Recent Publications

Grunwald, M. E., and Kaplan, J. M. (2003). Mutations in the ligand-binding and pore domains control exit of glutamate receptors from the endoplasmic reticulum in C. elegans. Neuropharmacology in press.

Jacob, T. C., and Kaplan, J. M. (2003). The EGL-21 carboxypeptidase E facilitates acetylcholine release at Caenorhabditis elegans neuromuscular junctions. J Neurosci 23, 2122-2130.

Burbea, M., Dreier, L., Dittman, J. S., Grunwald, M. E., and Kaplan, J. M. (2002). Ubiquitin and AP180 regulate the abundance of GLR-1 glutamate receptors at postsynaptic elements in C. elegans. Neuron 35, 107-120.

Kass, J., Jacob, T. C., Kim, P., and Kaplan, J. M. (2001). The EGL-3 proprotein convertase regulates mechanosensory responses of Caenorhabditis elegans. J Neurosci 21, 9265-9272.

Hart, A. C., Kass, J., Shapiro, J. E., and Kaplan, J. M. (1999). Distinct signaling pathways mediate touch and osmosensory responses in a polymodal sensory neuron. J Neurosci 19, 1952-1958.

Nurrish, S., Segalat, L., and Kaplan, J. (1999). Serotonin inhibition of synaptic transmission: GOA-1 decreases the abundance of UNC-13 at release sites. Neuron 24, 231-242.

Lackner, M., Nurrish, S., and Kaplan, J. (1999). Facilitation of synaptic transmission by EGL-30 Gaq and EGL-8 Phospholipase Cb: DAG-binding to UNC-13 is required to stimulate acetylcholine release. Neuron 24, 335-346.

Rongo, C., and Kaplan, J. (1999). CaMKII regulates the density of central glutamatergic synapses in vivo. Nature 402, 195-199.

Rongo, C., Whitfield, C. W., Rodal, A., Kim, S. K., and Kaplan, J. M. (1998). LIN-10 is a shared component of the polarized protein localization pathways in neurons and epithelia. Cell 94, 751-759.

Bargmann, C., and Kaplan, J. (1998). Signal transduction in the C. elegans nervous system. Ann Revs Neurosci 21, 279-308.

Berger, A., Hart, A., and Kaplan, J. (1998). G-alpha-s induced neurodegeneration in C. elegans. J Neurosci 18, 2871-2880.

Driscoll, M., and Kaplan, J. (1997). Mechanotransduction. In C. elegans II, D. Riddle, T. Blumenthal, B. Meyer, and J. Priess, eds. (Cold Spring Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor Press), pp. 645-677.

Elkes, D., Cardozo, D., Madison, J., and Kaplan, J. (1997). EGL-36 Shaw channels regulate C. elegans egg laying muscle activity. Neuron 19, 165-174.
Kaplan, J. (1996). Sensory signaling in C. elegans. Curr Op Neurobiol 6, 494-499.

Hart, A., Sims, S., and Kaplan, J. (1995). A synaptic code for sensory modalities revealed by analysis of the C. elegans GLR-1 glutamate receptor. Nature 378, 82-85.

Segalat, L., Elkes, D., and Kaplan, J. (1995). Go modulation of serotonin-controlled behaviors in C. elegans. Science 267, 1648-1651.