2011
How do barrels form in somatosensory cortex?
Li H, Crair MC. How do barrels form in somatosensory cortex? Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1225: 119-129. PMID: 21534999, PMCID: PMC4700879, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06024.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningHair FollicleMiceModels, BiologicalOrgan SpecificitySomatosensory CortexVibrissae
2007
Developmental Homeostasis of Mouse Retinocollicular Synapses
Chandrasekaran AR, Shah RD, Crair MC. Developmental Homeostasis of Mouse Retinocollicular Synapses. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 1746-1755. PMID: 17301182, PMCID: PMC6673732, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4383-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain MappingExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsHomeostasisMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalNeuronsN-MethylaspartateReceptors, NicotinicRetinaSuperior ColliculiSynapsesVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsRetinal wavesBeta2-/- miceSpontaneous retinal wavesRetinal ganglion cellsWild-type miceActivity-dependent competitionFirst postnatal weekTotal integrated responseLarge retinal areasTotal synaptic inputNeuronal receptive fieldsReceptive fieldsGanglion cellsPerturbation of activitiesSynaptic transmissionPostnatal weekResponse homeostasisSynaptic inputsRetinal areaRetinal inputSuperior colliculusStrong synapsesVisual cortexMutant miceRetinotopic mapping
2005
Distinct developmental programs require different levels of Bmp signaling during mouse retinal development
Murali D, Yoshikawa S, Corrigan RR, Plas DJ, Crair MC, Oliver G, Lyons KM, Mishina Y, Furuta Y. Distinct developmental programs require different levels of Bmp signaling during mouse retinal development. Development 2005, 132: 913-923. PMID: 15673568, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningBone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell ProliferationChromosome MappingFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationMiceMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalModels, GeneticMutationNeuronsOptic NerveProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Growth FactorRetinaSignal TransductionTransgenesConceptsDistinct developmental programsDevelopmental programRetinal developmentBMP receptor activityReceptor geneCell-autonomous requirementCre-loxP strategySevere eye defectsDirect genetic evidenceEmbryonic tissue interactionsMouse retinal developmentEye abnormalitiesMutant backgroundDorsoventral patterningMouse retinaReceptor activityDouble mutantReceptor functionEmbryonic retinaBMP familyRedundant rolesRetinal neurogenesisFunctional copyEmbryonic developmentGenetic evidence