Publications

Chang Lab (2026 ~)

The nanotubular network as a new dimension of intercellular communication in the nervous system

Chang M*† , Ryu S*, Kwon HB†.

Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2026) Invited review; accepted in principle

Co-corresponding & Co-first author

before KAIST (~ 2025)

Intercellular communication in the brain via dendritic nanotubular network

Chang M, Krüssel S, Parajuli LK, Kim J, Lee D, Merodio A, Kwon J, Okabe S, Kwon HB†.

Science 390, 6768 (2025) 

DOI: 10.1126/science.adr7403

* Highlighted in Perspective in Science by D. Budinger and M. T. Heneka (DOI: 10.1126/science.aeb2962)

* Highlighted in Research Highlights in Science Journals (DOI: 10.1126/science.aec7034)

* Highlighted in Science News (DOI: 10.1126/science.zo9525w)

H-Ras induces exuberant de novo dendritic protrusion growth in mature neurons regardless of cell type

Krüssel S, Deb I, Son S, Ewall G, Chang M, Lee HK, Heo WD, Kwon HB†.

iScience 27, 8, 110535 (2024)    

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110535

An adaptive behavioral control motif mediated by cortical axo-axonic inhibitions

Jung K, Chang M*, Steinecke A*, Berke B, Choi Y, Oisi Y, Fitzpatrick D, Taniguchi H, Kwon HB†.

Nature Neuroscience 26, 1379–1393 (2023)    

DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01380-x

Formation of cellular close-ended tunneling nanotubes through mechanical deformation

Chang M*, Lee O*, Bu G*, Oh J, Yoon N, Ryu SH, Kwon HB, Kolomeisky AB, Shim SH, Doh J, Jeon JH†, Lee JB†.

Science Advances 8, eabj3995 (2022)    

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj3995

* Journal publication of doctoral thesis, Biophysical Studies on Intercellular Nanotubes in Living Cells

Extended depth of field for single biomolecule optical imaging-force spectroscopy

Chang M, Oh J, Kim Y, Hohng S, Lee JB†.

Optics Express 25, 32189-32197 (2017)

DOI: 10.1364/OE.25.032189

* Highlighted in Nature Methods (DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.4588) and Spotlight on Optics (Optica, Jan, 2018)

Aptamer-based single-molecule imaging of insulin receptors in living cells

Chang M*, Kwon M*, Kim S*, Yunn N*, Kim D, Ryu SH, Lee JB†.

Journal of Biomedical Optics 19(5), 051204 (2014)    

DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.5.051204

ATP alters the diffusion mechanics of MutS on mismatched DNA

Cho W, Jeong C, Kim D, Chang M, Song K, Hanne J, Ban C, Fishel R, Lee JB†.

Structure 20, 7, 1264-1274 (2012)   

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.04.017

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