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Dr. Fox's Publications

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Abdelazim H, Payne LB, Nolan K, Paralkar K, Bradley V, Kanodia R, Gude R, Ward R, Monavarfeshani A, Fox MA, Chappell JC. Pericyte heterogeneity identified by 3D ultrastructural analysis of the microvessel wall. Front Physiol. 2022 Dec 16;13:1016382. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1016382. PMID: 36589416; PMCID: PMC9800988.

Somaiya RD, Stebbins K, Gingrich EC, Xie H, Campbell JN, Garcia ADR, Fox MA. Sonic hedgehog-dependent recruitment of GABAergic interneurons into the developing visual thalamus. Elife. 2022 Nov 7;11:e79833. doi: 10.7554/eLife.79833. PMID: 36342840; PMCID: PMC9640189.

Patel PA, Hegert JV, Cristian I, Kerr A, LaConte LEW, Fox MA, Srivastava S, Mukherjee K. Complete loss of the X-linked gene CASK causes severe cerebellar degeneration. J Med Genet. 2022 Feb 11:jmedgenet-2021-108115. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108115. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35149592.

Su J, Sabbagh U, Liang Y, Olejníková L, Dixon KG, Russell AL, Chen J, Pan YA, Triplett JW, Fox MA. A cell-ECM mechanism for connecting the ipsilateral eye to the brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Oct 19;118(42):e2104343118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2104343118. PMID: 34654745; PMCID: PMC8545493.

Somaiya RD, Huebschman NA, Chaunsali L, Sabbagh U, Carrillo GL, Tewari BP, Fox MA. Development of astrocyte morphology and function in mouse visual thalamus. J Comp Neurol. 2021 Oct 11. doi: 10.1002/cne.25261. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34636034.

Glausen TG, Carrillo GL, Jin RM, Boyle JP, Saeij JPJ, Wohlfert EA, Fox MA, Blader IJ. The Toxoplasma Polymorphic Effector GRA15 Mediates Seizure Induction by Modulating Interleukin-1 Signaling in the Brain. mBio. 2021 Jun 29;12(3):e0133121. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01331-21. Epub 2021 Jun 22. PMID: 34154412.

Glausen TG, Carrillo GL, Jin RM, Boyle JP, Saeij JPJ, Wohlfert EA, Fox MA, Blader IJ. The Toxoplasma Polymorphic Effector GRA15 Mediates Seizure Induction by Modulating Interleukin-1 Signaling in the Brain. mBio. 2021 Jun 22:e0133121. 

Su J, Basso D, Iyer S, Su K, Wei J, Fox MA. (2020). Paracrine Role for Somatostatin Interneurons in the Assembly of Perisomatic Inhibitory SynapsesJournal of Neuroscience.

Sabbagh U, Govindaiah G, Somaiya RD, Fox MA. (2020). Diverse GABAergic neurons organize into subtype-specific sublaminae in the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus. J Neurochem.

Carrillo GL, Ballard VA, Glausen T, Fox MA. (2020) Toxoplasma infection induces microglia-neuron contact and the loss of perisomatic inhibitory synapsesGlia

Monavarfeshani A, Knill CN, Sabbagh U, Su J, Fox MA. (2017). Region- and Cell-Specific Expression of Transmembrane Collagens in Mouse Brain. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience.

Monavarfeshani A, Sabbagh U, Fox MA. (2017). Not a one-trick pony: Diverse connectivity and functions of the rodent lateral geniculate complex. Visual Neuroscience 34.

Brooks JM, Carillo GL, Su J, Lindsey D, Fox MA, Blader I. (2015). Toxoplasma gondii Infections Alter GABAergic Synapses and Signaling in the Central Nervous System. mBIO 6(6).

Hammer S, Lemon T, Monavarfeshani A, Su J, Fox MA. (2015). Multiple Retinal Axons Converge onto Relay Cells in the Adult Mouse Thalamus. Cell Reports 12(10): 1575-83.

El-Danaf R, Seabrook T, Krahe T, Fox MA, Guideo W. (2015). Developmental remodeling of relay cells in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the absence of retinal input. Neural Development 10(1): 19.

Chavan V, Willis J, Walker SK, Clark HR, Lui X, Fox MA, Srivastava S, Mukherjee K. (2015). Central presynaptic terminals are enriched in ATP but the majority lack mitochondria. PLoS ONE 10(4).

Levy C, Brooks JM, Chen J, Su J, Fox MA. (2015). Cell-specific and developmental expression of lectican-cleaving proteases in mouse hippocampus and neocortex. Journal of Comparative Neurology 523(4): 629-48.

Hammer S, Carrillo G, Govindaiah G, Monavarfeshani A, Bircher JS, Su J, Guido W, Fox MA. (2014). Nuclei-specific differences in nerve terminal distribution, morphology, and development in mouse visual thalamus. Neural Development 9(1): 16.

Brooks JM, Su J, Levy C, Wang JS, Seabrook TA, Guido W, Fox MA. (2013). A molecular mechanism regulating the timing of corticogeniculate innervation. Cell Reports 5(3): 573-81.

Isaacs J, Feher J, Shall M, Vota S, Fox MA, Mallu S, Razavi A, Friebe I, Shah S, Spita N. (2013). Effects of nandrolone on recovery after neurotization of chronically denervated muscle in a rat model. J Neurosurg 119(4): 914-23.

Wang J, Fox MA, Povlishock JT. (2013). Diffuse traumatic axonal injury in the optic nerve does not elicit retinal ganglion cell loss. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 72(8): 768-81.

Su J, Klemm MA, Josephson AM, Fox MA. (2013). Contributions of VLDLR and LRP8 in the establishment of retinogeniculate projections. Neural Dev 8: 11.

Seabrook TA, El-Danaf RN, Krahe TE, Fox MA, Guido W. (2013). Retinal input regulates the timing of corticogeniculate innervation. J Neurosci 33(24): 10085-97.

Fitting S, Ignatowska-Jankowska BM, Bull C, Skoff RP, Lichtman AH, Wise LE, Fox MA, Su J, Medina AE, Krahe TE, Knapp PE, Guido W, Hauser KF. (2013). Synaptic dysfunction in the hippocampus accompanies learning and memory deficits in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Tat transgenic mice. Biol Psychiatry 73(5): 443-53.

Chen SK, Chew KS, McNeill DS, Keeley PW, Ecker JL, Mao BQ, Pahlberg J, Kim B, Lee SC, Fox MA, Guido W, Wong KY, Sampath AP, Reese BE, Kuruvilla R, Hattar S. (2013). Apoptosis regulates ipRGC spacing necessary for rods and cones to drive circadian photoentrainment. Neuron 77(3): 503-15.

Fuller BF, Cortes DF, Landis MK, Yohannes H, Griffin HE, Stafflinger JE, Bowers MS, Lewis MH, Fox MA, Ottens AK. (2012). Exposure of rats to environmental tobacco smoke during cerebellar development alters behavior and perturbs mitochondrial energetics. Environ Health Perspect 120(12): 1684-91.

Singh R, Su J, Brooks JM, Terauchi A, Umemori H, Fox MA. (2012). Fibroblast growth factor 22 contributes to the development of retinal nerve terminals in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 4: 61. 

Valdez G, Tapia JC, Lichtman JW, Fox MA, Sanes JR. (2012). Shared resistance to aging and ALS in neuromuscular junctions of specific muscles. PLoS One 7(4): e34640.

Su J, Stenbjorn RS, Gorse K, Su K, Hauser KF, Ricard-Blum S, Pihlajaniemi T, Fox MA. (2012). Target-derived matricryptins organize cerebellar synapse formation through α3β1 integrins. Cell Reports 2(2): 223-30. 

Fox MA, Tapia JC, Kasthuri N, Lichtman JW. (2011). Delayed synapse elimination in mouse levator palpebrae superioris muscle. J Comp Neurol 519(15): 2907-2921. 

Su J, Haner CV, Imbery TE, Brooks JM, Morhardt DR, Gorse K, Guido W, Fox MA. (2011). Reelin is required for class-specific retinogeniculate targeting. J Neurosci 31(2): 575-86. 

Fox MA, Guido W. (2011). Shedding light on class-specific wiring: Development of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell circuitry. Mol Neurobiol 44(3): 321-9. 

Latvanlehto A, Fox MA, Sormunen R, Tu H, Oikarainen T, Koski A, Naumenko N, Shakirzyanova A, Kallio M, Ilves M, Giniatullin R, Sanes JR, Pihlajaniemi T. (2010). Muscle-derived collagen XIII regulates maturation of the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction. J Neurosci 30(37): 12230-41. 

Su J, Gorse K, Ramirez F, Fox M. (2010). Collagen XIX is expressed by interneurons and contributes to the formation of hippocampal synapses. J Comp Neurol 518(2): 229-53. 

Fox MA, Sanes JR, Borza DB, Eswarakumar VP, Fässler R, Hudson BG, John SW, Ninomiya Y, Pedchenko V, Pfaff SL, Rheault MN, Sado Y, Segal Y, Werle MJ, Umemori H. (2007). Distinct target-derived signals organize formation, maturation, and maintenance of motor nerve terminals. Cell 129(1): 179-93.