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Lili Zhou

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0000-0001-5044-6965Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Lili Zhou3 papers · Washington University in St. Louis

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Organism:zebrafish· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Mayssa H. MokallediD· 5 shared Brooke BurrisiD· 4 shared Anthony R. McAdowiD· 2 shared Dana Klatt ShawiD· 2 shared Hunter S. Yamada· 2 shared Vishnu Muraleedharan SaraswathyiD· 2 shared Aaron N. JohnsoniD· 1 shared Amulya Saini· 1 shared

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Elevated phagocytic capacity directs innate spinal cord repair

Dana Klatt Shaw, Vishnu Muraleedharan Saraswathy, Anthony R. McAdow, Lili Zhou, Dongkook Park, Ridim Dadasaheb Mote, Amulya Saini, Ashley J. Douthitt, Katerina Stepankova, Brittney Unverzagt, Cédric G. Geoffroy, Aaron N. Johnson, Mayssa H. Mokalled

This study identifies elevated phagocytic capacity as essential for innate spinal cord repair by comparing zebrafish and mammalian immune responses.

Cell Reports · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Functional Trajectories during innate spinal cord repair

Nicholas O. Jensen, Brooke Burris, Lili Zhou, Hunter S. Yamada, Catrina Reyes, Zachary Pincus, Mayssa H. Mokalled

The paper tracks functional recovery in zebrafish after spinal cord injury and identifies gait quality as a predictor of regeneration outcomes.

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · Jul 10, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Progenitor derived glia are required for spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish

Lili Zhou, Anthony R. McAdow, Hunter S. Yamada, Brooke Burris, Dana Klatt Shaw, Kelsey A Oonk, Kenneth D. Poss, Mayssa H. Mokalled

This study identifies the role of progenitor-derived glia in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration through genetic and molecular analyses.

Development · May 9, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Myostatin is a negative regulator of adult neurogenesis in zebrafish

Vishnu Muraleedharan Saraswathy, Lili Zhou, Brooke Burris, Deepika Dogra, Sven Reischauer, Mayssa H. Mokalled

This study shows myostatin b inhibits neurogenesis in zebrafish spinal cord, and its loss improves functional recovery without affecting axonal or glial bridging.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience

Localized activation of ependymal progenitors induces EMT-mediated glial bridging after spinal cord injury

Lili Zhou, Brooke Burris, Ryan Mcadow, Mayssa H. Mokalled

The paper identifies Yap-Ctgf signaling as a driver of glial bridging and spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish through EMT activation in ependymal progenitors.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience