Avital Adah Rodal

The paper investigates ER structure in Drosophila motor neurons with Atlastin mutations, finding synapse-specific functional defects rather than architectural changes.

This study shows that endocytic protein localization to periactive zones in synapses is independent of active zone assembly and synaptic activity.

This study identifies distinct Rab11-associated pathways that regulate neuronal extracellular vesicle cargo trafficking in opposite directions.

This paper develops CyMA, small peptides that disrupt cancer cell Golgi function by exploiting enzymatic cycles, showing selectivity over hepatocytes and immune cells.

The paper introduces BODIPY-CyMA, a probe that uses enzymatic cycles for ultrasensitive Golgi imaging with low concentrations and minimal incubation.

This study shows that neuronal activity drives local CaMKII synthesis and localization via autophosphorylation-dependent pathways, leading to spatially and functionally distinct CaMKII populations.

This study identifies a presynaptic actomyosin structure at Drosophila NMJs regulated by non-muscle myosin II, which maintains mechanical continuity and influences neuronal mechanobiology.

The paper quantifies the organization of the synaptic periactive zone (PAZ) and identifies relationships between endocytic proteins and active zone release properties in Drosophila synapses.

This study identifies CREB signaling as a pathway inhibited by TDP-43 dysfunction, leading to reduced dendritic complexity in neurodegenerative diseases.