Publications

In Preparation:

Binari L & Kucenas S. Notch signaling is required for perineurial glial migration and differentiation along motor nerves.

Kennett J, Mastracci T, Sussel L, Matise M Kucenas S. The origin of the mammalian perineurium.

Published:

Bernal-Mizrachi E, Wen W, Stahlhut (maiden) S, Welling CM, Permutt MA. Islet beta cell expression of constitutively active Akt1/PKB alpha induces striking hypertrophy, hyperplasia, and hyperinsulinemia. J. Clin. Invest. 2001;(108)11:1631-8.

Kucenas S, Li K, Cox JA, Egan TM, Voigt MM. Molecular characterization of the zebrafish P2X receptor subunit gene family. Neuroscience. 2003;(121)4:935-45.

Cox JA, Kucenas S, Voigt MM. Molecular characterization and embryonic expression of the family of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit genes in the zebrafish. Dev. Dyn. 2005; 234(3):756-66.

Kucenas S, Soto F, Cox JA, Voigt MM. Selective labeling of central and peripheral sensory neurons in the developing zebrafish using P2X3 receptor subunit transgenes. Neuroscience. 2006;138(2):641-52.

Kucenas S, Takada N, Park HC, Woodruff E, Broadie K, Appel B. CNS-derived glia ensheath peripheral nerves and mediate motor root development. Nature Neuroscience. 2008; 11(2):143-151.

Kucenas S, Snell H, Appel, B. nkx2.2a promotes specification and differentiation of a myelinating subset of oligodendrocyte lineage cells. Neuron Glia Biology. 2009;4(2):71-81.

Kucenas S, Cox JA, Soto F, LaMora A, Voigt MM. Ectodermal P2X receptor function plays a pivotal role in craniofacial development of the zebrafish. Purinergic Signalling. 2009;5(3):395-407.

Kucenas S, Wang W, Knapik E, Appel B. A Selective Glial Barrier at Motor Axon Exit Points Prevents Oligodendrocyte Migration from the Spinal Cord. Journal of Neuroscience. 2009;29(48):151887-15194.

Watanabe M, Kucenas S, Bowman T, Ruhlman M, Knuepfer M. Angiotensin II and CRF Receptors in the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Mediate Hemodynamic Response Variability to Cocaine in Conscious Rats. Brain Research. 2010;1309:53-65.

Takada N, Kucenas S, Appel B. Sox10 is necessary for oligodendrocyte survival following axon wrapping. Glia. 2010;58(8):996-1006.

Sarah Kucenas and Bruce Appel. “Imaging the Nervous System: Insights Into Central and Peripheral Glia Development.” Live Imaging in Zebrafish: Insights into Development and Disease. Editors: Sudipto Roy and Karuna Sampath. New Jersey: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2010.