Shadow enhancers as a source of evolutionary novelty

JW Hong, DA Hendrix, MS Levine - Science, 2008 - science.org
Levine… Formaldehyde regulates S-adenosylmethionine biosynthesis and one-carbon
metabolism … Looters continue to pillage Afghanistan’s rich archaeological heritage …

A conserved DNA sequence in homoeotic genes of the Drosophila Antennapedia and bithorax complexes

W McGinnis, MS Levine, E Hafen, A Kuroiwa… - Nature, 1984 - nature.com
A repetitive DNA sequence has been identified in the Drosophila melanogaster genome
that appears to be localized specifically within genes of the bithorax and Antennapedia …

[HTML][HTML] A call for transparent reporting to optimize the predictive value of preclinical research

…, K Kelner, W Koroshetz, D Krainc, SE Lazic, MS Levine… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
The US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke convened major stakeholders
in June 2012 to discuss how to improve the methodological reporting of animal studies in …

[HTML][HTML] Parkin-deficient mice exhibit nigrostriatal deficits but not loss of dopaminergic neurons

…, MF Chesselet, NT Maidment, MS Levine… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Loss-of-function mutations in parkin are the major cause of early-onset familial Parkinson's
disease. To investigate the pathogenic mechanism by which loss of parkin function causes …

Full-length human mutant huntingtin with a stable polyglutamine repeat can elicit progressive and selective neuropathogenesis in BACHD mice

…, SH Li, YE Sun, XJ Li, MS Levine… - Journal of …, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
To elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms in Huntington's disease (HD) elicited by expression
of full-length human mutant huntingtin (fl-mhtt), a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-…

Inactivation of Hdh in the brain and testis results in progressive neurodegeneration and sterility in mice

I Dragatsis, MS Levine, S Zeitlin - Nature genetics, 2000 - nature.com
Inactivation of the mouse homologue of the Huntington disease gene (Hdh) results in early
embryonic lethality. To investigate the normal function of Hdh in the adult and to evaluate …

Early and progressive sensorimotor anomalies in mice overexpressing wild-type human α-synuclein

…, E Rockenstein, E Masliah, MS Levine… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
Accumulation of α-synuclein in brain is a hallmark of synucleinopathies, neurodegenerative
diseases that include Parkinson's disease. Mice overexpressing α-synuclein under the Thy-…

Assessment and surgical outcomes for mild type I and severe type II cortical dysplasia: a critical review and the UCLA experience

…, I Fried, C Cepeda, VM Andre, MS Levine… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Recent findings on the clinical, electroencephalography (EEG), neuroimaging, and surgical
outcomes are reviewed comparing patients with Palmini type I (mild) and type II (severe) …

Transient and progressive electrophysiological alterations in the corticostriatal pathway in a mouse model of Huntington's disease

…, LJ Christian, MA Ariano, MS Levine - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
Alterations in the corticostriatal pathway may precede symptomatology and striatal cell death
in Huntington's disease (HD) patients. Here we examined spontaneous EPSCs in striatal …

[PDF][PDF] Heterosynaptic dopamine neurotransmission selects sets of corticostriatal terminals

…, H Zhang, Y Schmitz, NP Wu, C Cepeda, MS Levine… - Neuron, 2004 - cell.com
Dopamine input to the striatum is required for voluntary motor movement, behavioral reinforcement,
and responses to drugs of abuse. It is speculated that these functions are dependent …