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Maggie N. Benson

Georgia State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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APOE4 drives widespread changes to the hepatic proteome and alters metabolic function

Colton R Lysaker, Chelsea N. Johnson, Vivien Csikós, Edziu Franczak, Ashley L. Tetlow, Maggie N. Benson, John P. Thyfault, Paige C. Geiger, Jill K. Morris, Heather Wilkins

In 4-month-old APOE targeted-replacement mice, APOE4 remodels the liver proteome sex-dependently; in isogenic iPSC-derived hepatocytes it impairs respiration and raises glycolysis and lipid droplets.

iScience · Feb 17, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology✦ In-depth digest

Proteomic and metabolic profiling reveals APOE4-dependent shifts in whole brain, neuronal, and astrocytic mitochondrial function and glycolysis

Colton R Lysaker, Chelsea N. Johnson, Vivien Csikós, Edziu Franczak, Maggie N. Benson, Caleb A. Gilmore, Cole J. Birky, Xin C. Davis, Colin S. McCoin, Keith P. Smith, Patrycja Puchalska, Peter A. Crawford, Chad M Slawson, John P. Thyfault, Paige C. Geiger, , Heather Wilkins

This study identifies APOE4-dependent metabolic changes in brain cells, showing increased glycolysis and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurons and astrocytes.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Chloride-dependent mechanisms of multimodal sensory discrimination and neuropathic sensitization in Drosophila

Nathaniel J. Himmel, Akira Sakurai, Jamin M. Letcher, Atit A. Patel, Shatabdi Bhattacharjee, Maggie N. Benson, Thomas R. Gray, Gennady S. Cymbalyuk, Daniel N. Cox

The paper identifies chloride-dependent mechanisms in Drosophila CIII neurons that underlie cold-evoked behavior and neuropathic sensitization.

eLife · Jan 23, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The evolution of cold nociception in drosophilid larvae and identification of a neural basis for cold acclimation

Nathaniel J. Himmel, Jamin M. Letcher, Akira Sakurai, Thomas R. Gray, Maggie N. Benson, Kevin J. Donaldson, Daniel N. Cox

This study investigates cold nociception in drosophilid larvae and identifies cold-sensing neurons as critical for cold acclimation.

iScience · May 28, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Drosophila menthol sensitivity and the Precambrian origins of TRP-dependent chemosensation

Nathaniel J. Himmel, Jamin M. Letcher, Akira Sakurai, Thomas R. Gray, Maggie N. Benson, Daniel N. Cox

The paper investigates menthol sensitivity in Drosophila using TRP channels, finding conserved roles in nociception and suggesting ancient origins of TRP-menthol sensing.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Sep 23, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience