Selected Publications

Busch DJ and Morgan JR (2012) Synuclein accumulation is associated with cell-specific neuronal death after spinal cord injury. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 520: 1751-1771.

Bloom OE and Morgan JR (2011) Membrane trafficking events underlying axon repair, growth, and regeneration. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 48: 339-348.

Smith J, Morgan JR, Zottoli SJ, Smith PJ, Buxbaum JD, Bloom OE. (2011) Regeneration in the era of functional genomics and gene network analysis. Biological Bulletin 221:18-34.

Lau BYB, Foldes AE†, Alieva NO, Oliphint PA, Busch DJ, and Morgan JR (2011) Increased synapsin expression and neurite sprouting in lamprey brain after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology 228:283-293.

Oliphint PA, Alieva N, Foldes AE†, Tytell ED, Lau BYB, Pariseau JS†, Cohen AH, and Morgan JR (2010) Regenerated synapses in lamprey spinal cord are sparse and small even after functional recovery from injury. Journal of Comparative Neurology 518:2854-2872.

Morgan JR, Di Paolo G, Werner H, Shchedrina VA, Pypaert M, Pieribone VA, and De Camilli P (2004) A role for talin in presynaptic function. Journal of Cell Biology 167:43-50 (Featured in “News: In this Issue”)

Morgan JR, Prasad K, Jin S, Augustine GJ, and Lafer EM (2001) Uncoating of clathrin-coated vesicles in presynaptic terminals is mediated by auxilin-Hsc70 interaction. Neuron 32:289-300

Morgan JR, Prasad K, Hao W, Augustine GJ, and Lafer EM (2000) A conserved clathrin assembly motif is essential for synaptic vesicle endocytosis. Journal of Neuroscience 20: 8667-8676