Vasiliki Skara

Articles

Journal article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2024;34(22):5263-5283.e8
Striosomes control dopamine via dual pathways paralleling canonical basal ganglia circuits
Lazaridis I; Crittenden JR; Ahn G; Hirokane K; Wickersham IR; Yoshida T; Mahar A; Skara V; Loftus JH; Parvataneni K; Meletis K; Ting JT; Hueske E; Matsushima A; Graybiel AM
Article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2022;8(34):eabo1543
PRC2-mediated repression is essential to maintain identity and function of differentiated dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons
Toskas K; Yaghmaeian-Salmani B; Skiteva O; Paslawski W; Gillberg L; Skara V; Antoniou I; Sodersten E; Svenningsson P; Chergui K; Ringner M; Perlmann T; Holmberg J

Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
A striosomal accumbens pathway drives compulsive seeking behaviors through an aversive Esr1+ hypothalamic-habenula circuit
Contesse T; Bektash BY; Graziano M; Forastieri C; Contestabile A; Hahne S; Jung F; Nikolakopoulou I; Cao X; Skara V; Mantas I; Giatrellis S; Carlén M; Sandberg R; Calvigioni D; Meletis K
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024;BIORXIV
Striosomes Target Nigral Dopamine-Containing Neurons via Direct-D1 and Indirect-D2 Pathways Paralleling Classic Direct-Indirect Basal Ganglia Systems.
Lazaridis I; Crittenden JR; Ahn G; Hirokane K; Yoshida T; Wickersham IR; Mahar A; Skara V; Loftus JH; Parvataneni K; Meletis K; Ting JT; Hueske E; Matsushima A; Graybiel AM
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022
Sst+ GPi output neurons provide direct feedback to key nodes of the basal ganglia and drive behavioral flexibility
Weglage M; Ährlund-Richter S; Fuzik J; Skara V; Lazaridis I; Meletis K
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022
PRC2-mediated repression is essential to maintain identity and function of differentiated dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons
Toskas K; Yaghmaeian-Salmani B; Skiteva O; Paslawski W; Gillberg L; Skara V; Antoniou I; Södersten E; Svenningsson P; Chergui K; Ringnér M; Perlmann T; Holmberg J