selected publications

Edwards-Faret G, de Vin F, Slezak M, Gollenbeck L, Karaman R, Shinmyo Y, Batiuk MY, Pando CM, Urschitz J, Rincon MY, Moisyadi S, Schnütgen F, Kawasaki H, Schmucker D, Holt MG. A New Technical Approach for Cross-species Examination of Neuronal Wiring and Adult Neuron-glia Functions. Neuroscience. 2023; https://doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.11.029.

Izadifar A, Courchet J, Virga DM, Verreet T, Hamilton S, Ayaz D, Misbaer A, Vandenbogaerde S, Monteiro L, Petrovic M, Sachse S, Yan B, Erfurth ML, Dascenco D, Kise Y, Yan J, Edwards-Faret G, Lewis T, Polleux F, Schmucker D. Axon morphogenesis and maintenance require an evolutionary conserved safeguard function of Wnk kinases antagonizing Sarm and Axed. Neuron. 2021; 109(18). https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.201899669.

Hoersting AK, Schmucker D.Axonal branch patterning and neuronal shape diversity: roles in developmental circuit assembly: Axonal branch patterning and neuronal shape diversity in developmental circuit assembly. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2021 Feb;66:158-165. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.10.019. 

Sachse SM, Lievens S, Ribeiro LF, Dascenco D, Masschaele D, Horré K, Misbaer A, Vanderroost N, De Smet AS, Salta E, Erfurth ML, Kise Y, Nebel S, Van Delm W, Plaisance S, Tavernier J, De Strooper B, De Wit J, Schmucker D. Nuclear import of the DSCAM-cytoplasmic domain drives signaling capable of inhibiting synapse formation. EMBO J. 2019; 38(6). pii: e99669. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.201899669.

Urwyler O, Izadifar A, Vandenbogaerde S, Sachse S, Misbaer A, Schmucker D.
Branch-restricted localization of phosphatase Prl-1 specifies axonal synaptogenesis domains.
Science. 2019; 364, eaau9952 (2019). doi.org/10.1126/science.aau9952.

Etlioglu H. E., Sun W., Zengjin Huang Z., Chen W., Schmucker, D.
Characterization of a single genomic locus encoding the clustered protocadherin receptor diversity in Xenopus tropicalis. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2016; 6(8):2309-18. doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.027995.

Dascenco D, M-L., Erfurth, A., Izadifar,  M. Song, S., Sachse, R., Bortnick, O., Urwyler, M., Petrovic, D.; Ayaz, H., He, Y. Kise, F., Thomas, T., Kidd; D., Schmucker. Slit and Receptor Tyrosine Phosphatase 69D Confer Spatial Specificity to Axon Branching via Dscam1.
Cell 2015; 162, 1140-54. doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.003.

Urwyler O, A. Izadifar, D. Dascenco, M. Petrovic, H. He, D. Ayaz, A. Kremer, S. Lippens, P. Baatsen, C. J. Guérin, D. Schmucker. Investigating CNS Synaptogenesis at Single Synapse Resolution: Combining Reverse Genetics and Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy.
Development 2015; 142 (2) 394-405. doi.org/10.1242/dev.115071.

H. He, Y. Kise, A. Izadifar, O. Urwyler, D. Ayaz, A. Parthasarthy, B. Yan, M.-L. Erfurth, D. Dascenco, and Schmucker, D. Cell-intrinsic requirement of Dscam isoform diversity. Science 2014; 344: 1182-1186. doi.org/10.1126/science.1251852.

Meijers, R, Püttmann-Holgado R, Skiniotis G, Liu J-H, Walz, T, Wang J-H, Schmucker D.
Structural Basis of Dscam Isoform specificity. Nature 2007; 449: 487-91. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06147.

Hughes E M, Bortnik R. Tsubouchi, A. Bäumer P, Kondo M, Uemura, T. Schmucker D. Homotypic Dscam-Dscam interactions control complex dendrite morphogenesis. Neuron 2007; 54, 417-427. doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2007.04.013.

Chen BE, Kondo M, Garnier A, Watson FL, Püttmann-Holgado R, Lamar DR and Schmucker D. The molecular diversity of Dscam is functionally required for neuronal wiring specificity in DrosophilaCell. 2006; 125: 607-20. doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2006.03.034.

Watson FL, Püttmann-Holgado R, Thomas F, Lamar DL, Hughes M, Kondo M, Rebel V. and Schmucker D. Extensive diversity of Ig-superfamily proteins in the immune system of insects.
Science. 2005; 309: 1874-8. doi.org/10.1126/science.1116887.

Schmucker D, Clemens JC, Shu H, Worby CA, Xiao J, Muda M, Dixon JE and Zipursky SL.
Drosophila Dscam is an axon guidance receptor exhibiting extraordinary molecular diversity.
Cell. 2000; 101: 671-84. doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80878-8.