2003 research articles 1. M. F. Egan, M. Kojima, J. H Callicott, T.E. Goldberg, B. S. Kolachana, E. Zaistev, A. Bertolino, B. Gold, D Goldman, M. Dean, B Lu,(co-corresponding author ) and D.r. Weinberger. (2003)The BDNF val66met polymorphism affects activity-dependent secretion of BDNF and human memory and hippocampal function Cell 112.257-269 L. Ma, Y.-Z. Huang, J. Valtschanoff, L. Feng, B. Lu, W. Xiong, R. Weinberg, L. Mei.(2003) Ligand dependent recruitment of the neuregulin signaling complex into neuronal lipid rafts. J. Neurosci 23, 3164 3175 3. J. Wang, C -Q. Chen, B Lu, and C -P Wu(2003 )GDNF acutely potentiates Cat* channels and excitatory synaptic transmission in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. NeuroSignals 12, 78-88 4. M. Miura, s. Gronthos, M. Zhao, B Lu, L. W. Fisher, P G robey, and s Shi(2003)SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100, 5807-5812 5. Y.X. Zhou, M. Zhao, K Shimazu, K Sakata, D. Li, C -X. Deng, B Lu(2003)Impairments in cerebellum Purkinje cells and motor function in mice lacking Smad4 in the central nervous system. Biol. Chem. 278 42313-42320 6. J. Du, L Feng, E. Zaitsev, H.S.Je, X. Liu, and B. Lu(2003)Activity- and tyrosine kinase-dependent facilitation of TrkB receptor internalization in hippocampal neurons. J Cell Biol. In press 7. Z.G. Luo, H -SJe, F. Yang, W.C. Xiong, B. Lu, and L. Mei(2003) Activation of geranylgenany Transferase is essential for Agrin-induced AChR clustering. Neuron In press 8. S.X. Bamji, K Shimazu, N. Kimes, J. Huelsken, W. Birchmeier, B. Lu, L. F Reichardt(2003 )Regulation of presynaptic assembly and maintenance by B-catenin. Neuron In Press 9. F. Yang, X. He, J. Russell, and B. Lu (2003)Ca2* influx independent transmitter release mediated by mitochondrial Na*-Cat exchanger and protein kinase C. Cell Biol In press1. M. F. Egan, M. Kojima, J. H. Callicott, T. E. Goldberg, B. S. Kolachana, E. Zaistev, A. Bertolino, B. Gold, D. Goldman, M. Dean, B. Lu, (co-corresponding author) and D. R. Weinberger. (2003) The BDNF val66met polymorphism affects activity-dependent secretion of BDNF and human memory and hippocampal function. Cell 112, 257-269. 2. L. Ma, Y. -Z. Huang, J. Valtschanoff, L. Feng, B. Lu, W. Xiong, R. Weinberg, L. Mei. (2003) Ligand￾dependent recruitment of the neuregulin signaling complex into neuronal lipid rafts. J. Neurosci. 23, 3164- 3175. 3. J. Wang, C. -Q. Chen, B. Lu, and C. -P. Wu. (2003) GDNF acutely potentiates Ca2+ channels and excitatory synaptic transmission in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. NeuroSignals 12, 78-88. 4. M. Miura, S. Gronthos, M. Zhao, B. Lu, L. W. Fisher, P. G. Robey, and S. Shi (2003) SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100, 5807-5812. 5. Y. X. Zhou, M. Zhao, K. Shimazu, K. Sakata, D. Li, C. -X. Deng, B. Lu. (2003) Impairments in cerebellum Purkinje cells and motor function in mice lacking Smad4 in the central nervous system. J. Biol. Chem. 278, 42313 - 42320. 6. J. Du, L. Feng, E. Zaitsev, H. S. Je, X. Liu, and B. Lu. (2003) Activity- and tyrosine kinase-dependent facilitation of TrkB receptor internalization in hippocampal neurons. J Cell Biol. In press. 7. Z. G. Luo, H. -S. Je, F. Yang, W. C. Xiong, B. Lu, and L. Mei (2003) Activation of geranylgenanyltransferase is essential for Agrin-induced AChR clustering. Neuron In press. 8. S. X. Bamji, K. Shimazu, N. Kimes, J. Huelsken, W. Birchmeier, B. Lu, L. F. Reichardt. (2003) Regulation of presynaptic assembly and maintenance by -catenin. Neuron In Press. 9. F. Yang, X. He, J. Russell, and B. Lu. (2003) Ca2+ influx independent transmitter release mediated by mitochondrial Na+ -Ca2+ exchanger and protein kinase C. J. Cell Biol. In press. 2003 research articles