Selected Publications:

Salesse C, Mueller CL, Chamberland S, Topolnik L. (2011)
Age-dependent remodelling of inhibitory synapses onto hippocampal CA1 oriens-lacunosum moleculare interneurons.
J Physiol. 589(Pt 20):4885-901. Epub 2011 Aug 8.

Evstratova A, Chamberland S, Topolnik L. (2011)
Cell type-specific and activity-dependent dynamics of action potential-evoked Ca2+ signals in dendrites of hippocampal inhibitory interneurons.
J Physiol. 589(Pt 8):1957-77. Epub 2011 Feb 28.

Chamberland S, Salesse C, Topolnik D, Topolnik L. (2010)
Synapse-specific inhibitory control of hippocampal feedback inhibitory circuit.
Front. Cell. Neurosci. 4:130. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2010.00130

Topolnik L, Chamberland S, Pelletier JG, Ran I, Lacaille JC. (2009)
Activity-dependent compartmentalized regulation of dendritic Ca2+ signaling in hippocampal interneurons.
J Neurosci. Apr 8;29(14):4658-63.

Pelkey KA, Topolnik L, Yuan XQ, Lacaille JC, McBain CJ. (2008)
State-dependent cAMP sensitivity of presynaptic function underlies metaplasticity in a hippocampal feedforward inhibitory circuit.
Neuron. Dec 26;60(6):980-7.

Gobert D, Topolnik L, Azzi M, Huang L, Badeaux F, Desgroseillers L, Sossin WS, Lacaille JC. (2008)
Forskolin induction of late-LTP and up-regulation of 5' TOP mRNAs translation via mTOR, ERK, and PI3K in hippocampal pyramidal cells.
J Neurochem. Aug;106(3):1160-74.

Lebeau G, Maher-Laporte M, Topolnik L, Laurent CE, Sossin W, Desgroseillers L, Lacaille JC. (2008)
Staufen1 regulation of protein synthesis-dependent long-term potentiation and synaptic function in hippocampal pyramidal cells.
Mol Cell Biol. May;28(9):2896-907.

Ho MT, Pelkey KA, Topolnik L, Petralia RS, Takamiya K, Xia J, Huganir RL, Lacaille JC, McBain CJ. (2007)
Developmental expression of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors underlies depolarization-induced long-term depression at mossy fiber CA3 pyramid synapses.
J Neurosci. Oct 24;27(43):11651-62.

Pelkey K.,* Topolnik L.,* Lacaille J.-C., McBain C.J. (2006)
Highly compartmentalized regulation of Ca2+ channels within anatomically and functionally distinct presynaptic terminals of the same axon.
Neuron 52(3):497-510. *-equal authorship. (download .pdf)

Topolnik L., Azzi M., Morin F., Kougioumoutzakis A., Lacaille J.-C. (2006)
Calcium signaling mechanisms underlying mGluR1α-dependent LTP in hippocampal inhibitory interneurons: Role of Src/ERK cascade and TRP channels.
J Physiology 575(1):115-131.

Topolnik L., Congar P., Lacaille J.-C. (2005)
Differential regulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor- and AMPA receptor-mediated dendritic Ca2+ signals by pre- and postsynaptic activity in hippocampal interneurons.
J. Neuroscience 25(4):990-1001. (download .pdf)

Lei S., Pelkey K.A., Topolnik L., Congar P., Lacaille J.-C., McBain C. (2003)
Depolarization-induced LTD at hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 pyramidal neuron synapses.
J. Neuroscience 23(30):9786-9795. (download pdf)

Topolnik L., Steriade M., Timofeev I. (2003)
Hyperexcitability of intact neurons underlies acute development of trauma-related electrographic seizures in cats in vivo.
Eur. J. Neuroscience 18(3):486-496. (download pdf)

Topolnik L., Steriade M., Timofeev I. (2003)
Partial cortical deafferentation promotes development of paroxysmal activity.
Cerebral Cortex 13(8):883-893. (download pdf)