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Alexandra Moffat

University of TorontoORCID 0009-0008-3128-7370Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Developmental BiologyeNeuroPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2025

Etv5 is not required for Schwann cell development but is required to regulate the Schwann cell response to peripheral nerve injury

Lauren Belfiore, Anjali Balakrishnan, Yohannes Soenjaya…·Carol Janine Schuurmans

This study shows Etv5 is not needed for Schwann cell development but is essential for regulating their response to peripheral nerve injury.

DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0410-20.2025

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedDec 16, 2024

NEUROG2 regulates a human-specific neurodevelopmental gene regulatory program

Lakshmy Vasan, Vorapin Chinchalongporn, Fermisk Saleh…·Carol Janine Schuurmans

The paper identifies NEUROG2's role in regulating a human-specific gene regulatory program in neural progenitor cells through transcriptomic analysis of knock-in organoids.

6 citations

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 29, 2023

Proneural genes form a combinatorial code to diversify neocortical neural progenitor cells

Alexandra Moffat, Ana-Maria Oproescu, Satoshi Okawa…·Carol Janine Schuurmans

The paper identifies a proneural gene combinatorial code that diversifies neocortical neural progenitor cells through gene regulatory networks and cell fate decisions.

2 citations

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