Publications

Han TH, Vicidomini R, Ramos CI, Mayer ML, Serpe M. (2024) The gating properties of Drosophila NMJ glutamate receptors and their dependence on Neto. J Physiol. 602(24): 7043-7064 (Epub 2024 Nov 27)
Vicidomini R, Choudhury SD, Han TH, Nguyen TH, Nguyen P, Opazo F, Serpe M. (2024) Versatile nanobody-based approach to image, track and reconstitute functional Neurexin-1 in vivo. Nat Commun. 15(1): 6068
Nguyen TH, Vicidomini R, Choudhury SD, Han TH, Maric D, Brody T, Serpe M. (2024) scRNA-seq data from the larval Drosophila ventral cord provides a resource for studying motor systems function and development. Dev Cell. 59(9):1210-1230 (Epub 2024 Apr 2)
Vicidomini R, Serpe M. (2022) Local BMP signaling: A sensor for synaptic activity that balances synapse growth and function. Curr Top Dev Biol. 150:211-254 (Epub 2022 May 18)
Nguyen TH, Vicidomini R, Choudhury SD, Coon SL, Iben J, Brody T, Serpe M. (2021) Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of the Drosophila Larval Ventral Cord. Curr Protoc. 2: e38
Vicidomini R, Nguyen TH, Choudhury SD, Brody T, Serpe M. (2021) Assembly and Exploration of a Single Cell Atlas of the Drosophila Larval Ventral Cord. Identification of Rare Cell Types. Curr Protoc. 2: e37
Han, T.H., Vicidomini, R., Ramos, C.I., Wang, Q., Nguyen, P., Jarnik, M., Li, M., Sawarski, M., Hernandez, R.X., Macleod, G.T., and Serpe, M. (2020) Neto-α controls synapse organization and homeostasis at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Cell Rep 32(1):107866.
Nguyen, T.H., Han, T.H., Newfeld, S., and Serpe, M. (2020) Selective disruption of synaptic BMP signaling by a Smad mutation adjacent to the highly conserved H2 helix. Genetics 216(1):159-175 (Epub 2020 Jul 31).
Wang, Q., Han, T.H., Nguyen, P., Jarnik, M., and Serpe, M. (2018) Tenectin recruits integrin to stabilize bouton architecture and regulate vesicle release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. eLife 7: e35518.
Li, Y., Dharkar, P., Han, T.H., Serpe, M., Lee, C.H., Mayer, M.L. (2016) Novel Functional Properties of Drosophila CNS Glutamate Receptors. Neuron 92(5):1036-1048. (Epub 2016 Nov 23)
Meyerson, J.R., Chittori, S., Merk, A., Rao, P., Han, T.H., Serpe, M., Mayer, M.L., Subramaniam, S. (2016) Structural basis of kainate subtype glutamate receptor desensitization. Nature 537(7621):567-571. (Epub 2016 August 31)
Sulkowski, M.J., Han, T.H., Ott, C., Wang, Q., Verheyen, E.M., Lippincott-Schwartz, J., Serpe, M. (2016) A Novel, Noncanonical BMP Pathway Modulates Synapse Maturation at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction. PLoS Genetics 2016 Jan 27;12(1):e1005810.
Serpe, M. (2015) ASCB's Women in Cell Biology Junior Award for Excellence in Research essay "What does it take to get the job done" Mol Biol Cell. 26(21):3684-6.
Han, T.H., Dharkar, P., Mayer, M.L., Serpe, M. (2015) Functional reconstitution of Drosophila NMJ glutamate receptors. (Epub 2015 April 27). PNAS 112:6182-6187.
Ramos, C.I., Igiesuorobo, O., Wang, Q., and Serpe, M. (2015) Neto-mediated intracellular interactions shape postsynaptic composition at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. PLoS Genetics Apr; 11(4): e1005191.
Kim, Y-J., Igiesuorobo, O., Ramos, C.I., Bao, H., Zhang, B., and Serpe, M. (2015) Prodomain removal enables Neto to stabilize glutamate receptors at Drosophila neuromuscular junction. PLoS Genetics Feb 27;11(2):e1004988.
Sulkowski, M, Kim, Y-J., and Serpe, M. (2014) Postsynaptic glutamate receptors regulate local BMP signaling at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Development 2014 Jan;141(2):436-47. (Epub 2013 Dec 31)
Wharton, K., and Serpe, M. (2013) Fine-tuned shuttles for bone morphogenetic proteins. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 23(4):374-84. (Epub 2013 Jun 2)
Kim, Y-J., and Serpe, M. (2013) Building a synapse: a complex matter. Fly (Austin). 2013 Jul-Sep;7(3):146-52.
Kim YJ, Bao H, Bonanno L, Zhang B, Serpe M., (2012) Drosophila Neto is essential for clustering glutamate receptors at the neuromuscular junction. Genes Dev. 26:974-87. (Epub 2012 Apr 12). (Cover Image) (F1000 Selected).
Peluso CE, Umulis D, Kim YJ, O'Connor MB, Serpe M., (2011) Shaping BMP morphogen gradients through enzyme-substrate interactions. Dev Cell. 21:375-83. (Featured Article).
Commentary in Nature Chem Biol 7:655.