An osmium-free method of epon embedment that preserves both ultrastructure and antigenicity for post-embedding immunocytochemistry.

KD Phend, A Rustioni… - Journal of Histochemistry …, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
Immunocytochemistry for amino acids with post-embedding gold is compatible with
glutaraldehyde fixation, osmication, and embedding in epoxy-based plastics, but immunogold …

Mapping synapses by conjugate light-electron array tomography

F Collman, JA Buchanan, KD Phend… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Synapses of the mammalian CNS are diverse in size, structure, molecular composition, and
function. Synapses in their myriad variations are fundamental to neural circuit development, …

Techniques to optimize post-embedding single and double staining for amino acid neurotransmitters.

KD Phend, RJ Weinberg… - Journal of Histochemistry …, 1992 - journals.sagepub.com
We report a number of technical refinements for single and double staining with post-embedding
electron microscopy for glutamate, aspartate, and gamma-aminobutyric acid. Best …

TRIM9-dependent ubiquitination of DCC constrains kinase signaling, exocytosis, and axon branching

…, FL Urbina, C Monkiewicz, KD Phend… - Molecular biology of …, 2017 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Extracellular netrin-1 and its receptor deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) promote axon
branching in developing cortical neurons. Netrin-dependent morphogenesis is preceded by …

EM colocalization of AMPA and NMDA receptor subunits at synapses in rat cerebral cortex

VN Kharazia, KD Phend, A Rustioni, RJ Weinberg - Neuroscience letters, 1996 - Elsevier
Electrophysiology and light microscopy suggest that a single excitatory synapse may use
both amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) and N-methyl-d-aspartate (…

Subcellular organization of UBE3A in neurons

…, MC Judson, S Burette, KD Phend… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitination regulates a broad array of cellular processes, and defective ubiquitination is
implicated in several neurological disorders. Loss of the E3 ubiquitin–protein ligase UBE3A …

Primary afferent terminals in spinal cord express presynaptic AMPA receptors

CR Lu, SJ Hwang, KD Phend, A Rustioni… - Journal of …, 2002 - Soc Neuroscience
Larger dorsal root ganglion neurons are stained by an antibody for the C terminus of glutamate
receptor subunit 2 (GluR2) and GluR3 (GluR2/3) rather than by an antibody for GluR4. In …

[HTML][HTML] Neurocan inhibits semaphorin 3F induced dendritic spine remodeling through NrCAM in cortical neurons

V Mohan, EV Wyatt, I Gotthard, KD Phend… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neurocan is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan present in perineuronal nets, which are
associated with closure of the critical period of synaptic plasticity. During postnatal development …

Wood anatomy of the Styracaceae: evolutionary and ecological considerations

WC Dickison, KD Phend - IAWA Journal, 1985 - brill.com
Woods of over 40 species representing nine genera of Styracaceae were studied. Features
present in most taxa include growth rings, diffuse porosity, combinations of both solitaries …

Organization of TNIK in dendritic spines

AC Burette, KD Phend, S Burette, Q Lin… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor necrosis factor receptor‐associated factor 2 (TRAF2)‐ and noncatalytic region of
tyrosine kinase (NCK)‐interacting kinase (TNIK) has been identified as an interactor in the …