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Zahra Nassiri Toosi

Georgia Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-8207-151XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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GlialCAM Cytoplasmic Signaling in Oligodendrocytes and Astrocytes is Essential for White Matter Homeostasis in the Brain

Zahra Nassiri Toosi, Santiago A. Forero, Ali Pirani, Sumod Sebastian, Tao Wang, Zhihua Chen, Xiaofeng Zheng, John E. Morales, Joseph H. McCarty

This study investigates the role of GlialCAM's cytoplasmic tail in white matter homeostasis using a mutant mouse model, revealing defects in ECM remodeling and glial activation.

bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Combinatorial phosphorylation modulates the structure and function of the G protein gamma subunit in yeast

Zahra Nassiri Toosi, Xinya Su, Ruth Austin, Shilpa Choudhury, Wei Li, Yui Tik Pang, James C. Gumbart, Matthew P. Torres

The paper shows that phosphorylation of the yeast Gγ subunit Ste18 at multiple sites modulates its structure and affects MAPK activation.

Science Signaling · Jun 22, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology