TGFβ-facilitated optic fissure fusion and the role of bone morphogenetic protein antagonism

MD Knickmeyer, JL Mateo, P Eckert… - Open …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The optic fissure is a transient gap in the developing vertebrate eye, which must be closed as
development proceeds. A persisting optic fissure, coloboma, is a major cause for blindness …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo analysis of optic fissure fusion in zebrafish: pioneer cells, basal lamina, hyaloid vessels, and how fissure fusion is affected by BMP

P Eckert, MD Knickmeyer, S Heermann - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colobomata, persistent optic fissures, frequently cause congenital blindness. Here, we
focused on optic fissure fusion using in vivo time-lapse imaging in zebrafish. We identified the …

Morphogenesis and axis specification occur in parallel during optic cup and optic fissure formation, differentially modulated by BMP and Wnt

P Eckert, MD Knickmeyer, L Schütz… - Open …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Optic cup morphogenesis is an intricate process. Especially, the formation of the optic fissure
is not well understood. Persisting optic fissures, termed coloboma, are frequent causes for …

[HTML][HTML] BMP signaling interferes with optic chiasm formation and retinal ganglion cell pathfinding in zebrafish

MD Knickmeyer, JL Mateo, S Heermann - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Decussation of axonal tracts is an important hallmark of vertebrate neuroanatomy resulting in
one brain hemisphere controlling the contralateral side of the body and also computing the …

TGFβ mediated structural remodeling facilitates optic fissure fusion and the necessity of BMP antagonism in this process

MD Knickmeyer, JL Mateo, P Eckert, E Roussa… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
The optic fissure is a transient gap in the developing vertebrate eye, which must be closed as
development proceeds. A persisting optic fissure, coloboma, is a major cause for blindness …

Genetic influences on neonatal cortical thickness and surface area

…, F Zou, H Zhu, M Styner, RC Knickmeyer… - Human Brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… Zygosity was determined by polymerase chain reaction-short tandem repeat (PCR-STR)
analysis of 14 loci on DNA extracted from buccal cells (BRT Laboratories, Baltimore, MD). …

Exploring collaboration among urban neighborhood associations

L Knickmeyer, K Hopkins, M Meyer - Journal of Community …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines collaboration among geographically close neighborhood associations
to determine whether they share similar priorities, if they have collaborated on specific …

Antenatal depression, treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and neonatal brain structure: A propensity-matched cohort study

…, H Zhu, M Styner, JH Gilmore, RC Knickmeyer - Psychiatry Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
… It is well known that different numbers of unique gradient directions can affect FA, MD, AD,
and RD values and this is also true in our neonatal sample. For this reason, cases (SSRI …

The Kurt Cobain suicide crisis: Perspectives from research, public health, and the news media

…, S Eastgard, S Knickmeyer - Suicide and Life …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The suicide of rock star Kurt Cobain in 1994 raised immediate concerns among suicidologists
and the public at large about the potential for his death to spark copycat suicides, …

Diffusion tensor imaging–based characterization of brain neurodevelopment in primates

Y Shi, SJ Short, RC Knickmeyer, J Wang… - Cerebral …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
MD in the splenium and internal capsule all showed increases, in contrast to the decreased
MD … primarily driving the changes observed in FA and MD. As a result, the changes of FA, …