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Yajing Xu

University College LondonORCID 0000-0003-3782-7194Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Simon BeggsiD· 2 shared Alexander G. ChamessianiD· 1 shared DALE A. MOULDINGiD· 1 shared Maria FitzgeraldiD· 1 shared Mayya SundukovaiD· 1 shared Paul A. HeppenstalliD· 1 shared Qianru HeiD· 1 shared Stephanie C. KochiD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedNov 21, 2023

Microglial refinement of A-fibre projections in the postnatal spinal cord dorsal horn is required for normal maturation of dynamic touch.

Yajing Xu, Stephanie C. Koch, Alexander G. Chamessian…·Simon Beggs

This study shows that microglia phagocytose A-fibre terminals in the spinal cord dorsal horn during postnatal development, and their absence leads to hypersensitivity to dynamic touch.

12 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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NeuroscienceBrain Behavior and ImmunityPeer-reviewedApr 8, 2023

Microglial phagocytosis mediates long-term restructuring of spinal GABAergic circuits following early life injury

Yajing Xu, DALE A. MOULDING, Wenanlan Jin, Simon Beggs

This study shows that neonatal injury increases microglial phagocytosis of GABAergic synapses in the spinal dorsal horn, leading to long-term structural changes and altered responses to adult re-injury.

10 citations

mousespatial transcriptomics

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