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Selected Publications (For a complete list, click here)

Selective axonal transport through branch junctions is directed by growth cone signaling and mediated by KIF1/kinesin-3 motors.
Tymanskyj SR, Curran BM, and Ma L. Cell Reports. 2022 Apr 26;39(4):110748 PDF

MAP7 prevents axon branch retraction by stabilizing microtubules and rescuing polymerization.
Tymanskyj SR and Ma L. J Neurosci. 2019;39:7118-31.  PDF

MAP7 regulates axon morphogenesis by recruiting kinesin-1 to microtubules and modulating organelle transport.
Tymanskyj SR, Yang BH, Verhey KJ, and Ma L.  eLife. 2018.  PDF

Evolution of cortical neurogenesis in amniotes controlled by Robo signaling levels.
Cárdenas A, Romero C, Picó E, Villalba A, Tzika A, Tessier-Lavigne M, Ma L, Milinkowitch M, and Borrell V   
Cell. 2018;174(3):590-606.  PDF

MAP7 regulates axon collateral branch development in dorsal root ganglia neurons.
Tymanskyj SR, Yang B, Falnikar A, Lepore AC, and Ma L.   J Neurosci., 2017;37:1648-61  PDF

Slit2 signaling through Robo1 and Robo2 is required for retinal neovascularization.
Rama N, Mathivet T, Dubrac A, Chárthaigh R-A, Christofaro B, Ma L, Eichmann A, and Chedotal A.  
Nat Med. 2015;21:483–491  PDF


Dendrite self-avoidance requires cell-autonomous slit/robo signaling in cerebellar purkinje cells.
Gibson DA, Tymanskyj S, Yuan RC, Leung HC, Lefebvre JL, Sanes JR, Chédotal A, Ma L.   
Neuron. 2014;81(5):1040-56.  PDF

Developmental regulation of axon branching in the vertebrate nervous system.
Gibson DA, Ma L.   Development. 2011;138(2):183-95.   PDF

Regulation of axonal development by natriuretic peptide hormones.
Zhao Z, Ma L.   Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009;106(42):18016-21.   PDF

Transient cell-cell interactions in neural circuit formation.
Chao DL, Ma L, Shen K.   Nat Rev Neurosci. 2009;10(4):262-71.  PDF

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