Professor Brian Key
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences
+61 7 336 52955
Publications
Book Chapters
Key, Brian (2016). Development and regeneration of the vertebrate brain. In Gustav Steinhoff (Ed.), Regenerative medicine-from protocol to patient 3rd ed. (pp. 249-290) Basel, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27583-3_8
Key, B. (2003). Molecular development of the frog. In Barrie G. M. Jamieson (Ed.), Reproductive biology and phylogeny of Anura (pp. 411-436) Enfield, NH, U.S.A.: Science Publishers.
Journal Articles
Key, Brian and Brown, Deborah (2018) Designing brains for pain: human to mollusc. Frontiers in Physiology, 9 AUG: 1027. doi:10.3389/fphys.2018.01027
Browman, Howard I., Cooke, Steven J., Cowx, Ian G., Derbyshire, Stuart W. G., Kasumyan, Alexander, Key, Brian, Rose, James D., Schwab, Alexander, Skiftesvik, Anne Berit, Stevens, E. Don, Watson, Craig A. and Arlinghaus, Robert (2018) Welfare of aquatic animals: where things are, where they are going, and what it means for research, aquaculture, recreational angling, and commercial fishing. ICES Journal of Marine Science, . doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy067
Luo, Lihua , He, Yan , Wang, Xiaoyan , Key, Brian , Lee, Bae Hoon , Li, Huaqiong and Ye, Qingsong (2018) Potential roles of dental pulp stem cells in neural regeneration and repair. Stem Cells International, 2018 1-15. doi:10.1155/2018/1731289
Diggles, B. K., Arlinghaus, R., Browman, H. I., Cooke, S. J., Cowx, I. G., Kasumyan, A. O., Key, B., Rose, J. D., Sawynok, W., Schwab, A., Skiftesvik, A. B., Stevens, E. D., Watson, C. A. and Wynne, C. D.L. (2017) Responses of larval zebrafish to low pH immersion assay. Comment on Lopez-Luna et al.. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 17: 3191-3192. doi:10.1242/jeb.162834
Akladios, Bassem, Mendoza-Reinoso, Veronica, Samuel, Michael S., Hardeman, Edna C., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Key, Brian and Beverdam, Annemiek (2017) Epidermal YAP2-5SA-ΔC drives β-catenin activation to promote keratinocyte proliferation in mouse skin in vivo. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 137 3: 716-726. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2016.10.029
Key, B., Arlinghaus, R., Browman, H. I., Cooke, S. J., Cowx, I. G., Diggles, B. K., Rose, J. D., Sawynok, W., Schwab, A., Skiftesvik, A. B., Stevens, E. D. and Watson, C. A. (2017) Problems with equating thermal preference with ‘emotional fever’ and sentience: comment on ‘fish can show emotional fever: stress-induced hyperthermia in zebrafish’ by Rey et al. (2015). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284 1847: 20160681. doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0681
Key, Brian (2016) Phenomenal consciousness in insects? A possible way forward. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, 1 9: .
Key, Brian (2016) “Cellular basis of consciousness”: Not just radical but wrong. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, 1 11: .
Key, Brian, Arlinghaus, Robert and Browman, Howard I. (2016) Insects cannot tell us anything about subjective experience or the origin of consciousness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113 27: E3813-E3813. doi:10.1073/pnas.1606835113
Stevens, E. D., Arlinghaus, R., Browman, H. I., Cooke, S. J., Cowx, I. G., Diggles, B. K., Key, B., Rose, J. D., Sawynok, W., Schwab, A., Skiftesvik, A. B., Watson, C. A. and Wynne, C. D. L. (2016) Stress is not pain. Comment on Elwood and Adams (2015) 'Electric shock causes physiological stress responses in shore crabs, consistent with prediction of pain'. Biology Letters, 12 4: . doi:10.1098/rsbl.2015.1006
Key, Brian (2016) Do fish feel pain?. Australasian Science, 37 3: 30-33.
Key, Brian (2016) Burden of proof lies with proposer of celestial teapot hypothesis. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, 1 3: .
Key, Brian (2016) Why fish do not feel pain. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, 3 1: .
Key, Brian (2016) Falsifying the null hypothesis that “fish do not feel pain". Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, 1 3: .
Key, Brian (2016) Going beyond just-so stories. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, 1 3: .
Key, Brian (2014) Fish do not feel pain and its implications for understanding phenomenal consciousness. Biology and Philosophy, 30 2: 149-165. doi:10.1007/s10539-014-9469-4
Klaric, Thomas, Lardelli, Michael, Key, Brian, Koblar, Simon and Lewis, Martin (2014) Activity-dependent expression of neuronal PAS domain-containing protein 4 (npas4a) in the developing zebrafish brain. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 8 148: 148. doi:10.3389/fnana.2014.00148
James, G., Key, B. and Beverdam, A. (2014) The E3 ubiquitin ligase Mycbp2 genetically interacts with Robo2 to modulate axon guidance in the mouse olfactory system. Brain Structure and Function, 219 3: 861-874. doi:10.1007/s00429-013-0540-8
James, Gregory, Foster, Simon R., Key, Brian and Beverdam, Annemiek (2013) The expression pattern of EVA1C, a novel slit receptor, is consistent with an axon guidance role in the mouse nervous system. PloS One, 8 9: e74115.1-e74115.10. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074115
St John, James A., Scott, Susan, Chua, Kah Yau, Claxton, Christina and Key, Brian (2013) Growth cone dynamics in the zebrafish embryonic forebrain are regulated by Brother of Cdo. Neuroscience Letters, 545 11-16. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2013.04.009
Beverdam, Annemiek, Claxton, Christina, Zhang, Xiaomeng, James, Gregory, Harvey, Kieran F. and Key, Brian (2013) Yap controls stem/progenitor cell proliferation in the mouse postnatal epidermis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 133 6: 1497-1505. doi:10.1038/jid.2012.430
Hofmeister, Wolfgang and Key, Brian (2013) Frizzled-3a and Wnt-8b genetically interact during forebrain commissural formation in embryonic zebrafish. Brain Research, 1506 2-3: 25-34. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2013.02.028
Hofmeister, Wolfgang, Devine, Christine A. and Key, Brian (2013) Distinct expression patterns of syndecans in the embryonic zebrafish brain. Gene Expression Patterns, 13 3-4: 126-132. doi:10.1016/j.gep.2013.02.002
Kee, Nigel, Wilson, Nicole, Key, Brian and Cooper, Helen (2013) Netrin-1 is required for efficient neural tube closure. Developmental Neurobiology, 73 2: 176-187. doi:10.1002/dneu.22051
St John, James A. and Key, Brian (2012) HuC-eGFP mosaic labelling of neurons in zebrafish enables in vivo live cell imaging of growth cones. Journal of Molecular Histology, 43 6: 615-623. doi:10.1007/s10735-012-9462-7
Hofmeister, Wolfgang, Devine, Christine A., Rothnagel, Joseph A. and Key, Brian (2012) Frizzled-3a and slit2 genetically interact to modulate midline axon crossing in the telencephalon. Mechanisms of Development, 129 5-8: 109-124. doi:10.1016/j.mod.2012.05.004
Gaudin, Arnaud, Hofmeister, Wolfgang and Key, Brian (2012) Chemoattractant axon guidance cues regulate de novo axon trajectories in the embryonic forebrain of zebrafish. Developmental Biology, 367 2: 126-139. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.04.032
Lah, Grace J. and Key, Brian (2012) Novel roles of the chemorepellent axon guidance molecule RGMa in cell migration and adhesion. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 32 5: 968-980. doi:10.1128/MCB.06128-11
Key, Brian and Lah, Grace J. (2012) Repulsive guidance molecule A (RGMa): A molecule for all seasons. Cell Adhesion and Migration, 6 2: 85-90. doi:10.4161/cam.20167
Lah, Grace J. and Key, Brian (2012) Dual roles of the chemorepellent axon guidance molecule RGMa in establishing pioneering axon tracts and neural fate decisions in embryonic vertebrate forebrain. Developmental Neurobiology, 72 11: 1458-1470. doi:10.1002/dneu.22010
Windus, Louisa C. E., Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Lineburg, Katie E., Claxton, Christina, Mackay-Sim, Alan, Key, Brian and St John, James A. (2011) Stimulation of olfactory ensheathing cell motility enhances olfactory axon growth. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68 19: 3233-3247. doi:10.1007/s00018-011-0630-9
Lineburg, Katie E., Amaya, Daniel, Ekberg, Jenny A., Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Mackay-Sim, Alan, Martin, Paul T., Key, Brian and St John, James A. (2011) The carbohydrate CT1 is expressed in topographically fixed glomeruli in the mouse olfactory bulb. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 48 1: 9-19. doi:10.1016/j.mcn.2011.05.011
Ekberg, Jenny A.K., Amaya, Daniel, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Lineburg, Katie, Claxton, Christina, Windus, Louisa C.E., Key, Brian, Mackay-Sim, Alan and St John, James A. (2011) OMP-ZsGreen fluorescent protein transgenic mice for visualization of olfactory sensory neurons in vivo and in vitro. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 196 1: 88-98. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.01.008
Key, Brian (2011) Editorial. Journal of Molecular Histology, 42 1: 1. doi:10.1007/s10735-011-9320-z
Chan, Caroline, Ekberg, Jenny A. K., Lineburg, Katie E., Scott, Susan E., Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Windus, Louisa C. E., Claxton, Christina, Mackay-Sim, Alan, Key, Brian and St John, James A. (2011) Correction of aberrant axon growth in the developing mouse olfactory bulb. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 46 1: 282-295. doi:10.1016/j.mcn.2010.09.012
Windus, Louisa C. E., Lineburg, Katie E., Scott, Susan E., Claxton, Christina, Mackay-Sim, Alan, Key, Brian and St John, James A. (2010) Lamellipodia mediate the heterogeneity of central olfactory ensheathing cell interactions. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 67 10: 1735-1750. doi:10.1007/s00018-010-0280-3
Kee, Nigel, Wilson, Nicole, De Vries, Melissa, Bradford, DanaKai, Key, Brian and Cooper, Helen M. (2008) Neogenin and RGMa control neural tube closure and neuroepithelial morphology by regulating cell polarity. The Journal of Neuroscience, 28 48: 12643-12653. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4265-08.2008
Devine, C. A. and Key, B. (2008) Robo-Slit interactions regulate longitudinal axon pathfinding in the embryonic vertebrate brain. Developmental Biology, 313 1: 371-383. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.10.040
Chehrehasa, F., Key, B. and St John, J. A. (2008) The cell surface carbohydrate blood group A regulates the selective fasciculation of regenerating accessory olfactory axons. Brain Research, 1203 32-38. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2008.01.084
Windus, L., Claxton, C., Allen, C., Key, B. and St John, J. A. (2007) Motile membrane protrusions regulate cell–cell adhesion and migration of olfactory ensheathing glia. Glia, 55 16: 1708-1719. doi:10.1002/glia.20586
Wilson, Nicole H. and Key, Brian (2007) Neogenin: One receptor, many functions. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 39 5: 874-878. doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2006.10.023
Nixon, S. J., Carter, A., Wegner, J., Ferguson, C., Floetenmeyer, M., Riches, J. D., Key, B., Westerfield, M. and Parton, R. G. (2007) Caveolin-1 is required for lateral line neuromast and notochord development. Journal of Cell Science, 120 13: 2151-2161. doi:10.1242/jcs.003830
Chehrehasa, F, Key, B and St John, JA (2007) The shape of the olfactory bulb influences axon targeting. Brain Research, 1169 1: 17-23. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2007.06.073
Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, St John, James A. and Key, Brian (2006) Implantation of a scaffold following bulbectomy induces laminar organization of regenerating olfactory axons. Brain Research, 1119 1: 58-64. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.060
St John, James A., Claxton, Christina, Robinson, Mark W., Yamamoto, Fumiichiro, Domino, Steven E. and Key, Brian (2006) Genetic manipulation of blood group carbohydrates alters development and pathfinding of primary sensory axons of the olfactory systems. Developmental Biology, 298 2: 470-484. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.06.052
Storan, Melonie Joanne and Key, Brian (2006) Septal organ of Gruneberg is part of the olfactory system. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 494 5: 834-844. doi:10.1002/cne.20858
Kinna, G., Kolle, G., Carter, A., Key, B., Lieschke, G. J., Perkins, A. and Little, M. H. (2006) Knockdown of zebrafish crim1 results in a bent tail phenotype with defects in somite and vascular development. Mechanisms of Development, 123 4: 277-287. doi:10.1016/j.mod.2006.01.003
Wilson, N. H. and Key, B. (2006) Neogenin interacts with RGMa and Netrin-1 to guide axons within the embryonic vertebrate forebrain. Developmental Biology, 296 2: 485-498. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.06.018
Cooper, B. J., Key, B., Carter, A., Angel, N. Z., Hart, D. N. J. and Kato, M. (2006) Suppression and overexpression of adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase-like protein 1 (AHCYL1) influences zebrafish embryo development A - Possible role for AHCYL1 in inositol phospholipid signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281 32: 22471-22484. doi:10.1074/jbc.M602520200
St John, James A. and Key, Brian (2005) Olfactory marker protein modulates primary olfactory axon overshooting in the olfactory bulb. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 488 1: 61-69. doi:10.1002/cne.20573
Connor, Robin M., Allen, Chelsea L., Devine, Christine A., Claxton, Christina and Key, Brian (2005) BOC, brother of CDO, is a dorsoventral axon-guidance molecule in the embryonic vertebrate brain. Journal Of Comparative Neurology, 485 1: 32-42. doi:10.1002/cne.20503
Nixon, S. J., Wegner, J., Ferguson, C., Mery, P. F., Hancock, J. F., Currie, P. D., Key, B., Westerfield, M. and Parton, R. G. (2005) Zebrafish as a model for caveolin-associated muscle disease; caveolin-3 is required for myofibril organization and muscle cell patterning. Human Molecular Genetics, 14 13: 1727-1743. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddi179
Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, St John, James and Key, Brian (2005) The sorting behaviour of olfactory and vomeronasal axons during regeneration. Journal of Molecular Histology, 36 6-7: 427-436. doi:10.1007/s10735-006-9015-z
Storan, Melonie Joanne, Magnaldo, Thierry, Biol-NGaragba, Marie-Claire, Zick, Yehiel and Key, Brian (2004) Expression and putative role of lactoseries carbohydrates present on NCAM in the rat primary olfactory pathway. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 475 3: 289-302. doi:10.1002/cne.20167
Storan, M. J. and Key, B. (2004) Target tissue influences the peripheral trajectory of mouse primary sensory olfactory axons. Journal of Neurobiology, 61 2: 175-188. doi:10.1002/neu.20060
St John, James A. and Key, Brian (2003) Axon mis-targeting in the olfactory bulb during regeneration of olfactory neuroephithelium. Chemical Senses, 28 9: 773-779. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjg068
Key, B. and Nurcombe, V. (2003) Making developmental biology relevant to undergraduates in an era of economic rationalism in Australia. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 47 2-3: 105-115.
Key, B. and Devine, C. (2003) Zebrafish as an experimental model: strategies for developmental and molecular neurobiology studies. Methods of Cell Science, 25 1-2: 1-6. doi:10.1023/B:MICS.0000006849.98007.03
St John, J. A., Clarris, H. J., McKeown, S., Royal, S. and Key, B. (2003) Sorting and convergence of primary olfactory axons are independent of the olfactory bulb. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 464 2: 131-140. doi:10.1002/cne.10777
Devine, C. and Key, B. (2003) Identifying axon guidance defects in the embryonic zebrafish brain. Methods in Cell Science, 25 1-2: 33-37. doi:10.1023/B:MICS.0000006851.84998.e0
St John, James A. and Key, Brian (2002) Heterogeneity in olfactory neurons in mouse revealed by differential expression of glycoconjugates. Histochemical Journal, 34 6-7: 281-289. doi:10.1023/A:1023374407724
Connor, R. M. and Key, B. (2002) Expression and role of roundabout-1 in embryonic Xenopus forebrain. Developmental Dynamics, 225 1: 22-34. doi:10.1002/dvdy.10130
Key, B. and St John, J. (2002) Axon navigation in the mammalian primary olfactory pathway: Where to next?. Chemical Senses, 27 3: 245-260. doi:10.1093/chemse/27.3.245
Royal, S. J., Gambello, M. J., Wynshaw-Boris, A., Key, B. and Clarris, H. J. (2002) Laminar disorganisation of mitral cells in the olfactory bulb does not affect topographic targeting of primary olfactory axons. Brain Research, 932 1-2: 1-9. doi:10.1016/S0006-8993(01)03384-4
St John, J. A., Pasquale, E. B. and Key, B. (2002) EphA receptors and ephrin-A ligands exhibit highly regulated spatial and temporal expression patterns in the developing olfactory system. Developmental Brain Research, 138 1: 1-14. doi:10.1016/S0165-3806(02)00454-6
Jarrett, O., Stow, J. L., Yap, A. S. and Key, B. (2002) Dynamin-dependent endocytosis is necessary for convergent-extension movements in Xenopus animal cap explants. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 467-473.
Hjorth, J. T., Connor, R. M. and Key, B. (2002) Role of hlx1 in zebrafish brain morphogenesis. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 583-596.
St John, JA, Clarris, HJ and Key, B (2002) Multiple axon guidance cues establish the olfactory topographic map: how do these cues interact?. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 639-647.
Clarris, HJ, McKeown, S and Key, B (2002) Expression of neurexin ligands, the neuroligins and the neurexophilins, in the developing and adult rodent olfactory bulb. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 649-652.
Tisay, K. T., St John, J. A. and Key, B. (2002) Expression of specific glycoconjugates in both primary and secondary olfactory pathways in BALB/C mice. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 443 3: 213-225. doi:10.1002/cne.10107
Key, B and McLennan, I (2002) Developmental biology in Australia and New Zealand. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 341-351.
Key, B. (2002) The emergence of the field of developmental biology in Australia. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 353-356.
Hjorth, J. and Key, B. (2002) Development of axon pathways in the zebrafish central nervous system. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46 4: 609-619.
Hjorth, J. T. and Key, B. (2001) Are pioneer axons guided by regulatory gene expression domains in the zebrafish forebrain? High-resolution analysis of the patterning of the zebrafish brain during axon tract formation. Developmental Biology, 229 2: 271-286. doi:10.1006/dbio.2000.9980
St John, J. A. and Key, B. (2001) Chemically and morphologically identifiable glomeruli in the rat olfactory bulb. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 436 4: 497-507. doi:10.1002/cne.1083
St John, J. A. and Key, B. (2001) EphB2 and two of its ligands have dynamic protein expression patterns in the developing olfactory system. Developmental Brain Research, 126 1: 43-56. doi:10.1016/S0165-3806(00)00136-X
Hjorth, J. T., Gad, J., Cooper, H. and Key, B. (2001) A zebrafish homologue of deleted in colorectal cancer (zdcc) is expressed in the first neuronal clusters of the developing brain. Mechanisms of Development, 109 1: 105-109. doi:10.1016/S0925-4773(01)00513-5
Clarris, H. J. and Key, B. (2001) Expression of glycoproteins in the vomeronasal organ reveals a novel spatiotemporal pattern of sensory neurone maturation. Journal of Neurobiology, 46 2: 113-125. doi:10.1002/1097-4695(20010205)46:2<113::AID-NEU40>3.0.CO;2-0
Anderson, R. B., Cooper, H. M., Jackson, S. C., Seaman, C. and Key, B. (2000) DCC plays a role in navigation of forebrain axons across the ventral midbrain commissure in embryonic Xenopus. Developmental Biology, 217 2: 244-253. doi:10.1006/dbio.1999.9549
Clarris, HJ, Rauch, U and Key, B (2000) Dynamic spatiotemporal expression patterns of neurocan and phosphacan indicate diverse roles in the developing and adult mouse olfactory system. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 423 1: 99-111. doi:10.1002/1096-9861(20000717)423:1<99::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-I
St John, J. A., Tisay, K. T., Caras, I. W. and Key, B. (2000) Expression of EphA5 during development of the olfactory nerve pathway in rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 416 4: 540-550. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000124)416:4<540::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-Y
Anderson, R. B., Jackson, S. C., Fujisawa, H. and Key, B. (2000) Expression and putative role of neuropilin-1 in the early scaffold of axon tracts in embryonic Xenopus brain. Developmental Dynamics, 219 1: 102-108. doi:10.1002/1097-0177(2000)9999:9999<::AID-DVDY1038>3.0.CO;2-4
Tisay, KT, Bartlett, PF and Key, B (2000) Primary olfactory axons form ectopic glomeruli in mice lacking p75NTR. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 428 4: 656-670. doi:10.1002/1096-9861(20001225)428:4<656::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-7
Royal, Stephanie J. and Key, Brian (1999) Development of P2 olfactory glomeruli in P2-internal ribosome entry site-tau-lacZ transgenic mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 19 22: 9856-9864.
Tisay, Katarina T. and Key, Brian (1999) The extracellular matrix modulates olfactory neurite outgrowth on ensheathing cells. Journal of Neuroscience, 19 22: 9890-9899.
Tenne-Brown, J. and Key, B. (1999) Errors in lamina growth of primary olfactory axons in the rat and mouse olfactory bulb. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 410 1: 20-30. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990719)410:1<20::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-T
Small, D. H., Clarris, H. L., Williamson, T. G., Reed, G., Key, B., Mok, S. S., Beyreuther, K., Masters, C. L. and Nurcombe, V. (1999) Neurite-outgrowth regulating functions of the amyloid protein precursor of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 1 4-5: 275-285. doi:10.3233/JAD-1999-14-508
St John, J. A. and Key, B. (1999) Expression of galectin-1 in the olfactory nerve pathway of rat. Developmental Brain Research, 117 2: 171-178. doi:10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00118-2
Anderson, RB and Key, B (1999) Novel guidance cues during neuronal pathfinding in the early scaffold of axon tracts in the rostral brain. Development, 126 9: 1859-1868.
Key, B and Anderson, RB (1999) Neuronal pathfinding during development of the rostral brain in Xenopus. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 26 9: 752-754.
Anderson, RB and Key, B (1999) Role of acetylcholinesterase in the development of axon tracts within the embryonic vertebrate brain. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 17 8: 787-793. doi:10.1016/S0736-5748(99)00064-7
Tenne-Brown, J, Puche, AC and Key, B (1998) Expression of galectin-1 in the mouse olfactory system. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 42 6: 791-799.
Anderson, RB, Walz, A, Holt, CE and Key, B (1998) Chondroitin sulfates modulate axon guidance in embryonic Xenopus brain. Developmental Biology, 202 2: 235-243. doi:10.1006/dbio.1998.9006
Key, B (1998) Molecular development of the olfactory nerve pathway. Olfaction And Taste Xii, 855 76-82. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10548.x
Treloar, H., Tomasiewicz, H., Magnuson, T. and Key, B. (1997) The central pathway of primary olfactory axons is abnormal in mice lacking the N-CAM-180 isoform. Developmental Neurobiology, 32 7: 643-658. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19970620)32:7<643::AID-NEU1>3.0.CO;2-4
Dowsing, B, Puche, A, Hearn, C and Key, B (1997) Presence of novel N-CAM glycoforms in the rat olfactory system. Journal of Neurobiology, 32 7: 659-670. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19970620)32:7<659::AID-NEU2>3.0.CO;2-3
Puche, AC, Bartlett, PF and Key, B (1997) Substrate-bound carbohydrates stimulate signal transduction and neurite outgrowth in an olfactory neuron cell line. Neuroreport, 8 15: 3183-3188. doi:10.1097/00001756-199710200-00001
Key, B and Puche, AC (1997) Role of galectin-1 in the olfactory nervous system. Trends In Glycoscience And Glycotechnology, 9 45: 41-45. doi:10.4052/tigg.9.41
Anderson, R. B. and Key, B. (1996) Expression of a novel N-CAM glycoform (NOC-1) on axon tracts in embryonic Xenopus brain. Developmental Dynamics, 207 3: 263-269. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199611)207:3<263::AID-AJA3>3.0.CO;2-F
Puche, AC, Poirier, F, Hair, M, Bartlett, PF and Key, B (1996) Role of galectin-1 in the developing mouse olfactory system. Developmental Biology, 179 1: 274-287. doi:10.1006/dbio.1996.0257
Treloar, H. B., Nurcombe, V. and Key, B. (1996) Expression of extracellular matrix molecules in the embryonic rat olfactory pathway. Journal of Neurobiology, 31 1: 41-55. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199609)31:1<41::AID-NEU4>3.0.CO;2-F
Cauchi, J, Alcorn, D, Cancilla, B, Key, B, Berka, JL, Nurcombe, , Ryan, GB and Bertram, JF (1996) Light-microscopic immunolocalization of fibroblast growth factor-1 and -2 in adult rat kidney. Cell and Tissue Research, 285 2: 179-187. doi:10.1007/s004410050635
Cancilla, B, Cauchi, J, Key, B, Nurcombe, , Alcorn, D and Bertram, J (1996) Immunolocalization of fibroblast growth factor-1 and -2 in the embryonic rat kidney. Nephrology, 2 3: 167-174. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1797.1996.tb00083.x
Treloar, H, Walters, E, Margolis, F and Key, B (1996) Olfactory glomeruli are innervated by more than one distinct subset of primary sensory olfactory neurons in mice. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 367 4: 550-62. doi:10.1002/%28SICI%291096-9861%2819960415%29367%3A4<550%3A%3AAID-CNE6>3.0.CO%3B2-3
Treloar, H, Walters, E, Margolis, F and Key, B (1996) Olfactory glomeruli are innervated by more than one distinct subset of primary sensory olfactory neurons in mice. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 367 4: 550-562.
Key, B., Treloar, H. B., Wangerek, L., Ford, M. D. and Nurcombe, V. (1996) Expression and localization of FGF-1 in the developing rat olfactory system. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 366 2: 197-206. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960304)366:2<197::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-0
Puche, A. C. and Key, B. (1996) N-acetyl-lactosamine in the rat olfactory system: Expression and potential role in neurite growth. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 364 2: 267-278. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960108)364:2<267::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-3
CLARRIS, HJ, KEY, B, BEYREUTHER, K, MASTERS, CL and SMALL, DH (1995) EXPRESSION OF THE AMYLOID PROTEIN-PRECURSOR OF ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE IN THE DEVELOPING RAT OLFACTORY SYSTEM. Developmental Brain Research, 88 1: 87-95. doi:10.1016/0165-3806(95)00083-P
PUCHE, AC and KEY, B (1995) IDENTIFICATION OF CELLS EXPRESSING GALECTIN-1, A GALACTOSE-BINDING RECEPTOR, IN THE RAT OLFACTORY SYSTEM. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 357 4: 513-523. doi:10.1002/cne.903570403
Clark, Amander T, Ford, Miriam D, Nurcombe, Victor, Alcorn, Daine, Key, Brian, Puche, Adam C and Bertram, John F (1995) Expression of transforming growth factor‐β type II receptor mRNA in embryonic and adult rat kidney. Nephrology, 1 6: 547-553. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1797.1995.tb00054.x
KEY, B and AKESON, RA (1993) DISTINCT SUBSETS OF SENSORY OLFACTORY NEURONS IN MOUSE - POSSIBLE ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF THE MOSAIC OLFACTORY PROJECTION. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 335 3: 355-368. doi:10.1002/cne.903350306
KEY, B, LIU, L, POTTER, SS, KAUR, S and AKESON, R (1992) LENS STRUCTURES EXIST TRANSIENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSGENIC MICE CARRYING AN ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN DIPHTHERIA-TOXIN HYBRID GENE. Experimental Eye Research, 55 2: 357-367. doi:10.1016/0014-4835(92)90200-C
KEY, B and AKESON, RA (1991) DELINEATION OF OLFACTORY PATHWAYS IN THE FROG NERVOUS-SYSTEM BY UNIQUE GLYCOCONJUGATES AND N-CAM GLYCOFORMS. Neuron, 6 3: 381-396. doi:10.1016/0896-6273(91)90247-W
KEY, B and AKESON, RA (1990) IMMUNOCHEMICAL MARKERS FOR THE FROG OLFACTORY NEUROEPITHELIUM. Developmental Brain Research, 57 1: 103-117. doi:10.1016/0165-3806(90)90190-A
KEY, B and AKESON, RA (1990) OLFACTORY NEURONS EXPRESS A UNIQUE GLYCOSYLATED FORM OF THE NEURAL CELL-ADHESION MOLECULE (N-CAM). Journal of Cell Biology, 110 5: 1729-1743. doi:10.1083/jcb.110.5.1729
KAUR, S, KEY, B, STOCK, J, MCNEISH, JD, AKESON, R and POTTER, SS (1989) TARGETED ABLATION OF ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN-SYNTHESIZING CELLS PRODUCES LENS-DEFICIENT EYES IN TRANSGENIC MICE. Development, 105 3: 613-619.
Plenderleith M.B., Cameron A.A., Key B. and Snow P.J. (1989) The plant lectin soybean agglutinin binds to the soma, axon and central terminals of a subpopulation of small-diameter primary sensory neurons in the rat and cat. Neuroscience, 31 3: 683-695. doi:10.1016/0306-4522(89)90433-8
Plenderleith, Mark B., Camero, Adrian A., Key, Brian and Snow, Peter J. (1988) Soybean agglutinin binds to a subpopulation of primary sensory neurones in the cat. Neuroscience Letters, 86 3: 257-262. doi:10.1016/0304-3940(88)90492-2
Key B. and Giorgi P.P. (1987) Uptake and axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase isoenzymes by different neuronal types. Neuroscience, 22 3: 1135-1144. doi:10.1016/0306-4522(87)92988-5
KEY, B and GIORGI, PP (1986) SOYBEAN AGGLUTININ BINDING TO THE OLFACTORY SYSTEMS OF THE RAT AND MOUSE. Neuroscience Letters, 69 2: 131-136. doi:10.1016/0304-3940(86)90591-4
Key B. and Giorgi P.P. (1986) Selective binding of soybean agglutinin to the olfactory system of Xenopus. Neuroscience, 18 2: 507-515. doi:10.1016/0306-4522(86)90171-5
Key B., Parker A.W. and Giorgi P.P. (1984) Endurance exercise does not modify nerve fibre morphology in the rat soleus nerve. Brain Research, 297 1: 137-144. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(84)90550-X
Conference Papers
Key, B. (2010). Using zebrafish to understand the neurodevelopment role of susceptibility genes for autism spectrum disorder. In: Abstracts to the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience. 18th Biennial Meeting of the International-Society-for-Developmental-Neuroscience, Estoril, Portugal, (686-687). 6-9 June 2010. doi:10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2010.07.134
Key, B (2010). Using zebrafish to understand the neurodevelopment role of susceptibility genes for autism spectrum disorder. In: DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 69th Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Developmental-Biology/Japanese-Society-of-Developmental-Biologists, Albuquerque NM, (526-527). AUG 05-09, 2010. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.05.486
St John, J, Windus, L, Lineburg, K, Scott, S, Ekberg, J, Hansen, E, Claxton, C, Key, B and Mackay-Sim, A (2009). LIVE CELL IMAGING REVEALS THE HETEROGENEITY OF OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR NEURAL THERAPIES. In: GLIA. 9th European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease, Paris FRANCE, (S151-S151). SEP 08-12, 2009.
Kato, Masato, Key, Brian, Carter, Adrian, Argel, Nicola Z., Cooper, Benjamine J. and Hart, Derek (2006). Dendritic cell adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase-like protein 1 (AHCYL1) and inositol phospholipid signaling are potential targets for modulating their function.. In: Blood. 48th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Hematology, Orlando Fl, (917A-918A). Dec 09-12, 2006.
Key, B. and St. John, J. (2006). Expression and role of complex carbohydrates in axon guidance in the olfactory system. In: Chemical Senses: List of Abstracts of the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the European Chemoreception Research Organisation. Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the European Chemoreception Research Organisation, Granada, Spain, (E10-E11). 4-8 September 2006. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjl029
St John, James and Key, Brian (2005). A model for axon navigation based on glycocodes in the primary olfactory system. In: B. Ache, R. Hudson and et al., Chemical Senses. International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste, Kyoto, Japan, (i123-i124). 5-9 July 2004. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjh145
St John, J. A., Claxton, C. and Key, B. (2001). Carbohydrates as axon guidance molecules in the olfactory system. In: Proceedings of the XXIIIrd Annual Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences. XXIIIrd Annual Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, Florida, USA, (). 25-29 April, 2001.
St John, J. A., Claxton, C. and Key, B. (2001). Carbohydrates as axon guidance molecules in the olfactory system. In: Proceedings of the: Society for Neuroscience 31st Annual Meeting. Society for Neuroscience 31st Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, (). 10-14 November, 2001.
St John, J. A. and Key, B. (2001). Axon convergence in a disrupted olfactory system. In: Proceedings of 4th Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Association for Chemosensory Science. 4th Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Association, Sydney, Australia, (). 6 August 2001.
Newspaper Article
Brown, Deborah and Key, Brian (2019, April 23). You look but do not find: why the absence of evidence can be a useful thing. The Conversation, .
Creative Work
Key, Brian (2015) Why fish (likely) don't feel pain. New York, NY, USA, Massimo Pigliucci.