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Olga A. Balashova

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern CaliforniaORCID 0009-0002-5236-9312Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Laura N. BorodinskyiD· 3 shared Alexios A. PanoutsopoulosiD· 2 shared Andrew M. HamiltoniD· 1 shared Grace Or MizunoiD· 1 shared Jacob SelhubiD· 1 shared Jacqueline B. Levin· 1 shared Lin TianiD· 1 shared N. FuentesiD· 1 shared

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Vesicular glutamate release is necessary for neural tube formation

Raman Goyal, Patricio A. Castro, Jacqueline B. Levin, Sangwoo Shim, Olga A. Balashova, Alexios A. Panoutsopoulos, N. Fuentes, Grace Or Mizuno, Lin Tian, Laura N. Borodinsky

This study shows that vesicular glutamate release via VGluT1 is essential for neural tube formation in Xenopus laevis embryos, as its disruption leads to neural tube defects.

Journal of Neuroscience · Feb 18, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Non-canonical function of folate/folate receptor 1 during neural tube formation

Olga A. Balashova, Alexios A. Panoutsopoulos, Olesya Visina, Jacob Selhub, Paul S. Knoepfler, Laura N. Borodinsky

This study identifies a non-canonical role of folate and FOLR1 in neural tube formation through regulation of CD2AP and Ca2+ signaling, distinct from its metabolic function.

bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience

Non-canonical Hedgehog signaling regulates spinal cord and muscle regeneration

Andrew M. Hamilton, Olga A. Balashova, Laura N. Borodinsky

This study identifies non-canonical Hedgehog signaling mechanisms essential for spinal cord and muscle regeneration in Xenopus laevis larvae.

eLife · May 6, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience