Publications

S. Ma, A.E. Dubin, L.O. Romero, M. Loud, A. Salazar*, S. Chu*, N. Klier*, S. Masri*, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, A.T. Chesler, K.A. Wilkinson, V. Vasquez, K.L. Marshall, A. Patapoutian. (2023). Excessive mechanotransduction in sensory neurons causes joint contractures. Science 379 (6628): 201-206. Doi: 10.1126/science.add3598.
C.M. Espino, C.M. Lewis, S. Ortiz*, M.S. Dalal, K.M. Wells, D.A. O’Neil, K.A. Wilkinson, T.N. Griffith (2022). Na_V1.1 in mammalian sensory neurons is required for normal motor behaviors. eLife, 11:e79917. PMC9640190
K.A. Wilkinson (2022). Molecular Determinants of mechanosensation in the muscle spindle. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 74. Available online 4/14/22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2022.102542.

K. Than^#, E. Kim^#, C. Navarro^#, S. Chu*, N. Klier*, A. Occiano*, S. Ortiz*, A. Salazar*, S.R. Valdespino*, N.K. Villegas*, K.A. Wilkinson* (2021). Vesicle-Released Glutamate is Necessary to Maintain Muscle Spindle Afferent Excitability but Not Dynamic Sensitivity in Adult Mice. J Physiol, First published 3/22/21. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP281182

Accompanying Perspectives Article: G.S. Bewick & R.W. Banks (2021). Spindles are doin’ it for themselves: Glutamatergic autoexcitation in muscle spindles. J Physiol, First published 4/19/21. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP281624.

K.A. Wilkinson (2020). Methodological advances for studying gamma motor neurons. Current Opinion in Physiology, 19: 135-140. Available online 10/14/20, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cophys.2020.10.002.

G.L. Nguyen^#, S. Putnam^#, M. Haile*, Z. Raza*, M. Bremer., & K.A. Wilkinson (2019). Diet‐induced obesity decreases rate‐dependent depression in the Hoffmann’s reflex in adult mice. Physiological reports, 7(20), e14271. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14271. PMC6818099.

L. Gerwin, C. Haupt, K. A. Wilkinson, and S. Kröger. (2019). Acetylcholine receptors in the equatorial region of intrafusal muscle fibers modulate mouse muscle spindle sensitivity. J Physiol, 597: 1993-2006. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP277139. PMC6441882.

D. Zaytseva*, A. Allawala*, J.A. Franco*, S. Putnam^#, A. M. Abtahie*, N. Bubalo*, C.R. Criddle*, T.A. Nguyen^#, P. Nguyen*, S. Padmanabhan*, P. Sanghera*, T. Abramson, M. Bremer, K.A. Wilkinson. (2018) Lipopolysaccharide‐induced inflammation does not alter muscle spindle afferent mechanosensation or sensory integration in the spinal cord of adult mice. Physiological Reports 6 (17), 2018, e13812, https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13812

L.S. Elahi^#, K.N. Shamai^#, A. M. Abtahie*, A.M. Cai*, S. Padmanabhan*, M. Bremer, K.A. Wilkinson. (2018) Diet induced obesity alters muscle spindle afferent function in adult mice. PLoS ONE 13(5): e0196832. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196832

S-H. Woo, V. Lukacs, J.C. de Nooij, D. Zaytseva^*, C.R. Criddle^*, A. Francisco, T.M. Jessell, K.A. Wilkinson, A. Patapoutian (2015) Piezo2 is the principal mechanotransduction channel for proprioception. Nat. Neurosci. (18), 1756-1762. Chosen as cover article.J.A. Franco*, H.E. Kloefkorn*, S. Hochman, K.A. Wilkinson (2014) An In Vitro Adult Mouse Muscle-nerve Preparation for Studying the Firing Properties of Muscle Afferents. J. Vis. Exp. (91), e51948, doi:10.3791/51948.

K.A. Wilkinson, H.E. Kloefkorn*, S. Hochman (2012) Characterization of muscle spindle afferents in the adult mouse using an in vitro muscle-nerve preparation. PLoS ONE 7(6): e39140. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039140

*Denotes undergraduate research #Denotes masters student researcher

A full list of Katie Wilkinson’s publications can be found here.