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Mackenzi L. Prina

University of Alabama at BirminghamORCID 0009-0003-1096-2633Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Bryan W. LuikartiD· 3 shared Annaliese OuYang· 1 shared Asan F. Abdulkareem· 1 shared Cheyenne F. Griffin· 1 shared Dennis ProvinceiD· 1 shared Dylan H. Marchand· 1 shared Elise M. BraggiD· 1 shared Evan DennisiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 8, 2026

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PTEN Subcellular Localization Dictates Function

Nicole M. Desmet, Cheyenne F. Griffin, H. Nephi Seo…·Bryan W. Luikart

Nuclear-excluded PTEN rescued all knockout overgrowth phenotypes in mouse dentate granule neurons; nuclear-restricted PTEN rescued only spine head area and partly soma size, so localization shapes function.

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mouseimaging

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 26, 2026

Scaling of Neuronal Growth and Excitability Through Separable mTORC1 and mTORC2 Pathways

Asan F. Abdulkareem, Noah Elste, Rain Younger…·Bryan W. Luikart

This study shows PTEN regulates neuronal growth and excitability through distinct mTORC1 and mTORC2 pathways, with implications for ASD and epilepsy.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.22.733785

mouseelectronic health records

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NeuroscienceBrain stimulationPeer-reviewedMay 21, 2026

Lysergic acid diethylamide pretreatment prolongs brain-stimulation induced neural activity

Lucas L. Dwiel, Mackenzi L. Prina, Elise M. Bragg…·Wilder T. Doucette

This study shows that LSD pretreatment enhances the lasting effects of brain stimulation on neural activity in rats.

DOI 10.1016/j.brs.2026.103130

ratelectronic health records

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