2020

Cunningham, M. E. , Meehan, G. R. , Robinson, S., Yao, D., McGonigal, R. and Willison, H. J. (2020) Perisynaptic Schwann cells phagocytose nerve terminal debris in a mouse model of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 25(2), pp. 143-151. (doi: 10.1111/jns.12373) (PMID:32250537)

2019

McGonigal, R., Barrie, J.A., Yao, D., McLaughlin, M. , Cunningham, M.E. , Rowan, E.G. and Willison, H.J. (2019) Glial sulfatides and neuronal complex gangliosides are functionally interdependent in maintaining myelinating axon integrity. Journal of Neuroscience, 39(1), pp. 63-77. (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2095-18.2018) (PMID:30446529) (PMCID:PMC6325269)

2018

Meehan, G. R. , McGonigal, R., Cunningham, M. E. , Wang, Y., Barrie, J. A., Halstead, S. K., Gourlay, D., Yao, D. and Willison, H. J. (2018) Differential binding patterns of anti-sulfatide antibodies to glial membranes. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 323, pp. 28-35. (doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2018.07.004) (PMID:30196830) (PMCID:PMC6134133)

Whitehead, M. J., McGonigal, R., Willison, H. J. and Barnett, S. C. (2018) Heparanase attenuates axon degeneration following sciatic nerve transection. Scientific Reports, 8, 5219. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23070-6) (PMID:29581478) (PMCID:PMC5980233)

2017

Bahey, N. G., Gadalla, K. K.E. , McGonigal, R., Bailey, M. E.S. , Edgar, J. M. and Cobb, S. R. (2017) Reduced axonal diameter of peripheral nerve fibres in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. Neuroscience, 358, pp. 261-268. (doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.06.061)

Kleinecke, S. et al. (2017) Peroxisomal dysfunctions cause lysosomal storage and axonal Kv1 channel redistribution in peripheral neuropathy. eLife, 6, e23332. (doi: 10.7554/elife.23332) (PMID:28470148) (PMCID:PMC5417850)

2016

Cunningham, M. , McGonigal, R., Meehan, G. R. , Barrie, J. A., Yao, D., Halstead, S. K. and Willison, H. J. (2016) Anti-ganglioside antibodies are removed from circulation in mice by neuronal endocytosis. Brain, 139(6), pp. 1657-1665. (doi: 10.1093/brain/aww056) (PMID:27017187) (PMCID:PMC4892750)

McGonigal, R., Cunningham, M. E. , Yao, D., Barrie, J. A., Sankaranarayanan, S., Fewou, S. N., Furukawa, K., Yednock, T. A. and Willison, H. J. (2016) C1q-targeted inhibition of the classical complement pathway prevents injury in a novel mouse model of acute motor axonal neuropathy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 4, 23. (doi: 10.1186/s40478-016-0291-x) (PMID:26936605) (PMCID:PMC4776408)

2014

Galban-Horcajo, F., Halstead, S. K., McGonigal, R. and Willison, H. J. (2014) The application of glycosphingolipid arrays to autoantibody detection in neuroimmunological disorders. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 18, pp. 78-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.01.008)

Yao, D. et al. (2014) Neuronal expression of galnac transferase is sufficient to prevent the age-related neurodegenerative phenotype of complex ganglioside-deficient mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(3), pp. 880-891. (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3996-13.2014)

2013

Rupp, A.F., Galban-Horcajo, F., Bianchi, E., Dondi, M., Penderis, J., Cappell, J., Burgess, K., Matiasek, K., McGonigal, R. and Willison, H.J. (2013) Anti-GM2 ganglioside antibodies are a biomarker for acute canine polyradiculoneuritis. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 18(1), pp. 75-88. (doi: 10.1111/jns5.12011) (PMID:23521648)

2010

McGonigal, R., Rowan, E.G., Greenshields, K.N., Halstead, S.K., Humphreys, P.D., Rother, R.P., Furukawa, K. and Willison, H.J. (2010) Anti-GD1a antibodies activate complement and calpain to injure distal motor nodes of Ranvier in mice. Brain, 133(7), pp. 1944-1960. (doi: 10.1093/brain/awq119)

Articles

Cunningham, M. E. , McGonigal, R., Barrie, J. A., Yao, D. and Willison, H. J. (2022) Real time imaging of intra-axonal calcium flux in an explant mouse model of axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome. Experimental Neurology, 355, 114127. (doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114127) (PMID:35640716)

McGonigal, R. and Willison, H. J. (2021) The role of gangliosides in the organisation of the node of Ranvier examined in glycosyltransferase transgenic mice. Journal of Anatomy, (doi: 10.1111/joa.13562) (PMID:34605014) (Early Online Publication)

McGonigal, R., Barrie, J. A., Yao, D., Black, L. E. , McLaughlin, M. and Willison, H. J. (2021) Neuronally expressed a-series gangliosides are sufficient to prevent the lethal age-dependent phenotype in GM3-only expressing mice. Journal of Neurochemistry, 158(2), pp. 217-232. (doi: 10.1111/jnc.15365) (PMID:33864399)

Cunningham, M. E. , Meehan, G. R. , Robinson, S., Yao, D., McGonigal, R. and Willison, H. J. (2020) Perisynaptic Schwann cells phagocytose nerve terminal debris in a mouse model of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 25(2), pp. 143-151. (doi: 10.1111/jns.12373) (PMID:32250537)

McGonigal, R., Barrie, J.A., Yao, D., McLaughlin, M. , Cunningham, M.E. , Rowan, E.G. and Willison, H.J. (2019) Glial sulfatides and neuronal complex gangliosides are functionally interdependent in maintaining myelinating axon integrity. Journal of Neuroscience, 39(1), pp. 63-77. (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2095-18.2018) (PMID:30446529) (PMCID:PMC6325269)

Meehan, G. R. , McGonigal, R., Cunningham, M. E. , Wang, Y., Barrie, J. A., Halstead, S. K., Gourlay, D., Yao, D. and Willison, H. J. (2018) Differential binding patterns of anti-sulfatide antibodies to glial membranes. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 323, pp. 28-35. (doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2018.07.004) (PMID:30196830) (PMCID:PMC6134133)

Whitehead, M. J., McGonigal, R., Willison, H. J. and Barnett, S. C. (2018) Heparanase attenuates axon degeneration following sciatic nerve transection. Scientific Reports, 8, 5219. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23070-6) (PMID:29581478) (PMCID:PMC5980233)

Bahey, N. G., Gadalla, K. K.E. , McGonigal, R., Bailey, M. E.S. , Edgar, J. M. and Cobb, S. R. (2017) Reduced axonal diameter of peripheral nerve fibres in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. Neuroscience, 358, pp. 261-268. (doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.06.061)

Kleinecke, S. et al. (2017) Peroxisomal dysfunctions cause lysosomal storage and axonal Kv1 channel redistribution in peripheral neuropathy. eLife, 6, e23332. (doi: 10.7554/elife.23332) (PMID:28470148) (PMCID:PMC5417850)

Cunningham, M. , McGonigal, R., Meehan, G. R. , Barrie, J. A., Yao, D., Halstead, S. K. and Willison, H. J. (2016) Anti-ganglioside antibodies are removed from circulation in mice by neuronal endocytosis. Brain, 139(6), pp. 1657-1665. (doi: 10.1093/brain/aww056) (PMID:27017187) (PMCID:PMC4892750)

McGonigal, R., Cunningham, M. E. , Yao, D., Barrie, J. A., Sankaranarayanan, S., Fewou, S. N., Furukawa, K., Yednock, T. A. and Willison, H. J. (2016) C1q-targeted inhibition of the classical complement pathway prevents injury in a novel mouse model of acute motor axonal neuropathy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 4, 23. (doi: 10.1186/s40478-016-0291-x) (PMID:26936605) (PMCID:PMC4776408)

Galban-Horcajo, F., Halstead, S. K., McGonigal, R. and Willison, H. J. (2014) The application of glycosphingolipid arrays to autoantibody detection in neuroimmunological disorders. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 18, pp. 78-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.01.008)

Yao, D. et al. (2014) Neuronal expression of galnac transferase is sufficient to prevent the age-related neurodegenerative phenotype of complex ganglioside-deficient mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(3), pp. 880-891. (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3996-13.2014)

Rupp, A.F., Galban-Horcajo, F., Bianchi, E., Dondi, M., Penderis, J., Cappell, J., Burgess, K., Matiasek, K., McGonigal, R. and Willison, H.J. (2013) Anti-GM2 ganglioside antibodies are a biomarker for acute canine polyradiculoneuritis. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 18(1), pp. 75-88. (doi: 10.1111/jns5.12011) (PMID:23521648)

McGonigal, R., Rowan, E.G., Greenshields, K.N., Halstead, S.K., Humphreys, P.D., Rother, R.P., Furukawa, K. and Willison, H.J. (2010) Anti-GD1a antibodies activate complement and calpain to injure distal motor nodes of Ranvier in mice. Brain, 133(7), pp. 1944-1960. (doi: 10.1093/brain/awq119)