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Overview

Vance Lemmon is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and has a research portfolio that spans multiple disciplines within the biomedical sciences. Their academic contributions focus primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Medicine. Within these areas, they have explored specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work addresses various topics related to nervous system function and injury. These main topics include nerve injury and regeneration, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, axon guidance and neuronal signaling, virus-based gene therapy research, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, spinal cord injury research, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Reversible CD8 T cell-neuron cross-talk causes aging-dependent neuronal regenerative decline, 2022, Science
  • Enriched conditioning expands the regenerative ability of sensory neurons after spinal cord injury via neuronal intrinsic redox signaling, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Inhibition of GCK-IV kinases dissociates cell death and axon regeneration in CNS neurons, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Pre-Clinical Common Data Elements for Traumatic Brain Injury Research: Progress and Use Cases, 2020, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • Automation of training and testing motor and related tasks in pre-clinical behavioural and rehabilitative neuroscience, 2021, Experimental Neurology

Vance Lemmon collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including John L. Bixby, Hassan Al-Ali, Matt C. Danzi, Kar Men Mah, and Austin D. Newsam. The co-authorship relationships indicate active engagement in interdisciplinary research teams.

The researcher has published extensively in several academic journals, with a notable number of articles appearing in:

  • Experimental Neurology
  • Molecular Brain
  • SLAS DISCOVERY
  • Blood
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Sulfated proteoglycans in astroglial barriers inhibit neurite outgrowth in vitro

    Diane M. Snow;Vance Lemmon;David A. Carrino;Arnold I. Caplan

  • Klf family members regulate intrinsic axon regeneration ability

    Jeffrey L. Goldberg;Vance P. Lemmon;John Bixby;Darcie Moore

  • Microtubule Stabilization Reduces Scarring and Causes Axon Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

    Farida Hellal;Andres Hurtado;Jörg Ruschel;Kevin C. Flynn

  • An L1-like molecule, the 8D9 antigen, is a potent substrate for neurite extension.

    Carl Lagenaur;Vance Lemmon

  • L1-mediated axon outgrowth occurs via a homophilic binding mechanism

    Vance Lemmon;Kathryn L. Farr;Carl Lagenaur

  • Changes in the vascular extracellular matrix during embryonic vasculogenesis and angiogenesis

    Werner Risau;Vance Lemmon

  • Ectodomain shedding of L1 adhesion molecule promotes cell migration by autocrine binding to integrins

    Sabine Mechtersheimer;Paul Gutwein;Nancy Agmon-Levin;Alexander Stoeck

  • Reactive oxygen species regulate axonal regeneration through the release of exosomal NADPH oxidase 2 complexes into injured axons

    Arnau Hervera;Francesco De Virgiliis;Francesco De Virgiliis;Ilaria Palmisano;Luming Zhou

  • Krüppel-like Factor 7 engineered for transcriptional activation promotes axon regeneration in the adult corticospinal tract

    Murray G. Blackmore;Zimei Wang;Jessica K. Lerch;Dario Motti

  • L1 Knockout Mice Show Dilated Ventricles, Vermis Hypoplasia and Impaired Exploration Patterns

    Erik Fransen;Rudi D'Hooge;Guy Van Camp;Marleen Verhoye

  • Human neural cell adhesion molecule L1 and rat homologue NILE are ligands for integrin alpha v beta 3.

    Anthony M.P. Montgomery;Jurgen C. Becker;Chi Hung Siu;Vance P. Lemmon

  • Local presentation of substrate molecules directs axon specification by cultured hippocampal neurons.

    Teresa Esch;Teresa Esch;Vance Lemmon;Gary Banker

  • CRASH syndrome: clinical spectrum of corpus callosum hypoplasia, retardation, adducted thumbs, spastic paraparesis and hydrocephalus due to mutations in one single gene, L1.

    E. Fransen;V. Lemmon;G. Van Camp;L. Vits

  • Neurite growth on different substrates: permissive versus instructive influences and the role of adhesive strength.

    V Lemmon;SM Burden;HR Payne;GJ Elmslie

  • Mutations in the cell adhesion molecule LI cause mental retardation

    Eric V. Wong;Susan Kenwrick;Patrick Willems;Vance Lemmon

  • The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 Interacts with the AP-2 Adaptor and Is Endocytosed via the Clathrin-Mediated Pathway

    Hiroyuki Kamiguchi;Kristin E. Long;Maryanne Pendergast;Andrew W. Schaefer

  • Molecular structure and functional testing of human L1CAM: an interspecies comparison.

    Mary Louise Hlavin;Vance Lemmon

  • CRASH syndrome: mutations in L1CAM correlate with severity of the disease.

    M. Yamasaki;P. Thompson;V. Lemmon

  • Activation of the MAPK signal cascade by the neural cell adhesion molecule L1 requires L1 internalization.

    Andrew W. Schaefer;Hiroyuki Kamiguchi;Eric V. Wong;Carol M. Beach

  • In Vivo Dynamics of Clathrin and Its Adaptor-Dependent Recruitment to the Actin-Based Endocytic Machinery in Yeast

    Thomas M. Newpher;Robin P. Smith;Vance Lemmon;Sandra K. Lemmon;Sandra K. Lemmon

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Bixby
John L. Bixby University of Miami
Rajarshi Guha
Rajarshi Guha Google (United States)
Jeffrey L. Goldberg
Jeffrey L. Goldberg Stanford University
Bonnie B. Blomberg
Bonnie B. Blomberg University of Miami
Angel E. Kaifer
Angel E. Kaifer University of Miami
Adam R. Ferguson
Adam R. Ferguson University of California, San Francisco
Pantelis Tsoulfas
Pantelis Tsoulfas University of Miami
Phillip G. Popovich
Phillip G. Popovich The Ohio State University
Steven A. Goldman
Steven A. Goldman University of Rochester Medical Center
José Antonio del Río
José Antonio del Río University of Barcelona

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