1.     Emperador-Melero J, Andersen JW, Metzbower SR, Levy AD, Dharmasri PA, de Nola G, Blanpied TA, Kaeser PS. 2024. Distinct active zone protein machineries mediate Ca2+ channel clustering and vesicle priming at hippocampal synapses. Nature Neuroscience 2024 1–15. doi:10.1038/s41593-024-01720-5 link to publication

2.     Emperador-Melero J, Wong MY, Wang SSH, de Nola G, Nyitrai H, Kirchhausen T, Kaeser PS. 2021. PKC-phosphorylation of Liprin-α3 triggers phase separation and controls presynaptic  active zone structure. Nat Commun 12:3057. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23116-w; PMID 34031393 link to publication

3.     Emperador-Melero J, de Nola G, Kaeser PS. 2021. Intact synapse structure and function after combined knockout of PTPδ, PTPσ, and  LAR. Elife 10. doi:10.7554/eLife.66638; PMID 33656439 link to publication

4.     Emperador-Melero J, Kaeser PS. 2020. Assembly of the presynaptic active zone. Curr Opin Neurobiol 63:95–103. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2020.03.008; PMID 32403081. Review link to publication

5.     Emperador-Melero J, Kaeser PS. 2019. Liquid Active Zones for Controlling the Phases of Synaptic Transmission. Mol Cell 73:859–860. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2019.02.020; PMID 30849390. Commentary link to publication

6.     Emperador-Melero J, Toonen RF, Verhage M. 2019. Vti Proteins: Beyond Endolysosomal Trafficking. Neuroscience 420:32–40. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.11.014; PMID 30471354. Review link to publication

7.     Emperador-Melero J, Huson V, van Weering J, Bollmann C, Fischer von Mollard G, Toonen RF, Verhage M. 2018. Vti1a/b regulate synaptic vesicle and dense core vesicle secretion via protein  sorting at the Golgi. Nat Commun 9:3421. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05699-z; PMID 30143604 link to publication

8.     Emperador Melero J, Nadadhur AG, Schut D, Weering J V, Heine VM, Toonen RF, Verhage M. 2017. Differential Maturation of the Two Regulated Secretory Pathways in Human  iPSC-Derived Neurons. Stem cell reports 8:659–672. doi:10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.01.019; PMID 28238793 link to publication

9.     Nadadhur AG, Emperador Melero J, Meijer M, Schut D, Jacobs G, Li KW, Hjorth JJJ, Meredith RM, Toonen RF, Van Kesteren RE, Smit AB, Verhage M, Heine VM. 2017. Multi-level characterization of balanced inhibitory-excitatory cortical neuron  network derived from human pluripotent stem cells. PLoS One 12:e0178533. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178533; PMID 28586384 link to publication

10.  Hjorth JJJ, Dawitz J, Kroon T, Pires J, Dassen VJ, Berkhout JA, Emperador Melero J, Nadadhur AG, Alevra M, Toonen RF, Heine VM, Mansvelder HD, Meredith RM. 2016. Detection of silent cells, synchronization and modulatory activity in developing  cellular networks. Dev Neurobiol 76:357–374. doi:10.1002/dneu.22319; PMID 26097169 link to publication