Corfas Laboratory

Publications

2005-Present

Gómez-Casati ME, Murtie JC, Rio C, Stankovic K, Liberman MC, Corfas G. (2010)
Nonneuronal cells regulate synapse formation in the vestibular sensory epithelium via erbB-dependent BDNF expression.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Sep 28;107(39):17005-10.
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Ross SE, Mardinly AR, McCord AE, Zurawski J, Cohen S, Jung C, Hu L, Mok SI, Shah A, Savner EM, Tolias C, Corfas R, Chen S, Inquimbert P, Xu Y, McInnes RR, Rice FL, Corfas G, Ma Q, Woolf CJ, Greenberg ME. (2010)
Loss of inhibitory interneurons in the dorsal spinal cord and elevated itch in Bhlhb5 mutant mice.
Neuron. 2010 Mar 25;65(6):886-98.
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Koirala S, Corfas G. (2010)
Identification of novel glial genes by single-cell transcriptional profiling of Bergmann glial cells from mouse cerebellum.
PLoS One. 2010 Feb 12;5(2):e9198.
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Gómez-Casati ME, Murtie J, Taylor B, Corfas G. (2010)
Cell-specific inducible gene recombination in postnatal inner ear supporting cells and glia.
J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2010 Mar;11(1):19-26.
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Koirala S, Jin Z, Piao X, Corfas G. (2009)
GPR56-regulated granule cell adhesion is essential for rostral cerebellar development.
J Neurosci. 29:7439-49.
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Lok J, Sardi SP, Guo S, Besancon E, Ha DM, Rosell A, Kim WJ, Corfas G, Lo EH. (2009)
Neuregulin-1 signaling in brain endothelial cells.
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 29:39-43
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Benny O, Fainaru O, Adini A, Cassiola F, Bazinet L, Adini I, Pravda E, Nahmias Y, Koirala S, Corfas G, D'Amato RJ, Folkman J. (2008)
An orally delivered small-molecule formulation with antiangiogenic and anticancer activity.
Nat Biotechnol. 26:799-807.
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Li S, Jin Z, Koirala S, Bu L, Xu L, Hynes RO, Walsh CA, Corfas G, Piao X. (2008)
GPR56 regulates pial basement membrane integrity and cortical lamination.
J Neurosci. 28:5817-26.
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Kawasaki Y, Xu ZZ, Wang X, Park JY, Zhuang ZY, Tan PH, Gao YJ, Roy K, Corfas G, Lo EH, Ji RR. (2008)
Distinct roles of matrix metalloproteases in the early- and late-phase development of neuropathic pain.
Nat Med. 2008 Feb 10.
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Buxbaum JD, Georgieva L, Young JJ, Plescia C, Kajiwara Y, Jiang Y, Moskvina V, Norton N, Peirce T, Williams H, Craddock NJ, Carroll L, Corfas G, Davis KL, Owen MJ, Harroch S, Sakurai T, O'Donovan MC. (2008)
Molecular dissection of NRG1-ERBB4 signaling implicates PTPRZ1 as a potential schizophrenia susceptibility gene.
Mol Psychiatry. 13(2):162-72.
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Murtie JC, Macklin WB, Corfas G. (2007)
Morphometric analysis of oligodendrocytes in the adult mouse frontal cortex.
J Neurosci Res. 85(10):2080-6.
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Roy K, Murtie JC, El-Khodor BF, Edgar N, Sardi SP, Hooks BM, Benoit-Marand M, Chen C, Moore H, O'Donnell P, Brunner D, Corfas G. (2007)
Loss of erbB signaling in oligodendrocytes alters myelin and dopaminergic function, a potential mechanism for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(19):8131-6.
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Sugawara M, Murtie JC, Stankovic KM, Liberman MC, Corfas G. (2007)
Dynamic patterns of neurotrophin 3 expression in the postnatal mouse inner ear.
J Comp Neurol. 501(1):30-7.
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Sardi SP, Murtie J, Koirala S, Patten BA, Corfas G. (2006)
Presenilin-dependent erbB4 nuclear signaling regulates the timing of astrogenesis in the developing cerebral cortex
Cell. 127(1)-185-197.
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Rieff HI, Corfas G. (2006)
ErbB receptor signalling regulates dendrite formation in mouse cerebellar granule cells in vivo.
Eur J Neurosci. 23(8):2225-9.
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Patten BA, Sardi SP, Koirala S, Nakafuku M, Corfas G. (2006)
Notch1 signaling regulates radial glia differentiation through multiple transcriptional mechanisms.
J Neurosci. 26(12):3102-8.
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Chen S, Velardez MO, Warot X, Yu ZX, Miller SJ, Cros D, Corfas G. (2006)
Neuregulin 1-erbB signaling is necessary for normal myelination and sensory function.
J Neurosci. 26(12):3079-86.
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Gierdalski M, Sardi SP, Corfas G, Juliano SL. (2005)
Endogenous neuregulin restores radial glia in a (ferret) model of cortical dysplasia.
J Neurosci. 25(37):8498-504.
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Sugawara M, Corfas G, Liberman MC. (2005)
Influence of supporting cells on neuronal degeneration after hair cell loss.
J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 6(2):136-47.
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Prevot V, Lomniczi A, Corfas G, Ojeda SR. (2005)
erbB-1 and erbB-4 receptors act in concert to facilitate female sexual development and mature reproductive function.
Endocrinology. 146(3):1465-72.
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2003 - 2004

Corfas G, Velardez MO, Ko CP, Ratner N, Peles E. (2004)
Mechanisms and roles of axon-Schwann cell interactions.
J Neurosci. 24(42):9250-60.
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Stankovic K, Rio C, Xia A, Sugawara M, Adams JC, Liberman MC, Corfas G. (2004)
Survival of adult spiral ganglion neurons requires erbB receptor signaling in the inner ear.
J Neurosci. 24(40):8651-61.
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Corfas G, Roy K, Buxbaum JD. (2004)
Neuregulin 1-erbB signaling and the molecular/cellular basis of schizophrenia.
Nat Neurosci. 7(6):575-80.
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Okada M and Corfas G (2004)
Neuregulin Down-regulates Postsynaptic GABAA Receptors at the Hippocampal Inhibitory Synapse.
Hippocampus 14: 337-344.
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Stankovic KM, Corfas G. (2003)
Real-time quantitative RT-PCR for low-abundance transcripts in the inner ear: analysis of neurotrophic factor expression.
Hear Res. 2003 Nov;185(1-2):97-108.
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Chen S, Rio C, Ji RR, Dikkes P, Coggeshall RE, Woolf CJ, Corfas G. (2003)
Disruption of ErbB receptor signaling in adult non-myelinating Schwann cells causes progressive sensory loss.
Nat 6(11):1186-93.
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Patten BA, Peyrin JM, Weinmaster G, Corfas G. (2003)
Sequential signaling through Notch1 and erbB receptors mediates radial glia differentiation.
J Neurosci. 23(14):6132-40.
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Prevot V, Rio C, Cho GJ, Lomniczi A, Heger S, Neville CM, Rosenthal NA, Ojeda SR, Corfas G. (2003)
Normal female sexual development requires neuregulin-erbB receptor signaling in hypothalamic astrocytes.
J Neurosci. 23(1):230-9.
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2001 - 2002

Sobeih MM, Corfas G. (2002)
Extracellular factors that regulate neuronal migration in the central nervous system.
Int J Dev Neurosci. 20(3-5):349-57.
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Rio C, Dikkes P, Liberman MC, Corfas G. (2002)
Glial fibrillary acidic protein expression and promoter activity in the inner ear of developing and adult mice.
J Comp Neurol. 442(2):156-62.
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Borghesani PR, Peyrin JM, Klein R, Rubin J, Carter AR, Schwartz PM, Luster A, Corfas G, Segal RA (2002)
BDNF stimulates migration of cerebellar granule cells.
Development 129:1435-1442
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Mason HA, Ito S, Corfas G. (2001)
Extracellular signals that regulate the tangential migration of olfactory bulb neuronal precursors: inducers, inhibitors, and repellents.
J Neurosci. 21(19):7654-63.
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2000 and Older

Rio C, Buxbaum JD, Peschon JJ, Corfas G. (2000)
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-converting enzyme is required for cleavage of erbB4/HER4.
J Biol Chem. 275(14):10379-87.
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Rieff HI, Raetzman LT, Sapp DW, Yeh HH, Siegel RE, Corfas G. (1999)
Neuregulin induces GABA(A) receptor subunit expression and neurite outgrowth in cerebellar granule cells.
J Neurosci. 19(24):10757-66.
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Rio C, Rieff HI, Qi P, Khurana TS, Corfas G. (1997)
Neuregulin and erbB receptors play a critical role in neuronal migration.
Neuron. 19(1):39-50.
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