Development

• Plasticity of Polarization: Changing Dendrites into Axons in Neurons Integrated in Neuronal Circuits

  S Gomisruth, C Wierenga & F Bradke
  Current Biology 18
  (8 July 2008); doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.026

  Abstract

• Identification of Positionally Distinct Astrocyte Subtypes whose Identities Are Specified by a Homeodomain Code

  C Hochstim, B Deneen, A Lukaszewicz, Q Zhou & D Anderson
  Cell 133
  (2 May 2008); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.046

  Abstract

• A Novel Embryonic Nestin-Expressing Radial Glia-Like Progenitor Gives Rise to Zonally Restricted Olfactory and Vomeronasal Neurons

  B. Murdoch & A. J. Roskams
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (16 April 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5566-07.2008

  Abstract

• α-Synuclein Alters Notch-1 Expression and Neurogenesis in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and in the Hippocampus of Transgenic Mice

  L. Crews, H. Mizuno, P. Desplats, E. Rockenstein, A. Adame, C. Patrick, B. Winner, J. Winkler & E. Masliah
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (16 April 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0066-08.2008

  Abstract

• Neurturin-Mediated Ret Activation Is Required for Retinal Function

  M. A. Brantley, S. Jain, E. E. Barr, E. M. Johnson & J. Milbrandt
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (16 April 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0249-08.2008

  Abstract

• Conditional Loss of Dicer Disrupts Cellular and Tissue Morphogenesis in the Cortex and Hippocampus

  T. H. Davis, T. L. Cuellar, S. M. Koch, A. J. Barker, B. D. Harfe, M. T. Mcmanus & E. M. Ullian
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (23 April 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4815-07.2008

  Abstract

• Semaphorin 3F Confines Ventral Tangential Migration of Lateral Olfactory Tract Neurons onto the Telencephalon Surface

  K. Ito, T. Kawasaki, S. Takashima, I. Matsuda, A. Aiba & T. Hirata
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (23 April 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0372-08.2008

  Abstract

• Tonic Activation of CXC Chemokine Receptor 4 in Immature Granule Cells Supports Neurogenesis in the Adult Dentate Gyrus

  A. Kolodziej, S. Schulz, A. Guyon, D.-F. Wu, M. Pfeiffer, V. Odemis, V. Höllt & R. Stumm
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (23 April 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4721-07.2008

  Abstract

• Regulation of Motor Neuron Specification by Phosphorylation of Neurogenin 2

  Y Ma, M Song, J Park, H Henryho, L Hu, M Kurtev, J Zieg, Q Ma, S Pfaff & M Greenberg
  Neuron 58
  (10 April 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.037

  Abstract

• Neuropilin 1 and 2 control cranial gangliogenesis and axon guidance through neural crest cells

  Q. Schwarz, J. M. Vieira, B. Howard, B. J. Eickholt & C. Ruhrberg
  Development 135
  (26 March 2008); doi:10.1242/dev.015412

  Abstract

• A Model for Neuronal Competition During Development

  C. D. Deppmann, S. Mihalas, N. Sharma, B. E. Lonze, E. Niebur & D. D. Ginty
  Science 320
  (18 April 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1152677

  Abstract

• Segregation of Axial Motor and Sensory Pathways via Heterotypic Trans-Axonal Signaling

  B. W. Gallarda, D. Bonanomi, D. Müller, A. Brown, W. A. Alaynick, S. E. Andrews, G. Lemke, S. L. Pfaff & T. Marquardt
  Science 320
  (11 April 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1153758

  Abstract

• BIG-2 Mediates Olfactory Axon Convergence to Target Glomeruli

  T Kanekogoto, S Yoshihara, H Miyazaki & Y Yoshihara
  Neuron 57
  (27 March 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.023

  Abstract

• Role of IGF Signaling in Olfactory Sensory Map Formation and Axon Guidance

  J Scolnick, K Cui, C Duggan, S Xuan, X Yuan, A Efstratiadis & J Ngai
  Neuron 57
  (27 March 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.027

  Abstract

• Compartment-specific transcription factors orchestrate angiogenesis gradients in the embryonic brain

  Anju Vasudevan, Jason E Long, James E Crandall, John L R Rubenstein & Pradeep G Bhide
  Nature Neuroscience 11 429 - 439
  (16 March 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2074

  Abstract

• Postmitotic Specification of Drosophila Insulinergic Neurons from Pioneer Neurons

  Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Stefan Thor & Alex P. Gould
  PLoS Biology 6
  (1 January 2008); doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060058

  Abstract

• Drosophila fragile X mental retardation protein developmentally regulates activity-dependent axon pruning

  C. R. Tessier & K. Broadie
  Development 135
  (15 April 2008); doi:10.1242/dev.015867

  Abstract

• NKX2.1 specifies cortical interneuron fate by activating Lhx6

  T. Du, Q. Xu, P. J. Ocbina & S. A. Anderson
  Development 135
  (15 April 2008); doi:10.1242/dev.015123

  Abstract

• A Comprehensive Negative Regulatory Program Controlled by Brn3b to Ensure Ganglion Cell Specification from Multipotential Retinal Precursors

  F. Qiu, H. Jiang & M. Xiang
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (26 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0043-08.2008

  Abstract

• Regulation of axonal and dendritic growth by the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor

  Thomas N Vizard, Gerard W O'Keeffe, Humberto Gutierrez, Claudine H Kos, Daniela Riccardi & Alun M Davies
  Nature Neuroscience 11 285 - 291
  (27 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2044

  Abstract

• Retrograde regulation of motoneuron differentiation by muscle -catenin

  Xiao-Ming Li, Xian-Ping Dong, Shi-Wen Luo, Bin Zhang, Dae-Hoon Lee, Annie K L Ting, Hannah Neiswender, Chang-Hoon Kim, Ezekiel Carpenter-Hyland, Tian-Ming Gao, Wen-Cheng Xiong & Lin Mei
  Nature Neuroscience 11 262 - 268
  (17 February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2053

  Abstract

• Synaptic Function for the Nogo-66 Receptor NgR1: Regulation of Dendritic Spine Morphology and Activity-Dependent Synaptic Strength

  H. Lee, S. J. Raiker, K. Venkatesh, R. Geary, L. A. Robak, Y. Zhang, H. H. Yeh, P. Shrager & R. J. Giger
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (12 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5586-07.2008

  Abstract

• The Mitochondrial Protease AFG3L2 Is Essential for Axonal Development

  F. Maltecca, A. Aghaie, D. G. Schroeder, L. Cassina, B. A. Taylor, S. J. Phillips, M. Malaguti, S. Previtali, J.-L. Guénet, A. Quattrini, G. A. Cox & G. Casari
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (12 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4677-07.2008

  Abstract

• Timing Neurogenesis and Differentiation: Insights from Quantitative Clonal Analyses of Cerebellar Granule Cells

  J. S. Espinosa & L. Luo
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (5 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5157-07.2008

  Abstract

• Early Neuronal and Glial Fate Restriction of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells

  D. Delaunay, K. Heydon, A. Cumano, M. H. Schwab, J.-L. Thomas, U. Suter, K.-A. Nave, B. Zalc & N. Spassky
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (5 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5497-07.2008

  Abstract

• Hedgehog signaling and primary cilia are required for the formation of adult neural stem cells

  Young-Goo Han, Nathalie Spassky, Miriam Romaguera-Ros, Jose-Manuel Garcia-Verdugo, Andrea Aguilar, Sylvie Schneider-Maunoury & Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
  Nature Neuroscience 11 277 - 284
  (24 February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2059

  Abstract

• Regulation of excitability and plasticity by endocannabinoids and PKA in developing hippocampus

  H. Yasuda, Y. Huang & T. Tsumoto
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (26 February 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0708349105

  Abstract

• Neuroepithelial Stem Cell Proliferation Requires LIS1 for Precise Spindle Orientation and Symmetric Division

  J Yingling, Y. H. Youn, D. Darling, K. Toyo-oka, T. Pramparo, S. Hirotsune & A. Wynshaw-Boris
  Cell 132
  (8 February 2008); doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.026

  Abstract

• Specific regions within the embryonic midbrain and cerebellum require different levels of FGF signaling during development

  M. A. Basson, D. Echevarria, C. Petersen Ahn, A. Sudarov, A. L. Joyner, I. J. Mason, S. Martinez & G. R. Martin
  Development 135
  (23 January 2008); doi:10.1242/dev.011569

  Abstract

• Quantitative Cortical Mapping of Fractional Anisotropy in Developing Rat Brains

  H. Huang, A. Yamamoto, M. A. Hossain, L. Younes & S. Mori
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (6 February 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3194-07.2008

  Abstract

• Chronic Fluoxetine Stimulates Maturation and Synaptic Plasticity of Adult-Born Hippocampal Granule Cells

  J.-W. Wang, D. J. David, J. E. Monckton, F. Battaglia & R. Hen
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (6 February 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3632-07.2008

  Abstract

• Satb2 Regulates Callosal Projection Neuron Identity in the Developing Cerebral Cortex

  E Alcamo, L Chirivella, M Dautzenberg, G Dobreva, I Farinas, R Grosschedl & S Mcconnell
  Neuron 57
  (7 February 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.12.012

  Abstract

• Satb2 Is a Postmitotic Determinant for Upper-Layer Neuron Specification in the Neocortex

  O Britanova, C de Juan Romero, A Cheung, K Kwan, M Schwark, A Gyorgy, T Vogel, S Akopov, M Mitkovski & D Agoston
  Neuron 57
  (7 February 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.12.028

  Abstract

• A role for adult TLX-positive neural stem cells in learning and behaviour

  Chun-Li Zhang, Yuhua Zou, Weimin He, Fred H. Gage & Ronald M. Evans
  Nature 451 1004 - 1007
  (30 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06562

  Abstract

• Dscam and Sidekick proteins direct lamina-specific synaptic connections in vertebrate retina

  Masahito Yamagata & Joshua R. Sanes
  Nature 451 465 - 469
  doi:10.1038/nature06469

  Abstract

• Neurite arborization and mosaic spacing in the mouse retina require DSCAM

  Peter G. Fuerst, Amane Koizumi, Richard H. Masland & Robert W. Burgess
  Nature 451 470 - 474
  doi:10.1038/nature06514

  Abstract

• Lhx2 Selector Activity Specifies Cortical Identity and Suppresses Hippocampal Organizer Fate

  V. S. Mangale, K. E. Hirokawa, P. R. V. Satyaki, N. Gokulchandran, S. Chikbire, L. Subramanian, A. S. Shetty, B. Martynoga, J. Paul, M. V. Mai, Y. Li, L. A. Flanagan, S. Tole & E. S. Monuki
  Science 319
  (18 January 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1151695

  Abstract

• SOX5 Controls the Sequential Generation of Distinct Corticofugal Neuron Subtypes

  T Lai, D Jabaudon, B Molyneaux, E Azim, P Arlotta, J Menezes & J Macklis
  Neuron 57
  (24 January 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.12.023

  Abstract

• Ephrin-B reverse signaling promotes structural and functional synaptic maturation in vivo

  Byung Kook Lim, Naoto Matsuda & Mu-ming Poo
  Nature Neuroscience 11 160 - 169
  (13 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2033

  Abstract

• CD133⁺ neural stem cells in the ependyma of mammalian postnatal forebrain

  V. Coskun, H. Wu, B. Blanchi, S. Tsao, K. Kim, J. Zhao, J. C. Biancotti, L. Hutnick, R. C. Krueger, G. Fan, J. de Vellis & Y. E. Sun
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (14 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0710000105

  Abstract

• Cux2 (Cutl2) integrates neural progenitor development with cell-cycle progression during spinal cord neurogenesis

  A. Iulianella, M. Sharma, M. Durnin, G. B. Vanden Heuvel & P. A. Trainor
  Development 135
  (25 January 2008); doi:10.1242/dev.013276

  Abstract

• 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

• 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 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• MuSK controls where motor axons grow and form synapses

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

  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

• 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

• 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

• 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