LETOURNEAU PDF FILES 1. Letourneau, P.C. 1975. Cell-to-substratum adhesion and guidance of axonal elongation. Developmental Biology 44:92-101. 2. Letourneau, P.C. 1978. Chemotactic response of nerve fiber elongation to nerve growth factor. Developmental Biology 66:183-196. 3. Letourneau, P.C. 1979. Cell-substratum adhesion of neurite growth cones and its role in neurite elongation. Experimental Cell Research 124:127-138. 4. Letourneau, P.C. 1981. Immunocytochemical evidence for colocalization in neurite growth cones of actin and myosin and their relationship to cell-substratum adhesions. Developmental Biology 85:113-122. 5. Letourneau, P.C. 1982. Analysis of microtubule number and length in cytoskeletons of cultured chick sensory neurons. J. Neuroscience 2:806-814. 6. Letourneau, P.C. 1983. Differences in the distribution of actin filaments between the growth cones and the neurites of cultured chick sensory neurons. J. Cell Biology 97:963-973. 7. Hammarback, J.A., Palm, S.L., Furcht, L.T. and Letourneau, P.C. 1985. Guidance of neurite outgrowth by pathways of substratum-absorbed laminin. J. Neurosci Research 13:213-220. 8. Letourneau, P.C., Shattuck, T.A. and Ressler, A.H. 1986. Branching of sensory and sympathetic neurites in vitro is inhibited by treatment with taxol. J. Neuroscience 6:1912-1917. 9. Hammarback, J.A. and Letourneau, .P.C. 1986. Neurite extension across regions of low cell-substratum adhesion; implications for the guidepost theory of axonal pathfinding. Developmental Biology 117:655-662. 10. Letourneau, P.C., Shattuck, T.A. and Ressler, A.H. 1987. "Push" and "pull" in neurite elongation: Observations on the effects of different concentrations of cytochalasin B and taxol. Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton 8:193-207. 11. Letourneau, P.C. and Shattuck, T.A. 1989. Distribution and possible interactions of actin-associated proteins and cell adhesion molecules of nerve growth cones. Development 105:505-519. 12. Lankford, K.L. and Letourneau, P.C. 1989. Evidence that calcium may control neurite outgrowth by regulating the stability of actin filaments. J. Cell Biology 109:1229-1244. 13. Lim, S.S., Edson, K.J., Letourneau, P.C. and Borisy, G.G. 1990. A test of microtubule translocation during neurite elongation. J. Cell Biology 111:123-130. 14. Cypher, C. and Letourneau, P.C. 1991. Characterization of cytoskeletal, focal adhesion, and cell adhesion molecules from growth cone particles isolated from embryonic chick brain. J. Neuroscience Research 30:259-265. 15. Edson, K.J., Lim, S.S., Borisy, G.G. and Letourneau, P.C. 1993. A FRAP analysis of the stability of the microtubule population along the neurites of chick sensory neurons. Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton 25:59-72. 16. Gomez, T.M. and Letourneau, P.C. 1994. Filopodia initiate choices made by sensory neuron growth cones at laminin/fibronectin borders in vitro. J. Neuroscience 14:5959-5972. 17. Snow, D.M., Atkinson, P.B., Hassinger T.D., Letourneau, P.C. and Kater, S.B. 1994. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan elevates cytoplasmic calcium in DRG neurons. Developmental Biology 166:87-100. 18. Letourneau, P.C., Condic, M.L. and Snow, D.M.. Interactions of developing neurons with the extracellular matrix. J. Neuroscience 14:915-928. 19. Gomez, T.M., Snow, D.M. and Letourneau, P.C. 1995. Characterization of spontaneous calcium transients in nerve growth cones and their effect on growth cone migration. Neuron 14:1233-1246. 20. Gomez, T.M., Roche, F.K. and Letourneau, P.C. 1996. Chick sensory neuronal growth cones distinguish fibronectin from laminin by making substratum contacts that resemble focal contacts. J. Neurobiol. 29:18-34. 21. Challacombe, J.F., Snow, D.M. and Letourneau, P.C.. 1996. Role of the cytoskeleton in growth cone motility and axonal elongation. Seminars in Neuroscience 8:67-80. 22. Challacombe, J.F., Snow, D.M. and Letourneau, P.C. 1997. Dynamic microtubule ends are required for growth cone turning to avoid and inhibitory guidance cue. J. Neurosci. 17:3085-3095. 23. Gallo, G., Lefcort, F.B. and Letourneau, P.C.. 1997. The trkA receptor mediates growth cone turning toward a localized source of nerve growth factor. J. Neurosci. 17:5445-5454. 24. Condic, M.L. and Letourneau, P.C. 1997. Ligand-induced changes in integrin expression regulate neuronal adhesion and neurite outgrowth. Nature 389:852-856. 25. Gallo, G. and Letourneau, P.C. 1998. Localized sources of neurotrophins initiate axon collateral sprouting. J. Neurosci. 18:5403-5414. 26. Gallo, G. and Letourneau, P.C. 1999. Different contributions of microtubule dynamics and transport to the growth of axons and collateral sprouts. J. Neurosci. 19: 3860-3873. 27. Gallo, G. and Letourneau, P.C. 2000. Neurotrophins and the dynamic regulation of the neuronal cytoskeleton, J. Neurobiol. 44:159-173. 28. Dontchev, V.D. and Letourneau, P.C. 2002. NGF and Sema3A signaling pathways interact in regulating sensory neuronal growth cone motility. J. Neuroscience 22:6659-6669. Gallo G, Yee HF, Letourneau PC. 2002. Actin turnover is required to prevent axon retraction driven by endogenous actomyosin contractility. J. Cell Biol. 158:1219-1228. Jurney, W.M., Gallo, G., Letourneau, P.C. and McLoon, S.C. 2002. Rac1 mediated endocytosis during ephrin-A2 and semaphorin 3A induced growth cone collapse. J. Neuroscience 22: 6019-6028. 31. Dontchev V.D. and Letourneau P.C.. 2003. Growth cones integrate signaling from multiple guidance cues. J. Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 51:435-444. 32. Gehler, S., Shaw, A.E., Sarmiere, P.D., Bamburg, J.R. and Letourneau, P.C. 2004. BDNF regulation of retinal growth cone filopodial dynamics is mediated through ADF/cofilin. J Neuroscience 24:10741-10749. 33. Fass, J., Gehler, S., Sarmiere P. Letourneau P. and Bamburg J. 2004. Regulating filopodial dynamics through actin-depolymerizing factor/cofilin. Anatom. Sci. Inter. 79:173-183. 34. Gallo G. and Letourneau P.C. 2004. Regulation of growth cone actin filaments by guidance cues. J. Neurobiology 58:92-102. 35. Adams, D.N., Kao, E.Y.-C., Hypolite, C.L., Distefano, M.D., Hu, W-S, and Letourneau, P.C. 2005. Growth cones turn and migrate up an immobilized gradient of the laminin IKVAV peptide. J Neurobiology 62:134-147. 36. Kholmanskikh, S.S., Koeller, H.B., Wynshaw-Boris, A., Gomez, T., Letourneau, P.C. and Ross, M. E. 2006. Calcium-dependent interaction of Lis1 with IQGAP1 and Cdc42 promotes neuronal motility. Nat. Neurosci. 9:50-57 37. Letourneau, P. 2008. Axonal Pathfinding: Extracellular Matrix Role. In Larry R. Squire, Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Academic Press. Oxford. pep. 1139-1145. Roche FK, Marsick BM, Letourneau PC. 2009. Protein synthesis in distal axons is not required for growth cone responses to guidance cues. J. Neuroscience 29:638-652. Marsick BM, Flynn KC, Santiago M, Bamburg JR, Letourneau PC. 2010. Activation of ADF/cofilin mediates attractive growth cone turning toward nerve growth factor and netrin-1. Dev Neurobiol 70:565-588. Letourneau, P. 2009. Actin in axons: stable scaffolds and dynamic filaments. In Cell Biology of the Axon. E. Koenig, ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heideleberg. pp. 65-90.

LETOURNEAU PDF FILES

1. Letourneau, P.C. 1975. Cell-to-substratum adhesion and guidance of axonal elongation. Developmental Biology 44:92-101.

2. Letourneau, P.C. 1978. Chemotactic response of nerve fiber elongation to nerve growth factor. Developmental Biology 66:183-196.

3. Letourneau, P.C. 1979. Cell-substratum adhesion of neurite growth cones and its role in neurite elongation. Experimental Cell Research 124:127-138.

4. Letourneau, P.C. 1981. Immunocytochemical evidence for colocalization in neurite growth cones of actin and myosin and their relationship to cell-substratum adhesions. Developmental Biology 85:113-122.

5. Letourneau, P.C. 1982. Analysis of microtubule number and length in cytoskeletons of cultured chick sensory neurons. J. Neuroscience 2:806-814.

6. Letourneau, P.C. 1983. Differences in the distribution of actin filaments between the growth cones and the neurites of cultured chick sensory neurons. J. Cell Biology 97:963-973.

7. Hammarback, J.A., Palm, S.L., Furcht, L.T. and Letourneau, P.C. 1985. Guidance of neurite outgrowth by pathways of substratum-absorbed laminin. J. Neurosci Research 13:213-220.

8. Letourneau, P.C., Shattuck, T.A. and Ressler, A.H. 1986. Branching of sensory and sympathetic neurites in vitro is inhibited by treatment with taxol. J. Neuroscience 6:1912-1917.

9. Hammarback, J.A. and Letourneau, .P.C. 1986. Neurite extension across regions of low cell-substratum adhesion; implications for the guidepost theory of axonal pathfinding. Developmental Biology 117:655-662.

10. Letourneau, P.C., Shattuck, T.A. and Ressler, A.H. 1987. "Push" and "pull" in neurite elongation: Observations on the effects of different concentrations of cytochalasin B and taxol. Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton 8:193-207.

11. Letourneau, P.C. and Shattuck, T.A. 1989. Distribution and possible interactions of actin-associated proteins and cell adhesion molecules of nerve growth cones. Development 105:505-519.

12. Lankford, K.L. and Letourneau, P.C. 1989. Evidence that calcium may control neurite outgrowth by regulating the stability of actin filaments. J. Cell Biology 109:1229-1244.

13. Lim, S.S., Edson, K.J., Letourneau, P.C. and Borisy, G.G. 1990. A test of microtubule translocation during neurite elongation. J. Cell Biology 111:123-130.

14. Cypher, C. and Letourneau, P.C. 1991. Characterization of cytoskeletal, focal adhesion, and cell adhesion molecules from growth cone particles isolated from embryonic chick brain. J. Neuroscience Research 30:259-265.

15. Edson, K.J., Lim, S.S., Borisy, G.G. and Letourneau, P.C. 1993. A FRAP analysis of the stability of the microtubule population along the neurites of chick sensory neurons. Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton 25:59-72.

16. Gomez, T.M. and Letourneau, P.C. 1994. Filopodia initiate choices made by sensory neuron growth cones at laminin/fibronectin borders in vitro. J. Neuroscience 14:5959-5972.

17. Snow, D.M., Atkinson, P.B., Hassinger T.D., Letourneau, P.C. and Kater, S.B. 1994. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan elevates cytoplasmic calcium in DRG neurons. Developmental Biology 166:87-100.

18. Letourneau, P.C., Condic, M.L. and Snow, D.M.. Interactions of developing neurons with the extracellular matrix. J. Neuroscience 14:915-928.

19. Gomez, T.M., Snow, D.M. and Letourneau, P.C. 1995. Characterization of spontaneous calcium transients in nerve growth cones and their effect on growth cone migration. Neuron 14:1233-1246.

20. Gomez, T.M., Roche, F.K. and Letourneau, P.C. 1996. Chick sensory neuronal growth cones distinguish fibronectin from laminin by making substratum contacts that resemble focal contacts. J. Neurobiol. 29:18-34.

21. Challacombe, J.F., Snow, D.M. and Letourneau, P.C.. 1996. Role of the cytoskeleton in growth cone motility and axonal elongation. Seminars in Neuroscience 8:67-80.

22. Challacombe, J.F., Snow, D.M. and Letourneau, P.C. 1997. Dynamic microtubule ends are required for growth cone turning to avoid and inhibitory guidance cue. J. Neurosci. 17:3085-3095.

23. Gallo, G., Lefcort, F.B. and Letourneau, P.C.. 1997. The trkA receptor mediates growth cone turning toward a localized source of nerve growth factor. J. Neurosci. 17:5445-5454.

24. Condic, M.L. and Letourneau, P.C. 1997. Ligand-induced changes in integrin expression regulate neuronal adhesion and neurite outgrowth. Nature 389:852-856.

25. Gallo, G. and Letourneau, P.C. 1998. Localized sources of neurotrophins initiate axon collateral sprouting. J. Neurosci. 18:5403-5414.

26. Gallo, G. and Letourneau, P.C. 1999. Different contributions of microtubule dynamics and transport to the growth of axons and collateral sprouts. J. Neurosci. 19: 3860-3873.

27. Gallo, G. and Letourneau, P.C. 2000. Neurotrophins and the dynamic regulation of the neuronal cytoskeleton, J. Neurobiol. 44:159-173.

28. Dontchev, V.D. and Letourneau, P.C. 2002. NGF and Sema3A signaling pathways interact in regulating sensory neuronal growth cone motility. J. Neuroscience 22:6659-6669.

29.Gallo G, Yee HF, Letourneau PC. 2002. Actin turnover is required to prevent axon retraction driven by endogenous actomyosin contractility. J. Cell Biol. 158:1219-1228.
30.Jurney, W.M., Gallo, G., Letourneau, P.C. and McLoon, S.C. 2002. Rac1 mediated endocytosis during ephrin-A2 and semaphorin 3A induced growth cone collapse. J. Neuroscience 22: 6019-6028.

31. Dontchev V.D. and Letourneau P.C.. 2003. Growth cones integrate signaling from multiple guidance cues. J. Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 51:435-444.

32. Gehler, S., Shaw, A.E., Sarmiere, P.D., Bamburg, J.R. and Letourneau, P.C. 2004. BDNF regulation of retinal growth cone filopodial dynamics is mediated through ADF/cofilin. J Neuroscience 24:10741-10749.

33. Fass, J., Gehler, S., Sarmiere P. Letourneau P. and Bamburg J. 2004. Regulating filopodial dynamics through actin-depolymerizing factor/cofilin. Anatom. Sci. Inter. 79:173-183.

34. Gallo G. and Letourneau P.C. 2004. Regulation of growth cone actin filaments by guidance cues. J. Neurobiology 58:92-102.

35. Adams, D.N., Kao, E.Y.-C., Hypolite, C.L., Distefano, M.D., Hu, W-S, and Letourneau, P.C. 2005. Growth cones turn and migrate up an immobilized gradient of the laminin IKVAV peptide. J Neurobiology 62:134-147.

36. Kholmanskikh, S.S., Koeller, H.B., Wynshaw-Boris, A., Gomez, T., Letourneau, P.C. and Ross, M. E. 2006. Calcium-dependent interaction of Lis1 with IQGAP1 and Cdc42 promotes neuronal motility. Nat. Neurosci. 9:50-57

37. Letourneau, P. 2008. Axonal Pathfinding: Extracellular Matrix Role. In Larry R. Squire, Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Academic Press. Oxford. pep. 1139-1145.

38.Roche FK, Marsick BM, Letourneau PC. 2009. Protein synthesis in distal axons is not required for growth cone responses to guidance cues. J. Neuroscience 29:638-652.
39.Marsick BM, Flynn KC, Santiago M, Bamburg JR, Letourneau PC. 2010. Activation of ADF/cofilin mediates attractive growth cone turning toward nerve growth factor and netrin-1. Dev Neurobiol 70:565-588.
40.Letourneau, P. 2009. Actin in axons: stable scaffolds and dynamic filaments. In Cell Biology of the Axon. E. Koenig, ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heideleberg. pp. 65-90.