SRF mediates activity-induced gene expression and synaptic plasticity but not neuronal viability

Narendrakumar Ramanan, Ying Shen, Sarah Sarsfield, +4

Nature Neuroscience

Synaptic PlasticitySignal TransductionNeuromodulationMolecular NeuroscienceSynaptic Transmission +10

Sec24b selectively sorts Vangl2 to regulate planar cell polarity during neural tube closure

Janna Merte, Devon Jensen, Kevin M. Wright, +4

Nature Cell Biology

Signal TransductionDevelopmental BiologyMedicineCell InteractionMolecular Biology +7

High-throughput synapse-resolving two-photon fluorescence microendoscopy for deep-brain volumetric imaging in vivo

Guanghan Meng, Yajie Liang, Sarah Sarsfield, +5

eLife

EngineeringTwo-photon Fluorescence MicroendoscopyBiomedical EngineeringTissue ImagingExcitation Focus +18

Hypothalamic control of interoceptive hunger

Justin N. Siemian, Miguel Arenivar, Sarah Sarsfield, +1

Current Biology

Lateral hypothalamic LEPR neurons drive appetitive but not consummatory behaviors

Justin N. Siemian, Miguel Arenivar, Sarah Sarsfield, +3

Cell Reports

An excitatory lateral hypothalamic circuit orchestrating pain behaviors in mice

Justin N. Siemian, Miguel Arenivar, Sarah Sarsfield, +6

eLife

MEGF8 is a modifier of BMP signaling in trigeminal sensory neurons

Caitlin Engelhard, Sarah Sarsfield, Janna Merte, +6

eLife

Tg Axon GrowthNeurotransmissionSynaptic SignalingSocial SciencesBone Morphogenetic Protein +14

A Forward Genetic Screen in Mice Identifies Sema3A^K108N, which Binds to Neuropilin-1 but Cannot Signal

Janna Merte, Qiang Wang, Craig W. Vander Kooi, +4

Journal of Neuroscience

Activation of a lateral hypothalamic-ventral tegmental circuit gates motivation

Felipe L. Schiffino, Justin N. Siemian, Michele Petrella, +6

PLoS ONE

Hypothalamic CircuitsLhlepr NeuronsSocial SciencesNeural MechanismNeuroendocrine Mechanism +16

Lateral hypothalamic fast-spiking parvalbumin neurons modulate nociception through connections in the periaqueductal gray area

Justin N. Siemian, Cara B. Borja, Sarah Sarsfield, +2

Scientific Reports