Maxwell Heiman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Genetics, Boston Children's Hospital
Dendrite morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans.
SAX-7/L1CAM acts with the adherens junction proteins MAGI-1, HMR-1/Cadherin, and AFD-1/Afadin to promote glial-mediated dendrite extension.
Authors: Authors: Cebul ER, Marivin A, Wexler LR, Perrat PN, Bénard CY, Garcia-Marcos M, Heiman MG.
bioRxiv
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bioRxiv
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A sex-specific switch in a single glial cell patterns the apical extracellular matrix.
A sex-specific switch in a single glial cell patterns the apical extracellular matrix.
Axon-dendrite and apical-basolateral sorting in a single neuron.
Loss of the Extracellular Matrix Protein DIG-1 Causes Glial Fragmentation, Dendrite Breakage, and Dendrite Extension Defects.
Authors: Authors: Chong MK, Cebul ER, Mizeracka K, Heiman MG.
J Dev Biol
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J Dev Biol
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Lineage-specific control of convergent differentiation by a Forkhead repressor.
Authors: Authors: Mizeracka K, Rogers JM, Rumley JD, Shaham S, Bulyk ML, Murray JI, Heiman MG.
Development
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Development
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Cell-type-specific promoters for C. elegans glia.
Long-term activity drives dendritic branch elaboration of a C. elegans sensory neuron.
Authors: Authors: Cohn JA, Cebul ER, Valperga G, Brose L, de Bono M, Heiman MG, Pierce JT.
Dev Biol
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Dev Biol
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Dendrites with specialized glial attachments develop by retrograde extension using SAX-7 and GRDN-1.