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Melonie N. Vaughn

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0002-4078-6189Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintApr 28, 2026

Pro-Cognitive Effects of IgM Isotype Anti-NMDAR1 Autoantibodies in Mice

Jenna M. DeWit, Tina Tebyanian, Alexandra Unapanta…·Xianjin Zhou

This study shows that IgM anti-NMDAR1 autoantibodies improve cognitive functions like sensorimotor gating and fear extinction in mice, contrasting with IgG's negative effects.

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NeurosciencePeerJPeer-reviewedMar 31, 2025

A Novel Simple ImmunoAssay for Quantification of Blood Anti-NMDAR1 Autoantibodies

Melonie N. Vaughn, Susan B. Powell, Victoria B. Risbrough, Xianjin Zhou

This paper develops a new immunoassay to quantify low-titer blood anti-NMDAR1 autoantibodies and validates it against existing methods in humans and mice.

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