Papers

Resurrecting the mysteries of Big Tau
Fischer I, Baas PW
Trends in Neurosciences. 43 (7), 493-504 (2020)

Minimum Information About a Spinal Cord Injury Experiment (MIASCI) – a proposed reporting standard for spinal cord injury experiments
Namba T, Nishibe M, Oinuma I, Oudega M, Pleasure DE, Raisman G, Rasband MN, Reier PJ, Santiago-Medina M, Schwab JM, Schwab ME, Shinmyo Y, Silver J, Smith GM, So KF, Sofroniew MV Md PhD, Strittmatter SM, Tuszynski MH, Twiss JL, Visser U, Watkins TA, Wu W, Yoon SO, Yuzaki M, Zheng B, Zhou F, Zou Y.
2014. J. Neurotrauma 2014 May 28. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24870067.

Acute inactivation of MAP1b in growing sympathetic neurons destabilizes axonal microtubules
Tint I, Fischer I, Black M.
2005. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 60:48-65.

Plasticity following injury to the adult central nervous system: Is recapitulation of a developmental state worth promoting?
Emery DL, Royo NC, Fischer I, Saatman KE, McIntosh TK.
2003. J Neurotrauma 20:1271-1292.

Soares S, VonBoxberg Y, Lombard MC, Ravaille-Veron M, Fischer I, Eyer J, Nothias F. (2002). Phosphorylated MAP1B is induced in central sprouting of primary afferents in response to peripheral injury but not in response to rhizotomy. Eur. J. Neurosci 16:593-606.

Ma D, Himes T, Shea T, and Fischer I (2000). Axonal transport of microtubule associated protein 1B (MAP1B) in sciatic nerve of adult rats: Distinct transport rates for different isoforms. J. Neurosci. 20:2112-2120.

Ma D, Nothias F, Fischer I (2000). Regulation of the expression and phosphorylation of MAP1B during regeneration of adult DRG neurons. Neuroscience, 99:157-170.

Emery DL, Raghupathi R, Saatman KE, Fischer I, McIntosh TK (2000). Bilateral growth-related protein expression suggests a transient increase in regenerative potential following brain trauma. J. Comp. Neurol., 424(3):521-531

Gordon-Weeks PR, Fischer I. (2000) MAP1B expression and microtubule stability in growing and regenerating axons. Microscopy Res & Tech 48:63-74.

Ma D, Chow S, Obrocka M, Connors T and Fischer I (1999) Induction of microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) expression in Schwann cells during nerve regeneration. Brain Res. 823:141-153.

Soares S, Fischer I, Ravaille-Veron M, Vincent JD, Nothias F (1998) Induction of MAP1B phosphorylation in target-deprived afferent fibers after kainic acid lesion. J. Comp. Neurol. 396: 193-210.

Tint I, Slaughter T, Fischer I, Black M. (1998) Acute inactivation of tau has no effect on dynamics of microtubules in growing axons of cultured sympathetic neurons. J. Neurosci. 18: 8660-8673.

Murphy EH, Fischer I, Friedman E, Grayson D, Jones L, Levitt P, O’Brien-Jenkins A, Wang H-Y, Wang X-H  (1997) Cocaine administration in pregnant rabbits alters cortical structure and function in their progeny independent of maternal seizures. Brain Research. 114:433-441.

Shea TB, Fischer I, Beerman ML, Nixon R. (1997) Characterization of Triton-soluble phosphorylated high molecular weight subunit of neurofilament in mouse CNS. J. Neurosci. Res. 48:515-523.

Johnstone M, Fischer I, Gordon-Weeks PR. (1997) The neurofilament antibody RT97 recognizes a developmentally regulated phosphorylated epitope on microtubule associated protein 1B. J. Anatomy 199:229-244.

Liu Y, Himes T, Moul J, Huang W, Chow S, Tessler A, Fischer I (1997) Application of recombinant adenovirus for in vivo gene delivery to spinal cord.  Brain Res. 768:19-29.

Liu D, Fischer I (1997) Structural analysis of the proximal region of the MAP1B promoter. J. Neurochem. 69:910-919.

Ma D, Nothias F, Boyne L, Fischer I (1997) Differential regulation of MAP1B and its phosphorylated isoform during development in rat CNS and PNS J. Neurosci. Res. 49:319-332.

Liu Y, Xia J, Ma D, Faber D, Fischer I (1997). Tau-like proteins (TLP) in the nervous system of goldfish. Neurochem. Res. 22:1511-1516.

Johnstone M, Goold BG, Fischer I, Bei D, Gordon-Weeks PR (1997) Localization of MAP1B phosphorylation at a site recognized by monoclonal antibody SMI-31. J. Neurochem. 69:1417-1424.

Shea TB and Fischer I (1997) Phosphorylation of high molecular tau within neuroblastoma and under cell-free conditions retards its electrophoretic migration and generates “AD-like” immunoreactivity. Neurosci. Res. Comm. 21:195-201.

Mercken M, Fischer I, Kosik K, Nixon R. (1996) The axonal transport of tau proteins: three distinct transport rates for tau, tubulin and other microtubule-associated proteins in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells. J. Neurosci. 8259-8267.

Book A, Fischer I, Yu X-J, Iannuzzelli P, Murphy H. (1996) Altered expression of microtubule-associated proteins in cat trochlear motorneurons after peripheral and central lesions of the trochlear nerve. Exp. Neurol. 138:214-226.

Nothias F, Fischer I, Murray M, Mirman S, Vincent J.-D. (1996) Expression of a phosphorylated isoform of MAP1B is maintained in adult CNS areas that retain capacity for structural plasticity. J. Com. Neurol. 368:317-334.

Boyne LJ, Fischer I, Shea TB. (1996) Role of vimentin in early stages of neuritogenesis in cultured hippocampal neurons Intl J. Dev. Neurosci. 14:739-748.

Pimenta AF, Fischer I, Levitt P. (1996) cDNA cloning and structural analysis of the human limbic-system associated membrane protein (LAMP). Gene 170:189-195.

Liu D, Fischer I (1996) Isolation and sequencing of the 5’ end of rat microtubule-associated protein (MAP1B) cDNA. Gene 171:307.

Shea T, Fischer I. (1996) Phosphatase inhibition in human neuroblastoma cells alters tau antigenicity and renders it incompetent to associate with exogenous microtubules. FEBS Lett. 380:63-67.

Edelman W, Zervas M, Costello P, Roback L, Fischer I, Hammarback JA, Cowan N, Davies P, Wainer B, Kucherlapati R (1996) Neuronal abnormalities in microtubule associated protein 1B mutant mice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 93:1270-1275.

Hoffman JR ,  Boyne LJ, Levitt P, Fischer I (1996) Short exposure to methylazoxymethanol (mam) causes a long-term inhibition of axonal  outgrowth from cultured  embryonic rat hippocampal neurons.  J. Neurosci. Res. 46:249-259.

Liu D and Fischer I (1996) Two promoters direct neuron-specific expression of the rat microtubule-associated protein 1B gene. J. Neurosci.16:5026-5036.

Black M, Slaughter T, Moshiach S, Obrocka M, Fischer I (1996) Tau is enriched on dynamic microtubules in the distal region of growing axons. J. Neurosci. 16:3601-3619.

Review and Books

Gordon-Weeks PR and Fischer I (2000) MAP1B expression and microtubule stability in growing and regenerating axons. Microscopy Res. and Technique 48:63-74.

Shea TB, Cheolwha J, Yabe J, Ma D, Fischer I (1998) Extensive phosphorylation and axonal transport of triton-soluble neurofilament subunits.  In Hermann and Harris, ed. Subcellular Biochemistry Vol 31: Intermediate Filaments. Plenum Press, New York.

Nunez J, Fischer I. (1997) Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) in the peripheral nervous system during development and regeneration. J. Mol. Neurosci. 8:207-222.

 
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