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Shafa Ismail

University of IowaORCID 0009-0008-0189-9675Unclaimed 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:differential expression· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Catherine Anne MarcinkiewcziD· 2 shared Nagalakshmi BalasubramanianiD· 2 shared Ruixiang WangiD· 2 shared Alexander James Feller· 1 shared Benjamin Hartman· 1 shared Jessica Marie Hunter Alberhasky· 1 shared Louis John KollingiD· 1 shared Luke Jennings· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2026

Selective reduction of KCNA4 in vulnerable glutamatergic-serotonin neurons of the dorsal raphe nucleus in Alzheimers Disease

Louis John Kolling, Nagalakshmi Balasubramanian, Shafa Ismail…·Catherine Anne Marcinkiewcz

The paper investigates how selective reduction of KCNA4 in 5HT/glut neurons of the dorsal raphe nucleus contributes to tau pathology and depressive-like behaviors in Alzheimer's disease.

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mouseproteomics

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedDec 30, 2024

A new insight into the role of CART peptide in serotonergic function and anxiety

Nagalakshmi Balasubramanian, Ruixiang Wang, Shafa Ismail…·Catherine Anne Marcinkiewcz

This study investigates the role of CART peptide in serotonergic function and anxiety by demonstrating its anxiogenic effects and inhibitory impact on 5HTDRN neurons in mice.

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mouseexperimental assay

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