institute of stem cell research

AG 1: Neural stem cells

Peer reviewed publications

Cappello S*, Böhringer CRJ*, Bergami M, Conzelmann K-K, Ghanem A, Tomassy GS, Arlotta P, Mainardi M, Allegra M, Caleo M, van Hengel J, Brakebusch C, Götz M*: A radial glia specific role of RhoA in double-cortex formation. Neuron, in press (2011)

Baumgart EV*, Barbosa J*, Bally-Cuif L, Götz M*, Ninkovic J*: Stab wound injury of the zebrafish telencephalon – a model for comparative analysis of reactive gliosis. Glia, Nov 21, Epub ahead of print (2011)

Marinaro C, Pannese M, Weinandy F*, Sessa A, Bergamaschi A, Taketo MM, Broccoli V, Comi G, Götz M*, Martino G, Muzio L: Wnt signaling has opposing roles in the developing and the adult brain that are modulated by Hipk1. Cerebral Cortex, Nov 17, Epub ahead of print (2011)

Asami M*, Pilz GA*, Ninkovic J*, Godinho L, Schroeder T*, Huttner WB, Götz M*: The role of Pax6 in regulating the orientation and mode of cell division of progenitors in the mouse cerebral cortex. Development 138, 5067-5078 (2011)

Fischer J*, Beckervordersandforth R*, Tripathi P, Steiner-Mezzadri A*, Ninkovic J*, Götz M*: Prospective isolation of adult neural stem cells from the mouse subependymal zone. Nature Protocols 6, 1981-1989 (2011)

Robel S, Bardehle S*, Lepier A, Brakebusch C, Götz M*: Genetic deletion of Cdc42 reveals a crucial role for astrocyte recruitment to the injury site in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience 31, 12471 - 82 (2011)

Ortega F*, Costa MR, Simon-Ebert T, Schroeder T*, Götz M*,  Berninger B*:  An adherent cell culture of the mouse subependymal zone to study the behavior of adult neural stem cells on a single cell level. Nature Protocols 6, 1847 - 1859 (2011)

Winpenny E, Lebel-Potter M, Fernandez ME, Brill MS, Götz M*, Guillemot F, Raineteau O: Sequential generation of olfactory bulb glutamatergic neurons by Neurog2-expressing precursor cells. Neural Development, 6:12 (2011)

Blum R., Heinrich C., Sanchez R., Lepier A., Gundelfinger E.D., Berninger B. and Götz M. (2010) Neuronal network formation from reprogrammed rat cortical glial cells. Cerebral cortex, in press.

Heinrich C., Blum R., Tripathi P., Götz M. and Berninger B. (2010) Directing astroglia from the cerebral cortex into functional subtype-specific neurons. PLOS Biology 8, e1000373. highlighted by Nature.

Gajera C.R., Emich H., Lioubinski O., Christ A., Beckervordersandforth-Bonk R., Yoshikawa K., Bachmann S., Christensen E.I., Götz M., Kempermann G., Peterson A.S., Willnow T.E. and Hammes A. (2010) LRP2 in ependymal cells regulates BMP signaling in the adult neurogenic niche. Journal of Cell Science 123, 1922-1930.

Mira H., Andreu Z., Suh H., Lie D.C., Jessberger S., Emeterio J.S., Hortigüela R., Marqués-Torrejón M.A., Nakashima K., Consiglio A., Colak D., Götz M., Fariñas I. and Gage F.H. (2010) Signalling through BMPR-IA regulates quiescence and long-term activity of neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus. Cell Stem Cell, in press.

Lugert S., Basak O., Knuckles P., Haussler U., Fabel K., Götz M., Haas C.A., Kempermann G., Taylor V. and Giachino C. (2010), Quiescent and active hippocampal neural stem cells with distinct morphologies respond selectively to physiological and pathological stimuli and ageing. Cell Stem Cell, in press.

Jawerka M., Colak D., Dimou L., Spiller C., Lagger S., Montgomery R.L., Olson E.N., Wurst W., Göttlicher M. and Götz M. (2010) The specific role of histone deacetylase 2 in adult neurogenesis. Neuron Glia Biology, April 14, e-pub ahead of print.

Reddy-Alla S., Schmitt B., Birkenfeld J., Eulenburg V., Dutertre S., Böhringer C., Götz M., Betz H. and Papadopoulos T. (2010) PH-Domain driven targeting of collybistin but not Cdc42 activation is required for synaptic gephyrin clustering. European Journal of Neuroscience, in press.

Dames P., Puff R., Weise M., Parhofer K.G., Göke B., Götz M., Graw J., Favor J. and Lechner A. (2010) Relative roles of the different Pax6 domains for pancreatic alpha cell development. BMC Developmental Biology, in press.

Sirko S., von Holst A., Weber A., Wizenmann A., Theocaridis U., Götz M. and Faissner A. (2010) Chondroitin Sulfates are required for FGF-2-dependent proliferation and maintenance in neural stem cells and for EGF-dependent migration of their progeny. Stem Cells 28, 775-787.

Hirschberg A., Deng S., Korostylev A., Paldy E., Costa M.R., Worzfeld T., Vodrazka P., Wizenmann A., Götz M., Offermans S. and Kuner R. (2009) Gene deletion mutants reveal a role for semaphoring receptors of the Plexin-B family in mechanisms underlying corticogenesis. Mol. Cell. Biol. 30, 764-780.

Brill M.S., Ninkovic J., Winpenny E., Hodge R.D., Ozen I., Yang R., Erdelyi F., Szabo G., Parras C., Guillemot F., Berninger B., Frotscher M., Hevner R.F., Raineteau O. and Götz M. (2009) Adult generation of glutamatergic olfactory bulb interneurons. Nature Neuroscience 12, 1524-1533. highlighted by Faculty of 1000

Pinto L., Drechsel D., Schmid M.-T., Ninkovic J., Irmler M., Brill M.S., Restani L., Gianfranceschi L., Cerri C., Weber S.N., Tarabykin V., Guillemot F., Beckers J., Zecevic N., Dehay C., Caleo M., Schorle H. and Götz M. (2009) AP2γ regulates basal progenitor fate in a region- and layer-specific manner in the developing cortex. Nature Neuroscience 12, 1229-1237.

Robel S., Mori T., Soubaa Z., Schlegel J., Sirko S., Faissner A., Goebbels S., Dimou L. and Götz M. (2009) Conditional deletion of b1 integrin in astroglia causes partial reactive gliosis. Glia 57, 1630-1647.

Rivera F.J., Siebzehnrubl F.A., Kandasamy M., Couillard-Despres S., Caioni M., Poehler A.-M., Berninger B., Sandner B., Bogdahn U., Götz M., Bluemcke I., Weidner N. and Aigner L. (2009) Mesenchymal stem cells promote oligodendroglial differentiation in hippocampal slice cultures. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 24, 317-324.

Snapyan M., Lemasson M., Brill M.S., Blais M., Massouh M., Ninkovic J., Gravel C., Berthod F., Götz M., Barker P.A., Parent A. and Saghatelyan A. (2009) Vasculature guides migrating neuronal precursors in the adult mammalian forebrain via BDNF signaling. J. Neurosci. 29, 4172-4188. Faculty of 1000 ‘Must read’

Costa M.R., Buchholz O., Schroeder T. and Götz M. (2009) Late origin of glia-restricted progenitors in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. Cerebral Cortex 19 Suppl 1:i135-43.

Dimou L., Simon C., Kirchhoff F., Takebayashi H. and Götz M. (2008) Progeny of Olig2-expressing progenitors in the grey and white matter of the adult mouse cerebral cortex. Journal of Neuroscience 28, 10434-10442.

Bergami M., Rimondini R., Sauri S., Blum R., Götz M. and Canossa M. (2008) Deletion of TrkB in adult progenitors alters newborn neurons integration into hippocampal circuits and increases anxiety like behaviour. PNAS 105, 15570-15575. highlighted by Faculty of 1000

Falk S., Wurdak H., Ittner L.M., Ille F., Sumara G., Schmid M.-T., Draganova K., Lang K.S., Paratore C., Leveen P., Suter U., Karlsson S., Born W., Ricci R., Götz M. and Sommer L. (2008) Brain area-specific effect of TGFβ signaling on WNT-dependent neural stem cell expansion. Cell Stem Cell 2, 472-483.

Pinto L., Mader M.T., Irmler M., Gentilini M., Santoni F., Drechsel D., Blum R., Stahl R., Bulfone A., Malatesta P., Beckers J. and Götz M. (2008) Prospective isolation of functionally distinct radial glial subtypes-Lineage and transcriptome analysis. Mol Cell Neurosci. 38, 15-42.

Bonilla S., Hall A.C., Pinto L., Attardo A., Götz M., Huttner W.B. and Arenas E. (2008) Identification of midbrain floor plate radial glia-like cells as dopaminergic progenitors. Glia 56, 809-820.

Brill M., Snapyan M., Wohlform H., Ninkovic J., Jawerka M., Mastick G.S., Ashery-Padan R., Saghatelyan A., Berninger B. and Götz M. (2008) A Dlx2- and Pax6-dependent transcriptional code for periglomerular neuron specification in the adult olfactory bulb. Journal of Neuroscience 28, 6439-6452.

Colak D., Mori T., Brill M.S., Pfeifer A., Falk S., Deng C., Monteiro R., Mummery C., Sommer L. and Götz M. (2008) Adult Neurogenesis Requires Smad4-Mediated Bone Morphogenic Protein Signaling in Stem Cells. Journal of Neuroscience 28, 434-446.

Buffo A., Rite I., Tripathi P., Lepier A., Colak D., Horn A.-P., Mori T. and Götz M. (2008) Origin and progeny of reactive gliosis: A source of multipotent cells in the injured brain. PNAS 105, 3581-3586.

Costa M.R., Wen G., Lepier A., Schroeder T. and Götz M. (2008) Par complex proteins promote self-renewing progenitor divisions in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. Development 135, 11-22. highlighted by Faculty of 1000

Nikoletopoulou V., Plachta N., Allen N., Pinto L., Götz M. and Barde Y.-A. (2007) Neurotrophin Receptor-Mediated Death of Misspecified Neurons Generated from Embryonic Stem Cells Lacking Pax6. Cell Stem Cell 1, 529-540.

Ma L., Cantrup R., Varrault A., Colak D., Klenin N., Götz M., McFarlane S., Journot L. and Schuurmans C. (2007) Zac1 functions through TGFβ to negatively regulate cell number in the developing retina. Neural Development 8, 2-11.

Sirko S., von Holst A., Wizenmann A., Götz M. and Faissner A. (2007) Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans control proliferation, radial glia cell differentiation and neurogenesis in neural stem/progenitor cells. Development 134, 2727-2738.

Costa M.R., Kessaris N.,  Richardson W.D., Götz M. and Hedin-Pereira C. (2007) The  marginal  zone/layer  I  as  a  novel  niche  for  neurogenesis  and  gliogenesis  in  developing  cerebral  cortex. Journal of Neuroscience 27, 11376-11388.

Ninkovic J., Mori T. and Götz M. (2007) Distinct modes of neuron addition in adult mouse neurogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience 27, 10906-10911.

Berninger B., Costa M.R., Koch U., Schroeder T., Sutor B., Grothe B. and Götz M. (2007) Functional properties of neurons derived from in-vitro reprogrammed postnatal astroglia. Journal of Neuroscience 27, 8654-8664.

Berninger B., Guillemot F. and Götz M. (2007) Directing neurotransmitter identity of neurons derived from expanded adult neural stem cells. Eur. J. Neurosci. 25, 2581-2590.

Holm P.C., Mader M.T., Haubst N., Wizenmann A., Sigvardsson M. and Götz M. (2007) Loss- and gain-of-function analyses reveal targets of Pax6 in the developing mouse telencephalon. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 34, 99-119.

Cappello S., Attardo A., Wu X., Iwasato T., Itohara S., Wilsch-Braeuninger M., Eiken H.M., Rieger M.A., Schroeder T.T., Huttner W., Brakebusch C. and Götz M. (2006) The Rho-GTPase cdc42 regulates cortical precursor fate at the apical surface. Nature Neuroscience 9, 1099-1107. highlighted by Faculty of 1000

Haubst N., Georges-Labouesse E., DeArcangelis A., Mayer U. and Götz M. (2006) Basement membrane attachment is dispensable for radial glial cell fate and proliferation, but affects positioning of neuronal subtypes. Development 133, 3245-3254.

Mori T., Tanaka K., Buffo A., Wurst W., Kühn R. and Götz M. (2006) Inducible gene deletion in astroglia and radial glia – a valuable tool for functional and lineage analysis. Glia 54, 21-31.

Adolf B., Chapouton P., Lam C.S., Topp S., Tannhäuser B., Strähle U., Götz M. and Bally-Cuif L. (2006) Conserved and acquired features of adult neurogenesis in the zebrafish telencephalon. Developmental Biology 295, 278-293.

Von Frowein J., Wizenmann A. and Götz M. (2006) The transcription factors Emx1 and Emx2 suppress choroid plexus development and promote neuroepithelial cell fate. Developmental Biology 296, 239-252.

Stricker S.H., Meiri K. and Götz M. (2006) P-GAP43 is enriched in horizontal cell divisions throughout rat cortical development. Cerebral Cortex 16, i121-131.

Buffo A., Vosko M., Ertürk D., Hamann G., Jucker M., Rowitch D. and Götz M. (2005) Expression pattern of the transcription factor Olig2 in response to brain injuries - implications for neuronal repair. PNAS 102, 18183-18188. highlighted by Faculty of 1000

Hack M., Saghatelyan A., de Chevigny A., Lledo P.-M. and Götz M. (2005) Neuronal fate determinants of adult olfactory bulb neurogenesis. Nature Neuroscience 8, 865-872.

Haubst N., Berger J., Radjendirane V., Graw J., Favor J., Saunders G.F., Stoykova A. and Götz M. (2004) Molecular dissection of Pax6 function: the specific roles of the paired and homeodomain in brain development. Development 131, 6131-6140.

Nieto M., Monuki E.S., Tang H., Imitola J., Haubst N., Khoury S., Cunningham J., Götz M. and Walsh C.A. (2004) Expression of Cux-1 and Cux-2 in the subventricular zone and upper layers II-IV of the cerebral cortex. Journal Comp. Neurol. 479, 168-180.

Koutmani Y., Hurel C., Patsavoudi E., Hack M., Götz M., Thomaidou D. and Matsas R. (2004) BM88 is an early marker of proliferating precursor cells that will differentiate into the neuronal lineage. Eur. J. Neurosci. 20, 2509-2523.

Bibel M., Richter J., Schrenk K., Tucker K.L., Staiger V., Korte M., Götz M. and Barde Y.-A. (2004) Differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into a defined neuronal lineage. Nature Neuroscience 7, 1003-1009.

Hack M.A., Sugimori M., Lundberg C., Nakafuku M. and Götz M. (2004) Regionalization and fate specification in neurospheres: the role of Olig2 and Pax6. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 25, 664-678.

Hartfuss E., Förster E., Bock H.H., Hack M.A., Leprince P., Luque J.M., Herz J., Frotscher M. and Götz M. (2003) Reelin signalling directly affects radial glia morphology and biochemical maturation. Development 130, 4597-609.

Stoykova A., Hatano O. and Götz M. (2003) Increase of reelin-positive cells in the Pax6-mutant mouse cortex. Cerebral Cortex 13, 560-571.

Malatesta P., Hartfuss E., Hack M.A., Klinkert W., Kirchhoff F., Kettenmann H. and Götz M. (2003) Neuronal or glial progeny: regional differences in radial glial fate. Neuron 37, 751-764. highlighted by Faculty of 1000

Heins N., Malatesta P., Cecconi F., Nakafuku M., Tucker K.L., Hack M.A., Chapouton P., Barde Y. and Götz M. (2002) Generation of neurons from glial cells: the role of the transcription factor Pax6. Nature Neuroscience 5, 308-315.

von Frowein J., Campbell K. and Götz M. (2002) Expression of Ngn1, Ngn2, Cash1, Gsh2 and Sfrp1 in the developing chick telencephalon. MOD 110, 249-252.

Chapouton P., Schuurmans C., Guillemot F., and Götz M. (2001) The transcription factor Neurogenin 2 restricts cortical cell migration in the developing mouse telencephalon. Development 128, 5149-5159.

Heins N., Cremisi F., Malatesta P., Gangiemi R.M.R., Corte G., Price J., Goudreau G., Gruss P. and Götz M. (2001) Emx2 promotes symmetric cell divisions and a multipotential fate in precursors from the cerebral cortex. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 18, 485-502.

Hartfuss E., Galli R., Heins N. and Götz M. (2001) Characterization of CNS precursor subtypes and radial glia. Dev. Biol. 229, 15-30.

Malatesta P., Götz M., Barsacchi G., Tirone F., Price J., Zoncu R. and Cremisi F. (2000) PC3 overexpression affects the pattern of cell division of rat cortical precursors. Mechanisms of Development 90, 17-28.

Malatesta P., Hartfuss E. and Götz M. (2000) Isolation of radial glial cells by fluorescent-activated cell sorting reveals a neuronal lineage. Development 127, 5253-5263.

Chapouton P., Gärtner A. and Götz M. (1999) The role of Pax6 in restricting cell migration between developing cortex and basal ganglia. Development 126, 5569-5579.

Götz M., Stoykova A. and Gruss P. (1998) Pax6 controls radial glia differentiation in the cerebral cortex. Neuron 21, 1031-1044.

Stoykova A., Götz M., Gruss P. and Price J. (1997) Pax6-dependent regulation of adhesive patterning, R-cadherin expression and boundary formation in developing forebrain. Development 124, 3765-3777.

Götz M., Bolz J., Joester A. and Faissner A. (1997) Tenascin-C synthesis and influence on axonal growth during rat cortical development. Eur.J. Neurosci. 9, 496-506.

Henke-Fahle S., Mann F., Götz M., Wild K. and Bolz J. (1996) A dual action of a carbohydrate epitope on afferent and efferent axons in cortical development.  Journal of Neuroscience. 16, 4195-4206.

Götz M., Wizenmann A., Reinhardt S., Lumsden A. and Price J. (1996) Selective adhesion of cells from different telencephalic regions. Neuron 16, 551-564.

Hübener M., Götz M., Klostermann S. and Bolz J. (1995) Guidance of thalamocortical axons by growth-promoting molecules in developing rat cerebral cortex. Eur.J.Neurosci. 7, 1963-1972.

Götz M., Williams B.P., Bolz J. and Price J. (1995) The specification of neuronal fate: a common precursor for neurotransmitter subtypes in the rat cerebral cortex in vitro. Eur.J. Neurosci. 7, 889-898.

Götz M. and Bolz J. (1994) Differentiation of transmitter phenotypes in rat cerebral cortex. Eur.J.Neurosci. 6, 18-32.

Götz M., Novak N., Bastmeyer M. and Bolz J. (1992) Membrane bound molecules in rat cerebral cortex regulate thalamic innervation. Development 116, 507-519.

Götz M. and Bolz J. (1992) Preservation and formation of cortical layers in slice cultures. J.Neurobiol. 23, 783-802.

Bolz J., Novak N., Götz M. and Bonhoeffer T. (1990). Formation of target-specific neuronal projections in organotypic slice cultures from rat visual cortex. Nature 346, 359-362.

Götz M. and Bolz J. (1989) Development of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-containing neurons in organotypic slice cultures from rat visual cortex. Neurosci. Lett. 107, 6-11.

B) Reviews and articles in books

Ninkovic J. and Götz M. (2010) Fate specification in the adult brain – how to generate neurons from glia. TINS, in press.

Johansson P.A., Cappello S. and Götz M. (2010) Stem cell niches during development – lessons from the cerebral cortex. Curr. Opin. in Neurobiology 20, 1-8.
Costa M.R., Götz M. and Berninger B. (2010) What determines neurogenic competence in glia? Brain Res Rev. 63, 47-59.
Lie C. and Götz M. (2007) Adult neurogenesis – similarities and differences in stem cell fate, proliferation, migration and differentiation in distinct forebrain regions. Cold Spring Harbour Series.

Pinto L. and Götz M. (2007) Radial glia heterogeneity – The source of diverse progeny in the CNS. Progress in Neurobiology 83, 2-23.

Ninkovic J. and Götz M. (2007) Signalling in adult neurogenesis: from stem cell niche to neuronal networks. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 17, 338-344.

Stricker S.H. and Götz M. (2006) Go with the flow: signalling from the ventricle directs neuroblast migration. Nature Neurosci. 9, 470-472.

Haubst N., Favor J. and Götz M. (2006) The role of Pax6 in the nervous system in development and adulthood: master control regulator or modular function? In Transcription factors in Development. Ed. Thiel, Wiley Press.

Berninger B., Hack M.A. and Götz M. (2006) Neural stem cells: on where they hide, in which disguise, and how we may lure them out. Handb. Exp. Pharmacol. 174, 319-360.

Mori T., Buffo A. and Götz M. (2005) The novel roles of glial cells revisited: The contribution of radial glia and astrocytes to neurogenesis. Current Topics in Developmental Biology 69, 67-99.

Götz M. and Huttner W.B. (2005) The cell biology of neurogenesis. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 6, 777-788.

Götz M. and Sommer L. (2005) Cortical development: the art of generating cell diversity. Development 132, 3325-3332.

Götz M. and Barde Y.-A. (2005) Radial glial cells: defined and major intermediates between embryonic stem cells and CNS neurons. Neuron 46, 369-372.

Götz M. (2003) Doublecortin finds its place. Nature Neuroscience 6, 1245-1247.

Kriegstein A. and Götz M. (2003) Radial glia diversity: a matter of cell fate. Glia 43, 37-43.

Götz M. (2003) Glial cells generate neurons – master control within CNS regions. The Neuroscientist 9, 379-397.

Götz M. (2003) Brain development: Glial cells generate neurons – implications for neuropsychiatric disorders. In: Disorders of Brain and Mind II, Eds. M. Ron, T. Robbins. Cambridge University Press.

Götz M. and Campbell K. (2002) Radial glia: Multipurpose cells for vertebrate brain development. TINS 25, 235-238.

Götz M., Hartfuss E. and Malatesta P. (2002) Radial glial cells as neuronal precursors - a new perspective on the correlation of morphology and lineage restriction in the developing cerebral cortex of mice. Brain Res. Bull. 57 (6), 777-788.

Götz M. (2001) Gliazellen bilden Nervenzellen – Radiale Glia als Stammzellen des ZNS von Vertebraten. Neuroforum 01/2001, 3-10.

Götz M. (1999) Cerebral Cortex development. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Nature Publishing Group, London, www.els.net.

Götz M. (1998) Transmitting transmitter phenotypes. Perspectives of Developmental Neurobiology 5, 145-157.

Götz M. (1998) How are neurons specified: master or positional control? Trends Neurosci. 21, 135-136.

Götz M., Stoykova A., Wizenmann A., Lumsden A., Gruss P. and Price J. (1997) How to become the right neuron at the right place: neuronal fate and positional specification in the developing forebrain. In: Molecular basis of axon growth and nerve pattern formation, Taniguchi Symposia on Brain Sciences 20. Ed. H. Fujisawa. pp.37-51.

Roberts G.W., Royston M.C. and Götz M. (1995) Pathology of cortical development and neuropsychiatric disorders. In: Development of the Cerebral Cortex, Ciba Foundation Symposium 193. Eds. Bock, G.R. and G. Cardew, Wiley & Sons, Chichester; p. 296-316.

Price J., Williams B.P. and Götz M. (1995) The generation of cellular diversity in the cerebral cortex. In: Development of the Cerebral Cortex, Ciba Foundation Symposium 193. Eds. Bock, G.R. and G. Cardew, Wiley & Sons, Chichester; p. 71-79.

Götz M. (1995) Getting there and being there in the cerebral cortex. Experientia 5, 359-369

Price J., Grove E., Williams B., Lavachev I., McNaugthon L. and Götz M. (1994) Labelling neural precursor cells with retroviruses. Gene Ther. 1, 4-5.

Götz M. and Price J. (1994) Cell fate and axonal projections from the cerebral cortex. Sem.Dev.Biol. 5, 359-369.

Bolz J., Götz M., Hübener M., and Novak N. (1993) Reconstructing cortical connections in a dish. Trends Neurosci. 16, 310-316.

Götz M. (1992) Über Keime. Zu einer Biologie der Ursachen. In Schmutz und Sauberkeit. Wasser. Schwabe &Co. AG, Basel, 225-240.

Bolz J. and Götz M. (1992) Mechanisms to establish specific thalamocortical connections in the developing brain. In Development of the central nervous system in vertebrates S.C. Sharma and A.M. Goffinet, eds. pp. 173-187, Plenum Press, New York.

C) Editor of Special Issues

Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 13 (1), 2003. Editorial: p.3-7.
Glia, 43 (1), 2003. Editorial: p. 1-3.

D) Textbook contributions

Biology and Function of Glial Cells, in: Neuroscience, Ed. G. Galizia and PM Lledo, Springer Verlag, in press