen, J., Zhen, H., Nie, C., Xing, K., Chen, T., Südhof TC#, Sun, Y.#, Zhang, B#. (2024). Astrocytic Neuroligin-3 influences gene expression and social behavior, but is dispensable for synapse number. Molecular Psychiatry. 30, 84–96 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-024-02659-6
7. Lloyd, B.A., Han, Y., Roth, R., Zhang, B., and Aoto, J#. (2023). Neurexin-3 subsynaptic densities are spatially distinct from Neurexin-1 and essential for excitatory synapse nanoscale organization in the hippocampus. Nature Communications. 14, 4706. 10.1038/s41467-023-40419-2.
8. Han, Y*, Cao, R*, Qin, L., Chen, L., Tang, A.,#, Südhof, TC#, Zhang, B#. (2022) Neuroligin-3 confines AMPA-receptors into nanoclusters, thereby controlling synaptic strength at the calyx of Held synapses. Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo4173
9. Zhu, F.*, Liu, L.*, Li, J.*, Liu, B., Wang, Q., Jiao R., Xu, Y., Wang, L., Sun, S., Sun, X., Younus, M., Wang, C., Hokfel, T., Zhang, B.#, Gu, H.#, Xu, Z.#, Zhou, Z.#. (2022). Cocaine increases quantal norepinephrine secretion through NET-dependent PKC activation in locus coeruleus neurons. Cell Reports. 40(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111199.
10. Qin, L., Guo, S., Han, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, B.#. (2020) Functional mosaic organization of neuroligins in neuronal circuits. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 77, 3117-3127. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00018-020-03478-y
11. Zhang, B.#, Gokce, O., Hale, D., Brose, N., Südhof, TC. (2018) Autism-associated Neuroligin-4 mutation selectively impairs glycinergic synaptic transmission in mouse brainstem synapses. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215 (6): 1543-1553. https://rupress.org/jem/article/215/6/1543/42401/
12. Zhang, B.#, Seigneur, E., Wei, P., Gokce, O., Morgan, J., Südhof, TC. (2017) Developmental plasticity shapes synaptic phenotypes of autism-associated neuroligin-3 mutations in the calyx of Held. Molecular Psychiatry. 22, 1483–1491. 
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13. Zhang, B.#, Südhof, TC. (2016). Neuroligins are selectively essential for NMDA-receptor signaling in cerebellar stellate interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(35):9070-9083. ; Highlighted in J. Neurosci. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/36/35/9070
14. Zhang, B.*, Chen, L.*, Maxeiner, S., Lee, S., Gokce, O., Südhof, TC#. (2015) Neuroligins Sculpt Cerebellar Purkinje-Cell Circuits by Differential Control of Distinct Classes of Synapses. Neuron. 87(4):781-96. (Cover Story) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089662731500642X