The Wnt and BMP Families of Signaling Morphogens at the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction

Drosophila melanogaster in the Study of Human Neurodegeneration

(2012) Frank Hirth   CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets

Crimpy inhibits the BMP homolog Gbb in motoneurons to enable proper growth control at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction

(2011) R. E. James et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Regeneration of axons in injured spinal cord by activation of bone morphogenetic protein/Smad1 signaling pathway in adult neurons

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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins: A critical review

(2010) Beth Bragdon et al.   CELLULAR SIGNALLING

The BMP signaling pathway at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction and its links to neurodegenerative diseases

(2010) Vafa Bayat et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

To build a synapse: signaling pathways in neuromuscular junction assembly

(2010) H. Wu et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Canonical Wnt3a Modulates Intracellular Calcium and Enhances Excitatory Neurotransmission in Hippocampal Neurons

(2010) Miguel E. Avila et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Presynaptic calcium channels and α3-integrins are complexed with synaptic cleft laminins, cytoskeletal elements and active zone components

(2010) Steven S. Carlson et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

BMPR1a and BMPR1b Signaling Exert Opposing Effects on Gliosis after Spinal Cord Injury

(2010) V. Sahni et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Microtubule Stabilization by Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor-Mediated Scaffolding of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Promotes Dendrite Formation

(2010) M. Podkowa et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Zebrafish atlastin controls motility and spinal motor axon architecture via inhibition of the BMP pathway

(2010) Coralie Fassier et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Retrograde BMP Signaling Controls Synaptic Growth at the NMJ by Regulating Trio Expression in Motor Neurons

(2010) Robin W. Ball et al.   NEURON

Acetylcholine negatively regulates development of the neuromuscular junction through distinct cellular mechanisms

(2010) M. C. An et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BMP2 promotes differentiation of nitrergic and catecholaminergic enteric neurons through a Smad1-dependent pathway

(2009) Mallappa Anitha et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Recent advances in BMP receptor signaling

(2009) Christina Sieber et al.   CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS

Bone morphogenetic proteins mediate cellular response and, together with Noggin, regulate astrocyte differentiation after spinal cord injury

(2009) Qi Xiao et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

The hereditary spastic paraplegia proteins NIPA1, spastin and spartin are inhibitors of mammalian BMP signalling

(2009) Hilda T.H. Tsang et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Genetics of motor neuron disorders: new insights into pathogenic mechanisms

(2009) Patrick A. Dion et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Role of the Wnt receptor Frizzled-1 in presynaptic differentiation and function

(2009) Lorena Varela-Nallar et al.   Neural Development

Wnt Signals Organize Synaptic Prepattern and Axon Guidance through the Zebrafish unplugged/MuSK Receptor

(2009) Lili Jing et al.   NEURON

Identification of targets of the Wnt pathway destruction complex in addition to  -catenin

(2009) N.-G. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dok-7 Activates the Muscle Receptor Kinase MuSK and Shapes Synapse Formation

(2009) A. Inoue et al.   Science Signaling

Wnt Signaling in Neural Circuit Assembly

(2008) Patricia C. Salinas et al.   Annual Review of Neuroscience

Directional migration of neural crest cells in vivo is regulated by Syndecan-4/Rac1 and non-canonical Wnt signaling/RhoA

(2008) H. K. Matthews et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Suppresses Rapsyn Expression and Inhibits Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering at the Neuromuscular Junction

(2008) Jia Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional interaction between Wnt3 and Frizzled-7 leads to activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

(2008) Miran Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

BMP inhibition enhances axonal growth and functional recovery after spinal cord injury

(2008) Iichiro Matsuura et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Presynaptic Local Signaling by a Canonical Wingless Pathway Regulates Development of the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction

(2008) C. Miech et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Evidence for Muscle-Dependent Neuromuscular Synaptic Site Determination in Mammals

(2008) V. M. Vock et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The Role of Nerve- versus Muscle-Derived Factors in Mammalian Neuromuscular Junction Formation

(2008) S. Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Hereditary spastic paraplegia: clinical features and pathogenetic mechanisms

(2008) Sara Salinas et al.   LANCET NEUROLOGY

Retrograde regulation of motoneuron differentiation by muscle β-catenin

(2008) Xiao-Ming Li et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A Mammalian Homolog of Drosophila Tumorous Imaginal Discs, Tid1, Mediates Agrin Signaling at the Neuromuscular Junction

(2008) Jenny Linnoila et al.   NEURON

Wnt signaling promotes AChR aggregation at the neuromuscular synapse in collaboration with agrin

(2008) J. P. Henriquez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA