The University of Sheffield
Department of Biomedical Science

Professor Marysia Placzek: Publications List

Pearson CA, Ohyama K, Manning L, Aghamohammadzadeh S, Sang H, Placzek M.
FGF-dependent midline-derived progenitor cells in hypothalamic infundibular development.
Development. 2011 138:2613-24.

Van Hateren NJ, Das RM, Hautbergue GM, Borycki AG, Placzek M, Wilson SA.
FatJ acts via the Hippo mediator Yap1 to restrict the size of neural progenitor cell pools.
Development. 2011 138:1893-902.

Blackshaw S, Scholpp S, Placzek M, Ingraham H, Simerly R, Shimogori T.
Molecular pathways controlling development of thalamus and hypothalamus: from neural specification to circuit formation.
J Neurosci. 2010 30:14925-30. Review.

Placzek M.
Tissue recombinations in collagen gels.
Methods Mol Biol. 2008;461:325-35.

Ohyama K, Das R, Placzek M.
Temporal progression of hypothalamic patterning by a dual action of BMP.
Development. 2008; 135:3325-31

Manning L, Ohyama K, Saeger B, Hatano O, Wilson SA, Logan M, Placzek M.
Regional morphogenesis in the hypothalamus: a BMP-Tbx2 pathway coordinates fate and proliferation through Shh downregulation.
Dev Cell. Dec 2006; 11(6):873-85

Ohyama K, Ellis P, Kimura S, Placzek M.
Directed differentiation of neural cells to hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons.
Development. 2006; 132(23): 5185-97.

Placzek M, Briscoe J.
The floor plate: multiple cells, multiple signals.
Nat Rev Neurosci. 2005; 6(3): 230-40. Review.

Pevny L, Placzek M.
SOX genes and neural progenitor identity.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2005; 15(1): 7-13. Review.

Chu J, Ding J, Jeays-Ward K, Price SM, Placzek M, Shen MM.
Non-cell-autonomous role for Cripto in axial midline formation during vertebrate embryogenesis.
Development. 2005; 132(24): 5539-51.

Patten, I., Kulesa, P., Shen, M., Fraser, S. and Placzek, M.
Distinct modes of floor plate induction in the chick embryo.
Development. 2003; 130: 4809-4821

Patten, I. and Placzek, M.
Opponent activities of Shh and BMP signalling during floor plate induction in vivo.
Current Biology 2002; 12: 47-52

Placzek, M., Dodd, J. and Jessell, T.M.
The case for floor plate induction by the notochord.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology 2000; 10: 15-23

Dale, K., Sattar, N., Heemskerk, K., Clarke, Placzek, M. and Dodd, J
Differential Patterning of ventral midline cells by axial mesoderm is regulated by BMP7 and chordin.
Development 1999; 126: 397-408

Dale, K., Vesque, C., Lints, T.J., Sampath, T.K., Furley, A., Dodd, J. and Placzek, M.
Co-operation of BMP7 and SHH in the induction of forebrain ventral midline cells by prechordal mesoderm.
Cell 1997; 90: 257-269

Ericson, J., Muhr, J., Placzek, M., Lintts, T., Jessell, T.M, and Edlund, T.
Vhh-1 / sonic hedgehog induces the differentiation of ventral forebrain neurons: a common signal for ventral patterning along the rostrocaudal axis of the neural tube.
Cell 1995; 81: 747-756