Mirela Spillane

Axonally Synthesized β-Actin and GAP-43 Proteins Support Distinct Modes of Axonal Growth

Deepika Vuppalanchi, J. Twiss, A. Pacheco, 2013, The Journal of Neuroscience.

Drebrin coordinates the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton during the initiation of axon collateral branches

J. Chilton, G. Gallo, A. Ketschek, 2016, Developmental neurobiology.

Nerve growth factor promotes reorganization of the axonal microtubule array at sites of axon collateral branching

Steven L Jones, T. Svitkina, F. Korobova, 2015, Developmental neurobiology.

Involvement of Rho-family GTPases in axon branching

G. Gallo, M. Spillane, Mirela Spillane, 2014, Small GTPases.

Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Formation of Axonal Filopodia and Collateral Branches Involves the Intra-Axonal Synthesis of Regulators of the Actin-Nucleating Arp2/3 Complex

A. Pacheco, G. Gallo, M. Spillane, 2012, The Journal of Neuroscience.

The actin nucleating Arp2/3 complex contributes to the formation of axonal filopodia and branches through the regulation of actin patch precursors to filopodia

Steven L Jones, T. Svitkina, L. Lanier, 2011, Developmental neurobiology.

Mechanism of NGF-induced formation of axonal filopodia

G. Gallo, M. Spillane, A. Ketschek, 2011, Communicative & integrative biology.

Mitochondria coordinate sites of axon branching through localized intra-axonal protein synthesis.

J. Twiss, G. Gallo, M. Spillane, 2013, Cell reports.