April 2007

• Amygdala Gene Expression Correlates of Social Behavior in Monkeys Experiencing Maternal Separation

  M. J. Sabatini, P. Ebert, D. A. Lewis, P. Levitt, J. L. Cameron & K. Mirnics
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (21 March 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4765-06.2007

  Abstract

• Proteolytic Degradation of SCOP in the Hippocampus Contributes to Activation of MAP Kinase and Memory

  K Shimizu, T Phan, I Mansuy & D Storm
  Cell 128
  (23 March 2007); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.12.047

  Abstract

• SCOPing out Proteases in Long-Term Memory

  V Bolshakov
  Cell 128
  (23 March 2007); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.02.034

  Abstract

• Comprehensive Maps of Drosophila Higher Olfactory Centers: Spatially Segregated Fruit and Pheromone Representation

  G Jefferis, C Potter, A Chan, E Marin, T Rohlfing, C Maurerjr & L Luo
  Cell 128
  (23 March 2007); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.040

  Abstract

• Channel, neuronal and clinical function in sodium channelopathies: from genotype to phenotype

  Stephen G Waxman
  Nature Neuroscience 10 405 - 409
  (25 February 2007); doi:10.1038/nn1857

  Abstract

• Emergence of Novel Color Vision in Mice Engineered to Express a Human Cone Photopigment

  G. H. Jacobs, G. A. Williams, H. Cahill & J. Nathans
  Science 315
  (23 March 2007); doi:10.1126/science.1138838

  Abstract

• A recurrent mutation in MED12 leading to R961W causes Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome

  Hiba Risheg, John M Graham, Jr, Robin D Clark, R Curtis Rogers, John M Opitz, John B Moeschler, Andreas P Peiffer, Melanie May, Sumy M Joseph, Julie R Jones, Roger E Stevenson, Charles E Schwartz & Michael J Friez
  Nature Genetics
  (4 March 2007); doi:10.1038/ng1992

  Abstract

• Activity-dependent AIDA-1 nuclear signaling regulates nucleolar numbers and protein synthesis in neurons

  Bryen A Jordan, Brian D Fernholz, Latika Khatri & Edward B Ziff
  Nature Neuroscience 10 427 - 435
  (4 March 2007); doi:10.1038/nn1867

  Abstract

• Osteopontin-Deficient Mice Exhibit Less Inflammation, Greater Tissue Damage, and Impaired Locomotor Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury Compared with Wild-Type Controls

  M. Hashimoto, D. Sun, S. R. Rittling, D. T. Denhardt & W. Young
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 March 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4805-06.2007

  Abstract

• Cadherin-8 Is Required for the First Relay Synapses to Receive Functional Inputs from Primary Sensory Afferents for Cold Sensation

  S. C. Suzuki, H. Furue, K. Koga, N. Jiang, M. Nohmi, Y. Shimazaki, Y. Katoh-fukui, M. Yokoyama, M. Yoshimura & M. Takeichi
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 March 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0243-07.2007

  Abstract

• Independent Functions of Slit-Robo Repulsion and Netrin-Frazzled Attraction Regulate Axon Crossing at the Midline in Drosophila

  D. S. Garbe & G. J. Bashaw
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 March 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0301-07.2007

  Abstract

• From Hunger to Satiety: Reconfiguration of a Feeding Network by Aplysia Neuropeptide Y

  J. Jing, F. S. Vilim, C. C. Horn, V. Alexeeva, N. G. Hatcher, K. Sasaki, I. Yashina, Y. Zhurov, I. Kupfermann, J. V. Sweedler & K. R. Weiss
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 March 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0334-07.2007

  Abstract

• Ethanol Induces Long-Term Facilitation of NR2B-NMDA Receptor Activity in the Dorsal Striatum: Implications for Alcohol Drinking Behavior

  J. Wang, S. Carnicella, K. Phamluong, J. Jeanblanc, J. A. Ronesi, N. Chaudhri, P. H. Janak, D. M. Lovinger & D. Ron
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 March 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4749-06.2007

  Abstract

• RNA interference screen to identify genes required for Drosophila embryonic nervous system development

  K. Koizumi, H. Higashida, S. Yoo, M. S. Islam, A. I. Ivanov, V. Guo, P. Pozzi, S.-H. Yu, A. C. Rovescalli, D. Tang & M. Nirenberg
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (27 March 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0611687104

  Abstract

• New genes in the evolution of the neural crest differentiation program

  Juan-Ramon Martinez-morales, Thorsten Henrich, Mirana Ramialison, Joachim Wittbrodt & Juan-Ramon Martinez-morales
  Genome Biology 8
  (1 January 2007); doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-3-r36

  Abstract

• Alternative ion channel splicing in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease

  Erin L Heinzen, Woohyun Yoon, Michael E Weale, Arjune Sen, Nicholas W Wood, James R Burke, Kathleen A Welsh-bohmer, Christine M Hulette, Sanjay M Sisodiya & David B Goldstein
  Genome Biology 8
  (1 January 2007); doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-3-r32

  Abstract

• CREB-Binding Protein Modulates Repeat Instability in a Drosophila Model for PolyQ Disease

  J. Jung & N. Bonini
  Science
  (1 March 2007); doi:10.1126/science.1139517

  Abstract

• Rho mediates calcium-dependent activation of p38 and subsequent excitotoxic cell death

  Maria M Semenova, Anu M J Mäki-hokkonen, Jiong Cao, Vladislav Komarovski, K Marjut Forsberg, Milla Koistinaho, Eleanor T Coffey & Michael J Courtney
  Nature Neuroscience 10 436 - 443
  (18 March 2007); doi:10.1038/nn1869

  Abstract

• Timing of estrogen therapy after ovariectomy dictates the efficacy of its neuroprotective and antiinflammatory actions

  S. Suzuki, C. M. Brown, C. D. Dela cruz, E. Yang, D. A. Bridwell & P. M. Wise
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (3 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0610394104

  Abstract

• Overexpression of CCS in G93A-SOD1 mice leads to accelerated neurological deficits with severe mitochondrial pathology

  M. Son, K. Puttaparthi, H. Kawamata, B. Rajendran, P. J. Boyer, G. Manfredi & J. L. Elliott
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (3 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0610923104

  Abstract

• Cytosolic phospholipase A2 alpha mediates electrophysiologic responses of hippocampal pyramidal neurons to neurotoxic NMDA treatment

  Y. Shen, K. Kishimoto, D. J. Linden & A. Sapirstein
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (3 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0605427104

  Abstract

• Genomic imprinting mediates sexual experience-dependent olfactory learning in male mice

  W. T. Swaney, J. P. Curley, F. A. Champagne & E. B. Keverne
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (3 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0609471104

  Abstract

• Altered NMDA Receptor Trafficking in a Yeast Artificial Chromosome Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

  M. M. Y. Fan, H. B. Fernandes, L. Y. J. Zhang, M. R. Hayden & L. A. Raymond
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4356-06.2007

  Abstract

• Mice Lacking Protease Nexin-1 Show Delayed Structural and Functional Recovery after Sciatic Nerve Crush

  M. M. Lino, S. Atanasoski, M. Kvajo, B. Fayard, E. Moreno, H. R. Brenner, U. Suter & D. Monard
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0277-07.2007

  Abstract

• Telomere Protection Mechanisms Change during Neurogenesis and Neuronal Maturation: Newly Generated Neurons Are Hypersensitive to Telomere and DNA Damage

  A. Cheng, K. Shin-ya, R. Wan, S.-c. Tang, T. Miura, H. Tang, R. Khatri, M. Gleichman, X. Ouyang, D. Liu, H.-R. Park, J. Y. Chiang & M. P. Mattson
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0590-07.2007

  Abstract

• The Doublecortin-Expressing Population in the Developing and Adult Brain Contains Multipotential Precursors in Addition to Neuronal-Lineage Cells

  T. L. Walker, T. Yasuda, D. J. Adams & P. F. Bartlett
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5060-06.2007

  Abstract

• Dopamine Receptor Activation Modulates GABA Neuron Migration from the Basal Forebrain to the Cerebral Cortex

  J. E. Crandall, D. M. Mccarthy, K. Y. Araki, J. R. Sims, J.-Q. Ren & P. G. Bhide
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5124-06.2007

  Abstract

• Plexin-B2 Controls the Development of Cerebellar Granule Cells

  R. H. Friedel, G. Kerjan, H. Rayburn, U. Schuller, C. Sotelo, M. Tessier-lavigne & A. Chedotal
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4710-06.2007

  Abstract

• GABAergic Control of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Relation to Behavior Indicative of Trait Anxiety and Depression States

  J. C. Earnheart, C. Schweizer, F. Crestani, T. Iwasato, S. Itohara, H. Mohler & B. Luscher
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (4 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3609-06.2007

  Abstract

• Homozygous silencing of T-box transcription factor EOMES leads to microcephaly with polymicrogyria and corpus callosum agenesis

  Lekbir Baala, Sylvain Briault, Heather C Etchevers, Frédéric Laumonnier, Abdelhafid Natiq, Jeanne Amiel, Nathalie Boddaert, Capucine Picard, Aziza Sbiti, Abdellah Asermouh, Tania Attié-bitach, Féréchté Encha-razavi, Arnold Munnich, Abdelaziz Sefiani & Stanislas Lyonnet
  Nature Genetics
  (11 March 2007); doi:10.1038/ng1993

  Abstract

• Mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency causes leukoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation

  Gert C Scheper, Thom Van der klok, Rob J Van andel, Carola G M Van berkel, Marie Sissler, Joél Smet, Tatjana I Muravina, Sergey V Serkov, Graziella Uziel, Marianna Bugiani, Raphael Schiffmann, Ingeborg Krägeloh-mann, Jan A M Smeitink, Catherine Florentz, Rudy Van coster, Jan C Pronk & Marjo S Van der knaap
  Nature Genetics 39 534 - 539
  (25 March 2007); doi:10.1038/ng2013

  Abstract

• eIF2α Phosphorylation Bidirectionally Regulates the Switch from Short- to Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity and Memory

  M Costamattioli, D Gobert, E Stern, K Gamache, R Colina, C Cuello, W Sossin, R Kaufman, J Pelletier & K Rosenblum
  Cell 129
  (6 April 2007); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.050

  Abstract

• Reversible Silencing of Neuronal Excitability in Behaving Mice by a Genetically Targeted, Ivermectin-Gated Cl- Channel

  W Lerchner, C Xiao, R Nashmi, E Slimko, L Vantrigt, H Lester & D Anderson
  Neuron 54
  (5 April 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.02.030

  Abstract

• Glial Nax Channels Control Lactate Signaling to Neurons for Brain [Na+] Sensing

  H Shimizu, E Watanabe, T Hiyama, A Nagakura, A Fujikawa, H Okado, Y Yanagawa, K Obata & M Noda
  Neuron 54
  (5 April 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.03.014

  Abstract

• Presynaptic Fmr1 Genotype Influences the Degree of Synaptic Connectivity in a Mosaic Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome

  J. E. Hanson & D. V. Madison
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4717-06.2007

  Abstract

• Direct suppression of CNS autoimmune inflammation via the cannabinoid receptor CB₁ on neurons and CB₂ on autoreactive T cells

  Katarzyna Maresz, Gareth Pryce, Eugene D Ponomarev, Giovanni Marsicano, J Ludovic Croxford, Leah P Shriver, Catherine Ledent, Xiaodong Cheng, Erica J Carrier, Monica K Mann, Gavin Giovannoni, Roger G Pertwee, Takashi Yamamura, Nancy E Buckley, Cecilia J Hillard, Beat Lutz, David Baker & Bonnie N Dittel
  Nature Medicine 13 492 - 497
  (1 April 2007); doi:10.1038/nm1561

  Abstract

• Life extension through neurofibromin mitochondrial regulation and antioxidant therapy for neurofibromatosis-1 in Drosophila melanogaster

  James Jiayuan Tong, Samuel E Schriner, David Mccleary, Brian J Day & Douglas C Wallace
  Nature Genetics
  (18 March 2007); doi:10.1038/ng2004

  Abstract

• Excitatory Interactions between Olfactory Processing Channels in the Drosophila Antennal Lobe

  S Olsen, V Bhandawat & R Wilson
  Neuron 54
  (5 April 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.03.010

  Abstract

• The Drosophila Circadian Network Is a Seasonal Timer

  D Stoleru, P Nawathean, M Fernandez, J Menet, M Ceriani & M Rosbash
  Cell 129
  (6 April 2007); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.02.038

  Abstract

•  -Catenin Regulates Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering in Muscle Cells through Interaction with Rapsyn

  B. Zhang, S. Luo, X.-P. Dong, X. Zhang, C. Liu, Z. Luo, W.-C. Xiong & L. Mei
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4691-06.2007

  Abstract

• A Molecular Basis of Analgesic Tolerance to Cannabinoids

  A. Tappe-theodor, N. Agarwal, I. Katona, T. Rubino, L. Martini, J. Swiercz, K. Mackie, H. Monyer, D. Parolaro, J. Whistler, T. Kuner & R. Kuner
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5648-06.2007

  Abstract

• Human Cortical Neurons Originate from Radial Glia and Neuron-Restricted Progenitors

  Z. Mo, A. R. Moore, R. Filipovic, Y. Ogawa, I. Kazuhiro, S. D. Antic & N. Zecevic
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0111-07.2007

  Abstract

• Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Promote Axon Regeneration via RhoA Inhibition

  Q. Fu, J. Hue & S. Li
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4353-06.2007

  Abstract

• Wnt Signaling Promotes Regeneration in the Retina of Adult Mammals

  F. Osakada, S. Ooto, T. Akagi, M. Mandai, A. Akaike & M. Takahashi
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4193-06.2007

  Abstract

• Biochemical and Behavioral Evidence for Antidepressant-Like Effects of 5-HT6 Receptor Stimulation

  P. Svenningsson, E. T. Tzavara, H. Qi, R. Carruthers, J. M. Witkin, G. G. Nomikos & P. Greengard
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3110-06.2007

  Abstract

• Hypoxia Suppresses Glutamate Transport in Astrocytes

  M. Dallas, H. E. Boycott, L. Atkinson, A. Miller, J. P. Boyle, H. A. Pearson & C. Peers
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (11 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5030-06.2007

  Abstract

• The role of CaMKII as an F-actin-bundling protein crucial for maintenance of dendritic spine structure

  K.-I. Okamoto, R. Narayanan, S. H. Lee, K. Murata & Y. Hayashi
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (10 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0701656104

  Abstract

• From the Cover: Mania-like behavior induced by disruption of CLOCK

  K. Roybal, D. Theobold, A. Graham, J. A. Dinieri, S. J. Russo, V. Krishnan, S. Chakravarty, J. Peevey, N. Oehrlein, S. Birnbaum, M. H. Vitaterna, P. Orsulak, J. S. Takahashi, E. J. Nestler, W. A. Carlezon & C. A. Mcclung
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (10 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0609625104

  Abstract

• Specific ablation of the transcription factor CREB in sympathetic neurons surprisingly protects against developmentally regulated apoptosis

  R. Parlato, C. Otto, Y. Begus, S. Stotz & G. Schutz
  Development 134
  (21 March 2007); doi:10.1242/dev.02838

  Abstract

• Absence of dopamine D2 receptors unmasks an inhibitory control over the brain circuitries activated by cocaine

  M. Welter, D. Vallone, T. A. Samad, H. Meziane, A. Usiello & E. Borrelli
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (17 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0610790104

  Abstract

• Receptor-Like Tyrosine Phosphatase PTP10D Is Required for Long-Term Memory in Drosophila

  M. Qian, G. Pan, L. Sun, C. Feng, Z. Xie, T. Tully & Y. Zhong
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4054-06.2007

  Abstract

• Targeting neural circuitry in zebrafish using GAL4 enhancer trapping

  Ethan K Scott, Lindsay Mason, Aristides B Arrenberg, Limor Ziv, Nathan J Gosse, Tong Xiao, Neil C Chi, Kazuhide Asakawa, Koichi Kawakami & Herwig Baier
  Nature Methods
  (18 March 2007); doi:10.1038/nmeth1033

  Abstract

• MrgD Activation Inhibits KCNQ/M-Currents and Contributes to Enhanced Neuronal Excitability

  R. A. Crozier, S. K. Ajit, E. J. Kaftan & M. H. Pausch
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4932-06.2007

  Abstract

• Prostaglandin D2 Protects Neonatal Mouse Brain from Hypoxic Ischemic Injury

  H. Taniguchi, I. Mohri, H. Okabe-arahori, K. Aritake, K. Wada, T. Kanekiyo, S. Narumiya, M. Nakayama, K. Ozono, Y. Urade & M. Taniike
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0321-07.2007

  Abstract

• Netrin-1/DCC Signaling in Commissural Axon Guidance Requires Cell-Autonomous Expression of Heparan Sulfate

  Y. Matsumoto, F. Irie, M. Inatani, M. Tessier-lavigne & Y. Yamaguchi
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0700-07.2007

  Abstract

• Changes in Sef Levels Influence Auditory Brainstem Development and Function

  V. E. Abraira, N. Hyun, A. F. Tucker, D. E. Coling, M. C. Brown, C. Lu, G. R. Hoffman & L. V. Goodrich
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3477-06.2007

  Abstract

• The Proneural Gene Mash1 Specifies an Early Population of Telencephalic Oligodendrocytes

  C. M. Parras, C. Hunt, M. Sugimori, M. Nakafuku, D. Rowitch & F. Guillemot
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0126-07.2007

  Abstract

• A Calcium- and Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase I /Microtubule Affinity Regulating Kinase 2 Signaling Cascade Mediates Calcium-Dependent Neurite Outgrowth

  N. V. Uboha, M. Flajolet, A. C. Nairn & M. R. Picciotto
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (18 April 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0725-07.2007

  Abstract

• Regulation of CNS synapses by neuronal MHC class I

  C. A. Goddard, D. A. Butts & C. J. Shatz
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (17 April 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0702023104

  Abstract

• Enhancement of SMN2 Exon 7 Inclusion by Antisense Oligonucleotides Targeting the Exon

  Yimin Hua, Timothy A. Vickers, Brenda F. Baker, C. Frank Bennett & Adrian R. Krainer
  PLoS Biology 5
  (1 January 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050073

  Abstract

• Modification of a Hydrophobic Layer by a Point Mutation in Syntaxin 1A Regulates the Rate of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion

  Robert D. Lagow, Hong Bao, Evan N. Cohen, Richard W. Daniels, Aleksej Zuzek, Wade H. Williams, Gregory T. Macleod, R. Bryan Sutton & Bing Zhang
  PLoS Biology 5
  (1 January 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050072

  Abstract