January 2008

• Members of the miRNA-200 Family Regulate Olfactory Neurogenesis

  P Choi et al.
  Neuron 57
  (10 January 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.11.018

  Abstract

• Specific expression of long noncoding RNAs in the mouse brain

  T. R. Mercer, M. E. Dinger, S. M. Sunkin, M. F. Mehler & J. S. Mattick
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0706729105

  Abstract

• Reversal of pathological pain through specific spinal GABA_A receptor subtypes

  Julia Knabl, Robert Witschi, Katharina Hösl, Heiko Reinold, Ulrike B. Zeilhofer, Seifollah Ahmadi, Johannes Brockhaus, Marina Sergejeva, Andreas Hess, Kay Brune, Jean-Marc Fritschy, Uwe Rudolph, Hanns Möhler & Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer
  Nature 451 330 - 334
  doi:10.1038/nature06493

  Abstract

• A glial amino-acid transporter controls synapse strength and courtship in Drosophila

  Yael Grosjean, Micheline Grillet, Hrvoje Augustin, Jean-François Ferveur & David E Featherstone
  Nature Neuroscience 11 54 - 61
  (9 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2019

  Abstract

• Activin tunes GABAergic neurotransmission and modulates anxiety-like behavior

  F Zheng, H Adelsberger, M R Müller, J-M Fritschy, S Werner & C Alzheimer
  Molecular Psychiatry
  (8 January 2008); doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4002131

  Abstract

• Netrin signal transduction and the guanine nucleotide exchange factor DOCK180 in attractive signaling

  Xiaoling Li, Xue Gao, Guofa Liu, Wencheng Xiong, Jane Wu & Yi Rao
  Nature Neuroscience 11 28 - 35
  (9 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2022

  Abstract

• Semaphorin-3A guides radial migration of cortical neurons during development

  Gang Chen, Jian Sima, Ming Jin, Kai-yu Wang, Xiao-jing Xue, Wang Zheng, Yu-qiang Ding & Xiao-bing Yuan
  Nature Neuroscience 11 36 - 44
  (2 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2018

  Abstract

• A thermosensory pathway that controls body temperature

  Kazuhiro Nakamura & Shaun F Morrison
  Nature Neuroscience 11 62 - 71
  (16 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2027

  Abstract

• A Mechanism Regulating the Onset of Sox2 Expression in the Embryonic Neural Plate

  Costis Papanayotou, Anne Mey, Anne-Marie Birot, Yasushi Saka, Sharon Boast, Jim C. Smith, Jacques Samarut & Claudio D. Stern
  PLoS Biology 6
  (8 January 2008); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060002

  Abstract

• A β-arrestin 2 Signaling Complex Mediates Lithium Action on Behavior

  J Beaulieu et al.
  Cell 132
  (11 January 2008); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.041

  Abstract

• Sparse optical microstimulation in barrel cortex drives learned behaviour in freely moving mice

  Daniel Huber, Leopoldo Petreanu, Nima Ghitani, Sachin Ranade, Tomá Hromádka, Zach Mainen & Karel Svoboda
  Nature 451 61 - 64
  doi:10.1038/nature06445

  Abstract

• Behavioural report of single neuron stimulation in somatosensory cortex

  Arthur R. Houweling & Michael Brecht
  Nature 451 65 - 68
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  Abstract

• Adenosine A_2A Receptors Are Essential for Long-Term Potentiation of NMDA-EPSCs at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses

  N Rebola et al.
  Neuron 57
  (10 January 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.11.023

  Abstract

• Suppression of Neurodegeneration and Increased Neurotransmission Caused by Expanded Full-Length Huntingtin Accumulating in the Cytoplasm

  E Romero et al.
  Neuron 57
  (10 January 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.11.025

  Abstract

• High-frequency HTR3B variant associated with major depression dramatically augments the signaling of the human 5-HT_3AB receptor

  K. Krzywkowski, P. A. Davies, P. L. Feinberg-Zadek, H. Brauner-Osborne & A. A. Jensen
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0708454105

  Abstract

• CNS Delivery of Vectored Prion-specific Single-chain Antibodies Delays Disease Onset

  Charles A Wuertzer, Mark A Sullivan, Xing Qiu & Howard J Federoff
  Molecular Therapy
  (8 January 2008); doi:10.1038/sj.mt.6300387

  Abstract

• Kalirin-7 Is an Essential Component of both Shaft and Spine Excitatory Synapses in Hippocampal Interneurons

  X.-M. Ma, Y. Wang, F. Ferraro, R. E. Mains & B. A. Eipper
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (16 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5283-07.2008

  Abstract

• Ctip2 Controls the Differentiation of Medium Spiny Neurons and the Establishment of the Cellular Architecture of the Striatum

  P. Arlotta, B. J. Molyneaux, D. Jabaudon, Y. Yoshida & J. D. Macklis
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (16 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2986-07.2008

  Abstract

• Mice with targeted Slc4a10 gene disruption have small brain ventricles and show reduced neuronal excitability

  S. Jacobs, E. Ruusuvuori, S. T. Sipilä, A. Haapanen, H. H. Damkier, I. Kurth, M. Hentschke, M. Schweizer, Y. Rudhard, L. M. Laatikainen, J. Tyynelä, J. Praetorius, J. Voipio & C. A. Hübner
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (8 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0705487105

  Abstract

• Instructive role of aPKCζ subcellular localization in the assembly of adherens junctions in neural progenitors

  S. Ghosh, T. Marquardt, J. P. Thaler, N. Carter, S. E. Andrews, S. L. Pfaff & T. Hunter
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (8 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0705713105

  Abstract

• Stress blunts serotonin- and hypocretin-evoked EPSCs in prefrontal cortex: Role of corticosterone-mediated apical dendritic atrophy

  R.-J. Liu & G. K. Aghajanian
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (8 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0706679105

  Abstract

• Activity-Dependent Suppression of Miniature Neurotransmission through the Regulation of DNA Methylation

  E. D. Nelson, E. T. Kavalali & L. M. Monteggia
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3796-07.2008

  Abstract

• Constitutively Active TRPC3 Channels Regulate Basal Ganglia Output Neurons

  F.-W. Zhou, S. G. Matta & F.-M. Zhou
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3978-07.2008

  Abstract

• Targeting Axon Growth from Neuronal Transplants along Preformed Guidance Pathways in the Adult CNS

  K. S. Ziemba, N. Chaudhry, A. G. Rabchevsky, Y. Jin & G. M. Smith
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3819-07.2008

  Abstract

• Adult Neurogenesis Requires Smad4-Mediated Bone Morphogenic Protein Signaling in Stem Cells

  D. Colak, T. Mori, M. S. Brill, A. Pfeifer, S. Falk, C. Deng, R. Monteiro, C. Mummery, L. Sommer & M. Götz
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4374-07.2008

  Abstract

• The Dysphoric Component of Stress Is Encoded by Activation of the Dynorphin κ-Opioid System

  B. B. Land, M. R. Bruchas, J. C. Lemos, M. Xu, E. J. Melief & C. Chavkin
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4458-07.2008

  Abstract

• Unregulated Cytosolic Dopamine Causes Neurodegeneration Associated with Oxidative Stress in Mice

  L. Chen, Y. Ding, B. Cagniard, A. D. Van Laar, A. Mortimer, W. Chi, T. G. Hastings, U. J. Kang & X. Zhuang
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3602-07.2008

  Abstract

• Wild-Type But Not FAD Mutant Presenilin-1 Prevents Neuronal Degeneration by Promoting Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Neuroprotective Signaling

  L. Baki, R. L. Neve, Z. Shao, J. Shioi, A. Georgakopoulos & N. K Robakis
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4067-07.2008

  Abstract

• Induction of the Phase II Detoxification Pathway Suppresses Neuron Loss in Drosophila Models of Parkinson's Disease

  K. Trinh, K. Moore, P. D. Wes, P. J. Muchowski, J. Dey, L. Andrews & L. J. Pallanck
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4778-07.2008

  Abstract

• Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism

  L. A. Weiss, Y. Shen, J. M. Korn, D. E. Arking, D. T. Miller, R. Fossdal, E. Saemundsen, H. Stefansson, M. A.R. Ferreira, T. Green, O. S. Platt, D. M. Ruderfer, C. A. Walsh, D. Altshuler, A. Chakravarti, R. E. Tanzi, K. Stefansson, S. L. Santangelo, J. F. Gusella, P. Sklar, B.-L. Wu & M. J. Daly
  New England Journal of Medicine
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1056/nejmoa075974

  Abstract

• A Transcriptome Database for Astrocytes, Neurons, and Oligodendrocytes: A New Resource for Understanding Brain Development and Function

  J. D. Cahoy, B. Emery, A. Kaushal, L. C. Foo, J. L. Zamanian, K. S. Christopherson, Y. Xing, J. L. Lubischer, P. A. Krieg, S. A. Krupenko, W. J. Thompson & B. A. Barres
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4178-07.2008

  Abstract

• Locally dynamic synaptic learning rules in pyramidal neuron dendrites

  Christopher D. Harvey & Karel Svoboda
  Nature 450 1195 - 1200
  (20 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nature06416

  Abstract

• Correction of Fragile X Syndrome in Mice

  G Dolen et al.
  Neuron 56 955 - 962
  (20 December 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.12.001

  Abstract

• Ongoing in Vivo Experience Triggers Synaptic Metaplasticity in the Neocortex

  R. L. Clem, T. Celikel & A. L. Barth
  Science 319
  (4 January 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1143808

  Abstract

• dAtaxin-2 Mediates Expanded Ataxin-1-Induced Neurodegeneration in a Drosophila Model of SCA1

  Ismael Al-Ramahi, Alma M. Pérez, Janghoo Lim, Minghang Zhang, Rie Sorensen, Maria de Haro, Joana Branco, Stefan M. Pulst, Huda Y. Zoghbi & Juan Botas
  PLoS Genetics 3
  (28 December 2007); doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030234

  Abstract

• Retinocollicular Synapse Maturation and Plasticity Are Regulated by Correlated Retinal Waves

  R. D. Shah & M. C. Crair
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4276-07.2008

  Abstract

• NF-Protocadherin and TAF1 Regulate Retinal Axon Initiation and Elongation In Vivo

  M. Piper, A. Dwivedy, L. Leung, R. S. Bradley & C. E. Holt
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4490-07.2008

  Abstract

• The Role of Hippocampal GluR1 and GluR2 Receptors in Manic-Like Behavior

  J. Du, T. K. Creson, L.-J. Wu, M. Ren, N. A. Gray, C. Falke, Y. Wei, Y. Wang, R. Blumenthal, R. Machado-Vieira, P. Yuan, G. Chen, M. Zhuo & H. K. Manji
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3080-07.2008

  Abstract

• MuSK controls where motor axons grow and form synapses

  Natalie Kim & Steven J Burden
  Nature Neuroscience
  (16 December 2007); doi:10.1038/nn2026

  Abstract

• Vasopressin Increases Locomotion through a V1a Receptor in Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons: Implications for Water Homeostasis

  T. Tsunematsu, L.-Y. Fu, A. Yamanaka, K. Ichiki, A. Tanoue, T. Sakurai & A. N. van den Pol
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3490-07.2008

  Abstract

• Inhibition of Serotonin But Not Norepinephrine Transport during Development Produces Delayed, Persistent Perturbations of Emotional Behaviors in Mice

  M. S. Ansorge, E. Morelli & J. A. Gingrich
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3973-07.2008

  Abstract

• Alzheimer's Disease (AD)-Like Pathology in Aged Monkeys after Infantile Exposure to Environmental Metal Lead (Pb): Evidence for a Developmental Origin and Environmental Link for AD

  J. Wu, Md. R. Basha, B. Brock, D. P. Cox, F. Cardozo-Pelaez, C. A. McPherson, J. Harry, D. C. Rice, B. Maloney, D. Chen, D. K. Lahiri & N. H. Zawia
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4405-07.2008

  Abstract

• Ubiquitin Proteasome-Mediated Synaptic Reorganization: A Novel Mechanism Underlying Rapid Ischemic Tolerance

  R. Meller, S. J. Thompson, T. A. Lusardi, A. N. Ordonez, M. D. Ashley, V. Jessick, W. Wang, D. J. Torrey, D. C. Henshall, P. R. Gafken, J. A. Saugstad, Z.-G. Xiong & R. P. Simon
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (2 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3474-07.2008

  Abstract

• Selective Deletion of Bdnf in the Ventromedial and Dorsomedial Hypothalamus of Adult Mice Results in Hyperphagic Behavior and Obesity

  T. J. Unger, G. A. Calderon, L. C. Bradley, M. Sena-Esteves & M. Rios
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (26 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3308-07.2007

  Abstract

• Systemic and Nasal Delivery of Orexin-A (Hypocretin-1) Reduces the Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance in Nonhuman Primates

  S. A. Deadwyler, L. Porrino, J. M. Siegel & R. E. Hampson
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (26 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3878-07.2007

  Abstract

• A Critical Function for β-Amyloid Precursor Protein in Neuronal Migration Revealed by In Utero RNA Interference

  T. L. Young-Pearse, J. Bai, R. Chang, J. B. Zheng, J. J. LoTurco & D. J. Selkoe
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (26 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4701-07.2007

  Abstract

• KCC2 Interacts with the Dendritic Cytoskeleton to Promote Spine Development

  H Li et al.
  Neuron 56
  (20 December 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.10.039

  Abstract

• Polymorphisms in human dopamine D2 receptor gene affect gene expression, splicing, and neuronal activity during working memory

  Y. Zhang, A. Bertolino, L. Fazio, G. Blasi, A. Rampino, R. Romano, M.-L. T. Lee, T. Xiao, A. Papp, D. Wang & W. Sadée
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (18 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0707106104

  Abstract

• Notch regulates cell fate and dendrite morphology of newborn neurons in the postnatal dentate gyrus

  J. J. Breunig, J. Silbereis, F. M. Vaccarino, N. Šestan & P. Rakic
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (18 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0710156104

  Abstract

• Intracellular complexes of the β2 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in brain identified by proteomics

  N. Kabbani, M. P. Woll, R. Levenson, J. M. Lindstrom & J.-P. Changeux
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (18 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0710314104

  Abstract

• Single-vesicle imaging reveals that synaptic vesicle exocytosis and endocytosis are coupled by a single stochastic mode

  J. Balaji & T. A. Ryan
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (18 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0707574105

  Abstract

• Repeated Electrical Stimulation of Reward-Related Brain Regions Affects Cocaine But Not "Natural" Reinforcement

  D. Levy, M. Shabat-Simon, U. Shalev, N. Barnea-Ygael, A. Cooper & A. Zangen
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (19 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4477-07.2007

  Abstract

• Nanoscale Organization of the MEC-4 DEG/ENaC Sensory Mechanotransduction Channel in Caenorhabditis elegans Touch Receptor Neurons

  J. G. Cueva, A. Mulholland & M. B. Goodman
  Journal of Neuroscience 27
  (19 December 2007); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4179-07.2007

  Abstract

• Long-Term Potentiation in Rat Hippocampal Neurons Is Accompanied by Spatially Widespread Changes in Intrinsic Oscillatory Dynamics and Excitability

  R Narayanan et al.
  Neuron 56
  (20 December 2007); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.10.033

  Abstract

• GABA_A Receptor RDL Inhibits Drosophila Olfactory Associative Learning

  X Liu et al.
  Neuron 56
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  Abstract