December 2007

• Identification of protein pheromones that promote aggressive behaviour

  Pablo Chamero, Tobias F. Marton, Darren W. Logan, Kelly Flanagan, Jason R. Cruz, Alan Saghatelian, Benjamin F. Cravatt & Lisa Stowers
  Nature 450 899 - 902
  (6 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nature05997

  Abstract

• Function of the Drosophila CPEB protein Orb2 in long-term courtship memory

  Krystyna Keleman, Sebastian Krüttner, Mattias Alenius & Barry J Dickson
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1587 - 1593
  (28 October 2007); doi:10.1038/nn1996

  Abstract

• The foxa2 Gene Controls the Birth and Spontaneous Degeneration of Dopamine Neurons in Old Age

  Raja Kittappa, Wendy W. Chang, Rajeshwar B. Awatramani & Ronald D. G. McKay
  PLoS Biology 5
  (11 December 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050325

  Abstract

• Specific requirement of NMDA receptors for long-term memory consolidation in Drosophila ellipsoid body

  Chia-Lin Wu, Shouzhen Xia, Tsai-Feng Fu, Huaien Wang, Ying-Hsiu Chen, Daniel Leong, Ann-Shyn Chiang & Tim Tully
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1578 - 1586
  (4 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2005

  Abstract

• Activity-dependent PSA expression regulates inhibitory maturation and onset of critical period plasticity

  Graziella Di Cristo, Bidisha Chattopadhyaya, Sandra J Kuhlman, Yu Fu, Marie-Claude Bélanger, Cai Zhi Wu, Urs Rutishauser, Lamberto Maffei & Z Josh Huang
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1569 - 1577
  (18 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2008

  Abstract

• Acid-sensing ion channel-1 contributes to axonal degeneration in autoimmune inflammation of the central nervous system

  Manuel A Friese, Matthew J Craner, Ruth Etzensperger, Sandra Vergo, John A Wemmie, Michael J Welsh, Angela Vincent & Lars Fugger
  Nature Medicine 13 1483 - 1489
  (11 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nm1668

  Abstract

• Coincidence Detection of Place and Temporal Context in a Network Model of Spiking Hippocampal Neurons

  Yael Katz, William L. Kath, Nelson Spruston & Michael E. Hasselmo
  PLoS Computational Biology 3
  (14 December 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030234

  Abstract

• NR2A^-/- Mice Lack Long-Term Potentiation But Retain NMDA Receptor and L-Type Ca²⁺ Channel-Dependent Long-Term Depression in the Juvenile Superior Colliculus

  J.-P. Zhao & M. Constantine-Paton
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3153-07.2007

  Abstract

• Interactions between the NR2B Receptor and CaMKII Modulate Synaptic Plasticity and Spatial Learning

  Y. Zhou, E. Takahashi, W. Li, A. Halt, B. Wiltgen, D. Ehninger, G.-D. Li, J. W. Hell, M. B. Kennedy & A. J. Silva
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4486-07.2007

  Abstract

• Genetic Contributions to Long-Range Temporal Correlations in Ongoing Oscillations

  K. Linkenkaer-Hansen, D. J. A. Smit, A. Barkil, T. E. M. van Beijsterveldt, A. B. Brussaard, D. I. Boomsma, A. van Ooyen & E. J. C. de Geus
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3083-07.2007

  Abstract

• Insulin Dysfunction Induces In Vivo Tau Hyperphosphorylation through Distinct Mechanisms

  E. Planel, Y. Tatebayashi, T. Miyasaka, L. Liu, L. Wang, M. Herman, W. H. Yu, J. A. Luchsinger, B. Wadzinski, K. E. Duff & A. Takashima
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3949-07.2007

  Abstract

• Thalamic Shape Abnormalities in Individuals with Schizophrenia and Their Nonpsychotic Siblings

  M. P. Harms, L. Wang, D. Mamah, D. M. Barch, P. A. Thompson & J. G. Csernansky
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2571-07.2007

  Abstract

• A Mutation in the Cone-Specific pde6 Gene Causes Rapid Cone Photoreceptor Degeneration in Zebrafish

  G. Stearns, M. Evangelista, J. M. Fadool & S. E. Brockerhoff
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3136-07.2007

  Abstract

• The Neonatal Ventromedial Hypothalamus Transcriptome Reveals Novel Markers with Spatially Distinct Patterning

  D. M. Kurrasch, C. C. Cheung, F. Y. Lee, P. V. Tran, K. Hata & H. A. Ingraham
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2858-07.2007

  Abstract

• Interaction of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinase 1/2 with Actin Cytoskeleton in Supraoptic Oxytocin Neurons and Astrocytes: Role in Burst Firing

  Y.-F. Wang & G. I. Hatton
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4119-07.2007

  Abstract

• β1 Integrins in Radial Glia But Not in Migrating Neurons Are Essential for the Formation of Cell Layers in the Cerebral Cortex

  R. Belvindrah, D. Graus-Porta, S. Goebbels, K.-A. Nave & U. Müller
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4494-07.2007

  Abstract

• cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein-Mediated Gene Expression Increases the Intrinsic Excitability of CA1 Pyramidal Neurons

  M. Lopez de Armentia, D. Jancic, R. Olivares, J. M. Alarcon, E. R. Kandel & A. Barco
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (12 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3850-07.2007

  Abstract

• Incomplete and Inaccurate Vocal Imitation after Knockdown of FoxP2 in Songbird Basal Ganglia Nucleus Area X

  Sebastian Haesler, Christelle Rochefort, Benjamin Georgi, Pawel Licznerski, Pavel Osten & Constance Scharff
  PLoS Biology 5
  (4 December 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050321

  Abstract

• Gating of Sema3E/PlexinD1 Signaling by Neuropilin-1 Switches Axonal Repulsion to Attraction during Brain Development

  S Chauvet, S Cohen, Y Yoshida, L Fekrane, J Livet, O Gayet, L Segu, M Buhot, T Jessell & C Henderson
  Neuron 56
  (6 December 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.10.019

  Abstract

• EphB Receptors Regulate Stem/Progenitor Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Polarity during Hippocampal Neurogenesis

  M. J. Chumley, T. Catchpole, R. E. Silvany, S. G. Kernie & M. Henkemeyer
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (5 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4158-07.2007

  Abstract

• Cdk5 Promotes Synaptogenesis by Regulating the Subcellular Distribution of the MAGUK Family Member CASK

  B Samuels, Y Hsueh, T Shu, H Liang, H Tseng, C Hong, S Su, J Volker, R Neve & D Yue
  Neuron 56
  (6 December 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.09.035

  Abstract

• Kalirin-7 Controls Activity-Dependent Structural and Functional Plasticity of Dendritic Spines

  Z Xie, D Srivastava, H Photowala, L Kai, M Cahill, K Woolfrey, C Shum, D Surmeier & P Penzes
  Neuron 56
  (21 November 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.10.005

  Abstract

• Genome-wide expression profiling and bioinformatics analysis of diurnally regulated genes in the mouse prefrontal cortex

  Shuzhang Yang, Kai Wang, Otto Valladares, Sridhar Hannenhalli & Maja Bucan
  Genome Biology 8
  (20 November 2007); doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r247

  Abstract

• Polyglutamine domain modulates the TBP-TFIIB interaction: implications for its normal function and neurodegeneration

  Meyer J Friedman, Anjali G Shah, Zhi-Hui Fang, Elizabeth G Ward, Stephen T Warren, Shihua Li & Xiao-Jiang Li
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1519 - 1528
  (11 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2011

  Abstract

• Lamina-specific axonal projections in the zebrafish tectum require the type IV collagen Dragnet

  Tong Xiao & Herwig Baier
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1529 - 1537
  (4 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2002

  Abstract

• Microglia in the adult brain arise from Ly-6C^hiCCR2⁺ monocytes only under defined host conditions

  Alexander Mildner, Hauke Schmidt, Mirko Nitsche, Doron Merkler, Uwe-Karsten Hanisch, Matthias Mack, Mathias Heikenwalder, Wolfgang Brück, Josef Priller & Marco Prinz
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1544 - 1553
  (18 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2015

  Abstract

• Regulation of spine morphology and spine density by NMDA receptor signaling in vivo

  S. K. Ultanir, J.-E. Kim, B. J. Hall, T. Deerinck, M. Ellisman & A. Ghosh
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (4 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0704031104

  Abstract

• Specific subgroups of Fru^M neurons control sexually dimorphic patterns of aggression in Drosophila melanogaster

  Y.-B. Chan & E. A. Kravitz
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (4 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0709803104

  Abstract

• Silencing of OB-RGRP in mouse hypothalamic arcuate nucleus increases leptin receptor signaling and prevents diet-induced obesity

  C. Couturier, C. Sarkis, K. Séron, S. Belouzard, P. Chen, A. Lenain, L. Corset, J. Dam, V. Vauthier, A. Dubart, J. Mallet, P. Froguel, Y. Rouillé & R. Jockers
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (4 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0706671104

  Abstract

• Heroin Abuse Is Characterized by Discrete Mesolimbic Dopamine and Opioid Abnormalities and Exaggerated Nuclear Receptor-Related 1 Transcriptional Decline with Age

  M. Cs. Horvath, G. G. Kovacs, V. Kovari, K. Majtenyi, Y. L. Hurd & E. Keller
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (5 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2398-07.2007

  Abstract

• Nav1.6 Sodium Channels Are Critical to Pacemaking and Fast Spiking in Globus Pallidus Neurons

  J. N. Mercer, C. S. Chan, T. Tkatch, J. Held & D. J. Surmeier
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (5 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3430-07.2007

  Abstract

• Lack of Synapsin I Reduces the Readily Releasable Pool of Synaptic Vesicles at Central Inhibitory Synapses

  P. Baldelli, A. Fassio, F. Valtorta & F. Benfenati
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (5 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3151-07.2007

  Abstract

• NR2B Signaling Regulates the Development of Synaptic AMPA Receptor Current

  B. J. Hall, B. Ripley & A. Ghosh
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (5 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3793-07.2007

  Abstract

• Antidepressant actions of the exercise-regulated gene VGF

  Joshua G Hunsberger, Samuel S Newton, Alicia H Bennett, Catharine H Duman, David S Russell, Stephen R Salton & Ronald S Duman
  Nature Medicine 13 1476 - 1482
  (2 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nm1669

  Abstract

• Histone Deacetylase 5 Epigenetically Controls Behavioral Adaptations to Chronic Emotional Stimuli

  W Renthal, I Maze, V Krishnan, H Covington III, G Xiao, A Kumar, S Russo, A Graham, N Tsankova & T Kippin
  Neuron 56
  (8 November 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.09.032

  Abstract

• A dual-Ca²⁺-sensor model for neurotransmitter release in a central synapse

  Jianyuan Sun, Zhiping P. Pang, Dengkui Qin, Abigail T. Fahim, Roberto Adachi & Thomas C. Südhof
  Nature 450 676 - 682
  (29 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nature06308

  Abstract

• Ena/VASP Is Required for Neuritogenesis in the Developing Cortex

  A Kwiatkowski, D Rubinson, E Dent, J Edward van Veen, J Leslie, J Zhang, L Mebane, U Philippar, E Pinheiro & A Burds
  Neuron 56
  (8 November 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.09.008

  Abstract

• The Ubiquitin Ligase Phr1 Regulates Axon Outgrowth through Modulation of Microtubule Dynamics

  J Lewcock, N Genoud, K Lettieri & S Pfaff
  Neuron 56
  (21 November 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.09.009

  Abstract

• Light Activates Output from Evening Neurons and Inhibits Output from Morning Neurons in the Drosophila Circadian Clock

  Marie Picot, Paola Cusumano, André Klarsfeld, Ryu Ueda & François Rouyer
  PLoS Biology 5
  (27 November 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050315

  Abstract

• Sez-6 Proteins Affect Dendritic Arborization Patterns and Excitability of Cortical Pyramidal Neurons

  J Gunnersen, M Kim, S Fuller, M De Silva, J Britto, V Hammond, P Davies, S Petrou, E Faber & P Sah
  Neuron 56
  (21 November 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.09.018

  Abstract

• Homeostatic regulation of MeCP2 expression by a CREB-induced microRNA

  Matthew E Klein, Daniel T Lioy, Lin Ma, Soren Impey, Gail Mandel & Richard H Goodman
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1513 - 1514
  (11 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2010

  Abstract

• The TLC: A Novel Auditory Nucleus of the Mammalian Brain

  E. Saldaña, A. Viñuela, A. F. Marshall, D. C. Fitzpatrick & M.-A. Aparicio
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 November 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1892-07.2007

  Abstract

• Exogenous Delivery of Heat Shock Protein 70 Increases Lifespan in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  D. J. Gifondorwa, M. B. Robinson, C. D. Hayes, A. R. Taylor, D. M. Prevette, R. W. Oppenheim, J. Caress & C. E. Milligan
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 November 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4057-07.2007

  Abstract

• Gene Expression Profiling in Postmortem Prefrontal Cortex of Major Depressive Disorder

  H. J. Kang, D. H. Adams, A. Simen, B. B. Simen, G. Rajkowska, C. A. Stockmeier, J. C. Overholser, H. Y. Meltzer, G. J. Jurjus, L. C. Konick, S. S. Newton & R. S. Duman
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 November 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4083-07.2007

  Abstract

• Bradykinin-Induced Microglial Migration Mediated by B₁-Bradykinin Receptors Depends on Ca²⁺ Influx via Reverse-Mode Activity of the Na⁺/Ca²⁺ Exchanger

  M. Ifuku, K. Färber, Y. Okuno, Y. Yamakawa, T. Miyamoto, C. Nolte, V. F. Merrino, S. Kita, T. Iwamoto, I. Komuro, B. Wang, G. Cheung, E. Ishikawa, H. Ooboshi, M. Bader, K. Wada, H. Kettenmann & M. Noda
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (28 November 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3467-07.2007

  Abstract

• Mutations in TTBK2, encoding a kinase implicated in tau phosphorylation, segregate with spinocerebellar ataxia type 11

  Henry Houlden, Janel Johnson, Christopher Gardner-Thorpe, Tammaryn Lashley, Dena Hernandez, Paul Worth, Andrew B Singleton, David A Hilton, Janice Holton, Tamas Revesz, Mary B Davis, Paolo Giunti & Nicholas W Wood
  Nature Genetics
  (25 November 2007); doi:10.1038/ng.2007.43

  Abstract

• A survey of genetic human cortical gene expression

  Amanda J Myers, J Raphael Gibbs, Jennifer A Webster, Kristen Rohrer, Alice Zhao, Lauren Marlowe, Mona Kaleem, Doris Leung, Leslie Bryden, Priti Nath, Victoria L Zismann, Keta Joshipura, Matthew J Huentelman, Diane Hu-Lince, Keith D Coon, David W Craig, John V Pearson, Peter Holmans, Christopher B Heward, Eric M Reiman, Dietrich Stephan & John Hardy
  Nature Genetics
  (4 November 2007); doi:10.1038/ng.2007.16

  Abstract

• Masking epilepsy by combining two epilepsy genes

  Edward Glasscock, Jing Qian, Jong W Yoo & Jeffrey L Noebels
  Nature Neuroscience 10 1554 - 1558
  (4 November 2007); doi:10.1038/nn1999

  Abstract

• Identification of new kinase clusters required for neurite outgrowth and retraction by a loss-of-function RNA interference screen

  S H Y Loh, L Francescut, P Lingor, M Bähr & P Nicotera
  Cell Death and Differentiation
  (16 November 2007); doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4402258

  Abstract