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Patricia F. Maness is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience with a specialized emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, and Neurology.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Patricia F. Maness has published extensively with a considerable number of papers housed in the UNC Libraries, along with multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cerebral Cortex, Nature, and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Nature
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Among their recent papers are:

  • Chemico-genetic discovery of astrocytic control of inhibition in vivo, 2020, Nature
  • Molecular Mechanisms of L1 and NCAM Adhesion Molecules in Synaptic Pruning, Plasticity, and Stabilization, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Semaphorin3F Drives Dendritic Spine Pruning Through Rho-GTPase Signaling, 2021, Molecular Neurobiology
  • Ankyrin B promotes developmental spine regulation in the mouse prefrontal cortex, 2023, Cerebral Cortex
  • NCAM140 Interacts with the Focal Adhesion Kinase p125 fak and the SRC-related Tyrosine Kinase p59 fyn, 2021, UNC Libraries

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Galina P. Demyanenko
  • Bryce W. Duncan
  • Justin E. Sperringer
  • Kelsey E. Murphy
  • Leann H. Brennaman

Best Publications

  • Neural recognition molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily: signaling transducers of axon guidance and neuronal migration

    Patricia F Maness;Melitta Schachner;Melitta Schachner;Melitta Schachner

  • NCAM140 Interacts with the Focal Adhesion Kinase p125fak and the SRC-related Tyrosine Kinase p59fyn

    Hilary E. Beggs;Steven C. Baragona;John J. Hemperly;Patricia F. Maness

  • Abnormalities in neuronal process extension, hippocampal development, and the ventricular system of L1 knockout mice.

    Galina P. Demyanenko;Amy Y. Tsai;Patricia F. Maness

  • Impaired neurite outgrowth of src-minus cerebellar neurons on the cell adhesion molecule L1

    Michael A. Ignelzi;Danette R. Miller;Philippe Soriano;Patricia F. Maness

  • NCAM-dependent neurite outgrowth is inhibited in neurons from Fyn-minus mice.

    H E Beggs;P Soriano;P F Maness

  • pp60c-src is developmentally regulated in the neural retina.

    Laurie K. Sorge;Barcey T. Levy;Patricia F. Maness

  • NCAM stimulates the Ras-MAPK pathway and CREB phosphorylation in neuronal cells.

    Ralf-Steffen Schmid;Ronald D. Graff;Michael D. Schaller;Suzhen Chen

  • A MAP Kinase-Signaling Pathway Mediates Neurite Outgrowth on L1 and Requires Src-Dependent Endocytosis

    Ralf Steffen Schmid;Wendy M. Pruitt;Patricia F. Maness

  • Neural cell adhesion molecules modulate tyrosine phosphorylation of tubulin in nerve growth cone membranes

    Julie R. Atashi;Stephan G. Klinz;Stephan G. Klinz;Christine A. Ingraham;Wayne T. Matten

  • L1 and NCAM adhesion molecules as signaling coreceptors in neuronal migration and process outgrowth

    Ralf S Schmid;Patricia F Maness

  • c-src gene product in developing rat brain is enriched in nerve growth cone membranes

    Patricia F. Maness;Muriel Aubry;Carol G. Shores;Lynn Frame

  • Chemico-genetic discovery of astrocytic control of inhibition in vivo.

    Tetsuya Takano;John T Wallace;Katherine T Baldwin;Alicia M Purkey

  • The neural cell adhesion molecule L1 potentiates integrin-dependent cell migration to extracellular matrix proteins.

    Karsten Thelen;Vishram Kedar;Anitha K. Panicker;Ralf Steffen Schmid

  • pp60c-src in the developing cerebellum.

    D W Fults;A C Towle;J M Lauder;P F Maness

  • Abi2-deficient mice exhibit defective cell migration, aberrant dendritic spine morphogenesis, and deficits in learning and memory

    Matthew Grove;Galina Demyanenko;Asier Echarri;Patricia A. Zipfel

  • Metalloprotease-induced ectodomain shedding of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM).

    C. Leann Hinkle;Simone Diestel;Jeffrey Lieberman;Patricia F. Maness

  • NCAM in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders

    Leann H. Brennaman;Patricia F. Maness

  • Cellular signalling mechanisms of neural cell adhesion molecules.

    Anitha K Panicker;Mona Buhusi;Karsten Thelen;Patricia F Maness

  • Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule-Secreting Transgenic Mice Display Abnormalities in GABAergic Interneurons and Alterations in Behavior

    Neeta Pillai-Nair;Anitha K. Panicker;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Kelly L. Gilmore

  • Dihydrocytochalasin B disorganizes actin cytoarchitecture and inhibits initiation of DNA synthesis in 3T3 cells

    Patricia F. Maness;Robert C. Walsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Paul B. Manis
Paul B. Manis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gerald M. Edelman
Gerald M. Edelman Neurosciences Institute
Sheryl S. Moy
Sheryl S. Moy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sonia Garel
Sonia Garel École Normale Supérieure
William C. Wetsel
William C. Wetsel Duke University
Michael E. Greenberg
Michael E. Greenberg Harvard University
Ramona M. Rodriguiz
Ramona M. Rodriguiz Duke University
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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