Alysson Muotri

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi LINE-1 retrotransposition in the nervous system
    Charles A Thomas
    Department of Pediatrics Rady Children s Hospital San Diego, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
    Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 28:555-73. 2012
  2. ncbi Modeling epilepsy with pluripotent human cells
    Alysson Renato Muotri
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, VCSD Stem Cell Initiative, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 14:81-5. 2009
  3. ncbi Environmental influence on L1 retrotransposons in the adult hippocampus
    Alysson R Muotri
    Department of Pediatrics Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD Stem Cell Initiative, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive 0695, California, USA
    Hippocampus 19:1002-7. 2009
  4. ncbi L1 retrotransposition in neurons is modulated by MeCP2
    Alysson R Muotri
    University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Rady Children s Hospital San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0695, USA
    Nature 468:443-6. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Modeling autism with human pluripotent cells
    Alysson Muotri; Fiscal Year: 2009

Collaborators

  • Charles A Thomas
  • Apua C M Paquola

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi LINE-1 retrotransposition in the nervous system
    Charles A Thomas
    Department of Pediatrics Rady Children s Hospital San Diego, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
    Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 28:555-73. 2012
    ..In this review, we survey the literature related to neurodevelopmental retrotransposition and discuss possible relevance to neuronal function, evolution, and neurological disease...
  2. ncbi Modeling epilepsy with pluripotent human cells
    Alysson Renato Muotri
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, VCSD Stem Cell Initiative, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 14:81-5. 2009
    ..Here, I propose several strategies for how pluripotent stem cells, both human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, can potentially be used to gain insights into the biology of temporal lobe epilepsy...
  3. ncbi Environmental influence on L1 retrotransposons in the adult hippocampus
    Alysson R Muotri
    Department of Pediatrics Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD Stem Cell Initiative, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive 0695, California, USA
    Hippocampus 19:1002-7. 2009
    ..Such evidence suggests that experience-dependent L1 retrotransposition may contribute to the physiological consequences of neuronal plasticity...
  4. ncbi L1 retrotransposition in neurons is modulated by MeCP2
    Alysson R Muotri
    University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Rady Children s Hospital San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0695, USA
    Nature 468:443-6. 2010
    ..Our findings add a new level of complexity to the molecular events that can lead to neurological disorders...

Research Grants1

  1. Modeling autism with human pluripotent cells
    Alysson Muotri; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The outcome of this study will increase our understanding of the mechanism behind autism, allowing better diagnoses and new therapeutic interventions. ..