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The Research Library categorizes and alerts you to recent neuroscience- and genomics-related research in journals from the Nature family and from other publishers. Primary research and review articles are included, as are News and Views.
December 2006
fruitless regulates aggression and dominance in Drosophila
Eleftheria Vrontou, Steven P Nilsen, Ebru Demir, Edward A Kravitz & Barry J Dickson
Nature Neuroscience 9
(19 December 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1809RORα-Mediated Purkinje Cell Development Determines Disease Severity in Adult SCA1 Mice
H Serra, L Duvick, T Zu, K Carlson, S Stevens, N Jorgensen, A Lysholm, E Burright, H Zoghbi & H Clark
Cell 127
(17 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.036The Familial Parkinsonism Gene LRRK2 Regulates Neurite Process Morphology
D Macleod, J Dowman, R Hammond, T Leete, K Inoue & A Abeliovich
Neuron 52
(22 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.10.008Phospholipase Cβ 3 Mediates the Scratching Response Activated by the Histamine H1 Receptor on C-Fiber Nociceptive Neurons
S Han, V Mancino & M Simon
Neuron 52
(22 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.036In vivo enhancer analysis of human conserved non-coding sequences
Len A. Pennacchio, Nadav Ahituv, Alan M. Moses, Shyam Prabhakar, Marcelo A. Nobrega, Malak Shoukry, Simon Minovitsky, Inna Dubchak, Amy Holt, Keith D. Lewis, Ingrid Plajzer-frick, Jennifer Akiyama, Sarah De val, Veena Afzal, Brian L. Black, Olivier Couronne, Michael B. Eisen, Axel Visel & Edward M. Rubin
Nature 444 499 - 502
(5 November 2006); doi:10.1038/nature05295LRRTM3 promotes processing of amyloid-precursor protein by BACE1 and is a positional candidate gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
J. Majercak, W. J. Ray, A. Espeseth, A. Simon, X.-P. Shi, C. Wolffe, K. Getty, S. Marine, E. Stec, M. Ferrer, B. Strulovici, S. Bartz, A. Gates, M. Xu, Q. Huang, L. Ma, P. Shughrue, J. Burchard, D. Colussi, B. Pietrak, J. Kahana, D. Beher, T. Rosahl, M. Shearman, D. Hazuda, A. B. Sachs, K. S. Koblan, G. R. Seabrook & D. J. Stone
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
(13 November 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0605461103A double-switch system regulates male courtship behavior in male and female Drosophila melanogaster
Troy R Shirangi, Barbara J Taylor & Michael Mckeown
Nature Genetics 38 1435 - 1439
(5 November 2006); doi:10.1038/ng1908Son of Sevenless Directly Links the Robo Receptor to Rac Activation to Control Axon Repulsion at the Midline
L Yang & G Bashaw
Neuron 52
(22 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.039The ducky2J Mutation in Cacna2d2 Results in Reduced Spontaneous Purkinje Cell Activity and Altered Gene Expression
R. Donato, K. M. Page, D. Koch, M. Nieto-rostro, I. Foucault, A. Davies, T. Wilkinson, M. Rees, F. A. Edwards & A. C. Dolphin
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(29 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3080-06.2006Deletion of Kv4.2 Gene Eliminates Dendritic A-Type K+ Current and Enhances Induction of Long-Term Potentiation in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons
X. Chen, L.-L. Yuan, C. Zhao, S. G. Birnbaum, A. Frick, W. E. Jung, T. L. Schwarz, J. D. Sweatt & D. Johnston
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(22 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2667-06.2006Distinct Populations of Spinal Cord Lamina II Interneurons Expressing G-Protein-Gated Potassium Channels
C. L. Marker, R. Lujan, J. Colon & K. Wickman
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(22 November 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3693-06.2006From the Cover: Enhanced anxiety and stress-induced corticosterone release are associated with increased Crh expression in a mouse model of Rett syndrome
B. E. Mcgill, S. F. Bundle, M. B. Yaylaoglu, J. P. Carson, C. Thaller & H. Y. Zoghbi
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
(28 November 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0608702103SYD-2 Liprin-α organizes presynaptic active zone formation through ELKS
Ya Dai, Hidenori Taru, Scott L Deken, Brock Grill, Brian Ackley, Michael L Nonet & Yishi Jin
Nature Neuroscience 9
(19 December 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1808Hierarchical assembly of presynaptic components in defined C. elegans synapses
Maulik R Patel, Emily K Lehrman, Vivian Y Poon, Justin G Crump, Mei Zhen, Cornelia I Bargmann & Kang Shen
Nature Neuroscience 9
(19 December 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1806The neuronal microRNA system
Kenneth S. Kosik
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7 911 - 920
doi:10.1038/nrn2037Towards multimodal atlases of the human brain
Arthur W. Toga, Paul M. Thompson, Susumu Mori, Katrin Amunts & Karl Zilles
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7 952 - 966
doi:10.1038/nrn2012Dissecting the Functions of the Mammalian Clock Protein BMAL1 by Tissue-Specific Rescue in Mice
E. L. Mcdearmon, K. N. Patel, C. H. Ko, J. A. Walisser, A. C. Schook, J. L. Chong, L. D. Wilsbacher, E. J. Song, H.-K. Hong, C. A. Bradfield & J. S. Takahashi
Science 314
(24 November 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1132430The P2Y12 receptor regulates microglial activation by extracellular nucleotides
Sharon E Haynes, Gunther Hollopeter, Guang Yang, Dana Kurpius, Michael E Dailey, Wen-Biao Gan & David Julius
Nature Neuroscience 9
(19 December 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1805Hyperekplexia Phenotype of Glycine Receptor α1 Subunit Mutant Mice Identifies Zn2+ as an Essential Endogenous Modulator of Glycinergic Neurotransmission
K Hirzel, U Muller, A Latal, S Hulsmann, J Grudzinska, M Seeliger, H Betz & B Laube
Neuron 52
(22 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.035A polymorphism in the norepinephrine transporter gene alters promoter activity and is associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
C.-H. Kim, M. K. Hahn, Y. Joung, S. L. Anderson, A. H. Steele, M. S. Mazei-robinson, I. Gizer, M. H. Teicher, B. M. Cohen, D. Robertson, I. D. Waldman, R. D. Blakely & K.-S. Kim
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
(12 December 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0510836103Xiaowei Zhu, Mark Gerstein & Michael Snyder
Genome Biology 7
(1 January 2006); doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-11-r110A Phosphoinositide Synthase Required for a Sustained Light Response
T. Wang & C. Montell
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(6 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3673-06.2006Toll-Like Receptor 2 Signaling in Response to Brain Injury: An Innate Bridge to Neuroinflammation
A. A. Babcock, M. Wirenfeldt, T. Holm, H. H. Nielsen, L. Dissing-olesen, H. Toft-hansen, J. M. Millward, R. Landmann, S. Rivest, B. Finsen & T. Owens
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(6 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4937-05.2006Transgenic Inhibition of Neuronal Protein Kinase A Activity Facilitates Fear Extinction
C. Isiegas, A. Park, E. R. Kandel, T. Abel & K. M. Lattal
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(6 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2743-06.2006Neuronal Pentraxin 1 Contributes to the Neuronal Damage Evoked by Amyloid- and Is Overexpressed in Dystrophic Neurites in Alzheimer's Brain
M. A. Abad, M. Enguita, N. Degregorio-rocasolano, I. Ferrer & R. Trullas
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(6 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0575-06.2006GGA1 Is Expressed in the Human Brain and Affects the Generation of Amyloid -Peptide
T. Wahle, D. R. Thal, M. Sastre, A. Rentmeister, N. Bogdanovic, M. Famulok, M. T. Heneka & J. Walter
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(6 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1982-06.2006Seizures and enhanced cortical GABAergic inhibition in two mouse models of human autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
A. Klaassen, J. Glykys, J. Maguire, C. Labarca, I. Mody & J. Boulter
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
(12 December 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0608215103ESET/SETDB1 gene expression and histone H3 (K9) trimethylation in Huntington's disease
H. Ryu, J. Lee, S. W. Hagerty, B. Y. Soh, S. E. Mcalpin, K. A. Cormier, K. M. Smith & R. J. Ferrante
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
(12 December 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0606373103Dynorphin A activates bradykinin receptors to maintain neuropathic pain
Josephine Lai, Miaw-Chyi Luo, Qingmin Chen, Shouwu Ma, Luis R Gardell, Michael H Ossipov & Frank Porreca
Nature Neuroscience 9
(19 December 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1804MEKK4 Signaling Regulates Filamin Expression and Neuronal Migration
M Sarkisian, C Bartley, H Chi, F Nakamura, K Hashimototorii, M Torii, R Flavell & P Rakic
Neuron 52
(7 December 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.10.024Patterning the zebrafish diencephalon by the conserved zinc-finger protein Fezl
J.-Y. Jeong, Z. Einhorn, P. Mathur, L. Chen, S. Lee, K. Kawakami & S. Guo
Development 134
(1 January 2007); doi:10.1242/dev.02705Progressive Deafness and Altered Cochlear Innervation in Knock-Out Mice Lacking Prosaposin
O. Akil, J. Chang, H. Hiel, J.-H. Kong, E. Yi, E. Glowatzki & L. R. Lustig
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(13 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3746-06.2006Genetic Analysis of Mint/X11 Proteins: Essential Presynaptic Functions of a Neuronal Adaptor Protein Family
A. Ho, W. Morishita, D. Atasoy, X. Liu, K. Tabuchi, R. E. Hammer, R. C. Malenka & T. C. Sudhof
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(13 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2855-06.2006The Molecular Gatekeeper Dexras1 Sculpts the Photic Responsiveness of the Mammalian Circadian Clock
H.-Y. M. Cheng, H. Dziema, J. Papp, D. P. Mathur, M. Koletar, M. R. Ralph, J. M. Penninger & K. Obrietan
Journal of Neuroscience 26
(13 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4253-06.2006Presenilin mutations linked to familial Alzheimer's disease cause an imbalance in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate metabolism
N. Landman, S. Y. Jeong, S. Y. Shin, S. V. Voronov, G. Serban, M. S. Kang, M. K. Park, G. Di paolo, S. Chung & T.-W. Kim
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
(11 December 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0604954103