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Wenlong Xia

University of California, San Francisco

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

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Disrupting microglial TGF-β signaling triggers region-specific pathology in the spinal cord

Keying Zhu, Yun Liu, Jin-Hong Min, Vijay Joshua, Jianing Lin, Yue Li, Judith C. Kreutzmann, Yuxi Guo, Wenlong Xia, Elyas Mohammadi, Melanie Pieber, Valerie Suerth, Yiming Xia, Žaneta Andrusivová, Jean‐Philippe Hugnot, , Harald Lund

This study shows that disrupting microglial TGF-β signaling causes region-specific demyelination in the spinal cord, with severity varying by age and sex.

Nature Neuroscience · Jan 2, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

CRISPRi screens in human astrocytes elucidate regulators of distinct inflammatory reactive states

Kun Leng, Indigo V.L. Rose, Hyosung Kim, Wenlong Xia, Wilber Romero‐Fernandez, Brendan Rooney, Mark Koontz, Emmy Li, Yan Ao, Shinong Wang, Mitchell C. Krawczyk, Julia TCW, Alison Goate, Ye Zhang, Erik M. Ullian, , Martin Kampmann

The paper uses CRISPRi screens and single-cell transcriptomics in human astrocytes to identify regulators of inflammatory reactive states and their relevance in disease.

bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience