Manuscripts

37. Chapleau CA, GD Calfa, MC Lane, JL Larimore, AJ Albertson, S Kudo, DL Armstrong, AK Percy & L Pozzo-Miller (2009). Dendritic spine pathologies in hippocampal pyramidal neurons from Rett syndrome brain and after expression of Rett-associated MECP2 mutations. Neurobiology of Disease 35: 219-233.

36. Larimore JL, CA Chapleau, S Kudo, A Theibert, AK Percy & L Pozzo-Miller (2009). Bdnf overexpression in hippocampal neurons prevents dendritic atrophy caused by Rett-associated MECP2 mutations. Neurobiology of Disease 34: 199-211.

35. Chapleau CA, ME Carlo, JL Larimore & L Pozzo-Miller (2008). The actions of BDNF on dendritic spine density and morphology in organotypic slice cultures depend on the presence of serum in culture media. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 169: 182-190.

34. Mathew SS, L Pozzo-Miller & JJ Hablitz (2008). Kainate modulates presynaptic GABA release from two vesicle pools. Journal of Neuroscience 28: 725-731.

33. Amaral MD & L Pozzo-Miller (2007). BDNF induces dendritic calcium elevations associated with I_BDNF, a non-selective cationic current mediated by TRPC channels. Journal of Neurophysiology 98: 2476-2482.

32. Amaral MD & L Pozzo-Miller (2007). TRPC3 channels are necessary for brain-derived neurotrophic factor to activate a non-selective cationic current and to induce dendritic spine formation. Journal of Neuroscience 27: 5179-5189.

31. Hojjati MR, GM van Woerden, WJ Tyler, KP Giese, AJ Silva, L Pozzo-Miller & Y Elgersma (2007). Kinase activity is not required for aCaMKII-dependent presynaptic plasticity at hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses. Nature Neuroscience, 10: 1125-1127.

30. Moore CD, ER Thacker, J Larimore, D Gaston, A Underwood, B Kearns, S Patterson, T Jackson, C Chapleau, L Pozzo-Miller & A Theibert (2007). Centaurin alpha-1, a neuronal Arf GAP modulates dendritic differentiation. Journal of Cell Science 120: 2683-2693.

29. Pozzo-Miller L (2006). BDNF enhances dendritic Ca²⁺ signals evoked by coincident EPSPs and back-propagating action potentials in CA1 pyramidal neurons. Brain Research 1104: 45-54.

28. Tyler WJ, X-L Zhang, K Hartman, J Winterer, W Mueller, PK Stanton & L Pozzo-Miller (2006). BDNF increases release probability and the size of a rapidly recycling vesicle pool within hippocampal excitatory synapses. Journal of Physiology (London) 574: 787-803.

27. Kushner SA, Y Elgersma, GC Murphy, D Jaarsma, GM van Woerden, MR Hojjati, Y Cui, JC LeBoutillier, DF Marrone, ES Choi, CI De Zeeuw, TL Petit, L Pozzo-Miller & AJ Silva (2005). Modulation of presynaptic plasticity and learning by the H-ras/ERK/synapsin I signaling pathway. Journal of Neuroscience 25: 9721-9734.

26. Alonso M, JH Medina & L Pozzo-Miller (2004). ERK activation is necessary for BDNF to increase dendritic spine density in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Learning & Memory 11: 172-178. Featured on the cover.

25. Tyler WJ & L Pozzo-Miller (2003). BDNF and miniature synaptic transmission modulate dendritic spine growth and form in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Journal of Physiology (London) 553: 497-509.

24. Pivovarova NB, LD Pozzo-Miller, J Hongpaisan & SB Andrews (2002). Correlated calcium uptake and release by mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum of CA3 hippocampal dendrites after afferent synaptic stimulation. Journal of Neuroscience 22: 10653-10661.

23. Tao-Cheng J-H, L Vinade, LD Pozzo-Miller, TS Reese & A Dosemeci (2002). Calcium/calmoludin-dependent protein kinase II clusters in adult rat hippocampal slices. Neuroscience 115: 435-440.

22. McCutchen ME, Bramham C & LD Pozzo-Miller (2002). Modulation of neuronal Ca²⁺ signaling by neurotrophic factors. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience 20: 199-207.

21. Tyler WJ & LD Pozzo-Miller (2001). BDNF enhances quantal neurotransmitter release and increases the number of docked vesicles at the active zones of hippocampal excitatory synapses. Journal of Neuroscience 21: 4249-4258.

20. Tartaglia N, J Du, WJ Tyler, E Neale, LD Pozzo-Miller & B Lu (2001). Protein synthesis dependent and independent regulation of hippocampal synapses by brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry 276: 37585-37593.

19. Dosemeci A, J-H Tao-Cheng, L Vinade, LD Pozzo-Miller & TS Reese (2001). Glutamate-induced transient modification of the postsynaptic density. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 98: 10428-10432.

18. Pozzo-Miller LD, W Gottschalk, L Zhang, K McDermott, J Du, R Gopalakrishnan, C Oho, ZH Sheng & B Lu (1999). Impairments in high-frequency transmission, synaptic vesicle docking, and synaptic protein distribution in the hippocampus of BDNF knockout mice. Journal of Neuroscience 19: 4972-4983.

17. Pozzo-Miller LD, T Inoue & D DiEuliis Murphy (1999). Estradiol increases spine density and NMDA-dependent Ca²⁺ transients in spines of CA1 pyramidal neurons from hippocampal slices. Journal of Neurophysiology 81: 1409-1411.

16. Nelson TJ, W-Q Zhao, S Yuan, A Favit A, LD Pozzo-Miller & DL Alkon (1999). Calexcitin interaction with neuronal ryanodine receptors. Biochemical Journal 341: 423-433.

15. Gottschalk W, LD Pozzo-Miller, A Figurov & B Lu (1998). Presynaptic modulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity by BDNF in developing hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience 18: 6830-6839.

14. Pozzo-Miller LD, JE Moreira & RR Llinas (1998). The first-order giant neurons of the giant fiber system in the squid: electrophysiological and ultrastructural observations. Journal of Neurocytology 27: 419-429. Featured on the cover.

13. Pozzo-Miller LD, N Pivovarova, RD Leapman, RA Buchanan, TS Reese & SB Andrews (1997). Activity-dependent calcium sequestration in dendrites of hippocampal neurons in brain slices. Journal of Neuroscience 17: 8729-8738.

12. Figurov A, LD Pozzo-Miller, P Olafsson, T Wang & B Lu (1996). Regulation of synaptic responses to high-frequency stimulation and LTP by neurotrophins in the hippocampus. Nature 381: 706-709.

11. Pozzo-Miller LD, JJ Petrozzino, G Golarai & JA Connor (1996). Ca²⁺ release from intracellular stores induced by afferent stimulation of CA3 pyramidal neurons in hippocampal slices. Journal of Neurophysiology 76: 554-562.

10. Petrozzino JJ, LD Pozzo-Miller & JA Connor (1995). Micromolar Ca²⁺ transients in dendritic spines of hippocampal pyramidal neurons in brain slice. Neuron 14: 1223-1231.

9. Pozzo-Miller LD, JJ Petrozzino & JA Connor (1995). G protein-coupled receptors mediate a fast excitatory postsynaptic current in CA3 pyramidal neurons in hippocampal slices. Journal of Neuroscience 15: 8320-8330.

8. Kasof G, NK Mahanty, LD Pozzo-Miller, T Curran, JA Connor & JI Morgan (1995). Spontaneous and evoked glutamate signaling influences Fos-lacZ expression and pyramidal cell death in hippocampal slice cultures from transgenic rats. Molecular Brain Research 34: 197-208.

7. Pozzo-Miller LD, NK Mahanty, JA Connor & DMD Landis (1994). Spontaneous pyramidal cell death in organotypic slice cultures from rat hippocampus is prevented by glutamate receptor antagonists. Neuroscience 63: 471-487.

6. Pozzo-Miller LD & DMD Landis (1993). Cytoplasmic structure in organotypic cultures of rat hippocampus prepared by rapid freezing and freeze-substitution fixation. Synapse 13: 195-205.

5. Pozzo-Miller LD, JJ Petrozzino, NK Mahanty & JA Connor (1993). Optical imaging of cytosolic calcium, electrophysiology, and ultrastructure in pyramidal neurons of organotypic slice cultures from rat hippocampus. NeuroImage 1: 109-120.

4. Pozzo-Miller LD & A Aoki (1992). Postnatal development of the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus: neurons and synapses. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology 12: 121-129.

3. Pozzo-Miller LD & A Aoki (1991). Stereological analysis of the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus. II: Hormone-induced changes in the synaptogenic pattern. Developmental Brain Research 61: 189-196.

2. Gomez R, LD Pozzo-Miller, A Aoki & OA Ramirez (1990). Long-term potentiation induced synaptic changes in hippocampal dentate gyrus of rats with an inborn low or high learning capacity. Brain Research 537: 293-297.

1. Pozzo-Miller LD & A Aoki (1988). Stereological analysis of the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus I: Distribution of synapses. Comunicaciones Biologicas (B Aires) 6: 377-382.

Reviews and Book Chapters

13. Chapleau CA, JL Larimore, A Theibert & L Pozzo-Miller (2009). Modulation of dendritic spine development and plasticity by BDNF and vesicular trafficking: Fundamental roles in neurodevelopmental disorders associated with mental retardation and autism. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1: 185–196.

12. Hablitz JJ, SS Mathew & L Pozzo-Miller (2009). GABA vesicles at synapses: are there two distinct pools? The Neuroscientist 15: 218-224.

11. Chapleau CA & L Pozzo-Miller (2008). Activity-dependent structural plasticity of dendritic spines. In: Concise Learning and Memory: The Editor's Selection, J Byrne, Editor, pp. 281-305. Oxford, Elsevier.

10. Chapleau CA & L Pozzo-Miller (2008). Activity-dependent structural plasticity of dendritic spines. In: Molecular Mechanisms of Memory, J David Sweatt (ed); Volume 4 of Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, J Byrne, Editor, pp. 695-719. Oxford: Elsevier.

9. Amaral MD, CA Chapleau & L Pozzo-Miller (2007). Transient receptor potential channels as novel effectors of brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling: Potential implications for Rett syndrome. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 113: 394-409.

8. Amaral MD & L Pozzo-Miller (2005). On the role of neurotrophins in dendritic calcium signaling: implications for hippocampal transsynaptic plasticity. In: Synaptic Plasticity and Transsynaptic Signaling, Stanton PK, Bramham CR, and Scharfman HE (Eds.), pp 185-200. New York: Springer Science and Business Media.

7. Tyler WJ, Perrett S & LD Pozzo-Miller (2002). The role of neurotrophins in neurotransmitter release. The Neuroscientist 8: 524-531.

6. Tyler WJ, M Alonso, CR Bramham & LD Pozzo-Miller (2002). From acquisition to consolidation: on the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling in hippocampal-dependent learning. Learning & Memory 9: 224-237. Featured on the cover.

5. Pozzo-Miller LD, JA Connor & SB Andrews (2000). Microheterogeneity of calcium signaling in dendrites. Journal of Physiology (London) 525: 53-61.

4. Connor JA, JJ Petrozzino, LD Pozzo-Miller & S Otani (1999). Calcium signals in long-term potentiation and long-term depression. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 77: 722-734.

3. Pozzo-Miller LD, NB Pivovarova, TS Reese, JA Connor & SB Andrews (1999). Correlated measurements of free and total intracellular calcium concentration in mammalian central nervous system neurons. Microscopy Research and Technique 46: 370-379.

2. Andrews SB, NB Pivovarova, LD Pozzo-Miller & RD Leapman (1997). What X-ray microanalysis can tell us about the regulation of intracellular calcium? Proceedings of Microscopy and Microanalysis 3: 915-916.

1. Connor JA, LD Pozzo-Miller, JJ Petrozzino & W Mueller (1994). Calcium signaling in dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons. Journal of Neurobiology 25: 234-242.

Perspectives, News & Views, Letters to Editor

3. Amaral MD & L Pozzo-Miller (2009). The dynamics of excitatory synapse formation on dendritic spines (2009). Cell Science Reviews 5 (4): 19 (online).

2. Pozzo-Miller L (2008). GABAergic synapse maturation: evidence of the instructive role of activity-dependent BDNF release. Journal of Physiology (London) 586: 5041.

1. Connor JA, LD Pozzo-Miller (2003). Synaptically driven Ca²⁺ release in hippocampal neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology 90: 3579.