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Ru Zhou

National Institutes of HealthORCID 0009-0007-3653-1902Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Chi‐Chao ChaniD· 1 shared Felix Ma· 1 shared Iris Zhou· 1 shared Jessica M. RosiniD· 1 shared Kaska WlokaiD· 1 shared Mary Joseph MattapalliliD· 1 shared Matthew RosiniD· 1 shared Phyllis B. Silver· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedMar 27, 2026

CSF1R+ macrophage and osteoclast depletion impairs neural crest proliferation and craniofacial morphogenesis

Felix Ma, Ru Zhou, Matthew Rosin…·Jessica M. Rosin

This study shows that depleting CSF1R+ macrophages and osteoclasts during pregnancy impairs craniofacial development, affecting skull shape, sutures, and facial structures.

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMay 18, 2025

Vitamin A is necessary for acquisition, but not for expression or progression, of CNS autoimmunity

Reiko Horai, Ru Zhou, So Jin Bing…·Rachel R Caspi

This study shows that vitamin A is needed for initial T cell activation in autoimmune diseases but not for maintaining or expressing effector functions once acquired.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.18.654726

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