Ng, L, Lu, A, Swaroop, Al, Sharlin, D, Swaroop, A, Forrest, D (2011) Two transcription factors can direct three photoreceptor outcomes from rod precursor cells in mouse retinal development. J. Neuroscience, in press.
Swaroop, A, Kim, D, Forrest, D (2010) Transcriptional regulation of photoreceptor development and homeostasis in the mammalian retina. Nature Rev. Neuroscience, 10: 563 – 576.
Ng, L, Lyubarsky, A, Nikonov, SS, Ma, M, Srinivas, M, Kefas, B, St.Germain, DL, Hernandez, A, Pugh, EN, Forrest, D (2010) Type 3 deiodinase, a thyroid hormone-inactivating enzyme, controls survival and maturation of cone photoreceptors. J. Neuroscience, 30: 3347 - 3357.
Jia, L, Oh, E, Ng, L, Srinivas, M, Brooks, M, Swaroop, A, Forrest, D (2009) Retinoid-related orphan nuclear receptor RORβ is an early acting factor in rod photoreceptor development. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 106: 17534 - 17539.
Ng, L, Ma, M, Curran, T, Forrest, D. (2009) Developmental expression of thyroid hormone receptor β2 protein in cone photoreceptors in the mouse. NeuroReport, 20:627–631.
Ng, L, Hernandez, A, He, W, Ren, T, Srinivas, M, Ma, M, Galton, VA, St.Germain, DL, Forrest, D. (2009) A protective role for type 3 deiodinase, a thyroid hormone-inactivating enzyme, in cochlear development and auditory function. Endocrinology, 150: 1952-1960.
Lu, A, Ng, L, Ma, M, Kefas, B, Davies, TF, Hernandez, A, Chan, C-C, Forrest, D. (2009) Retarded developmental expression and patterning of retinal cone opsins in hypothyroid mice. Endocrinology, 150: 1536 - 1544.
Liu, H., Etter, P, Hayes, S, Jones, I, Nelson, B, Hartman, B, Forrest, D, Reh, TA. (2008) NeuroD1 regulates expression of thyroid hormone receptor β2 and cone opsins in the developing mouse retina. J. Neurosci. 28: 749 - 756.
Hollenberg, A, Forrest, D (2008) The Thyroid and Metabolism: The Action Continues. Cell Metabolism 8: 10 – 12.
Nunez, J, Celi, F, Ng, L, Forrest, D. (2008) Multigenic control of thyroid hormone functions in the nervous system. Mol. Cell Endocrinol. 287: 1 – 12.
Jones, I, Ng, L, Liu, H, Forrest, D. (2007) An intron control region differentially regulates expression of thyroid hormone receptor β2 in the cochlea, pituitary and cone photoreceptors. Mol. Endocrinol. 21: 1108 - 1119.
Srinivas M, Ng L, Liu H, Jia L, Forrest D (2006) Activation of the blue opsin gene in cone photoreceptor development by retinoid-related orphan receptor beta. Mol Endocrinol 20: 1728-41. [Full Text/Abstract]
Roberts MR, Srinivas M, Forrest D, Morreale de Escobar G, Reh TA (2006) Making the gradient: thyroid hormone regulates cone opsin expression in the developing mouse retina. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103: 6218-23. [Full Text/Abstract]
Ng L, Goodyear RJ, Woods CA, Schneider MJ, Diamond E, Richardson GP, Kelley MW, Germain DL, Galton VA, Forrest D (2004) Hearing loss and retarded cochlear development in mice lacking type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101: 3474-9. [Full Text/Abstract]
Forrest D, Reh TA, Rusch A (2002) Neurodevelopmental control by thyroid hormone receptors. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 12: 49-56. [Full Text/Abstract]
Ng L, Hurley JB, Dierks B, Srinivas M, Salto C, Vennstrom B, Reh TA, Forrest D (2001) A thyroid hormone receptor that is required for the development of green cone photoreceptors. Nat Genet. 27: 94-8. [Full Text/Abstract]
Rusch A, Ng L, Goodyear R, Oliver D, Lisoukov I, Vennstrom B, Richardson G, Kelley MW, Forrest D (2001) Retardation of cochlear maturation and impaired hair cell function caused by deletion of all known thyroid hormone receptors. J Neurosci. 21: 9792-800. [Full Text/Abstract]
Forrest D, Vennstrom B (2000) Functions of thyroid hormone receptors in mice. Thyroid, 10: 41-52 [Full Text/Abstract]
Gothe S, Wang Z, Ng L, Kindblom JM, Barros AC, Ohlsson C, Vennstrom B, Forrest D (1999) Mice devoid of all known thyroid hormone receptors are viable but exhibit disorders of the pituitary-thyroid axis, growth, and bone maturation. Genes Dev 13: 1329-41. [Full Text/Abstract]