November 2006

• Identification of nesfatin-1 as a satiety molecule in the hypothalamus

  Shinsuke Oh-i, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tetsurou Satoh, Shuichi Okada, Sachika Adachi, Kinji Inoue, Hiroshi Eguchi, Masanori Yamamoto, Toshihiro Imaki, Koushi Hashimoto, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Tsuyoshi Monden, Kazuhiko Horiguchi, Masanobu Yamada & Masatomo Mori
  Nature 443 709 - 712
  (1 October 2006); doi:10.1038/nature05162

  Abstract

• Ubiquitinated TDP-43 in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  M. Neumann, D. M. Sampathu, L. K. Kwong, A. C. Truax, M. C. Micsenyi, T. T. Chou, J. Bruce, T. Schuck, M. Grossman, C. M. Clark, L. F. Mccluskey, B. L. Miller, E. Masliah, I. R. Mackenzie, H. Feldman, W. Feiden, H. A. Kretzschmar, J. Q. Trojanowski & V. M.-Y. Lee
  Science 314
  (6 October 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1134108

  Abstract

• The neurodegenerative disease protein aprataxin resolves abortive DNA ligation intermediates

  Ivan Ahel, Ulrich Rass, Sherif F. El-khamisy, Sachin Katyal, Paula M. Clements, Peter J. Mckinnon, Keith W. Caldecott & Stephen C. West
  Nature 443 713 - 716
  (10 September 2006); doi:10.1038/nature05164

  Abstract

• Next-Generation Optical Technologies for Illuminating Genetically Targeted Brain Circuits

  K. Deisseroth, G. Feng, A. K. Majewska, G. Miesenbock, A. Ting & M. J. Schnitzer
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3863-06.2006

  Abstract

• Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases

  Michael T. Lin & M. Flint Beal
  Nature 443 787 - 795
  (18 October 2006); doi:10.1038/nature05292

  Abstract

• Cell death in the nervous system

  Dale E. Bredesen, Rammohan V. Rao & Patrick Mehlen
  Nature 443 796 - 802
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  Abstract

• Dysregulation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression and Neurosecretory Function in Mecp2 Null Mice

  H. Wang, S.-a. Chan, M. Ogier, D. Hellard, Q. Wang, C. Smith & D. M. Katz
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (18 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1810-06.2006

  Abstract

• Role of Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 in Retinal Patterning and Retinotectal Projection

  H. Sakuta, H. Takahashi, T. Shintani, K. Etani, A. Aoshima & M. Noda
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (18 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3027-06.2006

  Abstract

• An Inhibitor of Serine Proteases, Neuroserpin, Acts as a Neuroprotective Agent in a Mouse Model of Neurodegenerative Disease

  Y. Simonin, Y. Charron, P. Sonderegger, J.-D. Vassalli & A. C. Kato
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3582-06.2006

  Abstract

• Addiction and Arousal: Alternative Roles of Hypothalamic Peptides

  L. d. Lecea, B. E. Jones, B. Boutrel, S. L. Borgland, S. Nishino, M. Bubser & R. Dileone
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3118-06.2006

  Abstract

• Singing Mice, Songbirds, and More: Models for FOXP2 Function and Dysfunction in Human Speech and Language

  S. A. White, S. E. Fisher, D. H. Geschwind, C. Scharff & T. E. Holy
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3379-06.2006

  Abstract

• Deletion of Annexin 2 Light Chain p11 in Nociceptors Causes Deficits in Somatosensory Coding and Pain Behavior

  T. Foulkes, M. A. Nassar, T. Lane, E. A. Matthews, M. D. Baker, V. Gerke, K. Okuse, A. H. Dickenson & J. N. Wood
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1997-06.2006

  Abstract

• The Transcription Factor six1 Inhibits Neuronal and Promotes Hair Cell Fate in the Developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Inner Ear

  O. Bricaud & A. Collazo
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1025-06.2006

  Abstract

• Bombesin Receptors as a Novel Anti-Anxiety Therapeutic Target: BB1 Receptor Actions on Anxiety through Alterations of Serotonin Activity

  Z. Merali, T. Bedard, N. Andrews, B. Davis, A. T. Mcknight, M. I. Gonzalez, M. Pritchard, P. Kent & H. Anisman
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (11 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1219-06.2006

  Abstract

• Tatiana V Morozova, Robert RH Anholt & Trudy FC Mackay
  Genome Biology 7
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  Abstract

• Kallmann Syndrome: Mutations in the Genes Encoding Prokineticin-2 and Prokineticin Receptor-2

  Catherine Dodé, Luis Teixeira, Jacqueline Levilliers, Corinne Fouveaut, Philippe Bouchard, Marie-Laure Kottler, James Lespinasse, Anne Lienhardt-roussie, Michèle Mathieu, Alexandre Moerman, Graeme Morgan, Arnaud Murat, Jean-Edmont Toublanc, Slawomir Wolczynski, Marc Delpech, Christine Petit, Jacques Young & Jean-Pierre Hardelin
  PLoS Genetics 2
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  Abstract

• Eph tyrosine kinase receptor EphA4 is required for the topographic mapping of the corticospinal tract

  A. J. Canty, U. Greferath, A. M. Turnley & M. Murphy
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (17 October 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0607350103

  Abstract

• Meninges control tangential migration of hem-derived Cajal-Retzius cells via CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling

  Víctor Borrell & Oscar Marín
  Nature Neuroscience 9 1284 - 1293
  (10 September 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1764

  Abstract

• NGL family PSD-95–interacting adhesion molecules regulate excitatory synapse formation

  Seho Kim, Alain Burette, Hye Sun Chung, Seok-Kyu Kwon, Jooyeon Woo, Hyun Woo Lee, Karam Kim, Hyun Kim, Richard J Weinberg & Eunjoon Kim
  Nature Neuroscience 9 1294 - 1301
  (17 September 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1763

  Abstract

• Lamin B1 duplications cause autosomal dominant leukodystrophy

  Quasar S Padiath, Kazumasa Saigoh, Raphael Schiffmann, Hideaki Asahara, Takeshi Yamada, Anulf Koeppen, Kirk Hogan, Louis J Ptáek & Ying-Hui Fu
  Nature Genetics 38 1114 - 1123
  (3 September 2006); doi:10.1038/ng1872

  Abstract

• A common CFH haplotype, with deletion of CFHR1 and CFHR3, is associated with lower risk of age-related macular degeneration

  Anne E Hughes, Nick Orr, Hossein Esfandiary, Martha Diaz-torres, Timothy Goodship & Usha Chakravarthy
  Nature Genetics 38 1173 - 1177
  (24 September 2006); doi:10.1038/ng1890

  Abstract

• Odd-skipped genes specify the signaling center that triggers retinogenesis in Drosophila

  C. Bras-pereira, J. Bessa & F. Casares
  Development 133
  (4 October 2006); doi:10.1242/dev.02593

  Abstract

• COUP-TFI is required for the formation of commissural projections in the forebrain by regulating axonal growth

  M. Armentano, A. Filosa, G. Andolfi & M. Studer
  Development 133
  (4 October 2006); doi:10.1242/dev.02600

  Abstract

• Genetic mouse models for studying inhibitors of spinal axon regeneration

  B Zheng, J Lee & F Xie
  Trends in Neurosciences 29
  (1 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.tins.2006.09.005

  Abstract

• From the Cover: A genetic variant that disrupts MET transcription is associated with autism

  D. B. Campbell, J. S. Sutcliffe, P. J. Ebert, R. Militerni, C. Bravaccio, S. Trillo, M. Elia, C. Schneider, R. Melmed, R. Sacco, A. M. Persico & P. Levitt
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (24 October 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0605296103

  Abstract

• From the Genome to the Proteome: Uncovering Peptides in the Apis Brain

  A. B. Hummon, T. A. Richmond, P. Verleyen, G. Baggerman, J. Huybrechts, M. A. Ewing, E. Vierstraete, S. L. Rodriguez-zas, L. Schoofs, G. E. Robinson & J. V. Sweedler
  Science 314
  (27 October 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1124128

  Abstract

• Brain-Specific Phosphorylation of MeCP2 Regulates Activity-Dependent Bdnf Transcription, Dendritic Growth, and Spine Maturation

  Z Zhou, E Hong, S Cohen, W Zhao, H Ho, L Schmidt, W Chen, Y Lin, E Savner & E Griffith
  Neuron 52
  (19 October 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.037

  Abstract

• Rab5 and Rab7 Control Endocytic Sorting along the Axonal Retrograde Transport Pathway

  K Deinhardt, S Salinas, C Verastegui, R Watson, D Worth, S Hanrahan, C Bucci & G Schiavo
  Neuron 52
  (19 October 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.08.018

  Abstract

• CLC-3 Channels Modulate Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Neurons

  X Wang, L Deriy, S Foss, P Huang, F Lamb, M Kaetzel, V Bindokas, J Marks & D Nelson
  Neuron 52
  (19 October 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.08.035

  Abstract

• Wild-type microglia extend survival in PU.1 knockout mice with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  D. R. Beers, J. S. Henkel, Q. Xiao, W. Zhao, J. Wang, A. A. Yen, L. Siklos, S. R. Mckercher & S. H. Appel
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (16 October 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0607423103

  Abstract

• Protrudin Induces Neurite Formation by Directional Membrane Trafficking

  M. Shirane & K. I. Nakayama
  Science 314
  (3 November 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1134027

  Abstract

• The Polarity Protein Par-3 Directly Interacts with p75NTR to Regulate Myelination

  J. R. Chan, C. Jolicoeur, J. Yamauchi, J. Elliott, J. P. Fawcett, B. K. Ng & M. Cayouette
  Science 314
  (3 November 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1134069

  Abstract

• A Century of Alzheimer's Disease

  M. Goedert & M. G. Spillantini
  Science 314
  (3 November 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1132814

  Abstract

• 100 Years and Counting: Prospects for Defeating Alzheimer's Disease

  E. D. Roberson & L. Mucke
  Science 314
  (3 November 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1132813

  Abstract

• Activated protein C inhibits tissue plasminogen activator–induced brain hemorrhage

  Tong Cheng, Anthony L Petraglia, Zhang Li, Meenakshisundaram Thiyagarajan, Zhihui Zhong, Zhenhua Wu, Dong Liu, Sanjay B Maggirwar, Rashid Deane, José A Fernández, Barbra Larue, John H Griffin, Michael Chopp & Berislav V Zlokovic
  Nature Medicine 12 1278 - 1285
  (29 October 2006); doi:10.1038/nm1498

  Abstract

• Functional CpG Methylation System in a Social Insect

  Y. Wang, M. Jorda, P. L. Jones, R. Maleszka, X. Ling, H. M. Robertson, C. A. Mizzen, M. A. Peinado & G. E. Robinson
  Science 314
  (27 October 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1135213

  Abstract

• Odorant Receptor-Derived cAMP Signals Direct Axonal Targeting

  T. Imai, M. Suzuki & H. Sakano
  Science 314
  (27 October 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1131794

  Abstract

• The Transcriptional Coactivator Querkopf Controls Adult Neurogenesis

  T. D. Merson, M. P. Dixon, C. Collin, R. L. Rietze, P. F. Bartlett, T. Thomas & A. K. Voss
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (1 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2247-06.2006

  Abstract

• Rescuing qkv Dysmyelination by a Single Isoform of the Selective RNA-Binding Protein QKI

  L. Zhao, D. Tian, M. Xia, W. B. Macklin & Y. Feng
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (1 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2677-06.2006

  Abstract

• Ataxin-3 Represses Transcription via Chromatin Binding, Interaction with Histone Deacetylase 3, and Histone Deacetylation

  B. O. Evert, J. Araujo, A. M. Vieira-saecker, R. A. I. De vos, S. Harendza, T. Klockgether & U. Wullner
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (1 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2053-06.2006

  Abstract

• Transgenic Rescue of ataxia Mice with Neuronal-Specific Expression of Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 14

  S. Crimmins, Y. Jin, C. Wheeler, A. K. Huffman, C. Chapman, L. E. Dobrunz, A. Levey, K. A. Roth, J. A. Wilson & S. M. Wilson
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (1 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3600-06.2006

  Abstract

• Distinct Roles of the beta1-Class Integrins at the Developing and the Mature Hippocampal Excitatory Synapse

  Z. Huang, K. Shimazu, N. H. Woo, K. Zang, U. Muller, B. Lu & L. F. Reichardt
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (25 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3526-06.2006

  Abstract

• Matrix Metalloproteinases Expressed by Astrocytes Mediate Extracellular Amyloid-beta Peptide Catabolism

  K.-J. Yin, J. R. Cirrito, P. Yan, X. Hu, Q. Xiao, X. Pan, R. Bateman, H. Song, F.-F. Hsu, J. Turk, J. Xu, C. Y Hsu, J. C. Mills, D. M. Holtzman & J.-M. Lee
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (25 October 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2085-06.2006

  Abstract

• Anne E Carpenter, Thouis R Jones, Michael R Lamprecht, Colin Clarke, In Kang, Ola Friman, David A Guertin, Joo Chang, Robert A Lindquist, Jason Moffat, Polina Golland & David M Sabatini
  Genome Biology 7
  (1 January 2006); doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-10-r100

  Abstract

• A C. elegans Model of Nicotine-Dependent Behavior: Regulation by TRP-Family Channels

  Z Feng, W Li, A Ward, B Piggott, E Larkspur, P Sternberg & X Xu
  Cell 127
  (3 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.035

  Abstract

•  O-conotoxin MrVIB selectively blocks Nav1.8 sensory neuron specific sodium channels and chronic pain behavior without motor deficits

  J. Ekberg, A. Jayamanne, C. W. Vaughan, S. Aslan, L. Thomas, J. Mould, R. Drinkwater, M. D. Baker, B. Abrahamsen, J. N. Wood, D. J. Adams, M. J. Christie & R. J. Lewis
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (24 October 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0601819103

  Abstract

• IGF-I specifically enhances axon outgrowth of corticospinal motor neurons

  P Hande özdinler & Jeffrey D Macklis
  Nature Neuroscience 9 1371 - 1381
  (22 October 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1789

  Abstract

• Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 Interactome: evidence for the close connectivity of risk genes and a potential synaptic basis for schizophrenia

  L M Camargo, V Collura, J-C Rain, K Mizuguchi, H Hermjakob, S Kerrien, T P Bonnert, P J Whiting & N J Brandon
  Molecular Psychiatry 12 74 - 86
  (17 October 2006); doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001880

  Abstract

• A neuregulin 1 variant associated with abnormal cortical function and psychotic symptoms

  Jeremy Hall, Heather C Whalley, Dominic E Job, Ben J Baig, Andrew M Mcintosh, Kathryn L Evans, Pippa A Thomson, David J Porteous, David G Cunningham-owens, Eve C Johnstone & Stephen M Lawrie
  Nature Neuroscience 9
  (29 December 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1795

  Abstract

• Evidence that the adaptive allele of the brain size gene microcephalin introgressed into Homo sapiens from an archaic Homo lineage

  P. D. Evans, N. Mekel-bobrov, E. J. Vallender, R. R. Hudson & B. T. Lahn
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (28 November 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0606966103

  Abstract

• The TRPM7 Ion Channel Functions in Cholinergic Synaptic Vesicles and Affects Transmitter Release

  G Krapivinsky, S Mochida, L Krapivinsky, S Cibulsky & D Clapham
  Neuron 52
  (9 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.033

  Abstract

• Boc is a receptor for sonic hedgehog in the guidance of commissural axons

  Ami Okada, Frédéric Charron, Steves Morin, David S. Shin, Karen Wong, Pierre J. Fabre, Marc Tessier-lavigne & Susan K. Mcconnell
  Nature 444 369 - 373
  (1 November 2006); doi:10.1038/nature05246

  Abstract

• Collecting and organizing systematic sets of protein data

  John G. Albeck, Gavin Macbeath, Forest M. White, Peter K. Sorger, Douglas A. Lauffenburger & Suzanne Gaudet
  Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 7 803 - 812
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  Abstract

• Genetics of global gene expression

  Matthew V. Rockman & Leonid Kruglyak
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  Abstract

• Retinal repair by transplantation of photoreceptor precursors

  R. E. Maclaren, R. A. Pearson, A. Macneil, R. H. Douglas, T. E. Salt, M. Akimoto, A. Swaroop, J. C. Sowden & R. R. Ali
  Nature 444 203 - 207
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• Arc/Arg3.1 Is Essential for the Consolidation of Synaptic Plasticity and Memories

  N Plath, O Ohana, B Dammermann, M Errington, D Schmitz, C Gross, X Mao, A Engelsberg, C Mahlke & H Welzl
  Neuron 52
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  Abstract

• Arc/Arg3.1 Mediates Homeostatic Synaptic Scaling of AMPA Receptors

  J Shepherd, G Rumbaugh, J Wu, S Chowdhury, N Plath, D Kuhl, R Huganir & P Worley
  Neuron 52
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  Abstract

• Arc/Arg3.1 Interacts with the Endocytic Machinery to Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking

  S Chowdhury, J Shepherd, H Okuno, G Lyford, R Petralia, N Plath, D Kuhl, R Huganir & P Worley
  Neuron 52
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  Abstract

• Increased Expression of the Immediate-Early Gene Arc/Arg3.1 Reduces AMPA Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Transmission

  E Rialverde, J Leeosbourne, P Worley, R Malinow & H Cline
  Neuron 52
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  Abstract

• Enhancing Cognition after Stress with Gene Therapy

  A. Nicholas, C. D. Munhoz, D. Ferguson, L. Campbell & R. Sapolsky
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
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  Abstract

• Accelerated Evolution of Conserved Noncoding Sequences in Humans

  S. Prabhakar, J. P. Noonan, S. Paabo & E. M. Rubin
  Science 314
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  Abstract

• Vesicular Glutamate Transporter VGLUT2 Expression Levels Control Quantal Size and Neuropathic Pain

  D. Moechars, M. C. Weston, S. Leo, Z. Callaerts-vegh, I. Goris, G. Daneels, A. Buist, M. Cik, P. Van der spek, S. Kass, T. Meert, R. D'hooge, C. Rosenmund & R. M. Hampson
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
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  Abstract

• Expression of Mutated Mouse Myocilin Induces Open-Angle Glaucoma in Transgenic Mice

  V. Senatorov, I. Malyukova, R. Fariss, E. F. Wawrousek, S. Swaminathan, S. K. Sharan & S. Tomarev
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (15 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3020-06.2006

  Abstract

• The Drosophila radish gene encodes a protein required for anesthesia-resistant memory

  E. Folkers, S. Waddell & W. G. Quinn
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (14 November 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0608377103

  Abstract