Welcome to the Forscher Lab Publications Page!

Below you will find the publications of the Forscher Lab and collaborators. Each reference has a link to the NCBI PubMed reference report.

 

Rac1 Modulates Stimulus-Evoked Ca2+ Release in Neuronal Growth Cones via Parallel Effects on Microtubule/ER Dynamics and ROS Production.

Zhang XF, Forscher P.

Mol Biol Cell. 2009 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Multiplexed force measurements on live cells with holographic optical tweezers.

Mejean CO, Schaefer AW, Millman EA, Forscher P, Dufresne ER.

Opt Express. 2009 Apr 13;17(8):6209-17.

 

Myosin II activity facilitates microtubule bundling in the neuronal growth cone neck.

Burnette DT, Ji L, Schaefer AW, Medeiros NA, Danuser G, Forscher P.

Dev Cell. 2008 Jul;15(1):163-9.

 

Coordination of actin filament and microtubule dynamics during neurite outgrowth.

Schaefer AW, Schoonderwoert VT, Ji L, Mederios N, Danuser G, Forscher P.

Dev Cell. 2008 Jul;15(1):146-62.

 

Filopodial actin bundles are not necessary for microtubule advance into the peripheral domain of Aplysia neuronal growth cones.

Burnette DT, Schaefer AW, Ji L, Danuser G, Forscher P.

Nat Cell Biol. 2007 Dec;9(12):1360-9. Epub 2007 Nov 18.

 

Medeiros NA, Burnette DT, Forscher P.

Myosin II functions in actin-bundle turnover in neuronal growth cones.
Nat Cell Biol. 2006 Mar;8(3):215-26. Epub 2006 Feb 26.

Suter DM, Schaefer AW, Forscher P.

Microtubule dynamics are necessary for SRC family kinase-dependent growth cone steering.
Curr Biol. 2004 Jul 13;14(13):1194-9.

Zhang XF, Schaefer AW, Burnette DT, Schoonderwoert VT, Forscher P.

Rho-dependent contractile responses in the neuronal growth cone are independent of classical peripheral retrograde actin flow.
Neuron. 2003 Dec 4;40(5):931-44.

Rodriguez OC, Schaefer AW, Mandato CA, Forscher P, Bement WM, Waterman-Storer CM.

Conserved microtubule-actin interactions in cell movement and morphogenesis.
Nat Cell Biol. 2003 Jul;5(7):599-609. Review.

Nakhost A, Kabir N, Forscher P, Sossin WS.

Protein kinase C isoforms are translocated to microtubules in neurons.
J Biol Chem. 2002 Oct 25;277(43):40633-9. Epub 2002 Aug 14.

Schaefer AW, et al.

Filopodia and actin arcs guide the assembly and transport of two populations of microtubules with unique dynamic parameters in neuronal growth cones
J Cell Biol. 2002 Jul 8;158(1):139-52.

Suter DM, et al.

Transmission of growth cone traction force through apCAM-cytoskeletal linkages is regulated by Src family tyrosine kinase activity.
J Cell Biol. 2001 Oct 29;155(3):427-38.

Kabir N, et al.

Protein kinase C activation promotes microtubule advance in neuronal growth cones by increasing average microtubule growth lifetimes.
J Cell Biol. 2001 Mar 5;152(5):1033-44.

Suter DM, et al.

Substrate-cytoskeletal coupling as a mechanism for the regulation of growth cone motility and guidance.
J Neurobiol. 2000 Aug;44(2):97-113. Review.

Suter DM, et al.

Localization of unconventional myosins V and VI in neuronal growth cones.
J Neurobiol. 2000 Feb 15;42(3):370-82.

Winckler B, et al.

A diffusion barrier maintains distribution of membrane proteins in polarized neurons.
Nature. 1999 Feb 25;397(6721):698-701.

Nakhost A, et al.

Binding of protein kinase C isoforms to actin in Aplysia.
J Neurochem. 1998 Sep;71(3):1221-31.

Suter DM, et al.

The Ig superfamily cell adhesion molecule, apCAM, mediates growth cone steering by substrate-cytoskeletal coupling.
J Cell Biol. 1998 Apr 6;141(1):227-40.

Suter DM, et al.

An emerging link between cytoskeletal dynamics and cell adhesion molecules in growth cone guidance.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1998 Feb;8(1):106-16. Review.

Lin CH, et al.

Myosin drives retrograde F-actin flow in neuronal growth cones.
Biol Bull. 1997 Feb; 192(1): 183-185. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 9057289; UI: 97210159.

Thompson C, et al.

An Aplysia cell adhesion molecule associated with site-directed actin filament assembly in neuronal growth cones.
J Cell Sci. 1996 Dec; 109( Pt 12): 2843-2854.

Lin CH, et al.

Myosin drives retrograde F-actin flow in neuronal growth cones.
Neuron. 1996 Apr; 16(4): 769-782.

Wolenski JS, et al.

In vitro motility of immunoadsorbed brain myosin-V using a Limulus acrosomal process and optical tweezer-based assay.
J Cell Sci. 1995 Apr; 108( Pt 4): 1489-1496.

Lin CH, et al.

Growth cone advance is inversely proportional to retrograde F-actin flow.
Neuron. 1995 Apr; 14(4): 763-771.

Lin CH, et al.

Cytoskeletal reorganization underlying growth cone motility.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1994 Oct; 4(5): 640-647. Review.

Azhderian EM, et al.

Cyclic AMP modulates fast axonal transport in Aplysia bag cell neurons by increasing the probability of single organelle movement.
Neuron. 1994 Jun; 12(6): 1223-1233.

Cheney RE, et al.

Brain myosin-V is a two-headed unconventional myosin with motor activity.
Cell. 1993 Oct 8; 75(1): 13-23.

Wolenski JS, et al.

In vitro motilities of the unconventional myosins, brush border myosin-I, and chick brain myosin-V exhibit assay-dependent differences in velocity.
J Exp Zool. 1993 Sep 15; 267(1): 33-39.

Wolenski JS, et al.

Calcium-calmodulin and regulation of brush border myosin-I MgATPase and mechanochemistry.
J Cell Biol. 1993 Aug; 122(3): 613-621.

Kozminski KG, et al.

A motility in the eukaryotic flagellum unrelated to flagellar beating.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jun 15; 90(12): 5519-5523.

Lin CH, et al.

Cytoskeletal remodeling during growth cone-target interactions.
J Cell Biol. 1993 Jun; 121(6): 1369-1383.

Bement WM, et al.

A novel cytoskeletal structure involved in purse string wound closure and cell polarity maintenance.
J Cell Biol. 1993 May; 121(3): 565-578.

Forscher P, et al.

Novel form of growth cone motility involving site-directed actin filament assembly.
Nature. 1992 Jun 11; 357(6378): 515-518.

Forscher P.

Calcium and polyphosphoinositide control of cytoskeletal dynamics.
Trends Neurosci. 1989 Nov; 12(11): 468-474. Review.

Forscher P, et al.

Actions of cytochalasins on the organization of actin filaments and microtubules in a neuronal growth cone.
J Cell Biol. 1988 Oct; 107(4): 1505-1516.

Forscher P, et al.

Cyclic AMP induces changes in distribution and transport of organelles within growth cones of Aplysia bag cell neurons.
J Neurosci. 1987 Nov; 7(11): 3600-3611.

Forscher P, et al.

Noradrenaline modulates calcium channels in avian dorsal root ganglion cells through tight receptor-channel coupling.
J Physiol (Lond). 1986 Oct; 379: 131-144.

Forscher P, et al.

Modulation of calcium channels by norepinephrine in internally dialyzed avian sensory neurons.
J Gen Physiol. 1985 May; 85(5): 743-763.