| A tyramine-gated chloride channel coordinates distinct motor programs of a Caenorhabditis elegans escape response JK Pirri, AD McPherson, JL Donnelly, MM Francis, MJ Alkema Neuron 62 (4), 526-538, 2009 | 184 | 2009 |
| The Ror receptor tyrosine kinase CAM-1 is required for ACR-16-mediated synaptic transmission at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction MM Francis, SP Evans, M Jensen, DM Madsen, J Mancuso, KR Norman, ... Neuron 46 (4), 581-594, 2005 | 171 | 2005 |
| Monoaminergic Orchestration of Motor Programs in a Complex C. elegans Behavior JL Donnelly, CM Clark, AM Leifer, JK Pirri, M Haburcak, MM Francis, ... PLoS biology 11 (4), e1001529, 2013 | 160 | 2013 |
| Wnt signaling regulates acetylcholine receptor translocation and synaptic plasticity in the adult nervous system M Jensen, FJ Hoerndli, PJ Brockie, R Wang, E Johnson, D Maxfield, ... Cell 149 (1), 173-187, 2012 | 123 | 2012 |
| Reconstitution of invertebrate glutamate receptor function depends on stargazin-like proteins CS Walker, PJ Brockie, DM Madsen, MM Francis, Y Zheng, S Koduri, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (28), 10781-10786, 2006 | 80 | 2006 |
| ACR-12 ionotropic acetylcholine receptor complexes regulate inhibitory motor neuron activity in Caenorhabditis elegans HA Petrash, A Philbrook, M Haburcak, B Barbagallo, MM Francis Journal of Neuroscience 33 (13), 5524-5532, 2013 | 75 | 2013 |
| The activation and inhibition of human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by RJR‐2403 indicate a selectivity for the α4β2 receptor subtype RL Papke, JC Webster, PM Lippiello, M Bencherif, MM Francis Journal of neurochemistry 75 (1), 204-216, 2000 | 72 | 2000 |
| Evolutionary conserved role for TARPs in the gating of glutamate receptors and tuning of synaptic function R Wang, CS Walker, PJ Brockie, MM Francis, JE Mellem, DM Madsen, ... Neuron 59 (6), 997-1008, 2008 | 70 | 2008 |
| Antagonist activities of mecamylamine and nicotine show reciprocal dependence on beta subunit sequence in the second transmembrane domain JC Webster, MM Francis, JK Porter, G Robinson, C Stokes, B Horenstein, ... British journal of pharmacology 127 (6), 1337-1348, 1999 | 66 | 1999 |
| SOL-1 is an auxiliary subunit that modulates the gating of GLR-1 glutamate receptors in Caenorhabditis elegans Y Zheng, PJ Brockie, JE Mellem, DM Madsen, CS Walker, MM Francis, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (4), 1100-1105, 2006 | 63 | 2006 |
| Bridging the gap between genes and behavior: recent advances in the electrophysiological analysis of neural function in Caenorhabditis elegans MM Francis, JE Mellem, AV Maricq TRENDS in Neurosciences 26 (2), 90-99, 2003 | 63 | 2003 |
| Neurexin directs partner-specific synaptic connectivity in C. elegans A Philbrook, S Ramachandran, CM Lambert, D Oliver, J Florman, ... elife 7, e35692, 2018 | 58 | 2018 |
| A Conserved Dopamine-Cholecystokinin Signaling Pathway Shapes Context–Dependent Caenorhabditis elegans Behavior R Bhattacharya, D Touroutine, B Barbagallo, J Climer, CM Lambert, ... PLoS genetics 10 (8), e1004584, 2014 | 54 | 2014 |
| Conserved SOL-1 proteins regulate ionotropic glutamate receptor desensitization CS Walker, MM Francis, PJ Brockie, DM Madsen, Y Zheng, AV Maricq Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (28), 10787-10792, 2006 | 53 | 2006 |
| A dominant mutation in a neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit leads to motor neuron degeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans B Barbagallo, HA Prescott, P Boyle, J Climer, MM Francis Journal of Neuroscience 30 (42), 13932-13942, 2010 | 52 | 2010 |
| Subtype-selective inhibition of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by cocaine is determined by the α4 and β4 subunits MM Francis, RW Vazquez, RL Papke, RE Oswald Molecular pharmacology 58 (1), 109-119, 2000 | 43 | 2000 |
| Transcriptional control of synaptic remodeling through regulated expression of an immunoglobulin superfamily protein S He, A Philbrook, R McWhirter, CV Gabel, DG Taub, MH Carter, ... Current Biology 25 (19), 2541-2548, 2015 | 40 | 2015 |
| Muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor delta subunit determines sensitivity to noncompetitive inhibitors, while gamma subunit regulates divalent permeability MM Francis, RL Papke Neuropharmacology 35 (11), 1547-1556, 1996 | 40 | 1996 |
| The effects of subunit composition on the inhibition of nicotinic receptors by the amphipathic blocker 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl heptanoate RL Papke, JD Buhr, MM Francis, KI Choi, JS Thinschmidt, NA Horenstein Molecular pharmacology 67 (6), 1977-1990, 2005 | 39 | 2005 |
| Local neuropeptide signaling modulates serotonergic transmission to shape the temporal organization of C. elegans egg-laying behavior N Banerjee, R Bhattacharya, M Gorczyca, KM Collins, MM Francis PLoS genetics 13 (4), e1006697, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
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