[HTML][HTML] C9ORF72 repeat expansion causes vulnerability of motor neurons to Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity

…, M Pray, NA Vasistha, D Magnani… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Mutations in C9ORF72 are the most common cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Here, through a combination of RNA-Seq and electrophysiological studies on …

Maturation and electrophysiological properties of human pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocytes

MR Livesey, D Magnani, EM Cleary, NA Vasistha… - Stem …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Rodent-based studies have shown that the membrane properties of oligodendrocytes play
prominent roles in their physiology and shift markedly during their maturation from the …

[PDF][PDF] iPSC-derived myelinoids to study myelin biology of humans

OG James, BT Selvaraj, D Magnani, K Burr… - Developmental Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Myelination is essential for central nervous system (CNS) formation, health, and function.
Emerging evidence of oligodendrocyte heterogeneity in health and disease and divergent CNS …

[HTML][HTML] The ciliogenic transcription factor RFX3 regulates early midline distribution of guidepost neurons required for corpus callosum development

C Benadiba, D Magnani, M Niquille, L Morle… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The corpus callosum (CC) is the major commissure that bridges the cerebral hemispheres.
Agenesis of the CC is associated with human ciliopathies, but the origin of this default is …

The Doublesex Homolog Dmrt5 is Required for the Development of the Caudomedial Cerebral Cortex in Mammals

…, S De Clercq, I Bar, V Moers, D Magnani… - Cerebral …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Regional patterning of the cerebral cortex is initiated by morphogens secreted by patterning
centers that establish graded expression of transcription factors within cortical progenitors. …

Transcriptional Analysis of Gli3 Mutants Identifies Wnt Target Genes in the Developing Hippocampus

K Hasenpusch-Theil, D Magnani, EM Amaniti… - Cerebral …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Early development of the hippocampus, which is essential for spatial memory and learning,
is controlled by secreted signaling molecules of the Wnt gene family and by Wnt/β-catenin …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence that descending cortical axons are essential for thalamocortical axons to cross the pallial-subpallial boundary in the embryonic forebrain

Y Chen, D Magnani, T Theil, T Pratt, DJ Price - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Developing thalamocortical axons traverse the subpallium to reach the cortex located in the
pallium. We tested the hypothesis that descending corticofugal axons are important for …

Evidence for evolutionary divergence of activity-dependent gene expression in developing neurons

J Qiu, J McQueen, B Bilican, O Dando, D Magnani… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.20337.001 Evolutionary differences in gene regulation between humans and
lower mammalian experimental systems are incompletely understood, a potential …

[HTML][HTML] Gli3 is required in Emx1+ progenitors for the development of the corpus callosum

EM Amaniti, K Hasenpusch-Theil, Z Li, D Magnani… - Developmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest commissure in the forebrain and mediates the transfer
of sensory, motor and cognitive information between the cerebral hemispheres. During …

Gli3 Controls Corpus Callosum Formation by Positioning Midline Guideposts During Telencephalic Patterning

D Magnani, K Hasenpusch-Theil, C Benadiba… - Cerebral …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The corpus callosum (CC) represents the major forebrain commissure connecting the 2
cerebral hemispheres. Midline crossing of callosal axons is controlled by several glial and …