25. Developmental emergence of sparse and structured synaptic connectivity in the hippocampal CA3 memory circuit

Vargas-Barroso V, Watson JF, Navas-Olive A, Schlögl A and Jonas P  

Nat. Commun. 2026 [PMID: 42014695]

24. ‘Mini analysis’ is an unreliable reporter of synaptic changes.

Greger IH and Watson JF*.  

J. Physiol. 2025 [PMID: 41015537] (bioRχiv 2024 - 10.1101/2024.10.26.620084) 

23. Cell-specific wiring routes information flow through hippocampal CA3.

Watson JF*, Vargas-Barroso V and Jonas P*.

Cell Reports 2025. [PMID:  40748759] (bioRχiv - 10.1101/2024.06.24.600436) 

22. Human hippocampal CA3 uses specific functional connectivity rules for efficient associative memory. 

Watson JF*, Vargas-Barroso V, Morse R, Navas-Olive A, Tavakoli M, Danzl J, Tomschik M, Rössler K and Jonas P*.

Cell 2025. [PMID: 39667938] (bioRχiv - 10.1101/2024.05.02.592169v1)

21. DNA Cloning. 

Watson JF, Arroyo-Urea S and García-Nafría J. 

Handbook of Molecular Biotechnology 2024 Chapter 7.

20. Tuning synaptic strength by regulation of AMPA glutamate receptor localisation.

Stockwell I, Watson JF and Greger IH. 

BioEssays. 2024 [PMID: 38693811]

19. Imaging brain tissue architecture across millimeter to nanometer scales. 

Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Velicky P, Štefaničková H, Watson JF, Cenameri A, Sommer C, Amberg N, Venturino A, Roessler K, Czech T, Höftberger R, Siegert S, Novarino G, Jonas P and Danzl JG. 

Nat Biotechnol. 2023 [PMID: 37653226] (bioRχiv - 2022.08.17.504272)

18. Dense 4D nanoscale reconstruction of living brain tissue.

Velicky P, Miguel E, Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Wei D, Lin Z, Watson JF, Troidl J, Beyer J, Ben-Simon Y, Sommer C, Jahr W, Cenameri A, Broichhagen J, Grant SGN, Jonas P, Novarino G, Pfister H, Bickel B, Danzl JG.

Nat Methods. 2023 [PMID:  37429995]

17. Modulatory mechanisms of TARP γ8-selective AMPA receptor therapeutics.

Zhang D†, Lape R†, Shaikh S, Kohegyi B, Watson JF, Cais O, Nakagawa T and Greger IH.

Nat Commun. 2023 [PMID: 36966141] (bioRχiv - 2022.09.25.509219)

16. Molecular Cloning using in vivo DNA assembly.

Arroyo-Urea S, Watson JF and García-Nafría J. 

Methods in Molecular Biology. 2023 [PMID: 36853454]

15. Mechanisms underlying TARP modulation of the GluA1/2-γ8 AMPA receptor.

Herguedas B†, Kohegyi BK†, Dohrke, JN, Watson JF, Zhang D, Ho H, Shaikh S, Lape R, Krieger JM and Greger IH.

Nat. Comms. 2022 [PMID: 35136046]

14. AMPA receptor anchoring at CA1 synapses in determined by an interplay of N-terminal domain and TARP γ8 interactions. 

Watson JF†, Pinggera A†, Ho H and Greger IH.

 Nat. Comms. 2021 [PMID: 34426577] (bioRχiv - 2020.07.09.196154)         

13. Gating transitions and modulation of a hetero-octameric AMPA glutamate receptor.

Zhang D, Watson JF, Matthews PM, Cais O and Greger IH.

Nature. 2021 [PMID: 34079129] (bioRχiv - 2020.12.13.422579)

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12. AMPA Receptors.

Pinggera A, Watson JF and Greger IH.

Wiley eLS Article. 2020 [doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0029223]

11. Characterising the binding and function of TARP γ8-selective AMPA receptor modulators. 

Dohrke J-N, Watson JF, Birchall K and Greger IH. 

J Biol Chem 2020 [PMID: 32747446]

10. An inhalation anaesthesia approach for neonatal mice allowing streamlined stereotactic injection in the brain.

Ho H, Fowle A, Coetzee M, Greger IH* and Watson JF*.

J Neurosci Methods. 2020 [PMID: 32569783] (bioRχiv - 2020.05.06.078584)                            

9. In vivo DNA assembly using common laboratory bacteria: a re-emerging tool to simplify molecular cloning.

Watson JF* and García-Nafría J*.

J Biol Chem. 2019 [PMID: 31522138]

8. Architecture of the heteromeric GluA1/2 AMPA receptor in complex with the auxiliary subunit TARP γ8.

Herguedas B, Watson JF, Ho H, Cais O, García-Nafría J and Greger IH.

Science. 2019 [PMID: 30872532]

7. Mechanisms of Postsynaptic Localization of AMPA-type Glutamate Receptors and their regulation during long-term potentiation.

Buonarati OR, Hammes EA, Watson JF, Greger IH and Hell JW.

Sci Signal. 2019 [PMID: 30600260]

6. Characterisation of Nav1.7 functional expression in rat dorsal root ganglia neurons by using an electrical field stimulation assay. 

Fouillet A, Watson JF, Piekarz A, Huang X, Li B, Priest B, Nisenbaum E, Sher E and Ursu D.

Molecular Pain. 2017 [PMID: 29166836]

5. A point mutation in the ion conduction pore of AMPA receptor GRIA3 causes dramatically perturbed sleep patterns as well as intellectual disability.

Davies B, Brown LA, Cais O, Watson J, Clayton AJ, Chang VT, Biggs D, Preece C, Hernandez-Pliego P, Krohn J, Bhomra A, Twigg SRF, Rimmer A, Kanapin A, WGS500 Consortium, Sen A, Zaiwalla Z, McVean G, Foster R, Donnelly P, Taylor JC, Blair E, Nutt D, Aricescu AR, Greger IH, Peirson SN, Flint J and Martin HC.

Hum Mol Genet. 2017 [PMID: 29016847]

4. Structural and functional architecture of AMPA-type glutamate receptors. 

Greger IH, Watson JF and Cull-Candy S.

Neuron. 2017 [PMID: 28521126]

3. Synaptic transmission and plasticity require AMPA receptor anchoring via its N-terminal domain.

Watson JF, Ho H and Greger IH.

Scientific Reports. 2016 [PMID: 27264908] 

2. IVA cloning: A single-tube universal cloning system exploiting bacterial In Vivo Assembly.

García-Nafría J†, Watson JF† and Greger IH.

Scientific Reports. 2016 [PMID: 27264908] 

1. The dynamic AMPA receptor extracellular region: a platform for synaptic protein interactions.

García-Nafría J, Herguedas B, Watson JF and Greger IH.

Journal of Physiology 2016 [PMID: 26891027]