BDNF-dependent nano-organization of Neogenin and the WAVE regulatory complex promotes actin remodeling in dendritic spines

Shohayeb, Belal, Sempert, Kai, Wallis, Tristan P., Meunier, Frédéric A., Durisic, Nela, O'Brien, Elizabeth A., Flores, Cecilia, and Cooper, Helen M. (2024). BDNF-dependent nano-organization of Neogenin and the WAVE regulatory complex promotes actin remodeling in dendritic spines. iScience 27 (9) 110621 110621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110621


RGMa and Neogenin control dendritic spine morphogenesis via WAVE Regulatory Complex-mediated actin remodeling

Sempert, Kai, Shohayeb, Belal, Lanoue, Vanessa, O’Brien, Elizabeth A., Flores, Cecilia, and Cooper, Helen M. (2023). RGMa and Neogenin control dendritic spine morphogenesis via WAVE Regulatory Complex-mediated actin remodeling. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 16 1253801 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1253801


Embryonic stem cell-derived neurons as a model system for epigenome maturation during development

Martin, Sally, Poppe, Daniel, Olova, Nelly, O’Leary, Conor, Ivanova, Elena, Pflueger, Jahnvi, Dechka, Jennifer, Simmons, Rebecca K., Cooper, Helen M., Reik, Wolf, Lister, Ryan, and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2023). Embryonic stem cell-derived neurons as a model system for epigenome maturation during development. Genes 14 (5) 957 957. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14050957


The ups and downs of Pax6 in neural stem cells

Shohayeb, Belal and Cooper, Helen M. (2023). The ups and downs of Pax6 in neural stem cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 299 (5) 104680 104680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104680


Hydrocephalus in Nfix−/− mice is underpinned by changes in ependymal cell physiology

Harkins, Danyon, Harvey, Tracey J., Atterton, Cooper, Miller, Ingrid, Currey, Laura, Oishi, Sabrina, Kasherman, Maria, Davila, Raul Ayala, Harris, Lucy, Green, Kathryn, Piper, Hannah, Parton, Robert G., Thor, Stefan, Cooper, Helen M., and Piper, Michael (2022). Hydrocephalus in Nfix−/− mice is underpinned by changes in ependymal cell physiology. Cells 11 (15) 2377 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11152377


Pkd1 and Wnt5a genetically interact to control lymphatic vascular morphogenesis in mice

Chau, Tevin CY., Baek, Sungmin, Coxam, Baptiste, Skoczylas, Renae, Rondon‐Galeano, Maria, Bower, Neil I., Wainwright, Elanor N., Stacker, Steven A., Cooper, Helen M., Koopman, Peter A., Lagendijk, Anne K., Harvey, Natasha L., François, Mathias, and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2021). Pkd1 and Wnt5a genetically interact to control lymphatic vascular morphogenesis in mice. Developmental Dynamics 251 (2) dvdy.390 336-349. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.390


Conservation of neural progenitor identity and the emergence of neocortical neuronal diversity

Shohayeb, Belal, Muzar, Zukhrofi, and Cooper, Helen M. (2021). Conservation of neural progenitor identity and the emergence of neocortical neuronal diversity. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 118 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.05.024


DCC regulates astroglial development essential for telencephalic morphogenesis and corpus callosum formation

Morcom, Laura, Gobius, Ilan, Marsh, Ashley P. L., Suárez, Rodrigo, Lim, Jonathan W. C., Bridges, Caitlin, Ye, Yunan, Fenlon, Laura R., Zagar, Yvrick, Douglass, Amelia M., Donahoo, Amber-Lee, Fothergill, Thomas, Shaikh, Samreen, Kozulin, Peter, Edwards, Timothy J., Cooper, Helen M., IRC5 Consortium, Sherr, Elliott H., Chédotal, Alain, Leventer, Richard J., Lockhart, Paul J., and Richards, Linda J. (2021). DCC regulates astroglial development essential for telencephalic morphogenesis and corpus callosum formation. eLife 10 e61769 1-35. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61769


Mosaic synapses in epilepsy

Shohayeb, Belal and Cooper, Helen M. (2021). Mosaic synapses in epilepsy. Science 372 (6539) 235-236. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh3555


Mechanisms of cortical development: From the embryo to adulthood

Cooper, Helen M. and Flores, Cecilia (2021). Mechanisms of cortical development: From the embryo to adulthood. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 118 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.08.012


The role of lipids in ependymal development and the modulation of adult neural stem cell function during aging and disease

Harkins, Danyon, Cooper, Helen M., and Piper, Michael (2020). The role of lipids in ependymal development and the modulation of adult neural stem cell function during aging and disease. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 112 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.07.018


Dopamine axon targeting in the nucleus accumbens in adolescence requires netrin-1

Cuesta, Santiago, Nouel, Dominique, Reynolds, Lauren M., Morgunova, Alice, Torres-Berrío, Angélica, White, Amanda, Hernandez, Giovanni, Cooper, Helen M., and Flores, Cecilia (2020). Dopamine axon targeting in the nucleus accumbens in adolescence requires netrin-1. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 487 487. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.00487


Draxin-mediated regulation of granule cell progenitor differentiation in the postnatal hippocampal dentate gyrus

Tawarayama, Hiroshi, Yamada, Hirohisa, Amin, Ruhul, Morita-Fujimura, Yuiko, Cooper, Helen M, Shinmyo, Yohei, Tanaka, Hideaki, and Ikawa, Shuntaro (2020). Draxin-mediated regulation of granule cell progenitor differentiation in the postnatal hippocampal dentate gyrus. Neuroscience 431 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.02.005


Adherens junctions: guardians of cortical development

Veeraval, Lenin, O’Leary, Conor J., and Cooper, Helen M. (2020). Adherens junctions: guardians of cortical development. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 6 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.00006


WNT5a regulates epithelial morphogenesis in the developing choroid plexus

Langford, Michael B., O'Leary, Conor J., Veeraval, Lenin, White, Amanda, Lanoue, Vanessa, and Cooper, Helen M. (2020). WNT5a regulates epithelial morphogenesis in the developing choroid plexus. Cerebral Cortex 30 (6) 3617-3631. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhz330


Loss of Neogenin1 in human colorectal carcinoma cells causes a partial EMT and wound-healing response

Chaturvedi, Vishal, Fournier-Level, Alexandre, Cooper, Helen M., and Murray, Michael J. (2019). Loss of Neogenin1 in human colorectal carcinoma cells causes a partial EMT and wound-healing response. Scientific Reports 9 (1) 4110 4110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40886-y


Branching mechanisms shaping dendrite architecture

Lanoue, Vanessa and Cooper, Helen M. (2019). Branching mechanisms shaping dendrite architecture. Developmental Biology 451 (1) 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.12.005