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Robert Pawlak

University of Exeter

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Perineuronal nets in the bed nucleus of stria terminalis mediate stress-induced anxiety behaviour in adult male mice

Kathryn Murrall, Mariusz W. Mucha, Kratika Mujmer, Marc Ten Blanco, Benjamin E. Sherlock, Robert Pawlak, Valentina Mosienko

This study shows that perineuronal nets in the anteromedial BNST regulate stress-induced anxiety in adult male mice by modulating synaptic plasticity and emotional responses to stress.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Lcn2 deficiency leads to social impairments independent of maternal immune activation.

Martyna Pękała, Sylwia Zawiślak, Sandra Romanis, Karolina Nader, Aleksandra Cabaj, Anna Madecka, Alicja Puścian, Ewelina Knapska, Robert Pawlak, Leszek Kaczmarek, Katarzyna B. Kalita

This study shows that Lcn2 deficiency causes social impairments in offspring independent of maternal immune activation, with no additive effects when combined.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Plasmin-mediated cleavage of EphA4 at central amygdala inhibitory synapses controls anxiety

Mariusz W. Mucha, Alberto Labrador-Ramos, Benjamin K. Attwood, Małgorzata Bajor, Jaison B. Kolenchery, Anna E. Skrzypiec, Valentina Brambilla, Marta Magnowska, Izabela Figiel, Michal Swiatek, Lucja Wiktorowska, Rahul S. Shah, Barbara Pijet, Yusuke Sakai, Nobuo Nagai, , Robert Pawlak

This study identifies plasmin-mediated cleavage of EphA4 at central amygdala inhibitory synapses as a mechanism controlling anxiety through modulation of GABA-receptor anchoring and dendritic spine morphology.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience