Selected Publications (For a complete list, click here)
Optogenetic control of receptor-mediated growth cone dynamics in neurons.
Tymanskyj SR, Escorce A, Karthikeyan S, and Ma L. Molecular Biology of Cell, 2025, 36(2):br5.doi: 10.1091/mbc.E23-07-0268
Multiple guidance mechanisms control axon growth to generate precise T-shaped bifurcation during dorsal funiculus development in the spinal cord.
Curran BM, Nickerson KR, Yung AR, Goodrich LV, Jaworski A, Tessier-Lavigne M, and Ma L. eLife. 2024 Aug 19;13. doi: 10.7554/eLife.94109. PDF
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
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
Tymanskyj SR, Escorce A, Karthikeyan S, and Ma L. Molecular Biology of Cell, 2025, 36(2):br5.doi: 10.1091/mbc.E23-07-0268
Multiple guidance mechanisms control axon growth to generate precise T-shaped bifurcation during dorsal funiculus development in the spinal cord.
Curran BM, Nickerson KR, Yung AR, Goodrich LV, Jaworski A, Tessier-Lavigne M, and Ma L. eLife. 2024 Aug 19;13. doi: 10.7554/eLife.94109. PDF
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
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