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Publications

  • Han TH, Vicidomini R, Ramos CI, Mayer ML, Serpe M. (2024) The gating properties of Drosophila NMJ glutamate receptors and their dependence on Neto. J Physiol. 602(24): 7043-7064 (Epub 2024 Nov 27)
  • Vicidomini R, Choudhury SD, Han TH, Nguyen TH, Nguyen P, Opazo F, Serpe M. (2024) Versatile nanobody-based approach to image, track and reconstitute functional Neurexin-1 in vivo. Nat Commun. 15(1): 6068
  • Nguyen TH, Vicidomini R, Choudhury SD, Han TH, Maric D, Brody T, Serpe M. (2024) scRNA-seq data from the larval Drosophila ventral cord provides a resource for studying motor systems function and development. Dev Cell. 59(9):1210-1230 (Epub 2024 Apr 2)
  • Vicidomini R, Serpe M. (2022) Local BMP signaling: A sensor for synaptic activity that balances synapse growth and function. Curr Top Dev Biol. 150:211-254 (Epub 2022 May 18)
  • Nguyen TH, Vicidomini R, Choudhury SD, Coon SL, Iben J, Brody T, Serpe M. (2021) Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of the Drosophila Larval Ventral Cord. Curr Protoc. 2: e38
  • Vicidomini R, Nguyen TH, Choudhury SD, Brody T, Serpe M. (2021) Assembly and Exploration of a Single Cell Atlas of the Drosophila Larval Ventral Cord. Identification of Rare Cell Types. Curr Protoc. 2: e37
  • Han, T.H., Vicidomini, R., Ramos, C.I., Wang, Q., Nguyen, P., Jarnik, M., Li, M., Sawarski, M., Hernandez, R.X., Macleod, G.T., and Serpe, M. (2020) Neto-α controls synapse organization and homeostasis at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Cell Rep 32(1):107866.
  • Nguyen, T.H., Han, T.H., Newfeld, S., and Serpe, M. (2020) Selective disruption of synaptic BMP signaling by a Smad mutation adjacent to the highly conserved H2 helix. Genetics 216(1):159-175 (Epub 2020 Jul 31).
  • Wang, Q., Han, T.H., Nguyen, P., Jarnik, M., and Serpe, M. (2018) Tenectin recruits integrin to stabilize bouton architecture and regulate vesicle release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. eLife 7: e35518.
  • Li, Y., Dharkar, P., Han, T.H., Serpe, M., Lee, C.H., Mayer, M.L. (2016) Novel Functional Properties of Drosophila CNS Glutamate Receptors. Neuron 92(5):1036-1048. (Epub 2016 Nov 23)
  • Meyerson, J.R., Chittori, S., Merk, A., Rao, P., Han, T.H., Serpe, M., Mayer, M.L., Subramaniam, S. (2016) Structural basis of kainate subtype glutamate receptor desensitization. Nature 537(7621):567-571. (Epub 2016 August 31)
  • Sulkowski, M.J., Han, T.H., Ott, C., Wang, Q., Verheyen, E.M., Lippincott-Schwartz, J., Serpe, M. (2016) A Novel, Noncanonical BMP Pathway Modulates Synapse Maturation at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction. PLoS Genetics 2016 Jan 27;12(1):e1005810.
  • Serpe, M. (2015) ASCB's Women in Cell Biology Junior Award for Excellence in Research essay "What does it take to get the job done" Mol Biol Cell. 26(21):3684-6.
  • Han, T.H., Dharkar, P., Mayer, M.L., Serpe, M. (2015) Functional reconstitution of Drosophila NMJ glutamate receptors. (Epub 2015 April 27). PNAS 112:6182-6187.
  • Ramos, C.I., Igiesuorobo, O., Wang, Q., and Serpe, M. (2015) Neto-mediated intracellular interactions shape postsynaptic composition at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. PLoS Genetics Apr; 11(4): e1005191.
  • Kim, Y-J., Igiesuorobo, O., Ramos, C.I., Bao, H., Zhang, B., and Serpe, M. (2015) Prodomain removal enables Neto to stabilize glutamate receptors at Drosophila neuromuscular junction. PLoS Genetics Feb 27;11(2):e1004988.
  • Sulkowski, M, Kim, Y-J., and Serpe, M. (2014) Postsynaptic glutamate receptors regulate local BMP signaling at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Development 2014 Jan;141(2):436-47. (Epub 2013 Dec 31)
  • Wharton, K., and Serpe, M. (2013) Fine-tuned shuttles for bone morphogenetic proteins. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 23(4):374-84. (Epub 2013 Jun 2)
  • Kim, Y-J., and Serpe, M. (2013) Building a synapse: a complex matter. Fly (Austin). 2013 Jul-Sep;7(3):146-52.
  • Kim YJ, Bao H, Bonanno L, Zhang B, Serpe M., (2012) Drosophila Neto is essential for clustering glutamate receptors at the neuromuscular junction. Genes Dev. 26:974-87. (Epub 2012 Apr 12). (Cover Image) (F1000 Selected).
  • Peluso CE, Umulis D, Kim YJ, O'Connor MB, Serpe M., (2011) Shaping BMP morphogen gradients through enzyme-substrate interactions. Dev Cell. 21:375-83. (Featured Article).
  • Commentary in Nature Chem Biol 7:655.
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