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Olivia Raines

University of Utah

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A clinically identified Kirrel3 variant disrupts trans-synaptic circuit assembly

Omar Shennib, Alyssa Johnson, Olivia Raines, Megan E. Williams

The paper shows a Kirrel3 variant disrupts synapse formation and CA3 activity in mice, linking it to autism-related circuit assembly issues.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Inhibitory neurons marked by the connectivity molecule Kirrel3 regulate memory precision

Arnulfo Tuñon-Ortiz, Dimitri Tränkner, Chandler M Peterson, Omar Shennib, Fangfei Ye, Jiani Shi, Sarah N. Brockway, Olivia Raines, Abbey Mahnke, Matthew Grega, Keun-young Kim A, Mark H. Ellisman, James G. Heys, Moriel Zelikowsky, Megan E. Williams

This study identifies Kirrel3-expressing inhibitory neurons that regulate memory discrimination in mice by inhibiting CA3 neuron activity during memory recall.

Journal of Neuroscience · Aug 6, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience