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.

 

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.
PMID: 15242617 [PubMed - in process]

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.
PMID: 14659092 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 12833063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 12183453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 12105186 [PubMed -indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 11673478 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 11238458 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 10934315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Suter DM, et al.

Localization of unconventional myosins V and VI in neuronal growth cones.
J Neurobiol. 2000 Feb 15;42(3):370-82.
PMID: 10645976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Winckler B, et al.

A diffusion barrier maintains distribution of membrane proteins in polarized neurons.
Nature. 1999 Feb 25;397(6721):698-701.
PMID: 10067893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nakhost A, et al.

Binding of protein kinase C isoforms to actin in Aplysia.
J Neurochem. 1998 Sep;71(3):1221-31.
PMID: 9721748 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 9531561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 9568398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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.
PMID: 9013332; UI: 97165571.

Lin CH, et al.

Myosin drives retrograde F-actin flow in neuronal growth cones.
Neuron. 1996 Apr; 16(4): 769-782.
PMID: 8607995; UI: 96196757.

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.
PMID: 7615669; UI: 95340678.

Lin CH, et al.

Growth cone advance is inversely proportional to retrograde F-actin flow.
Neuron. 1995 Apr; 14(4): 763-771.
PMID: 7536426; UI: 95234315.

Lin CH, et al.

Cytoskeletal reorganization underlying growth cone motility.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1994 Oct; 4(5): 640-647. Review.
PMID: 7849519; UI: 95152295.

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.
PMID: 7516686; UI: 94280856.

Cheney RE, et al.

Brain myosin-V is a two-headed unconventional myosin with motor activity.
Cell. 1993 Oct 8; 75(1): 13-23.
PMID: 8402892; UI: 94006535.

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.
PMID: 8376949; UI: 93389413.

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.
PMID: 8335688; UI: 93328763.

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.
PMID: 8516294; UI: 93296169.

Lin CH, et al.

Cytoskeletal remodeling during growth cone-target interactions.
J Cell Biol. 1993 Jun; 121(6): 1369-1383.
PMID: 8509456; UI: 93286188.

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.
PMID: 8486737; UI: 93252992.

Forscher P, et al.

Novel form of growth cone motility involving site-directed actin filament assembly.
Nature. 1992 Jun 11; 357(6378): 515-518.
PMID: 1608453; UI: 92301537.

Forscher P.

Calcium and polyphosphoinositide control of cytoskeletal dynamics.
Trends Neurosci. 1989 Nov; 12(11): 468-474. Review.
PMID: 2479150; UI: 90050519.

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.
PMID: 3170637; UI: 89008592.

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.
PMID: 2824715; UI: 88061567.

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.
PMID: 2435889; UI: 87169287.

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.
PMID: 2582078; UI: 85209786.