Publications

Schneider S, De Cegli R, Nagarajan J, Kretschmer V, Matthiessen PA, Intartaglia D, Hotaling N, Ueffing M, Boldt K, Conte I, May-Simera HL (2021): Loss of Ciliary Gene Bbs8 Results in Physiological Defects in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 18;9:607121

Patnaik SR, Kretschmer V, Brücker L, Schneider S, Volz AK, Oancea-Castillo LDR, May-Simera HL (2018): Bardet-Biedl Syndrome proteins regulate cilia disassembly during tissue maturation. Cell Mol Life Sci. 76(4):757- 775

Kretschmer V, May-Simera HL (2020): The Role of WNT Signaling During Ciliary-Dependent RPE Development. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 237(3):248-258.

Kretschmer V, Kretschmer F, Patnaik SR, Chwada M, Hernandez-Hernandez V, May-Simera HL (2019): Progressive characterization of visual phenotype in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome mutant mice. IOVS 1;60(4):1132- 1143

Schneider S, Hotaling N, Campos M, Patnaik SR, Bharti K, May-Simera HL (2018): Generation of an inducible RPE-specific Cre transgenic-mouse line. PLoS One. 15;13(11):e0207222.

May-Simera HL, ……. and Bharti K (2018): Primary Cilium Mediated Retinal Pigment Epithelium Maturation is Retarded in Ciliopathy Patient Cell. Cell Reports. 2;22(1):189-205.

May-Simera HL, Nagel-Wolfrum K, Wolfrum U (2017): Cilia - The sensory antennae in the eye. Prog. Retin. Eye Res. 60:144-180

Kretschmer, V. et. Al (2019): Progressive Characterization of Visual Phenotype in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Mutant Mice. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 60, 1132-1143 

Patnaik, S. R. et al. (2019): Bardet–Biedl Syndrome proteins regulate cilia disassembly during tissue maturation, 76, 757-775 

May-Simera, H. et al. (2018): Primary Cilium-Mediated Retinal Pigment Epithelium Maturation Is Disrupted in Ciliopathy Patient Cells, Cell Reports, 22, 189-205 

May-Simera H. et al., (2017): Cilia - The sensory antennae in the eye. Prog Retin Eye Res. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.05.001

May-Simera H.L. et al., (2015): Ciliary proteins Bbs8 and Ift20 regulate planar cell polarity in the cochlea. Development. 1;142(3):555-66

Ross AJ and May-Simera H, et al., (2005): Disruption of Bardet-Biedl syndrome ciliary proteins perturbs planar cell polarity in vertebrates. Nat Genet. 37(10):1135-40.

Miyagishima KJ et al., and Bharti K. (2017): A basis for comparison: sensitive authentication of stem cell derived RPE using physiological responses of intact RPE monolayers. Stem Cell Transl Investig. Epub ahead of print. 4. pii: e1497. 

Miyagishima KJ et al., and Bharti K. (2016): In Pursuit of Authenticity: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium for Clinical Applications. Stem Cells Transl Med. (11):1562-1574

Gabriel E. et al., and Gopalakrishnan J. (2017): Recent Zika virus isolates induce premature differentiation of neural progenitors in human brain organoids. Cell Stem Cell. 2;20(3):397-406

Gabriel E and Gopalakrishnan J. (2017): Generation of iPSC-derived Human Brain Organoids to Model Early Neurodevelopmental Disorders. J Vis Exp. 14;(122).