Publications

Journal articles and reviews, last 5 years (1996ff)

1.  McGeachie, A.B., Koishi, K., Imamura, T. and McLennan, I.S. (2001). Fibroblast growth factor-5 is expressed in Schwann cells and is not essential for motoneurone survival. Neuroscience, in press.

2.  Jiang, Y., Zhang, M, Koishi, K. and McLennan, I.S. (2000). TGF-beta2 attenuates the injury-induced death of mature motoneurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 62:809-813.

3.  Russell, F.D., Koishi, K., Jiang, Y. and McLennan, I.S. (2000). Anterograde axonal transport of GDNF and its receptors in rat hypoglossal nerve. Neuroscience, 97:575-580.

4.  McLennan, I.S., Poussart, Y. and Koishi, K. (2000). Development of skeletal muscles in transforming growth factor-beta1 null mutant mice. Developmental Dynamics, 217:250-256.

5.  Jiang, Y., McLennan, I.S., Koishi, K. and Hendry, I.A. (2000). TGF-beta2 is anterogradely and retrogradely transported in motoneurons and up-regulated after nerve injury. Neuroscience, 97:735-742.

6.  Koishi, K., Dalzell, K.G.B. and McLennan, I.S. (2000). The structure and expression of TGF-beta2 transcripts in rat muscles. Biochimica Biophysica Acta, 1492:311-319.

7. Murakami, N., Koishi, K., Nonaka, I. and McLennan, I.S. (2000). Transforming growth factor-beta2 in muscle fibers with rimmed vacuoles. Basic and Applied Myology, 10: 197-200.

8.  Hughes, S. M., Koishi, K., Rudnicki, M. and Maggs, A.M. (1997). MyoD protein is differentially accumulated in fast and slow skeletal muscle fibres and required for normal fibre type balance in rodents. Mechanisms of Development 61: 151-163.

9.  Murakami, N, McLennan, I.S., Nonaka, I., Koishi, K., Baker, C., and Hammond-Tooke, G. (1999). Transforming growth factor-beta2 is elevated in skeletal muscular disorders. Muscle and Nerve. 22:889-898.

10.  Zhang, M. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). The myotubal origin of rat muscle fibres affects the extent of tenotomy-induced atrophy. Journal of Physiology, 519:197-202.

11.  Koishi, K., Russell, F.D. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). From molecules to cells, and living neurons. New Zealand Bioscience, 7:16-17.

12.  Zhang, M. and McLennan, I.S. (1998). Primary myotubes preferentially mature into either the fastest or the slowest muscle fibers. Developmental Dynamics, 213:147-157.

13.  McLennan, I.S., Koishi, K., Zhang, M. and Murakami, N. (1998). The non-synaptic expression of transforming growth factor beta2 is neurally regulated and varies between skeletal muscle fibre types. Neuroscience, 87:845-853.

14.  Poussart, Y., Koishi, K. and McLennan, I.S. (1998). Connective tissue formation in the skeletal muscles of transforming growth factor-beta1 null mutant mice. Basic and Applied Myology, 8:121-128. (Invited paper to special edition).

15.  Koishi, K. and McLennan, I.S. (1998). A murine specific splicing variant of the acetylcholine receptor epsilon-subunit gene transcript. Biochimica Biophysica Acta, 1401:315-318.

16.  Oorschot, D.E. and McLennan, I.S. (1998). The trophic requirements of mature motoneurons. Brain Research, 789:315-321.

17.  Murakami, N., Oyama, F., Gu, Y., McLennan, I.S., Nonaka, I. and Ihara, Y. (1998). Accumulation of tau in autophagic vacuoles in chloroquine myopathy. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 57:664-673.

18.  Yoshida, N., Yoshida, S., Koishi, K., Masuda, K. and Nabeshima, Y. (1998). Cell heterogeneity upon myogenic differentiation: down-regulation of MyoD and Myf-5 generates 'reserve cells'. Journal of Cell Science 111: 769-779.

19.  Zhang, M., Koishi, K. and McLennan, I.S. (1998). Skeletal muscle fibre types: Detection methods and embryonic determinants. Histology and Histopathology, 13:201-207. (Invited review)

20.  McLennan, I.S. and Koishi, K. (1997). Cellular locations of transforming growth factor-beta2 and -beta3 in damaged and regenerating skeletal muscles. Developmental Dynamics, 208:278-289.

21.  Hughes, S. M., Koishi, K., Rudnicki, M. and Maggs, A.M. (1997). MyoD protein is differentially accumulated in fast and slow skeletal muscle fibres and required for normal fibre type balance in rodents. Mechanisms of Development 61: 151-163.

22.  McLennan, I.S. (1996). Degenerating and regenerating skeletal muscles contain several subpopulations of macrophages with distinct spatial and temporal distributions. The Journal of Anatomy, 188:17-28.

Conference papers, last 5 years (1996ff)

1.      McLennan, I.S., Day, W.A. and Koishi, K (2000). Adult TGF-beta1 null mutant mice have abnormal myelination. Australian Neuroscience Society 12:187.

2.      Koishi, K., McGeachie, A. and McLennan, I.S. (2000). neuromuscular gene expression. Australian Neuroscience Society 12:187.

3.      Day, W.A., McLennan, I.S and Koishi, I.S. (2000). Abnormal myelin in adult transforming growth factor-beta 1 null mutant mice. Society for Neuroscience (USA), 26:1872.

4.      McGeachie, A., Koishi, K. and McLennan, I.S. (2000). FGF-5 is expressed in Schwann cells and upregulated after nerve injury. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School, 78:11.

5.      McLennan, I.S., Koishi, K. and Booth, S. (1999). The mother is a major source of fetal Transforming growth factor-beta1. ComBio 99 -jnt ANZSCDBI and ASBMB. Sym-07-05.

6.      McLennan, I.S., Koishi, K., Russell, F.D. and Jiang, Y. (1999). Apoptosis of irreplaceable cells: the trophic support of adult motoneurones. The ninth annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting, 42. Invited speaker.

7.      Koishi, K., McGeachie, A.B. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). Hunting at the neuromuscular junction: feedback to biology. Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, 14:190.

8.      Russell, F.D., Koishi, K., Jiang, Y. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). Transport of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptors in hypoglossal nerve. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School, 77:24.

9.      Day, W.A., McLennan, I.S. and Koishi, K. (1999). TGF-beta1-null-mutant mice have a de-myelinating disorder. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School, 77:18.

10.    McGeachie, A. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). The effect of FGF-5 deficit on the number of alpha motoneurons in the lateral motor column of the mouse. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School, 77:14.

11.    Jiang, Y., McLennan, I.S. and Koishi, K. (1999). TGF-beta2 is transported in peripheral nerves and up-regulated after nerve injury. Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research.

12.    Day, W.A., McLennan, I.S. and Koishi, K. (1999). TGF-beta1-null-mutant mice have a de-myelinating disorder. Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research.

13.    Russell, F., Jiang, Y. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). Anterograde transport of endogenous GDNF, RET and GFRa1 in rat hypoglossal nerve. Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research.

14.    McGeachie, A. and McLennan, I.S. (1999). The effect of FGF-5 deficit on the number of alpha motoneurons in the lateral motor column of the mouse. Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research.

15.    McLennan, I.S., Koishi, K., Poussart, Y. and Zhang, M. (1998). Muscle formation in TGF-beta deficient mice. IX International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases. Muscle & Nerve, 7:S5. Invited speaker.

16.    McLennan, I.S., Koishi, K. and Murakami, N. (1998). Transforming growth factor-beta2, a regulator of the neuromuscular junction? IX International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases. Muscle & Nerve, 7:S48. Invited speaker.

17.    Murakami, N., Oyama, F., Gu, Y., McLennan, I.S., Nonaka, I. and Ihara, Y. (1998). Tau accumulation in autophagic vacuoles in chloroquine myopathy. IX International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases. Muscle & Nerve, 7:S145.

18.    Jiang, Y., McLennan, I.S. and Koishi, K. (1998). TGF-beta2 is transported in peripheral nerves and up-regulated after nerve injury. IX International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases. Muscle & Nerve, 7:S199.

19.    Dalzell, K., Koishi, K. and McLennan, I.S. (1998). Structure and expression of TGF-beta2 transcripts in the rat neuromuscular system: a dominant form and a splicing variant. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School, 76:2.

20.    Koishi, K., Dalzell, K. and McLennan, I. S. (1998). Expression of a novel TGF-beta2 splicing variant in the rat neuromuscular system. The Gordon Research Conferences: Peptide Growth Factors, Meriden, New Hampshire, USA.

21.    Jiang, Y. and McLennan, I.S. (1997). TGF-beta2, a putative neurotrophic factor, is transported in peripheral nerve. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School, 75:42.

22.    Zhang, M. and McLennan, I.S. (1997). Primary myotubes mature into type I, IIa and IIb fibres. XIVth International Symposium on Morphological Sciences, 148.