Selected Publications (For a complete list, click here)
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
Regulate axon branching by the cyclic GMP pathway via inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3 in dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons.
Zhao Z, Wang Z, Gu Y, Feil R, Hofmann F, Ma L. J Neurosci. 2009;29(5):1350-60 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
Regulate axon branching by the cyclic GMP pathway via inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3 in dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons.
Zhao Z, Wang Z, Gu Y, Feil R, Hofmann F, Ma L. J Neurosci. 2009;29(5):1350-60 PDF
