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Xin Lai

Aarhus University

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Immunology· 2 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Distinct roles for DNA- and RNA-sensing immune pathways in control of genital HSV-2 infection and restriction of neuroinvasion

Xin Lai, Xiangning Ding, Ryo Narita, Alexander Schmitz, Mathias Franzén Boger, Gudrun Winther, Marie Beck Iversen, Giorgia Marino, S JENSEN, Kasper Thorsen, Ole Ahlgren, Christian Bjerggaard Vægter, Amanda Eskelund, Faezeh Darki, Thierry P. P. van den Bosch, , Søren R. Paludan

This study shows that DNA- and RNA-sensing immune pathways differently control genital HSV-2 infection and prevent neuroinvasion.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Temporally resolved single-cell RNA sequencing reveals protective and pathological responses during herpes simplex virus 1 CNS infection

Xiangning Ding, Xin Lai, Ida Hyllen Klæstrup, Sara R. N. Jensen, Morten Milek Nielsen, Kasper Thorsen, Marina Romero‐Ramos, Yonglun Luo, Lin Lin, Line Sinnathamby Reinert, Søren R. Paludan

This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze the temporal cellular responses in the brain during HSV-1 infection, identifying distinct immune cell subpopulations and their roles in both protective and pathological processes.

Journal of Neuroinflammation · May 31, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Mapping satellite glial cell heterogeneity reveals distinct spatial organization and signifies functional diversity in the dorsal root ganglion

Ole Andreas Ahlgreen, Mads W. Hansen, Jonas Baake, Thomas Engelbrecht Hybel, Rachele Rossi, Xin Lai, Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, Johanne Pold, Lin Lin, Line Sinnathamby Reinert, Søren R. Paludan, Theodore John Price, Lone Tjener Pallesen, Christian Bjerggaard Vægter

The paper characterizes satellite glial cell (SGC) subtypes in mouse and human dorsal root ganglia using single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial techniques, revealing distinct functional roles and spatial organization.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience