[BIC-announce] FW: Special Seminar Speaker - Prof. H. Benjamin Peng - Thursday, May 20, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - de Grandpre Communications Centre, BTRC, MNI

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Special Seminar Speaker

Prof. H. Benjamin Peng will deliver a lecture as part of a visit hosted by the McGill Program in NeuroEngineering

Speaker:  H. Benjamin Peng, Ph.D., Chair Professor, Dept. of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Title:  "The induction of neuromuscular synapse by biological and physical stimuli"

Date:  Thursday, May 20, 2010

Place:  de Grandpre Communications Centre

Time:  4:00 pm

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Prof. Peng has worked on Neuromuscular synapse formation for many years, using creative methods and applying new techniques (note 1981 paper in Nature below). Below are citations of some of his most recent papers, and some classics at the end of the list. 

The function of cortactin in the clustering of acetylcholine receptors at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20041195> 

Madhavan R, Gong ZL, Ma JJ, Chan AW, Peng HB.

PLoS One. 2009 Dec 29;4(12):e8478.

Cullin mediates degradation of RhoA through evolutionarily conserved BTB adaptors to control actin cytoskeleton structure and cell movement. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19782033> 

Chen Y, Yang Z, Meng M, Zhao Y, Dong N, Yan H, Liu L, Ding M, Peng HB, Shao F.

Mol Cell. 2009 Sep 24;35(6):841-55.

The formation of acetylcholine receptor clusters visualized with quantum dots. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19604411> 

Geng L, Zhang HL, Peng HB.

BMC Neurosci. 2009 Jul 16;10:80.

The function of Shp2 tyrosine phosphatase in the dispersal of acetylcholine receptor clusters. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18647419> 

Qian YK, Chan AW, Madhavan R, Peng HB.

BMC Neurosci. 2008 Jul 23;9:70.

The function of mitochondria in presynaptic development at the neuromuscular junction. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17942598> 

Lee CW, Peng HB.

Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Jan;19(1):150-8. Epub 2007 Oct 17.

Regulation of ACh receptor clustering by the tyrosine phosphatase Shp2. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17659592> 

Zhao XT, Qian YK, Chan AW, Madhavan R, Peng HB.

Dev Neurobiol. 2007 Nov;67(13):1789-801.

The involvement of calcineurin in acetylcholine receptor redistribution in muscle. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12932439> 

Madhavan R, Zhao XT, Chan F, Wu Z, Peng HB.

Mol Cell Neurosci. 2003 Aug;23(4):587-99.

Differential effects of neurotrophins and schwann cell-derived signals on neuronal survival/growth and synaptogenesis. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12832528> 

Peng HB, Yang JF, Dai Z, Lee CW, Hung HW, Feng ZH, Ko CP.

J Neurosci. 2003 Jun 15;23(12):5050-60.

The actin-driven movement and formation of acetylcholine receptor clusters. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10995438> 

Dai Z, Luo X, Xie H, Peng HB.

J Cell Biol. 2000 Sep 18;150(6):1321-34.

Acetylcholinesterase clustering at the neuromuscular junction involves perlecan and dystroglycan. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10330416> 

Peng HB, Xie H, Rossi SG, Rotundo RL.

J Cell Biol. 1999 May 17;145(4):911-21.

A role of tyrosine phosphatase in acetylcholine receptor cluster dispersal and formation. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9647653> 

Dai Z, Peng HB.

J Cell Biol. 1998 Jun 29;141(7):1613-24.

Induction of synaptic development in cultured muscle cells by basic fibroblast growth factor. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1847064> 

Peng HB, Baker LP, Chen Q.

Neuron. 1991 Feb;6(2):237-46.

Elimination of preexistent acetylcholine receptor clusters induced by the formation of new clusters in the absence of nerve. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3950711> 

Peng HB.

J Neurosci. 1986 Feb;6(2):581-9.

Early cytoplasmic specialization at the presumptive acetylcholine receptor cluster: a meshwork of thin filaments. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6539783> 

Peng HB, Phelan KA.

J Cell Biol. 1984 Jul;99(1 Pt 1):344-9.

Participation of calcium and calmodulin in the formation of acetylcholine receptor clusters. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6363424> 

Peng HB.

J Cell Biol. 1984 Feb;98(2):550-7.

Cytoskeletal organization of the presynaptic nerve terminal and the acetylcholine receptor cluster in cell cultures. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6684124> 

Peng HB.

J Cell Biol. 1983 Aug;97(2):489-98.

Formation of ACh receptor clusters induced by positively charged latex beads. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7266650> 

Peng HB, Cheng PC, Luther PW.

Nature. 1981 Aug 27;292(5826):831-4. No abstract available.

A simple, selective method for freeze-fracturing spherical cells. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1033187> 

Peng HB, Jaffe LF.

J Cell Biol. 1976 Nov;71(2):674-80.