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A. Jennifer Morton is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans extensive areas within neuroscience and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on genetic neurodegenerative diseases and sleep and wakefulness research.

The main fields of study for Morton include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Morton's subfields of study further highlight a focus at the cellular and molecular level, as well as cognitive and neurological aspects:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Neurology

The scientist's research topics incorporate:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Sleep and related disorders

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Morton include:

  • "Abnormal patterns of sleep and EEG power distribution during non-rapid eye movement sleep in the sheep model of Huntington's disease" (2021), published in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Approaches to Sequence the HTT CAG Repeat Expansion and Quantify Repeat Length Variation" (2021), published in Journal of Huntington s Disease
  • "Abnormally abrupt transitions from sleep-to-wake in Huntington's disease sheep (Ovis aries) are revealed by automated analysis of sleep/wake transition dynamics" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "The length of uninterrupted CAG repeats in stem regions of repeat disease associated hairpins determines the amount of short CAG oligonucleotides that are toxic to cells through RNA interference" (2022), published in Cell Death and Disease
  • "Characterizing Sleep Spindles in Sheep" (2020), published in eNeuro

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Morton are:

  • Szilvia Vas
  • Alister U. Nicol
  • Will T. Schneider
  • Lajos Kalmár
  • Ricardo Mouro Pinto

Morton's publications appear in these prominent venues:

  • Journal of Huntington s Disease
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • PLoS ONE
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • eNeuro

Best Publications

  • Characterization of progressive motor deficits in mice transgenic for the human Huntington's disease mutation.

    R. J. Carter;L. A. Lione;Trevor Humby;L. Mangiarini

  • Selective discrimination learning impairments in mice expressing the human Huntington's disease mutation

    Lisa Lione;R. J. Carter;M. J. Hunt;G. P. Bates

  • Abnormal Synaptic Plasticity and Impaired Spatial Cognition in Mice Transgenic for Exon 1 of the Human Huntington's Disease Mutation

    Kerry P. S. J. Murphy;Rebecca J. Carter;Lisa A. Lione;Laura Mangiarini

  • Choosing an animal model for the study of Huntington's disease

    Mahmoud A. Pouladi;A. Jennifer Morton;Michael R. Hayden;Michael R. Hayden

  • Systematic behavioral evaluation of Huntington’s disease transgenic and knock-in mouse models

    Liliana Menalled;Bassem F. El-Khodor;Monica Patry;Mayte Suárez-Fariñas

  • Disintegration of the sleep-wake cycle and circadian timing in Huntington's disease.

    A. Jennifer Morton;Nigel I. Wood;Michael H. Hastings;Carrie Hurelbrink

  • The Touchscreen Cognitive Testing Method for Rodents: How to Get the Best out of Your Rat

    Timothy J. Bussey;Tina L. Padain;Elizabeth A. Skillings;Boyer D. Winters

  • Pharmacological Imposition of Sleep Slows Cognitive Decline and Reverses Dysregulation of Circadian Gene Expression in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

    Patrick N. Pallier;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Zhiguang Zheng;Johanna E. Chesham

  • Progressive abnormalities in skeletal muscle and neuromuscular junctions of transgenic mice expressing the Huntington's disease mutation

    Richard R. Ribchester;Derek Thomson;Nigel I. Wood;Tim Hinks

  • Abnormalities of Neurogenesis in the R6/2 Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease Are Attributable to the In Vivo Microenvironment

    Wendy Phillips;A. Jennifer Morton;Roger A. Barker

  • Stable transfection of calbindin-D28k into the GH3 cell line alters calcium currents and intracellular calcium homeostasis

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  • Abnormalities in the synaptic vesicle fusion machinery in Huntington’s disease

    A.J. Morton;R.L.M. Faull;J.M. Edwardson

  • Circadian and sleep disorder in Huntington's disease.

    A. Jennifer Morton

  • Voxel-based morphometry in the R6/2 transgenic mouse reveals differences between genotypes not seen with manual 2D morphometry.

    S.J. Sawiak;N.I. Wood;G.B. Williams;A.J. Morton

  • Disruption of peripheral circadian timekeeping in a mouse model of Huntington's disease and its restoration by temporally scheduled feeding.

    E. S. Maywood;E. Fraenkel;C. J. McAllister;N. Wood

  • The role of dopamine in motor symptoms in the R6/2 transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease

    Miriam A. Hickey;Gavin P. Reynolds;A. Jennifer Morton

  • Paradoxical delay in the onset of disease caused by super-long CAG repeat expansions in R6/2 mice.

    A Jennifer Morton;Dervila Glynn;Wendy Leavens;Zhiguang Zheng

  • Increased metabolism in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease.

    Jorien M.M. van der Burg;Karl Bacos;Nigel I. Wood;Andreas Lindqvist

  • The metabolic profile of early Huntington's disease--a combined human and transgenic mouse study.

    Anna O.G. Goodman;Peter. R. Murgatroyd;Gema Medina-Gomez;Nigel I. Wood

  • Striatal Transplantation in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

    Stephen Bruce Dunnett;R. J. Carter;C. Watts;Eduardo Miguel Torres

  • Environmental stimulation increases survival in mice transgenic for exon 1 of the Huntington's disease gene

    Rebecca J. Carter;Mark J. Hunt;A. Jennifer Morton

  • Complexin II is essential for normal neurological function in mice

    Dervila Glynn;Rachel A. Bortnick;A. Jennifer Morton

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A. Barker
Roger A. Barker University of Cambridge
Marcy E. MacDonald
Marcy E. MacDonald Harvard University
Russell G. Snell
Russell G. Snell University of Auckland
Åsa Petersén
Åsa Petersén Lund University
Richard L.M. Faull
Richard L.M. Faull University of Auckland
Nils Brose
Nils Brose Max Planck Society
James F. Gusella
James F. Gusella Harvard University
Gillian P. Bates
Gillian P. Bates University College London
Darren G. Monckton
Darren G. Monckton University of Glasgow
Gavin P. Reynolds
Gavin P. Reynolds Sheffield Hallam University

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