Proof of Feynman-Kac theorem

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I am reading a proof of Feynman-Kac theorem as done here, where I do not follow one step. Specifically, after the author derived: $$dY_s = u_x(t-s, W_s)e^{-R(s)}dW_s$$ they seem to have concluded $$Y_t =u(0,W_t)e^{-R(t)}$$ in the next line. But the partial derivative in $x$ magically seemed to have disappeared.

Can anyone point out if this is a mistake or this is how it is supposed to be?

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It's a lot simpler than you thought. The definition of $Y_s$ is given in the beginning of the proof. He doesn't use the expression for $dY_s$ in any way in writing down $Y_t$.

At the beginning he defines $Y_s=e^{-R(s)}u(t-s,W_s)$. Letting $s=t$ gives $Y_t=e^{-R(t)}u(0,W_t)$.