Publications

2010

Sloan HL, Austin VC, Blamire AM, Schnupp JW, Lowe AS, Allers KA, Matthews PM, Sibson NR (2010) Regional differences in neurovascular coupling in rat brain as determined by fMRI and electrophysiology. Neuroimage
Wierenga CJ, Müllner FE, Rinke I, Keck T, Stein V, Bonhoeffer T (2010) Molecular and electrophysiological characterization of GFP-expressing CA1 interneurons in GAD65-GFP mice. PLoS One
Roth M, Bonev B, Lindsay J, Lea R, Panagiotaki N, Houart C, Papalopulu N (2010) FoxG1 and TLE2 act cooperatively to regulate ventral telencephalon formation. Development
Fassier C, Hutt JA, Scholpp S, Lumsden A, Giros B, Nothias F, Schneider-Maunoury S, Houart C, Hazan J (2010) Zebrafish atlastin controls motility and spinal motor axon architecture via inhibition of the BMP pathway. Nat Neurosci
Alexandre P, Reugels AM, Barker D, Blanc E, Clarke JD (2010) Neurons derive from the more apical daughter in asymmetric divisions in the zebrafish neural tube. Nat Neurosci
Picone R, Ren X, Ivanovitch KD, Clarke JD, McKendry RA, Baum B (2010) A polarised population of dynamic microtubules mediates homeostatic length control in animal cells. PLoS Biol
Qu Y, Glasco DM, Zhou L, Sawant A, Ravni A, Fritzsch B, Damrau C, Murdoch JN, Evans S, Pfaff SL, Formstone C, Goffinet AM, Chandrasekhar A, Tissir F (2010) Atypical cadherins Celsr1-3 differentially regulate migration of facial branchiomotor neurons in mice. J Neurosci

Alcedo J, Maier W, Ch'ng Q (2010) Sensory influence on homeostasis and lifespan: molecules and circuits. Adv Exp Med Biol
Paudyal A, Damrau C, Patterson VL, Ermakov A, Formstone C, Lalanne Z, Wells S, Lu X, Norris DP, Dean CH, Henderson DJ, Murdoch JN (2010) The novel mouse mutant, chuzhoi, has disruption of Ptk7 protein and exhibits defects in neural tube, heart and lung development and abnormal planar cell polarity in the ear. BMC Dev Biol

Marler KJ, Poopalasundaram S, Broom ER, Wentzel C, Drescher U (2010) Pro-neurotrophins secreted from retinal ganglion cell axons are necessary for ephrinA-p75NTR-mediated axon guidance. Neural Dev
Soutar MP, Kim WY, Williamson R, Peggie M, Hastie CJ, McLauchlan H, Snider WD, Gordon-Weeks PR, Sutherland C (2010) Evidence that glycogen synthase kinase-3 isoforms have distinct substrate preference in the brain. J Neurochem
Grubb MS, Burrone J (2010) Channelrhodopsin-2 localised to the axon initial segment. PLoS One
Lin HH, Bell E, Uwanogho D, Perfect LW, Noristani H, Bates TJ, Snetkov V, Price J, Sun YM (2010) Neuronatin promotes neural lineage in ESCs via Ca(2+) signaling. Stem Cells
Ben Fredj N, Hammond S, Otsuna H, Chien CB, Burrone J, Meyer MP (2010) Synaptic activity and activity-dependent competition regulates axon arbor maturation, growth arrest, and territory in the retinotectal projection. J Neurosci
Grubb MS, Burrone J (2010) Building and maintaining the axon initial segment. Curr Opin Neurobiol
Grubb MS, Burrone J (2010) Activity-dependent relocation of the axon initial segment fine-tunes neuronal excitability. Nature
Graham A (2010) Developmental homoplasy: convergence in cellular differentiation. J Anat
Yates LL, Schnatwinkel C, Murdoch JN, Bogani D, Formstone CJ, Townsend S, Greenfield A, Niswander LA, Dean CH (2010) The PCP genes Celsr1 and Vangl2 are required for normal lung branching morphogenesis. Hum Mol Genet

Formstone CJ, Moxon C, Murdoch J, Little P, Mason I (2010) Basal enrichment within neuroepithelia suggests novel function(s) for Celsr1 protein. Mol Cell Neurosci

Tahirovic S, Hellal F, Neukirchen D, Hindges R, Garvalov BK, Flynn KC, Stradal TE, Chrostek-Grashoff A, Brakebusch C, Bradke F (2010) Rac1 regulates neuronal polarization through the WAVE complex. J Neurosci
Tymanskyj SR, Lin S, Gordon-Weeks PR (2010) Evolution of the spatial distribution of MAP1B phosphorylation sites in vertebrate neurons. J Anat
Fanto M and Charroux B (2010) Book chapter: Atrophin-1. In: Kompoliti K, and Verhagen Metman L (eds.) Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders. Oxford: Academic Press
Charroux B & Fanto M (2010) The fine line between waste disposal and recycle. Autophagy, In press
Arancio W, Onorati MC, Burgio G, Collesano M, Ingrassia AM, Genovese SI, Fanto M, Corona DF (2010) The Nucleosome Remodeling Factor ISWI Functionally Interacts with an Evolutionarily Conserved Network of Cellular Factors. Genetics
Nisoli I, Chauvin JP, Napoletano F, Calamita P, Zanin V, Fanto M, Charroux B (2010) Neurodegeneration by polyglutamine Atrophin is not rescued by induction of autophagy. Cell Death Differ
Pinter R, Hindges R (2010) Perturbations of microRNA function in mouse dicer mutants produce retinal defects and lead to aberrant axon pathfinding at the optic chiasm. PLoS One
Truman JW, Moats W, Altman J, Marin EC, Williams DW (2010) Role of Notch signaling in establishing the hemilineages of secondary neurons in Drosophila melanogaster. Development
Wheldon LM, Haines BP, Rajappa R, Mason I, Rigby PW, Heath JK (2010) Critical role of FLRT1 phosphorylation in the interdependent regulation of FLRT1 function and FGF receptor signalling. PLoS One
Formstone C, & Mason I (2010) Book chapter: The Celsr/Flamingo Family of Protocadherins. In ³Molecular and Functional Diversities of Cadherins and Protocadherins² Ed. K. Yoshida. Research Signpost Books.
Formstone CJ (2010) Book Chapter: 7TM‑Cadherins: Developmental Roles and Future Challenges. In "Adhesion-GPCRs: Structure to Function". Eds. Simon Yona and Martin Stacey
Castaño Z, Gordon-Weeks PR, Kypta RM (2010) The neuron-specific isoform of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta is required for axon growth. J Neurochem
Chaplin N, Tendeng C, Wingate RJ (2010) Absence of an external germinal layer in zebrafish and shark reveals a distinct, anamniote ground plan of cerebellum development. J Neurosci
Grossman N, Poher V, Grubb MS, Kennedy GT, Nikolic K, McGovern B, Palmini RB, Gong Z, Drakakis EM, Neil MA, Dawson MD, Burrone J, Degenaar P (2010) Multi-site optical excitation using ChR2 and micro-LED array. J Neural Eng

2009

Bergami M, Berninger B, Canossa M (2009) Conditional deletion of TrkB alters adult hippocampal neurogenesis and anxiety-related behavior. Commun Integr Biol
Brill MS, Ninkovic J, Winpenny E, Hodge RD, Ozen I, Yang R, Lepier A, Gascón S, Erdelyi F, Szabo G, Parras C, Guillemot F, Frotscher M, Berninger B, Hevner RF, Raineteau O, Götz M (2009) Adult generation of glutamatergic olfactory bulb interneurons. Nat Neurosci
Martini FJ, Valiente M, López Bendito G, Szabó G, Moya F, Valdeolmillos M, Marín O (2009) Biased selection of leading process branches mediates chemotaxis during tangential neuronal migration. Development

Gelman DM, Martini FJ, Nóbrega-Pereira S, Pierani A, Kessaris N, Marín O (2009) The embryonic preoptic area is a novel source of cortical GABAergic interneurons. J Neurosci

van Diepen MT, Parsons M, Downes CP, Leslie NR, Hindges R, Eickholt BJ (2009) MyosinV controls PTEN function and neuronal cell size. Nat Cell Biol
Sahara S, O'Leary DD (2009) Fgf10 regulates transition period of cortical stem cell differentiation to radial glia controlling generation of neurons and basal progenitors. Neuron
Sousa-Nunes R, Chia W, Somers WG (2009) Protein phosphatase 4 mediates localization of the Miranda complex during Drosophila neuroblast asymmetric divisions. Genes Dev
Andreae LC, Lumsden A, Gilthorpe JD (2009) Chick Lrrn2, a novel downstream effector of Hoxb1 and Shh, functions in the selective targeting of rhombomere 4 motor neurons. Neural Dev
Ashioti M, Beech JS, Lowe AS, Bernanos M, McCreary A, Modo MM, Williams SC (2009) Neither in vivo MRI nor behavioural assessment indicate therapeutic efficacy for a novel 5HT(1A) agonist in rat models of ischaemic stroke. BMC Neurosci
Tuxworth RI, Vivancos V, O'Hare MB, Tear G (2009) Interactions between the juvenile Batten disease gene, CLN3, and the Notch and JNK signalling pathways. Hum Mol Genet
Nikolaou N, Watanabe-Asaka T, Gerety S, Distel M, Köster RW, Wilkinson DG (2009) Lunatic fringe promotes the lateral inhibition of neurogenesis. Development
Kiecker C, Lumsden A (2009) Recent advances in neural development. F1000 Biol Rep
Cardona A, Larsen C, Hartenstein V (2009) Neuronal fiber tracts connecting the brain and ventral nerve cord of the early Drosophila larva. J Comp Neurol
Larsen C, Shy D, Spindler SR, Fung S, Pereanu W, Younossi-Hartenstein A, Hartenstein V (2009) Patterns of growth, axonal extension and axonal arborization of neuronal lineages in the developing Drosophila brain. Dev Biol
Thompson H, Blentic A, Watson S, Begbie J, Graham A (2009) The formation of the superior and jugular ganglia: Insights into the generation of sensory neurons by the neural crest. Dev Dyn
Graham A (2009) Melanocyte production: dark side of the Schwann cell. Curr Biol
Rallis A, Moore C, Ng J (2009) Signal strength and signal duration define two distinct aspects of JNK-regulated axon stability. Dev Biol
Malin S, McManus S, Cobaleda C, Novatchkova M, Delogu A, Bouillet P, Strasser A, Busslinger M (2009) Role of STAT5 in controlling cell survival and immunoglobulin gene recombination during pro-B cell development. Nat Immunol
Scholpp S, Delogu A, Gilthorpe J, Peukert D, Schindler S, Lumsden A (2009) Her6 regulates the neurogenetic gradient and neuronal identity in the thalamus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Zhou B, Williams DW, Altman J, Riddiford LM, Truman JW (2009) Temporal patterns of broad isoform expression during the development of neuronal lineages in Drosophila. Neural Dev
Jackson RE, Eickholt BJ (2009) Semaphorin signalling. Curr Biol
Kreis P, van Diepen MT, Eickholt BJ (2009) Regulation of PTEN in neurons by myosin-based transport mechanisms. Adv Enzyme Regul
Clarke J (2009) Live imaging of development in fish embryos. Semin Cell Dev Biol
Kriebitz NN, Kiecker C, McCormick L, Lumsden A, Graham A, Bell E (2009) PRDC regulates placode neurogenesis in chick by modulating BMP signalling. Dev Biol
Geraldo S, Gordon-Weeks PR (2009) Cytoskeletal dynamics in growth-cone steering. J Cell Sci
Brierley DJ, Blanc E, Reddy OV, Vijayraghavan K, Williams DW (2009) Dendritic targeting in the leg neuropil of Drosophila: the role of midline signalling molecules in generating a myotopic map. PLoS Biol
Quinlan R, Graf M, Mason I, Lumsden A, Kiecker C (2009) Complex and dynamic patterns of Wnt pathway gene expression in the developing chick forebrain. Neural Dev
Wood-Kaczmar A, Kraus M, Ishiguro K, Philpott KL, Gordon-Weeks PR (2009) An alternatively spliced form of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta is targeted to growing neurites and growth cones. Mol Cell Neurosci
Yaguchi Y, Yu T, Ahmed MU, Berry M, Mason I, Basson MA (2009) Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) gene expression in the developing cerebellum suggests multiple roles for FGF signaling during cerebellar morphogenesis and development. Dev Dyn
Scales TM, Lin S, Kraus M, Goold RG, Gordon-Weeks PR (2009) Nonprimed and DYRK1A-primed GSK3{beta}-phosphorylation sites on MAP1B regulate microtubule dynamics in growing axons. J Cell Sci
Nikolic K, Grossman N, Grubb MS, Burrone J, Toumazou C, Degenaar P (2009) Photocycles of channelrhodopsin-2. Photochem Photobiol
Fredj NB, Burrone J (2009) A resting pool of vesicles is responsible for spontaneous vesicle fusion at the synapse. Nat Neurosci
Degenaar P, Grossman N, Memon MA, Burrone J, Dawson M, Drakakis E, Neil M, Nikolic K (2009) Optobionic vision--a new genetically enhanced light on retinal prosthesis. J Neural Eng
Clarke J (2009) Role of polarized cell divisions in zebrafish neural tube formation. Curr Opin Neurobiol
Tawk M, Bianco IH, Clarke JD (2009) Focal electroporation in zebrafish embryos and larvae. Methods Mol Biol
Paridaen JT, Danesin C, Elas AT, van de Water S, Houart C, Zivkovic D (2009) Apc1-mediated antagonism of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling is required for retino-tectal pathfinding in the zebrafish. Zebrafish
Danesin C, Peres JN, Johansson M, Snowden V, Cording A, Papalopulu N, Houart C (2009) Integration of telencephalic Wnt and hedgehog signaling center activities by Foxg1. Dev Cell
Paridaen JT, Danesin C, Elas AT, van de Water S, Houart C, Zivkovic D (2009) Apc1 is required for maintenance of local brain organizers and dorsal midbrain survival. Dev Biol
Robles E, Smith SJ, Meyer MP (2009) Synaptic Precursors: Filopodia. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Elsevier.
Vivancos V, Chen P, Spassky N, Qian D, Dabdoub A, Kelley M, Studer M, Guthrie S (2009) Wnt activity guides facial branchiomotor neuron migration, and involves the PCP pathway and JNK and ROCK kinases. Neural Dev
Chambers D, Wilson LJ, Alfonsi F, Hunter E, Saxena U, Blanc E, Lumsden A (2009) Rhombomere-specific analysis reveals the repertoire of genetic cues expressed across the developing hindbrain. Neural Dev
Tolhurst DJ, Smyth D, Thompson ID (2009) The sparseness of neuronal responses in ferret primary visual cortex. J Neurosci
Smith MM, Fraser GJ, Mitsiadis TA (2009) Dental lamina as source of odontogenic stem cells: evolutionary origins and developmental control of tooth generation in gnathostomes. J Exp Zoolog B Mol Dev Evol
Smith MM, Fraser GJ, Chaplin N, Hobbs C, Graham A (2009) Reiterative pattern of sonic hedgehog expression in the catshark dentition reveals a phylogenetic template for jawed vertebrates. Proc Biol Sci
Sharpe, P. and Mason, I. (2009) Molecular Embryology ­ Methods and Protocols". Series: Methods in Molecular Biology Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. 2nd Edition. Approx 400pp

2008

Brill MS, Snapyan M, Wohlfrom H, Ninkovic J, Jawerka M, Mastick GS, Ashery-Padan R, Saghatelyan A, Berninger B, Götz M (2008) A dlx2- and pax6-dependent transcriptional code for periglomerular neuron specification in the adult olfactory bulb. J Neurosci
Bergami M, Santi S, Formaggio E, Cagnoli C, Verderio C, Blum R, Berninger B, Matteoli M, Canossa M (2008) Uptake and recycling of pro-BDNF for transmitter-induced secretion by cortical astrocytes. J Cell Biol
Khan AG, Thattai M, Bhalla US (2008) Odor representations in the rat olfactory bulb change smoothly with morphing stimuli. Neuron
López-Bendito G, Sánchez-Alcañiz JA, Pla R, Borrell V, Picó E, Valdeolmillos M, Marín O (2008) Chemokine signaling controls intracortical migration and final distribution of GABAergic interneurons. J Neurosci

Ascoli GA, Alonso-Nanclares L, Anderson SA, Barrionuevo G, Benavides-Piccione R, Burkhalter A, Buzsáki G, Cauli B, Defelipe J, Fairén A, Feldmeyer D, Fishell G, Fregnac Y, Freund TF, Gardner D, Gardner EP, Goldberg JH, Helmstaedter M, Hestrin S, Karube F, Kisvárday ZF, Lambolez B, Lewis DA, Marin O, Markram H, Muñoz A, Packer A, Petersen CC, Rockland KS, Rossier J, Rudy B, Somogyi P, Staiger JF, Tamas G, Thomson AM, Toledo-Rodriguez M, Wang Y, West DC, Yuste R (2008) Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex. Nat Rev Neurosci

Nóbrega-Pereira S, Kessaris N, Du T, Kimura S, Anderson SA, Marín O (2008) Postmitotic Nkx2-1 controls the migration of telencephalic interneurons by direct repression of guidance receptors. Neuron

Makeyev EV, Maniatis T (2008) Multilevel regulation of gene expression by microRNAs. Science
Plachez C, Andrews W, Liapi A, Knoell B, Drescher U, Mankoo B, Zhe L, Mambetisaeva E, Annan A, Bannister L, Parnavelas JG, Richards LJ, Sundaresan V (2008) Robos are required for the correct targeting of retinal ganglion cell axons in the visual pathway of the brain. Mol Cell Neurosci
Williams RH, Alexopoulos H, Jensen LT, Fugger L, Burdakov D (2008) Adaptive sugar sensors in hypothalamic feeding circuits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
O'Leary DD, Sahara S (2008) Genetic regulation of arealization of the neocortex. Curr Opin Neurobiol
Morice E, Andreae LC, Cooke SF, Vanes L, Fisher EM, Tybulewicz VL, Bliss TV (2008) Preservation of long-term memory and synaptic plasticity despite short-term impairments in the Tc1 mouse model of Down syndrome. Learn Mem
Buckley CE, Goldsmith P, Franklin RJ (2008) Zebrafish myelination: a transparent model for remyelination? Dis Model Mech
Tear G (2008) Dynein branches out. Nat Cell Biol