Emily J. Yao

Atp1a2 and Kcnj9 are candidate genes underlying sensitivity to oxycodone-induced locomotor activation and withdrawal-induced anxiety-like behaviors in C57BL/6 substrains

The ultrasonic vocalization (USV) syllable profile during neonatal opioid withdrawal and a kappa opioid receptor component to increased USV emissions in female mice

This study examines USV profiles and kappa opioid receptor involvement in neonatal opioid withdrawal in female mice, finding increased Complex 3 syllables and female-specific KOR system activation.

Decreased myelin-related gene expression in the nucleus accumbens during spontaneous neonatal opioid withdrawal in the absence of long-term behavioral effects in adult outbred CFW mice

This study examines the effects of prenatal morphine exposure on neonatal behavior and transcriptome in mice, finding myelin gene downregulation but no long-term behavioral impacts in adulthood.

A quantitative trait variant in Gabra2 underlies increased methamphetamine stimulant sensitivity

The paper identifies a Gabra2 variant that increases methamphetamine sensitivity using QTL analysis in mice and validates it with CRISPR correction.

Sex differences in behavioral and brainstem transcriptomic neuroadaptations following neonatal opioid exposure in outbred mice

This study investigates sex differences in behavioral and brainstem transcriptomic changes in mice exposed to neonatal opioids, finding sex-specific neuroadaptations linked to NOWS-like behaviors.

The striatal heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H mRNA targetome associated with methamphetamine administration and behavior

The paper identifies a dynamic hnRNP H RNA targetome in the striatum that responds to methamphetamine, affecting gene expression and behavior.

Systems genetic analysis of binge-like eating in a C57BL/6J x DBA/2J-F2 cross

The paper identifies genetic loci influencing binge-like eating in mice using a cross between C57BL/6J and DBA/2J strains, finding sex-specific and combined QTLs.

The demyelinating agent cuprizone induces a male-specific reduction in binge eating in the binge-prone C57BL/6NJ strain

This study shows that cuprizone reduces binge eating specifically in male C57BL/6NJ mice, suggesting sex-specific mechanisms influenced by genetic background.