Margaret H. Magdesian

Interaction of amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers with neurexin 2α and neuroligin 1 mediates synapse damage and memory loss in mice.

In vitro selection of RNA aptamers that bind to cell adhesion receptors of Trypanosoma cruzi and inhibit cell invasion.

Peptide blockers of the inhibition of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by amyloid beta.

A conserved domain of the gp85/trans-sialidase family activates host cell extracellular signal-regulated kinase and facilitates Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

Amyloid-beta binds to the extracellular cysteine-rich domain of Frizzled and inhibits Wnt/beta-catenin signaling.

Human apolipoprotein A-I binds amyloid-beta and prevents Abeta-induced neurotoxicity.

Myosin is reversibly inhibited by S-nitrosylation.

Metabotropic glutamate receptors transduce signals for neurite outgrowth after binding of the prion protein to laminin γ1 chain.

Secreted human amyloid precursor protein binds semaphorin 3a and prevents semaphorin-induced growth cone collapse.

Atomic force microscopy reveals important differences in axonal resistance to injury.

Rescue of amyloid-Beta-induced inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by a peptide homologous to the nicotine binding domain of the alpha 7 subtype.

Netrin-1 promotes excitatory synaptogenesis between cortical neurons by initiating synapse assembly.

Rapid Mechanically Controlled Rewiring of Neuronal Circuits.

Reversing adhesion with light: a general method for functionalized bead release from cells.