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Paul Letourneau

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Bonnie M Marsick; Florence K Roche; Paul C Letourneau
Repulsive axon guidance cues ephrin-A2 and slit3 stop protrusion of the growth cone leading margin concurrently with inhibition of ADF/cofilin and ERM proteins.
Bonnie M Marsick; Kevin C Flynn; Miguel Santiago-Medina; James R Bamburg; Paul C Letourneau
Activation of ADF/cofilin mediates attractive growth cone turning toward nerve growth factor and netrin-1.
Paul C Letourneau
Actin in axons: stable scaffolds and dynamic filaments.

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2012: Bonnie M Marsick; Florence K Roche; Paul C Letourneau
Repulsive axon guidance cues ephrin-A2 and slit3 stop protrusion of the growth cone leading margin concurrently with inhibition of ADF/cofilin and ERM proteins.
Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) 2012;69(7):496-505.
2010: Bonnie M Marsick; Kevin C Flynn; Miguel Santiago-Medina; James R Bamburg; Paul C Letourneau
Activation of ADF/cofilin mediates attractive growth cone turning toward nerve growth factor and netrin-1.
Developmental neurobiology 2010;70(8):565-88.
2009: Paul C Letourneau
Actin in axons: stable scaffolds and dynamic filaments.
Results and problems in cell differentiation 2009;48():65-90.
2008: Jennifer Harder; Xiaohua Xu; Paul C Letourneau; Lorene M Lanier
The actin cross-linking protein AFAP120 regulates axon elongation in a tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent manner.
Neuroscience letters 2008;444(2):132-6.
2007: Murray G Blackmore; Paul C Letourneau
Protein synthesis in distal axons is not required for axon growth in the embryonic spinal cord.
Developmental neurobiology 2007;67(7):976-86.
2006: Murray G Blackmore; Paul C Letourneau
L1, beta1 integrin, and cadherins mediate axonal regeneration in the embryonic spinal cord.
Journal of neurobiology 2006;66(14):1564-83.
2006: Murray G Blackmore; Paul C Letourneau
Changes within maturing neurons limit axonal regeneration in the developing spinal cord.
Journal of neurobiology 2006;66(4):348-60.
2006: Tsan-Ju Chen; Scott Gehler; Alisa E Shaw; James R Bamburg; Paul C Letourneau
Cdc42 participates in the regulation of ADF/cofilin and retinal growth cone filopodia by brain derived neurotrophic factor.
Journal of neurobiology 2006;66(2):103-14.
2004: Joseph Fass; Scott Gehler; Patrick D Sarmiere; Paul C Letourneau; James R Bamburg
Regulating filopodial dynamics through actin-depolymerizing factor/cofilin.
Anatomical science international 2004;79(4):173-83.
2004: Scott Gehler; Alisa E Shaw; Patrick D Sarmiere; James R Bamburg; Paul C Letourneau
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulation of retinal growth cone filopodial dynamics is mediated through actin depolymerizing factor/cofilin.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2004;24(47):10741-9.
2004: Scott Gehler; Gianluca Gallo; Eric Veien; Paul C Letourneau
p75 neurotrophin receptor signaling regulates growth cone filopodial dynamics through modulating RhoA activity.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2004;24(18):4363-72.
2003: Vassil D Dontchev; Paul C Letourneau
Growth cones integrate signaling from multiple guidance cues.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society 2003;51(4):435-44.
2002: Gianluca Gallo; Hal F Yee; Paul C Letourneau
Actin turnover is required to prevent axon retraction driven by endogenous actomyosin contractility.
The Journal of cell biology 2002;158(7):1219-28.
2002: Gianluca Gallo; Paul C Letourneau
Axon guidance: proteins turnover in turning growth cones.
Current biology : CB 2002;12(16):R560-2.
2002: Vassil D Dontchev; Paul C Letourneau
Nerve growth factor and semaphorin 3A signaling pathways interact in regulating sensory neuronal growth cone motility.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2002;22(15):6659-69.
2002: William M Jurney; Gianluca Gallo; Paul C Letourneau; Steven C McLoon
Rac1-mediated endocytosis during ephrin-A2- and semaphorin 3A-induced growth cone collapse.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2002;22(14):6019-28.
2002: Gianluca Gallo; Alan F Ernst; Steven C McLoon; Paul C Letourneau
Transient PKA activity is required for initiation but not maintenance of BDNF-mediated protection from nitric oxide-induced growth-cone collapse.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2002;22(12):5016-23.
2002: Ausra Pond; Florence K Roche; Paul C Letourneau
Temporal regulation of neuropilin-1 expression and sensitivity to semaphorin 3A in NGF- and NT3-responsive chick sensory neurons.
Journal of neurobiology 2002;51(1):43-53.
2000: Alan F Ernst; Gianluca Gallo; Paul C Letourneau; Steven C McLoon
Stabilization of growing retinal axons by the combined signaling of nitric oxide and brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2000;20(4):1458-69.
1999: Maureen L Condic; D M Snow; Paul C Letourneau
Embryonic neurons adapt to the inhibitory proteoglycan aggrecan by increasing integrin expression.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1999;19(22):10036-43.
1998: Gianluca Gallo; Paul C Letourneau
Axon guidance: GTPases help axons reach their targets.
Current biology : CB 1998;8(3):R80-2.
1997: Maureen L Condic; Paul C Letourneau
Ligand-induced changes in integrin expression regulate neuronal adhesion and neurite outgrowth.
Nature 1997;389(6653):852-6.
1997: J V Oberstar; J F Challacombe; F K Roche; Paul C Letourneau
Concentration-dependent stimulation and inhibition of growth cone behavior and neurite elongation by protein kinase inhibitors KT5926 and K-252a.
Journal of neurobiology 1997;33(2):161-71.
1997: Gianluca Gallo; F B Lefcort; Paul C Letourneau
The trkA receptor mediates growth cone turning toward a localized source of nerve growth factor.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1997;17(14):5445-54.
1997: J F Challacombe; D M Snow; Paul C Letourneau
Dynamic microtubule ends are required for growth cone turning to avoid an inhibitory guidance cue.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1997;17(9):3085-95.
1996: J F Challacombe; D M Snow; Paul C Letourneau
Actin filament bundles are required for microtubule reorientation during growth cone turning to avoid an inhibitory guidance cue.
Journal of cell science 1996;109 ( Pt 8)():2031-40.
1996: D M Snow; E M Brown; Paul C Letourneau
Growth cone behavior in the presence of soluble chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG), compared to behavior on CSPG bound to laminin or fibronectin.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience 1996;14(3):331-49.
1996: T M Gomez; F K Roche; Paul C Letourneau
Chick sensory neuronal growth cones distinguish fibronectin from laminin by making substratum contacts that resemble focal contacts.
Journal of neurobiology 1996;29(1):18-34.
1995: T M Gomez; D M Snow; Paul C Letourneau
Characterization of spontaneous calcium transients in nerve growth cones and their effect on growth cone migration.
Neuron 1995;14(6):1233-46.
1995: Paul C Letourneau; J P Wire
Three-dimensional organization of stable microtubules and the Golgi apparatus in the somata of developing chick sensory neurons.
Journal of neurocytology 1995;24(3):207-23.
1994: D M Snow; P B Atkinson; T D Hassinger; Paul C Letourneau; SB Kater
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan elevates cytoplasmic calcium in DRG neurons.
Developmental biology 1994;166(1):87-100.
1994: T M Gomez; Paul C Letourneau
Filopodia initiate choices made by sensory neuron growth cones at laminin/fibronectin borders in vitro.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1994;14(10):5959-72.
1994: J M Giuseppetti; J B McCarthy; Paul C Letourneau
Isolation and partial characterization of a cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan from embryonic rat spinal cord.
Journal of neuroscience research 1994;37(5):584-95.
1994: Paul C Letourneau; Maureen L Condic; D M Snow
Interactions of developing neurons with the extracellular matrix.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1994;14(3 Pt 1):915-28.
1994: Paul C Letourneau; D M Snow; T M Gomez
Regulation of growth cone motility by substratum bound molecules and cytoplasmic [Ca2+].
Progress in brain research 1994;103():85-98.
1994: Paul C Letourneau; D M Snow; T M Gomez
Growth cone motility: substratum-bound molecules, cytoplasmic [Ca2+] and Ca(2+)-regulated proteins.
Progress in brain research 1994;102():35-48.
1993: S L Drake; J Varnum; K H Mayo; Paul C Letourneau; Leo T Furcht; James B McCarthy
Structural features of fibronectin synthetic peptide FN-C/H II, responsible for cell adhesion, neurite extension, and heparan sulfate binding.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1993;268(21):15859-67.
1993: A E Faassen; Daniel Mooradian; Robert T Tranquillo; R B Dickinson; Paul C Letourneau; T R Oegema; James B McCarthy
Cell surface CD44-related chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan is required for transforming growth factor-beta-stimulated mouse melanoma cell motility and invasive behavior on type I collagen.
Journal of cell science 1993;105 ( Pt 2)():501-11.
1993: K J Edson; S S Lim; G G Borisy; Paul C Letourneau
FRAP analysis of the stability of the microtubule population along the neurites of chick sensory neurons.
Cell motility and the cytoskeleton 1993;25(1):59-72.
1992: Paul C Letourneau; Maureen L Condic; D M Snow
Extracellular matrix and neurite outgrowth.
Current opinion in genetics & development 1992;2(4):625-34.
1992: P K Haugen; Paul C Letourneau; S L Drake; L T Furcht; J B McCarthy
A cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan mediates neural cell adhesion and spreading on a defined sequence from the C-terminal cell and heparin binding domain of fibronectin, FN-C/H II.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1992;12(7):2597-608.
1992: P K Haugen; J B McCarthy; K F Roche; L T Furcht; Paul C Letourneau
Central and peripheral neurite outgrowth differs in preference for heparin-binding versus integrin-binding sequences.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1992;12(6):2034-42.
1992: D M Snow; Paul C Letourneau
Neurite outgrowth on a step gradient of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CS-PG).
Journal of neurobiology 1992;23(3):322-36.
1992: C Cypher; Paul C Letourneau
Growth cone motility.
Current opinion in cell biology 1992;4(1):4-7.
1991: D M Snow; M Watanabe; Paul C Letourneau; J Silver
A chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan may influence the direction of retinal ganglion cell outgrowth.
Development (Cambridge, England) 1991;113(4):1473-85.
1991: Amy P N Skubitz; Paul C Letourneau; E Wayner; Leo T Furcht
Synthetic peptides from the carboxy-terminal globular domain of the A chain of laminin: their ability to promote cell adhesion and neurite outgrowth, and interact with heparin and the beta 1 integrin subunit.
The Journal of cell biology 1991;115(4):1137-48.
1991: Paul C Letourneau; F K Roche; T A Shattuck; Vance Lemmon; M Takeichi
Interactions of Schwann cells with neurites and with other Schwann cells involve the calcium-dependent adhesion molecule, N-cadherin.
Journal of neurobiology 1991;22(7):707-20.
1991: C Cypher; Paul C Letourneau
Identification of cytoskeletal, focal adhesion, and cell adhesion proteins in growth cone particles isolated from developing chick brain.
Journal of neuroscience research 1991;30(1):259-65.
1991: K J Edson; R W Linck; Paul C Letourneau
Identification of a tektin-like protein associated with neurofilaments in the developing chick nervous system.
Journal of neuroscience research 1991;30(1):105-15.
1991: Paul C Letourneau; C Cypher
Regulation of growth cone motility.
Cell motility and the cytoskeleton 1991;20(4):267-71.
1991: K L Lankford; Paul C Letourneau
Roles of actin filaments and three second-messenger systems in short-term regulation of chick dorsal root ganglion neurite outgrowth.
Cell motility and the cytoskeleton 1991;20(1):7-29.
1990: P K Haugen; J B McCarthy; A P Skubitz; L T Furcht; Paul C Letourneau
Recognition of the A chain carboxy-terminal heparin binding region of fibronectin involves multiple sites: two contiguous sequences act independently to promote neural cell adhesion.
The Journal of cell biology 1990;111(6 Pt 1):2733-45.
1990: S S Lim; K J Edson; Paul C Letourneau; G G Borisy
A test of microtubule translocation during neurite elongation.
The Journal of cell biology 1990;111(1):123-30.
1990: P K Haugen; Paul C Letourneau
Interleukin-2 enhances chick and rat sympathetic, but not sensory, neurite outgrowth.
Journal of neuroscience research 1990;25(4):443-52.
1990: Paul C Letourneau; T A Shattuck; F K Roche; M Takeichi; Vance Lemmon
Nerve growth cone migration onto Schwann cells involves the calcium-dependent adhesion molecule, N-cadherin.
Developmental biology 1990;138(2):430-42.
1990: K Lankford; C Cypher; Paul C Letourneau
Nerve growth cone motility.
Current opinion in cell biology 1990;2(1):80-5.
1989: K L Lankford; Paul C Letourneau
Evidence that calcium may control neurite outgrowth by regulating the stability of actin filaments.
The Journal of cell biology 1989;109(3):1229-43.
1989: Paul C Letourneau; T A Shattuck
Distribution and possible interactions of actin-associated proteins and cell adhesion molecules of nerve growth cones.
Development (Cambridge, England) 1989;105(3):505-19.
1989: S L Rogers; Paul C Letourneau; I V Pech
The role of fibronectin in neural development.
Developmental neuroscience 1989;11(4-5):248-65.
1988: Paul C Letourneau; I V Pech; S L Rogers; S L Palm; J B McCarthy; L T Furcht
Growth cone migration across extracellular matrix components depends on integrin, but migration across glioma cells does not.
Journal of neuroscience research 1988;21(2-4):286-97.
1988: S L Rogers; S L Palm; Paul C Letourneau; K Hanlon; J B McCarthy; L T Furcht
Cell adhesion and neurite extension in response to two proteolytic fragments of laminin.
Journal of neuroscience research 1988;21(2-4):315-22.
1988: J A Hammarback; J B McCarthy; S L Palm; L T Furcht; Paul C Letourneau
Growth cone guidance by substrate-bound laminin pathways is correlated with neuron-to-pathway adhesivity.
Developmental biology 1988;126(1):29-39.
1988: Paul C Letourneau; A M Madsen; S L Palm; L T Furcht
Immunoreactivity for laminin in the developing ventral longitudinal pathway of the brain.
Developmental biology 1988;125(1):135-44.
1987: S L Rogers; Paul C Letourneau; B A Peterson; L T Furcht; J B McCarthy
Selective interaction of peripheral and central nervous system cells with two distinct cell-binding domains of fibronectin.
The Journal of cell biology 1987;105(3):1435-42.
1987: Paul C Letourneau; T A Shattuck; A H Ressler
"Pull" and "push" in neurite elongation: observations on the effects of different concentrations of cytochalasin B and taxol.
Cell motility and the cytoskeleton 1987;8(3):193-209.
1986: J A Hammarback; Paul C Letourneau
Neurite extension across regions of low cell-substratum adhesivity: implications for the guidepost hypothesis of axonal pathfinding.
Developmental biology 1986;117(2):655-62.
1986: Paul C Letourneau; T A Shattuck; A H Ressler
Branching of sensory and sympathetic neurites in vitro is inhibited by treatment with taxol.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1986;6(7):1912-7.
1986: S L Rogers; K J Edson; Paul C Letourneau; S C McLoon
Distribution of laminin in the developing peripheral nervous system of the chick.
Developmental biology 1986;113(2):429-35.
1985: S L Rogers; J B McCarthy; S L Palm; L T Furcht; Paul C Letourneau
Neuron-specific interactions with two neurite-promoting fragments of fibronectin.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1985;5(2):369-78.
1985: J A Hammarback; S L Palm; L T Furcht; Paul C Letourneau
Guidance of neurite outgrowth by pathways of substratum-adsorbed laminin.
Journal of neuroscience research 1985;13(1-2):213-20.
1984: Paul C Letourneau; A H Ressler
Inhibition of neurite initiation and growth by taxol.
The Journal of cell biology 1984;98(4):1355-62.
1983: S L Rogers; Paul C Letourneau; S L Palm; J McCarthy; L T Furcht
Neurite extension by peripheral and central nervous system neurons in response to substratum-bound fibronectin and laminin.
Developmental biology 1983;98(1):212-20.