*Williams RH, *Chee MJ, Kroeger D, Ferrari LL, Maratos-Flier E, Scammell TE, Arrigoni E (2014) Optogenetic mediated release of histamine reveals distal and autoregulatory mechanisms for controlling arousal. J Neurosci 34:6023 —6029.
Chee MJ, Pissios P, Prasad D, Maratos-Flier E (2014) Expression of melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2 protects against diet-induced obesity in male mice. Endocrinology 155:81 —88.
Chee MJ, Pissios P, Maratos-Flier E (2013) Neurochemical characterization of neurons expressing melanin-concentrating hormonereceptor 1 in the mouse hypothalamus. J Comp Neurol 521:2208 —2234.
*Suzuki R, *Ferris HA, Chee MJ, Maratos-Flier E, Kahn CR (2013) Reduction of the cholesterol sensor SCAP in the brains of mice causes impaired synaptic transmission and altered cognitive function. PLoS Biol 11:e1001532
Mercer RE, Michaelson SD, Chee MJ, Atallah TA, Wevrick R, Colmers WF (2013) Magel2 is required for leptin-mediated depolarization of POMC neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus in mice. PLoS Genet 9:e1003207
Mercer RE, Chee MJ, Colmers WF (2011) The role of NPY in hypothalamic mediated food intake. Front Neuroendocrinol 32:398 —415.
Adams AC, Domouzoglou EM, Chee MJ, Segal-Lieberman G, Pissios P, Maratos-Flier E (2011) Ablation of the hypothalamic neuropeptide melanin concentrating hormone is associated with behavioral abnormalitiesthat reflect impaired olfactory integration. Behav Brain Res 224:195 —200.
Chee MJ, Price CJ, Statnick MA, Colmers WF (2011) Nociceptin/orphanin FQ suppresses the excitability of neurons in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. J Physiol 589:3103 —3114.
Chee MJ, Myers MG, Jr., Price CJ, Colmers WF (2010) Neuropeptide Y suppresses anorexigenic output from the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. J Neurosci 30:3380 —3390.
Gruber KA, Fan W, Akerberg H, Larhammar D, Chee MJ, Colmers WF, Cone RD (2009) Neuropeptide Y and gamma-melanocyte stimulating hormone (gamma-MSH) share a common pressor mechanism of action. Endocrine 35:312 —324.
Chee MJ, Morl K, Lindner D, Merten N, Zamponi GW, Light PE, Beck-Sickinger AG, Colmers WF (2008) The third intracellular loop stabilizes the inactive state of the neuropeptide Y1 receptor. J Biol Chem 283:33337 —33346.