Peer-reviewed publications 

*Publications as corresponding author

$ Equal authorship

 

2025

Remodeling of extracellular matrix collagen IV by MIG-6/papilin regulates neuronal architecture

Nadour M, Leatis RIVR, Biard M, Frébault N, Rivollet N, St-Louis N, Blanchette C. R., Thackeray A, Perrat P, Bevilacqua C, Prevedel P, Cappadocia L, Doitsidou M, Rapti G, Bénard C. Y.*

biorxiv PDF


2024

Glia development and function in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Singhvi A$*, Shaham S$*, Rapti G$*

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology 16 (12), a041346 PDF


Age-progressive interplay of HSP-proteostasis, ECM-cell junctions and biomechanics ensures C. elegans astroglial architecture

Coraggio F, Bhushan M, Roumeliotis S, Caroti F, Bevilacqua C, Prevedel R, Rapti G*

Nature Communications 15 (1), 2861 PDF

Regulation of axon pathfinding by astroglia across genetic model organisms.

Rapti G.*

Front Cell Neurosci. 2023 Oct 24;17:1241957 PDF


2023

Pulsed stimulated Brillouin microscopy enables high-sensitivity mechanical imaging of live and fragile biological specimens

F Yang, C Bevilacqua, S Hambura, A Neves, A Gopalan, K Watanabe, ..., Rapti G, Jechlinger M, Prevedel R

Nature Methods 20 (12), 1971-1979 PDF


2022

Open Frontiers in Neural Cell Type Investigations; Lessons From Caenorhabditis elegans and Beyond, Toward a Multimodal Integration, Rapti G.*

Frontiers in Neuroscience 15, 787753 PDF


2020

A perspective on C. elegans neurodevelopment: from early visionaries to a booming neuroscience research

Rapti G.*

Journal of Neurogenetics 34 (3-4), 259-272 PDF


Nature’s gift to neuroscience

Alcedo J, Jin Y, Portman DS, Prahlad V, Raizen D, Rapti G, Xu XZS, ...

Journal of Neurogenetics 34 (3-4), 223-224 PDF


2017

Glia initiate C. elegans brain assembly through non-canonical Chimaerin/Furin axon guidance. 

Rapti G.*, Li C, Shan A, Lu Y, Shaham S*

Nature Neuroscience, 2017 Oct;20(10):1350-1360 PDF   


2012

Positive modulation of a Cys-loop acetylcholine receptor by an auxiliary transmembrane subunit. 

Boulin T, Rapti G$ , Briseño-Roa L$, Stigloher C$, Richmond J, Paoletti P, Bessereau JL*                                              

Nature Neuroscience 2012 Oct;15(10):1374-81 PDF        


2011

A single immunoglobulin-domain protein required for clustering acetylcholine receptors in C. elegans.

Rapti G, Richmond J, Bessereau JL* 

EMBO J. 2011 Feb 16;30(4):706-18 PDF     


2009

A secreted complement-control-related protein ensures acetylcholine receptor clustering. 

Gendrel M., Rapti G, Richmond J, Bessereau JL*

Nature. 2009 Oct 15;461(7266):992-6 PDF            


2008

Homer2 and Homer3 interact with amyloid precursor protein and inhibit Abeta production. 

Parisiadou L, Bethani I, Michaki V, Krousti K, Rapti G, Efthimiopoulos S$*

Neurobiol Dis. 2008 Jun;30(3):353-64 PDF    


Conference Proceedings


Non peer-reviewed articles

Glia lead the way for pioneers to build the brain neuropil in C. elegans

Georgia Rapti

The Node, 2017 October 20