Complete Publication Lists
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Note: The “Recent Publications” list below is curated and may not be completely up to date.
Recent Publications (Selected)
- Gonzalez JC, Pennock RL, Abdulkareem AF, Luikart BW, Wadiche JI. (2025). Dentate granule cell capacitance is stable across the light/dark cycle. eNeuro, 12(9).
- DeSpenza T Jr, Kiziltug E, Allington G, Barson DG, McGee S, O’Connor D, et al. (2025). PTEN mutations impair CSF dynamics and cortical networks by dysregulating periventricular neural progenitors. Nature Neuroscience, 1–22.
- DeSpenza T Jr, Singh A, Allington G, Zhao S, Lee J, Kiziltug E, et al. (2024). Pathogenic variants in autism gene KATNAL2 cause hydrocephalus and disrupt neuronal connectivity by impairing ciliary microtubule dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(27), e2314702121.
- Dhaliwal NK, Weng OY, Dong X, Bhattacharya A, Ahmed M, Nishimura H, et al. (2024). Synergistic hyperactivation of both mTORC1 and mTORC2 underlies the neural abnormalities of PTEN-deficient human neurons and cortical organoids. Cell Reports, 43(5).
- Davis BA, Chen HY, Ye Z, Ostlund I, Tippani M, Das D, et al. (2024). TCF4 mutations disrupt synaptic function through dysregulation of RIMBP2 in patient-derived cortical neurons. Biological Psychiatry, 95(7), 662–675.
- Zaman T, Vogt D, Prokop J, Alsabia QA, Simms G, Stafford A, Luikart BW, et al. (2024). Kit ligand and Kit receptor tyrosine kinase sustain synaptic inhibition of Purkinje cells. eLife, 12, RP89792.
- Tan Z, Luikart BW. (2023). Toward a better understanding of PHTS heterogeneity: commentary on cell-type specific deficits in PTEN-mutant cortical organoids. Human Molecular Genetics, 32(18), 2771–2772.
- Ash AM, Regele-Blasco E, Seib DR, Chahley E, Skelton PD, Luikart BW, et al. (2023). Adult-born neurons inhibit developmentally-born neurons during spatial learning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 198, 107710.
- Cullen ER, Tariq K, Shore AN, Luikart BW, Weston MC. (2023). mTORC2 inhibition improves morphological effects of PTEN loss, but does not correct synaptic dysfunction or prevent seizures. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(5), 827–845.
- Tariq K, Cullen E, Getz SA, Conching AKS, Goyette AR, Prina ML, Luikart BW, et al. (2022). Disruption of mTORC1 rescues neuronal overgrowth and synapse function dysregulated by Pten loss. Cell Reports, 41(5).