Publications
Translational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response.
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhou H, D'Andrea I, Maroteaux L, Lori A, Smith A, Ressler KJ, Nuñez YZ, Farrer LA, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J.
Mol Psychiatry. 2018 Dec;23(12):2277-2286.
Microtubule architecture in vitro and in cells revealed by cryo-electron tomography.
Atherton J, Stouffer M, Francis F, Moores CA.
Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol. 2018 Jun 1;74(Pt 6):572-584.
PTK2B/Pyk2 overexpression improves a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
Giralt A, de Pins B, Cifuentes-Díaz C, López-Molina L, Farah AT, Tible M, Deramecourt V, Arold ST, Ginés S, Hugon J, Girault JA.
Exp Neurol. 2018 Sep;307:62-73.
Genetic variants in autism-related CNTNAP2 impair axonal growth of cortical neurons.
Canali G, Garcia M, Hivert B, Pinatel D, Goullancourt A, Oguievetskaia K, Saint-Martin M, Girault JA, Faivre-Sarrailh C, Goutebroze L.
Hum Mol Genet. 2018 Jun 1;27(11):1941-1954.
Genetic deletion of xCT attenuates peripheral and central inflammation and mitigates LPS-induced sickness and depressive-like behavior in mice.
Albertini G, Deneyer L, Ottestad-Hansen S, Zhou Y, Ates G, Walrave L, Demuyser T, Bentea E, Sato H, De Bundel D, Danbolt NC, Massie A, Smolders I.
Glia. 2018 Sep;66(9):1845-1861.
Inhibition of astroglial connexin43 hemichannels with TAT-Gap19 exerts anticonvulsant effects in rodents.
Walrave L, Pierre A, Albertini G, Aourz N, De Bundel D, Van Eeckhaut A, Vinken M, Giaume C, Leybaert L, Smolders I.
Glia. 2018 Aug;66(8):1788-1804.
Hedgehog: A Key Signaling in the Development of the Oligodendrocyte Lineage
Traiffort E, Zakaria M, Laouarem Y, Ferent J.
J Dev Biol. 2016 Sep 8;4(3):28.
Cortical progenitor biology: key features mediating proliferation versus differentiation.
Uzquiano A, Gladwyn-Ng I, Nguyen L, Reiner O, Götz M, Matsuzaki F, Francis F.
J Neurochem. 2018 Sep;146(5):500-525.
Sequences Flanking the Gephyrin-Binding Site of GlyRβ Tune Receptor Stabilization at Synapses.
Grünewald N, Jan A, Salvatico C, Kress V, Renner M, Triller A, Specht CG, Schwarz G.
eNeuro. 2018 Feb 19;5(1). pii: ENEURO.0042-17.2018.
Tubulin diversity and neuronal migration.
Francis F, Belvindrah R.
Cell Cycle. 2018;17(4):405-406.
