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Minerva Contreras

Salk Institute for Biological StudiesORCID 0000-0002-9783-9632Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Laura SanchoiD· 2 shared Nicola J. AlleniD· 2 shared Aaron D. LevyiD· 1 shared Adrien PaumieriD· 1 shared Alexandra P BosworthiD· 1 shared Ellen Wang· 1 shared Isabel H. SalasiD· 1 shared Jillybeth BurgadoiD· 1 shared

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Astrocyte CCN1 stabilizes neural circuits in the adult brain

Laura Sancho, Matthew Boisvert, Trinity Eddy, Jillybeth Burgado, Minerva Contreras, Lara Labarta-Bajo, Ellen Wang, Lisa Tatsumi, Nicola J. Allen

This study identifies CCN1 as an astrocyte-secreted factor that stabilizes neural circuits in the adult brain by promoting inhibitory circuit maturation and limiting plasticity.

Nature · Dec 17, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Astrocyte glypican 5 regulates synapse maturation and stabilization

Alexandra P Bosworth, Minerva Contreras, Laura Sancho, Isabel H. Salas, Adrien Paumier, Sammy Weiser Novak, Uri Manor, Nicola J. Allen

This study shows astrocyte glypican 5 is necessary for synapse maturation and stabilization in the developing mouse cortex, with implications for neurological disorders.

Cell Reports · Mar 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Dissecting the functional heterogeneity of glutamatergic synapses with high-throughput optical physiology

Samuel T. Barlow, Aaron D. Levy, Minerva Contreras, Michael C. Anderson, Thomas A. Blanpied

This paper develops a high-throughput optical method to analyze glutamatergic synapse function in cultured rat neurons, revealing functional heterogeneity across synaptic boutons.

bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience