Publications
Activity-dependent post-translational regulation of palmitoylating and depalmitoylating enzymes in the hippocampus. Abazari D, Wild AR, Qiu T, Dickinson BC, Bamji SX. (2023) Journal of Cell Science. Apr 1; 136(7). PMID: 37039765
CellPalmSeq: A curated RNAseq database of palmitoylating and de-palmitoylating enzyme expression in human cell types and laboratory cell lines. Wild AR, Hogg PW, Flibotte S, Kochhar S, Hollman RB, Haas K, Bamji SX. (2023) Frontiers in Physiology. Jan 24; 14:1110550. PMID: 36760531
Synaptic activity-dependent changes in the hippocampal palmitoylome. Nasseri GG, Matin N, Wild AR, Tosefsky K, Flibotte S, Stacey RG, Hollman RB, Foster LJ, Bamji SX. (2022) Science Signaling. Dec 6; 15(763). PMID: 36473050
Exploring the expression patterns of palmitoylating and de-palmitoylating enzymes in the mouse brain using the curated RNA-seq database BrainPalmSeq. Wild AR, Hogg PW, Flibotte S, Nasseri GG, Hollman RB, Abazari D, Haas K, Bamji SX. (2022) Elife. Jul 12;11:e75804. PMID: 35819139
The X-Linked Intellectual Disability Gene Zdhhc9 Is Essential for Dendrite Outgrowth and Inhibitory Synapse Formation. Shimell JJ, Shah BS, Cain SM, Thouta S, Kuhlmann N, Tatarnikov I, Jovellar DB, Brigidi GS, Kass J, Milnerwood AJ, Snutch TP, Bamji SX. (2019) Cell Reports. Nov 19;29(8):2422-2437. PMID: 31747610
Cadherins mediate cocaine-induced synaptic plasticity and behavioral conditioning. Mills F*, Globa AK*, Liu S, Cowan CM, Mobasser M, Philips AG, Borgland SL, Bamji SX. (2017) Nature Neuroscience. Apr;20(4):540-549.
PMID: 28192395
Consumption of palatable food primes food approach behavior by rapidly increasing synaptic density in the VTA. Liu S, Globa AK, Mills F, Naef L, Qiao M, Bamji SX, Borgland SL. (2016) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. March 1:113(9):2520-2525.
PMID: 26884159
Use-dependent activation of neuronal Kv1.2 channel complexes. Baronas VA, McGuinness BR Vilin YY, Brigidi SG, Bamji SX, Yang R, Kurata T. (2015) Journal of Neuroscience. Feb 25;35(8):4518-13.
PMID: 25716850
Activity-Regulated Trafficking of the Palmitoyl-Acyl Transferase DHHC5. Brigidi S, Santyr B, Shimell J, Jovellar B, Bamji SX. (2015) Nature Communications. Sep 3;6:8200.
PMID: 26334723
Cognitive flexibility and long-term depression (LTD) are impaired following β-catenin stabilization in vivo. Mills F, Bartlett TE, Dissing-Olesen L, Wisniewska MB, Kuznicki J, Macvicar BA, Wang YT, Bamji SX. (2014) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. U.S.A. Jun 10;111(23):8631-6.
PMID: 24912177
Palmitoylation of δ-catenin by DHHC5 mediates activity-induced synapse plasticity. Brigidi GS, Sun Y, Beccano-Kelly D, Pitman K, Mobasser M, Borgland SL, Milnerwood AJ, Bamji SX. (2014) Nature Neuroscience. Apr;17(4):522-32.
PMID: 24562000
Hyperinsulinemia drives diet-induced obesity independently of brain insulin production. Mehran AE, Templeman NM, Brigidi GS, Lim GE, Chu KY, Hu X, Botezelli JD, Asadi A, Hoffman BG, Kieffer TJ, Bamji SX, Clee SM, Johnson JD. (2013) Cell Metabolism. Dec 5;16(6):723-37.
PMID: 23217255Y.
Beta-pix modulates actin-mediated recruitment of synaptic vesicles to synapses. Y. Sun, S.X.Bamji (2011). Journal of Neuroscience. 31(47):17123-33.
PMID: 22114281
Progranulin deficiency decreases gross neural connectivity but enhances transmission at individual synapses. L. Tapia, A. Milnerwood, A. Guo, F. Mills, E. Yoshida, C. Vasuta, I. Mackenzie, L. Raymond, M. Cynader, W. Jia and S.X. Bamji (2011). Journal of Neuroscience.31(31):11126-32.
PMID: 21813674
Synapses are regulated by the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase Fer in a pathway mediated by p120catenin, Fer, SHP-2 and b-catenin. Lee, S.-H., Peng, I-F., Ng, S., Yanagisawa, M., Bamji, S.X., Elia, L., Balsamo, J., Lilien, J., Anastasiadis, P.Z., Ullian, E. and Reichardt, L.F. (2008). Journal of Cell Biology. Dec 1;183(5):893-90.
PMID: 19047464
BDNF mobilizes synaptic vesicles and regulates synaptic density via modulation of cadherin-b-catenin interactions. S.X. Bamji, B. Rico, N. Kimes, and L.F. Reichardt (2006). Journal of Cell Biology.174:289.
PMID: 16831887