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Youran Shi

King's College London

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Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Dlx2 reprograms the transcriptome and laminar position of glia-derivedAscl1-induced interneurons

Alexis Cooper, Araceli Garcia-Mora, G. Herrera-Oropeza, Ana Beltrán-Arranz, Nicolás Marichal, Youran Shi, Sydney Leaman, Karla Lozano Gonzalez, Molly Strom, Fursham Hamid, François Guillemot, Benedikt Berninger

This study shows that a modified Ascl1 variant, Ascl1SA6, can reprogram glial cells into interneurons that resemble canonical cortical interneurons when combined with Dlx2, improving their laminar positioning.

bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Low-efficiency conversion of proliferative glia into induced neurons by Ascl1 in the postnatal mouse cerebral cortex in vivo

Chiara Galante, Nicolás Marichal, Franciele Franco Scarante, Litsa Maria Ghayad, Youran Shi, Carol Janine Schuurmans, Benedikt Berninger, Sophie Péron

This study shows that Ascl1 induces low-efficiency neuronal reprogramming of proliferative glia in vivo, unlike its efficient in vitro conversion.

Frontiers in Neuroscience · Dec 2, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Dysfunction of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons causes mania-like behavior

Xiao Yu, Wei Ba, Guangchao Zhao, Ying Ma, Edward C. Harding, Lu Yin, Dan Wang, Huiming Li, Peng Zhang, Youran Shi, Raquel Yustos, Alexei L. Vyssotski, Hailong Dong, Nicholas P. Franks, William Wisden

This study shows that dysfunction of VTA GABA neurons leads to mania-like behaviors, including increased wakefulness and reduced sleep, which can be reversed by valproate.

Molecular Psychiatry · Jun 17, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience