Xiaofeng Zhao
Research Assistant Professor
Cell and Developmental Biology
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Xiaofeng Zhao
Research Assistant Professor
  • Recent Publications
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    • Journal Article
      Structure and function of Semaphorin-5A glycosaminoglycan interactions.
      Nagy GN, Zhao X-F, Karlsson R, Wang K, Duman R, Harlos K, El Omari K, Wagner A, Clausen H, Miller RL, Giger RJ, Jones EY. Nat Commun, 2024 Mar 28; 15 (1): 2723 DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-46725-7
      PMID: 38548715
    • Journal Article
      Neutrophil-inflicted vasculature damage suppresses immune-mediated optic nerve regeneration.
      Passino R, Finneran MC, Hafner H, Feng Q, Huffman LD, Zhao X-F, Johnson CN, Kawaguchi R, Oses-Prieto JA, Burlingame AL, Geschwind DH, Benowitz LI, Giger RJ. Cell Rep, 2024 Mar 26; 43 (3): 113931 DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113931
      PMID: 38492223
    • Journal Article
      The injured sciatic nerve atlas (iSNAT), insights into the cellular and molecular basis of neural tissue degeneration and regeneration.
      Zhao X-F, Huffman LD, Hafner H, Athaiya M, Finneran MC, Kalinski AL, Kohen R, Flynn C, Passino R, Johnson CN, Kohrman D, Kawaguchi R, Yang LJS, Twiss JL, Geschwind DH, Corfas G, Giger RJ. Elife, 2022 Dec 14; 11: DOI:10.7554/eLife.80881
      PMID: 36515985
    • Journal Article
      Plexins promote Hedgehog signaling through their cytoplasmic GAP activity.
      Pinskey JM, Hoard TM, Zhao X-F, Franks NE, Frank ZC, McMellen AN, Giger RJ, Allen BL. Elife, 2022 Sep 28; 11: DOI:10.7554/eLife.74750
      PMID: 36169302
    • Preprint
      The Injured Sciatic Nerve Atlas (iSNAT), Insights into the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Tissue Degeneration and Regeneration
      Zhao X-F, Huffman L, Hafner H, Athaiya M, Finneran M, Kalinski A, Kohen R, Flynn C, Passino R, Johnson C, Kohrman D, Kawaguchi R, Yang L, Twiss J, Geschwind D, Corfas G, Giger R. 2022 Jun 29; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2022.06.26.497651
    • Journal Article
      Migrating Pyramidal Neurons Require DSCAM to Bypass the Border of the Developing Cortical Plate.
      Yang T, Veling MW, Zhao X-F, Prin NP, Zhu L, Hergenreder T, Liu H, Liu L, Rane ZS, Savelieff MG, Fuerst PG, Li Q, Kwan KY, Giger RJ, Wang Y, Ye B. J Neurosci, 2022 Jul 13; 42 (28): 5510 - 5521. DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0997-21.2022
      PMID: 35672151
    • Preprint
      Plexins Promote Hedgehog Signaling Through Their Cytoplasmic GAP Activity
      Pinskey J, Hoard T, Zhao X-F, Franks N, Frank Z, McMellen A, Giger R, Allen B. 2021 bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2021.12.15.472757
    • Preprint
      Small-hairpin RNAs cause target-independent microRNA dysregulation in neurons and elicit global transcriptomic changes
      Kohen R, Baldwin K, Garay PM, Tsukahara T, Chen A, Flynn C, Johnson C, Zhao X, Sutton M, Iwase S, Giger R. 2020 Jul 30; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2020.07.30.229443