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Raluca Bugescu

Michigan State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Biased signaling via NtsR1 restrains food intake and weight gain in obese mice

Jariel Ramirez‐Virella, Katherine Black, Netanya F. Dennis, Raluca Bugescu, Katie Thompson, Steven H Olsen, Lauren M. Slosky, Zoé A. McElligott, Gina M. Leinninger

This study evaluates SBI-553, a biased NTSR1 modulator, showing it reduces food intake and weight regain in obese mice without affecting metabolic parameters.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Nmur1 and Cckar fail to support functional genetic access in adult dopamine neurons and challenge GPCR atlas assignments

Moueez Shah, Renqi Wu, Qiao Ye, Raluca Bugescu, Andrew Villa, Justine T. Wong, Fernando Garcia, Zhiqun Tan, Xiangmin Xu, Gina M. Leinninger, Andrew D. Steele

The paper shows that proposed GPCR markers for adult dopamine neurons, like Nmur1 and Cckar, lack functional expression and challenge existing atlas assignments.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Hypocretin/orexin neurons encode social discrimination and exhibit a sex-dependent necessity for social interaction

Matthew Dawson, Dylan J. Terstege, Naila F. Jamani, Mio Tsutsui, Dmitrii Pavlov, Raluca Bugescu, Jonathan R. Epp, Gina M. Leinninger, Derya Sargin

This study investigates the role of hypocretin neurons in social behavior using fiber photometry and optogenetics in mice, revealing sex-dependent effects on social interaction.

Cell Reports · Jul 1, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Depleting Hypothalamic Somatostatinergic Neurons Recapitulates Diabetic Phenotypes in Brain, Bone Marrow, Adipose, and Retina

Chao Huang, Robert F. Rosencrans, Raluca Bugescu, Cristiano Pedrozo Vieira, Ping Hu, Yvonne Adu-Agyeiwaah, Karen L. Gamble, Ana Leda F. Longhini, Patrick Michael Fuller, Gina M. Leinninger, Maria B. Grant

This study shows that reducing hypothalamic somatostatinergic neurons in mice leads to diabetes-like symptoms in multiple tissues without hyperglycemia.

Diabetologia · Aug 24, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience