• Diversity and function of motile ciliated cell types within ependymal lineages of the zebrafish brain 

      Dgama, Percival Paul Menino; Qiu, Tao; Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas; Rayamajhi, Dheeraj; Konac, Ahsen; Hansen, Jan Niklas; Ringers, Christa; Acuna Hinrichsen, Francisca Daniela; Hui, Subhra; Olstad, Emilie Willoch; Chong, Yan Ling; Lim, Charlton Kang An; Gupta, Astha; Ng, Chee Peng; Nilges, Benedikt S.; Kashikar, Nachiket; Wachten, Dagmar; Liebl, David; Kikuchi, Kazu; Kizil, Caghan; Yaksi, Emre; Roy, Sudipto; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Motile cilia defects impair cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow and can cause brain and spine disorders. The development of ciliated cells, their impact on CSF flow, and their function in brain and axial morphogenesis are not ...
    • Functional properties of habenular neurons are determined by developmental stage and sequential neurogenesis 

      Fore, Stephanie Liesbeth; Acuna Hinrichsen, Francisca Daniela; Mutlu, Aytac Kadir; Bartoszek-Kandler, Ewelina Magdalena; Serneels, Bram; Faturos, Nicholas Guy; Chau, Khac Thanh Phong; Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Palumbo, Fabrizio; Ringers, Christa; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Kizil, Caghan; Yaksi, Emre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The developing brain undergoes drastic alterations. Here, we investigated developmental changes in the habenula, a brain region that mediates behavioral flexibility during learning, social interactions, and aversive ...
    • Loss of glutamate transporter eaat2a leads to aberrant neuronal excitability, recurrent epileptic seizures, and basal hypoactivity 

      Hotz, Adriana L.; Jamali, Ahmed; Rieser, Nicolas N.; Niklaus, Stephanie; Aydin, Ecem; Myren-Svelstad, Sverre; Lalla, Laetitia Noelle Patricia; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre; Neuhauss, Stephan C.F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Astroglial excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2, GLT-1, and SLC1A2) regulates the duration and extent of neuronal excitation by removing glutamate from the synaptic cleft. Hence, an impairment in EAAT2 function could ...
    • Past, present and future of zebrafish in epilepsy research 

      Yaksi, Emre; Jamali, Ahmed; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Animal models contribute greatly to our understanding of brain development and function as well as its dysfunction in neurological diseases. Epilepsy research is a very good example of how animal models can provide us with ...