Luis F. Parada

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2009

Number

40

Co-Authors

Loss of Tsc1, but not Pten, in renal tubular cells causes polycystic kidney disease by activating mTORC1 (2009)

Zhou, Jing, Brugarolas, James, Parada, Luis F.

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder linked to mutations of either the TSC1 or TSC2 gene, which encode proteins that form a complex to negatively regulate mammalian target of...

NF1 loss disrupts Schwann cell-axonal interactions: a novel role for semaphorin 4F (2008)

Parrinello, Simona, Noon, Luke A., Harrisingh, Marie C., Digby, Patrick Wingfield, Rosenberg, Laura H., Cremona, Catherine A., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients develop neurofibromas, tumors of Schwann cell origin, as a result of loss of the Ras-GAP neurofibromin. In normal nerves, Schwann cells are found tightly...

Multiple roles for neurofibromin in skeletal development and growth. (2007)

Kolanczyk, Mateusz, Kossler, Nadine, Kühnisch, Jirko, Lavitas, Liron, Stricker, Sigmar, Wilkening, Ulrich, ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a prevalent genetic disorder primarily characterized by the formation of neurofibromas, café-au-lait spots and freckling. Skeletal abnormalities such as short...

Molecular regulation of visual system development: more than meets the eye (2007)

Harada, Takayuki, Harada, Chikako, Parada, Luis F.

Vertebrate eye development has been an excellent model system to investigate basic concepts of developmental biology ranging from mechanisms of tissue induction to the complex patterning and...

Nf1+/- mast cells induce neurofibroma like phenotypes through secreted TGF-{beta} signaling (2006)

Yang, Feng-Chun, Chen, Shi, Clegg, Travis, Li, Xiaohong, Morgan, Trent, Estwick, Selina A., ...

Neurofibromas are common tumors found in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients. These complex tumors are composed of Schwann cells, mast cells, fibroblasts and perineurial cells embedded in...

Nf1+/- mast cells induce neurofibroma like phenotypes through secreted TGF-{beta} signaling (2006)

Yang, Feng-Chun, Chen, Shi, Clegg, Travis, Li, Xiaohong, Morgan, Trent, Estwick, Selina A., ...

Neurofibromas are common tumors found in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients (NF1). These complex tumors are composed of Schwann cells, mast cells, fibroblasts and perineurial cells embedded in...

The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 is required for TrkA gene expression and development of nociceptive sensory neurons (2005)

Lei, Lei, Laub, Friedrich, Lush, Mark, Romero, Mario, Zhou, Jing, Luikart, Bryan, ...

TrkA, the high affinity receptor for nerve growth factor (NGF), is essential for the development of nociceptive sensory and sympathetic neurons. The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 interacts...

The Ras-ERK pathway is required for the induction of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in differentiating PC12 cells (2001)

Schonhoff, Christopher M., Bulseco, Dylan A., Brancho, Deborah Marie, Parada, Luis F., Ross, Alonzo H.

We have studied the role of MAP kinase pathways in neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) induction during the differentiation of PC12 cells. In nerve growth factor (NGF)-treated PC12 cells, we find...

In Vivo Models of NF-1: The Nervous System and Tumorigenesis. (1998)

Parada, Luis F.

It is believed that the primary function of the protein encoded by the NF-1 gene is as a negative regulator of the ras protooncogene. Mutation of the NF-1 gene therefore releases ras function from...

In Vivo Models of NF-1: The Nervous System and Tumorigenesis (1998)

Parada, Luis F.

The present document summarizes the work of three years in which we have endeavored to better understand the mechanisms that lead to NF1 and the relationship between NFl and the related rasGap gene....

Loss of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-dependent neural crest-derived sensory neurons in neurotrophin-4 mutant mice

Liebl, Daniel J., Klesse, Laura J., Tessarollo, Lino, Wohlman, Todd, Parada, Luis F.

Peripheral ganglion neurons confer sensory information including touch, pain, temperature, and proprioception. Sensory modality is linked to specific neurotrophin (NTF) requirements. NT-3 supports...

Targeted deletion of all isoforms of the trkC gene suggests the use of alternate receptors by its ligand neurotrophin-3 in neuronal development and implicates trkC in normal cardiogenesis

Tessarollo, Lino, Tsoulfas, Pantelis, Donovan, Michael J., Palko, Mary Ellen, Blair-Flynn, Janet, Hempstead, Barbara L., ...

We have generated null mutant mice that lack expression of all isoforms encoded by the trkC locus. These mice display a behavioral phenotype characterized by a loss of proprioceptive neurons....

Requirement for nitric oxide activation of p21ras/extracellular regulated kinase in neuronal ischemic preconditioning

Gonzalez-Zulueta, Mirella, Feldman, Alicia B., Klesse, Laura J., Kalb, Robert G., Dillman, James F., Parada, Luis F., ...

The mechanisms underlying neuronal ischemic preconditioning, a phenomenon in which brief episodes of ischemia protect against the lethal effects of subsequent periods of prolonged ischemia, are...

Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Development and Function in Mice Lacking the Insulin Receptor-Related Receptor

Kitamura, Tadahiro, Kido, Yoshiaki, Nef, Serge, Merenmies, Jussi, Parada, Luis F., Accili, Domenico

Receptors of the insulin/insulinlike growth factor (IGF) family have been implicated in the regulation of pancreatic β-cell growth and insulin secretion. The insulin receptor-related receptor (IRR)...

Astrocyte-Specific Inactivation of the Neurofibromatosis 1 Gene (NF1) Is Insufficient for Astrocytoma Formation

Bajenaru, Michaela Livia, Zhu, Yuan, Hedrick, Nicolé M., Donahoe, Jessica, Parada, Luis F., Gutmann, David H.

Individuals with the neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) inherited tumor syndrome develop low-grade gliomas (astrocytomas) at an increased frequency, suggesting that the NF1 gene is a critical growth regulator...

BDNF regulates eating behavior and locomotor activity in mice

Kernie, Steven G., Liebl, Daniel J., Parada, Luis F.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was studied initially for its role in sensory neuron development. Ablation of this gene in mice leads to death shortly after birth, and abnormalities have...

Neuronal NT-3 Is not Required For Synaptic Transmission or Long-Term Potentiation in Area CA1 of the Adult Rat Hippocampus

Ma, Long, Reis, Gerald, Parada, Luis F., Schuman, Erin M.

Neurotrophic factors, including BDNF and NT-3, have been implicated in the regulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity. Previous attempts to analyze synaptic transmission and plasticity in...

The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 is required for TrkA gene expression and development of nociceptive sensory neurons

Lei, Lei, Laub, Friedrich, Lush, Mark, Romero, Mario, Zhou, Jing, Luikart, Bryan, ...

TrkA, the high affinity receptor for nerve growth factor (NGF), is essential for the development of nociceptive sensory and sympathetic neurons. The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 interacts...

Transcription Factor KLF7 Is Important for Neuronal Morphogenesis in Selected Regions of the Nervous System

Laub, Friedrich, Lei, Lei, Sumiyoshi, Hideaki, Kajimura, Daisuke, Dragomir, Cecilia, Smaldone, Silvia, ...

The Krüppel-like transcription factors (KLFs) are important regulators of cell proliferation and differentiation in several different organ systems. The mouse Klf7 gene is strongly active in...

Ephrin-B3 is a myelin-based inhibitor of neurite outgrowth

Benson, M. Douglas, Romero, Mario I., Lush, Mark E., Lu, Q. Richard, Henkemeyer, Mark, Parada, Luis F.

The inability of CNS axons to regenerate after traumatic spinal cord injury is due, in part, to the inhibitory effects of myelin. The three major previously identified constituents of this activity...

Ablation of NF1 function in neurons induces abnormal development of cerebral cortex and reactive gliosis in the brain

Zhu, Yuan, Romero, Mario I., Ghosh, Pritam, Ye, Zhengyi, Charnay, Patrick, Rushing, Elizabeth J., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a prevalent genetic disorder that affects growth properties of neural-crest-derived cell populations. In addition, approximately one-half of NF1 patients exhibit...

Loss of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-dependent neural crest-derived sensory neurons in neurotrophin-4 mutant mice

Liebl, Daniel J., Klesse, Laura J., Tessarollo, Lino, Wohlman, Todd, Parada, Luis F.

Peripheral ganglion neurons confer sensory information including touch, pain, temperature, and proprioception. Sensory modality is linked to specific neurotrophin (NTF) requirements. NT-3 supports...

Targeted deletion of all isoforms of the trkC gene suggests the use of alternate receptors by its ligand neurotrophin-3 in neuronal development and implicates trkC in normal cardiogenesis

Tessarollo, Lino, Tsoulfas, Pantelis, Donovan, Michael J., Palko, Mary Ellen, Blair-Flynn, Janet, Hempstead, Barbara L., ...

We have generated null mutant mice that lack expression of all isoforms encoded by the trkC locus. These mice display a behavioral phenotype characterized by a loss of proprioceptive neurons....

Requirement for nitric oxide activation of p21ras/extracellular regulated kinase in neuronal ischemic preconditioning

Gonzalez-Zulueta, Mirella, Feldman, Alicia B., Klesse, Laura J., Kalb, Robert G., Dillman, James F., Parada, Luis F., ...

The mechanisms underlying neuronal ischemic preconditioning, a phenomenon in which brief episodes of ischemia protect against the lethal effects of subsequent periods of prolonged ischemia, are...

Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Development and Function in Mice Lacking the Insulin Receptor-Related Receptor

Kitamura, Tadahiro, Kido, Yoshiaki, Nef, Serge, Merenmies, Jussi, Parada, Luis F., Accili, Domenico

Receptors of the insulin/insulinlike growth factor (IGF) family have been implicated in the regulation of pancreatic β-cell growth and insulin secretion. The insulin receptor-related receptor (IRR)...

Astrocyte-Specific Inactivation of the Neurofibromatosis 1 Gene (NF1) Is Insufficient for Astrocytoma Formation

Bajenaru, Michaela Livia, Zhu, Yuan, Hedrick, Nicolé M., Donahoe, Jessica, Parada, Luis F., Gutmann, David H.

Individuals with the neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) inherited tumor syndrome develop low-grade gliomas (astrocytomas) at an increased frequency, suggesting that the NF1 gene is a critical growth regulator...

BDNF regulates eating behavior and locomotor activity in mice

Kernie, Steven G., Liebl, Daniel J., Parada, Luis F.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was studied initially for its role in sensory neuron development. Ablation of this gene in mice leads to death shortly after birth, and abnormalities have...

Neuronal NT-3 Is not Required For Synaptic Transmission or Long-Term Potentiation in Area CA1 of the Adult Rat Hippocampus

Ma, Long, Reis, Gerald, Parada, Luis F., Schuman, Erin M.

Neurotrophic factors, including BDNF and NT-3, have been implicated in the regulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity. Previous attempts to analyze synaptic transmission and plasticity in...

Ablation of NF1 function in neurons induces abnormal development of cerebral cortex and reactive gliosis in the brain

Zhu, Yuan, Romero, Mario I., Ghosh, Pritam, Ye, Zhengyi, Charnay, Patrick, Rushing, Elizabeth J., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a prevalent genetic disorder that affects growth properties of neural-crest-derived cell populations. In addition, approximately one-half of NF1 patients exhibit...

The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 is required for TrkA gene expression and development of nociceptive sensory neurons

Lei, Lei, Laub, Friedrich, Lush, Mark, Romero, Mario, Zhou, Jing, Luikart, Bryan, ...

TrkA, the high affinity receptor for nerve growth factor (NGF), is essential for the development of nociceptive sensory and sympathetic neurons. The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 interacts...

Transcription Factor KLF7 Is Important for Neuronal Morphogenesis in Selected Regions of the Nervous System

Laub, Friedrich, Lei, Lei, Sumiyoshi, Hideaki, Kajimura, Daisuke, Dragomir, Cecilia, Smaldone, Silvia, ...

The Krüppel-like transcription factors (KLFs) are important regulators of cell proliferation and differentiation in several different organ systems. The mouse Klf7 gene is strongly active in...

Ephrin-B3 is a myelin-based inhibitor of neurite outgrowth

Benson, M. Douglas, Romero, Mario I., Lush, Mark E., Lu, Q. Richard, Henkemeyer, Mark, Parada, Luis F.

The inability of CNS axons to regenerate after traumatic spinal cord injury is due, in part, to the inhibitory effects of myelin. The three major previously identified constituents of this activity...

β common receptor inactivation attenuates myeloproliferative disease in Nf1 mutant mice

Kim, Andrew, Morgan, Kelly, Hasz, Diane E., Wiesner, Stephen M., Lauchle, Jennifer O., Geurts, Jennifer L., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) syndrome is caused by germline mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor, which encodes neurofibromin, a GTPase activating protein for Ras. Children with NF1 are...

NF1 loss disrupts Schwann cell–axonal interactions: a novel role for semaphorin 4F

Parrinello, Simona, Noon, Luke A., Harrisingh, Marie C., Digby, Patrick Wingfield, Rosenberg, Laura H., Cremona, Catherine A., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients develop neurofibromas, tumors of Schwann cell origin, as a result of loss of the Ras-GAP neurofibromin. In normal nerves, Schwann cells are found tightly...

Ras Signaling Influences Permissiveness of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Cells to Oncolytic Herpes

Farassati, Faris, Pan, Weihong, Yamoutpour, Farnaz, Henke, Susann, Piedra, Mark, Frahm, Silke, ...

Lack of expression of neurofibromin in neurofibromatosis 1 and its lethal derivative, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), is thought to result in the overactivation of the Ras...

PTEN dosage is essential for neurofibroma development and malignant transformation

Gregorian, Caroline, Nakashima, Jonathan, Dry, Sarah M., Nghiemphu, P. Leia, Smith, Kate Barzan, Ao, Yan, ...

Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) carry approximately a 10% lifetime risk of developing a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). Although the molecular mechanisms underlying NF1...