Publications

2019-2015

Homeostatic Control of Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Auditory System.Babola TA, Li S, Gribizis A, Lee BJ, Issa JB, Wang HC, Crair MC, Bergles DE. Neuron. 2018 Aug 8; 2018 Aug 1. PMID: 30077356.
Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas.Yao K, Qiu S, Wang YV, Park SJH, Mohns EJ, Mehta B, Liu X, Chang B, Zenisek D, Crair MC, Demb JB, Chen B. Nature. 2018 Aug; 2018 Aug 15. PMID: 30111842.
Reciprocal Connections Between Cortex and Thalamus Contribute to Retinal Axon Targeting to Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus.Diao Y, Cui L, Chen Y, Burbridge TJ, Han W, Wirth B, Sestan N, Crair MC, Zhang J. Cereb Cortex. 2018 Apr 1. PMID: 28334242.
Architecture, Function, and Assembly of the Mouse Visual System.Seabrook TA, Burbridge TJ, Crair MC, Huberman AD. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2017 Jul 25. PMID: 28772103.
Activity-dependent development of visual receptive fields.Thompson A, Gribizis A, Chen C, Crair MC. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2017 Feb; 2017 Jan 11. PMID: 28088066.
Reconnecting Eye to Brain.Crair MC, Mason CA. J Neurosci. 2016 Oct 19. PMID: 27798125.
Retinal Wave Patterns Are Governed by Mutual Excitation among Starburst Amacrine Cells and Drive the Refinement and Maintenance of Visual Circuits.Xu HP, Burbridge TJ, Ye M, Chen M, Ge X, Zhou ZJ, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2016 Mar 30. PMID: 27030771.
A short N-terminal domain of HDAC4 preserves photoreceptors and restores visual function in retinitis pigmentosa.Guo X, Wang SB, Xu H, Ribic A, Mohns EJ, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Biederer T, Crair MC, Chen B. Nat Commun. 2015 Aug 14; 2015 Aug 14. PMID: 26272629.
Spatial pattern of spontaneous retinal waves instructs retinotopic map refinement more than activity frequency.Xu HP, Burbridge TJ, Chen MG, Ge X, Zhang Y, Zhou ZJ, Crair MC. Dev Neurobiol. 2015 Jun; 2015 Mar 30. PMID: 25787992.
Visual circuit development requires patterned activity mediated by retinal acetylcholine receptors.Burbridge TJ, Xu HP, Ackman JB, Ge X, Zhang Y, Ye MJ, Zhou ZJ, Xu J, Contractor A, Crair MC. Neuron. 2014 Dec 3; 2014 Nov 20. PMID: 25466916.

2014-2010

Structural organization and function of mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapses involve the immunoglobulin protein synaptic cell adhesion molecule 1.Ribic A, Liu X, Crair MC, Biederer T. J Comp Neurol. 2014 Mar. PMID: 23982969.
Role of emergent neural activity in visual map development.Ackman JB, Crair MC. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2014 Feb; 2013 Dec 22. PMID: 24492092.
Laminar and columnar development of barrel cortex relies on thalamocortical neurotransmission.Li H, Fertuzinhos S, Mohns E, Hnasko TS, Verhage M, Edwards R, Sestan N, Crair MC. Neuron. 2013 Sep 4. PMID: 24012009.
Competition driven by retinal waves promotes morphological and functional synaptic development of neurons in the superior colliculus.Furman M, Xu HP, Crair MC. J Neurophysiol. 2013 Sep; 2013 Jun 5. PMID: 23741047.
Retinal waves coordinate patterned activity throughout the developing visual system.Ackman JB, Burbridge TJ, Crair MC. Nature. 2012 Oct 11. PMID: 23060192.
Synapse maturation is enhanced in the binocular region of the retinocollicular map prior to eye opening.Furman M, Crair MC. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Jun; 2012 Mar 7. PMID: 22402661.
Role of adenylate cyclase 1 in retinofugal map development.Dhande OS, Bhatt S, Anishchenko A, Elstrott J, Iwasato T, Swindell EC, Xu HP, Jamrich M, Itohara S, Feller MB, Crair MC. J Comp Neurol. 2012 May 1. PMID: 22102330.
Visual map development depends on the temporal pattern of binocular activity in mice.Zhang J, Ackman JB, Xu HP, Crair MC. Nat Neurosci. 2011 Nov 18; 2011 Nov 18. PMID: 22179110.
Visualization and manipulation of neural activity in the developing vertebrate nervous system.Zhang J, Ackman JB, Dhande OS, Crair MC. Front Mol Neurosci. 2011; 2011 Nov 18. PMID: 22121343.
An instructive role for patterned spontaneous retinal activity in mouse visual map development.Xu HP, Furman M, Mineur YS, Chen H, King SL, Zenisek D, Zhou ZJ, Butts DA, Tian N, Picciotto MR, Crair MC. Neuron. 2011 Jun 23. PMID: 21689598.
Transfection of mouse retinal ganglion cells by in vivo electroporation.Dhande OS, Crair MC. J Vis Exp. 2011 Apr 17; 2011 Apr 17. PMID: 21525846.
How do barrels form in somatosensory cortex?Li H, Crair MC. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011 Apr. PMID: 21534999.
Development of single retinofugal axon arbors in normal and β2 knock-out mice.Dhande OS, Hua EW, Guh E, Yeh J, Bhatt S, Zhang Y, Ruthazer ES, Feller MB, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2011 Mar 2. PMID: 21368050.
The immune protein CD3zeta is required for normal development of neural circuits in the retina.Xu HP, Chen H, Ding Q, Xie ZH, Chen L, Diao L, Wang P, Gan L, Crair MC, Tian N. Neuron. 2010 Feb 25. PMID: 20188655.

2009-2005

Consequences of axon guidance defects on the development of retinotopic receptive fields in the mouse colliculus.Chandrasekaran AR, Furuta Y, Crair MC. J Physiol. 2009 Mar 1; 2009 Jan 19. PMID: 19153163.
Mechanisms of response homeostasis during retinocollicular map formation.Shah RD, Crair MC. J Physiol. 2008 Sep 15; 2008 Jul 10. PMID: 18617562.
Bone morphogenetic proteins, eye patterning, and retinocollicular map formation in the mouse.Plas DT, Dhande OS, Lopez JE, Murali D, Thaller C, Henkemeyer M, Furuta Y, Overbeek P, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2008 Jul 9. PMID: 18614674.
Cortical adenylyl cyclase 1 is required for thalamocortical synapse maturation and aspects of layer IV barrel development.Iwasato T, Inan M, Kanki H, Erzurumlu RS, Itohara S, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2008 Jun 4. PMID: 18524897.
State-dependent bidirectional modification of somatic inhibition in neocortical pyramidal cells.Kurotani T, Yamada K, Yoshimura Y, Crair MC, Komatsu Y. Neuron. 2008 Mar 27. PMID: 18367091.
Retinocollicular synapse maturation and plasticity are regulated by correlated retinal waves.Shah RD, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2008 Jan 2. PMID: 18171946.
Increased thalamocortical synaptic response and decreased layer IV innervation in GAP-43 knockout mice.Albright MJ, Weston MC, Inan M, Rosenmund C, Crair MC. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Sep; 2007 Jun 20. PMID: 17581849.
Developmental homeostasis of mouse retinocollicular synapses.Chandrasekaran AR, Shah RD, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2007 Feb 14. PMID: 17301182.
Development of cortical maps: perspectives from the barrel cortex.Inan M, Crair MC. Neuroscientist. 2007 Feb. PMID: 17229975.
Barrel map development relies on protein kinase A regulatory subunit II beta-mediated cAMP signaling.Inan M, Lu HC, Albright MJ, She WC, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2006 Apr 19. PMID: 16624954.
Role of efficient neurotransmitter release in barrel map development.Lu HC, Butts DA, Kaeser PS, She WC, Janz R, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2006 Mar 8. PMID: 16525048.
Pretarget sorting of retinocollicular axons in the mouse.Plas DT, Lopez JE, Crair MC. J Comp Neurol. 2005 Oct 31. PMID: 16175549.
A digital atlas to characterize the mouse brain transcriptome.Carson JP, Ju T, Lu HC, Thaller C, Xu M, Pallas SL, Crair MC, Warren J, Chiu W, Eichele G. PLoS Comput Biol. 2005 Sep; 2005 Sep 23. PMID: 16184189.
Evidence for an instructive role of retinal activity in retinotopic map refinement in the superior colliculus of the mouse.Chandrasekaran AR, Plas DT, Gonzalez E, Crair MC. J Neurosci. 2005 Jul 20. PMID: 16033903.
Mutations in Drosophila sec15 reveal a function in neuronal targeting for a subset of exocyst components.Mehta SQ, Hiesinger PR, Beronja S, Zhai RG, Schulze KL, Verstreken P, Cao Y, Zhou Y, Tepass U, Crair MC, Bellen HJ. Neuron. 2005 Apr 21. PMID: 15848801.
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. Development. 2005 Mar; 2005 Jan 26. PMID: 15673568.
Adenylate Cyclase 1 dependent refinement of retinotopic maps in the mouse.Plas DT, Visel A, Gonzalez E, She WC, Crair MC. Vision Res. 2004 Dec. PMID: 15536003.

20024-2000

Adenylyl cyclase I regulates AMPA receptor trafficking during mouse cortical 'barrel' map development.Lu HC, She WC, Plas DT, Neumann PE, Janz R, Crair MC. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Sep. PMID: 12897788.
Brn3b/Brn3c double knockout mice reveal an unsuspected role for Brn3c in retinal ganglion cell axon outgrowth.Wang SW, Mu X, Bowers WJ, Kim DS, Plas DJ, Crair MC, Federoff HJ, Gan L, Klein WH. Development. 2002 Jan. PMID: 11807038.
Barrel cortex critical period plasticity is independent of changes in NMDA receptor subunit composition.Lu HC, Gonzalez E, Crair MC. Neuron. 2001 Nov 20. PMID: 11719203.
Emergence of ocular dominance columns in cat visual cortex by 2 weeks of age.Crair MC, Horton JC, Antonini A, Stryker MP. J Comp Neurol. 2001 Feb 5. PMID: 11135259.
Neurotrophin-4/5 alters responses and blocks the effect of monocular deprivation in cat visual cortex during the critical period.Gillespie DC, Crair MC, Stryker MP. J Neurosci. 2000 Dec 15. PMID: 11124995.
The nuclear orphan receptor COUP-TFI is required for differentiation of subplate neurons and guidance of thalamocortical axons.Zhou C, Qiu Y, Pereira FA, Crair MC, Tsai SY, Tsai MJ. Neuron. 1999 Dec. PMID: 10624948.

1999-1995

Neuronal activity during development: permissive or instructive?Crair MC. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1999 Feb. PMID: 10072369.
Altered spatial patterns of functional thalamocortical connections in the barrel cortex after neonatal infraorbital nerve cut revealed by optical recording.Higashi S, Crair MC, Kurotani T, Inokawa H, Toyama K. Neuroscience. 1999. PMID: 10366001.
Morphology of single geniculocortical afferents and functional recovery of the visual cortex after reverse monocular deprivation in the kitten.Antonini A, Gillespie DC, Crair MC, Stryker MP. J Neurosci. 1998 Dec 1. PMID: 9822746.
The role of visual experience in the development of columns in cat visual cortex.Crair MC, Gillespie DC, Stryker MP. Science. 1998 Jan 23. PMID: 9438851.
Relationship between the ocular dominance and orientation maps in visual cortex of monocularly deprived cats.Crair MC, Ruthazer ES, Gillespie DC, Stryker MP. Neuron. 1997 Aug. PMID: 9292721.
Ocular dominance peaks at pinwheel center singularities of the orientation map in cat visual cortex.Crair MC, Ruthazer ES, Gillespie DC, Stryker MP. J Neurophysiol. 1997 Jun. PMID: 9212282.
Silent synapses during development of thalamocortical inputs.Isaac JT, Crair MC, Nicoll RA, Malenka RC. Neuron. 1997 Feb. PMID: 9052797.
Stimulus-dependent induction of long-term potentiation in CA1 area of the hippocampus: experiment and model.Aihara T, Tsukada M, Crair MC, Shinomoto S. Hippocampus. 1997. PMID: 9287081.
[The development of rat somatosensory (barrel) cortex visualized by optical recording].Kurotani T, Crair MC, Higashi S, Toyama K, Molnar Z. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso. 1996 May. PMID: 8787046.
A critical period for long-term potentiation at thalamocortical synapses.Crair MC, Malenka RC. Nature. 1995 May 25. PMID: 7753197.