Selected Publications

Ullian, E.M., and Barres, B.A. (1998) The Schwann song of the glia-less synapse. (Review) Neuron 21: 651-652.

Kaplan M, Cho M, Ullian, EM, Isom L, Levinson R, Barres B (2001) Differential control of clustering of the sodium channels Nav1.2 and Nav1.6 at developing CNS nodes of Ranvier. Neuron 30, 105-119.

Ullian, E.M., Sapperstein, S., and BA Barres (2001) Control of synapse number by glia. Science 291:657-61.

Ullian, E.M., Christopherson, K.S., Barres, B.A. (2003) A Role for Glia in Synaptogenesis. (Review) Glia 47: 209-216.

Ullian E.M.*, Harris B.T.*, Wu A, and B.A. Barres (2004) Schwann cells strongly promote synapse formation by spinal motor neurons in Culture. MCN 25:241-51.

Christopherson K*, Ullian E.M.*, Stokes, C.A., Mullowney C.E., Hell J.W., Agah A., Lawler J., Mosher D., Bornstein P., and Barres B.A. (2005) Thrombospondins are astrocyte-derived proteins that promote CNS synaptogenesis. Cell, 120:421-433.

Lisa Bjartmar, Andrew D. Huberman*, Erik M. Ullian*, Xiaoqin Lu, Weifeng Xu, Jennifer Prezioso, Caleb Stokes, Richard Cho, Paul Worley, Robert C. Malenka, Sherry Ball, Neal S. Peachey, Barbara Chapman, Masaru Nakamoto, Ben A. Barres and Mark S. Perin (2005) Neuronal Pentraxins Mediate Synapse Strengthening Required for Process Refinement in the Developing Visual System. Neuron, under revision.

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