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  • Herr, D. R., Lee, C. W., Wang, W., Ware, A., Rivera, R., Chun, J. Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors are essential mediators of eyelid closure during embryonic development Journal of Biological Chemistry  2013 288:29882-29889  DOI:10.1074/jbc.M113.510099  PMID:24003216  PMCID:PMC3795286
  • Herr, K. J., Herr, D. R., Lee, C. W., Noguchi, K., Chun, J. Stereotyped fetal brain disorganization is induced by hypoxia and requires lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA1) signaling Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  2011 108:15444-15449  DOI:10.1073/pnas.1106129108  PMID:21878565  PMCID:PMC3174597
  • Ye, X. Q., Herr, D. R., Diao, H. L., Rivera, R., Chun, J. Unique uterine localization and regulation may differentiate LPA3 from other lysophospholipid receptors for its role in embryo implantation Fertility and Sterility  2011 95:2107-2113, e1  DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.024  PMID:21411082  PMCID:PMC3084612
  • Choi, J. W., Gardell, S. E., Herr, D. R., Rivera, R., Lee, C. W., Noguchi, K., Teo, S. T., Yung, Y. C., Lu, M., Kennedy, G., Chun, J. FTY720 (fingolimod) efficacy in an animal model of multiple sclerosis requires astrocyte sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) modulation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  2011 108:751-756  DOI:10.1073/pnas.1014154108  PMID:21177428  PMCID:PMC3021041
  • Dubin, A. E., Herr, D. R., Chun, J. Diversity of lysophosphatidic acid receptor-mediated intracellular calcium signaling in early cortical neurogenesis Journal of Neuroscience  2010 30:7300-7309  DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.6151-09.2010  PMID:20505096  PMCID:PMC2932640
  • Lin, M. E., Herr, D. R., Chun, J. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptors: Signaling properties and disease relevance Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators  2010 91:130-138  DOI:10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2009.02.002  PMID:20331961  PMCID:PMC2845529
  • Choi, J. W., Herr, D. R., Noguchi, K., Yung, Y. C., Lee, C. W., Mutoh, T., Lin, M. E., Teo, S. T., Park, K. E., Mosley, A. N., Chun, J. LPA receptors: subtypes and biological actions Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology  2010 50:157-186  DOI:10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.010909.105753  PMID:20055701
  • Teo, S. T., Yung, Y. C., Herr, D. R., Chun, J. Lysophosphatidic acid in vascular development and disease IUBMB Life  2009 61:791-799  DOI:10.1002/iub.220  PMID:19621353  PMCID:PMC4307796
  • Spohr, Tcdse, Choi, J. W., Gardell, S. E., Herr, D. R., Rehen, S. K., Gomes, F. C. A., Chun, J. Lysophosphatidic acid receptor-dependent secondary effects via astrocytes promote neuronal differentiation Journal of Biological Chemistry  2008 283:7470-7479  DOI:10.1074/jbc.M707758200  PMID:18198181  PMCID:PMC2276323
  • Herr, D. R., Grillet, N., Schwander, M., Rivera, R., Muller, U., Chun, J. Sphingosine 1-phosphate S1P signaling is required for maintenance of hair cells mainly via activation of S1P2 Journal of Neuroscience  2007 27:1474-1478  DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.4245-06.2007  PMID:17287522
  • Herr, D. R., Chun, J. Effects of LPA and S1P on the nervous system and implications for their involvement in disease Current Drug Targets  2007 8:155-167  DOI:10.2174/138945007779315669  PMID:17266539
  • Rehen, S. K., Kingsbury, M. A., Almeida, B. S. V., Herr, D. R., Peterson, S., Chun, J. A new method of embryonic culture for assessing global changes in brain organization Journal of Neuroscience Methods  2006 158:100-108  DOI:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.05.025  PMID:16824613