Lora B. Sweeney
15 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15016 | 
Jaeger ECB, Vijatovic D, Deryckere A, Zorin N, Nguyen AL, Ivanian G, Woych J, Arnold RC, Ortega Gurrola A, Shvartsman A, Barbieri F, Toma F-A, Gorbsky GJ, Horb ME, Cline HT, Shay TF, Kelley DB, Yamaguchi A, Shein-Idelson M, Tosches MA, Sweeney LB. 2025. Adeno-associated viral tools to trace neural development and connectivity across amphibians. Developmental Cell. 60(5), 794–812.e6.
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2024 | Submitted | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 19520 |
Vijatovic D, Toma FA, Harrington ZP, et al. Spinal neuron diversity scales exponentially with swim-to-limb transformation during frog metamorphosis. bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2024.09.20.614050
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15335 |
Godavarthi SK, Hiramoto M, Ignatyev Y, et al. Postsynaptic receptors regulate presynaptic transmitter stability through transsynaptic bridges. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2024;121(15). doi:10.1073/pnas.2318041121
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18305 |
Kratsios P, Zampieri N, Carrillo R, Mizumoto K, Sweeney LB, Philippidou P. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of motor circuit development. The Journal of Neuroscience. 2024;44(40). doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1238-24.2024
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13097 |
Wilson AC, Sweeney LB. Spinal cords: Symphonies of interneurons across species. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 2023;17. doi:10.3389/fncir.2023.1146449
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8914 |
Salamatina A, Yang JH, Brenner-Morton S, et al. Differential loss of spinal interneurons in a mouse model of ALS. Neuroscience. 2020;450:81-95. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.08.011
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7698
Sweeney LB, Bikoff JB, Gabitto MI, et al. Origin and segmental diversity of spinal inhibitory interneurons. Neuron. 2018;97(2):341-355.e3. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.029
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2014 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7699
Sweeney LB, Kelley DB. Harnessing vocal patterns for social communication. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2014;28(10):34-41. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2014.06.006
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2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7785
Joo WJ, Sweeney LB, Liang L, Luo L. Linking cell fate, trajectory choice, and target selection: Genetic analysis of sema-2b in olfactory axon targeting. Neuron. 2013;78(4):673-686. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2013.03.022
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2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7701
Sweeney LB, Chou Y-H, Wu Z, et al. Secreted semaphorins from degenerating larval ORN axons direct adult projection neuron dendrite targeting. Neuron. 2011;72(5):734-747. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.09.026
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2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7702
Wu Z, Sweeney LB, Ayoob JC, et al. A combinatorial semaphorin code instructs the initial steps of sensory circuit assembly in the Drosophila CNS. Neuron. 2011;70(2):281-298. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.02.050
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2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7703
Sweeney LB, Luo L. ‘Fore brain: A hint of the ancestral cortex. Cell. 2010;142(5):679-681. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.08.024
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2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7704
Komiyama T, Sweeney LB, Schuldiner O, Garcia KC, Luo L. Graded expression of semaphorin-1a cell-autonomously directs dendritic targeting of olfactory projection neurons. Cell. 2007;128(2):399-410. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.12.028
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2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7705
Sweeney LB, Couto A, Chou Y-H, et al. Temporal target restriction of olfactory receptor neurons by semaphorin-1a/plexinA-mediated axon-axon interactions. Neuron. 2007;53(2):185-200. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.12.022
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2004 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7706
Brunet A, Sweeney LB, Sturgill JF, et al. Stress-dependent regulation of FOXO transcription factors by the SIRT1 deacetylase. Science. 2004;303(5666):2011-2015. doi:10.1126/science.1094637
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15 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15016 |
Jaeger ECB, Vijatovic D, Deryckere A, Zorin N, Nguyen AL, Ivanian G, Woych J, Arnold RC, Ortega Gurrola A, Shvartsman A, Barbieri F, Toma F-A, Gorbsky GJ, Horb ME, Cline HT, Shay TF, Kelley DB, Yamaguchi A, Shein-Idelson M, Tosches MA, Sweeney LB. 2025. Adeno-associated viral tools to trace neural development and connectivity across amphibians. Developmental Cell. 60(5), 794–812.e6.
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Submitted | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 19520 |
Vijatovic D, Toma FA, Harrington ZP, et al. Spinal neuron diversity scales exponentially with swim-to-limb transformation during frog metamorphosis. bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2024.09.20.614050
[Preprint]
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| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15335 |
Godavarthi SK, Hiramoto M, Ignatyev Y, et al. Postsynaptic receptors regulate presynaptic transmitter stability through transsynaptic bridges. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2024;121(15). doi:10.1073/pnas.2318041121
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18305 |
Kratsios P, Zampieri N, Carrillo R, Mizumoto K, Sweeney LB, Philippidou P. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of motor circuit development. The Journal of Neuroscience. 2024;44(40). doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1238-24.2024
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13097 |
Wilson AC, Sweeney LB. Spinal cords: Symphonies of interneurons across species. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 2023;17. doi:10.3389/fncir.2023.1146449
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8914 |
Salamatina A, Yang JH, Brenner-Morton S, et al. Differential loss of spinal interneurons in a mouse model of ALS. Neuroscience. 2020;450:81-95. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.08.011
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7698
Sweeney LB, Bikoff JB, Gabitto MI, et al. Origin and segmental diversity of spinal inhibitory interneurons. Neuron. 2018;97(2):341-355.e3. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.029
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2014 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7699
Sweeney LB, Kelley DB. Harnessing vocal patterns for social communication. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2014;28(10):34-41. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2014.06.006
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| DOI
2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7785
Joo WJ, Sweeney LB, Liang L, Luo L. Linking cell fate, trajectory choice, and target selection: Genetic analysis of sema-2b in olfactory axon targeting. Neuron. 2013;78(4):673-686. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2013.03.022
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| DOI
2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7701
Sweeney LB, Chou Y-H, Wu Z, et al. Secreted semaphorins from degenerating larval ORN axons direct adult projection neuron dendrite targeting. Neuron. 2011;72(5):734-747. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.09.026
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| DOI
2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7702
Wu Z, Sweeney LB, Ayoob JC, et al. A combinatorial semaphorin code instructs the initial steps of sensory circuit assembly in the Drosophila CNS. Neuron. 2011;70(2):281-298. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.02.050
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| DOI
2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7703
Sweeney LB, Luo L. ‘Fore brain: A hint of the ancestral cortex. Cell. 2010;142(5):679-681. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.08.024
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| DOI
2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7704
Komiyama T, Sweeney LB, Schuldiner O, Garcia KC, Luo L. Graded expression of semaphorin-1a cell-autonomously directs dendritic targeting of olfactory projection neurons. Cell. 2007;128(2):399-410. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.12.028
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| DOI
2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7705
Sweeney LB, Couto A, Chou Y-H, et al. Temporal target restriction of olfactory receptor neurons by semaphorin-1a/plexinA-mediated axon-axon interactions. Neuron. 2007;53(2):185-200. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.12.022
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| DOI
2004 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7706
Brunet A, Sweeney LB, Sturgill JF, et al. Stress-dependent regulation of FOXO transcription factors by the SIRT1 deacetylase. Science. 2004;303(5666):2011-2015. doi:10.1126/science.1094637
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