Selected Publications

Mastushita-Sakai T, White-Grindley E, Samuelson J, Seidel C, and Si Kausik.  Drosophila Orb2 Targets Genes Involved in Neuronal Growth, Synapse Formation and Protein Turnover.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Epub Date 06/16/2010.

Si K, Choi YB, White-Grindley E, Majumdar A, and Kandel ER. "Aplysia CPEB can form prion-like multimers in sensory neurons that contribute to long-term facilitation." Cell. 2010;140(3): 421-35.

Bailey CH, Kandel ER, Si K. The persistence of long-term memory: a molecular approach to self-sustaining changes in learning-induced synaptic growth. Neuron. 2004;44:49-57. Abstract

Si K, Giustetto M, Etkin A, Hsu R, Janisiewicz AM, Miniaci MC, Kim JH, Zhu H, Kandel ER. A neuronal isoform of CPEB regulates local protein synthesis and stabilizes synapse-specific long-term facilitation in aplysia. Cell. 2003;115:893-904. Abstract

Si K, Lindquist S, Kandel ER. A neuronal isoform of the aplysia CPEB has prion-like properties. Cell. 2003;115:879-891. Abstract