Recent Publications
Polo-Parada L, Zhang X, Modgi A.(2009). Cardiac cushions modulate action potential phenotype during heart development. Dev Dyn 2009 Mar;238(3):611-23.
Sen A, Barizuddin S, Hossain M, Polo-Parada L, Gillis KD, Gangopadhyay S. (2009). Preferential cell attachment to nitrogen-doped diamon-like carbon (DLC:N) for the measrumente of quantal exocytosis. Biomaterials. 2009 Mar;30(8);1604-12. Epub 2009 Jan4.
Hata K, Polo-Parada L, Landmesser LT (2007). Selective targeting of different cell adhesion molecule isoforms during motoneuron myotube synapse formation in culture and the switch from an immature to mature form of synaptic vesicle cycling. J Neurosci; 27(52):14481-14493
Chen Y, Sharp AH, Hata K, Yunker AM, Polo-Parada L, Landmesser LT, McEnery MW (2007). Site-directed antibodies to low-voltage-activated calcium channel CaV3.3 (alpha1I) subunit also target neural cell adhesion molecule-180. Neuroscience 145(3):981-996.
Polo-Parada L, Chan S-A, Smith C. (2006). An activity-dependent increased role for L-type calcium channels in exocytosis is regulated by adrenergic signaling in chromaffin cells. Neuroscience 43(2):445-459.
Javsek M. Jaworski,A., Polo-Parada, L, Kim N. Fan J., Landmesser, LT., Burden SJ. (2006). CD24 is expressed by myofiber synaptic nuclei and regulates synaptic transmission. Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA, 103(16);6374-6379.
Polo-Parada, L. Plattner F. Bose, C. Landmesser LT. (2005). NCAM acting via a conserved C-terminal domain and requiring MLCK activity is essential for effective transmission with repetitive stimulation. Neuron 46(6);917-931.
Chan, S-A., Polo-Parada, L., Landmesser, L. T. and Smith, C. (2005). Adrenal Chromaffin cells exhibit altered granule size and recruitment competence in KCAM knockout mice. J Neurophysiol 94(2);1037-1047.
Chan, S-A, Polo-Parada, L., Smith C. (2005). Action potential stimulation reveals and increased role for P/Q-calcium channel-dependent exocytosis in mouse adrenal tissue slices. Arch Biochem Biophys, 435(1);65-73.
Polo-Parada, L. Bose, C. Plattner, F. and Landmesser L. T. (2004). Distinct roles of different NCAM isoforms in synaptic maturation reveled by analysis of NCAM 180kDa isoform deficient mice. J Neurosci; 24(8);1852-1864.
Polo-Parada, L. Bose, C. and Landmesser L. T. (2001). Alterations in Transmission, Vesicle Dynamics, and Transmitter Release Machinery at NCAM-Deficient Neuromuscular Junctions. Neuron 32(5); 815-828.
Rafuse, V. F., Polo-Parada, L. and Landmesser, L. T. (2000). Structural and functional alterations of neuromuscular junctions in CNAM deficient mouse. J. Neurosci. 20(17); 6529-6539.
Polo-Parada L. and Pilar, G. (1999). k and m opioid reverse the somatostatin inhibition of Ca2+ currents and dorsal root ganglion neurons. J. Neurosci. 19(13):5213-5227.
Gray, D.B., Polo-Parada, L., Pilar, G., Eang, P., Metzger, R. R., Klann, E. and Meriney, S. D. (1999). A nitric oxide/cGMP-dependent protein kinase pathway alters transmitter release and inhibition by somatostatin at a site downstream of calcium entry. J. Neurochem. 72(5):1981-90.
Alanis, J., Arguello, C and Polo L. (1997). Effects of heparin on the electrophysiological and mechanical properties of chick embryo hearts. J. Cell and Mol Card. 29(9):2503-11.
Polo-Parada, L. and Korn, S.J. (1997). Block of N-type calcium channels in chick sensory neurons by external sodium. J. Gen. Phy. 109(6):693-702.